Minutes of Meeting
State Land Survey Authority
August 2, 1971
The Land Survey Authority members met at 8:00 a.m. at the Land Survey Authority Building, Rolla, Missouri. Present were Chairman Kennedy, Members Anderson, Barr, and Eckhardt and State Land Surveyor Myers. Wallace Howe, Assist. State Geologist, joined the group at 9:30 a.m.
The July 19, 1971 draft of MSLSA-UMR building agreement as prepared by the University of Missouri officials was reviewed. A number of changes proposed by the University were not acceptable to the State Land Survey Authority. It was agreed that Eckhardt would confer further with University officials in an attempt to prepare an agreement acceptable to both parties.
The official meeting on Authority policy was called to order by Chairman Kennedy at 9:30 a.m.
The minutes of the July 20, 1971 meeting were read and corrections made.
Copies of letters and information concerning the formation of the Missouri State Land Survey Authority were reviewed.
Barr reported that members of the MARLS Committee were reviewing the Statutes and would make recommendations for revision of Chapter 445 and Chapter 60.
The State Coordinate Statute (60.400-60.480) was discussed in detail. Eckhardt suggested that an opinion letter be requested from Attorney General Danforth concerning section 60.460 -- Is the Authority the duly authorized agency as mentioned in this section?
Members agreed that the following policies should be established:
1. Uniform recording rules for the State
2. Define closing accuracy
3. Establish an accuracy standard
It was agreed by members of the Authority that Myers should proceed with the investigation of the feasibility of the Earth City project.
The following outline was agreed upon as a guideline for Missouri State Land Survey goals:
1) Promote State Coordinate System
2) Establish statewide standards
a. Study of land plats as to content and size
b. Request Attorney General's opinion on Sec. 60.460
c. Modify the law within the law
3) Establish a repository
a. Make a survey of available records
b. Obtain available records
c. When possible, obtain county surveyors old books
d. Cooperate with counties on microfilming costs
e. Develop indexing system
4) Monumentation
a. Search and evaluation program
b. Coordinate work with U.S.G.S. program so as to
take advantage of information they can provide
It was agreed that the above goals would be worked toward simultaneously.
Myers presented the following five major programs as prepared for the Program Structure for 1972-73:
1) Administration and General Support
2) State Land Survey Records Repository Program
3) Land Corner Restoration Program
4) State Coordinate Program
5) State Land Survey Authority Manuals of Instruction Program
Anderson moved that the programs be accepted as presented; seconded by Barr.
Meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
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Transcribed by Steven E. Weible
