We are getting ready to enjoy

ourselves at our Chapter Holi-

day Celebration which will be

held at Medinah Shrine Center

on December 14. We hope to

see you there!

Each of our wonderful branches

will be having their own holiday

event, so be sure to check them

out at http://chicago.apwa.net/

AllEventList.

For more information on our

Chapter, visit our website at

www.chicago.apwa.net and

follow us on Facebook at APWA

Chicago Metro and on Twitter at

@APWAChicago.

T h e

C h i -

c a g o

Metro Chap-

ter had a

busy sum-

mer! Thank

you to all

that attended the Internation-

al APWA PWX in Orlando,

which included our Chapter

Dinner at Seaworld on August

26! John Briggs organized a

splendid event to help our

Chapter and international

guests celebrate Public Works

(in the presence Belugas).

Also, special thanks to Korey

Epert of City of Elmhurst for

representing our Chapter at

the Roadeo and Matt Bartlett

of Hawthorn Woods for win-

ning the Community Involve-

ment Award. The Chicago

Metro Chapter won the PACE

Award for Chapter Excellence

for the 20th year in a row!

The Chapter also recently

wrapped up two other suc-

cessful events: Chapter Golf

Outing at Bartlett Hills (thank

you John Heinz and Frank

Tripiccio) and the Illinois Pub-

lic Service Institute – Fall Ses-

sion.

Special kudos to the Subur-

ban Branch for the 50th Anni-

versary Event held on Septem-

ber 29. The over 150 in at-

tendance had a great time!

Letter from the Chapter President — Sean O’Dell, Vice President – Baxter & Woodman, Inc.

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APWA Chicago Metro Chapter October 2017

Volume 49, Issue 4

Inside this issue:

International Affairs

Committee

2

Fox Valley Branch Golf

Outing, Taste of the Fox

3

Max Witman Scholar-

ship

4

Lake Branch Golf Outing 5

Wireless Infrastructure 6

Chapter Golf Outing

Westmont Green Alley

Project

8

Southwest Branch 9

Yearbook & Newsletter

Advertising

11

T he American

Public Works

A s s o c i a t i o n

Chicago Metro Chapter

encourages you to

apply for our 2017

s ch o la r s h ip p r o -

gram. Scholarships

are awarded to:

Anyone at any

level in a public works

agency taking a class or

course for job skills train-

ing, certification, creden-

tialing, or continuing edu-

cation.

Student pursuing an as-

sociate, bachelors, or

graduate degree closely

related to the Public

Works field.

Applications can be found on

the Chapter’s website:

http://chicago.apwa.net

under the “Awards” tab.

Completed applications

are due by Monday, Octo-

ber 30, 2017.

Education benefits every-

one – and these APWA

scholarships especially

help to develop and sup-

port the people, agencies, and

organizations that plan, build,

maintain, and improve our com-

munities. Download the appli-

cation and get started on your

successful path today!

Sean O’Dell

Chapter President

2017 Chapter Scholarship Program

by David Preissig, Village of Burr Ridge

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Chicago Metro Officers -

2017

President

Sean O’Dell Baxter & Woodman, Inc. sodell@baxwood.com

President Elect

John Briggs, PE Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. jbriggs@gha-engineers.com

Vice President

Rachel Lang Corrective Asphalt Materials rachel@cammidwest.com

Treasurer

Marty Wittrock Village of Libertyville mwittrock@libertyville.com

Secretary

Mike Hall Village of Schaumburg mhall@ci.schaumburg.il.us

Branch Presidents

City Branch President

Doug Yerkes, PE HBK Engineering dyerkes@hbkengineering.com

Fox Valley Branch President

Bob Mitchard Village of Algonquin bobmitchard@algonquin.org

Lake Branch President

Tony Wolff Ciorba Group, Inc. twolff@ciorba.com

Southwest Branch President

Marc Grigas Strand Associates, Inc. marc.grigas@strand.com

Suburban Branch President

Ryan Kearney Village of Mount Prospect RKearney@mountprospect.org

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Chapter Newsletter

19), they were able to visit

many APWA communities and

projects.

