by the firm and in responsible charge in order to have the firm advertise/offer surveying services. There was some discussion as to what “employing a surveyor” specifically entails. Brad Mortensen offered that certain nuances exist in the engineering and surveying community that may preclude a licensed surveyor from needing to be employed by an engineering firm, further explaining that consulting companies regularly collaborate with one another when providing services. The distinction was made between a company directly offering survey services as opposed to offering the coordination of surveying services with a company or individual licensed to do so. The committee is reaching out to DOPL for an official decision on the matter. Monument Standards Discussion This has been an ongoing discussion by the committee. The committee was presented with the Utah state code as it relates to Public Land Survey monument construction requirements. It simply states that a PLSS survey marker will be set with a “monument of durable quality.” It was felt by many committee members that this does not adequately ensure a survey marker will remain intact for future retracement and reliance. It was shared that most of the surrounding states have more robust monument and survey marker construction standards. It was suggested that the committee start with the UCLS Model Standards for Records of Survey and Corner Record Reports, and then potentially look at legislation if deemed beneficial. It was suggested by committee members to coordinate with some county surveyors to get their input about this topic at a future committee meeting. In our June meeting, we had the following county surveyors attend our meeting: Bradley Park (Salt Lake County Surveyor), Ryan Allred (Duchesne County Surveyor), Anthony Canto (Utah County Surveyor), Mike Draper (Washington County Surveyor/Deputy Recorder) and Brock Slaugh (Uintah County Surveyor). They were invited to the committee to offer guidance related to the ongoing discussion of survey monument standards and corner record reports. Discussion took place regarding responsibilities between private and county surveyors related to monument perpetuation, relevant information that should be represented in a Corner Record Report, what constitutes an appropriate monument accessory, and the role of the state’s Monument Replacement and Restoration Committee (MRRC). At the time of the June meeting, the UCLS guide document for “Preparing Corner Records” did not contain any examples of an actual form to report the information. The county representatives in attendance offered to provide Mike Nadeau with example Corner Record Report Forms for inclusion in the associated guide document. Those examples were provided to the committee and are now posted on the UCLS website for UCLS Foresights 31
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