Minutes Michigan Section
Board Meeting
July 13, 2000
SME
Lansing, Michigan
Call to
Order
The Meeting was called to order by President Don
Mercer at 5:25 p.m.
In attendance; Don Mercer, President
Jim Hegarty, President-Elect
Richard Skalski, Vice-President
Steve Chizek,
Secretary
Kamran Qadeer,
Treasurer
Frank Meyers, Executive Secretary
Meghan Hartman
Agenda
Mercer, Hegarty and Chizek proposed revisions to the
agenda including:
Add under Old Business the following items:
I.
150th
Celebration
J.
Excellence
in Journalism
Add under New Business the following items:
A.
Board
of Direction Addition
B.
SEAMI
Cooperation
Chizek moved to adopt the
Agenda as amended.
Skalski Seconded.
Motion Passed
Meeting Minutes
Skalski moved to accept the
minutes as presented.
Hegarty Seconded
Motion Passed
Correspondence
Mercer produced some
correspondence.
Correspondence was reviewed
by the Board.
Treasurers Report
In Meyers delivered the
treasurer’s report
Chizek moved to accept the
treasurers report.
Skalski Seconded.
Motion Passed
Old Business
Top Ten Projects
Hegarty outlined the goals of the Mackinac Bridge Picture
project, including a $100,000
endowment to support a new scholarship.
Chizek moved to authorize
$1000 “Seed money” to help Hegarty and the committee get the project off the
ground. Furthermore that line #68 of
the budget would be dedicated to the Mackinaw Bridge scholarship project.
Skalski Seconded
Motion Passed
Chizek agreed to talk with OHM and failing that MPS about
use of marketing department
resources to do something that was illegible in his notes.
Chizek suggested that the new Mackinaw Committee should
be responsible for all three
scholarship funds.
Hegarty and the Board agreed.
Web Page
Chizek updated everyone on the web page.
Public Affairs Grant
No Report
Speakers Bureau Status
Lions and Kiwannis have requested more books. Meyers sent them some.
Hegarty agreed to follow up on how successful the project
is to this point.
President at ASCE National
Hegarty is requesting that Prein and Newholf pay what the
Section isn’t picking up.
MDOT Membership
Mercer indicated that MDOT is expressing disappointment
that meetings are not occurring
in the northern half of the State.
MCE discussion
Hegerty and Meyers scheduled their long awaited meeting 1
hour prior to the next Board
meeting.
Annual Meeting 2000
Hegarty presented the information on how the leadership
portion of the event will run.
The golf outing was discussed.
Western Michigan’s golf outing was discussed. It was a fantastic success raising $1400 for work with Western
Michigan’s developing civil engineering program.
The Board commended the Western Branch’s efforts.
150th Celebration
Hegarty moved that a budget
of $5500 be allocated to the 150th Committee (item #66 will become
the 150th anniversary item)
Skalski Seconded.
Motion Passed
Excellence in Journalism
Award
Hegarty indicated that the nominations for Cathy Bark
Hoffman of the associated press
and Elizabeth Slowik of the Grand Rapids Press were submitted on time.
New Business
Board of Direction
Mercer updated the Board on the National Board of
Direction activity:
·
2
new institutes: Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute and Construction
Institute.
·
Dues
increase of $30. Student dues to drop
to $0.
·
$39,400,000
operating budget.
·
Projected
shortfall 2002 and 2003 of $790,000 and $ 1,200,000 respectively.
SEAMI Cooperation
Chizek indicated that SEAMI requested our support in a
technical meeting.
The Board indicated that they may use our name but no
money would be provided.
Chizek indicated that SEAMI is pursuing a chair on the
State Licensing Board and would
like it to be a “joint chair with ASCE” and would like ASCE’s support.
The Board indicated that the Section is supportive of the
concept.
Next Meeting Date
The date of the next meeting was set for August 17, 2000
Adjournment
Skalski moved to Adjourn
Hegarty Seconded
Motion Passed
Email List
Don Mercer mercerd@mdot.state.mi.us
Steve Chizek chizek@ohm-eng.com
Frank Meyers meyersfc@ameritech.net
Jim Hegarty trendwatch@aol.com
Richard Skalski skalski@ci.kalamazoo.mi.us
Kamran Qadeer kqadeer@pmgic.com