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2014 OFFICERS
President Toby D. Rickman, PE
Vice President Michael D. Clark, PE
Secretary Kirk S. Holmes
Treasurer Debbie Sullivan
Past President Peter Capell, PE
2013-2014 Directors
Letticia M. Neal, PE
Eric M. Smith, PE
Michael Roy
Crystal Donner, PE
2014-2015 Directors
Sandra Pedigo-Marshall
Derek Mayo, PE
Lorelei Williams, PE
Caroline Barlow, PE
Chapter Liaison
John Carpita, PE
206-625-8175, jcarpita@mrsc.org
MRSC Administrator
Josh Mahar
206-625-1300, jmahar@mrsc.org
Chapter Delegate
Michael D. Clark, PE
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Toby Rickman
2014 Chapter President
A s 2014 gets under way, I am excited to continue the great work of our past presidents in building our chapter, offering exceptional educational and networking opportunities, and advancing the public works profession.
Our chapter will continue to carry out the strategic plan developed in 2010 and implemented by our previous presidents
Jay Burney, Jill Marilley, and Pete
Capell. Thanks to their efforts, as well as those of our past and current officers, board members, committee chairs and committee members, we have become the best chapter in the best organization.
We continue to grow and improve, have record membership, and even won the Chapter Membership Achievement
Award for the largest net increase in membership for a chapter with more than 850 members at the APWA National
Conference in 2013.
Top priorities for the year
This year, we have the opportunity to focus on three priorities: increasing the engagement and size of our membership, prioritizing the investments we make as a chapter, and supporting our committees as they take on the continued implementation of our strategic goals and strategies.
Membership: The future of our organization is our emerging professionals and the college students that will soon join our ranks. Thanks to the leadership of Caroline Barlow and now Travis Dutton, our Emerging
Professionals Committee continues to thrive and welcome members who are either new to the industry or their position. The committee will be a good resource for incoming graduates that want to get involved in our industry and gain support for their career development. Please encourage your emerging professionals or college interns to take a look at what APWA has to offer.
The other major area of growth in our membership is our maintenance professionals. We have created a maintenance and operations track for each conference and our equipment rodeo at the fall conferences grows in excitement and size each year!
We need all of the leaders in our member agencies and companies to encourage their maintenance staff to embrace APWA as the organization that will provide them with training and networking to grow in their profession.
Growing our membership is about more than how many members we have – it is about how many engaged members we have. We want to be the best chapter, not just the biggest. We
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want our members to attend workshops, training sessions, conferences, and our meetings. We want members to connect with each other to learn and grow.
We want our members to flood to our committees so that the good work of the chapter has lots of hands, feet, and voices to make it happen.
Our membership committee has taken on the challenge of growing our membership and I especially want to thank Eric Smith and the rest of his committee members for striving to make our membership the best and biggest in APWA.
Investments: By prioritizing all of our great ideas, we can make sure we are using our resources to our best advantage. For example, we are hiring a marketing and communication consultant to assist all of our committees in getting messages out on how amazing training and networking is at our meetings, workshops, training sessions, and conferences. More attendance means more resources to accomplish our strategic goals. We have hired an advocate who can help us make our voice heard in Olympia. We have contracted with our amazing support organization, Municipal Research and
Services Center (MRSC), to handle all of our accounting and make our registration smooth for our events and conferences. We hired a company that assists with conference planning. These are all good ideas and make us better as a chapter, but all require resources.
We, as your board, are prioritizing these efforts to make sure we can sustain them as a chapter along with our commitments to provide scholarships, a magazine, and the cost of operating as a chapter. The good news is we believe it is all possible.
Committees: Our committees are the backbone of our chapter. I’m excited to see new committees being formed and focused on the areas of diversity, a maintenance school, fleet, emergency management and safety, environment and sustainability, and emerging professionals. Other committees keep things fresh and exciting and many committees are continuing their history of excellent work and accomplishment. We likely have a committee to meet each member’s needs, and if we don’t, let’s talk about creating one! As I have heard from Pete Capell for years, “The real work of our chapter happens in our committees.” I ask you to be part of this excellent work and join a committee.
Many hands make the work lighter and while we have some very dedicated committee chairs, I know they each believe we could accomplish even more with more help.
Spring Conference coming in April
Our chapter’s Spring Conference will be held April 15-18 at the Greater
Tacoma Convention & Trade Center in
Tacoma. You can get all of the details at www.apwawaconf.com
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I’m especially excited about our theme – Connect • Create • Construct for our Communities – which captures not only what we do in our daily work, but also what we’re trying to accomplish at the conference. We’re constructing a better public works industry by sharing ideas, connecting with each other to learn and grow, and creating new ideas as well as lasting memories and friendships.
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My department plans to wear orange or logo clothing on May 20 as part of our celebration of National Public Works
Week, which is May 18-24. I encourage you to join us, so we can show the public our spirit and pride statewide.
Don’t forget to share your photos!
I am ready for an exciting and productive year for our chapter.
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C old. Hard. Fast. Fun. Yes, it was a bit chilly at Crystal Mountain on February
7, but that did not deter a number of skiers and boarders from a great day on the slopes. Compared with the -10 degree temperatures earlier in the week, the 0 to
5 degree temperatures at the summit felt nearly tropical. My truck registered 9 degrees at the base as we pulled in and got ready for the 2014 APWA Ski Day. The snow was firm, but we were graced with one inch of new glorious powder. Wind up top was almost nonexistent, which made the cool temperatures much more tolerable. The skies were blue and clear most of the day, which awarded us with a view of Mt. St. Helens, Mt.
Adams, and a cloud-encased Mt. Rainier.
As our group toured the mountain on runs like Tinkerbell, Queen’s Run, Downhill,
Lucky Shot, Snorting Elk, we found the conditions fast. Brian Bunker (Parametrix) shared his run summary from his phone application. We slid down over 20,000 vertical feet, and topped 45 mph at our top speed. Not quite worthy of an Olympic medal, but fast nonetheless.
Mike Dahlem (City of Sumner) did a great job again this year of guiding our group around the hill. Roger Mason (CH2M Hill) got a personal mountain tour from Brian
Roberts (Burien) for part of the morning.
The single biggest group to show was 4 individuals from Buckland and Taylor. These first timers to the APWA Ski Day were on the hill until closing.
Our numbers were strong again this year, with over 20 people showing up. The ability level of our gathering was varied, which allowed us to break up a couple of different groups, so nobody felt pushed to keep up
(well, not that many).
The end of the day found us at the
Snorting Elk Cellar to compare notes on the day, and to see how everybody made out in the second annual prize raffle. The grand prize was a DVD of the 1988 ski classic The Blizzard of Ahhhs .
By the end of the day, base temperatures were above 20 degrees.
Almost swimsuit weather! Officials at the ski area have promised a record snow pack for next season. Can’t wait to see even more people next year!
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November 2013 to January 2014
JENNIFER ADAMS, Water Quality Specialist, City of Shoreline
BARBARA J. BASNETT, Fleet Manager, City of Vancouver
CHRIS J. BERRINGTON, Engineering Technician, City of Shoreline
RANDALL BRACKETT, PE, Public Works Manager, Port of Port Angeles
RIKA CECIL, Environmental Programs Coordinator, City of Shoreline
KENDRA DEDINSKI, Engineer II Traffic, City of Shoreline
CASSIE EATON, Student, Washington State University
ERIC GILMORE, SWES, City of Shoreline
GEOFFREY D. GLENN, Operations Supervisor Solid Waste
Management, City of Spokane
TIMOTHY HARDY, MPA, Management Analyst, City of Tacoma
CHRISTOPHER RAY HARTMAN, Director of Engineering,
Port of Port Angeles
NOEL HUPPRICH, Capital Projects Manager, City of Shoreline
TINA KENDALL, City of Shoreline
CORY M. KRATOVIL, Civil Engineer, Otak, Inc
DAVID LABELLE, Public Works Maintenance Supervisor,
City of Shoreline
WILLIAM H. LUDEMANN, Fleet Manager, City of Anacortes
CASEY NELSON, Engineer, KPFF, Inc.
THEODORE PRINCE, Project Engineer, Tetra Tech
SCOTT K. WINDSOR, Director of Solid Waste, City of Spokane
SCOTT WOODBURY, Public Works Director, City of Enumclaw
MICHAEL YEOMAN, Survey Director, Reid Middleton
ANDREW ZAGARS, Development Review Engineer, City of Shoreline
DAVID K. BOATMAN, PE
JEAN M. HECIMOVICH, Chief Master Planning,
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
DANIELLE M. MULLINS, Civil Engineer, City of West Richland
JAY OSBORNE, Manager, Strategic Business Operations,
King County Department of Transportation
BRIAN S. POTTER, Operations Superintendent, City of Vancouver
BARBARA RAKES, Confidential Secretary, King County
Department of Transportation
DAN REPP, Utilities Engineer, City of Auburn
CHRISTOPHER WIERZBICKI, Deputy Director, King County
Department of Transportation
DANELLE MACEWEN, Program Specialist, City of Olympia
JOHN ERIC MILLAN, Student, Seattle University
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BOARD MEETINGS
Contact Toby Rickman at 253-798-4050 or trickma@co.pierce.wa.us
January 10, 2014
Auburn City Hall, 9:00 a.m.
April 16, 2014
Greater Tacoma Convention Center
June 6, 2014
Yakima Canyon River Ranch, 9:00 a.m.
October 8, 2014
Wenatchee Convention Center, 7:00 a.m.
December 5, 2014
Bear Creek Country Club, Woodinville, 9:00 a.m.
AREA MEETING WEST
Call Courtney McFadden 425-739-4211 or courtney.mcfadden@otak.com
December 5, 2014
Bear Creek Country Club, Woodinville, 11:30 a.m.
