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Volume 43 Number 1

� President’s Letter ..................................................4

� From the Editor ......................................................5

� 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Surveyors Summit ....6

� Control Points — Map Projections ......................10

� What is the Value of PLSC Membership?............12

� 2012 Membership Application ..............................16

� Letter from the Bureau of Land Management ......18

� An Article ..............................................................17

� Sunset Review Explained.....................................19

� A Short Analysis of a Portion of the 2009 BLM Manual ................................................21

� State Board Update..............................................23

� 2012 Colorado Land SurveyingRefresher Course .................................................25

� PLSC Board of Directors Meeting MinutesOctober 5, 2011....................................................26December 15, 2011 ..............................................28

� Chapter News......................................................30

� Sustaining Members ...........................................34

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DEDICATED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF LAND SURVEYING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE.

We are fast approaching the 2nd annual PLSCSurveyor’s Summit and Annual Membership Meeting at theArvada Center, our highly successful combining of talent andresources into a single educational and networking event forour membership. Our education committee and executivedirector have been working hard to prepare for this. I amexcited about the quality topics and speakers that areplanned for this year’s event. I also anticipate seeing manynew faces at the Summit, as the education committee has been reaching outto a wider audience, including those responsible for ordering surveying serv-ices. I request that we, as members of PLSC, do our part in spreading theword to fellow surveyors and consumers of surveying services about thisupcoming Summit. This is a great networking opportunity to connect withthose that might be hiring in the future and those that are looking to securesurveying services.

In addition to the Surveyor’s Summit planning, the PLSC refresher courseinstructors held their annual kickoff meeting in preparation to present anotherseries of classes designed to reinforce existing surveying skills for thosepreparing to take the LSI and PLS exams. This opportunity to assist upcom-ing professionals is one of the many ways that the PLSC provides value toour surveying community.

If you haven’t done so already, please go online at www.plsc.net orrespond to your email reminders to renew your PLSC membership for 2012!The PLSC is continuing to work hard to efficiently provide you with news,lobbying efforts, educational resources and support, but we need your help tocontinue. To those who have already renewed, many thanks.

The PLSC Board of Directors named Alan Blair to chair the LegislativeCommittee. Alan served on this committee over the past two years and willprovide the required leadership going forward. The committee is working onthe sunset review process as well as working to provide a template for affi-davit of corrections. We hope to have the template available for downloadand use in the coming months. Thanks to Alan for taking on this responsibility.

We are now only a few months away from the spring season. I hope thatwith the new vegetation growth comes many new survey opportunities for allof us.

Sincerely,Roger D. Nelson, PLS, CFedS

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DIANA E. ASKEWEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


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DIRECTORS (2009-2012)

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GARY D. GABLEO: (303) 882-0161

PATRICK GREENO: (970) 245-4099

STAN VERMILYEAO: (303) 796-4640

WFPS DELEGATES (2011-2012)

JOHN B. GUYTONO: (303) 443-7001

MICHEAL BOUCHARDO: (719) 590-9194

NSPS GOVERNOR (2011-2012)

WARREN D. WARDO: (970) 725-3347

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We have reduced the number ofprinted and mailed copies of SideShots, beginning with this issue. If youdid not receive one, I hope that you arereading the pdf version onwww.plsc.net instead. Whether youread it as a magazine, on your comput-er, or catch it on your smartphone, it’syour exposure to the content thatcounts. Use it to keep up with the lat-

est news from the PLSC and the industry, and as always,consider sharing your knowledge and beefing up yourresume/CV by contributing an interesting article that willbenefit your peers.

The premier event of the year for the PLSC is comingup next month, the second annual Rocky Mountain Sur-veyors Summit at the Arvada Center. As you can see onthe cover, we have the most impressive lineup of instruc-tors ever. The course syllabus, registration details, etc. aredescribed in this issue. As a professional surveyor, youreally should make an effort to attend one, or even better,all three days of this event, including the annual member-ship and Board of Directors meeting. A Chapter Summitwill be held on Thursday evening, March 1st, a vitallyimportant event for any of you wanting to communicatethe concerns of your regional chapter to the PLSC organi-zation and to one another. This is how the PLSC evolvesand improves to serve you better. A lot of people volunteerto work very hard to make this Summit event a reality, tofurther our mission of providing continuing education anda convenient gathering to promote networking. It alsohappens to be a lot of fun.

Membership renewals are coming in, and if you havedone yours, we thank you. If you are still “on the fence”about renewal (no surveying pun intended!), or you wererecently introduced to the PLSC, be sure to read, “What isthe Value of PLSC Membership?” by Todd Beers, PLS inthis month’s issue. It is a very complete and inclusivereview.

Other items of interest this month include “SunsetReview Explained” by Alan Blair, PLS, an excellentoverview of the upcoming process that may result inchanges to the Colorado Legislature’s regulations of ourindustry. If you feel strongly that certain regulationsshould be changed, added or done away with, you willhave ample opportunities to make your opinions heardduring 2012. We also have an interesting contributionfrom Dr. Jan Van Sickle, PLS on the need for geospatialeducation and competency, and another from Earl Hen-derson, PLS on the subject of lost corners as defined inthe BLM manual. Earl is currently serving on the Col-orado board of the Department of Regulatory Affairs(DORA) representing the surveying profession.

I would also like to acknowledge thecontributions to the PLSC of Gene Kooper,PLS, who resigned from the Board ofDirectors last year for personal reasons.He was the former Chair of the LegislativeCommittee, and the driving force in repre-senting the PLSC in the challenging issuesof continuing education and the sunsetreview process. He was one of my favorite contributors toSide Shots, including “Theoretical Exclusions in MineralPatents,” the cover story for the May, 2011 issue. I haveknown Gene for many years as a friend and colleague.He brought a great deal of technical and historical knowl-edge and integrity to the PLSC, and will be missed. I wishGene the best of luck in all of his future endeavors.

My thanks go out to all who contributed to the hardwork of making Side Shots a reality during 2011, from theauthors, the officers, the advertisers, and the chapter rep-resentatives, to the good folks at the Publishing Housewho put it all together as a magazine. Your continuedinterest and participation is welcomed and encouraged.Happy New Year to everyone.

JB Guyton,Editor, Side Shots

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The complete minutes of the September, 2011 meetingof the Western Federation of Professional Surveyors

(WFPS), held in Seattle, including the summary reportsof news from each state organization, can be found in

the online version of this issue, atwww.plsc.net/sideshots/sideshots.htm

This Month onWWW.PLSC.NET

In the online version, click on the title to the rightto download the documents.

http://www.plsc.net/sideshots/feb12/WFPS - 2011 Sept Board Minutes.pdf

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PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS OF COLORADO, INC.(In conjunction with the Northern, Central, Southern and CSRN Chapters)

2012 2nd ANNUAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN SURVEYORS SUMMIT“TYING THE WORLD TOGETHER”

WHEN: MARCH 1, 2 & 3, 2012Registration begins at 7:00 A.M. and classes start at7:30 A.M.

WHERE: ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS &HUMANITIES

6901 WADSWORTH BOULEVARD, ARVADA, COLORADO 80003

CONFERENCE HOTEL: DOUBLETREE HOTEL(DENVER NORTH)

8773 YATES DRIVE, WESTMINSTER, COLORADO 80031

SPEAKERS: Gary Kent, Dennis Mouland, Dave Pehr,National Geodetic Survey-David Newcomer, AlMorganfield, Pamela Fromhertz, George Moody, KenMartinez, Jim Reinbold, Donny Sosa, Jill Sweeney, DanSmith, Alan Blair, Kevin Williams, Ron Scherler, RandyBloom, Gaby Neunzert, Larry deVries, Jan Sterling,Jerry Cordova, Aaron Willis, Sam Walters, HaroldBaldwin

Courses and schedule subject to changes; please go towww.plsc.net for updated information and to registeronline.

PROGRAM:

THURSDAY, MARCH 1ST

PROFESSIONAL TRACK7:30 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. Mr. Dennis Mouland, PLS,“PLSS for the 21st Century”

BUSINESS & GENERAL TRACK7:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. Mr. David Pehr, Esq.,“Surveyors Civil Liability”

1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Mr. Al Morganfield, PLS,“Easements-The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”

3:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Mr. George Moody, PLS,“Hydrographic Surveying Techniques and MappingApplications”

TECHNICAL TRACK7:30 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. National Geodetic Survey-Dave Newcomer, “OPUS-Projects Manager TrainingWorkshop Day 1”

TECHNICIAN / GIS RELATED TRACK7:30 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. Mr. Ken Martinez,CommTech, “The Pros and Cons of Survey in Civil3D. You Be the JUDGE!”

10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. Mr. Jim Reinbold, Carlson,“Field and Office Solutions”

1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Mr. Donny Sosa, ESRI & Mr.Jim Reinbold, Carlson, “Carlson and ESRI SurveyWorkflow”

3:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Mr. Donny Sosa, ESRI, “GIS—Getting Started”

Lunch Keynote Speaker: Mr. Harold Baldwin, PLS,Western Federation of Professional Surveyors(WFPS) Chairman, “Update on WSPS Activities”

EXHIBITOR SOCIAL 5:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

PLSC CHAPTER SUMMIT MEETING 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.

