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VisionA world where the built and naturalenvironments coexist in harmony andsustainable balance; where all peoplescan express their diverse heritage andtheir individual desires to grow andthrive; and where we, as a profession,can substantially contribute to theprocess of achieving these ends.
MissionTo lead, to educate and to participatein the careful stewardship, wise planningand artful design of our cultural andnatural environments.
The Newsletter for the San Diego Chapter of theAmerican Society of Landscape Architects • October 2012
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October 25:Lecture with Ana ValderramaJoin us to hear noted international landscape architect and ed-ucator, Ana Valderrama, at our new lecture venue in theBalboa Park Club/Santa Fe Room, on Thursday, October 25.The new reception time is 6:30 pm and the lecture willbegin at 7:00 pm. Hosted appetizers, beer/wine, and softdrinks will be served. See page 2 for details.
ASLA Members, Lecture/Annnual Sponsors and studentswith student IDs are invited to RSVP to attend for free andnon-ASLA members and others without an RSVP will pay $15at the door. RSVP to [email protected] or call619.283.8818 by October 22.
2012 ASLA San Diego DesignAwards Promise to be Exciting!SAVE THE DATE: December 6, 2012ASLA members submitted 52 entries in 12 categories for the2012 ASLA San Diego Awards in Landscape Architecture.A distinguished awards jury has been selected and will meeton October 19, to review the submittals. The jurors include:• San Diego's own Rob Wellington Quigley FAIA• Phyllis Van Doren; Senior Editor, San Diego
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San Diego Chapter2011/12 Executive CommitteePresidentJim Kuhlken, ASLA 619.291.0707Rick Landscape Architecture [email protected]
President Elect - FundraisingTim Jachlewski Jr., ASLA 619.795.7603In-site Landscape Architecture Inc.
TreasurerDavid Preciado, ASLA 619.236.0143 x 210Estrada Land Planning [email protected]
SecretaryDarren Solano, ASLA 858.692.9765Landscape Architect [email protected]
Past PresidentDavid Reed, ASLA 619.239.3300David Reed Landscape Architects [email protected]
VP Community OutreachNate Magnusson, ASLA 619.236.1462Schmidt Design Group [email protected]
VP MembershipJim Taylor, ASLA 760.692.1924The Lightfoot Planning Group [email protected]
VP Programs/EducationKasia Trojanowska, ASLA 858.812-3518URS Corporation [email protected]
VP Visibility/Public RelationsBrooke Pietz, ASLA 619.294.4477KTU+A [email protected]
VP Programs/Social ActivitiesPatricia Trauth, ASLA 858.812.3526URS Corporation [email protected]
Chapter TrusteeGlen Schmidt, FASLA 619.236.1462Schmidt Design Group [email protected]
California Council of ASLAJon Wreschinsky, ASLA, 619.916.6956The Land Design Collaborative
Stewardship Committee ChairTim Smith, ASLA 858.513.0030Wynn-Smith Landscape Arch. [email protected]
Student Affiliate Chapter PresidentMichael Watts 619.660.4261
Executive DirectorTracy Morgan Hollingworth 619.225.815511005500 RRoosseeccrraannss SStt,, SSuuiittee BB •• SSaann DDiieeggoo,, CCAA [email protected] FAX 619.222.8154
Newsletter Editor,Advertising Manager and ProductionJerrie Beard 800/605-1701Beard and AssociatesPO Box 7, Pollock Pines CA [email protected]
Thank Youto Our Four Seasons Sponsors
California Council of ASLA2011/12 Executive BoardSierra ChapterJohn Nicolaus (Govt Affiars Liaison) 916.443-1033 Keith Wilson 916.524-5614San Diego ChapterJon Wreschinsky (President) 619.697-3200David Reed (Vice President) 619.239.3300Northern California ChapterDave Mitchell (Treasurer) 408.793.5528Mitch Wilks 510.549.3223Southern California ChapterJim Pickel 714.871.3638Jerry Hastings (Secretary/Web Mngr) 818.687.3430State Lobbyist for CCASLATerri V. ThomasThomas Advocacy Inc. 916.325.1010LATC ResourceDavid Allan Taylor Jr. 619.518.7971LATC Program ManagerTrish Rodriguez 916.575.5231CCASLA Executive DirectorTracy Morgan Hollingworth 619.283.8818
