President's Message - CLSA

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California Land Surveyors Association
FEBRUARY 2013
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President’s Message
Happy Valentine’s Day!
There’s a lot going on in the coming months, so please read through this newsletter to make sure you
don’t miss out! Here are a few dates to put on your calendar: (1) Feb 21 st is our next Chapter Meeting
with Bill Hurdle as our speaker. Please come out to support him; (2) College of the Canyons Spring
Semester just started on February 4 th , so try to add a class now if you missed it (more information on
pg. 9); (3) on Feb 22 nd , a seminar will be hosted by the Land Surveyors Advisory Council on Technical
Standards (see pg. 16), (4) on Feb 28 th , there will be a webinar hosted by GRAV-D & the GSVS Surveys
(see pg. 3), (5) the much anticipated CLSA NALS Conference will be held on March 10 th (see pg. 10),
and finally on July 11 th , we will be hosting a joint meeting with the L.A. Chapter with Jay Seymour as
our guest speaker (topic and location TBD).
Also, the Land Surveyor Examination Preparatory Seminar Series is open to the public if you’d like to sit
in on a lecture. More information is available below with the dates and speakers listed. On behalf of the
Channel Islands Chapter, I’d like to express our gratitude to Debbie Naves and Misha Georgevitch for
the time and effort that they put into organizing and presenting this successful seminar. Please check out
pg. 14, as Debbie Naves writes about her experience with this program and its history.
See you all at the next meeting!
Date Instructor Course Topic
The Land Surveyor Examination
6-Feb Misha Georgevitch Photogrammetry
Preparatory Seminar Series hosted by our
13-Feb Dennis Hunter Construction & Survey Math
Chapter has started off with a bang! The
10-week class features lectures by several 20-Feb Jim Pilarski Error Analysis & ALTA Surveys
of our members. If you’re interested in 27-Feb Misha Georgevitch Public Lands
sitting in on one of the lectures, you’re 6-Mar Jim Pilarski Legal Descriptions
welcome to! Lectures begin at 6:30p.m. on 13-Mar Frank Sobecki Easements
Wednesday nights. The cost to attend is
20-Mar Debbie Naves Boundary
$30.00. The schedule is listed to the right:
3-Apr Debbie Naves Boundary
Introducing our Next Guest Speaker, Bill Hurdle (PLS, CfedS)
Bill started surveying in 1975, working for his father (RCE). His work history consists mostly of the private
sector - Los Angeles, Orange, Kern and Ventura counties. His experience includes working as a Certified
Party Chief for CalTrans from 2000 – 2004 (District 5).
Bill is experienced with control, design, aerial, route, construction, monitoring, and boundary surveys.
He is a self-taught, amateur geodesist.
Licensed in California in 1984, Colorado in 1993, CFedS in 2008
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Memberships: CLSA, NSPS, CSRC

Table of Contents
President’s Message…..……………..1
LS Exam Preparatory Seminar
Series Schedule……………………..…1
Introduction of Guest Speaker..….1
Calendar……………………..……….….2
Chapter Website Update…………….3
GRAV-D & the GSVS Surveys
Presents a Webinar…………..……….3
National Museum of Surveying
Closes……………..……………………...3
2013 Chapter Membership
Application…………..……………….…4
2013 CLSA Scholarship
Recipients…………………………….…5
L.A. Chapter Employment
Opportunity…………………………….6
CLSA PDP Program…………………...6
Reporting Unlicensed Activity...…7
Chapter Requirements….………..…7
Channel Islands SPC Zone
Update…………………………………….7
Ventura County Surveyor’s
Office DVD’s…………………..….…….7
Message from the Board about
Unlicensed Activity.……….…….…..8
National Geodetic Survey
Releases 10-Year Plan…………..…..9
COC Spring 2013 Schedule…….….9
2013 CLSA NALS Conference…...10
History of the LS Exam
Preparatory Seminar.….………..…14
More Pictures from the
Holiday Party.…………….………….15
Land Surveys Advisory Council on
Technical Standards Seminar……16
Director’s Report…………………….18
Contacts……………..…………………19
2013 Calendar
Date: Thursday, February 21, 2013
Where: Marie Callender’s
1295 Victoria Ave. Ventura, 93003
Time: Social Hour 6pm & Meeting 7pm
Cost: $25.00
Speaker: Bill Hurdle from our Chapter
Topic: Low Distortion Projection
Date: Thursday, March 21, 2013
Where: Santa Barbara
Time: Social Hour 6pm & Meeting 7pm
Cost: $25.00
Speaker: David Biswanger
Topic: The Effects of Earth Movements
on Land Monuments and Boundaries
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Where: Marie Callender’s
1295 Victoria Ave. Ventura, 93003
Time: Social Hour 6pm & Meeting 7pm
Cost: $25.00
Speaker: Roland Van De Valk, CLSA
State Secretary
Topic: TBD
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Update on Chapter Website
Ideas for a new & improved Chapter website are still underway.