Any Chapter Representatives are welcome andencouraged to attend this meeting, to express yourviews with other Chapters and with the PLSCPresident and Board of Directors. The PLSC “MotherShip” wants your input on any topic you choose, suchas education, legislation issues, publications,workshops, communications, etc. The PLSC Board

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wants to provide maximum value to members of everyChapter. This meeting is a venue for open andhonest input. Please attend and be prepared to talk.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND

PROFESSIONAL TRACK 17:30 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. Mr. Gary Kent, PLS,“ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys-An Introduction tothe New 2011 Standards”

PROFESSIONAL TRACK 27:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. Mr. Dennis Mouland, PLS,“Thinking Beyond Technology”

1:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Mr. Dennis Mouland, PLS,“Basic Logic for the Land Surveyor”

TECHNICAL TRACK7:30 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. National Geodetic Survey-Dave Newcomer, “OPUS-Projects Manager TrainingWorkshop Day 2”

BUSINESS & GENERAL TRACK7:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. Mr. David Pehr, Esq.,“Establishment\disestablishment of Roads inColorado”

1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Mr. Dan Smith, PLS & Ms. JillSweeney, CDOT, “CDOT’s Professional LandSurveying Contracting Process (Qualification BasedSelection)”

3:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Mr. Alan Blair, PLS, Mr. KevinWilliams, PLS and Mr. Dan Smith, PLS “RoadRight-of-Way Descriptions, a Different Perspective”

PLSC ANNUAL MEETING 5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3RD

PROFESSIONAL TRACK7:30 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. Mr. Ron Scherler, PLS & Mr.Randy Bloom, PLS, “CFeds Program Overview andWhat Would You Do and Why-a recent Interior Boardof Land Appeals decision will be reviewed”

TECHNICIAN TRACK7:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. Mr. Gary Kent, PLS,“ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys-A Field Perspective”

1:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Mr. Gary Kent, PLS,“Surveyors Reports”

TECHNICIAN / GIS RELATED TRACK7:30 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. Mr. Gaby Neunzert, PLS“Elementary Surveying Mathematics-Surveying Math101”

1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Mr. Larry deVries, PLS“Application of Geodetic Surveying and GeographicInformation Systems”

3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Ms. Jan Sterling, PLS “City ofAurora GIS Department & control network”

3:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Mr. Jerry Cordova, City ofFountain Water Department, “City of Fountain WaterUtility Project and Survey Control Network”

BUSINESS & GENERAL TRACK7:30 A.M. – 9:30 A.M. Mr. Sam Walters, M.S.E.F.S.L.,“The Risks Are Also Yours!!!!”

10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. Ms. Pamela Fromhertz,NGS Colorado State Geodetic Advisor “LatestDevelopments in the National Geodetic Survey”

1:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. Mr. Aaron Willis, PLS“Introduction to surveying for the general public,planners, title companies, abstractors & real estateprofessionals”.

Note: Program has been approved for 4 hoursReal Estate Continuing Education Credit!!

FEE SCHEDULE 2012 (same pricing as 2008 and adding full day)

PLSC MEMBER: $200 One Day; $375 Two Days; $550 Three Days

NON-MEMBER: $300 One Day; $475 Two Days; $650 Three Days (2012 PLSC Members save $100)

STUDENT: $75 One Day; $125 Two Days; $200 Three Days

EXHIBITORS: $400 Three Days + $230 for 2012Sustaining Membership

An additional $25.00 will be added to registrationsreceived after February 20th, 2012. Cateredbreakfasts & lunches will be provided on all days.Online registration will be available at the PLSC website (www.plsc.net).

GENERAL INFORMATIONSILENT AUCTIONWe will be holding a silent auction during theconference. If your equipment room is cluttered up byequipment you are no longer using, please considerdonating an item or two to the PLSC silent auction.

EXHIBITORSIn keeping with our traditional practice, our SustainingMembers and other exhibitors have been invited todisplay their latest products and services. Exhibits will

be in the Arvada Center entrance hall adjacent to theclassrooms. Please visit their displays and show ourappreciation for their continued support.

TRANSPORTATION TO / FROM CONFERENCEHOTELThere will be a shuttle bus to and from the conferencehotel each day. Pick up and drop off times will beannounced prior to and at the conference.

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Photos from 2011 Conference by Mike Greer

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To most land surveyors the fact that the earth is basi-cally a globe (roughly a sphere) really has no effect ontheir field work. They could join the Flat Earth Society andfeel quite comfortable about it. But there are three alliedprofessions where that is not true; the geodetic surveyors,the large area cartographers, and the geographers.(Actually, if you’re using GPS nowadays and get curiousabout it, you could rapidly get into spherical trigonometryand map projections.)

The differences in the size and shape of the earth, fromassuming its radius is 6,370 km (6,378 at the equator and6.356 through the poles) begins to get kind of funny whenyou have to take into account the geoidal surface of theoblate spheroid due to gravity. (The geoid is the mean sealevel surface and then the mountains are on top of that.) TheGPS satellite positions certainly are affected by all of this.

Down through the centuries when the old timers (suchas the Roman geographer Ptolemy), tried to describe andshow where they were going or where they’d been themap was somewhat crude. One of the exceptions is thePiri Reis Map which is surprisingly accurate and a mysteryas to who made it and particularly when in the veryancient days. Charles Hapgood’s story about his deci-pherment of its projection makes a fascinating story in hisbook, Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings.

In trying to show the surface of a globe on a flat pieceof paper, there are three principal approaches (plus a num-ber of minor ones). One is to show equal areas, the sec-ond is to show equal distances, and the third is to showequal angles. You can’t show more than one at a time, itexcludes the other two, it just doesn’t work. This is the frus-

tration of the large area cartographer.A solution for each of the three

principal approaches are as follows: 1. Slip a cylinder over the globe

and project points from the globe tothe cylinder. If the axis of the cylin-der is the same as the axis of theearth, the projection is true at theequator and increasingly distortedtoward the poles. This is the con-cept of the Mercator maps.

2. Slip a cone over the globe(with the axis of the cone and theglobe being identical) so that thecone cuts into the globe on two circu-lar lines. The projection is true along

the two circular lines becoming slightly distorted in betweenthe lines and increasingly distorted outside of the lines.This is the concept of the Albers Projection for Coloradostate plane coordinate positions on a plane surface.

3. Put a flat plane against the globe tangent at onepoint such as the earth’s north pole (or any other point for

Control Points – Number 15By Warren Andrews, PLS

Map Projections

The Mercator projection shows courses of constant bearingas straight lines.

An Albers projection shows areas accurately, but distortsshapes.

A stereographic projection is conformal and perspective but not equal area orequidistant.

All images courtesy of USGS.

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that matter) and project points from the globe to the plane.The further away from the tangent point, the more the dis-tortion in area even though the angles (of the meridians)are true. This is the stereographic projection.

A variant on No. 1 is the Transverse Mercator, whichhas the tangent cylinder imposed over the globe horizon-tally rather than vertically. The north-south strips on eachside of where the cylinder touches the earth (the tangentcircle is the central meridian of the projected map) arequite useful for being close to true scale if you don’t go toofar away from the central meridian. This is the UTM orUniversal Transverse Mercator used by the military andothers (the distortion can be kept quite low).

Other projections are shown inProfessor Porter McDonnell’sbook, Introduction to Map Projec-tions, Second Edition, publishedby Landmark Enterprises in 1991.Some of the more unusual lookingprojections are the sinusoidal(which resembles a very fatonion), the polyconic (which lookslike the top half of a heart), andthe Strebe Shield projection(which looks like a heart with a bighole in the top). The Mercator, theAlbers, the Stereographic and theTransverse Mercator are shown,along with the Sinusoidal.

This transverse Mercator projection is mathematically thesame as a standard Mercator, but oriented around a differentaxis.

A sinusoidal projection shows relative sizes accurately, but grossly distorts shapes. Dis-tortion can be reduced by "interrupting" the map.

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As I reflect over the past few years of my careerand my involvement with professional organizations &conferences, I seem to keep asking myself, "Why do Isee a decrease in the PLSC membership and an appar-ent lack of interest towards the improvement of the LandSurveying profession?" Yes, we are in the middle ofpoor economic times but our profession continues on,and impacts large and small companies, communities,agencies and governments. I firmly believe that thePLSC and the associated chapters provide a vital role inthe improvement of our profession and serve as aresource to our fellow surveyors and related industrieswhere surveying plays a contributing part.

The PLSC is a professional organization of land sur-veyors and members of the public with an interest in thesurveying industry. The organization consists of thePLSC Board of Directors (BOD) and seven chaptersthat cover the geographical extents of the State of Col-orado. The PLSC exists to serve its members and thesurveying profession as a whole.

When I discuss our state society with others in thecommunity, I attempt to highlight some of the advan-tages and reasons for membership. Some of the"value" items listed below were culled from past articles(thanks to JB Guyton, Diana Askew and others), whileothers have been added that may not have been identi-fied in prior sources.