AREA MEETING EAST
Call Kirk Holmes 509-962-7523 or Kirk.holmes@co.kittitas.wa.us
June 6, 2014
Yakima Canyon River Ranch, 11:30 a.m.
NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK
May 18-24, 2014
May 22, 2014
Public Works Week Award and Scholarship Luncheon
Bellevue Hilton, 11:30 a.m.
Call Courtney McFadden 425-739-4211 or courtney.mcfadden@otak.com
ANNUAL APWA SKI DAY
February 7, 2014
Crystal Mountain Resort at 8:30 a.m.
Call Mike Roberts 206-971-2685 or mroberts@anchorqea.com
ANNUAL APWA/AGC GOLF TOURNAMENT
August 8, 2014
1:00 p.m. shotgun start, Avalon Golf Links, Burlington, WA
Contact Jon Warren at 425-519-6549 or jpwa@deainc.com
PUBLIC WORKS INSTITUTE
Call John Ostrowski 360-573-7594 or ostrowj@pacifier.com
Mark your calendars for the 2014 NWPI Workshops.
All are held at the Holiday Inn in Issaquah
Public Works Essentials, February 25-28, 2014
Developing Leader, May 13-16, 2014
Public Works Leadership Skills, September 23-26, 2014
Registration will be available January 6, 2014 for all workshops.
Maximum class size is 40 students. Cost is $500 per workshop per student. Scholarships from WCIA are available for member agencies. (Contact WCIA Member Services: 206-687-7897; katiem@wciapool.org
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TRAINING EVENTS http://www.apwa-wa.org/training/chapter.htm
MPAC, CM and CASC
APWA CONGRESS
The Best Show in Public Works http://www.apwa.net/
August 17-20, 2014
Canada Metro Toronto Convention
August 30-September 2, 2015
Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ
CHAPTER CONFERENCES:
Spring Conference 2014
Tacoma Convention Center, April 15-18, 2014
Contact Toby Rickman at trickma@co.pierce.wa.us
, 253-798-3720 or Lauren Behm at Laurenjbehm@gmail.com
, 253-798-2421
Fall Conference 2014
Wenatchee Convention Center, October 7-10, 2014
Contact Ruta Jones at 509-888-3202, rjones@wenatcheewa.gov
For all Chapter Conferences, please contact the following for the specialty areas:
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Contact: Kiva Lints klints@hntb.com
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Contact: Kelly Robinson kelly.robinson@abam.com
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Contact: Jon Davies
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April 15-18, 2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 12:30 – 1:30pm
Get inspired and expand the inner workings of your brain through the keynote speech by Eric Haseltine, PhD, author of Long Fuse, Big Bang . Dr. Haseltine applies neuroscience to new technologies, using how the human brain naturally wants to interact with that technology to improve performance through enhanced user experience. Haseltine not only shows organizations how to find opportunities hiding in their brain’s don’t-expect-don’t-want blind spots, but also how to capture these opportunities once identified.
• 30 high-quality, relevant technical sessions tailored for our diverse workforce, focused on current public works issues.
• Two Pre-Conference workshops: Emergency Management and APWA Self Assessment.
• Networking social events including: Golf, the Board
Welcome Reception (hosted at KPG’s Tacoma office), the
Vendor Hosted Social, the First Timer’s Social, 3-on-3
Basketball Tourney, and a Fun Run.
• Visit the 100 exhibitors in the exhibit hall to learn about new technologies, connect with consultants, and visit the new
Exhibitors’ Solutions Theater.
• Give back to the community through our scholarship events and the food drive benefiting the Crystal Judson Family
Justice Center.
• A walking tour of ground-breaking new projects in the City of Tacoma’s downtown core, sponsored by AHBL and the
City of Tacoma.
Emergency Management Pre-Conference Workshop
(Held at Pierce County Emergency Operations Center)
This workshop, entailing the FEMA Independent Study Course 700 and 200, focuses on the principles of Emergency Management, the Incident Command System and Best Practices. The curriculum will include Public Works Incident specific scenarios to make it even more applicable to our day to day work. By attending this workshop participants will have a foundation of emergency management practices and skills and be able to obtain a FEMA certificate. In addition to these two courses, participants will hear from Emergency Managers and Public Works personnel on best
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practices that demonstrate the importance of collaboration. The day will conclude with a tour and demonstration of the Pierce
County Emergency Operations Center.
APWA Self-Assessment Workshop: APWA Self-Assessment using the Management Practices Manual (7th edition)
This workshop is designed to provide you with the tools and information to help you examine and evaluate your agency’s current management policies and procedures. If you’re already working through the Self Assessment program, this workshop will provide you with hands-on training, using the
Public Works Management Practices Manual , Seventh Edition, in preparation for completing the program or beginning the
Accreditation process.
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Tuesday
7:30am–5:00pm
9:00am–5:00pm
12:00pm–5:00pm
5:00pm–8:00pm
7:00pm–10:00pm
Wednesday
7:00am–9:00am
7:00am–5:00pm
8:00am–11:00am
8:30am–11:30am
9:00am–9:00pm
11:00am–5:00pm
Registration—3rd floor
Pre-Conference Workshops
Golf Tournament—Chambers Bay
Exhibitor set up—Exhibit Hall B, 5th Floor
Board Welcome Reception—KPG Offices
Board Meeting—Hotel Murano, Cavallino Room
Registration—3rd floor
Exhibitor Set Up—Exhibit Hall B, 5th Floor
APWA Nat. Solid Waste Committee Mtg—Room 530
Silent Auction—3rd Floor Registration Area
Exhibit Hall Open
Exhibitor’s Solutions Theater – Exhibit Hall
Wednesday
1:45–2:15
Reserved for Platinum Sponsor
2:15–2:45
Neenah Foundry Company
2:45–3:15
HDJ Design Group, PLLC
3:15–3:45 Asphalt Zipper Inc.
3:45–4:15 Realm Inc.
Spectrashield Liner System
4:15–4:45
ESM Consulting Engineers, LLC
Thursday
8:00–8:30 Western Systems
8:30–9:00 White Shield, Inc.
9:00–9:30 Precision Concrete Cutting
9:30–10:00 PPI Group
10:00–10:30
Applied Professional Services, Inc
10:30–11:00 GeoEngineers
11:00–11:30 ADS
12:30–1:00 URETEK Holdings, LLC
1:00–1:30 Landau Associates
1:30–2:00 Modular Wetland Systems
2:00–2:30 Kleinfelder
2:30–2:30 PacifiCAD, Inc. Kleinfelder
3:00–3:30 ACF West
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6
Innovation:
The best new ideas in the industry
Room 315
Infrastructure and sustainability
Room 316
Funding, financing, and regulation for public works projects
Room 317
Public involvement and issues important to your customers
Sponsored by MSA
Room 318
Professional development and education – past, present, and future
Room 407
9:00am–10:00am Legislative and
Funding Updates
10:00am–10:45am Technical Committees
10:45am-11:30am Organizational Committees
11:30am–12:30pm Luncheon—3rd Floor Ballroom
12:30pm–1:30pm
1:45pm–2:45pm
2:45pm–3:15pm
3:15pm–4:15pm
3:15pm–4:45pm
4:30pm–5:30pm
5:30pm–6:30pm
6:00pm–6:30pm
6:30pm–9:30pm
Keynote Eric Haseltine , Ph.D.—3rd Floor Ballroom
End-To-End Mobile
Technology – Capture,
Process, Deliver
Aaron Blaisdell , PLS,
PACE Engineers, Inc.
What The …?
Pierce County
Doesn’t Compost
Food Waste?
Steve Wamback ,
Pierce County Public
Works & Utilities
Takin’ It To The Bank:
Pierce County’s
In-Lieu Fee Wetland
Mitigation Program
Ann Boeholt , Pierce
County Public Works
& Utilities
Goats in
Stormwater Facilities
Eric Gilmore ,
City of Shoreline
Ed Portnow ,
Earthcraft Services
Do’s and Don’ts of Writing and
Responding to an RFP
Moderator:
Michele Percussi
Speakers: Karleen
Belmont , Doug
Petty , Thanh Jeffers ,
Kirk Holmes, P.E.
Break—Exhibit Hall B, 5th Floor
M Street SE
Underpass:
Managing Risk and
Reducing Cost
Ryan L. Vondrak , P.E.,
City of Auburn, WA
Gregory L. Callahan ,
P.E., CH2MHILL
Jacob Sweeting , P.E.,
City of Auburn, WA
Tacoma’s Organics to Energy Program
Jim Parvey , P.E.,
LEED AP
How Lake Stevens
Implemented an
Integrated Traffic
Impact Fee/
Concurrency
Program
Mick Monken , P.E.,
City of Lake Stevens
Public Works
Edward Koltonowski ,
Gibson Traffic
Consultants, Inc.
Making Wastewater and Stormwater
Sexy: Improving
Outreach and
Education to Your
Customers
Carly Carmichael ,
Gorldstreet Designs
Agency
Diversity in Public
Works Panel
Discussion
Moderator:
Kandace Thomas
Speakers: Medicine
Bear Lone Warrior,
Jan Rosholt , Vicky
Schiantarelli
Downtown Tacoma Walking Tour, Sponsored by AHBL and the City of Tacoma —Meet at Registration Desk
Electronic
Documentation Tools
For Construction
Management
Moderator:
Dennis Brunelle ,
City of Redmond
Speaker: Maria O’Neill ,
City of Redmond
Electric Vehicle
Solutions
Stephanie Meyn,
Western Washington
Clean Cities
Danelle MacEwen ,
City of Olympia
Public Works Trust
Fund: The History and the Way Forward
Stan Finkelstein , WA
Public Works Board
Duke Schaub ,
Assoc. of General
Contractors
Building
Community Trust on Infrastructure
Projects
Marshall Meyer P.E.,
Murray, Smith &
Associates, Inc.
