December 19, 1972 Missouri State Land Survey Authority Meeting Minutes

MISSOURI STATE LAND SURVEY AUTHORITY

Minutes of Meeting

December 19, 1972

     The meeting of the State Land Survey Authority was called to order by Chairman Daniel Kennedy at 9:20 a.m., December 19th at the Land Survey Building, Rolla. Present besides Mr. Kennedy were James Anderson, Willard Eckhardt, Larry Fellows and Robert Myers.

     Minutes of the November 28th meeting were reviewed and approved as written.

     Mr. Myers reviewed the 1973-74 budget request as recommended by Governor-elect Bond. He also stated that the supplemental request recommendation was zero. On December 18, Messrs. Kennedy, Eckhardt, and Myers met in Jefferson City with Governor-elect Bond and Mr. Mark Edelman to appeal the Supplemental Request recommendation. A revised supplemental request totaling $26,925 was submitted. This included $1,425 for Personal Services; $19,500 for Equipment Purchase and Repair; and $6,000 for Operations.

     Third quarter expenditure requests as follows were presented by Mr. Myers for discussion and approval:

               Personal Services            $16,791.25

               Equipment Purchase & Repair      462.50

               Operations                    17,612.50

The above requests were approved.

     Mr. Myers requested an opinion from Authority members on endorsement of House Bill #138 regarding the State Coordinate System. It was agreed that the SLSA should support this Bill. Mr. Eckhardt made the motion that Mr. Myers give this bill top priority in working for passage. Seconded by Dr. Fellows. Motion carried.

     House Bill #139, in regard to the county surveyors, was reviewed. It was agreed that the SLSA should not officially support H.B. #139 in its present form.

     Adjourned for lunch.

     Representative-elect John Twitty joined the meeting from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. The duties and obligations of the SLSA were reviewed along with accomplishments to date. Mr. Twitty was brought up to date on the SLSA budget requests and acquainted with Capital Improvement needs. He was also informed of the legislation, H.B. #138, that the SLSA is endorsing for passage.

     As requested at the November 28th meeting, Mr. Myers presented photogrammetric plans and estimates from Surdex Inc., and M. J. Harden Associates, Inc., to complete cost estimates for search and evaluation and photogrammetric work for a restoration program in T. 31 N., R. 4 E., Iron County. Total cost estimates presented by Mr. Myers were as follows:

               Search and Evaluation        $8,000

               Photogrammetric Control       4,000 (approx.)

It was the opinion of the majority of the Authority members that this project should be initiated. This project should be planned so as to complete photogrammetric work by early April.

     Mr. Myers presented a map outlining a suggested St. Louis Metro Control System area, including City of St. Louis, St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson and Franklin Counties, for first order survey work. Mr. Myers requested approval for investigation of 11 stations in the above outlined area. Mr. Anderson made a motion that Mr. Myers contract for investigation of these 11 stations with maximum expenditure for the project to be $1,000. Seconded by Mr. Eckhardt. Motion carried.

     It was agreed that the second Thursday of each month be designated for Authority meetings. Tentative date for the next meeting is January 11, 1973.

     Meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m.


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November 28, 1972 Missouri State Land Survey Authority Meeting Minutes

MISSOURI STATE LAND SURVEY AUTHORITY

Minutes of Meeting

November 28, 1972

     The meeting of the State Land Survey Authority was called to order by Chairman Daniel Kennedy at 9:00 a.m., November 28th at the State Land Survey Building, Rolla. Present besides Mr. Kennedy were James Anderson, Richard Barr, Willard Eckhardt, Larry Fellows and Robert Myers.

     The minutes of the October 20th meeting were reviewed and approved as written.

     The following unfinished business from the October 20 meeting was reported on by Mr. Myers.

     1) The line item in the SLSA budget authorizing receipt of monies from Federal, State or other sources will not be deleted. The necessary forms were obtained from Mr. Yarrington and will be completed and returned to him as soon as possible.

