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PublicampPrivateMARRIAGE
MILLENNIALS IN TRANSITYoung peoplesrsquo attitudes regarding transportation are changing cities
BUILDING SMARTERIn order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
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September 2017
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For P3s to succeed governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach | 12
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ISSUES amp TRENDS 4 Millennials in Transit
Young peoplesrsquo shifting attitudes
regarding transportation will change
the way our cities operate
SMART CITIES 10 Building Smarter
Although the issue is often overlooked
in order to truly thrive in modernity
cities will need smarter buildings
GOVERNMENT PRODUCT NEWS 20 Products at work
September 2017 volume 132 number 9
In this issue
ISSN 0149-337X
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FEATURE
12 Public and Private Marriage
For P3s to succeed governments must educate
themselves dispel common misconceptions and
carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
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INSIGHT INTO THE LATEST SOCIAL FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS SHAPING AMERICArsquoS COMMUNITIES
Since automobiles were invented over a century ago they have shaped the way we think about and order our lives And with the advent of the interstate highway system after World
War II and the subsequent explosion of suburbs cars have become the linchpin of American modernity However this a priori
assumption that to thrive in America you have to drive is being questioned like never before
For myriad reasons Millennials ndash the 83 million people born between 1982 and 2003 ndash are rejecting cars in favor of alternative modes of transportation As these young people are the next generation of innovators and up-and-comers in the workforce itrsquos no surprise that communities of ering viable and multiple alternative transportation options are growing If our cities want to experience similar growth trends they are going to have to fundamentally rethink their transportation structures
Young peoplesrsquo shifting attitudes regarding transportation will change the way our cities operateBy Derek Prall
Millennials in Transit
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issues trends
HOW DID WE GET HERE
Tere are numerous reasons for the shifts wersquore seeing today Darnell Grisby director of policy and research at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) says ldquo[ Millennials] defnitely want to live in communities that are walkable and have transit nearbyrdquo he says ldquo[According to APTA data] itrsquos about 10 points higher than yoursquoll fnd with baby boomers ndash 41 percent to 33 percentrdquo Te reason for this sudden uptick Grisby explains is that Millennials increasingly see themselves as multimodal ldquoTey are pragmatic consumers of mobilityrdquo he says ldquoTey consider the best trip optionhellip and consider these options for every time they decide to go somewhere whereas earlier generations had a predilection for getting in the car for every trip they tookrdquo Al McWilliams a millennial that sits on the Ann Arbor Mich Downtown Development Authority Board agrees that transportation options are important and by addressing transit responsibly and realistically a great many social ills could be assuaged ldquoTransportation is afected and afects everything from equity to housing problems to infrastructure costs to safetyrdquo he says pointing out that 13 million are killed nationally in trafc accidents ndash a fgure he fnds unacceptable ldquoIf you tried to invent the car today yoursquod be put in jailrdquo he jokes Overall for a millennial considering their transportation methods optimization is the biggest consideration McWilliams says but this doesnrsquot necessarily mean taking the fastest route ndash itrsquos about the optimization of time the optimization of money and the optimization of life in general One of the biggest considerations is for Millennials is cost Nick Helmholdt the acting director of Comprehensive Planning at the Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission says Simply put cars cost a lot of money and there is a growing desire among Millennials to live frugal debt free lives ndash imposed by internal or external factors When other transportation options are available and cheaper cars are increasingly seen as a luxury item rather than a necessity Technology is also a considerable factor
ndash not only does technology allow for the optimization of time while on public transportation (checking work email reading the news socializing online etc) but telecommunications and e-commerce have diminished the need for people to actually go to physical places and city planners seem to be ignoring how disruptive these technologies will be Helmholdt says ldquoTechnology is changing the prioritization of the locations people need to berdquo he explains ldquoIf you can access [any number of] services from your phone you wonrsquot need to go to the post ofce to drop of the mail you donrsquot need to go to these places that might be inconvenient Itrsquos defnitely changing travel behaviorsrdquo Even the traditional work commute is being upended by a technologically facilitated ability to work from anywhere Fewer Millennials are driving to traditional ofces as a result Environmental considerations also play a key role in our shifting transportation patterns ldquoWe know that Millennials care about the environmentrdquo says Grisby ldquoAbout half of them in our survey (Millennials amp Mobility Understanding the Millennial Mindset) said that one of the reasons they take public transit is because itrsquos good for the environment Tat is in fact a core value that they haverdquo
WHERE ARE WE GOING
Tese changes in desires and values are generating a dialogue about whether automotive dependency should be a foregone conclusion in our nationrsquos cities but in order to ofer what Millennials are demanding our cities will need to change in both structure and ideology As with anything in local government funding is the frst ndash and often seemingly insurmountable ndash hurdle in providing the transit options Millennials are looking for Fitting subway tunnels with the infrastructure to provide WiFi on trains for example is an extremely expensive time-consuming task Grisby says ldquoWe want to be responsiverdquo he says ldquobut wersquore facing headwinds when it comes to fundingrdquo However the responsibility doesnrsquot fall squarely on the governmentrsquos shoulders Rideshare programs and even app-based companies like Uber and Lyft can work
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into the mobility fabric of an urban environment ldquoWe fnd that ridesharing does in fact expand the catchment area of public transportation servicerdquo Grisby says ldquoPeople are using ridesharing to get to a train stop or bus rapid transit station which helps our transit systems serve more peoplerdquo Grisby adds some transit systems are actually partnering with rideshare apps to increase their reach Ultimately though it comes down to priority ldquoIf you look at the evolution of our cities there was a period where there was a disinvestmentrdquo Grisby says ldquoNow the cities are coming back and the question now is how do you update those transit systems to refect that growthrdquo It starts by convincing public leaders that diverse transportation modalities are important to the success of our cities ndash a fact on which most experts agree ldquoItrsquos getting over the mental road block that cars are the only way to get aroundrdquo Helmholdt saysTis fght played out in downtown Ann