I’m on The Water
Wagon: Tacoma’s
Historic, Horsedrawn
Water Wagon
Christopher Ott ,
City of Tacoma
First Timers’ Social—Pre-Function space outside of 407
Fun Run/Walk—Hotel Murano
Exhibitor Hosted Social—5th Floor Prefunction space outside of exhibit hall
Forums and
Discussions
Room 405
Getting Started in APWA
Past Presidents’
Forum
Social Media
Driven Roundtable discussion
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Thursday
7:00am–5:00pm
7:30am–9:00am
7:30am–3:30pm
Registration Open—3rd Floor
Breakfast Buffet—3rd Floor Ballroom
Exhibit Hall Open
Track 1 Track 2
Innovation: The best new ideas in the industry – Sponsored by BHC Consulting
Room 315
Infrastructure and sustainability
Room 316
9:00am–10:00am Unanticipated
Contamination on
Your Project? A
How-to Guide for
Reducing Impact
Jessica Stone ,
Landau Associates
Christine Kimmel ,
L.Hg
Landau Associates
Managing Fleet
Assets in Public
Works
Moderator:
Fred Chun
Speakers:
Deanna Pollard ,
City of Tacoma
Alan Kies , Pierce
County PW & Utilities
10:00am–10:30am Break—Exhibit Hall B, 5th Floor
10:30am–11:30am Watersheds and Fish:
Time for a Public
Option?
John Milne , P.E.,
Clark County
Department of
Public Works
Where Does Value
Engineering Fit in
My Project?
Laurie Dennis ,
RHA, LLC.
Mark Gabel ,
WSDOT
Prayer Breakfast—Room 405
Track 3
Funding, financing, and regulation for public works projects
Room 317
Value Income
Financing: A New
Tool For Project
Funding
Rep. Larry Springer ,
Washington
State House of
Representatives
Greg Hannon ,
NAIOP
Tailoring an LID
Rebate Program to
Your City
Tina Kendall and
Brian Landau , P.E.,
City of Shoreline
Track 4
Public involvement and issues important to your customers
Room 318
Emerging
Technologies and
Public Involvement
Practices
Bryant Kuechle ,
The Langdon
Group, a J-U-B
Company,
Dave Biggs , Metro-
Quest
Track 5
Professional development and education – past, present, and future
Room 407
Should I Have a
Mentor? A Panel
Discussion
Moderator:
Lorelei Williams
Speakers:
Ethan Bancroft ,
Zohrah Ali ,
Carole Leigh ,
Jennifer Wieland
Avoiding
Community
Burnout: Planning
Public Involvement
For Multiple
Projects
Marilynne Beard ,
City of Kirkland
Marie Jensen ,
City of Kirkland
Penny Mabie ,
Envirolssues
Track 6
Forums and
Discussions
Room 405
Public Works
Directors’
Roundtable
Putting the “E” in
STEM: Mentoring
High School
Students in
Engineering
William L. Fredin , and Jeff Lynass ,
Cavelero Midhigh
Lake Stevens School
District
City County
Engineer Forum
11:30am–1:00pm Lunch—3rd Floor Ballroom 12:00–12:30—Congressman Denny Heck
1:00pm–1:30pm
1:30pm–2:30pm
Break—Exhibit Hall B, 5th Floor
For Salmons’ Sake –
Safe Bridge Removal
Options
Brian Johnston , and
Ramiro Chavez ,
Pierce County Public
Works & Utilities
Durable, Crack-free
Bridge Decks
Mark Gaines , P.E.,
WSDOT
Mo Sheikhizadeh ,
P.E., David Evans &
Associates
Mobile Digital
Imagery Mapping –
1600 Miles Roadway asset Inventory in
Snohomish County,
WA
Jon Warren , P.L.S.,
Kent Barbeau
2:30pm–3:30pm
3:30pm-4:30pm
4:30pm–6:00pm
Break—Exhibit Hall B, 5th Floor
Septic to Sewer
Conversions: How
Thurston County
Converted Woodland
Creek Estates to
Sewer
Scott Lindblohm ,
P.E., and
Matt Unzelman
Thurston County
Public Works
Pacific Ave.
Streetscape: A Case
Study in Smart
Streets – Complete
+Artful+Livable
Mark D’Andrea ,
P.E., City of Tacoma,
Public Works/
Engineering Division
Doreen Gavin , P.E.,
LEED AP BD+C,
AHBL, Inc.
Elizabeth Conner ,
Conner Studio
Quiet Work Room—Rm 405
Fish Passage
Barrier Inventory and Correction in
Washington State
Julie Henning ,
Washington
Department of
Fish & Wildlife
Paul Wagner ,
WSDOT
Rick Smith , WSDOT
Brian Abbott ,
Governor’s Salmon
Recovery Office
Friday
5:00pm–6:30pm
3:00pm–6:00pm
Scholarship Wine Tasting
The Gallery at the Hotel Murano
3 on 3 Basketball Warm-up & Tourney
People’s Community Center
6:00pm–7:00pm Evening Event Reception
Prefunction area outside of the 3rd Floor Ballroom
7:00pm–10:00pm Dinner and Entertainment—3rd Floor Ballroom
7:00am–8:30am
8:30am–10:00am
10:00am–11:00am
Washington WARN
– Supersize Your
Utility Disaster
Response
Ted Hikel ,
City of Everett
What Can MRSC Do to Help You?
Tracy Burrows ,
John Carpita , and
Pat Mason , MRSC
Maintenance
Managers’ Forum
Odor Control
Optimization: A
Technical Trial From
Pierce County
Distribution System
Jamie Swears ,
Pierce County
Public Works &
Utilities
Creating Real-
World Scenarios
For Construction
Management
Education
P. Warren Plugge
Ph.D.
Central Washington
University and his Construction
Management
Students
Convention Center Rm 315/16
Breakfast
Chapter Business Meeting
Host Committee Mtg/Exhibitor Mtg
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AECOM
APWA
CDM Smith
CH2M HILL
City of Seattle
Coughlin Porter Lundeen
Erlandsen Associates
Frank Coluccio Const.
GeoEngineers
Harris Associates
Jacobs
Kleinfelder
Magellan Architects
Northwest Construction
ORB Architects
Osborn Consulting
Parsons Brinckerhoff
PRR
SDA
SMR Architects
Transpo Group
TranTech Engineering
URS
WHPacific
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Beaverton, Oregon
503-644-3436 www.rowainc.com
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Preliminary Services
Providing services to Local Public Agencies in
Oregon and Washington.
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3M Traffic Safety and Security Division
Contact: Justin Vann
253-691-4275 cjvann@mmm.com
Space 89
ACF West
Contact: Patrick Gowan
Space 7
425-415-6115 pat.gowan@acfwest.com
Distributor of geosynthetics, erosion control materials and products for low impact development. Applications include asphalt roadbase improvement, soil reinforcement and stormwater detention.
Acrow Bridge
Contact: Deon Lourens
360-487-6985 dlourens@acrowusa.com
Space 95
ADS
Contact: Kelly Kokesh
425-457-1187
Kelly.kokesh@ads-pipe.com
Space 38
Ag Enterprise Supply, Inc. Space 64
Contact: Brian Haasch
509-235-2006 haaschb@agenterprise.com
Space 47 AHBL
Contact: Ann Mari Monnett
253-383-2422 amonnett@ahbl.com
American Concrete
Pavement Assoc. –
Northwest Chapter
Contact: Jim Powell
360-956-7080 lynn@nwpavement.com
Space 49
Applied Professional
Services, Inc.
Contact: Steve Brown
Space 94
425-888-2590 steveb@apslocates.com
Full-service utility locating company; conductibles,
APPLIED PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES, INC.
non-conductibles, ground penetrating radar, utility potholding, subsurface utility engineering services and video pipe inspection.
Asphalt Zipper Inc.
Contact: Shane Bech
888-947-7378 laurat@asphaltzipper.com
Space 48
Basalite Concrete Products Space 59
Contact: Katie Hesterberg
253-720-0126
Katie.hesterberg@paccoast.com
Licensed engineer on staff to offer free product support to public agencies, consulting engineers and contractors.
Specialties include: retaining walls, paver and permeable paver systems, articulated concrete block mats, and CMU.
Space 63 BergerABAM Inc.
Contact: Kelly Robinson
206-431-2384
Kelly.robinson@abam.com
Big Blok
Contact: Greg Nuber
360-442-0655 bigblokgn@live.com
Space 3
Big R Bridge
Contact: Doug Myers
253-797-8293 dmyers@bigrbridge.com
Bravo Environmental
NW, Inc.
Contact: Ashley Baldwin
425-424-9000 abaldwin@bravonw.com
Buckland & Taylor
Contact: Melissa Philpott
206-216-3933 meph@b-t.com
Space 2
Space 43
Space 26
CHS Engineers, LLC
Contact: Evan Henke
Space 20
425-737-3693 evanh@chsengineers.com
Providing local agency bridge engineering services including design, inspection, load rating, rehabilitations, and retrofits. We’ve worked on over 2,000 bridges since 1972.
CONTECH
Engineered Solutions
Contact: Michael Macnowskey
206-660-7536 mmacnowskey@conteches.com
Space 4
Coral Sales Company
Contact: Wayne Barstow
503-655-6351 wayne@coralsales.com
CUES
Contact: Terri Mooney
407-849-0190 terrim@cuesinc.com
Space 19
Space 10
David Evans
& Associates, Inc.
Contact: Barbara Brown
Space 6
425-519-6500 bkb@deainc.com
As stewards of the built and natural environment, DEA leads the way in providing innovative solutions for public works projects throughout the
Pacific Northwest.
eBid Systems
Contact: Katie Krumme
206-855-8430 kkrumme@ebidsystems.com
Space 86
Space 79 EJ USA, Inc.