They toured the Glen in Glen-

view, Millennium Park and

Navy Pier in downtown Chica-

go, visited a jazz club, toured

the Stickney MWRDGC treat-

ment plant and the Chicago

Deep Tunnel, stopped by Mid-

lothian, IL, and then

to a blues club in Chi-

cago (again!), went to

a Cubs game where

the Blue Angels did a

flyover Wrigley Field,

sampled deep dish

pizza, toured CMAP,

participated on a

panel discussion,

visited CDOT, rode

Divvy’s and explored

the Chicago River-

walk! We don’t know

who was more tired,

us or our guests!

The Committee and

guests also was able

to enjoy a dinner at

the Columbia Yacht

Club in Chicago.

The tour continued at PWX

where the Committee and the

Australian PW leaders joined

members at the Chapter din-

ner at Sea World Orlando and

scheduled a special visit to the

Kennedy Space Center.

We had a great time and need-

ed some time to recuperate

from their visit!

Chicago Metro Newsletter is

emailed to Chicago Metro mem-

bers three times per year.

The December issue is mailed.

Communications/Publicity Chair/

Newsletter Editor:

Jorge Cruz

Village of Wilmette

1200 Wilmette Avenue

Wilmette, IL 60091

847.853.7623

cruzj@wilmette.com

Please update your member

information at:

www2.apwa.net/login/

To advertise in the newsletter,

contact: Laura Ditanto via email

at lditanto@libertyville.com or by

phone: 847-247-5432.

Chicago Chapter International Affairs Committee By: John Mick, Baxter & Woodman

T he International Affairs

Committee (IAC) host-

ed Australian Public

Works leaders while visiting

Chicago as part of their US

Study Tour. Although their visit

here was short (August 16-

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45 attendees at the event for

a social hour, followed by a

brewery tour, followed by a

scintillating trivial contest.

Everyone had a great time and

recognized that great beer

really is about great water…

and Algonquin is all about

that.

Another Successful Fox Valley Branch Golf Outing and

Taste of the Fox, by Jenn Anderson, S.E., P.E. , Hampton Lenzini and

Renwick Inc.

O n Friday, August 4th

over 160 golfers

joined the scholarship

winners, volunteers, and spon-

sors at the sold out Fox Valley

Branch Scholarship Golf Out-

ing. Despite the wind, rain,

sleet, and abnormally cold

temperatures, everyone had a

good time. Thanks to the

amazing sponsors and gener-

osity of the golfers, over

$20,000 was raised for the

2018 scholarship program.

Annually, the Fox Valley

Branch provides scholarships

for college students, PWX par-

ticipants, IPSI, MAPSI, and

Road Scholar students.

$25,000 in scholarships are

awarded each year.

July 12th was the day the Fox

Valley Branch hosted the

“Taste of the Fox” event at the

Olde Town Pub in Geneva, IL.

We had 38 attendees at the

event who enjoyed a delicious

buffet style meal. Many con-

sultants and suppliers were in

attendance to discuss ser-

vices and benefits their com-

panies can offer to our branch

members and attendees.

On September 13, the FVB

held its annual social event at

the Scorched Earth Brewery in

Algonquin, IL. We had about

ics included:

Huff & Huff - Handling & Dis-

posal Considerations for Spe-

cial Waste

American Survey & Engineer-

ing - LiDAR (Light Detection

And Ranging).

The 2017 Memorial Max Whit-

man Scholarship was awarded

to John Berens in April this

year. John is a senior at the

Champaign-Urbana campus,

majoring in Civil Engineering,

with a 3.80 GPA on a scale of

4.00. John has been on many

school committees and

worked for the Illinois

State Water Survey as a

field research assistant.

