Chapter Meeting!Guest Speaker: Bill McGuckin – Division Chief 1 Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk-Mapping San Diego County

Bill will be discussing changes to the San Diego County recording system and the future direction of the San Diego County Recorder’s office. Bill hopes that the Land Survey Professionals will

be more involved with his office in the future. After the presentation he will be answering questions in an open form.!

Bill has worked in Assessor’s Offices for nearly 10 years. He started as a Title Examiner with Maricopa County in 2005. For 5 years Bill was Supervisor of Special Districts Unit of Maricopa County. In 2013, Bill became the Division Chief 1 Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk-Mapping for San Diego County. Bill is responsible for more than 20 staff focused on mapping tax parcels.

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Meeting Announcement Bill McGuckin - County of San Diego!Page 1

Executive Board Meeting Minutes Page 5

aA MONTHLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2015 VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1

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Advertisements Information From Our Supporters!Page 6

Christmas Party And Awards Page 4

Life Membership Nominations Jas Arnold and Dan Harrison!Page 1

Donation To Rady Children’s Hospital Sean Englert Presents Award on behalf of LSACTS!

Jas Arnold And Dan Harrison Nominated For Life Membership!General Membership To Vote At January Meeting December 15, 2014. A motion passed at the Chapter Board meeting to nominate Jas Arnold, P.L.S. and Dan Harrison, P.L.S. for life membership. The general membership will vote on these life memberships at the January meeting.!

Bill Karnes, Lou Hall, Chuck Moore and Lee Hennes are the current known life members. !!Paul E. Goebel, P.L.S., Editor!

Wednesday, January 21st, 2015!

Best Western Seven Seas Lord Jim Room 411 Hotel Circle South San Diego, California 92108 !

Schedule: 4:30 Board Meeting!5:30 Social Networking!6:00 Dinner/Discussion!$32.00 members / $16.00 student members RSVP: http://www.sd-surveyors.org/Meetings/index.php Menu Mixed Green Salad-ranch & raspberry vinaigrette dressings Fresh Fruit Tray Fresh Grilled Salmon-tartar sauce & lemon wedges Pot Roast Red Potatoes with parmesan VegetablesHot Rolls & Butter New York Cheese Cake!

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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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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 pgoebel@plsaengineering.com by the last Saturday of the month.!

Information in this newsletter is not necessarily endorsed by CLSA or CLSA San Diego.!

Advertising Rates: 1) full page one time in newsletter $80.00. One year paid in

advance $650.00. !2) 1⁄2 page one-time in newsletter $55.00. One year paid in

advance $400.00. !3) Business card size ad one year in newsletter $80.00. !4) Employment offers by a member free for 1 month,

extended if needed. !5) One time use of front page in newsletter $50.00 in

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San Diego Chapter CLSA Life Membership Guidelines!A Life Chapter Member may be any licensed Land Surveyor or Photogrammetric Surveyor in the State of California, or licensed Civil Engineer who is authorized to practice land surveying in the State of California (hereinafter referred to as a “Pre-1982 CE”). The member must have at least 12 years of continuous membership in the Chapter and in the Association who has achieved a level of distinction in the land surveying profession due to: his or her dedicated service to the Chapter, widely recognized achievements furthering the good of the profession, or other significant accomplishments in the profession of land surveying deserving of a special tribute. !

The requirement for current licensure as a Land Surveyor or Photogrammetric Surveyor in the State of California, or licensure as a Pre-1982 CE, may be waived if the applicant, has retired from the profession. Annual Chapter dues are not required for Life Chapter Members. The cost for dinner at the annual Chapter Holiday Dinner will be waived for Life Chapter Members.!

After a nomination for Life Chapter Member is determined to be complete and correct, and it is determined that the nominee fulfills all prerequisites for a Life Chapter Member, the President shall place the matter 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. The Secretary shall notify the nominee of approval or denial by the Chapter. An application for Life Chapter Member will be in the form of a nomination from a Chapter member in good standing.

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Survey Notes Newsletter Nominated For Award!San Diego Chapter Newsletter Nominated for State CLSA Newsletter Of The Year Award Our newsletter was nominated for an award at the December 2014 chapter Board of Directors meeting. The winning chapter newsletter will be determined by the state CLSA executive committee and awarded at the 2015 CLSA conference in Reno, Nevada.!

Special donation To Rady Children’s Hospital!

LSACTS President Sean Englert Presents a Check to the Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation Gunnar Englert, the 4-year old son of Sean Englert, PLS (right), President of the Land Surveyors Advisory Council on Technical Standards (LSACTS) hands a $2,600.00 check to Matt Peterson (center), a trustee of the Rady Children's Hospital Foundation. In his first year of life, Gunnar had a number of life-saving operations and thanks to the fine doctors at Children’s, Gunnar is a healthy and active boy. LSACTS raised the contribution funds through a seminar program as well as through donations by its members. LSACTS member Michael Pallamary, PLS, (left) joined Sean and Gunnar in the presentation of the check. For further information about donating to Rady Children’s Hospital, go to: miraclemakers2013.kintera.org/!