ASLA NationalExecutive OfficersASLA National PresidentSusan Hatchell, FASLAASLA National President ElectThomas R. Tavella, FASLAImmediate Past PresidentJonathan Mueller, FASLAVice President EducationRichard Zweifel, FASLAVice President CommunicationMark H. Hough, ASLAVice President FinanceVaughn Rinner, ASLAVice President Professional PracticeEdward Czyscon, FASLAVice President MembershipGregory Miller, ASLAVice President Government AffairsChad D. Danos, FASLAExecutive Vice PresidentNancy C. Somerville, Honorary ASLAASLA National Headquarters636 Eye Street, NWWashington, D.C. 20001-3736Phone 202.898.2444Fax 202.898.1185 • www.asla.org
Stone Brewing Co. and Schmidt Design Group, Inc. have excitingnews: Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens is officially one of just11 sites worldwide to achieve The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES)certification. Sites is an important new rating system for the sustain-able design, construction and maintenance of built landscapes. Inshort, it could be described as a “LEED-like” program that includesprojects with or without buildings.
SITES is a partnership of the American Society of LandscapeArchitects (ASLA), the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center of TheUniversity of Texas at Austin and the United States Botanic Garden.SITES was created in 2005 to fill a critical need for guidelines andrecognition of sustainable landscapes based on their planning,design, construction and maintenance. The voluntary, national ratingsystem and set of performance benchmarks applies to sites with orwithout buildings.
"This new group of showplace projects represents a tremendousamount of work toward making the built landscape more sustainableand adding to ecosystem services," said Holly Shimizu, executivedirector of the U.S. Botanic Garden.
The SITES 2009 rating system includes 15 prerequisites and 51additional, flexible credits to choose from that add up to 250 points.The credits address areas such as soil restoration, hydrology, vegeta-tion, human health and well being, and more. More informationabout Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens’ specific qualificationscan be found at www.sustainablesites.org.
Among the specific sustainable design benchmarks met by StoneBrewing World Bistro & Gardens are:•Capturing stormwater and utilizing it as a design feature
•Edible landscaping and drought-tolerant, regionally appropriateplantings
•Use of salvaged and reused materials in construction of the site•A commitment to sustainable and organic maintenance practices
The project team includes: •Stone Brewing Co. - Greg Koch, CEO and co-founder•Schmidt Design Group, Inc. - Glen Schmidt, FASLA, LandscapeArchitect
•Hamann Companies - John Belcher, General Contractor•Landscape Plus - Matthew Jerman, Landscape Contractor•Spear & Associates, Inc. - Danny Abada, Civil Engineer
“Stone Brewing Co.’s unrelenting commitment to sustainability andcommunity is what inspired us to pursue this significant honor,” saidGlen Schmidt, FASLA, of Schmidt Design Group, Inc., the San Diegolandscape architecture firm that collaborated with CEO and co-founder Greg Koch on the design of the site.
Since 2005, the SITES partners, in conjunction with a diversegroup of stakeholder organizations, have worked to transform landdevelopment and management practices with this first national ratingsystem for sustainable landscapes. The guidelines apply to any typeof designed landscape, with or without buildings, including shoppingmalls, streetscapes, subdivisions, corporate and academic campuses,transportation corridors, parks and recreation areas, and single familyhomes.
The U.S. Green Building Council, a stakeholder in the SustainableSites Initiative, anticipates incorporating the SITES guidelines and per-formance benchmarks into future iterations of its LEED Green BuildingRating System. While LEED minimizes the carbon footprint, SITESdemonstrates how a landscape can actually sequester carbon andregenerate living systems. Working together, these initiatives willfurther revolutionize sustainable design.