The remainder of this article is meant to illustrateand highlight the various items of value that involvementin the PLSC can offer, starting with the largest event ofthe year, the annual conference.

The 2nd Annual Rocky Mountain Surveyors Summitis fast approaching and provides just one of the many"values" that PLSC membership affords. The Summitboasts a full slate of 3 days and four tracks (Profession-al, Technical, Business, General and Technician) of pre-sentations, seminars and discussions for professionalland surveyors and non-surveyors alike. There will benationally recognized surveying experts such as GaryKent, PLS (speaking on the new 2011 ALTA standardsand surveyors reports), Dennis Mouland, PLS (speakingon the PLSS for the 21st century, state versus Federallaw, and surveying beyond technology) and Ron Scher-ler, PLS (retired from the BLM, will be leading a discus-sion on a recent Board of Land Appeals decision) aswell as local Colorado speakers touching on a widerange of subjects, and National Geodetic Survey repre-sentatives providing a two day workshop on GPS OPUSProject processing. Exhibitors, who are also PLSC sus-taining members, will be on hand to display a variety ofproducts and services useful to the surveying industry.In addition, this year we will be having a Chapter Sum-mit where the 7 PLSC Chapter representatives will havea forum to interact with each other and indicate to thePLSC leadership what issues and\or items of concerns

they would like to have addressed in the coming year.Last year’s conference was held at a new venue, theArvada Center for the Performing Arts, in Arvada, Col-orado. This year we will be returning to the ArvadaCenter. We received many positive comments fromattendees and exhibitors from last year’s conference,including, "Parking is no longer a hassle", "There wereseveral seminars that were presented at the same timeand it was difficult to choose which to attend", "The foodwas terrific and plentiful", "A wide variety of speakersand tracks provided something of value for everyone".A significant reduction in cost is offered for the atten-dees to the conference who are PLSC members, whichnearly offsets the cost of a yearly membership. Pleasesee the program lineup of speakers and presentations inthis issue of Side Shots. For additional information andregistration for the conference, please visit the PLSCwebsite at www.plsc.net.

PLSC is highly involved in proposing legislation thataffects surveying, education, continuing education andother relevant laws. Whether you agree or disagree withlegislation that the PLSC has supported, you need to bea member to have your voice heard.

The PLSC is actively participating in the SunsetReview Process with the State Board of Licensure forArchitects, Professional Engineers and ProfessionalLand Surveyors. The review process directly affects thelaws that the surveying profession must adhere to. Thiseffort is extremely critical and important and the PLSC isvery involved. Through membership, chapters orthrough direct communication with the PLSC BOD, sur-veyors have the opportunity to have their opinionscount.

The PLSC participates in the Rulemaking decisionswhich are made by the State Board of Licensure forArchitects, Professional Engineers and ProfessionalLand Surveyors.

The PLSC participates in legislative activities in Col-orado and at the national level.

The PLSC employs a lobbyist whose services caninvolve the monitoring of the State of Colorado legisla-ture regarding upcoming proposed laws that can affectthe surveying profession, to securing bill sponsorship ofproposed association legislation, drafting of legislation,coordinating committee presentation, lobbying for pas-sage of the legislation and securing gubernatorialapproval.

The PLSC has a designated National Society ofProfessional Surveyors (NSPS) representative whoattends the meetings throughout the year. This organi-zation is dedicated to the Surveying professional andserves as our representative organization on a nationalscale.

What is the Value of PLSC Membership?By Todd Beers, PLS

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The PLSC is a member of and has representativeswho attend the Western Federation of Professional Sur-veyors meetings throughout the year. This organizationof 13 states is dedicated to education, fostering com-mon goals within the western states, and provides awestern regional voice at the national level.

The PLSC is a member of the Qualifications BasedSelection (QBS) Board of Directors. This organization isdedicated to the goal of basing selections by state andlocal governments for Architectural, Engineering andSurveying contracts upon qualifications and not only onfees.

The PLSC has informational and educational work-shops at its annual meeting (as mentioned above) andthrough the Chapters. These workshops bring in speak-ers from around the state and around the country tospeak on topics that are relevant to surveyors such aslaws, ethics, CAD and adjustment software and latesttechnologies to GPS, GIS and control networks.

The PLSC sponsors educational opportunities formembers and future land surveyors: The annual LSIT andPLS Refresher Course at the Jefferson County Adminis-tration Complex (for 2012), designed to help prepare sur-vey interns to take their fundamentals and professionalland surveying exams. If you have never attended thiscourse, you may wish to consider it in the future. TheRefresher Course has a lot of value to licensed surveyorsas well as the interns in our profession.

The PLSC, over the past several years, has coordi-nated a speaker track at the annual “GIS In The Rock-ies” conference, further extending our profession intoother related industries. This event provides an oppor-tunity for the GIS arena of professionals to interact with,and understand more about, the surveying professionand leads to a better understanding of the similaritiesand differences between the two professions.

Scholarships in surveying, GIS or other mapping-related programs are available through the PLSC andthe associated chapters. A dedicated committee hasbeen formed in order to streamline the applicationprocess for the various scholarships and provide an out-reach opportunity to get the word out to studentsregarding the availability of scholarships.

The PLSC has several regional chapters, one ofwhich serves the area you live in. The chapters meetregularly and have workshops and guest speakers todiscuss various topics of interest to land surveyors inthat region. The meetings also provide members anopportunity to communicate with others and keepabreast of the latest techniques and equipment.

The PLSC has established a newer chapter, theColorado Spatial Reference Network of the PLSC, andthey have provided exposure for the organization on anational scale with participation in the NSPS NationalSurveying Day and assisting in the evaluation and edu-cational outreach of GPS Reference Networks inside

and outside the State of Colorado. The CSRN is astatewide chapter and has been gaining momentumwith membership and activities.

The PLSC journal, “Side Shots”, is an award-win-ning, quarterly publication that keeps members up todate on important activities of the PLSC, the latest leg-islative information, articles of interest written primarilyby Colorado professionals, and listings of upcomingevents that would be of interest to surveyors.

The PLSC offers its members an insurance programwhich offers a full selection of commercial and personallines of insurance to members of the PLSC.

PLSC members also save on UPS shipping servic-es through our discount program.

However, all these benefits and services do notcompletely convey why a PLSC membership is soimportant to Land Surveyors in Colorado. Perhaps themost important benefit is the dissemination of informa-tion, including news of what is going on in our profes-sion, data on the latest technologies, trends in anddevelopment of rules and legislation and governmentregulations, and the list goes on.

Or maybe PLSC's most important benefit is opportu-nity. The opportunity to network with peers from acrossColorado, across the west, and across the nationthrough relationships with other state surveyor’s soci-eties. Another opportunity is to increase one's proficien-cy and efficiency through education and the acquisitionof new skills in our ever-evolving technology. Being partof the PLSC provides members with the opportunity tomake a difference in our profession and to our fellow cit-izens.

Though networking at the chapter level and theannual conference, I have personally benefited by form-ing relationships for teaming opportunities with fellowsurveyors throughout the state that would not have beenavailable without this networking source.

Finally, there is the benefit of active participation inthe future of our profession. Surveying is rapidly chang-ing - LIDAR, GIS and land information systems, GPS,CAD, new standards for surveys (2011). How manywere involved in these just a few years ago? We aretruly in the digital age. These new technologies are rev-olutionizing the way we do our work! We are facinghigher educational standards, stricter requirements forfinancial responsibility and a mutual responsibility forcompetence. Beyond all of this lies the ability to helpshape the future, in cooperation with other surveyors,doing collectively that which we cannot do ourselves.PLSC is and will be at the forefront of these develop-ments.

I would like to encourage the membership to partici-pate in some of our committees. We have severalstanding committees, some of which may need mem-bers and others that would benefit from new voices.

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Some of these committees include:

• The “Nominations and Elections Committee, whichmakes and/or accepts nominations for the Board, andruns the elections. This committee generally handlesaward nominations for surveyors who have given to thePLSC, Inc. or the survey community in general.

• The Legislative committee, which composes andrecommends legislation of concern to the practice ofland surveying, is perhaps the strongest and mostactive committee of the PLSC, Inc.

• The Publications Committee handles all publica-tions including Side Shots and brochures. JB Guyton isthe Editor of Side Shots, and has taken care of the boththe publication and editing of the magazine.

• The Education Committee coordinates the effortsto develop and present the annual conference, assistswith the LSIT and PLS refresher courses and workswith the chapters to coordinate topics and speakers forworkshops. Other potential tasks could include thedevelopment of the Trig-star program and educationoutreach to high schools in the state to promote the sur-veying profession.

• The Liaison Committee has the duties to conferand cooperate with other professional organizations,educational institutions and other related organizations.

Currently they are associated with the MetropolitanState College of Denver Industrial Advisory Committeeand need members to help contact organizations suchas other colleges, Qualifications Based Selection (QBS)board, CEC (Colorado Engineering Council), IRWA(International Right-of-Way Association), and others.

