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1 OFFICERS 2012 President David E. Woolley, PLS (714) 734-8462 [email protected] Vice-President Greg Sebourn, PLS (714) 777-8877 x. 115 [email protected] Treasurer Tom Propst, PLS, CFedS (949) 689-6088 [email protected] Secretary Joshua Tatman, PLS, CFedS (714) 967-0808 [email protected] Imm. Past President Tony Cuomo, PLS (714) 777-8877 x.139 [email protected] OC Chapter Directors Tony Cuomo Peter Fitzpatrick Chapter Rep’s Tony Cuomo (714) 777-8877 x 139 Peter Fitzpatrick (714) 751-7373 Tom Propst (949) 689-6088 Greg Sebourn (714 ) 777-8877 x. 115 Joshua Tatman (714) 967-0808 Alt. Chapter Rep’s Glenn Lake (949) 795-7994 Richard Maher (949) 768-0731 Joseph Padilla (714) 875-8079 Michael Simon (714) 560-8673 Jerry Uselton (949) 474-1960 David E. Woolley (714) 734-8462 IN THIS ISSUE ANGEL NIGHT & 13 TH ANNUAL “JOEY TRAPS TRI TIP BBQ TAILGATE PARTY”......... 1 PRESIDENT’S LETTER ................................................................................................................... 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES ........................................................................ 5 ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER SCHEDULE OF 2012 MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................................................... 6 EDITOR’S CORNER ......................................................................................................................... 7 ANNOUNCEMENTS: ........................................................................................................................ 8 CALTRANS DISTRICT 12 – PROFESSIOANL LIAISON COMMITTEE REPORT .......... 10 CLASSIFIED ADS ............................................................................................................................ 15 SUSTAINING MEMBER ADVERTISEMENTS ......................................................................... 16 CALIFORNIA LAND SURVEYORS ASSOCIATION ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER PMB 201, 13681 Newport Avenue, Suite 8 Tustin, California 92780 www.oc-surveyors.org Digital Issue No. 99, May 2012 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Membership Alan Frank Education Lisa Gaston J.P.P.C . Roger Frank Newsletter Editor Richard Lopez Trig-Star / Scouting MB Greg Sebourn Legislative Dave Woolley S.C.C. STUDENT C.L.S.A. CHAPTER President Tiffany Padilla (714) 883-7383 [email protected] Vice-President Christopher Lomeli (562) 301-2806 [email protected] Chapter Liaison Tiffany Padilla (714) 883-7383 [email protected]

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OFFICERS 2012

President David E. Woolley, PLS (714) 734-8462 [email protected] Vice-President Greg Sebourn, PLS (714) 777-8877 x. 115 [email protected] Treasurer Tom Propst, PLS, CFedS (949) 689-6088 [email protected] Secretary Joshua Tatman, PLS, CFedS (714) 967-0808 [email protected] Imm. Past President Tony Cuomo, PLS (714) 777-8877 x.139 [email protected]

OC Chapter Directors Tony Cuomo Peter Fitzpatrick

Chapter Rep’s Tony Cuomo (714) 777-8877 x 139 Peter Fitzpatrick (714) 751-7373

Tom Propst (949) 689-6088 Greg Sebourn (714 ) 777-8877 x. 115 Joshua Tatman (714) 967-0808 Alt. Chapter Rep’s Glenn Lake (949) 795-7994

Richard Maher (949) 768-0731

Joseph Padilla (714) 875-8079

Michael Simon (714) 560-8673

Jerry Uselton (949) 474-1960

David E. Woolley (714) 734-8462

IN THIS ISSUE

ANGEL NIGHT & 13TH ANNUAL “JOEY TRAPS TRI TIP BBQ TAILGATE PARTY” ......... 1 PRESIDENT’S LETTER ................................................................................................................... 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES ........................................................................ 5 ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER SCHEDULE OF 2012 MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................................................... 6 EDITOR’S CORNER ......................................................................................................................... 7 ANNOUNCEMENTS: ........................................................................................................................ 8 CALTRANS DISTRICT 12 – PROFESSIOANL LIAISON COMMITTEE REPORT .......... 10 CLASSIFIED ADS ............................................................................................................................ 15 SUSTAINING MEMBER ADVERTISEMENTS ......................................................................... 16 

