Consumer Protection staff report one closed engineers/land-surveyor complaint; chair moves to executive session

D'Andrea, chair of the Consumer Protection Department meeting, asked staff to summarize the engineers and land-surveyors report covering 09/01/2025 through 10/31/2025 and was told there was one closed file.

"We did not receive any new engineering complaints during that time frame," Janita said, summarizing the report. She told the board the single file had an investigator's report and was routed to the legal department for a compliance meeting with the respondent, identified in the transcript as "Mister Colby." Janita said the legal notes state he had no other complaints in his 27-year history, "He admitted to a 1 time violation and stated that his lack of renewal was an oversight due to some personal issue," and that he is presently in compliance; legal recommended no further action.

The report prompted board questions about the lapse and the process for reinstatement. The chair asked whether the lapse was long term and whether the record had been handled as a reinstatement; Janita said she would need to check the file to confirm the exact lapse period. Janita separately confirmed in the meeting that the respondent is currently licensed and in compliance, but she did not provide the precise dates of the lapse during the public report.

Janita explained the department's complaint workflow: when a complaint alleges an expired or lapsed license, the respondent receives a copy of the complaint and a staff notice; the matter may be routed to legal for a compliance meeting and closure if corrective steps are taken. "A report went to legal and he's in compliance now," Janita said.

After the report, D'Andrea said, "So, at this time, I would like to move into executive session," and asked Rochelle to handle the procedural aspects of the transition. The transcript records the motion but does not record a second, a vote, the subject of the executive session, or any formal outcome in open session.

The meeting record therefore shows one closed engineers/land-surveyor file for the stated report period, a respondent who admitted a single lapse and is currently licensed, and a board decision to move into executive session with follow-up details to be handled outside the publicly recorded portion of the meeting. The transcript also contains an inconsistency in participant names during roll call—Bob Doan is noted as absent early in the call, and a participant identified as "Bob Dawn" is listed present later—which the public minutes should clarify.