• The Survey Monumentation and Standards Com-mittee is assigned the task to study and recommendrelated standards and needs.

• The Membership Committee promotes member-ship benefits of the PLSC, Inc. and works to increaseand maintain membership. Ideas such as mailingreminders for membership renewal, and offering freefirst year memberships to newly licensed surveyors andnew LSI's are currently are being implemented.

• The Ethics and Fair Practices Committee has theduty to prepare and recommend a code of ethics to thePLSC, Inc. and other assignments and tasks asappointed by the board. One concern would be some ofthe discussion by counties on making their own stan-dards for a quasi-ILC to be required of land surveyors.Some controversial issues challenging our professioninclude, but are not limited to, cutting corners on bound-ary surveys; City/County departments, title attorneys,lenders, or other parties pressuring surveyors to provideservices outside accepted standards; technologicaladvances eliminating the need for trained surveyors;and yes, Improvement Location Certificates also.

If we, as members of our profession, do not standup and address these challenges, other experts may bemaking decisions for us. By becoming active in PLSC,Inc. committees, you can help address these issues.Member opinions and comments are welcome – wehave multiple forums for these items, both through thePLSC, Inc. website “bulletin board” athttp://plsc.net/forum/forum.htm and through submittalsto Side Shots. We have created a Member Opinionssection in Side Shots where submittals of that type canbe printed.

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An ArticleBy Jan Van Sickle, PLS, Ph.D.

GIS, Geomatic Engineering and Remote Sensing are terms that have been in use for decades now. Each ofthem has several definitions. The variety may be explained by the rate of incredible growth and change in this peri-od. Over the same decades modes of data collection on land, in the air and in orbit that were once intriguing possi-bilities are now practical and efficient tools. At the same time the capacity to manage and analyze the massiveamounts of data these systems are capable of producing has not only kept pace but even outrun them in somerespects. Presentation and display have evolved from computerized maps to a recognizable virtual reality. Thescope has become worldwide and the applications ubiquitous.

As the technologies shift, change and ultimately merge into one geospatial industry clients turn more and moreto trusted consultants for advice and solutions. Professionals must become well-versed and capable of not onlychoosing but also applying the most efficient and cost-effective methods. Further, since information inevitably origi-nates from all of these different sources and the client must, in the end be presented with a unified view of thesedata. Data integration capability is essential. In fact, integration is the largest part of the geospatial market.

It must be said that being such a purveyor of solutions has never been more of a challenge. The proper applica-tion of tools for data collections, data management processing and display such as Global Navigation Satellite Sys-tems (GNSS), Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) require knowledge in geodesy, pho-togrammetry, numerical analysis, IT, etc. as well as skill in measurement and communication.

In fact the growth in the required geospatial knowledge base has become so enormous and the pace of busi-ness so fast that it often seems as the Red Queen told Alice that, “It takes all the running you can do, to keep in thesame place.”

This obviously raises the question of education. Itis simply not possible to be part of this geospatialrevolution without preliminary and constant qualityeducation. Both state and federal mandates under-line the point. For example, I was honored to beasked to sit on a board with a dozen geospatialindustry experts under the aegis of the US Depart-ment of Labor in order to develop the GeospatialTechnical Competency Model (GTCM). Theresult was a profile of the knowledge, skills andabilities required for worker success in thegeospatial industry. You can see it here,http://www.careeronestop.org/competencymod-el/pyramid.aspx?GEO=Y. Here are just a fewof the critical work functions from that effort:Earth Geometry and Geodesy, Data Quality,Satellite Positioning and Other MeasurementSystems, Remote Sensing and Photogram-metry, Cartography, Geographic InformationSystems, Programming, application devel-opment, and geospatial information tech-nology.

Clearly, now is the time for compre-hensive, robust and fully accreditedprograms of geospatial education. Infact, it is past time.

(Illustration: US Department of Labor)

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The PLSC is providing input this year as the lawsregulating the professions of engineering, architectureand surveying undergo a statutory sunset review. Whatis a sunset review? A little 21st century research pro-vides the following information:

“Generally, a sunset law is a law that automaticallyterminates a state regulatory agency, board, or functionof government on a certain date. A state legislaturemust act to continue the entity or function by passing abill. Sunset laws cause legislatures to periodicallyreview the need for state regulation or for advisory com-mittees and to update the law creating the entity orfunction. These reviews seek to balance the need forregulation to protect the public interest with the need toensure that industry and professions are not over-regu-lated.” (Source: http://www.colorado.gov) And, morespecifically:

“The AES Board (Board of Licensure for Architects,Professional Engineers and Professional Land Survey-ors) is just starting to undergo the sunset analysisrequired of all regulatory programs in the state of Col-orado.

The analysis is performed according to criteria setout in state law by DORA’s Office of Policy, Researchand Regulatory Reform. Information about sunset crite-ria, submitting comments online about a sunset review,and other background can be found atwww.dora.state.co.us/opr.

Until early June 2012, the analyst reviewing theAES program, Bryan Jameson, will be gathering data,views, and information to evaluate whether the programshould be continued without changes, continued withchanges, or terminated. During the 2012 summer, hewill write his analysis and recommendations. The sunsetreport will be published on October 15, 2012 and sub-mitted to the General Assembly. Hearings will be con-ducted in the Legislature during the 2013 Session todetermine if changes should be made to the statutes.

During this review of the program, anyone is wel-come to provide their input to the analyst, either throughthe online option at the link above or by contacting himdirectly at [email protected].” (Source:http://www.dora.state.co.us/aes/board/SunsetProcess-forAESBoard.pdf)

Sunset Review ExplainedBy Alan Blair, PLS

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What could the review mean to surveyors, engi-neers and architects licensed with the State ofColorado? For those answers, I spoke with two expertson the protocols and politics of the process: Larry“Lefty” Leftwich and Paul T. Wrightwing.

First, Mr. Leftwich has this to say:

“This is an opportunity to continue and strengthenthe DORA’s powers to protect the public from predatoryand incompetent vendors of professional services. Theuninformed citizen is at the mercy of the low cost sur-veyor who does not follow the law and undercuts thediligent well-educated professional. I believe increasedsurveillance by the DORA is the only hope to preserveour proud tradition of diligent attention to detail andadherence to additional laws designed to clean up theprofession. I further suggest that license fees be raisedsignificantly to pay for the increased regulation.”

For another opinion, Mr. Wrightwing offered this:

“The entire regulatory process exists to provide pro-tection for the professional who cannot stand competi-tion. The market economy is the only place to managewinners and losers in a capitalist society. Regulationand higher fees reduce access to services and goodsand increase costs. Poor performers will not last long ina truly open market. I believe that consumers are farmore competent than is generally perceived by the pro-

ponents of the Nanny State. Incompetence is consis-tently eradicated by the savvy consumer and should notbe left in the hands of an equally incompetent govern-ment (is that redundant?) agency.”

As chair of the legislative committee, I have partici-pated in teleconferences with representatives of theother two professions to present a united position inproviding input for the analyst. The engineers have sug-gested 3 issues for which they will seek legislativeaction:

1. Elimination of the municipal exemption

2. Continuing education requirements without arequirement to demonstrate continuing compe-tency.

3. A Qualifications Based Selection requirement forgovernment contracts similar to the Brooks Act(http://www.acec.org/advocacy/committees/brooks.cfm) requirement for federal governmentprofessional services contracts.

The PLSC BOD is discussing their position on theseissues and other possible positions to present to theanalyst.

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I want to present my humble,and only partial analysis of Parts7-1 and 7-2 of the 2009 Manual ofSurveying Instructions. For thereaders’ benefit, they are reprintedhere:

7-1. When every means ofidentifying the original position of acorner has been exhausted, thesurveyor will restore the lost cor-ner by applying proportionatemeasurement, which harmonizessurveying practice with legal andequitable considerations involvedin controversies concerning lostland boundaries.

7-2. A Lost Corner is onewhose original position cannot bedetermined by substantial evi-dence, either from traces of theoriginal marks or from acceptableevidence or reliable testimony thatbears upon the original position,and whose location can berestored only by reference to oneor more interdependent corners.

Thus, if substantial evidenceof the position of the original cor-ner exists, it is an existent or oblit-erated corner. This position shallbe employed in preference toapplying the rule that would beproper only in the case of a lostcorner.

In addition, once a corner isconsidered lost, it is the surveyor’sresponsibility to assure that therestoration method and therestored position comply with thestatutory protection of bona fiderights requirements delineated in43 U.S.C. 772 and 773 and asdescribed in this Manual.

Underlining has been added,although I had a difficult time notunderlining the entire passage.

First, I think it’s important tonote that the 2009 Manual is anupdate from the 1973 Manual.

The BLM hasn’t changed their atti-tudes how surveying should beperformed, and they shouldn’t,because the laws governing sur-veying haven’t changed. They’vesimply updated the language.That being said, there’s nothingthat I know of in the 2009 Manualthat contradicts the 1973 Manualor any previous Manuals for thatmatter. The processes we mustuse in completing a survey of thepublic lands are still the same.

