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Votes at a glance: LATC approves meeting minutes, elects officers and recommends UCLA Extension certification extension
Summary
At its meeting the LATC approved prior meeting minutes, elected committee officers for the 2026 term and recommended continuation of the UCLA Extension certificate program (with follow‑up). Roll‑call tallies and motions are listed below for transparency.
This “Votes at a glance” summary lists formal actions taken by the Landscape Architects Technical Committee during the meeting.
1) Approval of 07/24/2025 LATC meeting minutes - Motion: Approve minutes of the LATC meeting held July 24, 2025. - Mover: Susan Landry - Second: Patricia Trapp - Roll call: Pamela Grigg — Aye; Patricia Trapp — Aye; Susan Landry — Aye; John Rosinski — Abstain; Martin Armstrong — Abstain. - Outcome: Approved (three ayes, two abstentions) - Notes: A member noted an omission in the recorded roll call on item f and asked staff to amend minutes as needed.
2) UCLA Extension Landscape Architecture Certificate Program — visiting team recommendation - Motion: Approve the visiting team recommendation and extend UCLA Extension certification through Dec. 31, 2030; require annual updates until recommendations are implemented. - Mover: Martin Armstrong - Second: Susan Landry - Roll call: Martin Armstrong — Aye; John Rosinski — Aye; Patricia Trapp — Aye; Pamela Grigg — Aye; Susan Landry — Aye. - Outcome: Approved (5‑0) - Notes: Motion included a friendly amendment to require annual progress reports until the program appoints a program administrator and implements written evaluation/strategic plans.
3) Election of officers for the 2026 term - Motion: Elect Pamela Grigg as Chair and Martin Armstrong as Vice Chair for the 2026 committee leadership slate. - Mover: (member motioned from the floor) - Second: (member seconded from the floor) - Roll call: Martin Armstrong — Aye; John Rosinski — Aye; Patricia Trapp — Aye; Pamela Grigg — Aye; Susan Landry — Aye. - Outcome: Approved (5‑0) - Notes: Staff explained that some members are in a statutory “grace period” for reappointment; committee preferred officers who will serve through the year.
Procedural note: All motions were repeated for the record and roll‑call voting was used for formal actions, as required by LATC procedures.
