Votes at a glance: LATC approves meeting minutes, elects officers and recommends UCLA Extension certification extension

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.