I CALL TO ORDER

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

OTHERS PRESENT: B. Michelle Albertson, Deputy Attorney General; Charles Kirk, Assistant to Executive Director of Board of Architects; Margaret Hinkley, Secretary to Executive Director of the Board of Architects and Beverly Rankin of the Board of Architects.

ALSO PRESENT: Jeffrey Tandul, Chair of NJ ASLA Legislative Committee and Anna Cheng Young, CLA; Patricia Schiripo, Regulatory Analyst, Division of Consumer Affairs

II OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT

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

III APPROVAL OF MINUTES

March 12, 2009

Editorial changes were made to pages 2 and 6.

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

IV ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mr. De Massi announced the following:

– Investigative inquiry scheduled with the respondent pertaining to ITEM NO. 61651 has been canceled.
– Investigative inquiry scheduled for 11:30am with the complainants pertaining to ITEM NO. 62692.
– Investigative inquiry scheduled for 1:30pm with the respondent pertaining to ITEM NO. 62692.
– That he, Mr. Zaccone and Executive Director Hsu will be attending the NCARB Annual meeting held on June 17 to 20, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois
– The 2010 NCARB Regional Conference will be hosted by Region I and held in Boston, Massachusetts instead of being hosted by New Jersey of Region II as previously reported.

V OLD BUSINESS

No business was discussed

VI NEW BUSINESS

A. Correspondence

Copy of a letter dated March 5, 2009 from Donald A. Richards, attorney with Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard, PC, who requests the Board to advise whether the proposed LLC to house the joint venture between two New Jersey architectural corporations can be accomplished is attached for review.

ACTION: Subsequent to reviewing Mr. Richards letter, Mr. Zaccone motioned to send a letter advising that N.J.S.A. 45:3-18 applies in that a licensed architect must hold a percentage of shares as director of the entity applying for the Certificate of Authorization. Enclose an application for their use. Mr. Kniesler seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

B Regulations

Draft Landscape Architect regulations for Board review.

ACTION: The Board reviewed key areas that were modified by the regulation subcommittee. Mr. Kniesler motioned to table these regulations until a number for credits of landscape architecture courses within architectural degrees can be established for proposed regulation N.J.A.C. 13:27-8.6 (a)1. Mr. Joshi seconded the motion. It passed unanimously. After further discussion, Mr. Kniesler motioned to establish a minimum of 27 credits as the number is N.J.A.C. 13:27-8.6(a)1 and publish the proposed regulations as amended. Mr. Joshi seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

C Interior Design Examination and Evaluation Committee

March 4, 2009 minutes

ACTION: Mr. Zaccone motioned to accept the Interior Design Committee minutes as presented. Mr. Horii seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

D Information

1 Copy of a CLARB Member Board E-News regarding the Spring Meeting Summary is attached for Board review.

ACTION: Duly noted.

2 Copy of NCARB’s Report Our Paths of Change is attached for Board review.

ACTION: Duly noted.

3 Copy of NCARB’s Fast Facts dated March 31, 2009 is attached for Board review.

ACTION: Duly noted.

4 Copy of an e-mail from Joel Albizo of CLARB announcing that the multiple choice testing window has been expanded from three weekdays to two weeks is attached for Board review.

ACTION: Duly noted.

VII REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS

A. Applications for Licensure by Credentials

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

* - NCARB Council Record Holder

Piscuskas, David A.* Danner, Todd T. * Goins, Kevin C.*
Gauss, Theodore J.* Reed, Alan E.* Loeverud, Andrew R.*
Saltzman, Elena* LaVail, Matthew H.* Song, Jinhua*
Magno, Daniel M.* Chitwood, Rodney C.* Radu, Mihai L.*
Uss, Rebecca* Ronis, Valdis G.* Cook, Gregory B.*
Stern, Uriel A. Katinas, John G. Akerman, Michael K.
Romines, W. Douglas* Robar, David L.* Zeigler-Cihlar, Jessica L.*
Hume, Paul L.* Boyajian, Mary G.* Smith, Walter

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

B. Applications for Examination

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

Joseph V. Como Frank A. Coulter, PE John A. Czepiel
Valarie L. Davis Abdessami Houari Eric R. Scott
Brandice K. Severin Joshua Seidner Timothy D. Shea
Dennis K. Yoder, PE William A. Faasseq