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I want to thank the 2011/2012 Executive Board for all their hard work and commitment tothe San Diego Chapter of ASLA. We have been told many times, when attending the ASLAnational meetings, that our Chapter is one of the most organized, progressive and bestChapters in the Nation. This is due to a group ofpeople who have dedicated countless hours andserved for years to provide a tremendous amount ofvolunteer effort to promote our profession. This in-cludes 2012/2013 Board members Jim Taylor whohas served for 7 years in two VP positions and asPresident; Jon Wreschinsky who has served for 7years in one VP position, as President and is servinghis second term as President of the California Councilof ASLA (your legislative watchdog in Sacramento);and David Preciado who has served as Treasurer for6 years.
I want to personally thank outgoing Board mem-bers Kasia Trojanowska and Brooke Pietz for all theirefforts over the last 4 years. Thank you to DavidReed who served as a Board member several yearsago and returned to serve for 3 years as President-Elect, President and Past President. He has also takenthe time to mentor me as President. We welcome new Board members, Ty Sterns as our VP ofVisibility and Public Affairs; Maria Swift as VP of Programs and Education; Mark Steyaert asTrustee; and our new Cuyamaca College Student Affiliate President, John Thomas, as a non-voting member of our incoming 2012/2013 Executive Board
I want to especially thank Glen Schmidt who has served on the Board for 11 years asTreasurer, President Elect, President, and Past President and for two 3-year terms as ourTrustee. His years of commitment to our San Diego Chapter have truly made us what we aretoday... “one of the best Chapters in the Nation.” And lastly, thanks to Tracy MorganHollingworth who has served as our Executive Director for 8 years and her assistant AdrienneSteussy - without them, literally nothing would get done.
Serving as your President and working with this fine Board has been a rewarding experi-ence. I would highly recommend to you, our members, to get involved and help us in this nextBoard year. There are several committees you can be a part of, and we are currently lookingto fill Board positions. Our 2013 volunteer form is enclosed - let us know what you’re interest-ed in so we can include you in our 2013 planning. Please come to our next Board meetingon October 18, at URS Corporation in UTC (start time 6 pm). Surely you will be impressedwith our efforts to promote this great profession of Landscape Architecture.
From the PresidentThank You!
Jim Kuhlken,ASLA Rick LandscapeArchitecture
“We have been told manytimes, when attending theASLA national meetings, thatour Chapter is one of the mostorganized, progressive andbest Chapters in the Nation.”
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October11 Exec Com Reports Due to Secretary11 Orchids + Onions, Museum of
Contemporary Art, La Jolla, 6 pmReception, 8:30 pm Program
12 Stewardship Design Charrette,Mesa College Design Center,9 am to 3 pm
18 Executive Committee Meeting,URS Corporation, 6 pm
19 Design Awards Jury Review –SD Foundation, Deborah HoffmanRoom, 8 am to 5 pm
25 ASLA Lecture, Ana M. Valderrama,Balboa ParkClub/Santa Fe Room,Reception 6:30 pm, Program 7 pm.See page 2
November1 Exec Com Reports Due to Secretary8 Executive Committee Meeting,
Lightfoot Planning Group, 6 pm28 Stewardship Committee, 6 pm,
Mesa College Design Center
December1 January Newsletter Deadline6 Exec Com Reports Due to Secretary6 ASLA San Diego Design Awards,
Scripps Research Institute Auditorium(formerly The NeurosciencesInstitute), 6 pm Reception, 7 pmProgram
13 Executive Committee Meeting, RickLandscape Architecture, 6 pm
January2 Exec Com Reports Due to Secretary9 Executive Committee Meeting,
Schmidt Design Group, 6 pm
Visit the chapter website to stay current onupcoming events: www.asla-sandiego.org
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This year we had 16 submittals for the 2013 $5,000 CommunityGrant. The submittals ranged from community gardens, to nativehabitat restoration, to healing gardens, etc. Each submittal was agreat project that could benefit the community, unfortunately therecan only be one winner. On behalf of ASLA San Diego, I ampleased to announce Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead the winner ofthe 2013 Community Grant.