Second, there are some differ-ences between surveying in thePublic Land Survey System and inareas not covered by that system,such as a residential subdivision,but for the most part the conceptscontained herein can be applied tovirtually any retracement surveybecause our Common Law,through various court decisions,has confirmed them. And let’s behonest, retracement surveying isthe vast majority of the boundarywork we do these days.

Now to the heart of the matter.In 7-1 did you read the words“every means”? That’s a lot ofmeans. Sometimes a fence is justa fence and sometimes it’s not.That’s why we get paid the bigbucks, to make that determination.And that’s only one means. Butwhen you think about the wholesentence it says that in order toproportion a corner location youmust first declare it “lost” and youcan only declare it “lost” if youhave exhausted every possibleway to restore it. There are somethat feel that there is always somemeans so it’s impossible to everdeclare a corner lost. But there’sno disagreement legally that pro-portioning a corner location is alast resort. It means you’ve givenup. It means every possibility offinding the original location hasbeen exhausted, just like you areif you’ve done that much. But italso means something more, that

your primary obligation, in everyretracement survey, for every cor-ner, is to find the original corner bythe best available evidence. Thatshould be your mindset at the out-set, not the end, of every retrace-ment survey.

But I’ll bet a lot of surveyorshaven’t put 7-1 together with thefirst paragraph of 7-2. The under-lined portion of 7-2 says that testi-mony is a means. Therefore, ifyou follow this to its logical conclu-sion, you can only proportion acorner after you’ve already spokento somebody, hopefully everybody.I’ve even been known to call mymommy before proportioning acorner, just for moral support.How many monuments can youimagine have been proportionedwith that surveyor never havingpicked up the telephone? I’ll betit’s more than one or two. Let’ssay you’re retracing a QuarterSection for a farmer and the other3 Quarter Sections are eachowned by different farmers, andyou can’t find a monument for thecenter of section. Big surprisehuh? You can’t intersect the linesfrom the Quarter Corners to getthe center of section until you’vespoken to at least 4 people. And,if all four of those people testifythat the fence corner is their prop-erty corner and has been for gen-erations since it was first sur-veyed, and your research showsthat all four properties aredescribed as aliquot parts, where’sthe center of section? I hope noone thinks it’s not at the fence cor-ner, even if the intersection pointis 33’ away. If all you have is thetestimony and the fence cornerlocation then that’s the best avail-able evidence of the original cor-ner location since it’s the only evi-dence.

And this brings us to the lastunderlined portion, bona fiderights. The last portion of 7-2 says

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that it’s our responsibility to pro-tect bona fide rights. What thehell does that mean? I’ll tell you.First, notice that 7-2 refers to theU.S.C. so this concept is not limit-ed to Public Lands surveys. Butin the situation above, the bonafide rights of the four propertyowners are distinct. They eachbelieve that the agreed uponfence corner is their property cor-ner and their property corner isthe center of section by referenceto their deeds so you don’t havethe right to change that. In fact,you have the responsibility to pro-tect that. The fence corner is thecenter of section regardless of themathematics. This is all the morereason NOT to proportion a monu-ment to a location other than thefence corner. If a monument isset by proportion, that surveyorhas acted against the bona fiderights of the farmers because nowtheir deed description of analiquot part doesn’t appear to goto the fence corner, the physicalevidence of their long held bonafide rights, but to some new mon-ument nowhere near the fencecorner. Two farmers have gainedproperty and two have lost proper-ty with regard to their bona fiderights. And that surveyor can beheld accountable for their actions.If a surveyor did such a thing, itcould lead to the end of longfriendships between neighbors, tolawyers and even to law suits.And when the judge rules againstthe proportioned monument, whodo you think these mad as hellfarmers are going to come after torecoop their legal fees? Not me.

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Welcome to the New Year! Hopefully, it is a betterone for the industry and the economy all around us.

Just like you, we have a lot going on at the Boardthese days. The following updates are some of themajor priorities that may be of interest to you.

License Expiration Dates Have Changed forArchitects, Professional Engineers andProfessional Land Surveyors

By now, all Architects, Professional Engineers andProfessional Land Surveyors who have an activelicense, an inactive license, or a retired license, shouldhave a license with an expiration date of October 31,2013.

Those who don’t have a 2013 expiration date ontheir license may have an expired license. Licenseeswith expired licenses must apply for reinstatement toreturn their license to active status and continue practic-ing in the state of Colorado. Check the status of yourlicense online at www.doradls.state.co.us/alison.php.If you need to apply for reinstatement of your license,click on the link to your profession in the Licensee/Appli-cant Services Box from the Board’s homepage atwww.dora.state.co.us/aes.

What do we hope to accomplish with this change toa common license renewal expiration date for alllicensees?

• Having one expiration date for all Engineers andLand Surveyors eliminates renewal fee inequities.Currently, if you renew in June, you often may pay adifferent fee than if you renew in July, due to thechange in our fees with the transition in fiscal years.

• Having one expiration date for all three professionsassociated with the AES Board (Architects, Engi-neers, and Land Surveyors Board) allows us toleverage communication channels through theBoard’s tools, industry association resources, andprofessionals talking to one another, to raise aware-ness of the renewal period. The anticipated out-come is fewer professionals practicing with anexpired license and fewer disciplinary actions, bothof which would be beneficial to consumers and tolicensees.

• Having one expiration date for Engineers and LandSurveyors over the two-year license period increas-es our Division’s efficiency by accomplishing therenewal process once instead of continually duringthat timeframe.

Again, it is very important to keep your contactinformation, especially your email address, current byvisiting the Division homepage atwww.dora.state.co.us/registrations and clicking the but-ton on the left titled “Registrations Online Services.”

The Sunset Process for the AES Board isUnderway

The AES Board is undergoing the sunset analysisrequired of all regulatory programs in the state ofColorado.

The analysis is performed according to criteria setout in state law by the Department of Regulatory Agen-cies (“DORA”) Office of Policy, Research and Regulato-ry Reform. Information about sunset criteria, submittingcomments online about a sunset review, and otherbackground can be found at www.dora.state.co.us/opr.

Until early June 2012, the analyst reviewing theAES program, Bryan Jameson, will be gathering data,views, and information to evaluate whether the programshould be continued without changes, continued withchanges, or terminated. He will write his analysis andrecommendations in the summer of 2012. The sunsetreport will be published on October 15, 2012 and sub-mitted to the General Assembly. Hearings will be con-ducted in the Legislature during the 2013 Session todetermine if changes should be made to the statutes.

During this review of the program, anyone is wel-come to provide input to the analyst, either through theonline option at the link above or by contacting himdirectly at [email protected]

Rule Changes on January 1, 2012 AffectingSurveyors

There are a few changes to the AES Board ruleseffective January 1, 2012 to make you aware of, all ofwhich you may find atwww.dora.state.co.us/aes/lawsrulespolicies.

STATE BOARD UPDATEBy Angie Kinnaird Linn, Program Director

State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors

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Surveyor Applicants:

• Effective January 1, 2012, applicants who havebeen denied permission to take an examination forlack of experience credit have a specific timeframewithin which to gain the credit and request reconsid-eration before the application is purged. Please referto Board Rule 4.3.5.

• The requirements for a Board-approved 2-year sur-veying degree and a Board-approved 4-year engi-neering degree have been clarified. Please refer toBoard Rules 4.7.2.2 and 4.7.2.3.

Licensed Professional Land Surveyors:

• A new rule regarding grading and drainage certifi-cates and the responsibilities of Professional LandSurveyors has been promulgated into Board Rule6.2.3.

Online Land Surveyor Monument RecordsSystem

During presentations to many of you in the pastyear, I made the representation in good faith that ouronline monument records system would be upgraded toa more robust database platform by the end of 2011, atthe latest. That was based on good information at thetime. Unfortunately, in the information technology world,things change. Things such as this are also not withinmy control and I apologize for making statements thatraised expectations unnecessarily. My excuse is that Iwas excited about this positive change.

The good news is that the project is in the queueand slated for 2013. But, don’t ask me to bet onthat…today, anyway! Thank you for your patience andunderstanding on this issue.

Survey Quorum Opinion – Who can specifythe establishment of the Basis of Bearing?

At the June 10, 2011 meeting of the Survey Quorum,there was a request for opinion regarding a county direct-ing how and what to use for the basis of bearing, insteadof allowing the Professional Land Surveyor to make thatdecision. The inquiry asked the following questions:

1. Is the Basis of Bearing Statement on a plat solelythe responsibility of the licensed surveyor or can itbe changed, modified or dictated by others? If so,by whom, and to what extent?

2. Is the policy of requiring a new basis of bearingsevery time a property is surveyed consistent withland surveying practice and procedures?

3. Do these requirements constitute practicing landsurveying?

The Survey Quorum responded that:1. There isn’t a statute that states that “establishing a

Basis of Bearings is the sole responsibility of aPLS.” Section 38-51-106(e), C.R.S., only requiresa statement by a Professional Land Surveyorexplaining how bearings were determined.

2. Counties have been requiring subdivision plats betied to their surveys and control systems for years,so this would appear to be the standard of practice.