Contact: Kirk Stoltzner
509-209-0353 kirk.stoltzner@ejco.com
Engineered Plastic
Contact: Brad Graham
425-766-6234 bradg@engplastics.com
Space 41
EnviroTech Services, Inc. Space 15
Contact: Kenberley Field
509-290-2328 kfield@envirotechservices.com
Epic Land Solutions, Inc. Space 57
Contact: Mekali Boyer
503-213-3977 mboyer@epicland.com
Space 1 ESM Consulting
Engineers, LLC
Contact: Eric LaBrie
253-838-6113 eric.labrie@esmcivil.com
Exeltech Consulting, Inc. Space 99
Contact: Karen Rogers
360-460-5995 krogers@xltech.com
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Spring 2014 Conference
Exhibitors
Filterra
Bioretention Systems
Contact: Dan Laughlin
206-406-6361 dlaughlin@filterra.com
Space 67
FloHawks
Plumbing & Septic
Contact: Steve Redford
253-606-1115 steveredford@flohawks.com
Space 97
GovDeals, Inc.
Contact: John Littler
334-387-0532 jlittler@govdeals.com
GRwI
Contact: Tammy Kimball
503-641-3478 tkimball@gri.com
Space 40
Space 17
Hart Crowser
Contact: Dale Clark
206-455-4535 dale.clark@hartcrowser.com
Space 74
GeoDesign
Contact: Traci Nolan
Space 13
503-704-0334 tnolan@geodesigninc.com
Integrated geotechnical, geological, environmental mining and pavement design consulting firm, with seven West
Coast locations.
GeoEngineers
Contact: Michael Hutchinson
Space 32
206-728-2674 mhutchinson@geoengineers.com
Employee-owned earth science, engineering and technology firm that crafts unique solutions for public clients throughout Washington and across the country.
HDJ Design Group, PLLC Space 88
Contact: Bonnie Cross
360-567-2105 crossb@hdjdg.cm
From offices in Vancouver, Tri-Cities, and Walla Walla; a public works specialist in transportation, traffic, survey, landscape architecture, construction management and inspection since 1980.
Helac Corporation
Contact: Jessica Howisey
360-825-1601 jowisey@helac.com
Space 77
Hilfiker Retaining Walls
Contact: Len Mead
253-227-2044 lmead@hilfiker.com
Historical Research
Associates, Inc.
Contact: Kenda Salisbury
206-343-0226 ksalisbury@hrassoc.com
Space 53
Space 36
Holophane –
American Electric Lighting
Contact: John Schneider
253-838-5084 jschneider@holophane.com
Space 87
HWA GeoSciences, Inc.
Contact: Alexandra Garner
Space 56
425-774-0106 agarner@hwageo.com
Geotechnical and pavement engineering; construction inspection and materials testing; hydrogeology; geotechnical services. 1600 sf soil and materials testing lab accredited by AASHTO R18.
A2LA, and USACE. WABO-accredited construction inspection services.
H.W. Lochner Space 16
Contact: Hillary Schlehuber
425-454-3160 hschlehuber@hwlochner.com
National transportation and engineering firm, serving the Pacific Northwest since
1971. We provide assistance from initial planning through design and construction.
Jacobs
Contact: Polly Woods
425-456-9703 polly.woods@jacobs.com
Space 62
KBA, Inc. Space 81
Contact:
Debbie Hernandez
425-455-9720 dhernandez@kbacm.com
Since 1994, KBA has specialized in the SMART &
STRATEGIC ® construction management and inspection of the region’s most complex and challenging public and private projects.
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Kleinfelder
Contact: Diane Vandewall
Space 39
425-636-7918 dvandewall@kleinfelder.com
Employee-owned science, architecture, engineering, and construction management consulting services firm providing solutions to meet our complex infrastructure and resource challenges.
KriStar/Filterra
Contact: Michelle Dunlop
Space 22
707-524-8181 mdunlop@kristar.com
Founded in 1993, we are a leading manufacturer of stormwater management products that address the control of pollutants from stormwater runoff.
McKinstry
Contact: Andrew Williamson
206-832-8060 sams@mckinstry.com
Space 85
Mead & Hunt
Contact: Heidi Frosch
601-443-0373
Heidi.frosch@meadhunt.com
Space 50
Modular Wetland Systems Space 27
Contact: Peter Evans
503-403-9102 peter@modularwetlands.com
The Modular Wetland System Linear is the only stormwater system to utilize Horizontal
Flow Biofiltration as it replicates natural processes to remove contaminants from stormwater runoff.
Lakeside Industries
Contact: Rick Rawlings
Space 8
425-313-2681 rickr@lakesideind.com
EZ Street asphalt is a polymer modified, high performance cold mix asphalt used for all tupes of patching of asphalt or concrete. It is WSDOT, ODOT, City of Seattle approved for use and is available in bulk by the ton, bulk bags, and similar plastic bags.
Landau Associates
Contact: Cathy Ridley
425-778-0907 djc@landauinc.com
Environmental engineering and
Space 45 remediation, geotechnical engineering, permitting and compliance consulting services. Serving public and private sector clients from offices in Edmonds, Seattle,
Tacoma, Olympia, Spokane, and Portland.
Space 58 Leotek Electronics
USA Corp
Contact: Nora Schultz
206-940-2198 nschultz@leotek.com
M.A. Industries, Inc.
Contact: Scott Peacock
770-487-7761 scott@maind.com
Space 24
Visit us at APWA - Booth 26 www.b-t.com
220 Mercer Street, Suite W100, Seattle, WA 98119
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Exhibitors
Neenah Foundry Company Space 34
Contact: Steven Mesler
206-795-0193 steve.mesler@neenahenterprises.com
Northwest Linings
& Geotextile Products, Inc.
Contact: Julie McKinney
253-872-0244 juliem@northwestlinings.com
Space 66
OBEC Consulting
Engineers
Contact: Jacob Toscano
541-762-2082 jacobtoscano@obec.com
Space 93
Otak, Inc.
Contact: Courtney McFadden
Space 14
425-739-4211
Courtney.mcfadden@otak.com
International multidisciplinary design firm. Integrated design approach helps clients address each project’s economic potential, while fostering environmental stewardship and social responsibility to create sustainable solutions for the built environment.
Owen Equipment Company Space 65
Contact: Kitty Scott
900-992-3656 kscott
@owenequipment.com
Sales, rentals, service, parts and accessories for environmental maintenance equipment. Authorized distributors for
Elgin sweepers, Vactor sewer cleaners, and hydro-excavators, Envirosight, Vicax/
Metroteh, and Falcon road maintenance equipment.
PacifiCAD, Inc.
Contact: Hope Findley
509-326-7789 hope@pacificad.com
Space 54
Pacific Lighting Systems Space 98
Contact: Bill Quesnell
206-579-4689 billq@plswa.com
PacLand
Contact: Cathy McKay
Space 70
360-786-9500 cmckay@pacland.com
Founded in 1994, PACLAND provides engineering services for projects throughout the Northwest. We provide planning, design, permitting, and construction support services for multi-disciplinary projects.
Bellevue
Bellingham
Tri-Cities
The most important service we offer isn’t about us.
It’s about you.
Parametrix
Contact: Denise Ledingham
Space 37
253-269-1330 dledingham@parametrix.com
Mulitdisciplinary engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm. We help our clients develop infrastructure projects that make a positive, lasting difference.
PPI Group
Contact: Wendy Finch
503-231-1576 wendyf
Space 9
PPI
@theppigroup.com
The go-to solution for the Northwest’s
A/E/C industries since 1927. Unmatched resource for Autodesk software, training, and support.
Precision Concrete Cutting Space 60
Contact: Jim Buckley
253-887-8722 corp@
safesidewalks.com
The leader in sidewalk trip hazard repair and municipal surveying, providing survey technology and repair services. We save you money and make your sidewalks
ADA compliant.
Space 90 ProDims, LLC
Contact: Kristina Jackson
425-828-0500 kjackson@prodims.com
Puget Sound Energy
Contact: Anita Yurovchak
253-381-6714 anita.yurovchak@pse.com
Space 44
Realm Inc./Spectrashield Space 100
Liner System
Contact: Dave Follett
360-456-7627 realminc@aol.com
Reid Middleton
Contact: Alain Calle
Space 31
425-741-5034 acalle@reidmiddleton.com
Established in 1953, we provide the civil and structural engineering, planning and surveying services necessary to build the infrastructure that enhances our community and environment.
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Exhibitors
RH2 Engineering, Inc.
Contact: Don Popoff
Space 5
425-951-5400 klakey@rh2.com
Working collaboratively with public works staff to improve infrastructure throughout WA, RH2 provides designs that maximize resources and minimize problems.
Right of Way Associates Space 12
Contact: David Feinauer
503-644-3436 david@rowainc.com
ROWA provides right of way acquisition, relocation, and related services to public agencies and to non-profit developers of low-income housing in Oregon and
Washington.
Solid Waste Systems
Contact: Phil Davison
509-340-2375 phild@solidwastesystems.com
Special Asphalt
Products, Inc.
Contact: Royal Ingebretsen
509-981-8066
Space 33
Space 96 royal@specialasphalt.com
Opened in 1982, Special Asphalt Products supplies both private contractors and public entities with high quality asphalt maintenance supplies & equipment.
Stantec
Contact: Bill Holladay
425-289-7345 bill.holladay@stantec.com
Space 75
Roadwise, Inc.
