SAWJ Minutes of Meeting October 10, 2019

SURVEYORS’ ASSOCIATION OF WEST JERSEY

October 10, 2019

MINUTES OF MEETING

Carlucci’s Waterfront

876 Centerton Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

President Bill Haggerty called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.  Mr. Haggerty asked the membership present to go around the room and make introductions.

The floor was turned over to tonight’s speaker.

SPEAKER

The speakers tonight were Charles Adamson and Kevin Zelinsky with Remington and Vernick Engineers.  The topic tonight was the integration of surveying and GIS.

The presentation focused on the need for GIS platforms to be built on top of mapping created with sound surveying practices.  The best GIS database is only as good as the mapping at its base.  Many topics were discussed about the need for surveying in the future of GIS, and how the use of a GIS database will aid surveyors and engineers in their everyday use.

Questions from the membership were asked throughout the lecture.

The presentation was concluded at 9:30pm

BUSINESS MEETING

MINUTES

There were no minutes for the meeting of September, 2019.

TREASURER REPORT

Treasurer, Richard Sapio presented the following financial report, dated September 24, 2019.

           Checking       XXXXXXX

           Savings          XXXXXXX

           Duck              XXXXXXX

           Scholarship   XXXXXXX

           TOTAL         XXXXXXX

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Director Charles Adamson presented a written report from the NJSPLS Board of Directors meeting which took place on September 24, 2019.  A full copy was given to each member in attendance and can be made available upon request.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

The next SAWJ meeting will be Thursday, November 14.  The presenter will be Bruce Blair.  The topic is “Unusual Legal Descriptions”.  Mr. Blair asked the membership to provide him with any examples that may suit this topic.

Nominations for SAWJ officers for 2020 are ongoing.  Any member may nominate any other member in good standing and submit nomination via email to Bill Haggerty.  Election of officers will take place at the November business meeting.

CLOSING

At 9:45 pm it was moved to adjourn the business meeting; seconded and approved by voice-vote. 

Craig Stratton, Recording Secretary

SAWJ Meeting Presentation Thursday Oct. 10th

Come out and join us at our monthly Dinner Meeting presentation at Carlucci’s Waterfront in Mt. Laurel on Thursday Oct.10th at 7PM – 9:30 +/-. This months guest speakers will be Kevin Zelinsky and Chip Adamson of Remington & Vernick Engineers. They will be discussing:


• Services that may only be Performed by a New Jersey Licensed Land Surveyor
• What Is A Property Survey and Why Is It Important?
• Why GIS Doesn’t Replace the Need for Surveyors
• Define features and technical aspects of GIS
• Demonstrate implementations of GIS utilizing available GIS Resources
• Demonstrate implementations of GIS in tax maps and land surveying projects
• Demonstrate interoperability between GIS and CAD systems
• Metadata

Cost $35 which includes dinner . No reservation required. Just come out learn and enjoy the company of others in your profession.

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SAWJ Meeting/Presentation “Protect Your Practice — Identifying, Understanding and Guarding Against Risk”

Come out and join us at our monthly Dinner Meeting presentation at Carlucci’s Waterfront in Mt. Laurel on Thursday Sept.. 12th at 7PM – 9:30 +/-. This months guest speakers are Joseph T. Ciampoli, Esq.,and Fred Mahar, Esq., P.E., Esq. of Thompson Becker, LLC located in Cherry Hill, NJ .  Additional Speakers include Terry Ann Coleman, Petty Burton Associates/Wm. H. Connolly in Montclair, NJ. Mr.

Protect our Practice — Identifying, Understanding and Guarding Against Risk

Why do you need to have insurance for your professional services?
• All projects present some level of risk
• Just because your scope of services may be small does not mean that potential claims will be small
• Often times no relationship between scope and magnitude of claim
• Do not assume that a claimant will not pursue your business/personal assets if you not have a professional policy of insurance
• Your general liability policy will exclude coverage for the provision of professional services
• If you subcontract out any part of your services and errors are committed within that scope of services, you could be held responsible
• The variety of potential damages is broad – demolition/reconstruction, loss of use, diminishment in value, loss of profit/economic opportunity…
Standard of Care
• The Standard of Care for all professional services performed or furnished by Surveyor will be the skill and care used by members of Surveyor’s profession practicing under the same or similar circumstances at the same time and in the same locality.
• Standard of care does not require perfection. Rather, the focus is on the level of services provided by an average member of the professional community.
• It is a process-based analysis as opposed to an outcome based analysis. In other words, simply because there is a bad result does not mean that a breach of the standard of care has occurred.