3. Section 30-28-133, C.R.S., gives counties theresponsibility for establishing subdivision regula-tions, so this would not constitute the practice ofland surveying.

A client or government entity can require that cer-tain monuments be used for the basis of bearing. Thesurveyor shall ensure the basis of bearing statementshall use one of the methods described in Board Rule6.8.3, showing the mathematical relationship from thebasis of bearing line to the survey, and label the basisof bearing line.

For reference to past opinions from the Quorum orthe AES Board on the subject of Land Surveying, checkout the Surveyors Q & A page on the AES website atwww.dora.state.co.us/aes/surveyorsQA.

Let us know if you have any questions or concernsabout any of these topics at [email protected].

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2012 Colorado Land Surveying Refresher Course

The Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado are offering a comprehensive Land Surveying Refresher Course beginning January 4, 2012.This course offers a review and self-study plan for those taking the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) and Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) examinations. The course is designed to aid candidates indeveloping and expanding exam-taking proficiencies.

Fundamentals of SurveyingSession Date Topic

1 Wed., Jan. 4 Overview of NCEES Examination Alan BlairBasic Calculations/Use of Calculator Gaby Neunzert

2 Wed., Jan. 11 Basic Calculations Gaby Neunzert3 Wed., Jan. 18 Horizontal and Vertical Curves Gaby Neunzert4 Wed., Jan. 25 Field Data Acquisition and Reduction Gaby Neunzert5 Wed., Feb. 1 Public Land Survey System Randy Bloom6 Wed., Feb. 8 Boundary Law I Ed T. Bristow, Esq.7 Wed., Feb. 15 GIS, State Plane, Geodesy Dr. Jan Van Sickle

Principles of Practice and Colorado Specific

8 Wed., Feb. 22 Boundary Law II Ed T. Bristow, Esq.9 Wed., Feb. 29 Colorado Survey Law I Roger Nelson, Todd Beers10 Wed., Mar. 7 Colorado Survey Law II Todd Beers, Roger Nelson11 Wed., Mar. 14 Professional Practices Alan Blair12 Sat., Mar. 17 Mock PS and FS Examinations Gaby Neunzert, Randy Bloom

The Wednesday evening classes will be 3 hours in length, starting promptly at 6:00 PM. The Saturday, March 17 session will consist of amock FS and PS (including Colorado Specific) NCEES examination. The exam will start at 8:00 A.M. and end at 12:00 Noon.

Registration, Fee, LocationThe fee for the entire course is $400, or $75 per 3-hour block taken individually. Online Registration will begin October 25, 2012. Visithttp://www.plsc.net/ to register and for further information. Classes will be held in the Fairmount and Morrison Rooms of the JeffersonCounty Courts and Administration Building (The Taj Mahal), 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO. Use the parking lot and main dooron the east side of the Admin and Courts building. Signage will lead you to Room 1552/1565. Contact Randy Bloom, 303-239-3856 forquestions.

Faculty, left to right: EdBristow, Esq., Randy Bloom,Alan Blair, Diana Askew, GabyNeunzert, Roger Nelson, MikeGreer, Todd Beers, and Dr. JanVan Sickle.

(Photo by J.B. Guyton)

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• Call to Order: 4:05 PM• Recognition of PLSC Board

Members and Officers:Present: Officers; Roger Nel-

son, Mike Bouchard, Terry Maw,Diana Askew

Board: Todd Beers, Bill Bun-trock, Gary Gable, Patrick Green,Peter Kent, Stan Vermilyea, ParkerNewby

Exofficio: Kayce WohlmanNonvoting: Warren Ward, J.B.

Guyton, Brian Dennis

Absent: David DiFulvio, PeterKrick, J.J. Rhineck,

Meeting was called to order at4:05 P.M. - A Quorum was present.

• Welcome of Guests: BrianDennis

• Additions, deletions and modi-fications to agenda:

No deletions or modifications –agenda approved.

• Secretary - Treasurer; TerryMaw

Approval of Minutes from Previ-ous meeting (8/17/2011): Motion byKent to approve minutes as written,second by Gable. Discussion: Nodiscussion, the motion was called.8/17/2011 BOD Meeting Minuteswas approved unanimously.

Roger has spoken to PeterKrick to serve remainder of GeneKooper’s board term. Motion byTodd to approve Peter Krick toserve remainder of Gene’s term,second by Kayce. Todd - Peter wasnext on list of directors, is the lastelection after Rob Snodgrass. Afterno more discussion, motion passedunanimously.

Appointment to Chair Legisla-tive committee. Roger asked forvolunteers to chair the LegislativeCommittee. No acting PLSC Boardmember volunteered. The PLSC

Board approved the appointment ofa non-board member to chair thelegislative committee. Roger Nel-son appointed Alan Blair to serve aslegislative committee chair.

Bob Stollard’s House. Dianahas kept in contact – no furthermovement on issue – tabled.

PLSC 2011 Budget: Terry andDiana met in September and dis-cussed items to cut/trim and talkedabout items to increase PLSCincome – more members, summitand others. Roger – be conserva-tive on budget. Need budget withwhat has been paid out to be givento the BOD at each meeting to seewhere we are financially. Budget –paid – to see what’s left. Discussionon ways to reduce budget expens-es – Side Shots to be electroniconly or partially electronic – reduceprint copies possibly to twice a yearand electronic twice a year – cost ofSide Shots +/- $4 per copy mightnot realize much of a cost saving –stop or reduce courtesy copies –put a half page article in Side Shotsthat we are not going to send outcourtesy copies and are going to anelectronic copy. Motion by Todd forJB to announce our plan to cut outthe vast majority of courtesy copiesof Side Shots to non PLSC mem-bers and reference how to get anelectronic copy, second by Patrick.Roger - Side Shots will be availableon our Web site, if we cut off half ofthe copies we won’t get a 50% sav-ings on printing costs, probably a33% savings. Motion passed unan-imously. JB to phrase announce-ment appropriately.

2013 Sunset Review Process:Roger, need someone to chair anddrive the committee to protect socie-ty – need to make decisions – needsomeone on the front range (seevote to appoint Patrick Green aschairman), JB, KC or Brian would

work. Roger – tried to keep to 1 to11⁄2 hours – went down to legislatureduring committee meetings? about12 hours of work. Di, Gene andRoger have met withEngineer/Architects to plan howthings should be done and set whatis being proposed to the larger com-mittee to protect surveyors. Any vol-unteers – need by next week. Can Iget approval to appoint a non BODmember? Motion by Gary – GiveRoger permission to solicit non BODmember to chair Legislative commit-tee for the remainder of Gene’sterm. Second by Terry. There beingno discussion, motion passed unani-mously.

Status of research pertaining toWarren Andrews letter regardingdonation for memorial for pastPLSC Presidents – Stan talked withplaque maker – needs style, needssize and detail. Brass plaque withbrass tags, etc – discussed style –Stan will get cost of plaque.

2012 Surveyor’s Summit Sta-tus: Todd –slate of speakers set –sent to Di and JB to put in SideShots. JB, summit program will bein next issue of Side Shots. Roger– suggestion – have seen otherconferences have a plat contest –entry fee of $20, award prizes – giftcertificate for winner. Mike – West-fed would like to participate. Newchairman to talk to us, not neces-sary on our own nickel – wouldappreciate help. JB - Westfeddoes a great program. Todd – partof program at the annual meeting –show value of being a PLSC mem-ber – things that have been accom-plished.

Sample Affidavit of Correction.Roger – inquire about affidavit sam-ples put on web site. Roger willresend to BOD to vote about puttingon web site.

PLSC Board of Directors Meeting MinutesOctober 5, 2011, 4:00 P.M. Conference Call

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Reports:

President – no report

Vice President - No report

Secretary-Treasurer – Treasurer’s report -Patrick requestsfunds from the scholarship funds.Motion – Patrick – To provide$1000.00 of scholarship funding toWCLS for scholarships. Bill second-ed. No further discussion. Motionpassed unanimously.

Executive Director – no report

NSPS Governor – no report

Westfed – see report

MSCD – report in Side Shots

Committees

Legislative - no report

Survey Monumentation andStandards – no report

Membership – no report

Ethics and Fair Practices – noreport

Education – at Thursday’s Sum-mit meeting wants representativesfrom each organization to meet,greet and discuss concerns – makeit mandatory – chapters participa-tion – open to all chapters – minisummit.

Liaison– no report

Special – no report

Trig Star – no report

GIS-in-The-Rockies – no report

Chapters

Southern – no report

Central – no report

Northern – no report

Northwest 1/4 - – no report

Western – no report

Southwestern – – no report

CSRN –no report

Next Meeting Date and Location:December 15, 2011, 4:00 P.M.Merrick conference room.

Being no further business, Mawmoved and Beers 2nd to Adjourn.

Adjourned at 5:47 P.M.

Respectfully SubmittedTerry R. MawSecretary, PLSC

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• Call to Order: 4:08 P.M.

