ACEC of Delaware EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Wednesday,
April 22, 2009
Duffield Associates – Wilmington,
DE
Meeting called to order: 11:46 am
Attendees:
Tim Anderson President Karins
and Associates
Ted Januszka Vice-President/Membership Pennoni
Associates
Scott Rathfon Treasurer Century
Engineering
Mario Gangemi Secretary/Programs Duffield
Associates
Ted Williams National
VP/Legislative Landmark
Engineering
Steve Johns National
Director/New Castle County VanDemark
& Lynch
Mike Karia Executive
Director MK
Consulting
Tom DeLorimier Environmental URS
Mike Angelo Transportation McCormick
Taylor
Shane Minner Education/Public
Relations Landmark
Engineering
Jessica Nichols Sussex
County Meridian
Not Present:
Bruce Jones Environmental Greenstone
Engineering
Rhett Ruggerio Legislative
Lobby
Mike Riemann Kent
County Becker
Morgan
Brian Carbaugh Affiliate
Members Artesian
Water Co
Minutes
The
meeting minutes and associated attachments and reports from the March 18, 2009
meeting were distributed at the meeting and were approved.
The
meeting minutes and committee reports are posted on the members only page of
the ACEC-DE web site, which can be accessed through the members only page with
the password: *Engineers1956 (case sensitive).
TreasurerÕs Report –
Mike Karia / Scott Rathfon
A
treasurerÕs report consisting of an account balances report, budget report and
accounts receivable (A/R) report (through 3/31/09) was provided by Mike Karia
and approved.
Budget
for July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 was reviewed and approved with amendment
revising Expense Item 3 reduced from $7,220 to $6,620 and adding Expense Item
21 for engineering center rental for $600.
Action: Mike Karia to schedule audit for fiscal
year ending June 30, 2009 for preparation of an audit report for presentation
in September 2009. Mike Karia to
research liability insurance to cover the officers of the Board of Directors
for discussion at May meeting.
Legislative Committee – Ted Williams/Rhett
Ruggerio
Group to meet 4.23.09 with Representative Carson to
discuss his issues with outsourcing.
Lobby Day to be scheduled for June 4, 2009.
Membership
- Ted Januszka
Whitman
Requardt has not yet returned application.
Action: Mario to follow-up with McCrone. Mike R. to follow-up with VanCleef
Program Committee – Mario Gangemi
Annual
meeting set for Alan Levin of DEDO.
Action: Mario to bring list of potential
programs for next meeting
Transportation Committee – Scott Rathfon/Mike
Angelo
No
report provided. Next meeting
tentatively scheduled for May 20th at 1 pm.
Environmental Committee
–Bruce Jones/Tom DeLorimier
Report provided.
Bruce Jones has approached Acting DNREC Secretary to discuss resumption
of Partnering meetings.
New Castle County Committee – Steve Johns
Report provided.
A developer group is pursuing
change to Fire Code to allow for parking up against building in the fire lane.
Jessica Nichols has agreed to
take back over the Sussex County Committee.
Education/Public Relations Committee – Shane
Minner
Report provided.
Shane recommended Lauren Saxton for this yearÕs $500 ACEC-DE
scholarship. Group approved
ShaneÕs recommendation. Valero
interested in providing scholarship.
Ted J. and Shane to discuss further.
Affiliate Membership – Brian Carbaugh
No
report.
Executive DirectorÕs Report – Mike Karia
Report
provided on weekly basis via electronic mail.
Directory
in progress.
National Directors Report
– Steve Johns
No written report.
Other Items – Tim
Anderson
The next Executive Committee meeting will be held May
27th at 4:00 pm at White Clay Creek
Country Club.
It was requested that all reports be provided to
the group in electronic format on the Friday prior to the ExCom meeting.
Executive Committee Meeting adjourned at approximately
1:09 pm.