Volume 34 Number 2 Summer 2010 Land SurveyorS’ aSSociation of WaShington • Washington State Section of american congreSS on Surveying & mapping S EvErgrEEn StatE NORTHWEST NORTHEAST urveyor NORTH SNOHOMISH CENTRAL NORTH OLYMPIC NORTH SPOUUGNEDT INLAND EMPIRE SOUTH PUGET SO UTHW EST SOUND CASCADE COLUMBIA SOUTH LOWER COLUMBIA CENTRAL In this issue: David Thompson Passing of Jim Pahl kukrank_Mar08_wa_ad.ai 138.00 lpi 45.00° 3/25/2008 2:59:02 PM Process Black Table of Contents Land Surveyors’ Association of Washington (LSAW) From the President................Michael.(Mick).Sprouffske,.Jr.. Secretary-Treasurer...............James.A..Coan,.Sr President ..........................3, President.Elect.................................Bryan.Thorp Past.President................................Scott.Thomas Vice.President.................................John.Thomas Executive.Director......................Noreen.Peters From the Address.all.correspondence.for.LSAW.to:. 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LSAW Auxiliary News .20–21 2010 ACSM/ LSAW ChApterS & 2010 preSidentS Scholarships Cascade Columbia...................................................Tom.Upton North Puget Sound..................................................Tim.Griffin and Awards .........25–26 Inland Empire.............................................................Steve.Tripp Northwest..........................................................................Gil.Laas Lower Columbia...................................................Gary.Folkerts South Central....................................................Jon.Christensen And Much More… North Central.......................................................Norm.Nelson Snohomish................................................................Jerry.Franklin Northeast...................................................................Grant.Tolton South Puget Sound..............................................Mike.McEvilly North Olympic.........................................................Jim.Wengler Southwest....................................................................John.Linzee. LSAW AUXILIARY President,.........................................................................Laura.Walker. Treasurer...........................................................................Ronda.Coan Vice.President....................................................................Cary.Baker Scholarships................................................................Vicky.Thalacker ABOUT THE COVER: Secretary.....................................................................Donna.Garland. Ryegrass Ridge wind farm — photo courtesy of Dave Berg, PLS Washington State Section, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (WSS/ACSM) Chairman:..............................................................................Tim.Leach Treasurer:........................................................................Tamara.Leung Vice.Chairman..............................................................................Open Past.Chair.......................................................................Gary.Gervelis Secretary:...............................................................................James.Ray Layout and graphics in this publication are largely from Kellie Ham Type&Graphics, 253-843-9436. Printed by Address.all.correspondence.for.ASCM.to: Doyle Printing, 253-531-7087. WSS/ACSM. P.O..Box.3812.•.Bellevue,.WA.98009-3812.•.www.wss-acsm.org Summer 2010 Evergreen State Surveyor 1 0834 0832 0831 0833 The shortest distance between two points is not a trip back to the tripod. TRIMBLE S8 TOTAL STATION “Back and forth.” Easily two of the most hated words for any surveyor. Except perhaps, “again”. Trimble® VISION™ technology brings new levels of productivity to the Trimble S8 Total Station by dramtically reducing trips back to the tripod. Now you can see everything the instrument sees from your controller. Why walk back? With the longer range EDM you can stay put, keep your feet dry, and use your controller to aim, acquire, and capture measurements to refl ectorless surfaces – at more than twice the distance you’re used to. The Trimble S8 also gives you live video streaming with surveyed data on the screen to confi rm your task list. With photo documentation, you have visual verifi cation for all data before leaving the site. Eliminating an even costlier form of back and forth. Trimble VISION is the latest in a long line of innovations designed to make surveying more productive, in the fi eld, in the offi ce, and wherever the next opportunity takes you. © 2010, Trimble Navigation Limited. All rights reserved. Trimble and the Globe & Triangle logo is a trademark of Trimble Navigation Limited, registered in the United States and in other countries. Trimble Access is a trademark of Trimble Navigation Limited. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. SUR-183 GeoLine Positioning FOR MORE Systems INFORMATION CALL YOUR Bellevue, WA TRIMBLE DEALER 800-523-6408 2 Evergreen State Surveyor Summer 2010 From thE PrESidEnt By.Mick.Sprouffske,.PLS,.President By the time you read this summer will The Update Definition Committee has been be in full swing. The LSAW Walker Cup working with the Board of Registration (BOR) Golf Tournament is August 27th at the on amendments to the Washington Administra- Golf Club at Redmond Ridge. Even in this tive Code (WAC). Specifically they are working down economy this is setting up to another with the BOR in reviewing the National Coun- great turn out. Many teams are returning for cil of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors another year to support this great fund raising Model Law for inclusion into WAC. I believe this event. The proceeds from this event go to the is a step in the right direction after years of try- George F. Walker Memorial Scholarship Fund. ing to update RCW 18.43 at the Legislature. The Fund’s mission is to provide scholarships for full time students in a land surveying or Here is a new work