     2) The additional measurements concerning T. 41 N., R. 16 W., Miller County, requested by the Authority, have not been completed at this time.

     Mr. Myers reported the following on the status of SLSA budgetary requests. On November 15th, Mr. Myers met with Mr. Robert James, Mr. Mark Edelman, and Mr. Jerry Yarrington at Jefferson City. The 1972-73 Supplemental Request and the 1973-74 Budget Request were reviewed. During the meeting an effort was made to acquaint Mr. James and Mr. Edelman with the duties and functions of the SLSA.

     A request for a listing of proposed Capital Improvements on a priority basis was received from Mr. Yarrington. Mr. Myers met with Mr. Yarrington at Jefferson City on November 27th and submitted the necessary information.

     All bids for the 1972-73 Capital Improvements exceeded the amount of money available. Therefore the project will be divided into segments and rebid. The sum of money available will determine the amount of work that can be completed.

     Mr. Myers presented the following items for discussion and action.

1. Funds for microfilming.

     Microfilming of records from Howell, Douglas, Texas, Phelps, Pulaski, McDonald and Warren Counties has been completed. At this time all the money previously allocated for microfilming has been used. Mr. Myers requested that a sum of $640 be transferred to this program to enable microfilming of records of eight additional counties. Mr. Barr made a motion that $640 be transferred to the microfilming program. Seconded by Mr. Eckhardt. Motion carried.

2. Contract with John M. Flowers.

     A contract for professional services with John M. Flowers was presented for approval. Dean Eckhardt suggested that sentences 2, 3 and 4 under the paragraph, Remuneration, be deleted and a sentence added stating that payment would be made from monthly invoices.

3. Iron County.

     Mr. Myers presented a contract for search and evaluation work to be done in T. 31 N., R. 4 E., Iron County. Mr. Myers recommended that this contract be approved with a maximum of $8,000 to be expended. Priorities used in selecting this project were explained. Authority members discussed the proposed project and contract in detail. Mr. Anderson made a motion to table a decision on approval of the contract until the next Authority meeting. At that time Mr. Myers will present additional information as to price estimates for the complete project, including search and evaluation and photogrammetry. Seconded by Mr. Barr. Motion carried.

4. County Surveyors.

     Mr. Myers reported that questionaire cards had been sent to all county clerks requesting the names of county surveyors, and also if the surveyor was registered. To date, 96 replies have been received. Names of counties with non-registered county surveyors will be forwarded to the Missouri Association of Registered Land Surveyors.

5. Legislation.

     Mr. Myers asked Authority members for their opinion on submitting H.B. #1367 to the Legislature again. Authority members agreed that the Bill should be submitted. Mr. Barr will contact Representative Cliff Jones and request him to introduce the Bill.

     Mr. Myers reported that revision of Chapter 60, sponsored by MARLS, has been returned by Legislative Research and is ready for introduction.

6. Standards.

     Mr. Myers reported that he had not received many comments on the survey standards recently published in the Survey Bulletin. A suggestion to delay adoption of these standards until after the MARLS workshop in the spring of 1973 was not approved. It was the consensus of the Authority members that these standards should become effective January 1, 1973 as previously stated.

     December 12th was tentatively set as the next Authority meeting date.

     Meeting adjourned at 2:50 p.m.


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October 20, 1972 Missouri State Land Survey Authority Meeting Minutes

MISSOURI STATE LAND SURVEY AUTHORITY

Minutes of Minutes

October 20, 1972

     The meeting of the State Land Survey Authority was held October 20, 1972 at the Land Survey Building, Rolla. Chairman Daniel Kennedy called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Present besides Chairman Kennedy were James Anderson, Richard Barr, Willard Eckhardt and Robert Myers.

     Minutes of the September 21 meeting were reviewed and approved as written.

     Use of the State telephone line was discussed.

     The Trial Balance sheet for the month of October was reviewed.