Contact: Laura Lane
253-761-2487 roadwiseinc@comcast.net
Space 73
Storm Trap
Contact: Stefanie Geiss
815-941-4663 ext. 250 sgeiss@stormtrap.com
Space 91
SCJ Alliance
Contact: Eric Johnston
360-352-1465 janiss@scjalliance.com
Space 51
Sea-Tac Lighting
& Controls
Space 69
Contact: Ed Aristo
206-575-6865 earisto@seataclighting.com
Energy solution light sources and standards for traffic poles, street lighting, historical and area lighting. LED color light changing products for bridges and structures.
SvR Design Company
Contact: Peg Staeheli
206-223-0326 pegs@svrdesign.com
Tensar International
Corporation
Contact: Mark Lally
206-419-8792 mlally@tensarcorp.com
Space 18
Planning and design firm that integrates civil engineering, landscape architecture, and applied ecology to create innovative approaches to improve the public realm.
Space 82
Skillings Connolly
Contact: Patrick Skillings
360-491-3399 pskillings@skillings.com
Our engineers, land surveyors, real estate experts, construction managers, and environmental specialists provide wide breadth of consulting services to agencies throughout the Northwest.
Snap-Tite
Contact: Steve Fischer
360-772-1396 steve.fischer@isco-pipe.com
Space 52
Space 42
Terracon Consultants, Inc. Space 30
Contact: Eric Kunz
425-771-3304 edkunz@terracon.com
Tetra Tech
Contact: Traci Cope
425-482-7618 traci.cope@tetratech.com
Space 46
Serving all regions of WA from our
7 offices providing public utility, water resource, transportation, and environmental consulting and design since 1943.
Unanticipated Contamination on Your Project? A How-to
Guide for Reducing Impacts
9:00am – 10:00am
Thursday, April 17, 2014
APWA-WA Chapter
Spring 2014 Conference | Tacoma
Jessica Stone and Christine
Kimmel will share approaches for minimizing disruption to project schedules, tips and processes to recognize potential sources of contamination, worker safety and protection, and more.
Don’t be caught unprepared!
WASHINGTON
OFFICES
WASHINGTON   EDMONDS SEATTLE TACOMA www.landauinc.com
(800) 552-5957
(800) 552-5957
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Exhibitors
Transportation
Solutions, Inc.
Contact: Victor Salemann
425-883-4134 jillb@tsinw.com
Space 83 Traffic Safety Supply
Contact: Todd Wilson
503-235-8531 twilson@tssco.com
Space 35 URETEK Holdings, LLC
Contact: David White
206-788-7575 dwhite@uretekholdings.com
Space 68
The Watershed Company Space 80
Contact: Nancy Way
425-822-5242 nway@watershedco.com
Multidisciplinary environmental consulting, including critical areas assessment for wetlands, streams and shorelines, mitigation and restoration design,
SEPA/NEPA/HPA/USACE permits, environmentally sensitive landscape design for infrastructure, interpretive design.
Transpo Group Space 25
Contact: Natalie Schneider
425-821-3665
Natalie.schneider@transpogroup.com
Transportation
Improvement Board
Contact: Andrea Weston-Smart
360-586-1157 andreaw@tib.wa.gov
Space 92
TranTech Engineering
Contact: Kash Nikzad
206-251-3979 knikzad@trantecheng.com
Space 76
URS Corporation
Contact: Linda Stroud
206-438-2307 linda.stroud@urs.com
Space 21
Washington 811
Contact: Don Evans
425-766-3412 drevans3@washington811.com
Space 72
Western Systems Spaces 28 & 29
Contact: John Brannan
425-923-6266 jbrannan@westernsystems-inc.com
Tinnea & Associates, LLC Space 71
Contact: Jean Tinnea
206-328-7872 jeant@tinnea.net
Corrosion consulting: inspection, GECOR corrosion rate, materials selection, design, historic preservation, training, nondestructive laboratory, resistivity, soil and concrete testing. We work on docks, piers, bridges, parking garages, transit, water and wastewater piping.
Universal Field Services Space 78
Contact: Mitch Legel
425-673-5559 mlegel@ufsrw.com
Offering comprehensive land and right of way acquisition negotiations, relocation assistance, appraisals, ROW cost estimates, title research, permitting, feasibility route selection and related professional services.
Western Systems & Fab Space 84
Contact: Shane Gutridge
503-729-0632 shanegutridge@westernsystems.com
White Shield Inc.
Contact: Stuart Fricke
509-547-0100 sfricke@whiteshield.com
Space 11
WHPacific, Inc. Space 55
Contact: Ashley Bongers
425-951-4720 abongers@whpacific.com
Integrated professional services deliver excellent solutions to clients in transportation, water and environment, development/facilities, energy, construction/project management and surveying services.
WSDOT
Contact: Judy McDonald
360-705-7809 mcdonjt@wsdot.wa.gov
Space 61
UP. . . . . . .
DOWN . . . . AROUND
Kleinfelder is there and has been for more than 50 years. From geotechnical and environmental services to materials testing, special inspection, construction management, and more, our extensive network of resources delivers the right solutions with a local touch.
www.kleinfelder.com
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Exhibitors
Bellevue | 425.450.6200
Seattle | 206.826.4700
Olympia | 360.570.4400
Edmonds | 425.744.7440
Gig Harbor | 253.858.5262
Pasco | 509.546.2040
Spokane | 509.343.8500
A | E | C www.hdrinc.com
• Transportation
• Water & Wastewater
• Stormwater/GSI
• Solid Waste
• Water Resource Management
• Power & Energy
• Environmental Assessment
• Right-of-Way
• Construction Management
PHOTO: City of Shoreline, Aurora Corridor
Improvements Project, Shoreline, WA
www.parametrix.com
2
TM
Ranking: Final report and a concise summary of the toxicity rankings that helps winter highway maintenance managers consider both expected levels of service and potential harm to the environment when selecting a de-icer to use.
Barr Engineering / Clear Roads, 2013
Ranking by Total Product Mass Ranking by Salt Mass
Product
Relative
Toxicological
Rank
Product
Watershed Cl: Inhibitor + Salt
(NaCl)
Calcium Chloride with BOOST
Road Guard Plus (CaCl
2
)
Beet 55: Inhibitor + Salt (NaCl)
1
2
3
4
Watershed Cl: Inhibitor + Salt
(NaCl)
Calcium Chloride with BOOST
Road Guard Plus (CaCl
2
)
FreezGard Cl Plus (MgCl
2
)
Meltdown Apex (MgCl
2
Beet 55: Inhibitor + Salt (NaCl)
FreezGard Cl Plus (MgCl
2
)
Apogee (Glycerol)
5
6
Meltdown Apex (MgCl
2
)
CF-7 (K-Acetate)
7
8
CF-7 (K-Acetate) http://www.clearroads.org/research-projects/
11-02toxicity-of-deicing-materials.html
1-888-547-5475 |
Relative
Toxicological
Rank
1
5
6
7
2
3
4
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By Cathy McKay, Marketing Director, PacLand
Chair of APWA-WA Marketing and Outreach Committee
Let’s take a look at how different organizations are using Twitter: The Cities of Seattle, Olympia, MRSC, and the private architectural firm, BCRA.
The City of Seattle has over 18K followers and has a strong social media presence across all platforms. Their
Twitter account @CityofSeattle , is full of information on the fun happenings of the city along with information on items such as career openings and power outages. They do a great job of facilitating two-way communications by the use of
#hashtags and @mentions and many of their departments have Twitter pages as well. @seattledot uses Twitter to provide real-time transportation updates to its followers while @SEACityLight shares project updates and safety information to its 8K followers. The city shows that they understand Twitter makes government more accessible (especially to the techsavvy Seattleites) and they realize Twitter users are hungry for news, opportunities, services, and information about the community at large.
The City of Olympia is relatively new to the Twitter scene.
@cityofolympia , while much smaller than the City of
Seattle, is doing a great job of distributing information to their followers. They are using URL shorteners to provide information that links directly to their
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website. Not only does this strengthen brand awareness, but linking back to their website has the potential of giving a wider website presence, maximizing exposure.
Like Seattle, Olympia has multiple
Twitter pages for different departments.
@OlyProjects provides updates and photos of active construction projects,
@OlyParking always shares those precious free parking days, and
@OlySportsReport shares schedules, standings and news for all City of Olympia sports leagues and programs. All pages retweet relevant posts and although they come from different departments, all pages have a recognizable brand.
MRSC @MRSC_WA is a research and consulting firm for public servants across Washington. They use Twitter as an outlet for their consultants to promote news and information that they come across that is valuable for public servants in Washington. This ranges quite a bit but includes updates on municipalrelated legislation, national research, and interesting practices by other local governments. They also use it to remind people about the tools and information on their website that sometimes can get lost in the wealth of content they have.
Another unique way that they use Twitter is by monitoring public servants and local governments to get a sense of the issues and challenges that they most care about.
They then use this information to better focus research projects.
BCRA, an architectural design firm headquartered in Tacoma, has a strong
Twitter following @BCRAdesign , along with a solid Twitter strategy. BCRA thanks all of their followers with @mentions, shares photos, links, and encourages design collaboration through their design channel located on the BCRA website. Derek
Lunde, Director of Visual Communication
& Strategy says, “It’s a place to celebrate all sorts of design. Our Twitter presence is part of a full social media strategy we launched in tandem with the Design
Channel and our overhauled website, to drive quality traffic to our website and build awareness and credibility in our field.” When asking Derek about BCRA’s goals for the site, he mentioned sharing design solutions, celebrating the design community, becoming a resource for others, embodying the
BCRA voice and most importantly, avoiding promotion and always speaking the truth.
His excitement about
Twitter is undeniable and it is clear they are proud of what they have built, saying, “Even our own staff finds us interesting enough to follow.” That is certainly what I would call success.
#SoShoudWeDoIt?
For every organization, the answer is different.
