CALL TO ORDER

The meeting of the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors was called to order by President Michael T. Angeline at 9:00 a.m. at 124 Halsey Street, 3rd Floor Union Conference Room, Newark, New Jersey. All parties were duly notified of the time, date and place, with all pertinent material being provided.

SUNSHINE LAW ANNOUNCEMENT

President Angeline read the statement required by Chapter 231, Laws of 1975 known as the Open Public Meetings Act, and announced that notice of this meeting was prepared in the office of the Board and mailed to the Secretary of State, the Newark Star Ledger, Trenton Times, the Camden Courier Post, Bergen Record, and the Atlantic City Press.

Present:

Michael Angeline Barry Jones
James Valenti Lawrence Koo
James Cleary Robert Marshall
Richard Frantz Perry Schwartz

Absent: James Purcell Edward Vernick

Others: Arthur Russo, Executive Director, Michelle Albertson, Deputy Attorney General, Joseph Grabowy, Assistant to the Executive Director, staff members Ernest Gonzalez & Yolanda Winston, and two members of the public.

REVIEW OF MINUTES

February 1, 2007

The Board reviewed the minutes of February 1, 2007. The Board, on a motion by BM Frantz, second by BM Marshall, unanimously approved the minutes of February 1, 2007 as submitted.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Regulations

President Angeline added BM Schwartz to this Committee.

NCEES Representative

No report.

Education

No report.

Finance

No report.

Examinations

BM Marshall indicated that he recognized some of the examinees at the W. Trenton fire house during the April 2007 examinations. He indicated that these examinees were seated next to each other during both the October 2006 examination and the April 2007 examination. The Board will request that PCS explain how it determines the seating arrangements.

Additionally, Executive Director Russo informed the Board of the following statistics related to the number of candidates at the April 2007 examinations.

NJIT
FE=217 PE=131 FLS=3 PLS=3 State Specific=3

West Trenton
FE=109 PE=127 FLS=5 PLS=3 State Specific=4

Licensure Promotion Committee

The Committee will be attending a meeting with representatives of Princeton University on May 14, 2007 to discuss the issue of professional licensure.

Joint Committee

President Angeline replaced James Purcell with Edward Vernick on the Committee.

Continuing Education Committee

President Angeline added BM Jones to this Committee.

Rulemaking Committee

VP Valenti informed the Board that the Committee is working on the proposed regulation.

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

General Report

Executive Director Russo informed the Board that the NJSPE has honored Edward Vernick, William Castle and Darren Keith Riegler for their excellence in the field of engineering.

He also stated that BM Vernick is currently working towards obtaining a proclamation in New Jersey honoring Wyoming and its licensure of the first professional engineer in the United States 100 years ago.

Incoming Correspondence

Eva-Angela Adan, Center Director/ CPEES
RE: Pensacola Christian College
(April 3, 2007)

Ms. Adan informs the Board that Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL has not been accredited by any of the US regional accreditation agencies and, therefore, CPEES is unable to evaluate the program.

After discussing this matter the Board will request that Ms. Adan appear to discuss the review of domestic degrees from non-ABET accredited institutions.

John Burnes, PE/ Corps of Engineers
RE: Application of NJ Title 45, Chapter 8 - Persons Exempt
(April 10, 2007 - email)

Mr. Burnes requests that the Board provide an interpretation of the above exemption.

The Board will inform Mr. Burnes that there is insufficient information to make a determination in this matter. In addition, Mr. Burnes may wish to contact the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for an explanation as to its statutes and regulations in connection with this matter.

Scott Schurwan/ Alpine Engineered Products
RE: Raised Seal Drawings
(March 21, 2007 - email)

Mr. Schurwan requests the Board to re-review the need to manually seal drawings and offers his own suggestion.

The Board will advise Mr. Schurwan that licensees must comply with its regulations, N.J.A.C. 13:40-8.1.

