I CALL TO ORDER

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Board was called to order at 9:30 am in the Union Conference Room on the third (3rd) floor at 124 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey.

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

ALSO PRESENT: Patricia Schiripio, Regulatory Analyst, Division of Consumer Affairs

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

December 11, 2008

Editorial change was made to page 2

ACTION: Mr. Kniesler motioned to approve the minutes as amended. Mr. Zaccone seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

IV ANNOUNCEMENTS

Executive Director Hsu announced that at a recent Joint Committee of Architects & Engineers meeting, the Committee held re-organization of Committee officers and Perry Schwartz, PE was elected Chair of the Committee. The Committee also approved meeting dates for the 2009 calendar year. The Committee also determined that only issues pertaining to N.J.S.A. 45:4B would be discussed at the Committee meetings, however, if other issues between Architects and Engineers arise, the Joint Committee forum will be used to discuss those issues but not as an agenda item.

Mr. Kniesler announced that at the last Landscape Architect Examination and Evaluation Committee meeting, John Sadlon resigned from the Committee due to personal reasons. The final meeting of the Committee is scheduled for February 18, 2009, which will start around 11am and former Committee members will be invited to attend the last committee meeting.

V OLD BUSINESS

A Regulations

Attached for Board review and action is the final draft of proposed amendment to N.J.A.C. 13:27-4.3 Architectural Registration Examination pertaining to the transition from 3.1 ARE to 4.0 ARE eligible candidates was published in the New Jersey Register on May 5, 2008.

ACTION: Patricia Schiripio, Regulatory Analyst, Division of Consumer Affairs was present for discussion of the proposed amendment. The Board thanked Patricia Schiripio for her hard work in meeting with the subcommittee in developing this proposal. DAG Albertson expressed her appreciation for the exceptional efforts made by Patti and the Board members in preparing the proposed amendment. After some discussion and suggested changes to the wording, Mr. Zaccone motioned to accept the proposed amendment to N.J.A.C. 13:27-4.3 without changes. Mr. Kniesler seconded the motion. It passed unanimously. Ms. Schiripio will make the changes and return to have President Paul DeMassi sign the proposed amendment to begin the process of publishing this amendment in the New Jersey Register.

B Previously closed cases

ITEM NO. 57440 - HEYRICH, John - AI008889 / Heyrich Architects

ACTION: This matter was discussed and the Board was informed that a Notice of Appeal has been filed regarding this matter. DAG Albertson is working on the documents to be filed with the Appellate Division.

VI NEW BUSINESS

A Information

1 Copy of NCARB News Clips dated December 9, 2008 announcing that NCARB’s New Office Earns LEED-Silver Certification.

ACTION: Duly noted.

2 Copy of NCARB News Clips dated December 17, 2008 announcing that NCARB has developed the IDP Supervisor Guidelines to assist supervisors in the crucial role they play in the careers of interns in the Intern Development Program (IDP).

ACTION: Duly noted.

3 Copy of NCARB "Fast Facts" dated December 19, 2008 announcing that NCARB will officially launch on December 31, 2008 a new electronic Experience Verification Reporting System (e-EVR).

ACTION: Duly noted.

4 Copy of NCARB News Clips dated December 23, 2008 announcing that NCARB Grants Awarded to Three Schools..

ACTION: Duly noted.

B Interior Design Examination and Evaluation Committee

October 1, 2008 and November 5, 2008 minutes

ACTION: Ms. Goté informed the Board that at a recent meeting, the Interior Design Committee reviewed 10 initial applications, which were submitted prior to the April 28, 2007 deadline for grandfather applications and appear to have the ten (10) years of interior design experience prior to April 28, 2007, to determine if the information submitted would qualify them for certification under the grandfather requirements. The Committee also determined to send a letter to the grandfather applicants, who were requested to provide additional information to the Committee and have not responded, advising that they have an additional 90 days to provide the information or their application files will be deemed closed. If they wish to re-apply for certification, they must meet the requirements under initial certification. Mr. Zaccone motioned to accept the above Interior Design Committee minutes as presented. Mr. Kniesler seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

C Landscape Architect Examination and Evaluation Committee

October 15, 2008 and November 19, 2008 minutes

ACTION: Mr. Kniesler informed the Board that the program established by CLARB to approve courses for continuing education hours and maintain a record keeping system is now up and running. Mr. Zaccone motioned to accept the Landscape Architect Committee minutes as presented. Ms. Goté seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

VII REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

A. Applications for Licensure by Credentials

The following individuals have applied for licensure by credentials, have met board requirements and are recommended for licensure:

* - NCARB Council Record Holder

Smith, Kevin M.* Blyth Jr., H. Alden.* Larocque, Stephen J.*
Meyers, Christopher P.* Burns Jr., Jack E.* Forth, Mark *
Chang, Jaewon * Chenevert, Norman J.* Wilson, Matthew *
Casinelli, Daniel L.* Weaver, Daniel D.* Luckino, Samuel M.*
Allen, Scott H.* Hucaby, Alan B.* Lazar, Hildie S.
Vinci, Sebastian

ACTION: Mr. Zaccone motioned to approve the above individuals for licensure by credentials. Mr. Kniesler seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

B. Applications for Examination

The following applicant/s applied for admission to the Architectural Registration Examination and are recommended by staff:

Danklefs, Leslie Ferrari, Kurt Furlong, Sean E.