ACTION: Mr. Joshi motioned to approve the above individuals to take the ARE. Mr. Zaccone seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

C Licensure by Examination

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

Muhammad H. Hussain Brett W. Powell Shudong S. Shen
David A. Smith

ACTION: Mr. Joshi motioned to approve the above individuals for licensure inasmuch as they have completed the ARE process. Mr. Horii seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

D Certificate/s of Authorization

1 SCIALLA AND ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS INC.
Architecture
PO Box 412
16 Woodland Road
Brookside NJ 07926

Responsible Architect: Robert J. Scialla - License #AI005726

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

ACTION: Mr. Joshi motioned to issue Certificates of Authorization to Scialla and Associates Architects Inc. Mr. Horii seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

2 STUDIOJAED, LLC
Architecture+
750 Shipyard Drive - Ste 200
Wilmington DE 19801

Responsible Architect: Philip R. Conte - License #AI017977

Summary: This application for a Certificate of Authorization to offer architectural and interior design services is submitted by a New Jersey architect and an interior designer who own 67% of the shares in business with an unlicensed individual who owns 33% of the shares. This application appears to comply with statutory requirements. NOTE: Pamela Babuca has been approved by the Interior Design Committee for certification and is awaiting her certification number.

ACTION: Mr. Joshi motioned to issue Certificates of Authorization to StudioJAED, LLC. Mr. Zaccone seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

VIII LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT APPLICATION REVIEW

A Initial Licensure by examination:

The following individuals submit completed applications for licensure inasmuch he has already completed the Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE) and is recommended for licensure.

Hirsch, Brian K. Cherichello, Joseph

ACTION: Mr. Kniesler motioned to suspend the New Jersey test requirement and approve the above individuals for licensure. Mr. Zaccone seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

B Licensure without examination:

The following individuals submit completed applications for licensure without examination and are recommended for licensure.

Isenberg, Chris B.

ACTION: Mr. Kniesler motioned to suspend the New Jersey test requirement and approve Mr. Isenberg for licensure. Mr. Zaccone seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

Reiner, Francis

ACTION: Mr. Kniesler motioned to suspend the New Jersey test requirement and approve Mr. Reiner for licensure. Mr. Zaccone seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

Weintraub, Leland

ACTION: Mr. Kniesler motioned to table this application for further discussion. Mr. Zaccone seconded the motion. It passed unanimously. Discussion was held later in the meeting to discuss this application. The Board determined to request Mr. Weintraub provide documentation that his landscape architecture degree from City College of New York was accredited at the time he graduated.

IX PUBLIC COMMENTS

Jeffrey Tandul, Chair of NJ ASLA Legislative Committee and Anna Cheng Young, CLA were present at today’s meeting. Mr. Tandul thanked the Board for their efforts in the regulation process. Some points that were noted are the designations to be used by the licensees. RLA would be a consistent designation within the profession. However it was noted by the Board that in the statute landscape architects would be licensed, therefore creating the designation of LLA.

Mr. Tandul asked whether the Board could provide a letter or notice to landscape architects regarding what is permissible while in this limbo state between the old regulations and the new law. ASLA members have questions pertaining to letterheads, business cards etc. He requested the Board look carefully at establishing credits for engineers and architects with regard to education and experience.

Mr. Tandul advised the Board that CLARB is preparing a "white paper" on cross over of the professions and the overlapping of practice issues. Mr. Tandul will be providing more information regarding definitions and terms for the Board’s consideration.

Ms. Anna Cheng Young addressed the Board advising that she was in attendance at the request of Mr. Tandul as well as an observer of the Board’s discussion of the regulations.

X EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 11:40am Mr. Zaccone motioned to go into executive session for the purposes of approving the minutes and discussing the disciplinary matters on the agenda. Mr. Joshi seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

XI NEXT MEETINGS

May 14, 2009 Regular Meeting
Union Room - 3rd Floor

June 11, 2009 Regular Meeting
Union Room - 3rd Floor

XII ADJOURNMENT

At 3:40pm, Mr. Zaccone motioned to adjourn the board meeting. Mr. Kniesler seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.