Mark P. Neisser, P.E.
RE: Ethics courses pursuant to December 8, 2006 Consent Order
(April 13, 2007)

Mr. Neisser requests that the Board approve two ethics courses, one of which he may have taken prior to the date of the Consent Order.

The Board, on a motion by BM Schwartz, second by BM Jones, with a recusal from VP Valenti, will advise Mr. Neisser that the "Pay-To-Play" course is approved. However, the "Engr Ethics PDH-20", "Engr Ethics PDH-40" and "Engr Ethics PDH-60" courses appear to have been taken prior to the date of the Consent Order and, therefore, are not approved.

Outgoing Correspondence

Dr. George A. Pruitt/ Thomas Edison State College
RE: ABET Accreditation
(April 11, 2007)

A letter was previously sent to Dr. Pruitt requesting an update on Thomas Edison State College’s pursuit of ABET accreditation.

A response has not yet been received. The Board tabled this matter until the next meeting.

Eva-Angela Adan/ CPEES
RE: Evaluation Format
(March 6, 2007)

A letter was written to Ms. Adan advising her of the difficulties the Board is experiencing when reviewing evaluations prepared by CPEES. It has requested that CPEES format its evaluation into the following categories: Mathematics & Basic Science, Engineering Science and Engineering Design.

A response has not yet been received. This correspondence was noted for the record.

Eva-Angela Adan/ CPEES
RE: Board Appearance
(April 24, 2007)

The Board invited Ms. Adan to appear before it in order to provide information relative to evaluations provided by CPEES.

This correspondence was noted for the record.

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

The Board, on a motion by BM Marshall, second by BM Cleary, unanimously approved the following applications:

A.I.N. = Additional Information Needed

CERTIFICATES OF AUTHORIZATION

The Board, on a motion by BM Frantz, second by BM Marshall, unanimously voted to approve the following Certificates of Authorization:

MCR Geotechnical Engineers, LLC
21 Forest Road
Wayne, PA 19087
Application #1260293

CCA, Construction Consulting Assoc., LLC
19 Crosby Drive, Suite 220
Bedford, MA 01730
Application #1239613

The Board reviewed the submission by Landmark Surveying and Engineering, Inc. and noted that only a land surveyor was listed as being the person in responsible charge. Based upon the company’s title, the Board will request that the application be amended to include the licensed professional engineer who will be in responsible charge of the engineering activities for the company.

REINSTATEMENT APPLICATIONS

Daniel Alfred Sullivan

In its review of this reinstatement application the Board noted that Mr. Sullivan indicated certain projects under the section requesting him to list documents signed and sealed. It determined that Mr. Sullivan did not sign any of those documents with his New Jersey license and, therefore, was not in the unlicensed practice of the profession.

However, the Board, on a motion by VP Valenti, second by BM Marshall, will request that Mr. Sullivan provide a more extensive history of his experience from the date of his last license expiration.

Melbourne B. Sibblies

The Board reviewed a reinstatement application for Mr. Sibblies.

Based on its review, the Board, on a motion by BM Schwartz, second by BM Marshall, with opposition from BM Cleary, approved the reinstatement of his license to practice engineering.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Charles Blumeling, PE, PLS stated that a continuing education course submitted by Inspection21 was not addressed. The Board advised Mr. Blumeling that the continuing education course he referred to is for home inspection and his question should be directed to the Home Inspection Advisory Committee.

He also indicated that Scott Schurwa of Alpine Engineered Products should be advised that there are power operated seal presses that enable the sealing of multiple documents mechanically.

MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION

On a motion by BM Valenti, second by BM Koo, the Board unanimously voted to enter into Executive Session to review disciplinary matters.

RETURN TO PUBLIC

On a motion contained within the Executive Session minutes, the Board re-entered into Public Session to adjourn.

ADJOURNMENT

On motion by BM Frantz, second by BM Marshall, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 1:00pm.

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