People go to Twitter to share what they know, collaborate, and provide information in real time. If your organization is not part of this exchange, you’re leaving huge opportunities behind.
However, quality social media in any format takes time, and a solid strategy.
If you decide to begin, remember to find the sweet spot between what your target audience wants to hear and things that promote your organization. Give people useful information, answer their questions, build relationships and they will consider you a valuable member of their community. And once you make the leap, be sure to follow the new
Twitter page for APWA Washington
State Chapter @APWAWA and me at @Catacam12 ! Look for some fun promotion during the APWA Washington
Chapter 2014 Spring Conference and stop by the chapter booth near the registration desk for more information.
DESIGN & CUSTOMER OWNED UTILITY LOCATING:
Our team of utility locators have an average of 10 years locating experience. We use the latest in RF and Multi-frequency locating devices to help ensure the highest quality locate. We work closely with the Design & Survey teams to make sure they understand what utilities we have found and how they might impact the clients project. Contractors receive the benefit of APS designating the Customer owned utilities that lay just outside of the Right-of-Way that aren’t covered by the One-Call system. Experience and relationships with our clients is what we value most.
STORM, SEWER & CONDUITS:
Utilizing the latest in Video inspection equipment and locatable transmitters we are able to accurately locate and video Storm, Sewer and Conduit systems. We are able to proof conduits as small as 2” diameter in lengths of up to 900 feet.
Our mainline Video inspection system is capable of inspecting and locating storm and sewer systems in lengths up to 1000 feet.
AIR/VACUUM UTILITY POTHOLING:
Standard utility locates give you an idea of where a utility is. Utility Potholing verifies the exact location of the target utility by utilizing our air vacuum excavation system to safely expose the utility through a 12”x12” opening. The information gathered on the utility is placed on a “ Test Hole Data Sheet “ and represents a 3-Dimensional view of where the utility lies in the field. This information is best used in the design phase of construction projects and helps to virtually eliminate utility damages, re-designs and project delays.
GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR):
GPR is a proven technology that is utilized in finding UST’s, AC Water lines, underground utilities and subsurface anomalies. With this we can identify the existence and orientation of most UST’s. We also have the capability to scan and map rebar in concrete floors and walls as well as radiant floor heating.
SEWER LATERAL LAUNCH:
The latest addition to our arsenal of underground utility detection and inspection equipment. The “Lateral Launch” capability allows us to navigate down a sewer main up to 1000 feet then launch a remote camera up the sewer lateral up to 100 feet. There is no need for right of entry or access to the lateral from the structure.
Both locating and inspecting can be done through the sewer main!
Ph: 425.888.2590 Fax: 425.888.2554
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Authors
Mick Monken , P.E., City of Lake Stevens Public Works Director/City Engineer
Ed Gano, P.E., City of Lake Stevens Engineering Technician
Edward Koltonowski , Principal, Gibson Traffic Consultants, Inc., Everett, WA
John Davis , Senior Transportation Planner, Gibson Traffic Consultants, Inc.
Sometimes simpler is better, and that was what the City of Lake Stevens was looking for in a new integrated traffic impact fee and concurrency system. Working with Gibson Traffic Consultants, Inc. (GTC) of Everett, the city got exactly that, a system that is easy to understand, simple to implement, legally defensible, and easy to update and maintain by the city. In addition, the new program has received nothing but positive feedback from the development community.
This article includes the following:
• City of Olympia v. Drebick
• The Burden on Jurisdictions
• The Three-Step Impact Fee Project Test
• Developing a Fee Program Without a Travel Demand Model
• A Common-Sense Approach to Project Identification
Evaluating a Set of Improvements Collectively
Instead of Each Improvement Individually
• Establishing an Impact Fee without a Traffic Model
– Example from the East Lake Stevens Service Area
• Intersection-Based LOS
• Key Intersections
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Credit for Taxes
Credit for Existing Deficiencies
Credit for Pass-Through Trips
• Developer Construction
• Estimated Grant Contributions
• Impact Fee Cost Basis
• Forecast New Trips
Maximum Impact Fee and Adopted Fee Rate
• Making it Easy to Update the Impact Fee Cost Basis by Putting Everything into One Set of Spreadsheets
Concurrency Management
Program Implementation and Experience to Date
• Conclusion
The Summer 2014 issue will continue with:
• Project Costs
• Adjustments to Project Costs
[A full copy of the document is available on the Chapter website for anyone who can’t wait. Email John Carpita at jcarpita@mrsc.org
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The city’s ability to base its new traffic mitigation requirements on the provisions of the GMA rather than SEPA was enhanced by the 2006 Washington
State Supreme Court decision in City of Olympia v. Drebick . This decision, which reversed a decision by the court of appeals that had potentially put GMA-based systems at risk, reaffirmed the broader standard of nexus required to impose traffic mitigation fees under GMA. Whereas
SEPA requires that mitigation be based on case-by-case analysis showing a direct impact by the development on the needed street improvements, GMA only requires that the mitigation fees be “reasonably related” to the impacts of the development. In Olympia v.
Drebick , the developer argued that the city’s fees were unreasonable since the development was not shown to add new trips to any of the city’s impact fee projects. The Supreme Court ruled that
GMA impact fees “do not require the city to calculate the impact fee by making an individualized assessment of the direct impact of the proposed development on each planned improvement in the service area.” This would not have been true had the Supreme Court not reversed the decision by the court of appeals. In that case the whole efficacy of GMAbased fees would have been at risk and jurisdictions might have been forced to use case-by-case analysis as with SEPA.
Furthermore, according to the decision, the GMA allows “local governments to impose impact fees on particular development activity as a means of financing the system improvements planned to accommodate overall new development in a defined service area.” The decision provides that a reasonable relationship can be achieved between the identified capital improvements and the individual development if the local government simply:
1. Defines a reasonable service area.
2. Identifies the public facilities therein that would require improvement.
3. Prepares a fee schedule taking into account the type and size of the development seeking approval.
The burden on the jurisdiction
Even with the 2006 Supreme Court decision, establishing impact fees under
GMA puts a significant burden on the local jurisdiction to perform all of the necessary planning and technical work. This is in contrast to SEPA, where the main burden for technical work often falls on the individual developments, in the form of required traffic studies. This GMA burden is one reason why small jurisdictions, like the City of
Lake Stevens prior to its annexations, have continued to rely on SEPA-based mitigation programs. They have often lacked the local resources and expertise to complete all aspects of the technical work internally to construct a GMA-based program and may not have been able to afford hiring out the job to consultants. development, and thus eligible to be impact fee projects. The test involves comparing the LOS of a facility/ improvement location against an LOS standard for three scenarios:
1. Current conditions.
2. Future conditions with planned growth (consistent with the adopted
Land Use Plan) but without capacity improvements.
3. Future conditions with planned growth and with capacity improvements.
If the facility/improvement location passes the first test, fails the second test, and passes the third test, then it qualifies as reasonably related to the impact of development, and is thus identified as an eligible impact fee project.
A three-step test is required to demonstrate that capacity improvements are reasonably related to forecast
One significant reason that impact fee studies have traditionally been expensive is that they invariably relied on full-fledged, localized traffic demand models to identify individual system improvements. To produce good results and be defensible, these models need to be based on and
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Organization’s regional model, and invariably end up being labor intensive and costly. However, the plain language of the court’s decision in Olympia v.
Drebick , suggests that the use of a traveldemand model may be unnecessary, and that the standard of “reasonably related” can be achieved in a simpler, less costly way by identifying a set of capacity improvements that as a collective group pass the three-step fee impact fee project test. This works in the Lake Stevens system by setting the LOS standard and calculation for an entire service area.
Note that the GMA has always allowed jurisdictions a very wide discretion in choosing their LOS standards and how those standards are measured.
Often, as was the case with the City of
Lake Stevens, the city’s engineers, planners, and elected officials already had a good idea of the street capacity improvements that the city needed. In the past, sometimes, it has seemed like the primary task of the traffic modeling process was less about actually
The key to the non-model based approach to project identification is the establishment of a single LOS measurement for an entire identifying needed improvements and more about simply justifying those that the jurisdiction already wanted.
Furthermore, there is never a single perfect set of projects that will enable a jurisdiction to achieve its LOS targets.
Even at the intersection level there may be multiple different ways of improving the facility to meet an LOS target, and the solution or solutions that are most cost effective may not necessarily match a jurisdiction’s policy objectives. Thus, even with the best traffic demand model and an unlimited budget for evaluating alternative scenarios, there is likely no optimal set of projects needed to support development. If it meets the three-step impact fee project test, then the set of improvements can be simply determined using the collective judgment of the city’s engineers, planners and elected officials, based on their professional expertise and years of local experience.
service area. This enables the jurisdiction to apply the three-step impact fee project test to a set of improvements collectively instead of each improvement individually .
The traditional model-based, individual project identification process complicates the establishment of the LOS standard since each project will have a different profile of LOS measurements in the three-step fee project test. For example, if the LOS standard is set such that any of the locations fails LOS under current conditions, then it must be considered as an existing deficiency and is unqualified to be a fee project. If the LOS standard is set such that any of the locations passes LOS under either of the two future scenarios, then it also does not qualify as a fee project. Thus, setting one LOS standard for the entire service area, and evaluating all of the projects collectively, makes it easier to set the standard at the best level.
The approach used by Lake
Stevens does not preclude evaluating, in an iterative process, the effects of individual improvements on the service area LOS, but it is not required if each project used for impact fees meets the
GMA requirements of being a system improvement that increases the capacity of the street system.
Using the model-based approach to identify new alignments for impact fee projects can be especially problematic since they do not have LOS for current conditions or future without improvement.
Use of a single, service area-wide LOS measurement, essentially guarantees that
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an LOS standard can be set such that the collective set of improvements, including any new alignments, passes the three-step fee project test.
