WINTER 2015 PRACTITIONER THE VOLUME 16, ISSUE 1 • 2014 Annual Chapter Conference • Colorado Chapter Awards • 2014 Project of the Year • Korbitz Award • Spring Street Conference Information Inside this issue Annual Chapter Conference President’s Message Annual Awards Program Project of the Year Korbitz Award CARMA Winter Workshop Pool Tournament 2015 Calendar of Events 2015 Chapter Board Spring Street Conference Past President Spotlight STIC Young Professionals Update 2015 Congress CAPA-APWA NCAT Scholarships Naonal Awards Program Members Library InfoNOW News & Announcements 1-2 3 4-8 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 The APWA Colorado Chapter held its First Annu- al Conference focused on Facing the Challenges Together and it was a remarkable success! Over 200 people aended the first chapter confer- ence. Thanks to so many that came together to make this happen including a fantasc com- miee, great speakers, wonderful sponsors, and you, the aendees. This event was held Mon- day, October 13 and Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at the Inverness Hotel and Conference Center in the Denver Tech Center and was hosted over two full days including a recepon with two amaz- ing local comedians that kept us in stches. The conference provided both general sessions and three track sessions that focused on leadership and management; technical and maintenance; and financial and funding to provide presenta- ons on a variety of topics. These presentaons can be found on the Colorado Chapter website hp://colorado.apwa.net/ under Resources/ Conference Presentaons. We merged the Annual Awards Banquet with the Annual Chapter Conference to beer posi- on our chapter to pursue naonal recognion of our people and accomplishments with the Naonal deadlines for applicaons. There are also more opportunies to network and under- stand how we are making a difference around the state by including the awards banquet with the Annual Conference. See the separate arcle on the awards luncheon in this newsleer (Page 4). We are in the process of preparing for next year’s annual conference. The theme is Building Resil- ient Communies and will be held on October 26 and 27, 2015 at The Village at Breckenridge. We will be releasing a Call for Papers in the next few weeks to develop our roster of presenta- ons. We will also be sending out surveys peri- odically to get your opinions on items during our planning process. Please watch your emails for these opportunies. We will also have plenty of ways you can sponsor this conference so watch for those emails as well. Our entertainment director is looking at a va- riety of fun acvies for Sunday and Monday evenings. We are working with The Village to provide good rates for the rooms during the con- ference and the weekend prior to make it a cost effecve weekend getaway and to make it af- fordable for everyone to aend the conference. We have a markeng director and team that has developed a new logo for branding the annual conference. Look for this logo as emails and fly- ers come your way! If you are interested in being on the commiee, please contact Michelle at michelle.stevens@ ueng.com or by phone at (303) 721-1440. Michelle Stevens Annual Chapter Conference Co-Chair Colorado Chapter President-Elect The Chapter would like to thank the 2014 con- ference commiee members, Pete Adler, Steve Bruer, Jeff Dankenbring, Emily Flagg, Jay Gold- ie, Mike Harmer, John Kirk, Brian Love, Mike Marn, Abel Moreno, Bob Paerson, Jim Pe- quee, Brian Schram, Michelle Stevens, Randy Teague, Irene Valenzuela and Chuck Weiss for their efforts in making the first annual confer- ence such a success! First APWA Colorado Chapter Annual Conference
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WINTER2015 PRACTITIONER
THEVOLUME 16, ISSUE 1
• 2014 Annual Chapter Conference
• Colorado Chapter Awards
• 2014 Project of the Year
• Korbitz Award
• Spring Street Conference Information
Inside this issue
Annual Chapter Conference President’s MessageAnnual Awards ProgramProject of the YearKorbitz AwardCARMA Winter WorkshopPool Tournament2015 Calendar of Events2015 Chapter BoardSpring Street ConferencePast President SpotlightSTICYoung Professionals Update2015 CongressCAPA-APWA NCAT Scholarships National Awards ProgramMembers LibraryInfoNOW News & Announcements
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The APWA Colorado Chapter held its First Annu-al Conference focused on Facing the Challenges Together and it was a remarkable success! Over 200 people attended the first chapter confer-ence. Thanks to so many that came together to make this happen including a fantastic com-mittee, great speakers, wonderful sponsors, and you, the attendees. This event was held Mon-day, October 13 and Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at the Inverness Hotel and Conference Center in the Denver Tech Center and was hosted over two full days including a reception with two amaz-ing local comedians that kept us in stitches. The conference provided both general sessions and three track sessions that focused on leadership and management; technical and maintenance; and financial and funding to provide presenta-tions on a variety of topics. These presentations can be found on the Colorado Chapter website http://colorado.apwa.net/ under Resources/Conference Presentations.
We merged the Annual Awards Banquet with the Annual Chapter Conference to better posi-tion our chapter to pursue national recognition of our people and accomplishments with the National deadlines for applications. There are also more opportunities to network and under-stand how we are making a difference around the state by including the awards banquet with the Annual Conference. See the separate article on the awards luncheon in this newsletter (Page 4).
We are in the process of preparing for next year’s annual conference. The theme is Building Resil-ient Communities and will be held on October 26 and 27, 2015 at The Village at Breckenridge.