Cost $35

SAWJ Minutes of Meeting July 11, 2019

SURVEYORS’ ASSOCIATION OF

WEST JERSEY

July 11, 2019

MINUTES OF MEETING

Carlucci’s Waterfront

876 Centerton Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

President Bill Haggerty called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.  Mr. Haggerty asked the membership present to go around the room and make introductions.

The floor was turned over to tonight’s speaker.

SPEAKER

The speaker tonight was Craig Stratton, P.L.S. with Trenton Engineering Company, Inc. The presentation was Internet Resources for Land Surveyors and Engineers.

Mr. Stratton presented numerous websites that are useful in budgeting, planning, and preparation of final plats.  Land survey information as well as data to be utilized in engineering design.

Presented also were websites designed to help surveyors research projects by searching for recorded instruments and old maps.  All in an effort to put forth an accurate final product.

Discussion was held and questions were asked throughout the presentation.  The presentation concluded at 9:00 pm.

BUSINESS MEETING

MINUTES

There were no minutes for the June meeting

TREASURER REPORT

Checking:         $XXXXX

Savings:            $XXXXX

Duck:               $XXXXX

Scholarship:     $XXXXX

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Director Charles Adamson was unable to attend.  No Director’s report was given.

OLD BUSINESS

There was no old business.

NEW BUSINESS

–Lou Marchuk reported on the upcoming speakers for the rest of 2019.  More options will come at a later date.

CLOSING

At 9:10 pm it was moved to adjourn the business meeting; seconded, and approved by voice-vote. 

Craig Stratton, Recording Secretary

SAWJ Dinner Meeting Presentation Thursday July 11th!

Come out and join us at our monthly Dinner Meeting presentation at Carlucci’s Waterfront in Mt. Laurel on  Thursday  July 11th  at 7PM – 9:30 +/-. This months guest speaker is Craig Stratton PLS  who will discuss:

Internet Resources for Land Surveyors and Engineering Aids.

The presentation will cover some of the internet resources that can be helpful to put together budget proposals for surveying and engineering projects. It will also cover some useful websites for research, evaluation, and final product production.

Cost $35

SAWJ Meeting -Dinner Presentation Thursday June 13th, 2019

The Surveyors Association of West Jersey will have its monthly meeting this Thursday June 13th,  2019 At Carlucci’s Waterfront located in Mt . Laurel NJ.

Our speaker for this meeting will be Micheal R. Vargo PLS from Vargo Associates  who will make a presentation on Green Acres.  7PM presentation.Cost$35  dinner included.

Everyone is Welcome,No reservation required.

Senior Surveyor Recruiting

Job Description
Pennoni is a multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm founded more than five decades ago. We approach engineering challenges from a wider spectrum of angles than most, from land development to energy management. Our goal is to help communities and private sector clients alike navigate the ever-changing technological advancements available and learn how best to integrate “smart” solutions into the current landscape to make them a part of resilient and sustainable planning. Our combination of talent and experience generates unprecedented solutions for diverse and iconic projects around the globe.

Job Responsibilities
Pennoni Associates is currently looking for a Project Surveyor to perform the following, but not limited to:
• Overseeing the professional supervision and management of the survey and survey mapping projects to achieve the profitability, safety, quality, and operations of the company
• Preparation of legal descriptions, easement descriptions, and estimates of survey needs
• Conducting boundary, ALTA, and topographic surveys, primarily as support for engineering projects
• Plan preparation and construction layout
• Scheduling field crews and ensuring project deadlines are met
• Client coordination and Proposal Preparation
• Plan review and Quality Control/Quality Assurance
• Staff Mentoring

Job Requirements
Required Attributes
• Degree Required: High School Diploma or higher
• Minimum years of experience: 4-7
• Computer skills required: AutoCAD and Microsoft Office Suite
• License not required but is preferred:
Preferred Attributes
• Good written and verbal skills
• Schedule coordination skills
• Ability to follow-up with client questions and comments