He grew up in a small

Illinois town, like my

Uncle Max, and said

this in his thank you

letter

“The Max Whitman

Memorial Scholarship

not only helps to lift the

financial burden that

holds back students

like myself, but it push-

es me to continue to

put forward my very

best, knowing that

someone sees potential

in me.”

During the lunch I ex-

toled the virtues of a career in

public works and I’m happy to

report that John later had a

great experience when he

visited with Bill Gray, Public

Works Director for the City of

Urbana. Bill agreed John will

make a great addition to the

public works community.

Seminar on Biosolids & MWRD Stickney Tour by Jonathan B. Trent, PE, Baxter & Woodman, Inc.

T he City Branch JEP

Talks have been so

successful that CDOT

is now incorporating a similar

concept. The lunch and learns

are organized by APWA City

Branch members. They were

held this past October and

November. The first two top-

We look forward to many more

successful Lunch & Learns in

the future! Any questions or if

you are looking to present a

topic, please contact John

Mick II, PE via email at:

jmick@baxterwoodman.com.

Chapter Facebook Page

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C ity Branch’s October Event consisted of a

seminar and tour of MWRD’s Stickney

Water Reclamation Plant. Event partici-

pates had a unique opportunity to learn about

biosolids and immediately see the process tak-

ing place via a tour of the Stickney Water Recla-

mation Plant.

“The Max Whitman

Memorial Scholar-

ship not only helps

to lift the financial

burden that holds

back students like

myself, but it push-

es me to continue

to put forward my

very best, knowing

that someone sees

potential in me.”

- John Berens

2017 Max Whitman

recipient

2017 APWA Memorial Max Whitman Scholarship by Nan Newlon, Director of Public Works, Village of Downers Grove (nnewlon@downers.us)

E ach year for more

than ten years I have

had the privilege to

present the APWA Memorial

Max Whitman Scholarship

on behalf of the Chicago

Chapter at the University of

Illinois Civil and Environ-

mental Engineering Awards

Convocation & Luncheon. At

this annual event scholar-

ships and awards are pre-

sented to students and

faculty for outstanding aca-

demic achievement.

Max Whitman represented

the Chicago Chapter as a

National President, a Top

Ten recipient and Life Mem-

ber. APWA was very im-

portant to Max and his wife

Sandy. At heart, he was a

farm kid from western Illinois

who loved solving problems

and spending time with his

friends and family. I should

know, he was my uncle and I

am grateful to the Chicago

Chapter for continuing to hon-

or my Uncle Max in this way.

O n July 20, 2017 the

Lake Branch (LB) held

their annual golf out-

ing at White Deer Run in

Vernon Hills to raise funds for

the scholarship fund. The

outing was sold out. The day

started under dark skies and

rain which delayed the start

for 1-hour. We finished with

138 golfers and raised

$10,000 for the scholarship

fund.

The continental breakfast and

Bloody Mary bar helped loos-

en up the swings and fill bel-

lies before heading out on the

course. By mid-morning, the

weather had turned to a hot,

sunny July day. Fortunately,

there was plenty of food and

beverages allowing the golfers

to enjoy a great day on the

course.

Thirty-one businesses support-

ed the outing and chose to

“give back” by sponsoring the

event or donating door prizes.

Great door prizes like the 50-

inch TV, Amazon Echos, Apple

watch, IPAD, golf clubs, sports

jerseys, Cubs and Sox tickets,

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sports memorabilia and more

were given away. The generos-

ity of the business sponsors is

always wonderful to see and

we thank all of them for sup-

porting the scholarship fund.

Thank you to the staff at White

Deer Run who kept the course

in great shape despite the

early morning rain and for

providing good food and ice

cold beverages.

Special thanks to the mem-

bers of the Golf Committee,

especially Meghan Michel (J.

Condon & Associates), Erin

Pande (ERA Consultants), and

Lindsay Walker (Trotter and

Associates), as well as co-

chairs Steve Cieslica (Trotter &

Associates), Bryan Beitzel

(Buffalo Grove), for all their

time and dedication in provid-

ing a wonderful event for all.

