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SURVEY NOTES
CALIFORNIA LAND SURVEYORS ASSOCIATION, SAN DIEGO CHAPTER!
WWW.SD-SURVEYORS.ORG
aA MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Meeting
Announcement
Holiday Party!
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DECEMBER 2014 VOLUME 20, ISSUE 11
Land Survey Review
2015 Session Begins!
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Executive Board
Meeting Minutes
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Holiday
Party and
Chapter
Meeting!
Curt Brown T-2
Sealed-Bid Auction
Last Chance!
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General Meeting
Minutes
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Advertisements
Information From Our
Supporters!
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Wednesday, December
17th, 2014!
Hotel Del Coronado
1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118!
1-800-HOTELDEL (1-800-468-3533)!
Schedule:
6:00 Welcome andCommence!
RSVP:!
Please visit http://www.sdsurveyors.org/Reservations/index.php!
RSVP no later than December 11, 2014!
If paying on the website, please bring a
copy of your receipt at the event check in.
Cash and checks accepted at the event.!
$50 Per Person
Come join us as we celebrate the season, honor the hard work and efforts of our members, celebrate a great year, meet our
new board, share the stories, awards, prizes and gifts in the beautifully decorated ocean view Garden Room. Dinner will Be
served
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2015 Land Survey Review Begins!
Distribution Information
Kick-Off Session Welcomes 18 Students
This newsletter is an email-only distribution.!
Dec. 4th, 2014. I attended the first session of the Land Survey Review Course (LSR)
this month, where 18 exam candidates and several instructors and program staff were
present. !
Notices, original articles, and other relevant information are
encouraged for publication in the newsletter. There are many
interesting and pertinent articles in other publications.
Mention of articles is encouraged, but please provide your
remarks summary in a Word doc format and a link to the
article, rather than copying the whole article. PDF or JPEG
format sized to approx. 300 KB or less is best for graphics.
Large reference files may have to be sent separately.
Newsletter is distributed by the first Wednesday of the
month. Send items to Paul Goebel at
[email protected] by the last Saturday of the
month.!
After many years of refinement, the LSR has developed into a course that is
recognized from all over the State as being a leading exam review course. Many
students travel from other counties such as San Bernardino and Riverside to attend.
The lessons are very organized and taught by returning instructors who are able to
deliver the teaching material using proven lesson plans.!
Bob Adams serves as LSR Coordinator and began the session with an introduction
that gave the students a general idea of what to expect while in class and other helpful
insights about the surveying exam. Bob didn’t “sugar coat” any of the facts and made
it clear that students were expected to have a surveying background before arriving at
the LSR. The upcoming sessions are intended only as an aid to existing knowledge.!
Jack Gecher and Bob Hagler, and others were present to help run the session, check in
students, and provide information about the facility, which is generously provided by
CalTrans. The class is so well run that it has the feel of a college course or professional
training series. A newcomer may not realize that the LSR is run by volunteers.!
Once the introduction formalities were complete, Mike Hart began the first in a series
of four sessions about the public lands survey system
(PLSS). There are many Surveyors who enjoy talking about
the PLSS, but I cannot imagine anyone more knowledgeable
and enthusiastic than Mike Hart. Mike loves this stuff and
it shows. “Mike’s speedometer is calibrated in chains per hour”
Jack Gecher joked as the session started. The PLSS
information doesn’t just trickle forth in some boring speech:
it comes out in torrents as Mike walks about the
classroom, gesturing and lecturing. He starts class a few
James (Mike) Hart, PLS,
minutes early for a “bonus round” and never stops until
CFedS
the class ends at 9:00 p.m. Have any more questions? He
will keep talking. And If that isn’t enough, Bob Adams
co-instructs the PLSS sessions, adding even more knowledge. Both of the instructors
are certified CFedS Surveyors.!
Information in this newsletter is not necessarily endorsed by
CLSA or CLSA San Diego.!
Advertising Rates:
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full page one time in newsletter $80.00. One year paid in
advance $650.00. !
1⁄2 page one-time in newsletter $55.00. One year paid in
advance $400.00. !
Business card size ad one year in newsletter $80.00. !
Employment offers by a member free for 1 month,
extended if needed. !
One time use of front page in newsletter $50.00 in
addition to ad cost.!
Contact Newsletter Editor Paul Goebel at
[email protected] for newsletter advertising.!
Web-site banner $100.00. Other Web-site advertising charges
to be determined. For web-site advertising contact Website
Coordinator Jack Gechter-P.L.S. at [email protected]
The entire class series consists of 15 sessions, with various instructors from Southern
California CLSA chapters.!
Interested exam candidates can still sign up atwww.sd-surveyors.org !
Paul E. Goebel, P.L.S., Editor!
Student stipend policy
The Stipend program’s goals are to: provide funding for local
students taking college level survey related classes. The stipend
will be limited to one survey class per student per semester. The
class must have been completed within the last 6 months.
Applicants must be current members of the San Diego Chapter
of CLSA at the time the class was taken.!
Licensed Land Surveyors are eligible.!
The stipend schedule is:!
$100.00 for “A” grade!
$50.00 for “B” grade!