• Recognition of PLSC BoardMembers and Officers:

Present:

Officers; Roger Nelson, MikeBouchard, Terry Maw, Diana Askew

Board: Todd Beers, Bill Bun-trock, Patrick Green, Peter Kent,Peter Krick

Exofficio:

Nonvoting: Warren Ward, J.B.Guyton

Absent: David DiFulvio, GaryGable, Peter Krick, J.J. Rhineck,Stan Vermilyea, Parker Newby,Kayce Wohlman

Meeting was called to order at4:08 P.M. - A Quorum was present

• Welcome of Guests: BrianDennis, Pamela Fromhertz,

• Additions, deletions and modi-fications to agenda:

Nelson – Add report from PamFromhertz – agenda approved withaddition.

Colorado State Geodetic Report– Pam Fromhertz – NGS is transi-tioning from a State Advisor Pro-gram to a Regional Program by2016. Geoid12 will be availablesoon.

Approval of Minutes from Previ-ous meeting (10/05/2011): Motionby Beers to approve minutes aswritten, second by Bouchard . Dis-cussion: Nelson has corrections –appointment to committee chair,there being no further discussionthe motion was called. 10/05/2011BOD Meeting Minutes wasapproved unanimously.

PLSC Scholarship procedure/committee. Discussion concerningthe makeup of the committee andprocedures for use of scholarshipfunds. Motion by Maw, secondBeers: Nelson to contact chapterpresidents to get volunteers for theScholarship Committee. No furtherdiscussion, motion passed unani-mously. Nelson will try to contactwithin 2 weeks.

Bob Stollard’s House. Askewhas kept in contact with Dave Pehr–no further movement on issue.Motion by Bouchard, 2nd by Beers:Move forward with acquisition of theproperty, have Dave Pehr go for-ward and petition the court toreview the will. After discussionmotion called, passed unanimously.

PLSC 2012 Budget: After dis-cussion of Northern, Central, South-ern and CSRN proposed budgets,lobbyist and QBS dues; Motion byGreen, 2nd By Beers to accept the2012 proposed budget as submittedwith possible changes to the budg-ets of the Northern, Central, South-ern and CSRN chapters and includefees for a lobbyist at the $1250.00level. There being no further discus-sion, Motion passed unanimously.

QBS Colorado – Gary Gablehas informed President Nelson thathe can no longer make the QBSBoard meetings and suggests thathe be replaced on that Board. Afterdiscussion matter tabled.

2013 Sunset Review Process:Meeting 12/16 @ 8 A.M., Nelsonwill attend and take notes.

PLSC Board of Directors Meeting MinutesDecember 15, 2011, 4:00 P.M. Conference Call

PLSC Treasurer's Report - As of 12/14/2011

Account 9/30/2011 Balance 10/31/2011 Balance 11/30/2011 Balance 12/14/2011 Balance

Bank AccountsChecking General PLSC Inc 19,917.27 14,649.22 10,886.91 6,815.25Checking PLSC Scholarship Fund Inc 3,385.62 2,285.62 2,185.62 2,085.62Savings PLSC Inc 30,302.29 30,308.72 30,314.74 30,314.74Savings PLSC Scholarship Fund 49,491.05 49,601.57 49,711.45 49,811.45TOTAL Bank Accounts 103,096.23 96,845.13 93,098.72 89,027.06

Scholarship Fund Investment AccountsICA 25,362.95 25,362.95 25,362.95 27,568.72Investment at Merrill Lynch Investment 19,934.85 19,934.85 19,934.85 22,574.45WMIF 25,006.62 25,006.62 25,006.62 25,233.69TOTAL Investment Accounts 70,304.42 70,304.42 70,304.42 75,376.86

OVERALL TOTAL 173,400.65 167,149.55 163,403.14 164,403.92

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a. Lobbyist: See Budget motionand Vote.

b. Sample affidavit of Correc-tion: Legislative Committee workingon a sample affidavit.

Status of research pertaining toWarren Andrews letter regardingdonation for memorial for pastPLSC Presidents – Tabled by unan-imous consent.

PLSC Website, Updates, Proto-col, etc. – Discussion on updating,content and ease of use. A commit-tee of Brian Dennis (chair), Bill Bun-trock, Roger Nelson and Terry Maw,will review the web site and offersuggestion for an update.

2012 Surveyor’s Summit Sta-tus: Beers –needs help with some-one to assure completion of assign-ments. Diana has the conferenceonline signup ready to go.

Chapter Disbursements -Motion by Beers, 2nd by Buntrock.PLSC make a disbursement of$3,000.00 for the Central chapterand $750.00 to the Southern chap-ter. After discussion, motion called,passed unanimously.

PLSC 2012 Main Goals – Nel-son – the PLSC needs to have 3primary goals for 2012, they needto be challenging, stretching andattainable. After discussion andsuggestions no consensus wasreached.

Reports:

President – no report

Vice President - No report

Secretary-Treasurer – Treasur-er’s report and previous BOD min-utes submitted and voted on.

Executive Director –Submittedaccount balances and verbal reportduring meeting.

NSPS Governor – next meetingup in the air, possible to haveNSPS meeting at our Summit, Wardto breach subject with NSPS.

WFPS – next meeting Jan. 21,2012 in Tempe, Az. Bouchard toattend.

MSCD – moving courses toonline, not going anywhere.

Committees reports - tabled

Chapters reports - tabled

Next Meeting Date and Location:February 9, 2012, 4:00 to 5:30 P.M.Merrick conference room.

Being no further business, Mawmoved and Beers 2nd to Adjourn.

Adjourned at 6:36 P.M.

Respectfully SubmittedTerry R. MawSecretary, PLSC

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CCPS2011 is now history. CCPS elec-

tions are over and our new board islooking forward to 2012 activities.The officers are James Rihanek,PLS, President, replacing Earl Hen-derson, who took a position with theState Board. Chris Raml, PLS,Vice President; Randy Zerr, PLS,PE, Secretary; Aaron Willis, PLS,Treasurer. The Directors returningfor another term are Eldon Knoll,PLS; David Kuxhausen, PLS andShawn Clarke, PLS. The newlyelected directors are George Robin-son, PLS and John Wilhelm, PLS,CFedS. We are looking for 2 peo-ple to take the remaining year termof Chris and Randy as they movedup so please consider being aDirector for a year and contact anyone of the current Directors.

Our General Meeting schedulefor 2012 is:

January 26th –Table MountainInn - Golden

April 26th- Double Tree – Iliffand 225 - Aurora

June 28th – Table Mountain Inn- Golden

August 23rd –Double Tree-Iliffand 225 - Aurora

October 25th-Table MountainInn - Golden

Hope to see a lot of people atthese as we get some exciting top-ics.

James (JJ) Rihanek, PLSCCPS President

CSRNAnother year comes to an end

and the CSRN, with bright newideas, will bring in the New Year.Each year we have an election ofvarious positions on the CSRNBoard and for the first time we haveadded two members to the CSRNBoard from non-surveying profes-sions. This was always a goal of theCSRN to include members fromadjacent professions to expand and

conduct outreach per our constitu-tion and bylaws, and we finally havedone it. First, I want to thank theoutgoing CSRN Board members.Without their time, dedication andactions we would not be where weare today. Thank you! The 2011outgoing Board members are ToddBeers, Treasurer; Pam Fromhertz;and Mat Barr, Vice President.

I am very excited to introduceand welcome our incoming 2012CSRN Board members: Directors -Jon Doty, Larry Rector and HaroldSchuch. In addition, the remainingCSRN Board members are: Presi-dent - Brian Dennis,Vice President -Eric Carson, Secretary - Jan Ster-ling, Treasurer - Chris Duda, Direc-tor - Larry Devries and Director -Jack Sparks. WELCOME! The newmembers and positions as a resultof the elections will be officiallyinstalled at our first meeting of theyear, January 18, 2012.

We have begun working on our2012 goals which include postingthe PLSC and supporting chapter’sscholarship opportunities on theCSRN website under a new tab onthe front web page labeled “Schol-arships”. This is to address theongoing dilemma of chapters hav-ing scholarship opportunities but nothaving a centralized place to postor make known those opportunitiesto eligible candidates. The CSRNwebsite now provides that resource.We have already spoken with sev-eral of the chapter Presidents andCurt Sumner with ACSM/NSPS andso far everyone is excited to partici-pate at different levels. For 2012 wewill make contact with all of thechapter Presidents regarding thisidea and how to move it forward.

The CSRN will be participatingin the 2012 Surveyor’s SummitMarch 1-3. We have already com-mitted speakers for the CSRN trackand are well on our way to partici-pating in a great event. The CSRNtrack will be focused on GPS andon Surveyor to GIS work flows,including data transformations andpassive networks.

The CSRN is now discussing itsrole in the legislative processthrough the PLSC legislative com-mittee. The CSRN would remainfocused on GPS and geodetic relat-ed items such as GPS positionaltolerances or State Plane Coordi-nates and such to see if there is aneed for a new statute or BoardRule or if an old Statute or BoardRule needs to be updated to betterreflect the times with the activeGPS RTN’s now in play. If you havean idea or thoughts on current ornon-existent Statutes or BoardRules, contact us.

