Board of Geology
Minutes – March 30, 2007
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861 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 203 / DEPARTMENT OF STATE / Fax: (302) 739-2711
Dover, Delaware 19904-2467 / Website: www.dpr.delaware.gov
DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES: Board of Geology
MEETING DATE AND TIME: Friday, June 1, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware
Conference Room B, Cannon Building
MINUTES APPROVED:
MEMBERS PRESENT
William Schenck, Professional Member, Vice President
Amos Aiken, Public Member
Dana Long, Public Member
Kim McKenna, Professional Member, Secretary
Stephen Williams, Professional Member
DIVISION STAFF/DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL PRESENT
Allison Reardon, Deputy Attorney General
Nancy Fields, Administrative Specialist
MEMBERS ABSENT
Steven M. Smailer, Professional Member, President
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Schenck called the meeting to order at 10:25 a.m.
REVIEW OF MINUTES
The Board reviewed the minutes from the May 11, 2007 meeting. Ms. McKenna made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. The motion was seconded by Mr. Long and carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
Re-Review of Continued Education for Christina Wirtz
Ms. Wirtz requested that the Board re-review and approve her continuing education for the previous renewal period because she had been granted an extension and still needed to turn in her continuing education credits. The Board reviewed her requests and Ms. McKenna made a motion to approve all of the following continuing education requests:
Sponsor: DNREC – DE Coastal Programs
Licensee: Christina Wirtz
Activity: S. Wilmington Neighborhood Plan Implementation – 1 day Workshop
Date: 09/28/2006
Hours: 4 hours
Sponsor: DNREC
Licensee: Christina Wirtz
Activity: DE Brownfields Conference – Focus on Remediation & Redevelopment
Date: 04/27/2006
Hours: 4 hours
Sponsor: USEPA and VA DEQ
Licensee: Christina Wirtz
Activity: EPA Environmental Communications 2 days Workshop
Date: 11/16-17/2005
Hours: 8 hours
This motion was seconded by Mr. Schenck and carried unanimously.
Review final draft amendments to Rules and Regulations
Ms. Reardon presented the final draft of Rule and Regulation changes to the Board and advised that we can schedule a public rules hearing at our next meeting. The Board verified the changes and Mr. Schenck made a motion to approve the final version and to schedule a hearing for August 3, 2007. The motion was seconded by Mr. Aiken and unanimously carried.
NEW BUSINESS
Review of Applications for New Licensure
Mr. Aiken made a motion to approve Mr. James Maloney’s application for licensure contingent upon passing the ASBOG exam. The motion was seconded by Mr. Schenck and carried unanimously.
Ms. McKenna made a motion to approve Mr. Michael Hertz’s application for licensure contingent upon passing the ASBOG exam. The motion was seconded by Mr. Williams and carried unanimously.
Mr. Schenck made a motion to table Mr. Matthew Mitchell’s application for licensure until the August 3rd meeting due to needing a professional reference for three months of employment that was not verified. The motion was seconded by Mr. Aiken and carried unanimously.
Review of Application for Licensure through Reciprocity
Mr. Schenck made a motion to approve Ms. Mia Painter’s application for reciprocity. Mr. Aiken seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
Mr. Schenck made a motion to approve Mr. Jeff Shanks’ application contingent upon receiving verification of licensures for all states in which he is or was ever licensed. The motion was seconded by Ms. McKenna and carried unanimously.
Review of Continuing Education
A motion was made by Ms. McKenna to approve the following continued education activity for 4 hours as requested:
*Sponsor: Battelle Bioremediation Symposium/The Conference Group
Licensee: Jeff Gernand
Activity: Evaluating Monitored Natural Attenuation of MTBE and TBA
Date: 5/9/2007
Hours: 4 hours
Mr. Schenck seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously carried.
Strategic Planning Goals
The Board discussed their strategic planning goals for the next year. They discussed the
Possibility of having a special webpage and newsletter for licensees so that they can review
information regarding ASBOG, the Delaware Board, and other Geological news etc.
The members would like to have more formal interaction and communication between themselves
and ASBOG.
The Board will be taking a closer look at the travel budget to possibly see if more than one
member can attend the annual ASBOG meetings.
OTHER BUSINESS
Mr. Schenck said that he would like to discuss the voting responsibilities of the Delaware delegates for the ASBOG meeting at the August meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no public comments at this meeting.
NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING
The next meeting is scheduled for August 3, 2007 at 10:00 am in Conference Room B, second floor of the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware. We will be having a public hearing for the rules changes.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Aiken made a motion to adjourn the meeting, which was seconded by Mr. Schenck. The motion was unanimously carried. The meeting adjourned at 11:35 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Fields
Administrative Specialist II