The Project Submittal included a Comprehensive Site Master Plandesigned by Tim Jachlewski of In-Site Landscape Architecture anddonated in-kind to assist the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancyachieve their vision for the Farmstead. The plan capitalizes on thecherished existing assets such as the Historic Sikes Adobe, Coast toCrest Trail and Surrounding Natural Open Space while maximizingthe site’s potential for programming and new amenities. Some of the
amenities proposed in themaster plan are a multi-useevent barn, outdoor eventspaces, shade shelters,organic community gar-dens and orchards. TheProject exemplifies howlandscape architects in ourcommunity can create thetools needed to jump-starta project into a reality.
2013 Community Grant Awarded to:Sikes Adobe Historic FarmsteadNate Magnusson, ASLA
Rendering of FutureComprehensive Site MasterPlan Display
Thanks to our returning sponsors and the new 2012 sponsors foryour support of our Chapter. We encourage members to look up ourwonderful sponsors on our website at www.asla-sandiego.org anddo business with their representatives. Thanks for your support!
Four Seasons - $7,500Modern Builder SupplyreproHAUST.B. Penick and Sons
Spring Bouquet - $5,000Hunter Industries/FX Luminaire
Summer Breeze - $2,500IronsmithRain Bird CorporationToro
Autumn Colour - $1,500Acker-Stone IndustriesCalifornia Landscape Contractors Association, San Diego ChapterConcrete Contractors InterstateMark Schroeder and CompanyNature Designs Landscaping
Winter Warm Up - $750Agri Service, Inc. LandscapeFormsBarrett Engineered Pumps Miramar Wholesale NurseriesBenchmark Landscape, Inc. RCP Block and BrickThe Brickman Group Recreation Brands GroupCALSENSE Southland Sod FarmsChaparral Inc. Torrey Pines Landscape Co. Inc.Decorative Stone Solutions Victor Stanley, Inc.
Landscape Architecture Sponsor Thanks Thank you to the following firms that have stepped up to support the2012 landscape speaker panel program and the Spring and FallASLA San Diego Lectures.
KTU+A Rick Landscape ArchitectureURS Corporation Schmidt Design GroupSpurlock Poirier Landscape Architects The Lightfoot Planning GroupDavid Reed Landscape Architect Estrada Land Planning
Thank Youto our 2012 Sponsors
The ASLA San Diego golf tournament, held Friday, August 24, turnedout to be a beautiful day at the Rancho Bernardo Golf Club. We hada great day and want to thank all the enthusiastic players, sponsors,and volunteers! The day was topped off with a great Hawaiian-themed dinner and raffle full of awesome prizes.
The Tournament Winners are:First Place Foursome: Mike Lawrence, Tim Barrier, Doug
Chilton, Harry Funk Second Place Foursome: Seth Seaton, Glen Brouwer, Mitch
Phillippe, Tom PicardLongest Drive/Men: Isacc AlfordLongest Drive/Women: Jennifer MontgomeryPutting Contest: Doug ChiltonClosest to the Pin: Scott O’Brien
Our Annual Golf Tournament funds the $5,000 SDASLA CommunityGrant awarded each year to a local non-profit community group todesign or build landscape architectural improvements in local parks,schools and neighborhoods (see page 9 for this year’s winner). Thegrant is intended to educate and enhance community awareness ofthe profession of landscape architecture as well as provide a benefitto the community or environment.
Thank you again to our Golf Sponsors:Shirt Sponsor AuroralightHat Sponsor Mark Schroeder & CompanyDinner Reception Sponsor Landscape Forms & Chaparral, Inc.Lunch Sponsor Belgard HardscapesBeverage Sponsors Miramar Wholesale Nurseries
Nature Designs LandscapingRain BirdThompson Building Materials
Closest to the Pin, Longest eLiveLife.com Drive & Putting Contest Gro-Power, Inc.Sponsors Park West LandscapeMaster’s Sponsors Hunter/FX Luminaire
Orco Block Co., Inc.Recreation RepublicRCP Block & BrickT.B. Penick & SonsValleyCrest Landscape Companies
British Open Sponsors Green Product SalesWest Coast TurfEvergreen Nursery
Raffle Item Sponsors Rancho Bernardo InnValleyCrest Landscape CompaniesSouthwest Boulder and StoneRCP Block & BrickASLA San DiegoConcrete Contractors InterstateChaparral Inc.eLiveLife.comWest Coast TurfFlying Eye Photo
SDASLA Annual GolfTournament a Great Day
Tim Jachlewski, ASLA, President-Elect
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The ASLA Stewardship Committee continues to bring awareness ofsustainable design practices to landscape architects and the public.In July, we participated in an event at RCP Block and Brick inEncinitas allowing us to share the status of our sustainability studies.
