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Volume 14 Apri l 2010 Issue 4 u National Surveyors Week, SR # 36 ............. 1
u CALENDAR OF EVENTS....................... 2
u MARCH 2010 MEETING MINUTES........................ 3 PARALLAX CLSA N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E C E N T R A L C O A S T C H A P T E R O F T H E
C A L I F O R N I A L A N D S U R V E Y O R S A S S O C I A T I O N .
The purpose of the Chapter shall be to further the common good of its members in their practice of land surveying, to encourage and maintain high standards of professional ethics and practices, to promote professional uniformity, to foster the public's trust of land surveyors, and to encourage the public's use of professional surveying services.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 5:30 - 6:00 PM Social Hour / 6:00 PM Business Meeting AJ Spur's Saloon and Dining Hall, 1760 El Camino Real, Grover Beach, CA Choices: "Santa Fe" Menu; includes bread, soup, salad and non-alcoholic
beverage Price: $25 includes tax & tip Program and Guest Speaker:
Mr. John Belsher; Update on Antiquated Subdivisions
Meeting!
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
April 2010 Meeting Notice 1
2010 Chapter Officers 2
Calendar of Events 2
Articles & Links of Interest 3
This Month’s Question & Answer 3
March 2010 Meeting Minutes 3
LS / LSIT Review—Thank You! 6
Classified Ads 6
Sponsors & Advertisements A-1
Senate Resolution Number 36 introduced by Senator Denham was adopted in the California State Senate on March 25, 2010. The resolution recognized the week of March 21 through March 27, 2010, as National Surveyors Week. Following is the Text of the Resolution:
WHEREAS, There are over 45,000 professional surveyors in the United States, and 3,488 in the State of California; and
WHEREAS, Surveying is the art and science of accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them and is often used to establish land boundaries for ownership or governmental purposes; and
WHEREAS, Surveying has been an essential element in the development of the human environment since the beginning of recorded history and it is a requirement in the planning and execution of nearly every form of
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National Land Surveyors Week Senate Resolution # 36
2010 Central Coast Chapter
CLSA Officers
∗ President Terri Green 805-481-0330 [email protected]
∗ Vice President Lester Carter 805-544-7407 [email protected]
∗ Secretary / Treasurer Ian McClain 805- [email protected]
∗ Chapter Representatives Randy Ellison Ian McClain
∗ Alternate Representatives Linda Richardson Jon McKellar
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Marie Callendar’s, 2131 Price St., Pismo Beach, CA Speakers:
Mr. Ron Truly – Deputy District Director California Small Business Association Mr. Mike Manchak, SLO Economic Vitality Corporation
June Future of NGS - The new Datum and what it means for you
Open to all federal, state, local and private organizations Webinar National Geodetic Survey (NGS) - Calendar of Upcoming Classes http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/corbin/calendar.shtml
Calendar of EventsCalendar of Events APRIL
6th — LS and LSIT / FLS review class
LS: ALTA FEMA; Water Boundaries LSIT: Highway Curves and Astronomy
13th — LS and LSIT / FLS review class LS/LSIT: Open Study/Review
14th — CCC CLSA Business Meeting A.J. Spur's Saloon and Dining Hall, 1760 El Camino Real, Grover Beach, CA 93433 Speaker: Mr. John Belsher; Update on Antiquated Subdivisions
16th — National Land Surveying Exam
17th — Land Surveyor-In-Training/Fundamentals Of Surveying (LSIT/FLS) and State-Specific Land Surveying Exam
http://www.pels.ca.gov/applicants/exam_schedule.shtml
19th through 21st— 16th Annual California GIS Conference http://www.urisa.org/calgis/info/
22nd— Earth Day
24th through 28th— American Congress on Surveying and Mapping and Arizona Professional Land Surveyors' 2010 Annual Conference and Technology Exhibition
http://www.acsm.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=734
MAY 8th—Board of Directors Meeting 11th and 12th 2010 Federal Geospatial Summit
NOAA Auditorium, Silver Spring, MD http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/2010Summit/
12th— CCC CLSA Business Meeting—TRIGSTAR Awards
Art ic les & L inks o f In terest
ASSEMBLY BILL No. 2105 Status: Active Land use: Subdivision Map Act. An act to amend Section 66424 of the Government Code, relating to land use. Introduced by Assembly M e m b e r H a g m a n o n February 18, 2010 Click here for additional information
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY RECORDER - NEW FEES On January 1, 2010 the cost for recording the first sheet of DEEDs (or certificates of compliance, CCRs, Certificate of Correction, etc) went up from the old fee $8.00 to the NEW FEE of $14.00. The cost for second sheet remains the same at $3.00. Click here for additional information
This Month’s Quest ion & Answer
Q: When was the NAD 83(NSRS2007) National Readjustment completed? A: The readjustment was completed in February 2007. For additional information on NAD 83(NSRS2007):
NGS—NAD 83(NSRS2007) National Readjustment
Click here for additional information
Within the “Presentation” section of this website there are three presentations all similar in content:
FGCS Workshop Presentation—Feb 2007
League of California Surveyors Organization Presentation—April 2006
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Conference Presentation St. Louis,Mo. – March 2007
P O B—The GPS Observer: The National Spatial Reference System of 2007
by James P. Reilly, Ph.D.