CALIFORNIA LAND SURVEYORS ASSOCIATION ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER PMB 201, 13681 Newport Avenue, Suite 8 Tustin, California 92780

www.oc-surveyors.org Digital Issue No. 99, May 2012

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Membership Alan Frank

Education Lisa Gaston

J.P.P.C. Roger Frank

Newsletter Editor Richard Lopez

Trig-Star / Scouting MB Greg Sebourn

Legislative Dave Woolley

S.C.C. STUDENT C.L.S.A. CHAPTER President Tiffany Padilla (714) 883-7383 [email protected] Vice-President Christopher Lomeli (562) 301-2806 [email protected] Chapter Liaison Tiffany Padilla (714) 883-7383 [email protected]

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CLSA ANGELS NIGHT

FRIDAY NIGHT – JUNE 22, 2012 LOS ANGELES ANGELS

vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS

FEATURING: THE 13TH ANNUAL “JOEY TRAPS TRI TIP BBQ TAILGATE PARTY”

TIME: Tailgate Party approximately 5:30 PM / Game Time 7:05 PM

Cost: $30.00 per Ticket

Includes Ticket and all-you-can-eat / drink BBQ (Tri-tip, Chicken, Hot dogs, peanuts).

-OR-

We are also offering Tailgate only for $15.00 per person. You must pay in advance so we know how much

food/drink to purchase.

Send checks payable to OC CLSA to Joe Padilla at:

JP Surveying, Inc. 703 E. Cumberland Road

Orange, CA 92865

To reserve your tickets call or e-mail Joe Padilla at (714) 875-8079, [email protected]

Tickets will be distributed when payment is received. This event sells out every year, don’t be left out and get your order & payment in early!!!!

DON’T MISS THE BATTLE FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS BETWEEN THE CROSS TOWN RIVALS!

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Greetings Members, In lieu of our usual Presidents message, please find a letter from our Past President, Tony Cuomo, regarding issues that impact the chapter. Fellow Members, At our last Orange County Chapter Board of Directors meeting, we discussed various issues that your leaders require your input on. I am sending you this communication for two main reasons:

We, the Board, need the input of as many Chapter Members as possible;

We also need your valuable input

QUICKLY. The three issues at hand are:

1. The upcoming Scholarship Auction, scheduled for this August;

2. The upcoming Casino Night,

scheduled for this December;

3. The adoption / rejection of a proposed 'Director's Oath of Office' which, if adopted, would be administered to the State Board of Directors;

AUCTION NIGHT As you are all well aware, our annual Auction Night has traditionally as a main-stay in filling our chapter account with monies that we in turn use as operating capitol and to give out in the form of scholarships later in the year. Up until recent years, the event was hosted at the Santa Ana offices of First American Title. Due to recent regulatory issues, they have not been able to provide that sponsorship, which has added additional 'cost' to the chapter to put on the event. Add to that the unavoidable fact that the economy

has not been very kind to our sector, and you have the following chain of events:

The event costs more for the chapter to put on;

The event is attended by fewer and

fewer people each year;

Less and less 'revenue' (profit) is being generated;

Operating capitol and Scholarships

are reduced. We would greatly like to turn this trend around, and we need your assistance. We would like you consider the following concepts, and hopefully a few of you can commit to helping out in our quest. Obviously, we cannot do much about the economy, but we believe that we can boost attendance, and the subsequent amount of money that is raised at the event by doing two main things. One is by providing a wider range of items for the event, items that would appeal not only to the surveyor's, but to the wives, partners, and families of the chapter members. By doing so, we believe that the second goal can also be achieved, that being to get more people to actually attend the event. In order to do so, we need your help. We are casting the net in order to get some new ideas and some valuable input as to how to accomplish the first goal. We came up with some ideas at our last board meeting, which include:

Donating personal items with a broader appeal

o Personally prepare gift

baskets

o Vacation rentals

o Hosting in-home events, i.e. "Summer BBQ Event" for 4, "Golf Day" for 4, etc……

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Donating items with special appeal to

the wives

o Let's face it – a majority of the membership is comprised of men. If we can offer more items that would appeal to the wives, partners, or girlfriends of the members, we may be able to get a few more of those individuals to attend

Hitting up local or regional merchants

for donations

o Often, all it takes is a phone call or a personal visit to a local merchant to solicit gift cards, certificates, or actual merchandise. I will be preparing a generic solicitation letter on the chapter letterhead that you can use to validate your request.