At the event, Michelle Landis, ASLA, presented a matrix indicatingissues the landscape architect or contractor should be aware of whenselecting materials. She also provided a list of questions we shouldask sales representatives who are trying to encourage us to use orspecify their “green” products. It is important to know what exactlymakes a material or product “green.” Just because a product is mar-keted as being “green,” does not necessarily make it green. Ourhope is that this matrix, which will ultimately be posted on the ASLASan Diego web site, will be a helpful resource for everyone. Yourideas for methods of measuring or understanding a material’s orproduct’s level of sustainability are welcome and encouraged. Pleaseemail Michelle at [email protected] with recommendations.
Also at the RCP event, Marian Marum, ASLA, presented multiplestudies on sustainable landscapes and their Return On Investment.Any case studies on the ROI of sustainable landscapes in theSouthern California region would be welcomed by Marian. Thesestudies will also be listed on our web site. Please contact Marian [email protected] with input and recommendations onthis important issue.
Tim Smith, ASLA, wrapped up the presentations with a discussionon a Design Charette that will include teams of landscape architects,landscape contractors, civil engineers and landscape architecturestudents. The Charette will take place at Mesa College DesignCenter on October 12, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Based on aprovided site plan for a business park, each team will come up witha new design that uses more sustainable design and constructionmethods and present their ideas at the end of the day. Ultimately, theconstruction costs of the new designs will be compared to the currentdesign of the project to determine the Return On Investment of sustain-able design in the short and long term. The Charette designs will beposted on the Chapter website (www.asla-sandiego.org) and re-capped in the January newsletter.
If you are interested in participating on the StewardshipCommittee, contact me at [email protected] or call me at858-513-0030 for future meeting dates and activities.
ASLA San Diego at The 23rdAnnual Home & Garden ShowBy Rich Risner, ASLA
Our Landscape Architecture Residential Practitioners Committee(LARPC) joined forces with the local AIA residential practitioners tocreate a great display and public information booth at the Fall Homeand Garden Show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds September 14-16.
Our goal was to educate the public and provide informationabout the Landscape Architecture profession and how we canprovide professional Landscape Architecture services for the averagehomeowner. Our booth was located in the home and garden show“Meet the Experts” area. We consulted with consumers on residentiallandscape architecture and the importance of having a licensedprofessional prepare landscape plans for their home. It was informa-
tive for many people who stopped by due to the fact that there wereso many unlicensed professionals at the show offering to providelandscape design services illegally.
The three day event was exciting. Our new booth configurationand partnership with AIA created a lot of interest from show goers.Every day we had a steady flow of people entering the booth to askan “Expert” Landscape Architect or an Architect something about theirnewly purchased home or something about their future remodel orexpansion. We answered questions that ranged from drought tolerantplantings, to city codes and requirements, to lighting ideas, to irriga-tion and drainage techniques and specific design styles.
All our volunteers did a great job; they were polite, punctual andprofessional. Mostly, I appreciated their dedication to our profession.
If you are interested in participating in the LARPC, please emailRich Risner at: [email protected]. Please indicate ASLA-LARPCin the subject line.
Stewardship CommitteeAdvocates Awareness ofSustainable Design
Tim Smith, ASLA, Stewardship Committee Chair
Courtesy Flying Eye Photo
First PlaceFoursome andShirt Sponsors:Auroralight - MikeLawrence, TimBarrier, DougChilton, HarryFunk
Thanks to the golf committee and staff who made the day a success!