February 1, 2008 Click here for additional information
Central Coast Chapter March 2010 CLSA Meeting Minutes
Date: 03-10-2010 Called to order – 6:07 PM
Attendance: 25
Place: AJ Spurs Saloon and Dining Hall — Santa Maria, CA
1) Call To Order by President, Terri Green
Introductions
2) Guest Speaker: Michael McGee - Lidar
3) Approval of Feb. Meeting Minutes: Motioned Mike Stanton, seconded by Ken Fargen.
4) Officer’s Reports
a. Presidents Report – Terri Green:
i. Held first door prize raffle: Dave Carey won a CLSA cap.
ii. Brought up the plans for Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to adopt a Construction Stabilization Agreement with SB County Unions.
b. Vice Presidents Report – Les Carter:
i. Current list of upcoming meeting locations, speakers, topics:
1. April: SLO/Five cities, John Belsher
2. May: N. SLO, Ron Truly – Deputy District Director, SBA; Mike Manchak – SLO Economic Vitality Commission
3. June: Morro Bay, Robert Reese, Hydrographic Survey Basics
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4. July: No Meeting
5. August: Barbeque
6. September: State President Elect; BLM Rep.
7. Oct: SLO, City, Planned use developments/Condominiums Speaker TBD – Attorney…
8. November: Arroyo Grande: Dan Krieger, Historical Review of Surveying on the Central Coast, contribute any articles to Dan.
9. December: Christmas Party
c. Secretary/Treasurer Report – Ian McClain:
i. Current Rabobank checking account balance as of March 10, 2010 is: $11,238.46.
ii. Current Wells Fargo checking account balance as of December 12, 2009 is: $3,824.79.
5) Committee Reports
a. Standing Committees
i. Education Committee – Tom Mastin: No report.
ii. Membership Committee – Ian McClain:
1. 37 corporate/life members have paid, 52 members total have paid so far.
iii. Professional Practices Committee:
1. Terri Green Will send a letter on behalf of the Chapter to San Luis County Surveyor Dan Manion about overlaid Street monuments.
2. Motion to approve a letter written to Santa Barbara Second District Supervisor Janet Wolf about RS fee increases was made by Ken Fargen, seconded by Jon McKellar. Motion carried. Terri Green to send the letter on behalf of the Chapter.
iv. Publications Committee & Web Site – Rochelle Vierra: No report.
v. Trig Star Committee – George Marchenko: No report.
vi. Workshops/Seminar Committee – Randy Ellison:
1. Randy inquired those present about interest in a potential GPS post processing workshop. Half a dozen members showed interest.
vii. Bar-B-Que Committee – Ken Fargen: No report.
viii. Nominating Committee – Jon McKellar:
1. Mike Stanton motioned to have Jesse Brady join the PPC, seconded by Terri Green
ix. Christmas Committee – Linda Richardson: No Report
Ad Hoc Committees:
x. GIS Development Committee – Tom Mastin: No Report
xi. County Liaison Committee – Mike Stanton:
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Letter from the Office of the Governor of California
On March 21, 2010 a letter from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was sent to the California Land Surveyors Association regarding National Land Surveyors week.
A copy of the letter can be found on page 7.
2009 Manual of Surveying Instructions
CLSA is offering m e m b e r s a substantial discount. Orders can be placed online at the CLSA store or by completing and returning a CLSA publ icat ion order form.
1. City of San Luis is still pushing monument preservation responsibility onto contractors. Mike urges the chapter to follow up on the previous letter sent by the Chapter to the City addressing our concern. Mike will find the response letter from the City and submit to the Parallax for publishing.
6) Board of Directors (BOD) report: No report.
