Time: 9:00 am, September 23, 1999

Place: Holiday Inn Ventura Beach Resort, Ventura, California

Who: Leslie Ewing, Orville Magoon, Billy Edge (Vice President), Robert Dalrymple (Secretary), Robert Dean, John Fisher (President), Karen Erickson

Called to order by John Fisher, minutes of the May 24, 1999 organizational meeting approved. (Secretary's note: all minutes are posted on the web site: www.coastalengineers.org)

Treasurer: The Treasurer's report was phoned in by Charlie Chesnutt. Membership applications in hand are: 3 students, 11 associate members, 56 member applications for a total of 70 members, all including checks, amounting to $2,546.

The Board decided that the treasurer should deposit the checks immediately and forward the submitted membership applications to the Membership committee. A welcoming letter should be sent to the applicants now, acknowledging the check without implying membership approval. The Membership committee will then forward the recommendations to the Board for approval. The approval should be done within 30 days for all applications as a matter of policy.

Professional Licensing: Leslie Ewing indicated that California is moving away from specialty registration for professional engineers. Bob Dean indicated that the State of Florida feels differently. But that the issue is complicated. Bob presented a draft document for professional certification of coastal engineers as a first step or as an alternative to licensing.

Membership: The proposed types of memberships are:

Member

Associate Member

Student

Affiliate

Billy Edge made a motion for new grade of affiliate, which would a non-voting membership; seconded by Tony Dalrymple. Affiliates would pay the same dues as associates. The requirement for affiliate status: interest in the missions and objectives of the organization, including professional certification, research, and education in coastal engineering. The motion passed unanimously.

Bob Dean moved that one affiliate be appointed to the board. This affiliate could vote on matters before the board, unless there is a conflict with any national licensing regulations, in which case, voting would then not be allowed. Tony seconded the motion. Billy Edge will check with the National Council for Engineering Examiners to see if a voting affiliate on the board would be a problem. (It was noted that ASCE board members are ASCE members.) The motion passed unanimously.

The issue of Life Member (with the $1000 fee) is on hold.

John will draft membership invitation letter for possible publication in Shore & Beach.

Goals: The goals of the organization were then discussed.

Education: Public education. Better balance in the coastal debate. Continuing education.

Continuing Education Short Course. Some professional licenses require 12 CEU every two years. ACE should provide shortcourses to assist ACE members meet this requirement. Bob Dean suggested that a Beach Nourishment shortcourse would be straightforward to put on since he has done it in the past.

Orville Magoon suggested a public education day be added to the conference or attached to a short course. It could also provide a field aspect to the short course.

John Fisher suggested that the shortcourse could be tied to an annual meeting of ACE. Bob Dean then suggested that the first should course be given at the Melbourne Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association (FSBPA) Meeting next January.

Certification:

The board is asked to send comments on Bob Dean's draft certification requirements.

Marine Board Report:

Dalrymple is continuing the promulgation of the report. A presentation of the report was made at a meeting of the Ocean Studies Board of the National Academy of Science in August and at the Sand Rights '99 meeting this day in Ventura.

Coastal Structures Standards:

Orville Magoon pointed out that the Heinz Foundation is doing a review of the Nation's Policy on Beaches. A committee has been established.

It was noted that the ASCE is developing standards for coastal construction. ACE may wish to venture into this area sometime in the future.

Annual Meeting:

Different suggestions were made about annual meetings. If there is an annual meeting, the first option would be to tie it in with another coastal conference. Options next year could be Orville Magoon's Coastal Engineering and Carbonate

Sands to be held in Florida next summer or fall. Bob will offer a one-day short course and there could be an evening general meeting of ACE. Bob suggested the FSBPA meeting in January as an alternative, where the ACE could just have an evening meeting in conjunction with the FSBPA conference. Alternatively, it was discussed whether the ACE annual meeting should be a free standing meeting.

Possible items to be on an annual meeting agenda: Marine Board Report and the Certification proposal.

Bylaws: Leslie Ewing handed out draft bylaws. There are three different options for selecting the membership of the board; one needs to be adopted: 1. New members appointed by board, 2. vote of general membership. 3. have 9 fixed members and geographical distribution. The board decided to draft the bylaws using the third alternative. In additions, the affiliates would be represented. time.

Billy Edge and John Fisher are to help Leslie with the further development of the draft bylaws.

Web Site: The Association's web site is operational. It was decided that there would be no sponsorship/advertisement by corporations on the web site.

The next meeting is proposed for Melbourne, Florida at the FSBPA meeting in January, 2000.

Respectfully submitted,

Robert Dalrymple

Secretary