We will be releasing a Call for Papers in the next few weeks to develop our roster of presenta-tions. We will also be sending out surveys peri-odically to get your opinions on items during our planning process. Please watch your emails for these opportunities. We will also have plenty of ways you can sponsor this conference so watch for those emails as well.
Our entertainment director is looking at a va-riety of fun activities for Sunday and Monday evenings. We are working with The Village to provide good rates for the rooms during the con-ference and the weekend prior to make it a cost effective weekend getaway and to make it af-fordable for everyone to attend the conference.
We have a marketing director and team that has developed a new logo for branding the annual conference. Look for this logo as emails and fly-ers come your way!
If you are interested in being on the committee, please contact Michelle at [email protected] or by phone at (303) 721-1440.
The Chapter would like to thank the 2014 con-ference committee members, Pete Adler, Steve Bruer, Jeff Dankenbring, Emily Flagg, Jay Gold-ie, Mike Harmer, John Kirk, Brian Love, Mike Martin, Abel Moreno, Bob Patterson, Jim Pe-quette, Brian Schram, Michelle Stevens, Randy Teague, Irene Valenzuela and Chuck Weiss for their efforts in making the first annual confer-ence such a success!
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Photos courtesy of Michelle Stevens
Message from the President
It is January, 2015, but before I say anything about the New Year, I want to thank Pete Adler for his great leadership in 2014. His year, as President of the Colorado Chapter, will be remembered as the inaugural year of the Chapter’s Annual Con-ference. It was a fantastic event! Isn’t it amazing, that after decades of existence, there was never one event to draw all of the Chapter’s members together in one place, until 2014? Kudos to Pete and all of the members of the Annual Conference Committee!
2015 should be another great year for the Colorado Chapter. Elsewhere in this newsletter, Pamela has provided the Calendar of Events for the entire year (page 11). Before your read any further, I would encourage you to open your desktop calendar and enter all of these events. You may eventually decide not to attend a couple, but you will have saved all of the dates, just in case. As you can see, there are events for every member of the public works community. The high point of the year will be our 2nd Annual Conference, held on October 26 and 27, in Breckenridge. Make plans now, to attend!
Most of the work of the President, each year, is to continue the successes of prior years. I feel fortunate to have so many hard working committee chairs and members working on each of these events. Continuing events include the greatest Snow and Ice Conference in the country, the Construction Inspection Conference, and the spring and fall events held on the West Slope - in Grand Junction and Gunnison, the golf tournament, and the pool tournament, just to mention a few. Of special significance, are several events that have only been started in the last couple of years. These include the Public Works Institute, the Young Professionals, and the Annual Conference mentioned above. The one new action item for 2015, is the desire of the Board of Directors to be-gin a formal, Chapter-wide Internship Program, which will link students, and others, with Public Works agencies looking for seasonal and year-long interns.
It is an honor and privilege for me to assume the role of President of the Colorado Chapter of the American Pub-lic Works Association. I look forward to all of our planned events and to meeting and working with you. With your participation, and the hard work of our Board of Directors, Committee Chairs, and Committee Members, the Chapter will continue to provide opportunities for our members to learn new techniques and technologies, network in professional settings, exchange lessons learned, and build lasting friendships. See you soon!
John McCarty
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2014 APWA COLORADO AWARDS
29TH ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM
The American Public Works Association Colorado Chapter Awards Program was established in 1985 to recognize out-standing programs, projects, and individuals representing the best in the public works profession.
This year, the Chapter consolidated the structure of the awards program while still allowing the Chapter to honor those infrastructure improvement projects throughout the State of Colorado that enhance the day-to-day lives of our residents and visitors. “Reviewing what other Chapters across the country are doing, the Board has decided to narrow the number of categories from previous years. We believe this lays a good foundation for expanding the program in the near future” said Pete Adler, 2014 Chapter President and Awards Committee chair. The Chapter also added recognitions for in-dividiual achievements in addition to projects and programs.
The awards program and luncheon became part of the Colo-rado Chapter Annual Conference that was held on Monday and Tuesday, October 13 & 14 at the Inverness Hotel and Conference Center. The Chapter was pleased to have Na-tional APWA President Larry Stevens and Region IX Director Jill Marilley in attendance.
The awards committee made up of APWA members, Steve
Glammeyer, John McCarty, and Pete Adler had the tough task of selecting the awarded projects this year. Nominations were submitted and judged using established criteria:• Innovation: Has the individual, program, or project found new methods to provide better service to the public or to in-ternal customers?• Achievement: Did the completed project or program achieve all set goals? Were the desired results achieved and were they consistent?• Transferable: Is the resulting improvement and innovation transferable to other communities and situations?• Cooperation: Was there special cooperation between indi-viduals, agencies, citizens, businesses and the general public?
The Chapter was also pleased to honor the first graduating class of the Rocky Mountain Public Works Institute and APWA Lifetime membership recipient, Rod Meredith.
The awards luncheon and ceremony was attended by over 250 people who came to celebrate these outstanding proj-ects. The Colorado Chapter would like to thank all the com-munities who submitted projects and the outstanding public works professionals who work tirelessly to plan, build, main-tain, and improve our communities.
Top Left: National APWA President Larry Stevens (right) presents 2014 Chapter President Pete Adler (center) with his President’s Certificate and pin while 2015 Chapter President, John McCarty (left) looks on.
