I CALL TO ORDER

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee was called to order at 10:20 am in the Union Conference Room on the third (3rd) floor at 124 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey.

OTHERS PRESENT: Michelle Albertson, Deputy Attorney General; James S. Hsu, Executive Director and Margaret Hinkley, Secretary to the Executive Director, Board of Architects.

II OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT

The statement required by Chapter 231, public laws of 1975, the "Open Public Meetings Act," was read and it was announced that notice of this meeting was prepared in the office of the Board of Architects and mailed to the Secretary of State, the Newark Star Ledger, the Trenton Times, the Camden Courier-Post, the Record and the Atlantic City Press.

III APPROVAL OF MINUTES

January 16, 2008

ACTION: Mr. Picatagi motioned to approve the minutes as presented. Mr. Sardonia seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

IV ANNOUNCEMENTS

Executive Director Hsu distributed an article from the New York Times pertaining to Governor "Corzine is Said to Weigh Cutting 3,000 Jobs and One Department" for committee information.

V OLD BUSINESS

No business discussed

VI NEW BUSINESS

A Correspondence

Letter dated January 30, 2008 requesting the Committee consider his teaching a summer session in 2007 at George Washington University entitled, "Introduction to Design", authorship of a chapter for a professional standards text; and his attendance at the US ICOMOS Annual Conference in San Francisco, California is attached for Committee review.

ACTION: The Committee determined to that inasmuch as there is no regulation for teaching a course or writing an article, no continuing education credits will be awarded. However, the Committee did award continuing education credits to US ICOMOS Annual Conference 7 hrs for April 19, 2007; 4 hrs for April 20, 2007; and 6 hrs for April 21, 2007.

VII APPLICATION REVIEW

A. New Jersey Test

The following individuals have completed their application for certification without examination and will be scheduled to take the New Jersey Test pending approval:

Jan Tice

ACTION: Mr. Picatagi motioned to approve Ms. Tice to take the NJ test. Mr. Sardonia seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

VIII PUBLIC COMMENTS

Seeing no one from the public present, Ms. Young proceeded to the next item on the agenda.

IX CONTINUING EDUCATION:

A. The following courses have been submitted for the Committee to review and determine credit eligibility.

COURSE/SEMINAR
HOURS

1 Bartlett Tree Experts 2008 Winter Seminar
5 hrs total
March 12, 2008
Sponsor: Bartlett Tree Experts

2 Radical Transformations - A Guide to the Process
0
of Natural Landscape Establishment
March 20, 2008
Sponsor: Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College

3 The following courses/seminars are offered by Rutgers University:
a Endangered and Threatened Species of Southern New Jersey
6 per day
March 18 and 19, 2008

b Endangered and Threatened Species of Southern New Jersey - Field Course
6 hrs
May 21, 2008 (rain date May 23, 2008)

c Wetland Mitigation Monitoring
7 hrs
June 11, 2008

d Introduction to Wetland Identification
6 hrs
May 15, 2008

e Pond Design, Management and Maintenance
7 hrs
May 1, 2008

f Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
7 hrs each for March 26 & 27; 4 hrs for March 28, 2008
March 26, 27 and 28, 2008

g Hydrology of Wetlands
7 hrs
May 6, 2008

h Advanced Wetland Delineation
7 hrs per day
May 29 and 30, 2008

i Stream Restoration Tools & Techniques
7 hrs per day
June 24, 25 and 26, 2008

COURSE/SEMINAR
HOURS

j Keying Out Wetland Plants
7 hrs
May 28, 2008

k Vegetation Identification for Wetland Delineation - Southern Session
7 hrs per day
May 8 and 9, 2008

l Vegetation Identification for Wetland Delineation - Northern Session
7 hrs per day
June 5 and 6, 2008

m Methodology for Delineating Wetlands
7 hrs per day
May 14, 15, 16 and 17 2008 or June 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2008

ACTION: Mr. Picatagi motioned to award the above noted continuing education courses as noted. Mr. Sardonia seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

X EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 10:55 am, Mr. Picatagi motioned to go into executive session for the purposes of reviewing the minutes. Mr. Sardonia seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

XI NEXT MEETINGS

March 19, 2008 Regular Meeting
Union Room - 3rd Floor

April 16, 2008 Regular Meeting
Union Room - 3rd Floor

XII ADJOURNMENT

At 11 am, Mr. Picatagi motioned to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Sardonia seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

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