2017 Lake Branch Golf Outing

by Tony Wolff, PE, CFM, Ciorba Group (twolff@ciorba.com)

less service providers, and not

infrastructure developers,

another place where SB

1451’s definitions vary from

the federal rules and attempt

to conflate tower builders with

wireless service providers.

Following that topic, the pre-

senters projected future

needs for wireless infrastruc-

ture in the region with the

coming of “5G” services and

what could be expected in

terms of wireless develop-

ment numbers, elevations and

type of development. Finally,

there was an overview of the

different type of options avail-

able for wireless infrastructure

deployment to educate the

attendees on alternatives

when faced with a particular

wireless infrastructure appli-

cation.

Upon completion of the

presentation, there was a

lengthy Q & A session on a

broad range of topics, with

numerous examples of similar

circumstances around the

country and how those local

communities dealt with these

siting issues.

For more information on this

topic, contact Richard Ed-

w a r d s a t

Rick@cityscapegov.com or at

877-438-2851

APWA Seminar on Wireless Infrastructure

by Anthony Lepore & Rick Edwards, CityScape Consultants

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T he APWA Fox Valley

Chapter hosted a semi-

nar on July 13, 2017 at

the St. Charles Public Works

complex on wireless infra-

structure siting and the effect

of federal and state rules on

the location and design of

wireless towers within local

communities, including on

public property such as rights

of way. The seminar was pre-

sented by CityScape Consult-

ants, Inc., a nationwide wire-

less communications consult-

ing firm that represents only

local governments.

The initial discussion covered

all existing federal rules on the

siting of wireless antenna

equipment and structures,

including defining exactly what

was wireless infrastructure,

and the different types of de-

signs available. Following the

review of existing federal law,

a lengthy discussion was held

on IL SB 1451, a proposed

state law restricting municipal

rights to regulate wireless

infrastructure in public rights

of way and other property.

The bill, still percolating in the

Legislature, exempts cities

with populations over a mil-

lion, but where applicable

would remove all zoning re-

view for what it defines as

“small wireless facilities” in

both public rights of way and

on all property in non-

residential districts. A major

issue with the bill is that the

defined terms in the bill vary

significantly from the same

terms as defined by the feder-

al government, which will lead

to confusion when you have to

process an application for a

wireless facility in your com-

munity over which definitions

and standards you need to

apply.

The bill also imposes strict

time limits on local govern-

ment to process applications;

you must effectively make a

determination within 90 days

or the application will be

deemed granted. In addition,

it severely restricts the com-

pensation payable to local

government by an applicant

placing wireless infrastructure

in a local right of way, limiting

annual payments to only

$200.00.

The seminar also highlighted

the potential effect if the bill

becomes law on the size and

height of infrastructure within

your rights of way, because of

the interplay between the SB

1451 allowing the initial instal-

lation in your right of way and

then federal law (47 USC

§1455) allowing further

“collocation” on that infra-

structure and permitting it to

get bigger without your con-

sent.

The discussion then turned to

the nuts and bolts of under-

standing who the applicants

were and what rights they had

depending on whether there

was an actual “wireless pro-

vider” associated with the

application or if the applicant

was only a tower developer

seeking to attract a tenant by

building the structure. Federal

rules only protect actual wire-

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I n spite of record rainfall in 2017, the Chap-

ter Golf Outing was held at sunny and

beautiful Bartlett Hills Golf Club on Thurs-

day June 29. The weather was courtesy of

the great and powerful, Sean O’Dell our es-

teemed Chapter President (thank you Sean).

132 golfers enjoyed a day of golf, and then

retired to the clubhouse for a buffet lunch and

our scholarship festivities. Due to the generosi-

ty of our incredible sponsors, the Chapter golf

outing was able to raise over $10,000 for

Chapter scholarships. Thank you to all of our

sponsors and participants!!