     Copies of the 1972-73 Supplemental Request and the 1973-74 Budget Request, as submitted to the Governor, were given to members of the Authority. The budget was reviewed briefly.

     The possibility of the SLSA participating in a Federal Revenue Sharing project was discussed. The line item in the SLSA budget authorizing the SLSA to receive monies from Federal, State or other sources was reviewed. Mr. Myers stated that Mr. Yarrington, budget analyst, planned to remove this line from the budget since no definite sum had been designated. It was Mr. Yarrington's opinion that if funds become available a trust fund could be established for these funds. It was the opinion of the Authority that Mr. Myers should confer with Mr. Yarrington further on this, and possibly designate an amount for this line item rather than have it deleted.

     Chairman Kennedy advised the members that thought should be given to the future housing of the SLSA, and a goal set for either a new building or renovation of the present quarters to fulfill the needs of the SLSA. It was the consensus of the Authority that the possibility of a new building in the near future seemed remote; however, it was agreed that all plans should not be abandoned.

     Mr. Myers reported on the following projects and proposed projects:

     1) Request from Mr. J. T. Powell concerning a survey dispute in T. 41 N., R. 16 W., Miller County. Mr. Myers stated he had met with Mr. Powell, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Slagle, Morgan County Surveyor, on separate occasions. He reviewed the problems encountered in the area in detail for the Authority and stated that the SLSA had received requests from Mr. Powell and Mr. Miller for assistance. The Authority agreed that additional measurements and research were needed before making a decision on SLSA participation.

     Mr. Barr made a motion that the SLSA lease or rent short range EDM equipment to obtain these measurements. Seconded by Mr. Anderson. Motion carried.

     Mr. Barr made a motion that Mr. Myers do further research to obtain the necessary information and return to the Authority for a decision. This research would entail the following: 1) Engage C. Dexter Slagle, Jr., Morgan County Surveyor, for one day to obtain necessary field notes and information, and 2) make arrangements for rent or lease of short range EDM equipment to make remeasurements of lines. Maximum expenditure is limited to $700. Seconded by Mr. Anderson. Motion carried.

     2) Clay County - Smithville Dam.

     A request for a survey project in the area of the proposed Smithville Dam received from Mr. Harvey Evans, Clay County Surveyor, was reviewed. It was agreed that the proposed project should be considered. Mr. Myers will obtain additional information related to the project and present it to the Authority for a decision.

     3) Mr. Myers stated that the EDM base line in the Odessa-Bates City area has been completed, distances computed, and he is now waiting for final distance confirmation from NGS at Rockville.

     4) Pattonsburg.

     Mr. Myers reviewed the survey lines run in the Pattonsburg project and reported that the closures were within second order standards. Cost figures were approximately $70 for each point obtained and $183 for each mile of traverse run. Mr. Myers reported that he should have the final figures by next meeting.

     5) Greater Kansas City.

     Mr. Myers reported on the National Geodetic Survey project in the Kansas City area. NGS occupied eight stations and performed a first order astronomic observation at one station. SLSA personnel made a tie into Independence control system. SLSA personnel also established two monuments in the Liberty area for future extension of the system by that city.

     Mr. Myers reported he had spoken to the Farm and Land Brokers meeting in Rolla on October 6th and had been well received. He also reported on attending the annual meeting of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping at Columbus, Ohio, October 11-13.

     Mr. Kennedy reported on his trip to Oklahoma City to talk to the Oklahoma Association of Land Surveyors. He noted that there was keen interest in the progress of the SLSA.

     Mr. Barr stated that as MARLS program chairman, his plans were for MARLS to sponsor a 1-day seminar, possibly using UMR facilities, in the spring of 1973. He requested that the SLSA assist with this seminar.

     Mr. Myers showed several slides taken on SLSA projects that were of interest to the Authority.

     It was agreed that the next meeting would be held on Wednesday, November 15.

     Meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.


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