Thus, the set of all of the identified capital improvements for the service area can be evaluated as a whole and justified as impact fee projects collectively rather than individually. This approach significantly simplifies the identification of the impact fee projects and the task of establishing the LOS standard for concurrency.
The City of Lake Stevens, with the assistance of Gibson Traffic Consultants,
Inc., was able to establish its new impact fee/concurrency program without reliance on a local traffic-demand model, particularly in the East Lake Service Area
(the “old town” section on the east side of the lake). For the other two Service
Areas, traffic-demand modeling did occur as part of the subarea planning and Planned Actions for those areas.
The analysis from this modeling was incorporated into the impact fee rate study (project identification and forecast volumes), but was not essential to the results or the validity of the methodology.
The modeling had already been done, so it was used. The work could have proceeded without it.
In the following sections the technical work for the East Lake Service Area, which did not include the use of a traveldemand model, is used to illustrate the city’s methodology.
The use of intersection-based LOS makes sense for a number of reasons.
It is less labor-intensive than arterialbased LOS and more robust than volume-to-capacity (V/C) based LOS.
The engineering tools and expertise for intersection-based analysis are widely available and universally recognized, based on the Highway Capacity
Manual . Delay-based evaluation is more robust than volume-to-capacity
(V/C) measures that are often used in impact fee/concurrency systems, partly because they correspond to the link-based volume output from travel demand models. There can be a “disconnect” between V/C used in project identification and delay-based
LOS measurements used in concurrency management. In the methodology used by Lake Stevens, the use of delay-based measures to identify fee projects integrates seamlessly with the concurrency management system.
For the City of Lake Stevens, the technical work for the East Lake service area focused on the operation of 23 identified city intersections during the weekday PM peak-hour. The intersections were analyzed for existing conditions, future conditions without improvements, and future conditions
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Test One: Existing Level of Service (LOS) Conditions, East Lake Stevens Service Area
Location
SR 92 at Grade Rd
20th Street NE and Callow Road
20th Street NE and Cedar Road
123rd Avenue NE and 20th Street NE
Main Street and 20th Street NE
Main Street and N Lakeshore Drive
20th Street NE and Machias Road
Main Street and E Lakeshore Drive
Control
Side Street stop
Existing Conditions
Entering
PHT
105
Average
Delay
57.7
Total
Delay
6,059
Roundabout
Side-street stop
All-way stop
All-way stop
Side-street stop
Side-street stop
Side-street stop
Totals
1,510
1,291
607
807
649
596
479
6,044
8.1
3.7
9.8
11.6
4.1
3.6
9.2
Average Weighted Intersection Delay
LOS Grade
12,231
4,777
5,949
9,361
2,661
2,146
4,407
47,589
8 sec
A
Test Two: Future LOS Without Improvements, East Lake Stevens Service Area
Location
SR 92 at Grade Rd
20th Street NE and Callow Road
20th Street NE and Cedar Road
123rd Avenue NE and 20th Street NE
Main Street and 20th Street NE
Main Street and N Lakeshore Drive
20th Street NE and Machias Road
Main Street and E Lakeshore Drive
Control
Side Street stop
Future without Improvements
Entering
PHT
181
Average
Delay
176.5
Total
Delay
31,947
Roundabout
Side-street stop
All-way stop
All-way stop
Side-street stop
Side-street stop
Side-street stop
Totals
2,809
2,400
1,129
1,501
1,206
1,109
891
11,226
118.6
91.4
26.1
96.7
9.5
8.5
17.2
333,147
219,360
29,467
145,147
11,457
9,427
15,325
795,276
Average Weighted Intersection Delay 71 sec
LOS Grade F
Test Three: Future LOS With Improvements, East Lake Stevens Service Area
Location
SR 92 at Grade Rd
20th Street NE and Callow Road
20th Street NE and Cedar Road
123rd Avenue NE and 20th Street NE
Main Street and 20th Street NE
Main Street and N Lakeshore Drive
20th Street NE and Machias Road
Main Street and E Lakeshore Drive
Control
Roundabout
Roundabout
Future (2030) with Improvements
Entering
PHT
331
Average
Delay
20.4
Total
Delay
6,752
2,559 80.9
207,023
Side-street stop
All-way stop
Signal
Side-street stop
Side-street stop
Side-street stop
Totals
2,150
954
1,501
1,206
1,109
891
48.5
16.0
10.4
9.5
8.5
17.2
104,275
15,264
15,610
11,457
9,427
15,325
10,701 385,134
Average Weighted Intersection Delay 36 sec
LOS Grade E with improvements. From the total set of 23 intersections, city staff identified a set of the eight key intersections to evaluate and form the basis for the impact fee/concurrency system. The traffic volumes for the future scenarios were based on growth factors that were consistent with forecast growth and regional travel demand forecasts. Delay at the intersections was estimated using a state-of-the-art traffic engineering model (Synchro) and translated into level of service ratings using the Highway Capacity Manual .
The average delay at these intersections was weighted for total entering volumes and averaged across the eight intersections. For existing conditions there was little average delay and a service area level of service A, but for future conditions without improvements, average delay was extreme with a level of service F.
Improvements to the street system were identified and tested to see if altogether they would remedy the level-of-service deficiency. Analysis showed that future
LOS with these street improvements achieved LOS E, which happened to correspond to the city’s adopted standard. Thus, collectively, the projects passed the three-part impact fee project test, providing the necessary justification to use these improvements as the city’s impact fee projects for this service area
(see Figure 2).
Note that in the city’s other two service areas, several of the key intersections involved city streets intersecting with state highways. After much collaborative discussion between staff and the consultant team, it was decided that for these intersections only the number of vehicles on the city approaches and their associated delay was included in the calculations.
This enabled the city to include several improvements on the city approaches to state highways as impact fee projects. It also made the overall impact fee/concurrency system less dependent on major improvements on state highways over which the city has little control.
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The Northwest Public Works Institute has been formally recognized by National APWA since 2006. At the end of 2013 there were 61 graduates from Washington and 100 graduates from Oregon. Nationally, the 16 institutes recognized by APWA have had 586 graduates. The Northwest Institute has been about 28% of the national total for several years.
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T he History Committee provides an awareness of the Chapter and public works history to the membership.
Current members are Chair Pat Brodin (City of Tukwila), John
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The History Committee does not schedule formal meetings.
The members communicate via telephone and e-mail.
What we have done:
• History page in each issue of the Chapter quarterly magazine.
• Brief oral reports at Spring and Fall Conferences.
• Members have contributed several articles for the national
APWA Reporter magazine.
• A member is beginning to gather information to update the
Chapter Pages in the Building Washington book published in 1998.
• Research is under way to determine if the Building Washington book can be made available in an electronic format.
• A member serves as a Trustee for the national Public Works
Historical Society.
• The committee assists in securing the annual Governor’s
Proclamation for National Public Works Week.
Our primary goal is to keep the chapter membership aware of the rich history of public works in the State of Washington. This is becoming more and more of a challenge with the retirement of
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New committee members are always welcome.
The History Committee needs the general membership to become more aware and supportive of the committee’s on-going and potential activities. Please contact any of the current members:
John Carpita at MRSC ( jcarpita@mrsc.org
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T he Washington Chapter APWA
Maintenance (O&M) Committee is dedicated to improving maintenance and operations in public works by recruiting, educating and providing technical resources to public works professionals about protecting the public’s investment in infrastructure through innovation, best management practices and cooperation between local, county and state agencies.
The Committee members focus on the Roadeo and Maintenance Track of training sessions held each year at the Fall APWA Conference on the east side. Committee meetings are held throughout the year and are working meetings to conduct the planning, coordination and site confirmation for the Roadeo and training. We meet at each of the two conferences and encourage members’ participation in the event and training planning. Meetings throughout the year are rotated among locations, with the aim to reduce travel time and encourage face-to-face coordination.
There are two key subcommittees of the Maintenance Committee:
1.
Maintenance School Development –
Maintenance Track training sessions
2.
Equipment Roadeo Event
Additional activities included the
Roadeo Subcommittees activities pertaining to the Equipment Rodeo.
This included multiple meetings, one site visit to the Three Rivers Convention
Center in Kennewick, multiple meetings with vendors and securing the prizes and awards.
Future activities/plans:
The APWA Maintenance Committee is met in January to confirm goals and work plan for 2014. Included in the work plan will be:
• Development subcommittee, timelines and tasks for a second maintenance school 5th track within the 2014 Fall
Conference in Wenatchee.
• Finalize marketing, site and meeting schedule for 4th annual Equipment
Rodeo to be held in Wenatchee.
• Discuss committee and subcommittee leadership and develop plans for ongoing committee operations and succession to next leadership group.
• Continue coordination with existing training programs for maintenance staff, including WSDOT Road Scholar
Training, national DC Stone Center technical certification development.
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Katherine Casseday, Co-chair
Mike Roy, Board Liaison
Dan Wesley, Subcommittee Chair
Sean Clark, Roadeo Subcommittee Chair
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(5) “Architectural and engineering services” or “professional services” means professional services rendered by any person, other than as an employee of the agency, contracting to perform activities within the scope of the general definition of professional practice in chapters 18.08, 18.43, or 18.96 RCW.
The intent of chapter 39.80 RCW is to require QBS processes for services that require performance of “activities within the scope of the general definition of professional practice in chapters 18.08,
18.43, or 18.96 RCW”.
In RCW 18.43.020 (5)(a) the definition of engineering professional practice is:
(5)(a) “Practice of engineering” means any professional service or creative work requiring engineering education, training, and experience and the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences to such professional services or creative work as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, and supervision of construction for the purpose of assuring compliance with specifications and design, in connection with any public or private utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works, or projects.
