CALL TO ORDER

The meeting of the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors was called to order by President Edward Vernick 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 Vernick 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 Star Ledger, the Camden Press, and the Courier Post.

Present: Edward Vernick Lawrence Koo
Michael Angeline James Kelly
James Cleary James Purcell
Richard Frantz James Valenti
Louis Raimondi Robert Marshall

Absent: None

Others: Arthur Russo, Executive Director, Michelle Albertson, Deputy Attorney General, Joseph Grabowy, Assistant to the Executive Director, staff member Yolanda Winston, and 2 members of the public.

DISCUSSION ON A3753

Joseph Simonetta, Executive Director of the New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers, appeared before the Board to discuss the status of A3753 and provide information on the history of the bill.

The Board reviewed the pending legislation again and provided the following comments to the Director’s Office. The Board notes that the number of licensed surveyors has decreased since the four year education requirement was established. The Board generally does not agree with lessening educational requirements, but does support with amendments that applicants with a 4 year engineering degree be permitted to sit for the examination to be licensed as a land surveyor with an additional 15 credits or more in surveying and the required experience. The Board does not agree with substituting education with 15 years of experience. However, the Board supports with amendment the option to obtain an associates degree in land surveying with at least 8 additional years of experience. The Board does not support the provisions which removes providing an additional year of experience for obtaining a masters or higher degree in land surveying. The regulatory analyst shall prepare a response to the Director’s office based upon the Board’s comments.

REVIEW OF MINUTES

October 19, 2006

The Board reviewed the minutes of October 19, 2006. The Board, on a motion by BM Frantz, second by BM Kelly, with abstentions from BMs Raimondi and Purcell, approved the minutes of October 19, 2006 as submitted.

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE

Thomas S. McGrath
RE: Response to his question
(July 14, 2006)

Mr. McGrath requests another review and response to his letter of July 14, 2006. He states that he understands his current options with regard to his licensure status, but wishes to know if he can complete his current project before he elects one of the options to inactivate or retire his license.

The Board will advise Mr. McGrath that he can practice as a land surveyor as long as he is licensed to do so.

Leslie Holzmann
RE: Professional Engineer License
(December 27, 2006)

Mr. Holzmann asks if it is possible to change to inactive status for his land surveying license, but continue to have his engineering license in an active status.

The Board will advise Mr. Holzmann that when he is ready, then he can do so by placing his request in writing when he is ready.

Jaswant K. Mangru, Vice President/
AccuBuild Construction, Inc.
RE: Exemption of licensure for Anil Sharma
(December 20, 2006)

Mr. Mangru requests that the Board exempt Anil Sharma from licensure in New Jersey based on his prior experience.

The Board will advise him that based on the facts presented, there are no applicable exemptions from licensure as a professional engineer. Further, based on the submission, it appears that he does not have the required engineering experience for licensure as a professional engineer in New Jersey.

Raj Srinivas
RE: PE Application # 1196336
(December 19, 2006)

Mr. Srinivas requests that the Board reconsider its previous determination with regard to the acceptable passing score on the IBT examination. He requests that the Board utilize a score of 75% (equivalent to 90 out of 120).

The Board reviewed this information and, on a motion by BM Purcell, second by VP Angeline, unanimously voted to change the passing rate for the IBT examination to 70%, which equates to correctly answering 90 out of 120 questions.

Rob Reid
RE: Ownership of documents
(December 27, 2006)

Mr. Reid responds to the Board’s previous correspondence instructing him to refer to its statutes and regulations to determine the proper method of ownership of documents. The Board noted this correspondence for the record.

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

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

A.I.N. = Additional Information Needed

CERTIFICATES OF AUTHORIZATION

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

NATCOMM, INC.
63-2 North Branford Road
Branford, NJ 06405
Application # 1241194

MONARCH SURVEYING & ENGINEERING, LLC
199 North Woodbury Road
Pitman, NJ 08071
Application # 1241200

PAUL H. KOELLING & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2161 Shore Road
Linwood, NJ 08221
Application # 1241227

LCB ENGINEERS, LLC
183 Beekman Lane
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Application # 1241291

G WILLIAM GROUP LLC
32 South Main Street
Edison, NJ 08837
Application # 1241292

CORNERSTONE ENGINEERING GROUP, LLC
78 Cypress Road, Ste. 5
Goshen, NY 10924
Application # 1241295

KADRMAS, LE & JACKSON, INC.
P.O. Box 290
677 27th Avenue F
Dickinson, ND 58601
Application # 1242606

GEOMAP, LLC
286 Hopewell Amwell Road
Hopewell, NJ 08525
Application # 1243126

LE NOVA, INC.
A-12 Carver Place
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Application # 1242661

INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Charles Blumeling informed the Board that there has been a bill signed into law in Pennsylvania which would require professional engineers to obtain continuing education. He indicated that there may be similar pending legislation in New Jersey that may require the same.

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 2:30pm.

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