The limit of total stipends the chapter will grant is $2,000 per
semester, on a first-come, first-served basis. All applications are
subject to approval by the executive board. Applicants need to
mail in a copy of their grade documenting completion of a
surveying class and an application form to: CLSA San Diego,
5519 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Mail Box 261, San Diego, California
92117.!
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Executive Board Meeting Minutes!
November 19, 2014!
Meeting held at Mahogany Mountain Vineyard and Winery, 14905 Mussey Grade Rd, Ramona, CA!
Board Members Present!
Tony Nothdurft, President!
Gary Mellom, Representative! !
Steve Heise, Vice President!
Marv Sylakowski, Representative!
Mark Macfarlane, Treasurer!
Paul Goebel, Imm. Past Pres.! !
Dirk Nasland, Secretary!
Anne Hoppe, Representative! !
Blake Torgersen, Representative!
Other Members Present!
Jack Getcher, Website!
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Rafi Hanna, 2015 SD CLSA Secretary!
Tony Nothdurft called the meeting to order at 5:17 PM. !
October minutes were approved.!
President’s Report-Tony!
Document recording changes:!
County Recorder email was sent out to the member list. !
LSR starts Thursday December 4th!
T-2 Auction is ending.!
Membership invoices should start to go out in December.!
MOTION was made by Blake T. to approve the spending of up to $100 for stamps and stationary for membership renewal notices. MOTION was SECONDED
and CARRIED.!
Life Membership Nomination- !
Marv S. nominated Dan Harrison and Jas Arnold for life membership. Per the guidelines, the nomination will be placed on the agenda of the next regular
meeting of the Executive Board. If approved by a majority vote of the Executive Board the President shall place the matter on the agenda of the next regular
meeting of the Chapter. A resolution approving each Life Chapter Member must be passed by a majority vote of the Chapter. !
Vice President’s Report-Steve!
This month’s General meeting is sponsored by James Yaccino and LEICA Geosystems and is being held at the Mahogany Mountain Vineyard and Winery in
Ramona.!
December meeting/Holiday Party to be held Dec. 17th at Hotel Del Coronado.!
MOTION was made by Steve H. to subsidize dinner to cover the remaining balance if necessary. MOTION was SECONDED and CARRIED.!
MOTION was made by Steve H. to nominate Mike Dauer as Member of the Year. SECONDED and PASSED.!
January Meeting with representative from the County Recorder’s Office to be held at Best Western Seven Seas.!
Treasurer’s Report-Mark!
General……………$7,181.10!
Education…………$6,272.27!
Local Ed…………….$5,508.26!
Total………………..$18,961.63!
Secretary’s Report-Dirk!
No Report!
Representatives: Marv S, Gary M, Greg H, Armand M, Paul Goebel!
Minutes from the Special Meeting Oct. 4th were voted to be kept confidential.!
Contract with Dorothy was approved.!
Whistle Blower policy to be reviewed by directors. Request was made to add to the December Agenda.!
Membership-Blake!
Handled in President’s report. Membership renewals to start in December.!
Education-John Butcher !
Application Deadlines for CLSA scholarships coming up. !
Legislative Report-Anne!
No Report!
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Executive Board Meeting Minutes!
Private Records-Jack!
Group has been meeting. Mike Pallamary would like to be a speaker for an upcoming San Diego General Meeting.!
GIS-Karen!
No report!
Professional Practices- Casey!
No Report!
Curt Brown T2-Greg!
Sealed Bid auction. Mail in bids only, reserve is $1500, bids close Nov 31st.!
Trig Star- Armand!
No Report!
A MOTION to adjourn was made by Blake T. and SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED.!
Meeting adjourned at 6:23PM!
General Meeting Minutes!
November 19, 2014!
Meeting held at Mahogany Mountain Vineyard and Winery, 14905 Mussey Grade Rd, Ramona, CA!
Tony Nothdurft called the meeting to order at 7:20 PM. !
Number Attending:23!
President’s Report-Tony!
Document recording changes:!
County Recorder email was sent out to the member list. !
LSR starts Thursday December 4th!
T-2 Auction is ending.!
Membership invoices should start to go out in December.!
Two members were nominated for Life membership and placed on the agenda for the next regular meeting of the Executive Board.!
Vice President’s Report-Steve!
This month’s General meeting is sponsored by LEICA Geosystems –Mahogony Mountain Vineyard and Winery, 14905 Mussey Grade Road, Ramona CA.!
December meeting and Holiday Party will be Dec 17th at the Hotel Del Coronado.!
January Meeting with Rep from County Recorder’s at Best Western Seven Seas.!
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Treasurer’s Report-Mark!
General……………$7,181.10!
Education…………$6,272.27!
Local Ed…………….$5,508.26!
Total………………..$18,961.63!
Guest Speaker and Sponsor James Yaccino brought along LEICA’s Nova Multi Station 50 and gave us a great look at its features and capabilities. James also
shared with us a brief overview of many of LEICA’s other offerings ranging from hardware to software and support. !
A MOTION to adjourn was made and was SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED.!
Meeting adjourned at 8:30PM!
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Photos: Dirk Nasland, PLS
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