In order for this year's auction to succeed, we are going to step up our game, and not reley on the same 30 or so attendees to donate items, then in turn, to purchase each other’s items. We need fresh ideas that can generate a new level of offerings, and hopefully attract more participants. Please let me know your thoughts on these issues. I'll give you specific reply instructions later on in this communication. CASINO NIGHT Another popular event is what has come to be called our 'Annual Casino Night', and again, due to the cost of holding this event, and the declining attendance, we are looking for your input and assistance. In recent years, this event has lost money – the costs to throw this holiday party are around $2,500. We are looking to you, the general membership, to advise us as to whether or not we should even continue this event, or to provide us with some ideas that might serve as suitable

alternatives. This event, held in December, has always been a very social event, so if you have any fun alternatives that might cost less, please let us know. Again, I'll provide reply instructions at the end of this communication. DIRECTOR'S OATH OF OFFICE At the February meeting of the State Board of Director's, held in Oakland, the Executive Committee attempted to administer a 'Director's Oath of Office' to the Board of Director's, then ask that the oath be ratified by the State Board of Director's. Those of us from the O.C. Chapter abstained from that vote, and then raised the issue that we, the State Board of Director's, should not ratify something that had not been properly presented, discussed, debated, vetted, and adopted through the means of proper parlimentary procedure. Virtually all that occurs at this meeting is subject to Robert's Rules of Parlimentary Procedure, yet the oath was, somehow, thought to be exempt. In advance of the April meeting, the oath was shortened, and an explanation was provided by the Executive Committee (see attached) as to why the oath seems to be of some importance. They have attempted to institute an oath in order to further clarify the distinction between 'Director' and 'Representative', a distinction that many Directors’ believe needs no further clarification. In any event, a revised oath (as presented on the attachment) was proposed at the April meeting for ratification. There was discussion regarding the pro's and con's of this particular oath, or of any oath at all. Despite the effective deliberative process that ensued, we, your Representatives, did not believe, as Director's, that there was compelling argument either way presented on the floor that day. So, we, your Representatives, moved to table the vote on adopting the oath, pending running that concept by you, the General Members. Attached is the 'DRAFT Director's

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Oath of Office' in question. We are not looking for you to suggest revisions or amendments to the oath itself. We are, though, keenly interested in whether or not you believe that this is even a necessity. REPLY INSTRUCTIONS Your input on these three issues is important and critical to the future workings of both your chapter and to the State Board of Director's as well. Please reply in a timely manner, as all of these issues have time deadlines attached to them. We would like to see your replies no later than Wednesday, May 30th. This will give us, the O.C. Board of Directors, the time necessary to act responsibly and responsively on the suggestions, input, and advice that you provide. In order to best accommodate your replies, please follow these simple instructions:

Reply directly to this e-mail

DO NOT revise the 'Subject' line of your reply

Into the Text portion of your e-mail,

create the following three 'headings'

AUCTION NIGHT

CASINO NIGHT

DIRECTOR'S OATH OF OFFICE

Voice your opinion, forward your suggestion, or ask your questions regarding 'Auction Night' & 'Casino Night'

If you have no opinion, suggestion, or

question, simply type N/A

With regard to the 'Director's Oath of Office', simply type either the word 'ACCEPT' or 'REJECT' or 'N/A', depending on your point of view.

If you do have a question regarding the oath, please forward that to me – I will do my utmost best to answer the question, or forward it onto someone who can, if needed.

On behalf of Dave, Greg, Tom, and Josh, I would like to thank you in advance for your support on these three critical issues. Your Representatives want to know what you have to say about the issues that directly affect our local chapter, and about the issues that affect CLSA as a whole. Please, don't forget to reply by the 30th. I'm looking forward to reading what you have to say!!!! Sincerely, Tony Cuomo, PLS 6042 Immediate Past President

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES Date: April 10, 2012 Location: Johnson-Frank & Associates, Anaheim, CA Meeting called to order: 5:33 PM Attendees: Greg Sebourn – Vice President Tom Propst – Treasurer Joshua Tatman – Secretary Roger Frank – JPPC Chairman Glenn Lake – Past President/Alt. Rep Joe Padilla – Pas President/Alt. Rep Tiffany Padilla – SCC CLSA Liaison Jerrry Uselton – Past President/Alt. Rep Motion made and passed to suspend Rules in order for all to vote. Motion accepted. March minutes: Approved as submitted

President’s Report: (Dave Woolley) No Report Vice President’s Report: (Greg Sebourn) Possibility of changing Board Meetings

and General Meetings from Tuesdays to Thursdays.