Top Right: Mike Thomas, Boulder County and Tom Peterson, Colorado Asphalt PavementAssociation
Bottom Left: Augustine Maestas, City & County of Denver and Gary Ungerman, Castle Rock Construction Company
Awards Photos Courtesy of Nancy Bell, Colorado Public Works Journal, Golden Bell Press4
2014 APWA COLORADO AWARDS Projects & Program Awards
29TH ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM
City & County of Denver
City of Golden
Administration Large Community: City & County of Denver Textura® Implementation Small Community: City of Golden Golden Public Works Citizens Academy
Disaster or Emergency Construction Large Community: City of Longmont Flood Recovery Project Medium Community: City of Loveland To Move a River; Saving Loveland’s Water Supply Small Community: FHWA, CDOT, National Guard, American Civil Constructors CO ER Hwy 36 Lyons to Estes Reconstruction
Environment Large Community: City of Arvada Garrison Street Bridge/Ralston Central Park Small Community: City of Woodland Park Design of Fountain Creek Channel Improvements
Parks and Trails Large Community: City & County of Denver 15th Street Bikeway Small Community: City of Canon City Arkansas Riverwalk West Extension
Structures Large Community: Arapahoe County Peoria Service Center Improvements Small Community: City of Black Hawk City of Black Hawk Public Works Facility
Transportation Large Community: Regional Transportation District RTD Denver Union Station Redevelopment Project Medium Community: City of Grand Junction I-70 Exit 26 Diverging Diamond Interchange & 22 Road Alignment Small Community: City of Fort Morgan Quiet Zone Project
Administration
Disaster or EmergencyConstruction & Repair
City of Longmont
City of Loveland
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2014 APWA COLORADO AWARDS Projects & Program Awards
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Environment
City of Arvada
City ofWoodland Park
Parks and Trails
City & County of Denver City of Canon City
Structures
Arapahoe County City of Black Hawk
Transportation
Regional Transportaton District City of Grand Junction City of Fort Morgan
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2014 APWA COLORADO AWARDS Individual Awards
29TH ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM
Young Leader
Doug SternArapahoe County
Outstanding Public Works Employee
Rob McArtherTown of Green Mountain Falls
Professional Manager of the YearAdministrative Management
Jim KatzerArapahoe County
Professional Manager of the YearDrainage & Flood Control
Dave HollingsworthCity of Longmont
Professional Manager of the YearEngineer
Rob DuncansonCity & County of Denver
Professional Manager of the YearTransportation
Jerry MaschkaArapahoe County
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2014 APWA COLORADO AWARDS Project of the Year
CO ER Hwy 36 Lyons to Estes Reconstruction
The US 36 Lyons to Estes recon-struction project provides a hard-ened corridor, ensuring connectivi-ty for the Town of Estes, Lyons, and small communities that rely on this facility, while integrating roadway design with stream restoration to maximize resiliency. The success of this project exemplifies the ex-traordinary results that can be realized when agencies, partners, and stakeholders work in unison, with industry, for a common goal.
FHWA, CDOT, National Guard,American Civil Constructors
Outstanding Public Works Employee &Roads Scholar II: Road Master Program Graduate
At the 2014 Annual Chapter Conference, Rob McArthur won the award for Outstanding Public Works Employee. This award was one of six new “individual” award categories added to APWA’s Awards program. Rob was nominated for his knowledge and experience as an active member of the transportation community. The Colorado Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) offers three transportation related training programs – Roads Scholar I, Supervi-sory Skills and Development (which was developed in partnership with APWA), and the new Roads Scholar II: Road Master. In a program with 1022 graduates in Roads Scholar I, and 90 Supervisory Skills graduates; Rob McArthur was Colorado LTAP’s first graduate of the Roads Scholar II: Road Master Program by taking every course offered in the program since it began in 2012. McArthur was the first participant in Colorado to have accomplished achievement in all three of LTAP’s training programs. He completed the RS I requirements in 2005; and has since continued to take additional courses for a total of 112 training hours in RS I alone. Rob then com-pleted the nine required Supervisory Skills classes and graduated that program in 2010 with an additional 63 hours of training. To achieve graduate recognition in the RS II program, he then accumulated a to-tal of 88 contact training hours in Safety, Environment, Transportation Management, and Technical Skills. Through Colorado LTAP alone, he has completed a total of 263 hours of training related to road maintenance and transportation management. Out of all that training, Rob says his favorite class was “Public Speaking.” At the time of his nomination, Rob was the Public Works Director for the Town of Green Mountain Falls, a position he held for nine years. After recently being bombarded with floods, fires, and other disasters, Rob worked with Town leaders on a major government reorganization plan to better prepare for emergencies, develop more efficient opera-tions, and better communication with citizens. Rob also served as Green Mountain Fall’s first-ever Town Manager, and has been praised for his
skills in generating thousands of dollars in grants for the Town and resurrecting their public works agency. Rob is now proud to call Douglas County Public Works home, and continues to serve as a prolific member on the LTAP Advisory Board. As an engaging LTAP board mem-ber, Rob continually responds to technical assistance re-quests and helps with innova-tive solutions to both City and County related problems. He has shared his experiences and responded to local agency requests on a wide range of topics including: grant writing, environmental issues, agency management, workplace violence, and ADA requirements. Rob says, “When I am not working, my Jeep takes me into the back country out of cell phone service!” APWA is proud of Rob’s achievement and we applaud his dedication and commitment to professional development. Our citizens deserve a trans-portation system that is well designed, constructed, and maintained. McAr-thur realizes that to achieve that goal, local agency employees need consis-tent training as they progress through their careers; to understand how to effectively execute their responsibilities safely and efficiently. It is impor-tant for all of us to continue to find ways to grow professionally. Additional information on Colorado LTAP’s training programs can be found on their website at: http://ltap.colorado.edu. APWA also provides scholar-ship money for local agencies to attend LTAP classes. -Renee Railsback, Colorado LTAP Director
Pete Adler, Rob McArthur, Renee Railsback
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29TH ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM
2014 William E. Korbitz Award
The William H. Korbitz Award is awarded annually to the individual who dis-plays the character, integrity and leadership of Mr. Korbitz, the first Presi-dent of the Colorado Chapter of APWA. The first award was given in 1995. The following evaluation criterion is used for evaluating the recipient.