Here’s what’s being talked about:
1. Current calendar of meetings & events, as seen on the State
CLSA website
(Reference: www.californiasurveyors.org/clsaforum/calendar.php)
2. Links to Ventura, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara County
research sites (i.e.: GIS, County Assessors, and County
Surveyor’s Office)
3. Information pertaining to Board Rules/LS Act, as seen on the
State CLSA website
(Reference: www.bpelsg.ca.gov/licencees/laws.html)
4. Updated archive of our Chapter’s newsletter, as seen on the State
CLSA website
(Reference: www.californiasurveyors.org/chapter_nl.asp?ch=11)
5. Updated membership list
6. A list of benefits for joining at the State level, as seen on the State
CLSA website (Reference:
www.californiasurveyors.org/membben.html)
W E B I N A R
GRAV-D & the GSVS Surveys:
Update on the Path to the New Vertical
Datum
February 28, 2013
1:00pm-3:00pm ET
This webinar will provide:
• a status update of the Gravity for the
Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum
(GRAV-D) project and activities,
• a recap of the Geoid Slope Validation Survey
of 2011 (GSVS11),
• a status update of the Geoid Slope Validation
Survey of 2013 (GSVS13).
In addition, the webinar will address the future of
GRAV-D, including how this work will affect the
determination of the Geoid model and the
scheduled replacement of NAVD 88 in 2022.
REGISTER HERE:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/625591506
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A Loss for the Surveying Community
On January 2, 2013 the National Museum of Surveying (NMoS)
announced it’s closing. Open only a few short years since
September 24, 2010, it was located in the historic central district
of Springfield, Illinois- otherwise known as the land of Lincoln.
Robert Church, a dedicated contributor, volunteer and treasurer
of NMoS- who also fought to have the only national museum of
its kind located in Illinois’s capital- blamed the drop in corporate
donations and the unfortunate state of the economy for it’s downfall;
“we had some funding to help start buying the building and renovating the building. But shortly after that, the
economy went south, and so did our donations. And we’ve been struggling ever since, (Otwell).” Our very own
organization, CLSA, donated a total of $25,000.00 to get it up and running.
Abraham Lincoln’s National Museum of Surveying, as it came to be called, featured a 55-foot floor to ceiling mural of
historical images, a mini-theatre that showed the NSPS/NCEES surveying recruitment video, several artifact exhibit
rooms (with old levels, rods, transits, compasses, slider rulers, and chaining pins- of which 70% came from Church’s
personal collection), a community room with a view of the Old State Capitol, and their greatest source of pride- a large
theatre with Science on a Sphere (SOS). Developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
SOS (one of 81 in the world) is a 68-inch globe that hangs from the ceiling. Functioning as a high tech movie screen,
SOS displays detailed images of the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, weather, and our solar system,” (museum). Using the
SOS, “Church said supporters have discussed reviving the museum through an application to the U.S. Department of
Education’s program for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics,” (Landis).
