MINUTES OF MEETING
State Land Survey Authority
July 5, 1973
The regular June meeting of the State Land Survey Authority, originally scheduled for June 21, 1973 was held July 5th at the State Land Survey Authority Building, Rolla, Missouri. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Dean Willard Eckhardt, Acting Chairman. Present besides Mr. Eckhardt were Richard Barr, Larry Fellows and Robert Myers. James Anderson joined the group at 10:30 a.m.
The minutes of the May 24-25 meeting were reviewed and corrected. Approved as corrected.
Mr. Myers reported on the following legislation:
1) H.B. 138, State Coordinate System Bill, was passed by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor Bond.
2) Approved SLSA budget appropriation, H. B. 4, for 1973-74 has been received as follows:
Personal Service $129,245
Equipment Purchase & Repair 70,000
Operations 100,000
Mr. Myers noted that the User Fee for FY 72-73 is now estimated to be $267,000.
3) H. B. 9, Capital Improvements appropriation, in the amount of $38,400 has been approved. Mr. Myers stated that the appropriation was approved by line item and must be expended as approved.
4) The Reorganization Bill was passed by the Legislature and has been submitted to the Governor. The Governor has 45 days to act on the Bill.
A memo, "Initial Consideration(s) with Regard to Reorganization," submitted to Authority Members and Mr. Myers by Dr. W. B. Howe, State Geologist, was reviewed. The memo was discussed and it was agreed that no action would be taken until Governor Bond had acted on the Reorganization Bill. The possibility of forming an advisory board was discussed. It was agreed that Missouri Association of Registered Land Surveyors and the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers should be consulted concerning an advisory board. Other possible contacts suggested were the Missouri Land Title Association, Missouri Bar, and law schools in the Columbia and Kansas City areas.
It was the consensus of opinion that if the Reorganization Bill is signed into law, the Authority would still be active during the first half of the 73-74 Fiscal Year. Therefore a copy of Dr. Howe's memo can be sent to the MARLS November meeting.
Mr. Myers reported on the status of current projects as follows:
1) Liberty Reconnaissance completed. A final report and diagram has been received from Mr. Randall.
2) Iron County. Project has progressed well. Completion of the contract has been extended to 9/1/73 in order that remaining contract funds can be utilized for remonumentation. Mr. Brown has completed the control work and calculations. Mr. Brown may prepare a paper on the corner restoration work.
3) Pattonsburg. After considerable delay in receiving contract approval in Jefferson City, the contract with Riddle Engineering Co. was approved and received back on July 3rd. A 30-day extension has been requested on the contract because of the delay.
4) Microfilming of all survey records from Greene and Gasconade Counties and of the St. Louis Land Clearance Authority has been completed. Horizontal control data from Kansas City, St. Louis, National Geodetic Survey, and the U.S. Geological Survey has been indexed. Two runs of the control are being given to the U.S.G.S. for their use.
5) St. Louis--Mill Creek Valley. Reconnaissance has been completed. Mr. Brown will place wooden towers on the roofs of selected buildings in the St. Louis Metropolitan area and begin observations the week of July 16th.
Mr. Myers stated that Ozark National Scenic Riverways had requested assistance on a search and evaluation project in Carter County (T. 25, 26 and 27 N., R. 1 and 2 E.). Mr. Myers had discussed the feasibility of this project with state personnel in Jefferson City and was advised Federal Grant funds could be used. Funds for this project total $11,675. Work could be subcontracted until March 15, 1974. Mr. Myers stated that the project would be advantageous to the SLSA as many corners outside the boundary of the project could be subsequently monumented at a very low cost to the SLSA. Mr. Barr made a motion that the project be accepted. Seconded by Dr. Fellows. Motion carried.
Job descriptions for present and approved SLSA positions for FY 73-74 were reviewed. An updated position chart for 73-74 personnel was presented to Authority Members.
Mr. Myers called to the attention of Authority members that per diem received for the month of June included payment for the meeting held July 5th since the meeting had been rescheduled from June 21.
The following 73-74 budget items were discussed:
1) Personal Service.
Mr. Myers stated that the following promotions had
been made effective July 1, 1973.
Diane Plank promoted to Clerk Steno II, salary $5040/yr.
James Matlock - position change to Survey Repository
Technician II, salary $7578/yr.
John Flowers - part time to full time,
Surveying Technician III, salary $7578/yr.
Mr. Myers requested the Board's approval for promotion of Norman Brown to the position of Chief, Survey Operations. Motion made by Dr. Fellows to approve Mr. Brown's promotion; seconded by Mr. Barr. Motion carried.
Mr. Eckhardt suggested that steps be taken to lift the ceiling of the State Land Surveyor's salary, or put a ceiling on Department Chiefs' salaries, in order to prevent the State Land Surveyor from eventually receiving a lesser salary than the Department Chiefs.
2) Equipment Purchase & Repair
All items budgeted for FY 73-74 were noted and commented on as necessary.
3) Operations
An "Outline of 1974 Survey Programs," prepared by Mr. Myers, was presented for review and discussion. It was the consensus of opinion that, at present, the most important program is to assist in establishing a coordinate system for use by local people in the State of Missouri.
Adjourned for lunch.
A motion was made to approve the "Outline of 1974 Survey Program," as presented, for planning purposes.
The 1973-74 budget requests for the first quarter were approved as follows:
Personal Service $31,751.25
Equipment Purchase & Repair 14,313.50
Operations 28,042.98
A preliminary draft entitled, "Horizontal Control Demonstration Program," was presented by Mr. Myers for review and comment. This program entails participation by the SLSA with any governing body or agency in the State. Authority members approved of the basic concept of the program and authorized Mr. Myers to negotiate for proposals to be acted upon by the Authority.
The next meeting of the SLSA is tentatively set for August 2, 1973 to be held at 10:00 a.m., Springfield, Missouri. A meeting place will be determined at a later date.
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
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transcribed by Steven E. Weible
