MINUTES
MARYLAND BOARD OF ARCHITECTS
DATE: December 19, 2012
PLACE: 500 N. Calvert Street 3rd Floor Conference Room
Baltimore, MD 21202
PRESENT:
Paul Edmeades
Stephen Parker
Gary Bowden
William Parham
Magda Westerhout
ABSENT: Diane Cho, Chair
Gary Ey
OTHERS PRESENT: Pamela J. Edwards, Executive Director
Terry A White, Administrative Secretary
Milena Trust, Assistant Attorney General
Michael Miller, Assistant Director
John Corkill, AIAMD
Janet Morgan, Outreach Coordinator
Harry Loleas, Commissioner
CALL TO ORDER:
Paul Edmeades, Acting Chair, called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Motion(I) was made by Mr. Parker, seconded by Mr. Bowden and unanimously carried to approve the October 24, 2012 meeting minutes as submitted.
COMPLAINT COMMITTEE REPORT
The Complaint Committee reported on the status of the following complaints:
11-AR-09 - Open; Hearing set for 02/27/2013
12-AR-02 - Closed; Found guilty in PG County District Court
12-AR-06 - Open; Offered consent order and fine
12-AR-07 - Closed; Consent order signed, fine paid
12-AR-11 - Open; Sent to Investigations
12-AR-12 - Closed; Consent order signed, fine paid
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13-AR-01 - Closed; Consent order signed, fine paid
13-AR-02 - Closed; Consent order signed, fine paid
13-AR-03 - Closed; Respondent in compliance
13-AR-04 - Open; Send to Investigations
13-AR-05 - Open; Send to Investigations
13-AR-06 - Open; Send cease and desist letter
13-AR-07 - Open; Offer consent order and fine
Motion (II) was made by Mr. parker, seconded by Mr. Bowden and unanimously carried to accept the report of the Complaint Committee.
APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR RECIPROCITY
The Board approved the following applications for reciprocal licensing:
Patrick M. O'Rourke 17107 James D. Anderson 17164
Lori A. Cadrdelli 17165 Mark A. Cerny 17166
Matthew J. Groves 17167 Lawrence J. Huber 17168
William F. Kirchner, Jr. 17169 Mary K. Lyttle 17170
Michael A. Muse 17161 Andrew K. Niazy 17171
Jerome D. Scott 17172 Chelsea L. Thomas 17173
Robert L. Worthing 17174
APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATION EXAM
The Board approved the following applications for the Architectural Registration Examination:
Joshua A Adcock Maria E. Brown
Lacey A. Block Kristina R. Crenshaw
Aaron J. Hernon Douglas S. Kuchta
Peter J. Lazzari Ralph B. McElfresh
Katharine Y. Masciocchi Lauren K. Olean
Michael R. Summers Amy R. Vetal
Chi Y. Yan
Paul E. Mota (Transfer of Grades)
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APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR FIRM PERMIT
The Board approved the following applications for the Certificate of Authorization:
FES Group, LLC 17138
CORE Design Group, LLC 17162
inFORM studio, P.C. 17137
CPH Engineers, Inc. 17163
R.D. Jones & Associates, Inc. 17176
APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR REINSTATEMENT
The Board unanimously approved 7 applications for Reinstatement.
APPLICATIONS DENIED
Motion (III) was made by Mr. Parker, seconded by Ms. Westerhout and unanimously carried to deny four applications for incompleteness.
OLD BUSINESS
Continuing Professional Competency Committee Update
As this committee did not meet last month, there is no report.
CORRESPONDENCE
Frank Lee - CEU Course Approval
Mr. Frank Lee submitted to the Board a request for continuing education credit for an online course he completed. EverBlue BPI Multifamily Building Analyst required approximately 24 hours to complete, including 16-hours of direct instruction, and two on-site, proctored exams were given in November 2012 in Boston Massachusetts. Mr. Lee provided the completion certificates as well. Mr. Lee is asking for the maximum of twenty-four credits.
After some discussion, the Board will recognize 16-credits for the course, all of which will apply to the Health, Safety and Welfare category. The Board asked Ms. Edwards to notify Mr. Lee that he can only claim 12 credits per year.
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NEW BUSINESS
Joint Chairs Update
Ms Edwards reported that the Joint Chairs met on December 5, 2012. It was reported Special Fund balance has decreased slightly. The reduction has sparked discussion at the Joint Chairs meeting about a fee increase. The law imposes a 12% cap on any fee increase. A detailed discussion shall take place at the February meeting.
Ms Edwards also conveyed that, again, the concept of an electronic boardroom was discussed. More information needs to be gathered. There was also discussion about the use of electronic seals and signatures (recommended by the Board for Professionals Engineers) and online, printable licenses, which are already being used by other boards in the agency.
NCARB
Regional Meeting Report
Paul Edmeades reported that he and Ms Edwards participated in the NCARB Region 2 Teleconference. He reported that the Region 2 budget is in order and meets the fiscal needs, new bylaws were implemented and the newly elected officers are in position to guide the region through another successful year. Mr. Edmeades as well as Ms Edwards reminded the Board that Baltimore will be the host for the 2014 regional meeting. This item will appear on the Agenda for next month.
Member Board Administrators Meeting
Diane Cho, Chair and Milena Trust, Counsel for the Board attended the MBA meeting held by NCARB in Boston, Massachusetts in early November. Ms. Trust said among the topics discussed was military service and how it is related to and credited towards licensure qualifications. Also discussed were waivers of continuing education requirements and late fees for licensees on active duty.
Commissioner Harry Loleas
The Board was informed that Harry Loleas, Commissioner is retiring after many years of service. The Board thanked him for his many contributions to the Board.
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ADJOURN
There being no further business, motion (IV) was made by Mr. Bowden, seconded by Mr. Parker and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting at 11:15 a.m.
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Paul Edmeades, Acting Chair
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