•General Accomplishments during his/her career•Leadership characteristics that have positively impacted their agency, de-partment, staff and community•Contributions to the APWA Colorado Chapter•Other contributions to the American Public Works Association•Community involvement that has impacted and influenced the community•Additional involvement and contributions not stated previously
For 2014, the 19th recipient of this award is Keith Reester Jr. Keith came to Colorado as a consultant in 1998 with FMI Corporation, and then became Director of Public Works with the City of Loveland in 2002 until his departure from that city in 2014. At Loveland, Keith had many great accomplishments, including creating and implementing a highly successful recycling program,
implemented an internal car share program, completion of Northern Colorado’s first continuous flow intersection, receiv-ing the first Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant in 2009 for intersection improvements at Highway 34 and I-25 plus an additional interchange improvement without funding from CDOT and gaining approval for construction of a new Public Works administration building in Loveland that was moved into late last year.
For the Colorado Chapter, when Keith was Chapter Treasurer in 2007-08, he was able to consolidate all the bank accounts into a single location for managing the chapter finances. He then served as Chapter President in 2011. Nationally, Keith was an original member of the APWA National Center for Sustainability Committee and was one of the first APWA Donald C. Stone leadership fellows. He was also a Jennings Randolph Fellow, traveling to Australia and his paper, Building a New Workforce: Replacing the Baby Boomers, has been published and is the focus of his speaking tour at APWA Congress and Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia International Public Works Conference in Australia. Keith has also led sessions at the Colorado Public Works Institute.
As you can see, Keith Reester exemplifies all the standards of the William Korbitz Award and we congratulate him on his award.
Pete Adler, APWA Colorado Chapter Past President
Special Thanks to the Colorado Public Works Journal
APWA Colorado Chapter would like to thank the Colorado Public Works Journal and Golden Bell Press for their support of the APWA Colorado Awards Program. Their publication of each year’s nominations allows the Chapter to recognize all the extraordinary nominations. Special thanks to Larry Bell, Nancy Bell and Jo Taylor for their work with the Chapter throughout the year!
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2014 CARMA Winter Workshop a Success!The Colorado Association for Roadway Maintenance (CARMA) is a sub-com-mittee of APWA that continues its tradition of delivering great opportunities for training and networking with their annual Winter Workshop. The Winter Workshop is designed to offer topics to help local agencies prepare for winter and keep staff on the cutting edge of methods, materials, and operations. After a snowed-out 2013 event, the 2014 workshop was a success and occurred on November 20 at the City & County of Broomfield Public Works Shop. There were several engaging topics including: Winter Risk Management and Damage Claims; Liberating Your Mobile Radio with Secure Wireless Microphones; New Rules and Regulations Affecting Equipment Operators; Dispelling Myths about De-Icers; New Technologies for Snowplowing; Final Tier IV Emissions Solutions; and Cold Mix Asphalt and Cold Weather Patching. Participants also had an op-portunity to check out the varied equipment in Broomfield’s fleet. The 66 at-tendees representing 27 different agencies throughout Colorado added to the variety of discussion and networking. CARMA would like to thank the following agencies for their participation and insightful presentations – CIRSA, Complete Wireless Technologies, Colorado State Patrol, GMCO, Force America/ PreCise MRM, Cummins Rocky Mountain, and CAPA/Rocky Mountain Asphalt Education Center. Most of all, we are thankful for the gracious hospitality and help with the meeting accommodations of our hosts at the City & County of Broomfield.
Let us know if you’d like to host the event in 2015. The CARMA Winter Work-shop will be held earlier next year so mark your calendars for Thursday, October 15, 2015! Renee Railsback
2014 APWA Colorado Annual Pool TournamentThe 18th Annual APWA Colorado Pool Tournament was held on Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Wynkoop Brewery in downtown Denver.
A fun afternoon was enjoyed by the 34 participants as they battled their way through the bracket. This year’s winners were Bruce Behrer (Muller Engineering) and Dave Henderson (City of Englewood). Run-ners up were Tony Marcello (David Evans & Associates) and Dennis Ohlrogge (City & County of Denver).
