I CALL TO ORDER

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Board was called to order at 9:30 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; Margaret Hinkley, Secretary to Executive Director; and Joseph Abello of the Board of Architects.

ALSO PRESENT: John Hugelmeyer, Deputy Attorney General

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

April 24, 2008

ACTION: Mr. DeMassi motioned to approve the minutes as presented. Mr. Kniesler seconded the motion. It was unanimously.

IV ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mr. Zaccone announced the following:

– The inquiry scheduled for 10:30am has been canceled. DAG John Hugelmeyer will be meeting with the Board today regarding ITEM NO. 57387.
– There is an inquiry at 1pm pertaining to ITEM No. 57388 today.

V OLD BUSINESS

A Correspondence

On April 24, 2008 the Board reviewed a copy of a March 5, 2008 letter from Barrett D. Kolton of Mobility Consulting Group, LLC, requesting a written opinion that he does not need a license for his consulting business is attached for the Board’s information. Subsequent to reviewing this letter, Mr. DeMassi motioned to send a letter requesting more detailed description and process of his involvement; submit a list of all New Jersey projects and include the name/s of the architects for each project. Mr. Joshi seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

5/8/08 Mr. Kolton’s response to the Board’s request for more information is attached for board review.

ACTION: Mr. DeMassi motioned to advise Mr. Kolton that it does not appear that he needs an architectural license from this Board, however, the Board will refer his May 1, 2008 letter to the Home Improvement Unit to determine if he is required to register as a Home Improvement Contractor. Also request verification from Appel Design Group whether the information from Mr. Kolton is correct. Mr. Joshi seconded the motion. It was unanimously approved.

VI NEW BUSINESS

A Information

1 NCARB Fast Facts dated April 25, 2008 with information regarding the ARE and the 2008 Annual Meeting and Conference is attached for the board’s information.

ACTION: Duly noted.

2 NCARB Special Fast Facts dated May 6, 2008 regarding 3rd Quarter Report Records FY08 is attached for board information.

ACTION: Duly noted.

B Correspondence

1 Copy of a letter dated March 17, 2008 from Jason Lusardi, Architect, requesting a clarification of the delineation of responsibility of the licensed architect is attached for review and discussion. On May 6, 2008, the Joint Committee reviewed a copy of an April 28th memo from Arthur Russo, Executive Director, Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors with the Board’s opinion to Mr. Lusardi’s correspondence.

5/8/08 This item has been referred from the Joint Committee for the Board to discuss.

ACTION: Mr. DeMassi motioned to send a letter to Mr. Lusardi requesting that he provide information as to the type of building is this project ; what services did he, as the architect, provide? What services did the professional engineer provide? Advise him of our next Architect and Joint Committee meeting dates Mr. Joshi seconded the motion. It passed unanimously.

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

Brown, William F. Jr.* DeYoung, Richard* McCrery, James C. II*
Lambert, Andrew W.* Mendizabal, Lisbeth I. Okada, Takeshi*
Peterson, Eric P.* Seyam, Ramadan A* Szenk, Adam*
Park, Edward J.* Parks, Elizabeth A.* Pellicani, Paul J.
Wallace, George M.* Wise, Stephen M.* Kaese, Diane S.

ACTION: Mr. DeMassi motioned to approve the above individuals for licensure by credentials. Mr. Joshi seconded the motion. It was unanimously approved.

B. Applications for Examination

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

Douglas A. Brooks Jr. Yu-Wen Wayne Chen Matthew R. Davis
Alexis L. Goldman Matthew M. Lashendock Niraj H. Patel
Jack Raker Emily E. Smith Bryon C. Yoder

ACTION: Mr. DeMassi motioned to approve the above individuals to take the ARE to complete the licensing process. Mr. Joshi seconded the motion. It was unanimously approved.

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:

Jason Ballinger Michael Buldo Steven Casano
Ahmed Fouda, PE Daniel P. Lynch Jesse Moore
Tsampicos Perides John Roche

ACTION: Mr. DeMassi motioned to approve the above individuals for licensure inasmuch as they have complete the licensing process. Mr. Joshi seconded the motion. It was unanimously approved.

D Certificate/s of Authorization

1 MIJA ARCHITECTURE, LLC
Architecture
150 Herman Street
Hackensack NJ 07601

Responsible Architect: Nabil N. Mijalli - License #AI016655

Summary: This application for a Certificate of Authorization to offer architectural services only is submitted by a New Jersey architect who owns 70% of the shares in business with an unlicensed individual who owns 30% of the shares. This application appears to comply with statutory requirements.

ACTION: Mr. DeMassi motioned to issue a Certificate of Authorization to MIJA Architecture, LLC pending the corrected information pertaining to the number of total shares. Mr. Kniesler seconded the motion. It was unanimously approved.

VIII CLOSED CASES

1 ITEM NO. 54927 - PRISCO, Scott - 21AI011696 / The Prisco Group

ACTION: Mr. DeMassi motioned to accept the complainant’s letter that he is unable to attend the inquiry before the Board and proceed with making a determination in this matter. Mr. Horii seconded the motion. It passed unanimously. After some discussion on this matter, Mr. DeMassi motioned to find insufficient evidence to take action against Mr. Prisco in this matter. Mr. Horii seconded the motion. It passed unanimously. CASE CLOSED.

2 ITEM NO. 56110 - DALEY, James T. - AI011519

ACTION: Subsequent to reviewing the latest information from the complainant, Mr. Joshi motioned to find insufficient evidence to take action against Mr. Daley in this matter. Mr. Demassi seconded the motion. It passed unanimously. CASE CLOSED.

3 ITEM NO. 57148 - PECCI, Leighton M. - Unlicensed -

ACTION: The Board unanimously approved sending an advisory letter to Mr. Pecci. The Board was informed that the letter was mailed. CASE CLOSED

IX PUBLIC COMMENTS

Seeing no one present from the public, Mr. Zaccone proceeded to the next item on the agenda.

X EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 10:35am Mr. Kniesler motioned to go into executive session for the purposes of reviewing the minutes and the disciplinary matter on the agenda. Mr. Joshi seconded the motion. It was unanimously approved.

XI NEXT MEETINGS

May 22, 2008 Regular Meeting
Union Room - 3rd Floor

June 12, 2008 Regular Meeting
Union Room - 3rd Floor

Investigative inquiry pertaining to ITEM No. 54927 - 10:30am

XII ADJOURNMENT

At 2:15pm, Mr. DeMassi motioned to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Joshi seconded the motion. It was unanimously approved.