We can only hope that this great museum won’t go to waste!
Landis, Tim. "Springfield Surveying Museum Shuts Down." The State Journal-Register. 2 January 2013. . 17 January 2013.
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Otwell, Rachel. "National Surveying Museum Announces Closure." WUIS. 13 January 2013. University of Illinois Springfield. 17
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The success Sos of an association is dependent on the membership. Financial support through annual dues
is important, but even more critical is participation by members. If you are not already a member of your
state or local association, join today and get involved!
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Congratulations to CLSA Education Foundation 2013 Scholarship Recipients!
A total of $36,625.00 was donated to further the industry!
Way to go!
Adobe Associates Scholarship- $1250
Beau Immel, CSU Fresno
Bakersfield Chapter Scholarship- $1000
Andres Torsvik, CSU Fresno
CLSA James E. Adams Memorial Scholarship- $1500
Analisa Gonzales, CSU Fresno
CLSA A.E. “Ed” Griffin Memorial Scholarship- $1500
Jakeob Cooper, CSU Fresno
CLSA Dick Hogan Memorial Scholarship- $1500
Beau Immel, CSU Fresno
CLSA Past Presidents’ Scholarship- $1000
Peter Binz, CSU Fresno
CLSA Education Foundation Scholarship- $750
Fernando Chen, OIT
CLSA Education Foundation Scholarship- $750
Maximillan Lebl, Cal Poly Pomona
CLSA Education Foundation Scholarship- $750
Janine Han, Cal Poly Pomona
CLSA Education Foundation TrigStar Scholarship- $1000
Steven Mendoza, Cal Poly Pomona
CLSA Education Foundation Community College
Scholarship- $500
Donald Bamberg, Santa Rosa Junior College
Central Coast Chapter, Cliff Lewis Memorial Scholarship-
$750
Analisa Gonzalez, CSU Fresno
Central Coast Chapter, Jeremy Redmond Memorial
Scholarship- $500
Analisa Gonzalez, CSU Fresno
Central Valley Chapter, Chuck Kincaid Memorial
Scholarship- $1000
Marco Castaneda, CSU Fresno
Channel Islands Chapter Scholarship- $750
Jorge Olivo, Cal Poly Pomona
Channel Islands Chapter Scholarship- $750
Peter Binz, CSU Fresno
Channel Islands Chapter, Ernie Newcombe Memorial
Scholarship- $1000
Beau Immel, CSU Fresno
Desert Chapter Scholarship- $1000
Taylor Preece, CSU Fresno
East Bay Chapter, Ken Kulda Memorial Scholarship- $500
Brett Clarke, Santa Rosa Junior College
Jesse Stanley Memorial Scholarship- $625
Daniel Ortega, CSU Fresno
Los Angeles Chapter Past Presidents’ Scholarship- $1000
Joshua Weiss, CSU Fresno
Los Angeles Chapter Past Presidents’ Scholarship-
$1000
Willie Bridgers, Cal Poly Pomona
Monterey Bay Chapter, Stanley R. Smith Memorial
Scholarship- $750
Corey Pippin, CSU Fresno
Orange County Chapter Past Presidents’ Scholarship-
$750
Brian Buiter, Cal Poly Pomona
Northern Counties Chapter, Bud Uzes Memorial
Scholarship- $1000
Andres Torsvik, CSU Fresno
Northern Counties Chapter, Roy Minnick Memorial
Scholarship- $1000
Josephina Campbell, OIT
Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter Scholarship- $1000
Alexandria Harris, Cal Poly Pomona
Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter, Bill Young
Memorial Scholarship- $2000
William Hollerich, CSU Fresno
Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter, Tim Adams
Memorial Scholarship- $1000
Jesse Patten, CSU Fresno
Sacramento Chapter, David Goodman Scholarship-
$1000
Daniel Ortega, CSU Fresno
Sacramento Chapter, Bill Telling Memorial
Scholarship- $1000
Brendan Williams, Great Basin
Sacramento Chapter, Paul Cuomo Memorial
Scholarship- $1000
Casey McDaniel, CSU Fresno
San Diego Chapter, Curtis M. Brown Scholarship-
$2000
Cathleen Schmersal, CSU Fesno
San Diego Chapter, Dana Seguin Memorial
Scholarship- $1000
Corey Pippin, CSU Fresno
San Joaquin Valley Chapter, Ted Kerber Memorial
Scholarship- $1000
Marco Castaneda, CSU Fresno
San Joaquin Valley Chapter, W.O. Gentry Memorial
Scholarship- $1000
Jesse Patten, CSU Fresno
Sonoma County Chapter, Founders Scholarship- 5 $750
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L.A.