opportunity for land sur- mapping field. veyors. Land surveyors now meet the mini- mum requirements to become a Certified Water The LSAW Foundation is now a 501 C-3 Non Rights Examiner through the Department of Profit Organization. The foundation was started Ecology. This year the Legislature expanded in 2007 by a group of dedicated surveyors want- RCW 90.03.265 allowing licensed surveyors ing to provide another source for scholarships to along with engineers and hydrogeologists to students studying land surveying. The primary become Certified Water Rights Examiners. If funding for the LSAW Foundation is from the pro- you are interested in this you can find more ceeds of the LSAW Student Scholarship Auction information on the Department of Ecology’s at the Annual LSAW Conference. The Founda- website at www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/ tion will also act as a clearing house for student rights/cwre. scholarships for other organizations like the individual chapters and the LSAW Auxiliary. I hope everyone has an enjoyable summer. Also this summer is the 5th annual Old Time Survey Campout the weekend of August 13 to 15, at Alder Lake near Elbe. The event is put on by the South Puget Sound Chapter. This is The LSAW Legacy Project a chance to get out and spend time with your fellow survey- -Capturing the History of ors and their families. I know the spots are filling up quick. I Surveying in Washington State just made my reservation and almost ended up in the over Your LSAW is exploring the publication of a Who’s Who flow camp. / History of Surveying In Washington State. Active sur- veyors will be provided the opportunity to submit their By now you have heard about biographies and photos, and become part of the unique the salary survey for construc- legacy of surveying in the Evergreen State. Most im- tion surveying being done by portantly however we need to track down biographies, the Washington Department obituaries, photos, documents and other information of Labor and Industries. This pertaining to past surveyors. We are just in the “let’s-see- is the first time since 1989 that what’s-out-there” stage of the project but if you have any a salary survey has been done. leads on families, widows and friends of past surveyors The purpose of the survey is and survey firms, please let us know. to set the prevailing wage for construction site surveyors. I Did you help survey a Washington landmark ? Or work won’t go into detail here but if for some of the great survey firms of the past? Do you you have not responded please have some personal memories or unique survey ex- do. We have posted helpful in- periences to share? Help us capture history. You don’t formation on the LSAW website, need to be Hemingway, just brief bulleted memories www.lsaw.org . The link is titled will do. “Important Prevailing Wage Information & Helpful Hints”. E-mail [email protected] or call (425) 313-9378 For those business owners out or fax to (425) 313-9379 and let us know you have some- there your response is critical thing to share. Be part of history. to this survey L&I needs to see real numbers. Summer 2010 Evergreen State Surveyor From thE Editor By.Aaron.Blaisdell,.PLS,.Editor “A business that makes nothing but money is a regardless of whether (or not) we have the poor business” - Henry Ford work to bill that day. We have adapted our mentoring program to fit the current business The survey-business philosophy throughout climate. the survey community has taken a new turn from recent years. Most of the individuals Even though we are just trying to survive who were coming up through our ranks a few doesn’t mean that the need for new profes- years ago are now looking for employment sionals goes away. Hopefully, businesses are elsewhere. These individuals were eager to thinking clearly about the long term future of learn a new technology; learn about the pro- their company and not the short term reduc- fession; make a decent wage and eventually tion in expenses. There will be a time when settle down into a stable career. Now I believe, we recognize a shortage of surveying profes- that over the past year, the same individuals sionals. When that time comes we, as business are just hoping for a job! owners, may be forced into hiring (and paying) a person for the job and NOT a career. During these economic times, we are finding ourselves in a position of deciding between; Life goes on and our profession is not getting reducing the bottom line or mentoring for the any younger. Mentor! future. It’s a tough decision and our company has had to make that very decision many I now will present the Summer 2010 Issue of times. I can’t say which decision was best; only the Evergreen State Surveyor. Within these time will tell. Like other surveying businesses, pages you will read about how the profession we are now faced with our core group. These continues to battle on many fronts and you will individuals are the ones who have shaped the read about those who have past on. company from the start and the ones who are in the driver’s seat for taking us into the future. Enjoy! We continue to mentor these core individuals (cid:31) Fulfil your business aims with timely, (cid:31) Streamline document & file control. (cid:31) Track all client instructions, deliverables, accurate & relevant management reports. (cid:31) Link to your accounting system. communications and complaints. (cid:31) Accurately cost jobs. (cid:31) Capture all billable and non-billable time, (cid:31) Measure project, employee, client and (cid:31) Manage sales leads and quotations. both in the office and on-site. service profitability. 