The CSRN will also be repre-senting Colorado in the 2012 Sur-veying USA Day. We have notreceived information as to the dateyet but we will let everyone know assoon as we have it. We are planningon an even larger event than wehad last year which had over 120people in attendance. Stay tuned forupdates and information. The CSRNhas already started discussions forparticipating in the 2012 GIS in theRockies conference in September.We will provide more details andinformation on our involvement asthe event gets closer.

We are discussing increasingour involvement with the Boy andGirl Scouts of America for 2012.The CSRN believes this is animportant part of our outreach effortto engage the youth. We havefocused on the Scouts due theirincreased exposure to GPS fortrails and maps. We want to furtherexpose the youth to the fundamen-tals of GPS and to the Surveyingand adjacent professions. If you area Troop Leader or know someonewho is and also believes this is agreat opportunity to reach out to theyouth and introduce them to LandSurveying and geodesy, contact theCSRN at [email protected] and let usknow. If we don’t show Land Sur-veying as a relevant profession tothe youth now, Land Surveying maybecome a lost profession. Remem-ber, eventually someone has to bethere to replace us as we retire ormove on to other things. The more

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help and participation we have onthis matter the stronger and moredurable our profession becomes, Ibelieve.

The CSRN has been monitoringthe LightSquared issue. At this time,no resolution has been put in place.There are discussions about poten-tial filters but no filter has beendesigned yet that resolves the prob-lem fully. We will provide informa-tion through Side Shots when a res-olution is complete so everyone willknow what needs to be done toreduce or eliminate any unwantedeffects.

We have begun efforts as anadvisory panel with a Coloradojurisdiction and two of the ColoradoRTN providers. This has been agoal of the CSRN for several yearsbut we had to establish ourselvesas a credible resource regardingRTNs and I believe we haveaccomplished that goal and willcontinue this effort through 2012and the future. I am not at liberty torelease the names of the personsor jurisdiction at this time that areinvolved, since we are very earlyinto the process, but we can sayour efforts are paying off and theColorado RTN end users are thebeneficiaries.

This is just a sampling of theideas and efforts already initiatedfor the 2012 year. Looks like anactive year for us and thoseinvolved. We always need people toparticipate. If some of these ideasappeal to you and you want to par-ticipate, contact us or visit our web-site at www.csrn.us.

We look forward to hearingfrom you soon!

Brian Dennis, PLSCSRN President

NC-PLSCPresently the Northern Chapter

is obtaining final comments on ourColorado Laws Booklet for 2012

and will be going to print in Febru-ary. Paul Bacus has been spear-heading this endeavor and the sur-veying community benefits from hislaborious efforts. Angie Kinnaird-Linn has been kind enough toreview this document and providedus with lots of comments. DORA isvery excited about this effort andlooks forward to its statewide distri-bution. Please plan on picking upthis booklet for yourself or yourcompany at the PLSC conferencethis upcoming March for a nominalfee.

The Northern Chapter is stillworking on the records preservationissue for Larimer County. Recentlya meeting took place between keyCounty representatives and ourChapter’s representative, LaineLandau. The goal of the meetingwas to develop action items leadingto the preservation of ExemptionPlats and Boundary Line Adjust-ments currently housed in theLarimer County Planning Depart-ment files. All parties are in agree-ment that the goal is worthwhile anda list of action items was devel-oped. The NC-PLSC was taskedwith figuring out how we can assistin providing the necessary laborand to elicit funds from whateversources we can find. We have vol-unteered to provide expert labor tothe effort but due to concerns aboutliability, Chad Washburn, a LarimerCounty official, is looking into thepossibility of appointing specificPLSC members as deputies. Whilewe would still be unpaid, thethought is that the County’s insur-ance would provide an umbrellaunder which to operate. For anyoneinterested in potentially beingappointed for this task, pleaseinquire Laine Landau ( [email protected]) for more informa-tion.

As identified last spring, fundingfor the recording fees has remainedthe biggest obstacle in the effort topreserve these records. The North-ern Chapter intends to donate aminimum of $500 toward fees withthe possibility of more. If any

members would like to make a spe-cific donation earmarked for thepreservation of the Larimer CountyPlanning Department ExemptionPlats and Boundary Line Adjust-ments through re-recording cleanscanned images, please senddonations to PLSC, Northern Chap-ter c/o Rob Hintz [email protected]

Kayce D. Wohlman, PLSPresident, NC-PLSC

NW 1/4 CLSWell, we have hit the end of

2011 and survived another year.Up here in NW Colorado the bigstory is the continuing economicdownturn, which was discussedduring our last Chapter meetingheld November 3rd at a localSteamboat Springs watering hole.Turnout for this meeting was slim,however we hope to have betterturnout next year!

Discussion regarding the localand national economy centered onwhat opportunities land surveyorscould explore, including construc-tion surveying, and energy explo-ration. Needless to say, land devel-opment and land transfers are a lit-tle down from what we are used to.Some of the other things discussedwere the continuing LightSquaredcontroversy, the continuing expan-sion of GNSS with the launch ofChinese and European satellites,and what the future will bring in theGNSS arena. We also continuedour discussions regarding the re-establishment of section and 1/4section corners, and the controver-sies created when re-establishedpositions do not agree with previ-ously accepted 2nd or 3rd genera-tion monument locations. Can yousay “corner of common report”?

In the meantime it has beensunny, warm and dry up here (not agood thing for the skiers!) We arehoping for snow, and looking forwardto 2012! See you all next year!

Jeffry A. Gustafson, PLSSecretary-Treasurer, NW1/4

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SCPLSOn December 9th the Southern

Chapter held its annual Christmasparty at La Renaissance in Pueblo.This year almost 30 people gath-ered together to meet new friendsand reconnect with old ones.Everyone there enjoyed a wonderfulmeal and refreshments.

After dinner we had a Chineseauction that brought a lot of fun andlaughter as people kept “stealing”gifts from each other.

The election of Chapter officersis underway and the new officerswill be installed at our meeting inFebruary.

Thank you,

Mark JohannesPresident, SCPLS

SWC/PLSCThe PLSC SW Chapter has no

new news to report at this time asour November meeting was can-celled.

Our next Chapter meeting isJanuary 10th at 5:30 PM, Christi-na’s Bar and Grill, Durango, whenthe March workshop will be a topicof discussion.

Rob Trudeaux, P.L.S.President, SWC/PLSC

WCLSThis report for Western Col-

orado Land Surveyors is being pre-pared prior to our January 11, 2012meeting but will be published inSide Shots after the results of ourelection. We will be counting bal-lots and installing our new officers

at our January 11, 2012 meeting.The nominees are:

President, Richard Bullen; VicePresident, John Kobylarz, MarkWagner; Secretary/Treasurer, BrianBowker; Board of Directors: LesDoehling, Mike Drissel, PatrickGreen, Peter Krick, Scott Thomp-son, Rick Mason and Tom Sylvester(automatic as immediate Past Pres-ident).

We have an excellent slate ofofficers. I am sure that our chapterand the PLSC will give them thesame tremendous support Ireceived during my term.

It has been a true privilegeserving as President of WesternColorado Land Surveyors for thelast two years. At every opportuni-ty, members of our Chapter steppedin to take charge or help in all ofour undertakings. In particular, Iwant to thank Richard Bullen, our

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Vice President, for his support andfor organizing the summer picnic;Brian Bowker, our Secretary/Trea-surer, for all of the duties he has toperform and for getting all of ourmailings out, reports in, and gener-ally keeping me on track; DennisShelhorn for organizing and han-dling all of the details of our SpringSeminar; Peter Krick for his organ-izing and preparation of the food forall of our regular meetings, for hispresentation concerning surveyingin Florida and the review of the newALTA Standards, and congratula-tions on his recent appointment tothe Board of the PLSC; LesDoehling and John Kobylarz forheading the scholarship committee;Scott Thompson for his presenta-tion about the nuances of surveyingin the Town of Fruita; Patrick Greenfor keeping us informed of the hap-penings in the Mesa County Sur-veyors office and for serving on the

Board of the PLSC; and Mike Dris-sel for his participation and contin-ued interest in the State Board ofLicensure for Architects, Profession-al Engineers, and ProfessionalLand Surveyors.

Special thanks goes to RickMason, who started us on the pathof Trig Star participation, served onthe legislative committee for PLSC,and was my constant go-to guy forhelp on everything from meetings,nominations, advice, to overallmoral support. Rick recently retiredand is moving to Maine to be withhis family. He will be sorely missed.

I know that I am leaving outfolks who have made excellent con-tributions during these last twoyears. I apologize for my shortmemory. Now that I am over 65, Ican use it as an excuse, but thereis really no excuse if I have left out

worthy participants.

We had members traveling allthe way from Basalt and Ouray andpoints in between to attend ourmeetings. Everyone participatedwith good discussions during ourpresentations (and like surveyors,there were often differences of opin-ions expressed).

Overall, I could not have askedfor a greater group of professionalswith which to be associated. I knowyou will all continue your enthusi-asm for the profession and our areaand support our new officers asthey take over.

Thomas W. Sylvester, P.E. & P.L.S.

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