ACEC of
Delaware EXECUTIVE BOARD COMMITTEE MINUTES
Wednesday February 27,
2008
Landmark Engineering Office-New
Castle
Called to order 11:30 am
Attendees:
Mike Karia
Executive Director MK
Consulting
Tim Anderson President
Karins and Associates
Scott
Rathfon
Treasurer
Century Engineering
Steve Johns
Chair, NCC Partnering
Committee
VanDemark & Lynch
Jessica Nichols
Chair, Sussex County
Partnering Committee Karins and Associates
Ted Januska
Vice President/Chair,
Membership Committee
Pennoni Associates
Shane
Minner Chair,
Education/ Public
Relations
Landmark Engineering
Not present:
Mario Gangemi
Secretary/Chair Program
Committee
Duffield Associates
Ted Williams
National Director/Chair
Legislative Committee Landmark Engineering
Bruce Jones
Chair, Environmental
Committee
Greenstone Engineering
Tom DeLorimer
Environmental
Committee
URS
Mike Riemann
Chair, Kent County
Partnering Committee Becker Morgan Group
Mike
Angelo
Chair, transportation McCormick Taylor
Committee
Minutes
January 23, 2008 and
February 22, 2008 minutes and attachments were distributed and approved.
TreasurerÕs Report
A TreasurerÕs report was
presented and approved. Howard
Robertson is paying per payment plan.
Mike Karia was asked by River Basin not to send sheriff for
collection. There is still an
issue with Endecon.
The Proposed Budget for FY
2009 (Draft #1 1-23-2008) was presented.
There was discussion regarding the scholarship fund, directory
advertising, and executive director raise among other items. The budget needs
to be approved by the end of March.
It was determined to resume discussion on the budget on a conference
call with the executive board.
Tentatively scheduled for March 11th at 3:00. MARIO TO SET UP.
Legislative Committee
Report Provided. Senate Bill
206 and House Bill 311 introduced.
Membership Committee
LHRA will not be
joining. Scott R. to contact
Kercher. VISTA Design Inc. contacted ACEC but their office is in MD, so Jessica
will reply and encourage them to join the Maryland ACEC chapter. No update on McCrone, Blake &
Vaughn and VanCleef.
Program Committee
Report attached with details
for March Program (GovernorÕs Candidates Forum) and May Program (K.C.
Keeler). Also discussed that we
need to do the Annual meeting in May.
Transportation Committee
Minutes attached and next
meeting scheduled for May 29 @ 1:30 pm in the Dover Room.
Environmental Committee
and New Castle County Committee
No report or discussion.
Kent County Committee
There was a Fire Marshal Partnering
meeting and a meeting with City of Dover on February 27. No written report provided.
Sussex County Update
Efforts are being made to
schedule a partnering meeting with Sussex County Engineering Dept in
March. No written report provided.
Education/Public
Relations Committee
Shane Minner of Landmark sat
in on the meeting and is going to act as the Education/Public Relations
Chair. He is going to coordinate
with Mike Karia to start acquiring information regarding guidelines for a scholarship
endowment fund.
Executive DirectorÕs
Report
Report
provided with attachments. Need to add to minutes: Solicitation for Nominations for QBS Award in October-Award to be presented at the Engineers Week Banquet.
Nomination and Information Form attached to Executive DirectorÕs report.
National
DirectorÕs Report
No
written report.
Other
Items:
Tim
Anderson discussed and distributed information from a forum he attended
regarding Sidewalks and Shared-Use Paths for improving mobility and designing
transit-ready communities.
ACEC
interviewed Rhett Ruggerio as a potential lobbyist for ACEC Delaware. A motion was made by Tim Anderson to
hire Rhett on a trial basis for four months starting March 1st
through June 2008 following which it will be evaluated as to whether or not to
continue with his services.
Meeting
adjourned 2:00