Treasurer’s Report: (Tom Propst) General checking account balance:

$14,754.92 o $7,375.00 of which is Pat

Mercado Fund.

Secretary’s Report: (Joshua Tatman) Amended minutes for February were

presented. An action approved by the board failed to make it into the “New Business” section.

Motion to accept revised minutes. Motion Seconded and Approved.

Membership Report: (Alan Frank) No Report

Education Report: (Lisa Gaston) No Report Legislative Report: (Dave Woolley) No Report Trig Star and Scouting Merit Badge: (Greg Sebourn) Orange County will NOT be having a big

Trig Star event this year. Instead we will have several (3 to 4) small events at specific high schools.

Newsletter: (Rich Lopez) No Report

Activities: (Joe Padilla) Tickets have been purchased for the

Angels vs. Dodges game on June 22nd. Prices are $15.00 for food at the tailgate and $30.00 for food and a ticket to the game.

JP Surveying (Joe Padilla) to sponsor this month’s meeting (tentatively next Tuesday night)

JPPC: (Roger Frank) Held meeting on March 14th at Fuscoe.

Lengthy discussion on whether original monuments hold, even when set it error by the original surveyor.

Chapter Reps Report: (Joshua Tatman) State Board Meeting this month April 28th,

2012. The following people will be attending:

o Peter Fitzpatrick o Tony Cuomo o Dave Woolley o Tom Propst o Joshua Tatman

Caltrans Liaison: (Don Mertens) Freeway Fatality - A Caltrans contract

worker reported to be the son of motorcycle racer Bruce Penhall was killed on April 4th when he was struck by a drunk driver who drove through

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construction barricades on the westbound Route 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park.

Division of Highway T-shirts and Coffee Mugs are on sale! Buy now and support scholarships for the up and coming surveyors of tomorrow!!! See Announcements below for more details.

Website: (Dave Woolley) No Report

SCC-CLSA Liaison: (Tiffany Padilla) Held LSIT/FS review by Don Mertens, Ed

Capalaran and Tom Propst at Santiago College on 4/7/12. 20+ students attended. Discussing possible options on when to have next meeting.

New Business Next board meeting at D. Woolley &

Associates in Tustin, May 8, 2012; 5:30 p.m.

All Board Meetings are open to the public. RSVP to Chapter President not necessary but much appreciated.

Meeting Adjourned at 6:03 p.m. Prepared by: Joshua Tatman, Secretary-Elect CLSA Orange County Chapter

ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER SCHEDULE OF 2012 MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES

As a general rule, the board meets on the second Tuesday of each month, and the general meeting is the following week. Below is our tentative schedule of events for the coming year. Please note that things change, and this is only tentative. As of this writing, the board meetings will be held at the offices of Johnson-frank & Associates, 5150 east hunter avenue, Anaheim, ca, 92807. Board meetings commence at 5:00 with dinner, and generally run from 5:30 to 7:00 or 7:30. Any member is encouraged to attend, but seating is somewhat limited. If you have a matter that you believe should be brought to the board, please contact Dave Woolley ([email protected]) with your intent.

June 12 - Board meeting June 22 – Angel Night (LA Dodgers) July 10 - Board meeting July Paulie-fats Annual Pool Tournament (Tentative Date)

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EDITOR’S CORNER Greetings Members, I hope that this newsletter finds you healthy and in great spirits. Hopefully everyone survived Cinco de Mayo! Speaking of the month of May, did you know that May 25th will mark the 35th Anniversary of the movie Star Wars!

Who would ever think that the epic space opera film would create such a worldwide pop culture phenomenon that would last for generations? Star Wars was created by George Lucas and was originally released on May 25, 1977 by 20th Century Fox. I still remember the day my brother took me to the Fountain Valley drive-in to watch the movie. It was the biggest blockbuster film, with the best effects by far, that I have ever witnessed. Star Wars was the first film in a series that was followed by two sequels, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.