The Chapter outing committee did an outstanding job

this year and consists of Dan Dinges (Bartlett) Karen

Daulton-Lange (Hanover Park), Matt Mann

(Streamwood), Bob Mitchard (Algonquin), John Clark

(Peralt-Clark) and Frank Tripicchio (CBBEL). The staff

at Bartlett Hills led by pro Phil Lenz are to be compli-

mented on the course conditions and wonderful liba-

tion and food.

Mark your calendars for 2018 which will be at Bart-

lett Hills on Thursday, June 30, 2018.

Chapter Golf Outing by John Heinz, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LTD (jheinz@cbbel.com)

Westmont Green Alley Project

by Mike Ramsey, Director of Public Works, (mramsey@westmont.il.gov)

O n July 27th

2017, The

APWA Subur-

ban Branch and the

Village of Westmont

co-hosted the con-

struction site tour of

Westmont’s Green

Alley Project. Engi-

neers, Consultants and Municipalities from around the area enjoyed a

wonderful barbecue lunch and a brief presentation by Westmont’s Village Engineer, Noriel Noriega,

and Village Manager, Stephen May. During the presentation, Noriel and Steve discussed how West-

mont decided to go green and use 30” of CA-7 gravel as a base course, and 6” of pervious concrete

topped with permeable pavers (shown in the picture at left).

After Lunch, Director of Public Works

Mike Ramsey gave a tour of Phase 1 of

the Green Alley Project that was com-

pleted in October of 2016. Mike then

took the group to Phase 2 of the pro-

ject that will be completed in Septem-

ber 2017, so they could see the con-

struction site in progress. Everyone

enjoyed a wonderful Lunch and learned

a new innovative way to construct a

Green Alley.

Westmont green alley under

construction

A PWA SW Branch had their

fourth annual Demo Days

in August. The event again

was a smashing success with over

20 vendors and 125 people par-

ticipating at the Heroes West

Sports Grill. Attendees were able

to witness demonstrations of the

latest products that benefit public

works. During lunch, our annual

education scholarships were pre-

sented to the four winners totaling

$5,000. A special thank you goes

out to Allison Swisher from the

City of Joliet for organizing the

event and the Chicago Metro Sub-

urban Branch for partnering to

make this such a successful

event. Afterwards, our annual

bags tournament was held with

Sean O’Dell from Baxter & Wood-

man and Randy Lusk form ME

Simpson winning the event!

Our September meeting had the

honorable Mr. Larry Walsh, Will

County Executive, present on the

status of the transportation needs

in Will County. He highlighted the

needs for transportation improve-

ments throughout the County due

to the population and job growth

along with intermodal facility ex-

pansion. Jeff Ronaldson, P.E, Will

County DOT Engineer, presented

on upcoming transportation pro-

jects throughout the County in-

cluding the Diverging Diamond

interchanges at I-55 and Weber

Road and I-80 and Houbolt Road.

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Southwest Branch (SW Branch)

by Marc Grigas, PE, APWA Southwest Branch and Chicago Metro Chapter Young

Leader of the Year

Demo Days

Larry Walsh, Executive Director of Will County at SWB September meeting.

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205 N Michigan Ave, Ste 2400

Chicago, IL 60601-5923

E-mail: apwa@benesch.com

Oct 12, Stormwater Trends and Issues [Suburban, Southwest]

Oct 18, County DOT Update w/ Cook, DuPage, and Lake Counties [Lake, Suburban]

Oct 25, Conflict Resolution Training Nov 9, MWRD Mainstream Pumping Station & McCook Reservoir Tour and Lunch w/

CSWEA [Suburban]

Nov 14, County Updates

Nov 21, Suburban Branch Thanksgiving Holiday Party

Dec 12, Celebrate the Holidays with the Fox Valley Branch

Dec 14, Chapter Holiday Party

Suburban Branch Outing

Chapter Outing

FVB Outing