Sponsors for the event were Muller Engineering, Short Elliott Hen-drickson, Aggregate Industries, RESPEC Engineering and David Evans & Associates.
The Chapter would like to thank committee chair, Brian Schram, Re-gion Engineer for Rinker Materials, who has organized the event for the last six years.
Dave Henderson & Bruce Behrer
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2015 Calendar of EventsFebruary 5 & 6: Construction Inspection Conference The Wildlife Experience, 10035 S. Peoria Street, Parker, Colorado 80134April 21: Spring Street Conference Golf Tournament Tiara Rado Golf Course, 2057 S. Broadway, Grand Junction, Colorado 81507April 22-24: Spring Street Conference, Grand Junction Clarion Inn, 755 Horizon Drive, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506May 17-23: Public Works WeekJune 8: Chapter Golf Tournament Mariana Butte Golf Course, 701 Clubhouse Drive, Loveland, Colorado 80537August 30-September 2: APWA Congress, PhoenixSeptember 1: Region IX/Chapter Dinner, PhoenixSeptember 30-October 2: Western States Snow & Ice Conference Embassy Suites, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland, Colorado 80538October: Pool Tournament Wynkoop Brewery, 1634 18th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202October 15: CARMA Winter Workshop (Location TBD)October 26 & 27: APWA Colorado Chapter Annual Conference The Village at Breckenridge, 535 S. Park Avenue, Breckenridge, Colorado 80424October 26: APWA Colorado Annual Awards Luncheon The Village at Breckenridge, 535 S. Park Avenue, Breckenridge, Colorado 80424
2015 APWA Colorado Chapter Board
Elections for the Colorado Chapter Board and West Slope Branch were held in December 2014. The Chapter would like to introduce you to this year’s Board and welcome our new officers and directors.
Officers:President: John McCarty, SEMSWAPresident Elect: Michelle Stevens, Felsburg, Holt & UllevigSecretary: John Kirk, RTDTreasurer: Lesley Thomas, City & County of DenverPast President: Pete Adler, City of ArvadaChapter Delegate: Dan Hartman, City of Golden
Chapter Directors:David Bennetts, UDFCDKimberly Dall, City of BrightonJohn Harris, City of MontroseBob Manwaring, City of ArvadaJames Phelps, Town of BreckenridgeRenee Railsback, Colorado LTAPDave Schmit, Arapahoe County
West Slope BranchChair: John Baker, Town of Snowmass VillageVice-Chair: John Harris, City of MontroseSecretary: Jim Hatheway, City of DeltaTreasurer: Sean McCormick, Gunnison CountyPast Chair: Greg Hall, Town of VailWest Slope Director/At-Large Director: Brandon Wallace, Town of BasaltWest Slope Director: Pat Henricksen, EnviroTech ServicesWest Slope Director: Susie Hervert, Town of VailWest Slope Director: Mike McAndrews, Pitkin CountyWest Slope Director: Chris Spears, City of Grand Junction
Register online at http://Colorado.APWA.net
SPRING STREET CONFERENCEApril 22-24, 2015
Clarion Inn755 Horizon Dr ◊ Grand Junction, CO ◊ (970) 243-6790
$79 room rate
The West Slope branch of Colorado APWA and the Colorado Association for Roadway MAintenance (CARMA) present the 28th Annual Spring Street Conference. Always an educational and enjoyable event - so plan to join us! Early registration is $95 before April 10th. Registration is $110 after that date. Cancellations must be received by April 17th for a refund. Please register online where you can pay by Check or Credit Card.
ATTENDEES $95 before April 10th
$75 per person includes cartGOLF TOURNAMENTTiara Rado Golf Course
2057 South Broadway ◊ Grand Junction, CO
Tuesday, April 21st
3 Great Ways to Participate: 1. Purchase an Exhibit Space - A 6-ft table/chairs, Thursday lunch for 2 reps AND two 10’x20’outdoor equipment spaces are included with exhibitor registration. Additional outdoor spaces are $50 each. 2. Sponsor a Break - At $500, your company’s name will be announced and prominently displayed. 3. Sponsor a Hole at the Golf Tournament - You could sponsor a hole or prizes for Longest Drive, Closest to Pin, or Longest Putt for $150 each. Prize donations are also accepted (golf balls, tees, putters, etc.)
EXHIBITORS $300 before April 10th
AGENDA TOPICS Keynote: Wind & Pyramids: Relevance to Modern Road ConstructionCERTIFICATIONS: Emergency Management: • Nat’l Incident Managment System (NIMS-700)• Incident Command for Public Works (ICS-100-PW)
DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS SERIES:• Part 1: Pavement Evaluation• Part 2: Local Road Safety Programs• Part 3: Budget Preparation
OTHER TOPICS:• Lessons Learned: Preparing for Natural Disaster• Successful Leadership: What You Do Makes a Difference• Asphalt & Concrete Training Opportunities• ADA Compliance• Drainage Structure Maintenance Options• Accident Investigation• CDL Rules and Regulations
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Dennis Polhill
APWA Past President Spotlight
1984 Colorado Chapter President
Dennis Polhill has had a career built around many facets in and out of public works where he has had the opportunity to “work with and learn from outstanding individuals” over the years.