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2014 San Diego Chapter Christmas Party At The Hotel Del Coronado!New Venue And Strong Attendance Made The Event a Success

The hard work of President-Elect Steven Heise, P.L.S., his wife Marcia, Debbie Marsolini, and others was evident at the 2014 event, held for the first time at the Hotel Del Coronado in Coronado, California. The overall quality of the venue, food, drinks, and awards was very high, making this and event that we will remember for years to come. Photos by Paul Goebel, PLS, Editor

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Executive Board Meeting Minutes!December 17, 2014!

Meeting held at Hotel Del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118!Board Members Present:!Tony Nothdurft, President! ! Blake Torgersen, Representative!Steve Heise, Vice President! ! Anne Hoppe, Representative!Mark Macfarlane, Treasurer! ! Paul Goebel, Imm. Past President!Dirk Nasland, Secretary!!Tony Nothdurft called the meeting to order at 5:44 PM.!November minutes were approved.!President’s Report-Tony!Membership invoices should start to go out in January. There will be a membership form in the newsletter and invoices will also be mailed.!Life Membership Nominations- !Last month, Dan Harrison and Jas Arnold were nominated for life membership in the San Diego Chapter. MOTION was made by Blake T. to accept the nominations as true and correct. The MOTION was SECONDED and PASSED. A vote will be held at the January General Meeting by all eligible members.!The Curt Brown T-2 auction has ended; the winning bid will be announced in January.!LSR has started.!Vice President’s Report-Steve!This month’s General meeting is the Holiday Party at Hotel del Coronado.!January Meeting with Bill McGuckin, a representative from the County Recorder’s Office, to be held at Best Western Seven Seas.!Treasurer’s Report-Mark!No Report!Secretary’s Report-Dirk!No Report!Representatives: Blake T, Anne H!Whistle Blower policy to be reviewed. Request was made to add this topic to the January Agenda for discussion with the Chapter prior to the next State meeting.!Membership-Blake!Handled in President’s report. Membership renewals to start in December.!Education-John Butcher !No Report!Legislative Report-Anne!No Report!Private Records-Jack!No Report!GIS-Karen!No Report!Professional Practices- Casey!No Report!Curt Brown T2-Greg!Handled in President’s Report.!Trig Star- Armand!No Report!A MOTION to adjourn was made by Anne H. and SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED.!Meeting adjourned at 5:58pm.!

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General Meeting Minutes!December 17, 2014!Meeting held at Hotel Del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118!Tony Nothdurft called the meeting to order at 7:50 PM. !

Number Attending: 47!

President’s Report-Tony!Membership invoices should go out in January. There will be a membership form in the newsletter and invoices will also be mailed.!Life Membership Nominations- !Last month, Dan Harrison and Jas Arnold were nominated for life membership in the San Diego Chapter. MOTION was made by Blake T. to accept the nominations as true and correct. The MOTION was SECONDED and PASSED. A vote will be held at the January General Meeting by all eligible members.!The Curt Brown T-2 auction has ended; the winning bid will be announced in January.!LSR has started.!MOTION was made by Mike B. to have our Chapter nominate our SurveyNotes newsletter for the Newsletter of the Year Award. MOTION was SECONDED and PASSED!Vice President’s Report-Steve!This month’s General meeting is the Holiday Party at Hotel del Coronado.!January Meeting with Bill McGuckin, a representative from the County Recorder’s Office, to be held at Best Western Seven Seas.!A great dinner was enjoyed by all in the beautifully decorated ocean view Garden Room. The Gavel was passed to Steve Heise. Steve handed out beautiful plaques to the 2014 officers along with one giant plaque for Member of the Year, Mike Dauer. !A MOTION to adjourn was made and was SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED.!Meeting adjourned at 8:30PM!!

Time to Renew Membership!Membership Dues Are Now Payable Membership Chairman Blake Torgersen, P.L.S. reminds us this month that our Chapter dues are now payable by check or through our website at http://www.sd-surveyors.org/Application/index.php.!As members of the California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA), we are able to unite with our colleagues in the only organization that effectively represents our interests and those who choose to use our services.!The greatest benefit to be derived from membership is the opportunity to establish key relationships with others who are dedicated to the advancement of the surveying profession. Through CLSA you can participate in the exchange of new concepts and ideas. You can help to solve problems that may exist within the surveying profession. You can gain new knowledge and experience through contact with others. You can grow and develop, both personally and professionally.!

"Every man owes a part of his time and money to the business or industry in which he is engaged. No man has a moral right to withhold his support from an organization that is striving to improve conditions within his sphere." Quote from Theodore Roosevelt!

From CLSA website!

Blake Torgersen

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