Did you know that the films were released at three-year intervals all in May?

Sixteen years after Return of the Jedi was released, the first of a new prequel trilogy of films, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace was released on May 19, 1999. Again the three films, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, Episode 2: Attack of the Clones, and Episode 3: The Revenge of the Sith, were released at 3 year intervals, with the final film released on May 19, 2005.

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Here’s a great fact, the Star Wars films have totaled $4.49 billion dollars, which makes it the third highest grossing film series behind Harry Potter and James Bond films. Harry Potter, come on, really?

Who would ever think that the release of the original movie would create such a frenzy and phenomenal franchise? Toys, books, games, comic books, video games, and television series, alike adorn the Star Wars name. Heck, I still have the Millennium Falcon stored away in my rafters along with my 6 million dollar man and Evil Knievel action figures (Yes, I said figures, not dolls!).

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this little snippet on the third largest grossing film series and one of my favorite sagas. Until next time, be healthy and happy. Rich Lopez – Witness Corner Editor CLSA Orange County Chapter [email protected] ANNOUNCEMENTS: Be sure to check out the Classified Ads this month. Robert Wada & Associates, Inc. are having a liquidation sale of their survey equipment. If you are looking to add to your arsenal of equipment or are looking for some rare antiques, give Robert Wada a call. Caltrans Raises Money for Scholarships

Since 1991, Caltrans surveyors through the “Buser Memorial Scholarship” have distributed more than $85,000 in scholarships to college students working toward degrees in land surveying. The scholarship was named after Callie Buser, a chief in District 7 Surveys, who was struck by a vehicle and killed while working on State Route 14 in Los Angeles County.

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Fund-raising efforts for the scholarship take on two forms. First, individual districts hold their own fund-raising efforts. The second form of fund-raising is from a yearly, statewide “Division of Highways” T-shirt sale.

This year’s T-shirt sale will take place in all districts during April. Coffee cups and T-shirts in a selection of colors, including white, grey, safety green, blue, and pink will be available to purchase. All items are embossed with the old “Division of Highways” emblem.

T-shirts range in size from small to XXL. All T-shirts have a breast pocket and are available in short or long sleeves. Both have a large “Division of Highways” emblem on the back and a small emblem on the front pocket.

Coffee mugs are also for sale.

People interested in purchasing items should call their district contact listed below: District 12: Colin Smythe, District Surveys Office (949) 756-4917

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CALTRANS DISTRICT 12 - PROFESSIONAL LIAISON COMMITTEE

MEETING MINUTES March 27, 2012

The Caltrans District 12 Professional Liaison Committee convened at 9:30 AM, Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Caltrans District 12 Transportation Management Center (TMC) in Irvine, California.

1. Introductions, Public Comments – Guests

All meeting attendees introduced themselves. Please refer to the last page of these minutes for a list of meeting attendees.

2. Caltrans Report

• Capital Programs – Adnan Maiah (Acting Deputy Director, Capital Programs) o Staffing:

§ D12 Deputy of Planning Ryan Chamberlin was promoted to Program Management in Sacramento. Ahmed Abou Abdou will be acting Deputy of Planning until a replacement is named.

§ D8 Director Raymond Wolfe was named the new Chief Executive of SANBAG. Syed Raza will be the Acting Director until a replacement is named.

§ D5 Director Richard Krumholz will be retiring. Caltrans HQ Chief of Programming will be the Acting Director of D5 until a replacement is named.

o SHOPP and STIP: The 2012 SHOPP will be adopted March 28, 2012 and the STIP will be adopted on March 29 2012. $150 million dollars in programming capacity is added by SHOPP for Orange County. $200 million will be added on the regional STIP. $165 million will go to 3 HOV projects along the I-5. The STIP will also include funding for aux lanes in the City Of Irvine, and convert remaining limited access HOV lanes to continuous access lanes in areas where there are no existing projects already in progress.

o CFD Projects: On track to be delivered. o ARRA Projects: Completed except for the SR-22/I-405 west county

connector. Six other projects have been completed including the SR-91 project from SR-241 to SR-71.