Dennis was born and raised in Freeport, Illinois. After college his first job was as Assistant City Engineer in Urbana, Illinois. Over the years he held various other public works related jobs such as Public Works Engineer and Director of Public Works in Cumberland, Mary-land, City Engineer in Lakewood, Colorado and President of Pave-ment Management Systems, Inc. He currently holds two positions; Vice President of American Pacific Financial Corporation and Senior Fellow for the Independence Institute. He states “All of these posi-tions were steps to enlarging me as an individual and adding to my understanding of so many things.”
Polhill’s path to engineering took a few turns. He initially majored in pre-engineering because he was good at math but after being stuck at a drafting table for a summer job, he changed his major to math. He was then inundated with theoretical math classes and at that point went back to engineering.
Dennis has been fortunate to experience many career highlights but feels the people he has had the opportunity to work with has been the true high point. This applies to APWA and his work outside of public works. He currently gains great inspiration and optimism from Institute interns. “It is amazing to observe so many well-grounded, intelligent, focused and insightful individuals. In spite of our worst apprehensions, the world will be in good hands when we are all gone.”
The introduction to APWA came in an interesting way. In Urbana, Polhill’s bosses took him to the tri-state annual meeting that includ-ed the Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin Chapters. He went to all the meetings and wrote a report to “the chagrin of the bosses.” The Mayor then asked the bosses what they had learned – probably not the best way to make friends! A second significant event happened while he was employed in Cumberland. Cumberland was a full ser-vice city; the initial draw to the job offer. Dennis felt he could learn about all the different areas of working for a municipality. Polhill and a city council member concluded that the “taxpayers were be-ing ripped off by the evil private company that was making money” on trash services so they determined that it would be less expensive to eliminate the contract and do the work with city workers. The Maryland APWA Chapter had a program on this in Baltimore at that time and Dennis went there with the intent to learn enough to per-suade others to agree back in Cumberland. He attended a session by Ed Savas, a professor who had gotten a grant to study trash
collection. This professor had collected more data than anyone be-fore or since and had done a massive multiple regression analysis with the conclusion that trash collection by city workers costs 68% more than with private contractors. This experience “changed how I thought about public works services forever.”
Dennis came to Colorado in 1979 “coming home to a place I’d never been before – just like John Denver.” He was the APWA Colorado Chapter President in 1984 at a time when he felt the biggest issue facing public works was the infrastructure crisis. His concern today is that the public works field has not done a good enough job of finding new, alternative delivery systems or discovered ways of do-ing more with less.
During his time as Chapter President, Polhill instituted a reorganiza-tion of the Chapter committees where individuals were assigned specific responsibilities and is proud that all of the individuals com-pleted their assignments. As a result, the Chapter won every award National APWA had to offer at that time including membership and the President’s plaque. Several of those individual leaders went on to become Chapter President and assume other leadership roles in APWA both in Colorado and nationally.
In his semi-retirement, Dennis enjoys his time with his wife of 32 years, Debby, and their family of three daughters, one son, and nine grandchildren. He enjoys studying genealogy and traveling. His fa-vorite trips have included the Soviet Union, Moldova, China and So-malia. He feels he probably learned the most from his 1989 trip to the USSR that was organized by APWA National in cooperation with People to People. The Soviet, under Gorbachev’s Glasnost, asked for an exchange with American city engineers. Polhill has written summaries of his travels that are available on his website http://www.dennis.polhill.info/.
Dennis and Debby enjoy ocean cruises and have done 14 so far; the most recent was to Hawaii in November and they will be trav-eling to the Caribbean in February.
Polhill’s career has been an interesting journey but he is most grateful for the many people who have helped and contributed to his many successes. The Colorado Chapter is glad that he was able to share some of that journey as one of our leaders.
The Colorado State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) has received $100,000 to promote the rapid implementation of innovative processes and technologies to transportation stakeholders. Proposals are encouraged to address a wide range of activities pertaining to sharing innovation including: providing training or other deployment efforts; conducting internal assessments and improvements; developing guidance, standards or specifications; implementing system process changes; organizing peer exchanges; or offsetting technology implementation costs. The STIC is soliciting your innovative proposals that are ready to implement. The 2015 Innovation Proposal Application will be posted on CDOT’s STIC website after February 10th; and the deadline for submissions is Tuesday, April 28th. You can search “STIC” at https://www.codot.gov/.
The Innovation Application will ask you to address the following areas, where applicable. • Proposal summary• Benefit from this innovation• Readiness of implementation • Costs that you are seeking to offset
• Safety & mobility• Ease of implementation, usefulness• Operational efficiencies • Workforce development
Contact Gary Vansuch, CDOT Director of Process Improvement, [email protected], 303-757-9017 with any questions.
Colorado State Transportation Innovation Council
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INNOVATIONS
Whether you are early in your career, are willing to share words of wisdom, or want to help shape the group, the Colorado Chapter Young Professionals (YP) Group has a place for you! We are eagerly heading into our second year and are in the process of planning exciting activities to help your ca-reer.
Tentative 2015 events include:• February: Winter Networking Event• April: Career Advancement Series #2• May: 2nd Annual Rockies Game (During National Public Works Week)• September: Fall Networking Event• TBA: Group tour and presentations
Contact Melissa Jucha at [email protected] or Emily Flagg at [email protected] if you would like to get involved. Please share with others in your office that may be interested in becoming part of this professional organization. Public Works is best shared with others, so come be a part of the group!