7) Old Business:
i. Jon McKellar urged members of the chapter who are able to attend Santa Barbara County Council meetings and express their objections to the Record of Survey Fee increases.
8) New Business:
i. Construction Stabilization Agreement – Santa Barbara County Unions
Ken Fargen provided some background and insight on the issue. Union representation and support was strong at a recent County Council meeting, though most private contractors were unaware and not represented at the meeting. Proposal may exempt our members from bidding on survey jobs for the County if they are not part of a Union.
ii. Jesse Brady spoke about the newly formed LSACTS group. The group is a separate entity from CLSA, made up of LS’s that look towards influencing state legislation related to surveying practices and standards.
Next meeting in San Luis Obispo, location to be determined, on April 14, 2010.
Adjournment – 8:46 PM
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2010 LS & LSIT Review Class The Central Coast Chapter is proud to sponsor a Land Surveyor (LS) and Land Surveyor in Training (LSIT) review for 2010.
The review will be of possible test subjects presented by local Land Surveyors. You need not be taking the test to enjoy and learn from the classes. DATE & TIME Tuesday nights, February 23, 2010 through April 13, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
February 23rd LS/LSIT: Introduction; Test Taking; GPS / GIS March 2nd LS/LSIT: Photogrammetry; Errors and Analysis March 8th LS/LSIT: Basics in Boundary Retracement March 16th LS: Public Lands; Deed Interpretation LSIT: Survey Math I March 23rd LS: Legal Descriptions LSIT: Survey Math II March 30th LS/LSIT: State Plane Coordinates April 6th LS: ALTA FEMA; Water Boundaries LSIT: Highway Curves and Astronomy April 13th LS/LSIT: Open Study/Review
LOCATION Conference Room at Caltrans 1150 Laurel Lane, Suite 175, San Luis Obispo, CA Directions can be found at the following link: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/district_office.htm COST $30.00 made payable to CLSA Central Coast Chapter. This is to cover the cost of the review materials. REGISTRATION Registration will be held at the first class. Call Rochelle Vierra at 805-549-3003 and leave a message
indicating LS or LSIT class and a phone number where you can be contacted for more class info.
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Thank You!
It was another successful year for the Central Coast Chapter’s Land Surveyor and Land Surveyor in Training review. Over 20 people signed up and attended the review.
To those that attended thank you for supporting the review class and best wishes on your exam.
To those that led the classes or attended to lend support, thank you for the dedication of your time and expertise to lead and/or help with the review classes this year:
Jesse Brady
Tom Mastin
Randy Ellison
Sam Taylor
Dan Manion
Mike Stanton
Randy Woodjack
Joe Morris
Joe Cardoza
Bryce Dilger
Jeremy Villegas
Alan Volbrecht
Robert Reese
Caltrans - District 5
I look forward to working with everyone again next year.
Rochelle M. Vierra, PLS
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Senate Resolution 36 construction with its most familiar modern uses in the fields of transport, building and construction, communications, mapping, and the definition of legal boundaries for land ownership; and
WHEREAS, In order to accomplish their objective, surveyors use elements of engineering, physics, mathematics, law, and history; and
WHEREAS, Since the colonial days of the United States, surveyors
have been leaders in the community, statesmen, influential citizens, and shapers of cultural standards; and
WHEREAS, Former notable surveyors include George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, and Henry David Thoreau, among many others; and
WHEREAS, It was the work of the surveyor that determined the boundaries of land, the greatest economic asset in the colonies and territories that became the United States, including California; and
WHEREAS, The nature of surveying has changed dramatically over time, as it is no longer limited to the description and location of land boundaries; and
WHEREAS, Hydrographic surveys are important to the use of all bodies of water; and
(Continued from page 1) WHEREAS, Engineering surveys are utilized in the study and selection of engineering construction; and
WHEREAS, Geodetic surveys determine precise global positioning for such activities as aircraft and missile navigation; and
WHEREAS, Cartographic surveys are used for mapping and charting, as well as photogrammetry, the science of using aerial photographs for measurement and map production; and
WHEREAS, Many services are now provided through the use of sophisticated surveying equipment and techniques, including satellite-borne remote sensing devices and automated positioning, measuring, recording, and plotting equipment; and
WHEREAS, The establishment of the week of March 21 through March 27, 2010, as National Surveyors Week is a fitting tribute to all surveyors; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate recognizes the week of March 21 through March 27, 2010, as National Surveyors Week; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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