CLSA’s LA Chapter has an employment opportunity that may be for YOU!
Topographic Surveyor (Los Angeles, CA)
Topographic Surveyor (Mid Level-5yrs and Senior-10yrs)
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following:
•Extensive knowledge of ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys
•Experience in drafting topographic surveys
•Experience in writing legal descriptions
•Experience in addressing title commitments (Schedule A&B)
•Experience in the interpretation/plotting of easements, primarily from Schedule B of title commitments
•Experience in working with utility and/or gas line surveys
•Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite programs (Excel, Word, Outlook)
•Experience working in a professional office environment
•Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with stringent deadlines
•Strong verbal, written, computer, and technical communication skills
Please apply with resume, cover letter and salary requirements
Please send any inquiry directly to JGM (below) and not to CLSA LA Chapter – Thank you.
Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc.
Matthew Buckles
Marketing
5933 West Century Blvd., Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone (310) 645-0561 Fax (310) 670-8721
mjbuckles@jgminc.com
Do you know that CLSA has a Professional Development Program?
The CLSA Professional Development Program (PDP) is a voluntary program
intended to encourage and support the continued professional growth and competency of land surveyors and
recognize their continuing education activities. This program also provides members a means to meet out-ofstate
licensure requirements.
Visit http://www.californiasurveyors.org/profdev.html for more information.
State
Have you considered becoming a member at the State level?
Some of the perks include discounts at Courthouse Direct, I.C. System,
Office Depot and Vista, as well as access to seminars, CLSA publications
and educational resources for LS Exams. Please visit
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CHAPTER REQUIREMENTS
As set forth in the Association bylaws, Chapters are required to provide the CLSA Central Office with the
following information. Please mark your calendar with the following deadlines:
MARCH 1 ST CHAPTER FINANCIAL REPORT DEADLINE
PDF Fill-in form available through the CLSA Central Office and is emailed to the Chapter Treasurer in
Feb.
JULY 31 ST CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP ROSTER DEADLINE
Chapters are required to provide the state Association with a list of members in good-standing by July 31 st .
Those members that are both members of the chapter and the state will be used to determine the number of
Directors a Chapter is eligible to elect to the state Board of Directors.
Note: The CLSA bylaws require that Chapter members join the state within one year.
CLSA Bylaws-Sec. 8.07 Membership in Chapter
No person shall be eligible for membership in a chapter unless such person is eligible for membership in the Association. After
having been a chapter member for one year, no person shall be eligible for membership in a chapter unless also a member in the
Association.
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ARTICLES!
GOT INTERESTING
STORIES?
READ SOMETHING
WORTH SHARING?
WANT TO VOICE YOUR
OPINION?
Email Steve@Opdahl.cc or
Jesse@Opdahl.cc to have your
thoughts shared in our
newsletter!
We can always use the help!
SPC ZONE FOR CHANNEL ISLANDS
As of May 2012, NGS has corrected the NAD83 State
Plane Coordinates for the southern Channel Islands
to be Zone 6, whereas they used to be NAD27 Zone 5.