Keep your eyes open for the upcoming Winter Networking Event!
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CONGRESS & EXPOSITIONAPWA INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS
AUGUST 30 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 PHOENIX CONVENTION CENTER
In 2001, Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association (CAPA) created a partnership with the APWA Colorado Chapter to establish a scholarship to send people to the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) training course at Auburn University. Since the inception of this partnership, 109 people have been award-ed scholarships and attended the course.
To raise funds, CAPA holds a golf tournament each year. In 2015 the tournament will be on Friday, Septem-ber 18, at Fox Hollow Golf Course in Lakewood.
If you are interested in being considered for the 2016 trip to Auburn, look for the announcement on the CAPA website later this spring.
Not only does our partnership with the Colorado Chapter of the APWA work to send people to the tech-nology course, but we partner in other educational opportunities. CAPA and the Rocky Mountain Asphalt Education Center (RMAEC) hold webinars many times each year and each of those is open to ALL APWA members at no cost simply by registering and logging into the scheduled sessions. Many of the sessions have been recorded and are available on the CAPA website for on demand playback.
CAPA typically holds one or more technology forums each year in conjunction with the Chapter on one of the most talked about asphalt related subjects affecting agencies and industry. These are either in the spring or fall as the construction season is beginning or ending.
In 2015, six people have been selected to be attendees at the NCAT Technology Course. The persons traveling to Auburn, Alabama February 23-27, 2015 are Josh English (City of Cherry Hills Village), David Heinrich (Town of Superior), Alden Jenkins (City of Longmont), Kyle Beck (City of Lakewood), Peter Harga-dine (Aggregate Industries, WCR) and Jeffery Dewey, (Ground Engineering Consultants). Congratulations!
Tom Clayton, CAPA Director of Training & Member Serices
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Nominations are being accepted for the 2015 Awards Program. There are several categories including “Top 10 Public Works Leaders”, Public Works Project of the Year, Small Cities/Rural Communities Project of the Year and many other categories. For more information, criteria and how to submit, please click on the link below:
http://www.apwa.net/awards
APWA Awards deadline is Monday, March 2, 2015 A Helpful Hints and Tips for Award Nominations has been created and posted on the page for your assistance with frequently asked questions received in the past. Should you have any questions please contact Rhonda Wilhite at [email protected] or by phone at 800-848-2792 extension 5261.
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The Colorado West Slope Branch Board of the APWA Colorado Chapter is made up of 12 members from across the western slope to help with support of local and state entities with training, education, conferences, and scholarships through fundraising, Public Works Institute, etc. As a supporting branch of the Chapter, we are also work-ing to educate communities of the importance and wealth of information that APWA has to offer to members along with encouraging smaller west slope entities to become members of APWA John Baker, Town of Snowmass Village West Slope Branch Chair
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What is it?ONE PLACE where APWA members can access pre-recorded Click, Listen & Learn (CLL) webinars, e-books, Power 15 podcasts, Congress presentations from prior years and more!
• Searchable by topic• No additional fees beyond membership dues• No limits to how often you access items in the Library
PLUS:• No registration fees for live Click, Listen & Learn webinars• No CEU/PDH recording fees
How do I get to it?APWA members can access the Library by visiting www.apwa.net/MembersLibrary. Convenient links have also been placed at the top of the APWA homepage in the “Quick Links” box and on the Members Only webpage.
When is it available?The Members’ Library is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What are the advantages?The Members Library offers up-to-date, flexible, on-demand training and professional development to members without having to deal with the hassles of travel, schedule conflicts and delays individuals encounter when waiting for supervisory approval.
Visit the Members’ Library (you will need your APWA user name and password to access the Members’ Library) at www.apwa.net/Memberslibrary/index.
Non-Members Can Take the APWA Members’ Library for a Test DriveGo to the homepage of APWA.net and you will be directed on how to see what the Members’ Library has to offer you – FREE OF CHARGE! Prospective members can obtain a full-access “test drive” of the Library for two weeks! Watch Click, Listen & Learn webinars, listen to Congress education sessions from past years, read the APWA Reporter online and more!
Visit the APWA Members’ Library today and begin your public works professional development experience!
Members’ Library
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Do you have questions NOW? Do you need answers NOW?You’re not alone! When you’re faced with difficult questions concerning your community’s public infrastructure and need answers quickly, you now have access to the most knowledgeable professionals in the industry. Through its infoNOW communities, APWA connects you to the most informed public works experts who have know-how in the areas you have questions about.
What are infoNOW communities?infoNOW communities are a highly-valuable benefit of your APWA membership, allowing you access to thousands of your peers with just the click of a mouse. infoNOW communities are public works email networks consisting of individuals (based on subject area) who share questions, answers and real-life experiences with each other. The best part is, as a member of APWA, this network of more than 28,600 professionals is available to you for FREE! Subscribe to one or all, it’s up to you.
How do I sign up?You can easily subscribe to APWA infoNOW communities by visiting the APWA homepage at www.apwa.net, hovering over the “Discover APWA” menu, clicking the “Members Only” link and signing in with your username and password. A link to the infoNOW communities area will be on the Members Only landing page.Sign up for infoNOW communities today and start getting the answers you’re looking for!
