ACEC of
Delaware EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Christiana Hilton
Meeting called
to order: 3:30 p.m.
Attendees:
Ross HarrisÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ PresidentÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ ECI
Ted WilliamsÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ National DirectorÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Landmark Engineering
Mike KariaÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Executive DirectorÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ MK Consulting
Tim AndersonÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Vice-President
/ Kent CountyÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Karin and
Associates
Steve JohnsÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ New Castle CountyÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ VanDemark & Lynch
Brian CarbaughÊÊÊÊÊÊ ProgramsÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ WWES
Associates
Mario GangemiÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Sussex CountyÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Duffield
Associates
Ted JanuszkaÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Secretary / MembershipÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Pennoni Associates
Bruce JonesÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ EnvironmentalÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Greenstone Engineering
Not Present:
Scott RathfonÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Treasurer
/ TransportationÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Century
Engineering
Tom DeLorimerÊÊÊÊÊÊ EnvironmentalÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ URS
Matthew GoudyÊÊÊÊÊ Education
/ Public RelationsÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Pennoni
AssociatesÊ
Minutes
The meeting minutes and
associated attachments and reports from the August 24, 2005 meeting distributed
at the meeting and were approved.Ê
The meeting minutes and
committee reports are posted on the members only page of the ACEC Delaware web site www.cecde.org, which can be accessed through
the members only page with the password: *Engineers1956 (case sensitive).
Treasurerâs
Report ö Mike Karia for Scott Rathfon
A treasurerâs report consisting
of a budget report, an account balances report, and an accounts receivable
report was provided by Mike Karia.ÊÊÊ
The August Treasurerâs Report, including cash receivable and cash basis
report was also review and approved.Ê
Written and verbal correspondence continues to take place with firms
that have outstanding dues.Ê At the next
meeting, the board will review old receivables (A/R) and determine if they are
collectible. Mike Karia will prepare this old A/R list for the next meeting.Ê The board also discussed Tetra Techâs A/R
figure.Ê Ted Williams will follow-up
with ACEC National on this matter.Ê
Legislative
Committee ö Ted Williams
No activities to report.Ê
Membership - Ted Januszka
No written report.Ê Mike Karia indicated that McCrone is
planning to join ACEC Delaware.ÊÊ An application
has been sent to McCrone.ÊÊ
Representatives of ATEC were planning to attend the September Dinner
Meeting as a guest of ACEC Delaware.Ê Ted
Januszka will follow-up with WRA about membership interest.ÊÊÊ Board members will also continue to
follow-up with their contacts at Apex about their membership interest.ÊÊÊ
Ted Williams indicated that ACEC
National has set a 100% member firm retention rate goal for ACEC Delaware, including
a targeted increase in ACEC Delaware membership index to +22.Ê As previously discussed, national firm
representatives, who are active in ACEC National, should be contacted to try to
encourage better participation of their Delaware office branches in ACEC Delaware.
Program
Committee ö Brian Carbaugh
A joint program between ACEC Delaware
and the Delaware Institute of Planning and Design (DIPD) is scheduled for
November 16th at the Dover Sheraton at 5:30 p.m.Ê The topic of the program is ãLivable
Delaware: A Framework for a Plan We Can Live With.äÊ Ross Harris will moderate the roundtable discussion between
members of both organizations.ÊÊ Ross
Harris indicated that he will be seeking nominees to serves as an ACEC Delaware
liaison to DIPD.
It was discussed that the
January Program may include a roundtable discussion with representatives from
the Council of Professional Surveyors.Ê
The March program topic may be
geared to attract MEP firms.Ê
Another potential future program
is a joint meeting with the American Public Works Association (APWA), a program
in which APWA has expressed interest.
Mike Karia reported that the
ACEC Delaware sponsored Legislative Reception has been scheduled for Wednesday, March
22, 2006 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dover Sheraton.Ê Only ACEC Delaware member firms will be invited to
attend this function.Ê
Transportation Committee - Scott
Rathfon
No written report.ÊÊÊ Ted Williams reported on the proposed
amendment to the recently passed Federal Transportation Bill that would require
State DOTs to utilize the Federal Government Overhead regulations for Federally
Funded projects in the design stage, regardless of how the engineering design
is funded.
Environmental
Committee ö Tom deLorimier
No written report.ÊÊ Bruce Jones has agreed to become the
vice-chair of the Environmental Committee.
New Castle County Committee ö Steve
Johns
A written report of the
September 12, 2005 partnering meeting was distributed.ÊÊ The next meeting is scheduled for November
7, 2005 at 2:00 p.m.
No activities to report.Ê
Tim is looking for new topics and agenda items for future meetings with
Kent County.ÊÊÊÊ
Mario Gangemi is the new chair
of the Sussex County Committee.Ê Ross
Harris indicated that Greg Moore (Becker Morgan) may be a possible vice chair
for this committee.
Education/Public Relations Committee
No report.ÊÊ Matt Goudy and Mike Karia are coordinating
Math Count Sponsorships with member firms.
Executive Directorâs Report ö Mike
Karia
A written report was
distributed. The report addressed: 1) Collections / Receivables 2) Old Records 3)
Project Purchase 4) Engineering Scholarships 5) ACEC Delaware / Del Tech Orientation
6) 2006 Meeting Dates 7) Income Tax Submittal.
Mike Karia indicated that he
will send a request for an annual contribution to the ACEC Delaware Education Fund to
each member firm with their quarterly dues statement.Ê The request will seek funds for ACEC scholarships (Del Tech),
Math Counts and/or Future City Competition.Ê
The December Holiday Luncheon
for the ACEC Delaware Board will be scheduled in mid-December.
National Directors Report ö Ted
Williams
Ted Williams will be attended
the ACEC National Fall Conference in Orlando this past September.Ê He will provide a written report on the
conference at the November meeting.ÊÊ Some
of the topics that will be discussed in this report include 1) Recruitment
Goals 2) Expansion of Criteria for Minuteman Fund 3) Promotion of the use ACEC
Member Firms for State Projects (South Carolina)
It was discussed that Board
Members should solicit contributions (personal) for the ACEC PAC Committee from
staff of their firms.Ê The ACEC Delaware PAC
contribution goal for 2005 is $3,150. Ted Williams will send a letter the
principals of member firms requesting PAC contributions.
Presidentâs Report ö Ross Harris
Ross
Harris asked each Committee chair to determine if there is a need for
vice-chairs and if there is a need to find a vice-chair.ÊÊ Vice-chairs would share in the
responsibilities of the committees, increase the involvement of member firms in
the organization, provide training for taking over a committee as a
chairperson, and would provide more consistent committee representation at the
executive committee meetings. It was the executive committeeâs consensus that
generally only one chairperson from each committee should attend the executive
committee meetings to represent the committee.
The next
Executive Committee meeting will be held at 12 p.m. on October 26, 2005 at the
Landmarkâs Office.