So, if the work to be done under a contract requires professional judgment to be exercised in the “supervision of construction for the purpose of assuring compliance with specifications and design”, then selection requires a QBS process. If all you are asking for is a contract administrator who simply takes care of the paper work and makes no professional judgments, then no
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In February, I sent out a research request about latecomers agreements. Somewhat coincidently, I had just finished a new web page on latecomers agreements and a blog post explaining the new web page in light of 2013 changes to the utility latecomers statute. The original question I posed was:
Has your agency ever done a latecomers agreement under chapter 35.72 RCW (streets) and/or chapter 35.91 RCW
(utilities) where the agency was the sole participant in the costs and will be the sole recipient of the reimbursements from the latecomers agreement?
There were only a few instances of cities or counties that have used this approach and, actually, I deliberately misstated the question.
PLEASE note that, as Dan Grigsby of Bonney Lake pointed out in his response, that municipalities (cities, counties and drainage districts under the new statute) cannot, under a utility latecomer agreement, act as the sole instigator and beneficiary of such an agreement: they must partner with a private landowner to develop the agreement. Cities and counties can be the sole instigator and beneficiary of a street latecomers agreement, however.
So, here are the responses I received:
Utility Latecomers Agreement
Daniel L. Grigsby, P.E.
Public Works Director, City of Bonney Lake
(253) 447-4347 grigsbyd@ci.bonney-lake.wa.us
The City of Bonney Lake has recently established two Utility
Latecomer Agreements for extension of the City sewer system.
As I understand RCW, the City must have a partner to establish the
ULA. To that end, the City created an ordinance that allows the City to participate in the ULA with up to 95% contribution to the ULA costs. The other 5%+ must be provided by a developer or LLC formed by property owners. With the developer, we have a 70/30 developer/City ULA cost sharing. With a property owner LLC, we have a 95/5 City/LLC cost sharing agreement. If anyone wants more details on the ordinance, ULA Agreements, preliminary assessment calculations, etc. I’d be happy to share the results of our efforts.
Street Latecomers Agreement
Fred Buckenmeyer
Public Works Director, City of Anacortes
(360) 293-1919 fredb@cityofanacortes.org
Noted that they had such an agreement in process.
James J. Morgan, P.E.
City Engineer, City of Pacific
(253) 929-1115 jmorgan@ci.pacific.wa.us
The City of Pacific is in the process of developing a latecomer agreement for a traffic signal and intersection improvements as part of a roadway project. We are doing this because there are many private properties that will receive significantly improved accessibility benefit from the signal and it was a way to balance out the bottom line.
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According to the route developed by 1924, it began at the Pacific Highway at
Redmond, went through Issaquah and North Bend, proceeded over Snoqualmie Pass and through Easton and Cle Elum. East of Cle Elum the route took a sharp northerly turn, went over Blewett Pass and looped southeasterly to Wenatchee where it turned north again to Waterville, and proceeded easterly through Wilbur and Davenport to
Spokane and the state border.
During the summer of 1867 the Snoqualmie Pass Wagon road was finished and travel in both directions was now possible. The first automobile finally crossed Snoqualmie
Pass in June of 1905. There was even an auto race in 1909 from New York to Seattle via
Snoqualmie Pass to help celebrate the Alaska-Yukon Exposition held in Seattle.
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STEM
A highlight of last December’s Area
Meeting West was a presentation by
Principal Cindy Duenas and two students,
Christopher Yu and Maya Ganesan, from the Lake Washington School District
Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) School. STEM school is a high school that uses problem-based learning (PBL) to prepare students for future STEM professions. Students conduct research in STEM lab concentrations, investigate real world problems, and bring research and debate into the equation while working towards viable resolutions.
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During the final two years, students work in partnership with STEM School faculty, college professors, industry experts, and community and business leaders in a combined effort to further support and enrich students’ interests and curiosity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students work in a defined STEM lab concentration, conduct inquiry and research, explore questions of their own, and champion their own ideas to the level of publication.
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Further, the STEM School has framed the learning around the Grand
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L to R Christopher Yu, STEM School Student,
Cindy Duenas, STEM School Principal, Maya
Ganesan, STEM School Student, Pete Capell,
2013 APWA Chapter President.
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OSTROWSKI’S OUTLOOK
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If you ever get the opportunity to write a series of 60 articles over a 15-year period for the Washington Chapter magazine, take it.
After spending a career in government, the editorial freedom that I’ve been allowed in writing Ostrowski’s Outlook was both liberating and satisfying. Now you may get that same opportunity, but before
I get to that, I’d like to take a few minutes to review some of the highlights of the last
15 years.
When I first started writing these articles
I approached it as sort of an editorial. I had a discussion once with an editorial writer who wanted me to agree with something he said about what the county was doing to the disadvantage of the city I worked for. I told him I couldn’t agree because what he was saying wasn’t true. He said it didn’t matter because at least it would stir things up. That was a teachable moment for me and I realized that his main job was just that: to stir things up.
What I’ve found is that I couldn’t do it his way and had to stick to the truth.
Unfortunately, that seldom has stirred anything up. The only time I was able to get anyone truly angry with me was when
I wrote an article about what then-national president George Crombie was doing. He was livid and complained to anyone he could find, except me. What he failed to realize is that very few of you are reading these articles and he didn’t need to get that upset. However, I wanted to upset him, so I never tried to calm him down.
Some of my other proposals never got much traction.
• I really expected someone to follow up on my assertion that pizza is the source of global warming. There’s so much evidence to establish the correlation that I’m surprised that there hasn’t been a government grant to study this.
• I also really expected someone to circulate a petition to change the constitution and require that legislators be prohibited from legislating unless they wanted to have their pay cut. That one seemed to solve so many problems that I don’t know why it hasn’t been proposed by the Tea Party.
• My next best idea was to eliminate separate elections for House and
Senate members in Washington
State and replace them with City
Councilmembers and County
Commissioners. I probably just should have stuck to my guns and promoted the no-legislating idea more. It was probably a mistake to compromise.
• My suggestion to watch more television probably failed more due to advancing technology than anything else. There
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are now so many more ways to spread misinformation that just watching more television probably doesn’t accomplish as much as
I’d hoped.
• My favorite problem that I hoped to solve merely by pointing it out was the improper installation of bicycle-safe catch basin grates. I still see the arrow and notation saying, “this side to curb” aiming the wrong way wherever I go.
It probably doesn’t really matter which way the grate is placed, but I worry about future archaeologists who will find all of these installations intact after being buried by an enormous volcano.
They’ll probably infer that we were a lawless bunch with no regard for the rule of law.
One reason none of these great ideas ever took off was something I alluded to in my commentary on George Crombie’s response. Not many people read my articles. I first worried about this after only my fourteenth article. At that time
I wrote an article asking for anyone who reads to send me an email with that message. I got about 50 responses. That kept me going until last year when I said something similar in Outlook LIX. I only got
24 responses this time, but many of them were so well-thought-out and encouraging that I decided I should continue but in a different format. Therefore, this is the last
Ostrowski’s Outlook, which allows me to end on an even number like 60.
I’m still going to write but I’m not going to write alone. My plan is to send a draft of my next article to the 24 people who have corresponded with me for their comments. What then is published will be a composite of my thoughts and those of those whom choose to respond. The number doesn’t have to stay at 24 and actually any number can play. All you have to do is send me an email and tell me you want to play, too.
I’m also going to retire the Ostrowski’s
Outlook brand. We’ll be needing a new name for the article, but I don’t know what that’s going to be yet. In order to find it in the next issue of the magazine you’ll probably have to read every article until you find one that looks like I wrote it.
While I still have some space left, I’d
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like to talk a little about some of the great advice I’ve given over the years. That advice probably got lost amongst all the not-so-serious stuff I proposed.
My all-time favorite serious article was on the One-Question Manager. I still believe that the one question is the most important question that a manager can ask over and over again. You can find the whole article in my book, Axioms and
Outlooks on Public Service published by
APWA. The article appears on page 47.
By the way, that book contains all of my first 44 Outlooks along with a forward by
John Carpita, and additional thoughts introducing each of the 44 articles.
While I’m at it, I should again thank
John Carpita for getting me started on this journey and supporting me along the way. I don’t know if he thought 15 years ago that we’d be doing this thing this long, but we wouldn’t be doing it at all if he hadn’t started the ball rolling. He’s also the one who has given me that fantastic editorial freedom I talked about earlier.
There are other people I should thank for sharing their ideas with me along the way and as it turns out, you’ll see who some of them are in the new format because now they get the chance to have their thoughts published along with mine. In case you’re wondering, the people who responded to my previous article are as young as 32 and as old as 72 with an average age of 51 and a median age of 50. A third of them are in the 41-48 age group. I’d hoped to have more young readers, but I also knew that younger readers have more ways to get bad advice than just this public works magazine.
I don’t know if it means anything, but
10 years ago the September issue of
American City & County contained an article about the lack of new public works leadership talent coming forward for the low-paying, high-stress public works jobs in America. The article bemoaned the fact that 72 percent of APWA members are over 40 and that there’s a significant drop-off below that age in the number of people entering the profession. 92% of my readers are over 40, so it again looks like my readers are older folks. On the other hand, all those over 40 people 10 years ago are now over 50. As I noted earlier, only 50% of my readers are over
50. If the article 10 years ago was right and there hasn’t been much young talent getting into public works since then,
I probably don’t have too many young people to draw from in the first place. I’m going to have to say again that I don’t know if any of that means anything, but it might be fun to think about it when you’re snowed in as I am when I write this.
In the spirit of the continuing series of
Jay Leno retirements, I’ll say goodbye and
I’ll see you again soon.
If you want to contribute to the next series of articles, send me an email at ostrowj@pacifier.com
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