The islands impacted are:
San Clemente
Santa Catalina
Santa Barbara
San Nicholas
Questions or mistakes? Contact the NGS Geodetic Advisor at
marti.ikehara@noaa.gov.
The Ventura County Surveyor’s Office
is selling DVD’s 1, 2 & 3!
DVD set (inc. tax)..$16.09
Shipping…………….$9.50
DVD’s are created upon request. Contact the
Surveyor’s Office to order (805.654.2068)
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A Message from The Board: Reporting Unlicensed Activity
It is a violation of state law for an unlicensed individual to offer and/or practice civil, electrical, or
mechanical engineering, land surveying, geology, and geophysics unless he/she is appropriately licensed by
the Board.
Our Board takes this unlicensed offering and/or practice of professional services seriously. Since the
Enforcement Unit is limited in its resources and cannot proactively search for unlicensed activities, we rely
on others to inform staff when unlicensed work is being offered and/or performed.
The Board is asking that any listing of these services by an individual not licensed to perform those services
be sent to our office for review. Licenses can be verified on our websites, www.pels.ca.gov and
www.geology.ca.gov, or by calling the Board Office. If you become aware of unlicensed and/or practiced
activities, please provide us with documentary evidence of the alleged unlicensed activity. This may include
copies of the advertisement, the written contract, a business card, or other documents that may support the
allegation.
You may choose to submit the complaint anonymously, if you wish. The goal of the Board is to ensure
understanding of and compliance with the laws through education to prevent future violations and
enforcement actions, when necessary.
Any questions or concerns you may have regarding possible unlicensed practice should be directed to
Enforcement Analyst Larry Kereszt of The Board For Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and
Geologists by email at Larry.Kereszt@dcs.ca.gov or telephone at (916) 263-2240.
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The National Geodetic Survey Releases
Updated Ten-Year Strategic Plan 2013–2023
In their efforts to continually improve their
service to the nation, the National Geodetic
Survey (NGS) periodically undergoes a
reevaluation and planning process. As NGS
approached the halfway point with their
existing Ten-Year Plan (2008–2018), NGS
leadership decided it was time to reevaluate
priorities. With changing technological
developments and revised NGS priorities, it
became clear that an updated plan was needed.
To represent their goals now and into the
future, NGS is pleased to present their new
Ten-Year Strategic Plan 2013–2023.
To improve business operations, in the new plan NGS has focused their efforts and resources on four main goals
and one enterprise goal. We invite you to review the updated plan at your convenience:
.http://geodesy.noaa.gov/web/news/Ten_Year_Plan_2013-2023.pdf
COLLEGE of the CANYONS
Spring 2013 Classes Available!
College of the Canyons offers both a degree and a certificate program in Land Surveying.
The Spring Schedule begins Monday, February 4, 2013 and ends Thursday, May 30, 2013
Classes: •Survey 101 (Introduction to Land Surveying & Survey 102 (Advanced Land Surveying)
are offered as hybrid courses (all lecture materials provided online and lab courses in
person on the following Fridays from 9a.m.-3:20p.m.)
Survey 101 Fridays: 2/8, 2/22, 3/8, 3/22/, 4/12, 4/26, 5/10, and 5/24
Survey 102 Fridays: 2/8, 3/1, 3/15, 3/29, 4/19, 5/3, 5/17, and 5/24
•Survey 110 (Computer Aided Drafting for Surveyors {AutoCAD and Civil 3D}) offered on
Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30p.m.-8:55p.m.