(continued from Page 1: Design Awards)• Joyce Cutler Shaw; Artist in Residence, School of Medicine at
UCSD • Calvin Abe, ASLA; AHBE Landscape Architects, Culver City• Baxter Miller, ASLA; bmla Landscape Architecture, Corona • Dave Mitchell, ASLA; San Jose City Parks • Leslie Ryan, ASLA FAAR; the NewSchool of Architecture and
DesignASLA National President, Susan Hatchell, FASLA, has agreed to joinus December 6, for the Design Awards evening. Back by popular de-mand as Master of Ceremonies will be our own, inimitable MarkSteyaert, ASLA.
A very special evening is planned for the awards presentation on
December 6, at the Scripps Research Institute Auditorium (formally theNeurosciences Institute) located at 10649 John Jay Hopkins Drive justnortheast of the UCSD campus. A nice reception is planned with lightfare and hosted beer and wine, with a lively awards ceremony to befollowed with coffee and dessert. Most of you know what a wonder-ful venue this is, especially in the evening.
The cost for ASLA members is $55, $35 for students and $65 fornon-members. Please RSVP and mail your event payment by Monday,November 26.
Join us at our Annual Chapter Celebration on December 6, for anevening featuring the best in landscape architecture, and help usthank members of our industry who have provided local and nationalleadership during the past year.
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At the Annual Meeting and EXPO in Phoenix, I will be attending mylast Board of Trustees (BOD) meeting representing the San DiegoChapter. I want to thank our members for electing me to this positionfor two terms; it truly has been an honor to represent our Chapter.The San Diego Chapter of ASLA is admired throughout the nation.Although we are not the largest, we accomplish a huge amount onbehalf of our members and the profession. We network and commu-nicate well and share a mutual respect and admiration. I feel verylucky to have been able to serve as your Trustee.
Although there are countless issues and decisions that have beena part of my position as Trustee, none in my opinion is more impor-tant than public relations and visibility. Throughout the 6 years I havebeen attending the BOD meetings, I have advocated for placing ahigh degree of emphasis on public relations and visibility. The SanDiego Board has supported me in that quest each year, and we haveaccomplished a lot, but we have a long way to go. In order to reachour highest potential and provide the most opportunities for our mem-bers to thrive, we must somehow educate the general public aboutwho we are, the skills and talents we possess, and the positive effectour work has on quality of life and environmental stewardship aroundthe world. If most of the general public understood what we do andthe value of it, I believe that many of the issues that constrain uswould disappear. The most important of these issues is our license.ASLA national was able to provide support in gaining licensing in all50 states during my term, but already there are threats of sunsets inseveral states. In California, we continue to have to defend our li-cense every year or so. Politicians reflect the general public in theirlack of understanding of what we do and the value of our work. Tohelp protect our license, visibility of the profession is more importantthan ever. ASLA national is working hard on visibility with emphasisthat includes: advocacy, social media, publications and media, andgrass roots outreach. I think they are doing an outstanding job in na-tional advocacy, social media, and grass roots outreach. However,we aren’t where we want to be in terms of national media exposure.I frequently have called on staff to think big and outside the box. Ipoint out that while it’s important to be mentioned in garden publica-tions, where we really need to be is on 60 Minutes. I think our storyis a compelling one as our small group of professionals are affectingthe quality of life for everyone in the nation, and throughout theworld. We have to find a way to tell that story with broader appeal.
Mark Steyaert will be your new Trustee, and I know he will be anexcellent representative of the Chapter. I am confident Mark will con-tinue working toward a higher public profile for landscape architec-ture so that our profession can continue to grow and prosper. Markwill be joining me at the BOT meeting in Phoenix. We will report onthe meeting in the next newsletter. As always, if there are any ques-tions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Earlier this year I was appointed by the San Diego City Council tothe Water Policy Implementation Task Force representing the land-scape industry. I was also honored to be elected Vice-Chair of thatgroup at our first meeting. The task of this Committee is to developimplementation goals with timelines and priorities to move forwardwith the implementation of Council Policy 400-15 “ComprehensivePolicy for a Sustainable Water Supply in San Diego.” We will bemeeting over the next year and will be making a number of recom-mendations to the City Council. The issues we are dealing with areimportant to all San Diegan’s, and I welcome your input. For moreinformation and to follow our progress, go to the Task Force web siteat: www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/committees/wpitf/index.shtml
Trustee Report:Public AwarenessKey to Profession
Glen Schmidt, FASLA, Chapter Trustee
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CCASLA conducted a number of advocacy activities throughout the
2012 legislative session. Key legislative bills we successfully advocat-
ed for or against included:
•AB1963 - Income taxes: sales and use taxes (CCASLA opposed).