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(2) MO 10-12 Scott Thomas moved that high standards of ethics and practice, legislative LSAW release all designated LSAW Foundation leadership, and community involvement Scholarship funds to the LSAW Foundation, as originally approved in MO 07-11, including Call to Order/Roll Call: At 10:00 a.m. Presi- 2008 auction proceeds, and any future LSAW dent Sprouffske called the meeting to order. By auction proceeds. The motion was seconded a call of the roll it was determined that a quo- and passed. rum was present (see list at State Headquarters for names of those present). Scott Thomas then gave a brief history of the Walker Golf tournament which LSAW Agenda Updates: President Sprouffske alerted the contributes to and which runs through LSAW board to the following agenda updates: Item headquarter’s books. MO 10-13. Scott moved 5.c. removed that the Walker Cup Golf Tournament bank 5.d.2 added account be transferred from the LSAW bank account to a George Walker Scholarship fund Approval of Minutes MO 10-11: John Thom- bank account before December 31, 2010, and as moved to approve the minutes of the March that the Walker Cup Golf Tournament be a 2010 Board of Trustees meeting as published. Walker Scholarship function, and that LSAW The motion was seconded and was passed. share its membership contact information with the Walker cup golf Tournament. A discussion President’s Report: As published in packet. ensued regarding the difference between The Walker Cup Golf Tournament’s Scholarships OLD BUSINESS and the Foundation. The motion was seconded and passed. David Thompson Brigade & North Ameri- can Surveyors Canoe – Chapters Funding 2012 Conference Site: Amanda Askren re- Request: ported that she has nothing concrete yet for the A power point presentation was made by 2012 conference; however, the 2011 conference Denny DeMeyer regarding the 2011 David is in Spokane – 3/3-3/5, and has a Wild Wild Thompson Columbia Brigade canoe trip. West theme. There will be an auction for 2011. Denny, as well as many British Columbia, Al- The annual meeting will still be on Wednesday, berta, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington but they will try to see about changing that for surveyors will be participating in this event future years. honoring David Thompson. The trip begins June 1, 2011. Denny is looking for both funding TwiST Funds Committed/Number of Teach- and participants for this trip. At the conclusion ers We’ll Support: Vic Banks stated that his re- of the presentation John Thomas of the Lower port was in the packet, but added that all prom- Columbia Chapter presented Mr. DeMeyer ised Chapter funding has now been received. with a check in the amount of $1,000. LSAW will be able to pay all teacher registration fees plus about $325/ea. to help with expenses. Update Definition: – James Wengler added However, he does not have any teachers com- to his Committee report already in the packet mitted yet. He will keep looking. that the Committee continues to meet with the Board of Registration Practice Committee Prevailing Wage Committee Report: Ben regarding using WACS to refine the definition Petersen made a Power Point presentation and of surveying. Jim reminded the Board that reported that another salary survey will be it is the Board of Registration’s WAC. There coming out any time. Mr. Petersen described is a definite need for a standard which will in detail the ramifications of licensed surveyors be contained in the WAC which states that being included in prevailing wage. A sample authoritative boundaries must be done by a survey form was shown. Ben stated that what licensed surveyor. LSAW is calling for is an “all out” response to the upcoming survey from its members. This Monument Preservation: Report in Packet. must be relayed to everyone in the chapters Discussion removed from agenda. and response to the survey tracked. The long-term goal is to get a WAC exemption for Foundation Progress – (1) Ken Swindaman (Continued.on.page.8) Summer 2010 Evergreen State Surveyor Highlights licensed surveyors. The Committee would and passed. like to create their own instruction sheet for of the Board the upcoming survey so it isn’t so confusing The slow sales of the Common Law Books was – L&I’s instructions are 4 pages long. LSAW discussed, as well as the possible advantages of of Trustees would like to get chapter representatives to advertising the book in the Washington State work with an appointed coordinator (Scott Bar News. MO 10-15. Brian Thorp moved that Meeting Thomas) to help track responses. Surveyors LSAW authorize running a 1/3 page color ad- will have 90 days to respond to the survey. vertisement in three issues of the Washington (continued) Ben will enhance the power point presentation State Bar News advertising the Washington given at the board meeting as soon as possible State Common Law of Surveys and Property for distribution and presentation to the chap- Boundaries book. The motion was seconded ters at their meetings. and the motion passed. Noreen Peters re- minded the board of the headquarters move September 25 Free Seminar Planning prog- to Black Diamond, and mentioned the need to ress/NPS Chapter: Tim Griffin stated that fly- move the bank account from the Sammamish ers were available at the board meeting. Noreen branch of First Mutual Bank to the Black Dia- Peters stated that the flyer had also been posted mond branch of Columbia Bank. MO 10-16. on the LSAW website. The topic is “Following in Bryan Thorp moved that LSAW authorize the Their Footsteps with our Modern Equipment.” Executive Director to transfer the checking The seminar will be held on September 25, the money market accounts currently held 2010, at Renton Technical College. at First Mutual Bank, Sammamish Branch, to Columbia Bank, Black Diamond Branch, and NEW BUSINESS: None that signators on the account be Noreen Peters, Bryan Thorp and Mick Sprouffske. The motion ExComm Actions: (None) was seconded and the motion passed. Exec. Report: Q1Financial Report for ques- The remainder of the Executive Director’s tions-approval. MO 10-14. Scott Thomas moved Report is as provided in the written report in that the First Quarter Financial Report for the packet. LSAW State Headquarters be approved as pre- sented in the packet. The motion was seconded (Continued.on.page.9) Evergreen State Surveyor Summer 2010
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