Why Work With Us?
At our core, we recognize that the unique qualities of our Pennoni individuals are essential for innovation and growth as a whole. Pennoni, an ENR Top 500 consulting engineering firm, offers many opportunities to help you build your career. We continually strive to build a great workplace where our employees trust the people they work for, enjoy the people they work with, and take pride in what they do.
Equal Opportunity Employer

Dennis S. DiBlasio, PLS , PP
Vice President

Pennoni
515 Grove Street, Suite 1B | Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
Direct: +1 (856) 656-2865
www.pennoni.com | DDiBlasio@Pennoni.com

NJSPLS General Membership Meeting

If you are not aware SAWJ will be hosting this years  “NJSPLS General Membership Meeting”  at Carlucci’s Waterfront at our regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Thursday May 9th at 7pm.

Our guest speaker for this event will be Tara Vargo, Esq. who will be discussing “The NJ Prevailing Wage Act – When does it apply to Surveying Activities and How to Adjust Employees’ Paychecks. The cost will be $35 at the door.

Social Hour is from  6pm to 7pm with the dinner / presentation starting at 7pm.

All are Welcome. No prior registration is required.

Hope to see you there.

 

SURVEYOR’S ASSOCIATION OF WEST JERSEY MINUTES OF MEETING. APRIL 11, 2019

Carlucci’s Waterfront

876 Centerton Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

President Bill Haggerty called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.  Mr. Haggerty asked the membership present to go around the room and make introductions.

The floor was turned over to tonight’s speaker.

SPEAKER

The speaker tonight is Mike Ruth P.L.S. Mr. Ruth has been surveying for over thirty years. His experience ranges from working as a head of a design team providing base mapping, surfaces and alignments for DOT projects. To the constructing of heavy highway projects including bridges.

The discussion tonight focused on using CAD software to aid in construction surveying from field to finish.  One project was highlighted in which confusion over coordinate systems led to an error in a field stakeout of a house foundation within a subdivision.  In this example, the error was not discovered until a foundation as-built was ordered and another survey crew discovered it was built in the wrong area.

Mr. Ruth emphasized the need for constant communication in construction projects, not only between surveyors and contractors, but other surveyors who come into projects at later dates.  There is an absolute need to be able to work with coordinate systems that are in agreement with other work.

Mr. Ruth took questions from the membership throughout the lecture.

BUSINESS MEETING

MINUTES

A motion was made to accept the minutes from the March meeting.  The minutes were not presented on the SAWJ website at the time of this meeting.  The motion was seconded.  The motion past by unanimous voice vote.S

TREASURER REPORT

Treasurer, Richard Sapio presented the following financial report, dated April 11, 2019.

          Checking       $xxxx

          Savings          $xxxx

          Duck              $xxxx

          Scholarship   $xxxx

          TOTAL         $xxxx

DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Director Charles Adamson shared a letter from Assemblywoman Dianne C. Gove of the 9district addressed to NJSPLS President Ambrose Gmeiner thanking NJSPLS for inviting her to the National Land Surveyors Week in Lacy Township.

The next NJSPLS General Membership Meeting will be hosted by SAWJ and take place on Thursday, May 9 at Carlucci’s Waterfront.  876 Centerton Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054.  The speaker will be Tara Vargo, Esq. who will present on the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act.  Social hour begins at 6pm.  Dinner and presentation will begin at 7pm.  The cost is $35 per person.  For more information you may contact any member of SAWJ or Mark Husik at marklhusik@gmail.com

OLD BUSINESS

There was no old business to discuss.

NEW BUSINESS

The following is a list of upcoming presentations for SAWJ:

May 9.  Tara Vargo – Prevailing Wage

June 13.  Mike Vargo – Green Acres Surveying

July 11.  Craig Stratton – Internet Resources for Surveyors

August 8.  Steve Mervine – Municipal Boundaries

September 12. Joseph T. Ciampoli, Esq. – topic TBD

October 10.  Chip Adamson and Kevin Zelinski – GIS and Tax Map preparation

November 14.  Bruce Blair – Unusual Property Descriptions.

CLOSING

At 9:00 pm it was moved to adjourn the business meeting; seconded and approved by voice-vote. 

Craig Stratton, Recording Secretary