o CMIA Projects: All under construction. The I-5/SR-74 project was added. There is pressure from the CTC to have all projects under construction by December 2012. This deadline can only be

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changed by voters. The I-5/SR-74 project is slated for construction in June. The critical path for the project includes R/W acquisition from several gas stations. The acquisitions are close to complete. Bid savings of approximately $50 million from CMIA projects may be awarded by the CTC to other projects in D12.

o Beach Blvd R/W Relinquishment in Buena Park: The city wanted to make improvements to Beach Blvd that are not standard within Caltrans. The CTC will approve the relinquishment on March 28, 2012. The zero cost relinquishment relieves D12 of maintenance and liability obligations.

o Caltrans Operations Review: The Department has initiated a statewide review of the department operation in search of potential efficiencies. A conclusion will be announced in a few weeks.

o Inspection Services Contract: The District has advertised a new contract for a consultant to provide construction inspection services. The end date is April 11th. The budget is $3 million over 3 years.

o Caltrans/OCTA partnering meeting: Held to discuss ways to streamline and improve processes between the two agencies to advance the highway system in Orange County. Pavement conditions are good but capacity issues can be addressed. The meeting has helped to improve communication between the departments.

• Planning – Ahmed Abou Abdou o Park and Ride Cost Benefit Study: The Park and Ride Cost Benefit

study has commenced and the first meeting will be March 29, 2012. The study has a target completion of February 2013.

o HOV Study: The study will coordinate the HOT and HOV lane policy study with Headquarters Traffic Operations. The vendor was selected.

o CSMP Update: Work on the SR-55 CSMP micro simulation modeling is ongoing. Work on the I-5 and SR-55 CSMP is scheduled to finish this year by June 30, 2012.

o Conventional Highway Vehicle Detection Pilot: The Conventional Highway Vehicle Detection Pilot will also be through the CMAS Process. Planning is evaluating the RFO.

o SPR Funds: The Department is shortlisted for SPR funds for three studies under the ITS Master Plan “Go Green” initiative. If approved for funding the studies will go through the CMAS process in Fall, 2012.

o TCR’s: Will be complete for SR-1, SR-73, and SR-261 this fiscal year.

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o PID Oversight: PID oversight requires for partners to forward any cooperative agreements for Caltrans Oversight.

• Construction – Saeid Asgari (Acting Deputy Director, Capital Programs) o Department Challenges: The shortage of staff with many ongoing

projects continues to be a challenge with respect to construction activities. The Department is embarking on a rotational program to bring some staff back to construction.

o SR-91 (SR-55 to SR-241) Project: This is an A+B contract. Construction activities have been moving forward day and night to meet deadlines.

o SR-22/SR-605/SR-405 Project: Should have the 7th Street Bridge functional by April 17th.

o CEMM: Saeid has implemented CEMM (Construction Engineering Manpower Management) within all construction activities to ensure all seniors are equally utilized, and help manage the heavy work load.

• Traffic Operations – Gary Slater o Staff: Caltrans Chief of Traffic Operations, Robert Copp, is retiring

in December 2012. He is putting together an organization plan to help improve efficiency of Operations. The District has decided to rotate and reorganize the operations division. Seniors have been rotated between TMP, Ramp metering, Permits, and TMC groups.

o Adopt-A-Ramp Program: This program has been initiated. • Design Chief – Frank Lin

o ADA Compliance: $1 billion in spending over 30 years to fix ADA facilities. An independent consultant conducted an audit and inspection of Districts 6, 7, 8, and 11. The report was released a month ago. It indicated many locations that have non standard features. Location and process for mitigation was cited in the report. Moving forward, districts are to standardize all ADA facilities that are included in highway projects.

o ADA Tolerance: The standard slope of 8.33% in the ADA guidelines must be strictly followed in construction. A slope of 8.5% will be cited as a non standard feature.

3. Caltrans State Liaison Committee • No Report

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4. Reports from Local Agencies OCTA – Rose Casey

• Staff Update: Three critical positions are still vacant: Two project managers and one program manager. The positions should be filled within a month.

• Construction Management RFP: A CM RFP for the last grade separation of the Orangethorpe Corridor Grade Separations at the Lakeview Avenue Crossing will be released in June.