ACTION: Mr. Zaccone motioned to approve the above individuals to take the Architectural Registration Examination. Mr. Kniesler seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

BOARD REVIEWED

Gosser, Matthew L.

ACTION: Subsequent to reviewing the information regarding Mr. Gosser’s conviction, Mr. Zaccone motioned to approve Mr. Gosser to take the Architectural Registration Examination. Ms. Goté seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

C Licensure by Examination

The following applicant/s have completed all Divisions of the Architectural Registration Examination and are submitted to the Board for licensure:

Craig, Christopher Dabaghian, Glen B. Flores, Catherine M.
Gardner IV, Bertram W. Gonzalez Gamboa, Victor Meadows, Nancy E.
Mercado, Dean G. Natsis, John Papaleo, Christopher
Penna, Alberto Parkitna-Kuzniar, Monika

ACTION: Mr. Zaccone motioned to approve the above individuals for licensure. Mr. Kniesler seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

D Certificate/s of Authorization

1 VINCENT C. GRAZIANO, AIA LLC
Architecture
135 W. Quackenbush Avenue
Dumont, NJ 07628

Responsible Architect: Vincent C. Graziano - License #AI 16343

Summary: This application for a Certificate of Authorization to offer architectural services only is submitted by a New Jersey licensed architect who owns 90% of the shares in business with an unlicensed individual who owns 10% of the shares . This application appears to comply with statutory requirements.

ACTION: Mr. Zaccone motioned to issue a Certificate of Authorization to Vincent C. Graziano, AIA LLC. Ms. Goté seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

2 MPM STUDIO, LLC
Architecture+
8025 Black Horse Pike, Suite 107
West Atlantic, NJ 08628

Responsible Architect: Joseph J. Matis - License #AI 9195

Summary: This application for a Certificate of Authorization to offer architectural and designer services is submitted by a New Jersey licensed architect 49% and a Interior Designer who owns 51% of the shares. This application appears to comply with statutory requirements.

ACTION: Mr. Zaccone motioned to issue a Certificate of Authorization to MPM Studio, LLC. Ms. Goté seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

3 PANKAJ I. JANI LLC
Architecture
24 Rodak Circle
Edison, NJ 08817

Responsible Architect: Pankaj I. Jani - License #AI 7324

Summary: This application for a Certificate of Authorization to offer architectural services only is submitted by a New Jersey licensed architect who owns 100% of the shares . This application appears to comply with statutory requirements.

ACTION: Mr. Zaccone motioned to issue a Certificate of Authorization to Pankaj I. Jani LLC. Ms. Goté seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

4 PARADIGM DESIGN INC.
Architecture+
550 3 Mile Road N.W., Suite B
West Trenton, NJ 08628

Responsible Architect: William H. Brunner - License #AI 16905

Summary: This application for a Certificate of Authorization to offer architectural and engineering services is submitted by two (2) New Jersey licensed architect and a Professional Engineer who own 73.474% of the shares in business with an unlicensed individual who owns 26.526% of the shares. This application appears to comply with statutory requirements.

ACTION: Mr. Zaccone motioned to issue a Certificate of Authorization to Paradigm Design Inc. Ms. Goté seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

5 ROBBIE CONLEY ARCHITECT LLC
Architecture
596 Glassboro Road
Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097

Responsible Architect: Robbie J. Conley - License #AI 14159

Summary: This application for a Certificate of Authorization to offer architectural services only is submitted by a New Jersey licensed architect who owns 100% of the shares . This application appears to comply with statutory requirements.

ACTION: Mr. Zaccone motioned to issue a Certificate of Authorization to Robbie Conley Architect LLC. Ms. Goté seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

VIII PUBLIC COMMENTS

Seeing no one present from the public, Mr. DeMassi proceeded to the next item on the agenda.

IX CLOSED CASES

The Board closed the following case at today’s meeting:

1 ITEM NO. 56126 - CREEGAN, Frank J. - AI006947 / CREEGAN, Frank J. IV - Unlicensed / Frank’s Design

2 ITEM NO. 57387 - CRISCITO, Mario - Unlicensed / Home Theater Architects

3 ITEM NO. 58877 - ARFUSO, Gregory F. - Unlicensed / Visual Architecture

X EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 10:30am, Mr. Kniesler motioned to go into executive session for the purposes of reviewing the minutes and other disciplinary matter on the agenda. Mr. Zaccone seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

XI NEXT MEETINGS

January 22, 2009 Regular Meeting
Union Room - 3rd Floor

Investigative inquiry with complainants of ITEM No. 59820 - 10:30am *
Investigative inquiry with respondent of ITEM No. 59820 - 1pm *

* The complainants & respondent have confirmed inquiry attendance.

February 12, 2009 Regular Meeting - canceled
Union Room - 3rd Floor

February 26, 2009 Regular Meeting
Union Room - 3rd Floor

Investigative inquiry with the complainant of ITEM No. 59093

XII ADJOURNMENT

At 2:05pm, Mr. Zaccone motioned to adjourn the meeting. Ms. Goté seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.