For additional information or to subscribe to an infoNOW Community, contact APWA at [email protected] or call 1-800-848-APWA (2792).
colorado.apwa.net
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS APWAUPCOMING EVENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Public Works WeekSince 1960, APWA has sponsored National Public Works Week. This annual observance, which takes place May 17-23, 2015 is designed to educate communities and their leaders on the importance of our nation’s public infrastructure and public works services. National Public Works Week also serves as a time to recognize the contributions of public works professionals who design, build, plan, operate, and maintain the transportation, water supply, water treatment and solid waste disposal systems, public buildings, and other structures and facilities essential to our nation’s economy and way of life. If you have a Public Works Week story that you would like to share with the APWA Colorado Chapter, please send it to Pamela Weimer, Chapter Administrator so we can recognize it in future newsletters.
APWA Colorado Chapter CommitteesWould you like to be more involved with APWA and the Colorado Chapter? Please let us know if you are interested in serving on or chairing a committee or if you have an idea for an event. Contact Pamela Weimer, Chapter Administrator at [email protected].
The PractitionerDo you have information on an emerging topic of interest, project, or news that would be of interest to our members? All members are welcome to contribute to future newsletters. The Practitioner is published quarterly. The submissions deadline for the next newsletter is April 3, 2015.
Partnering OpportunitiesAre you a member of a similar professional organization to APWA? The Colorado Chapter is interested in partnering or co-sponsoring educational or training opportunities. Please contact a Chapter Board member or Pamela Weimer, Chapter Administrator, on how we can work together to assist our members.
APWA-CARMA Spring Street Conference & Golf TournamentCome join us for the 2015 Conference at the Clarion Inn in Grand Junction, April 22-24, 2015. Don’t miss this deal - 2.5 days, lunch, maintenance, management, and safety sessions, exhibitors, and heavy equipment displays for only $95! Opportunities abound to network with transportation professionals from around the state. The annual golf tournament will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 1:00pm at the Tiara Rado Golf Course.
MEMBERSHIP
Julia Ann Bailey, UDFCDLeah Browder, City of LovelandDonna Conrad, Park CountyTravis Easton, City of Colorado SpringsJess Hastings, Alfred Benesch Company
Gary Johnson, EST, Inc.Mark Rowe Johnston, Town of BreckenridgeBenjamin Nance, City & County of BroomfieldDannette Robberson, City of Greenwood VillageGarrett Sabourin, City of AspenKevin Stewart, UDFCD
New MembersColorado APWA would like to welcome the following new members who have joined in the last quarter:
APWA National recently awarded Life Membership to Dave Zelenok, City of Centennial. Life Membership is awarded to members who have continuous membership for 30 years, continuous membership for 20 years and age 70 or continuous membership for 20 years, age 65, and fully retired from active service.
Congratulations Dave!
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Job PostingsDoes your agency have a job opening? The Colorado Chapter website can help you with getting the word out! We list public works employment opportunities on our Chapter website under Resources/Employment: http://colorado.apwa.net/ For more informa-tion, contact Pamela Weimer, Chapter Administrator at [email protected].
American Public Works AssociationColorado ChapterPamela Weimer, Chapter Administrator6540 South Tabor StreetLittleton, Colorado 80127
Did you know that much of the information contained in this newsletter is also available on the Web? Go to the
2015 Colorado Chapter APWA Executive Committeeand Chapter Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: John McCartySoutheast Metro Stormwater Authority76 Inverness Drive East, Suite A, Englewood, CO 80112Phone: 303.858.8844Email: [email protected]
President-Elect: Michelle StevensFelsburg, Holt & Ullevig6300 S. Syracuse Way #600, Centennial, CO 80111Phone: 303.721.1440Email: [email protected]
Treasurer: Lesley ThomasCity & County of Denver201 W. Colfax Ave., Dept. 608, Denver, CO 80202Phone: 720.865.8719Email: [email protected]
Secretary: John KirkRegional Transportation District1600 Blake Street, Denver, CO 80202Phone: 303.299.2850Email: [email protected]
Past President: Pete AdlerCity of Arvada8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002Phone: 720.898.7782Email: [email protected]
Chapter Delegate: Dan HartmanCity of Golden1445 10th Street, Golden, CO 80401Phone: 303.384.8150Email: [email protected]
West Slope Chair: John BakerTown of Snowmass VillageP.O. Box 5010, Snowmass Village, CO 81615Phone: 970.923.5110Email: [email protected]
AT LARGE DIRECTORS
David BennettsUrban Drainage & Flood Control District2480 W. 26th Avenue, #156B, Denver, CO 80211Phone: 303.455.6277Email: [email protected]
Kimberly DallCity of Brighton500 S. 4th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601Phone: 303.655.2112Email: [email protected]
John HarrisCity of MontroseP.O. Box 790, Montrose, CO 81402Phone: 970.497.8596Email: [email protected]
Bob ManwaringCity of Arvada8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002Phone: 720.898.7601Email: [email protected]
James PhelpsTown of BreckenridgeP.O. Box 168, Breckenridge, CO 80424Phone: 970.453.3181Email: [email protected]