•Civil for Surveyors will be offered in the classroom
Cost: $46.00 per Unit plus $45.00 for Parking per Semester – Check the College Catalog
Budget: The Survey Education Program is okay for 1 year
Internships: Contact Brenda Kealing for information 661-362-3272, Brenda.Kealing@canyons.edu
Please see the College of the Canyons website (www.canyons.edu) regarding becoming a student and
registering for courses. If you have any questions, please contact Regina Blasberg (661-362-5096,
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The Chapter’s LS Review Seminar History
Submitted by Debbie Naves
Channel Islands Chapter’s LS review seminar series has a long history of helping many members and others in the survey
community prepare for the Land Surveyors exam. Education committee members have always recognized that review classes
are needed to prepare examinees for the LS exam, dating back to the late 1980s. Instructors included Ernie Newcombe, Gene
Rutledge, Al Echarren, Art Varon, Bob Chacon and Henry Figueroa. We thank them for the groundwork they laid and
example they set. The original seminars had a format of six classes over a three-week period. I attended these early classes in
1989, which provided much of the material I used to prepare for my 1991 exam.
The modern format of one class each week first ran in 1992 for ten weeks. Bob Chacon and others organized the format and
instructors for each topic. Classes were originally held in Ventura and then moved to Simi Valley. We have used a classroom
at Simi Valley High School for over 15 years and have found this to be a great location that draws students from the Ventura
and Santa Barbara areas as well as Bakersfield and most of Los Angeles County. The largest class had 42 students and
smallest had just six. We learned in 2012 that LA and Channel Islands Chapters cannot both run review seminars at the same
time, so now we coordinate them and will alternate. The current enrollment is 30 students.
Some of the volunteer instructors have participated since 1992. We have been lucky enough to find replacement instructors
when someone wants to step down. Each instructor has written his own presentation and prepared his own handouts. Some
are using PowerPoint while others do not. The students start with a notebook full of old test questions and add the new
handout each week, adding their own notes along the way. The 3-inch binder is stuffed full by the end of the final week.
The success of the seminar for all of these years has allowed the Channel Islands Chapter to give many scholarships to
surveying students at CSU Fresno, Cal Poly Pamona and College of the Canyons. The Chapter’s goal is to build a scholarship
endowment that can out-live the LS Review Seminar to provide scholarships indefinitely in the future. We believe the Chapter
should assist surveyors striving to learn and get licensed and generally grow the knowledge and professional skills of the local
survey community.
Thank you to the many Chapter members and others that have given their time to the LS Review Seminar providing
instruction, handouts and support. The long list includes current instructors Frank Maxim, Dennis Hunter, Jay Satalich, Jim
Pilarski, Frank Sobecki, Misha Georgevitch, and Debbie Naves, and past instructors Ric Moore, Don Poppe, Glen Aalbers,
Karl Hinderer, Wayne Battleson, Kurt Lehnhardt, Steve Opdahl, Ralph Ricketson, Les Everard, Joe Tennyson, Earl Magpiong,
Mark Shadburn, Matt Vernon, Ron Pencek, Michael McGee, Gary Salmen, Jerry Hovell, John Adam, Art Varon, and Graham
Dawson. Without this extensive group of volunteers, our seminar could not be successful, and fewer local licensees would be
among us. To the seminar attendees that are too many to name, but you know who you are, thank you for your confidence and
support.
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More snapshots from 2012’s Christmas Dinner/Installment Party!
Thanks to Michael McGee
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Director’s Report:
Kurt Lehnhardt & I went to the State Association Board Meeting this past Saturday, February 2, 2013, in
Oakland, the day before the Superbowl.... with the San Francisco 49ers playing ... but all went well.
As usual, they covered a lot of ground in the meeting & there were quite a few items that the Chapter Board &
Members should be aware of as follows:
- The new State Board was installed & consists of: *President: Mike Butcher *President- Elect: Rolland
VanDeValk *Secretary: Jay Seymour *Treasurer: Roger Hanlin
- Steve Steinhoff & Ian Wilson were elected as Directors at Large.
-Rolland VanDeValk, the new President-Elect, will be visiting as many Chapter as possible - please invite
him & advise him of meeting dates & times.
- Conference - March 27-27 at the Silver Legacy Resort, Reno, NV:
- Asking for prizes to be donated for the Scholarship Auction
- Asking for student sponsorships, they need $350 / student and have a total of 30 student volunteers
- 2013 Who's Who might need to be corrected for Bill Hurdle - it has a Tehachapi address?
