Pub. 12 2017 Issue 1

3 Issue 1 2017 / UCLS Foresights www.ucls.org inside 4 Notes from the Chair 5 UCLS 2030 Initiative: “A Foot in the Past and Eye in the Future.” 6 Past Utah Council of Land Surveyors 6 Executive Board 2017 7 Standards and Ethics Committee 7 Publication Committee 8 From the Convention Chair 10 Convention: Membership 11 Convention: Leadership 12 Convention: Presentation 13 Convention: Vendors 14 UCLS Welcomes the Following New Members 14 UCLS Congratulates the Following New Licensed Surveyors 15 Past Lifetime Achievement Award Winners 15 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award: John B. Stahl 16 Utah Council of Land Surveyors 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award: Thomas W. Harvey 18 Utah Council of Land Surveyors 2017 Surveyor of the Year Award: Dale Robinson 18 Past Surveyor of the Year 19 2016 NSPS Year-End Activity Summary Report 21 Proposed Direct Point Positioning Survey (DPPS) in Alaska 25 Western Federation of Professional Surveyors Report 27 The Re-Monumentation of the Tri-StateMonument for Arizona, Nevada, and Utah 31 UCLSMembership Application 32 The Art and Accuracy of Writing Legal Descriptions 38 Bureau of Land Management 40 Plat Competition 44 2017 Utah Legislative Session—Passed Bills Executive Board 2017 UTAH COUNCIL OF LAND SURVEYORS State Chair Dan Perry UtahValley University 1300West 1600 North Orem, UT 84604-2332 Business: (801)-500-4510 E-mail: dan.geosymmetrics@gmail. com Past State Chair Dale Robinson 8889 South MountainVista Dr. West Jordan, Utah 84081 Business: (801) 523-0100 Fax: (801) 523-0990 E-mail: drobinson@sunrise-eng.com State Chair-Elect James Couts ECI 4229W. 5825 S. Roy, UT 84067 Business: 801-292-9954 Fax: 801-292-9177 E-mail: james.couts@ecislc.com Treasurer Brad Mortensen (SL) 3268 S. 930W. Syracuse, UT 84075 Business: (385) 272-8106 E-mail: bmortensen@meiamerica.com NSPS Representative Steven Dale 3600 S. Constitution Blvd., Room 250 WestValley City, UT 84119 Business: (801) 963-3218 Fax: (801) 963-3540 E-mail: steve.dale@wvc-ut.gov Home: (435) 843-5410 West Fed Representative MichaelW. Nadeau (SL) 5226W.Ashland Rose Dr. Herriman, UT 84065 Business: (801) 569-1315 Fax: (801) 569-1319 E-mail: mikenadeau.ucls@gmail.com Book Cliffs President: Harold Marshall 85 S. 200 E. Vernal, UT 84078 Business: (435) 789-1017 Fax: (435) 789-1813 E-mail: hmarshall@uintahgroup.com Chapter Representative: Brock Slaugh P.O. Box 1580 Vernal, UT 84078 Business: (435) 789-1365 E-Mail: bjs@timberlinels.com Color Country President: Todd Jacobsen 175 East 200 North St. George, UT 84770 Business: (435) 627-4124 Fax: (435) 627-4133 E-mail: todd.jacobsen@sgcity.org Chapter Representative: Rick Snyder 11 North 300West Washington, UT 84780 Business: (435) 652-8450 Fax: (435) 652-8416 E-Mail: rsnyder@sunrise-eng.com Golden Spike President: Andy Hubbard 5746 S 1475 E Ogden, UT 84403 Business: (801) 394-4515 Fax: (801) 392-7544 E-mail: andyh@greatbasineng.com Chapter Representative: Val Schultz 2096W 5750 S Roy, UT 84067-2330 Business: (801) 399-8018 E-mail: vschultz@co.weber.ut.us Salt Lake President: Gary Christensen 2132West 1235 South Lehi, UT 84043 Business: (801) 550-3209 E-mail: gchristensen@sunrise-eng.com Chapter Representative: Brian Mitchell 2001 South State Street, Suite N1-400 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Business: (385) 468-8243 E-mail: bmitchell@slco.org Timpanogos President: Bradly D. Daley 221 East 1100 North Pleasant Grove, UT 84062 Business: (801) 566-5599 Fax: (801) 566-5581 E-mail: bdaley54@msn.com Chapter Representative: Jim Kaiserman 1020 Sage Circle Heber City, UT 84032 Business: (435) 657-3222 Fax: (435) 657-3207 E-mail: jkaiserman@co.wasatch.ut.us The UCLS Foresights is published by the Utah Council of Land Surveyors (UCLS), as a service to the Land Surveying profession of the state of Utah and similar organizations on a complimentary basis.The Foresights is not copyright protected, therefore articles, except where specifically copyright noted, may be reprinted with proper credit given.Articles appearing in the Foresights publication do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint or endorsement of UCLS, its officers, Board of Directors, or the editor. Contributions are encouraged and may be submitted to UCLS at mail@UCLS.org