This bill would have instituted taxes on business services. The bill
was referred back to the Legislative Analyst's Office to assess
potential changes to existing laws in order to reduce revenue volatili-
ty and to provide a report including these assessments to the
Legislature on or before July 1, 2013. CCASLA will continue to
follow this issue closely.
•AB2570 - Licensees: settlement agreements. This legislation would
prohibit a licensee who is regulated by the Department of Consumer
Affairs from including or permitting to be included in any settlement
agreement or any provision which prohibits the licensee from con-
tacting, filing a complaint with, or cooperating with the regulatory
board or other government entity in any subsequent investigation.
A licensee in violation of these provisions would be subject to disci-
plinary action.
•SB975 - Professions and vocations: regulatory authority, will, if
enacted, prohibit the imposition of educational and training require-
ments by any local or state governmental entity, in addition to state
licensing requirements, that would inhibit the practice of those
licensed professions. This law would address the imposition of
additional training or certification requirements to practice within the
licensed scope of practice. This would affect the practice of land-
scape architects in areas such as stormwater management and ADA
accessibility as examples.
•SB1186 – Disability Access, was signed by the Governor and
enacted into law. This law reduces statutory damages and provides
litigation protections for specified defendants who correct, in a time-
ly manner, construction-related accessibility violations of State ADA
regulations. This law includes provisions related to the hiring of a
certified access specialist (CASp), good-faith efforts to meet applica-
ble compliance standards and implied compliance associated with
project approvals by local building departments on or after January
2008, among other compliance provisions.
Other legislation of interest that CCASLA will continue to follow
during the 2013 legislative year will include CEQA reform, tax
reform, what form the reincarnation of California’s redevelopment
agencies/ activities takes and water issues among other legislative
issues. To ensure that CCASLA is able to affectively address those
issues you feel affect your landscape architecture practice, we need
to hear from you. Together, we can ensure that the interests of the
landscape architecture community are understood locally and in
Sacramento.
CCASLA recently applied for an ASLA 2013 Licensure and
Advocacy Grant. The proposed grant project, if funded, will support
development of a training program to educate Landscape Architects
on how to meet and educate local officials and state legislators and
to build these relationships as an advocacy and educational resource
on key issues including: Licensure, Water Conservation and Storm
Water Management, Habitat Conservation, Community Planning and
Sustainability Issues. This new advocacy network would also focus on
the “why continued licensure of the practice of landscape architecture
is in the best interest of consumer protection.” I will provide more
information on the grant project once it is funded.
Both the LATC Exempt Area of Practice Task Force and the
University of California Extension Certificate Program Task Force will
be meeting in October to further action on their respective mandates.
The Exempt Area of Practice Task Force includes: occupational
analysis and testing criteria; examples of exception and exemption
laws from other states; and suggestions for proposed Practice Act lan-
guage amendments to address any issues of clarity of Section BPC
5641 of the Practice Act. CCASLA will continue to represent the inter-
ests of the landscape architecture profession including the belief that
the Practice Act best represents the health, safety and welfare interests
of the public.
The UC Extension Certificate Program Task Force will continue
to address the desire to bring LATC’s certification process of the UC
extension programs into line with the Landscape Architectural
Accreditation Board accreditation standards, rules and procedures
for first professional programs at the bachelor's or master's level. The
intention is that if and when the LAAB elects to certify programs simi-
lar to the UC extension programs, LATC will have implemented the
standards to accommodate a smooth transfer of that process to the
LAAB. This issue is important because it directly relates to reciprocity
issues.
For further information on these and other legislative issues, please
feel free to contact me at [email protected], 619-916-6956
or contact other CCASLA representatives listed on page 3.
CCASLA Report:2012 California Legislative
Advocacy Summary and LATCTask Force ActivitiesJon Wreschinsky, CCASLA Delegate
