MARYLAND BOARD OF ARCHITECTS
MINUTES
DATE: February 26, 2003
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: 500 N. Calvert Street
3rd Floor Conference Room
Baltimore, MD 21202
PRESENT: Donald Ratcliffe
Diane Cho
Gary Bowden
Jay Boyar
ABSENT: Stephen Parker, Chairman
Maria Gamper
Andrew W. Prescott
OTHERS PRESENT: Sally Wingo, Executive Director
Terry A. White, Administrative Secretary
Milena Trust, Assistant Attorney General
Mark Feinroth, Assistant Secretary
Harry Loleas, Deputy Commissioner
John Corkill, MSAIA
CALL TO ORDER:
Donald Ratcliffe, Acting Chairman, called the meeting to order at 10:10 a.m.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Motion (I) was made by Ms. Cho, seconded by Mr. Bowden, and unanimously carried by the Board to approve the Minutes of the January 22, 2003 with an amendment.
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APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR RECIPROCITY
The Board approved the following applications for reciprocity:
Gordon C. Hyde 13351 John R. A. Scott 13376
Yng-Shing Lee 13399 James D. Flajnik 13402
Joseph A. St. Jean 13403 Jeffrey D. Busse 13406
Greg L. Allwine 13413 Kevin J. Baker 13414
John A. Ferraro 13409 Darrell L. Kratzer 13415
Edward G. Lunz 13416 Ronnie W. McGhee 13417
Stephen K. Raitch 13418 John M. Reed 13419
Tom O. Sachs 13420
APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATION EXAM
The Board approved the following applications for the Architectural Registration Examination:
Michael M. Anderson Kevin D. Barto
Gregory Bates Yuhui Gan
Natasha M. Hill Christina D. Long
Denise M. Smith Lawrence C. Tarbell, III
APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR REINSTATEMENT
The Board unanimously approved 11 applications for Reinstatement.
APPLICATIONS APPROVED FOR FIRM PERMIT
The Board approved the following applications for Firm Permit:
Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering, PC 13225
DiGiorgio Associates, Inc. 13397
Jonathan Bailey Design, LLC 13404
Wiencek + Zavos, Architects, P.C. 13410
Scheer Tanaka Dennehy Riley Architects, Inc. 14311
The Architecture + Engineering Group. Inc. 13412
Broahurst Architects, Inc. 13320
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COMPLAINT COMMITTEE
The Complaint Committee for the Board of Architects reported the following:
03-AR-02 - Open; hearing re-scheduled for March
03-AR-12 - Open
03-AR-16 - Closed; complaint withdrawn
03-AR-19 - Open; Consent Order in discussion
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion (III) was made by Mr. Ratcliffe, seconded by Mr. Boyar and unanimously carried by the members of the Board, to go into Executive Session at 11:15 a.m., 3rd Floor Conference Room, 500 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD. 21202. The purpose of this session was to consult with counsel. This session was permitted to be closed pursuant to State Government Article, 10-508 (a)(7). Upon completion of this session, the Board reconvened at 11:20 a.m.
RECONVENE TO THE PUBLIC MEETING
Motion (II) was made by Mr. Boyar, seconded by Mr. Bowden and unanimously carried by the Board to accept the report and recommendations of the Complaint Committee.
CORRESPONDENCE
Wildesen/Neyman Letter
The Board reviewed a letter to Mr. Allen E. Neyman, President of the Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, from the Prince George’s County Department of Environmental Resources, Permits and Review Division, signed by Stan E. Wildesen and dated February 12, 2003. Mr. Wildesen discussed the county’s interpretation of the architects’ licensing statute in light of the passage of House Bill 147 in 2001. The letter was for informational purposes, and the Board’s reply was not requested. However, as a courtesy, Sally Wingo will acknowledge the receipt of the letter.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Harry Loleas provided update to the Board regarding the following bills: (1) Special Fund/Continuation of the Board of Certified Interior Designers; and (2) Continuing Education bill introduced on behalf of the MSAIA.
With regard to the first bill, Mr. Loleas stated that DLLR and the Design Boards testified in support of the special funding and clustering mechanism. MSAIA testified in support of the special fund, but against clustering. Also, MSAIA testified for the sunset of the Board of Certified Interior Designers.
With regard to the second bill, Mr. Loleas stated that as a matter of policy, DLLR has always been against the continuing education program, but in favor of continuing competency program. Mr. Loleas testified to that effect in Annapolis.
OTHER BUSINESS
Ad hoc Committee on Plan-Stamping
Ms. Cho, Mr. Parker and Mr. Prescott met to discuss issues related to signing and sealing of documents. Mr. Parker will report to the Board on the results of that meeting.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, motion (V) was made by Mr. Bowden, seconded by Mr. Ratcliffe, and unanimously carried by the Board to adjourn the meeting at 11:30 a.m.
With Corrections
Without Corrections
Donald Ratcliff, Acting Chairman Date
AMENDMENT TO MEETING MINUTES, January 22, 2003
Under the heading of Legislative Update, The Board also noted that to date no continuing education bill has been brought to it for consideration by the Maryland Society of the American Institute of Architects (MSAIA) nor has one been introduced. Mr. John Corkill confirmed that, although the MSAIA plans to reintroduce legislation this session.