- New CLSA Student Chapter: East L.A. College Student Chapter Charter accepted.
- Please update the Chapter web pages (on State link) - ours seemed to be right & up to date!! Hooray!!
-New Affinity Partner Fed-Ex, account must be based on member's name, get 5% discount & CLSA
State gets a kick back.
-Monument Conservation Committee will have a new web link on the State web site with lots of useful
information for Cities, Counties, Contractors, and Surveyors.
-Cal Surveyor Magazine Editor, John Wilusz, is asking for paragraphs from members for an upcoming
issue themed "Business Lessons Learned"
-The LS Review Videos from last year’s CLSA Conference have made a profit!
-The Center of Population for California Monument (somewhere in Bakersfield) is slated to be set and
celebrated this coming October.
-Should CLSA require Manditory Membership in NSPS ? We got a heads up that we will be considering
this in the future.
-Robert Reese of the State Professional Practices Committee would like the Chapter to complete a survey
(See Kurt for a copy of said survey).
Much of the meeting was spent discussing various changes to the by-laws. Proposed changes were reviewed
line by line. We were only able to cover about half of the proposed changes. The rest were postponed until the
next meeting. Mostly, the changes reviewed were sent back to the committee for re-writing, with the Board's
suggestions & direction. Many of the undisputed changes reviewed included updating the title of Chapter
Representative to the new title of Director. Some of the changes reviewed adopt wording from the California
Corporations Code, or some intent thereto, as to the duties, responsibilities & powers of each executive officer &
the directors.
The next CLSA Board of Director’s will be on April 27 th in Oakland.
Respectfully submitted,
Marta Alvarez
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Contacts
Chapter Officers
President:
Steve Opdahl, PLS
steve@opdahl.cc
(805) 495-6438
Vice President:
Bill Hurdle, PLS
bhurdle@jdscivil.com
(805) 320-3441
Secretary:
Shant Ohannessian, PLS
Shant.Ohannessian@ventura.org
(805) 654-2942
Treasurer:
Dan Walsh, PLS
dan.walsh@ventura.org
(805) 654-2942
Chapter Representatives:
Kurt Lehnhardt, PLS
kurt.lehnhardt@dot.ca.gov
(805) 654-4225
Marta Alvarez, PLS
Yce-mya@pacbell.net
(805) 650-6995
Alternates Representative:
Debbie Naives, PLS
debbien@hpengr.com
(805) 654-3635
Frank Maxim, PLS
fmaxim@ci.ventura.ca.us
(805) 654-7751
Matt Vernon, PLS
mvernon@rbf.com
(805) 383-3373
Michael McGee, PLS
michael@mcgee.cnc.net
(805) 964-3520
Newsletter Editors:
Steve Opdahl, PLS
steve@opdahl.cc
(805) 495-6438
Jesse Kendall
jesse@opdahl.cc
Committees
CLSA Channel Islands Office
P.O. Box 6572, Ventura CA 93006
Website: www.clsa-ci.org
CLSA Central Office
526 South East St. Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Phone: (707) 578-6016
Fax: (707) 578-4406
Email: clsa@californiasurveyors.org
Website: www.californiasurveyors.org
The Board for Professional Engineers,
Land Surveyors And Geologists
Website: www.bpelsg.ca.gov
Channel Islands Joint Professional
Practices Committee (JPPC)
P.O. Box 6572, Ventura CA 93006
Email: ppc-info@clsa-ci.org
Website: http://www.clsa-ci.org/ppc_home.html
“Recognizing that the true merit of a profession is determined by its
service to society, the Channel Islands Chapter of the California
Land Surveyor’s Association does hereby dedicate itself to advancing
the profession of land surveying because of its social and economic
contributions to the welfare of the community, state, and nation.”
-Channel Islands CLSA Mission Statement
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