• SR-91 CM: Consultants were selected. • OCTA Board M2020 Workshop on February 27th: Discussed M2020.

The concept would advance the majority of the freeway program up into the next 10 years via major financing as opposed to the current pay as you go process. Between February 27th and July, there will be many more committee discussions and outreach to key stakeholders about M2020. The next major OCTA Board decision will be made in July.

• I-405 project PMCM: The current express lanes alternative for the I-405 project is expected to cost 1.7 billion, and is currently underfunded. The Board will make a decision on how to meet the funding needs. In late June the Board will make a decision on the locally preferred alternative and the PMCM team for design-build.

• I-405 Upcoming Committee Decisions: Two significant committee decisions will be made for the I-405 project in April. Finance and Administration Committee will meet on April 11th. Findings from the financial and delivery advisor will be presented. Regional Planning and Highways will have an action for the committee to receive and file the financial information, and direct staff to investigate legislative authority for design-build on April 16th. An OCTA Board discussion will occur on April 23, 2012. These key meetings will give an indication for the next steps of the project.

• I-405 R/W Services RFP: Will follow after the PMCM RFP. Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA)

• David Lowe is the acting Chief Engineer. • TCA is moving forward with the extension of the SR-241 South to the

vicinity of Cow Camp Road. Orange County Public Works

• No Report

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Water Quality Issues • No Report – This item will be removed as a standing agenda item.

6. Focus Session

C Jerry Champa – HQ Division of Traffic Operations, Liaison Engineer Managed Lane Traffic Safety Analysis

C The Caltrans Traffic Operations Policy Directive on Managed Lanes will be included with the minutes.

8. Set Next Caltrans District 12 PLC Meeting

C The next PLC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 242/243 of the Caltrans District 12 TMC in Irvine, California.

Respectfully submitted,

Bo Burick, PE RBF Consulting Meeting Attendance Nat Adam Saeid Asgari John Boslet Bo Burick Rose Casey Macie Cleary Robert Delagado Nicole Ihlenfeld David Lew Frank Lin Anna Luo Adnan Maiah Joshua McNeill Lisa Ramsey Camilo Rocha Jeff Shaw Rajesh Soneja Ken Steele Steven Tayanipour Lee Haber Tim Byrne A.B. Fakhouri Jose Hernandez Bryan Sorensen Gary Slater Victor Lopez Joe Harake Ahmed Abou-Abdou Ferdinand Agbayani

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CLASSIFIED ADS NOTE: Classified Advertising Policy The Orange County Chapter’s advertisements are $50 per quarter, text only, full page width, limited to approximately 3 inches in height, using 12 point font. The ads will not only appear in the newsletter, but on the Orange County Chapter’s website as well. To place or renew a classified advertisement, contact Richard Lopez at (949) 474-1960 x4377 or at [email protected] LIQUIDATING SURVEYING OFFICE AND EQUIPMENT Reduced services surveying company is disposing office furniture, executive desks, drafting tables, plotters, surveying equipment, including GPS, surveying supplies, tools and 2006 Toyota Tundra Pickup with customized compartments for field equipment and supplies. Also very old survey equipment no longer in use, i. e. alidade, levels, etc. In working condition or just good for relics. Building suitable for professional use available for lease or sale, located 1/2 block from city hall and main library . Call (714) 992 - 5461 days or write to: WMR, P.O. Box 425, Fullerton Ca, 92836

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Thanks, Allen Instruments, Earth Graphics, Inc.Thanks, Allen Instruments, Earth Graphics, Inc.

And California Property Specialists, Inc.!And California Property Specialists, Inc.!

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Thank you, Thank you, GeodimeterGeodimeter Southwest, Inc. &Southwest, Inc. &

Inland Aerial Surveys, for your support!Inland Aerial Surveys, for your support!Inland Aerial Surveys, for your support! Inland Aerial Surveys, for your support!

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Thank you Bruce Hall and Pacific Land Seminars!Thank you Bruce Hall and Pacific Land Seminars!

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Thank you, Aerial Digital Images, LLC. for your support!Thank you, Aerial Digital Images, LLC. for your support!

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Thank you, Allen Instruments for your support!Thank you, Allen Instruments for your support!

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Thank you, Digital Mapping Incorporated for your support!Thank you, Digital Mapping Incorporated for your support!

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