Arbor recently McWilliams says in the form of a proposed parking structure He and others argued that the structure was unnecessary and would only exacerbate downtown trafc ldquoWersquore dealing with a limited geographical areahellip and if wersquore going to be sustainable we need to get more people into that geographic area every day We simply cannot do so one at a time each in their own carrdquo McWilliams said the now-scrapped plan for the parking structure was that it would pay for itself over 20 years but he questions if that parking would even be necessary 10 years from now ldquoIf we play the game rightrdquo he says ldquoIt wonrsquot berdquo Te good news Helmholdt says is that nothing new needs to be invented ldquoWe have all of the tools and strategies needed to solve these issues readily availablerdquo he says ldquoWe know the answers already the question is how do you implement them how doyou do them in a manner that is logical and sequential and fscally stablerdquo
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By Terrence McManus
Smart cities and smart buildings have always been discussed as somewhat separate topics One falls under the public domain while the other mostly falls under the private domain Even in the public sector buildings are rarely
seen as part of the municipalityrsquos overall smart building strategy At the end of the day though a city is mainly composed of buildings so what role does a smart building have in a smart city A better understanding of each is needed to understand the relationship and potential for interconnectivity
DEFINING A SMART CITY
Typically a smart city starts with a government-funded initiative to connect infrastructure into
a monitoring-based network of information Monitoring with the purpose of measurement sets the foundation for a smart city while control is the end goal Tere is unlimited infrastructure monitoring related to the power grid water supply street maintenance city lighting and security Te increased accessibility and sophistication mdashas well as falling costs of IoT devicesmdash is making it easier to make monitoring capabilities more widespread
One example of this is San Diegorsquos $30 million streetlight upgrade with General Electric In addition to being able to control streetlights remotely to reduce energy and detect outages the lights are equipped with cameras and microphones that can serve to improve trafc and mitigate crime While this program started to come to fruition this year a project like this takes years to coordinate Much of the funds for smart cities are mostly going to engineering
Building SmarterAlthough the issue is often overlooked in order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
PROFILING PROJECTS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE SERVICES
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 11
professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
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Public Private
MAR R
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In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
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Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
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a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
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Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
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americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
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In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
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Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
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ISSUES amp TRENDS 4 Millennials in Transit
Young peoplesrsquo shifting attitudes
regarding transportation will change
the way our cities operate
SMART CITIES 10 Building Smarter
Although the issue is often overlooked
in order to truly thrive in modernity
cities will need smarter buildings
GOVERNMENT PRODUCT NEWS 20 Products at work
September 2017 volume 132 number 9
In this issue
ISSN 0149-337X
American City amp County September 2017 Vol 132 No 9 (ISSN 0149-337X) is published monthly by Penton Media Inc 9800 Metcalf Ave Overland Park KS 66212-2216 (pentoncom)Periodicals postage paid at Kansas City MO and additional mailing ofces Canadian Post Publications Mail Agreement No 40612608 Canada return address IMEX Global Solutions PO Box 25542 London ON N6C 6B2 POSTMASTER Send address changes to American City amp County PO Box 2100 Skokie IL 60076-7800 USA
FEATURE
12 Public and Private Marriage
For P3s to succeed governments must educate
themselves dispel common misconceptions and
carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
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INSIGHT INTO THE LATEST SOCIAL FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS SHAPING AMERICArsquoS COMMUNITIES
Since automobiles were invented over a century ago they have shaped the way we think about and order our lives And with the advent of the interstate highway system after World
War II and the subsequent explosion of suburbs cars have become the linchpin of American modernity However this a priori
assumption that to thrive in America you have to drive is being questioned like never before
For myriad reasons Millennials ndash the 83 million people born between 1982 and 2003 ndash are rejecting cars in favor of alternative modes of transportation As these young people are the next generation of innovators and up-and-comers in the workforce itrsquos no surprise that communities of ering viable and multiple alternative transportation options are growing If our cities want to experience similar growth trends they are going to have to fundamentally rethink their transportation structures
Young peoplesrsquo shifting attitudes regarding transportation will change the way our cities operateBy Derek Prall
Millennials in Transit
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issues trends
HOW DID WE GET HERE
Tere are numerous reasons for the shifts wersquore seeing today Darnell Grisby director of policy and research at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) says ldquo[ Millennials] defnitely want to live in communities that are walkable and have transit nearbyrdquo he says ldquo[According to APTA data] itrsquos about 10 points higher than yoursquoll fnd with baby boomers ndash 41 percent to 33 percentrdquo Te reason for this sudden uptick Grisby explains is that Millennials increasingly see themselves as multimodal ldquoTey are pragmatic consumers of mobilityrdquo he says ldquoTey consider the best trip optionhellip and consider these options for every time they decide to go somewhere whereas earlier generations had a predilection for getting in the car for every trip they tookrdquo Al McWilliams a millennial that sits on the Ann Arbor Mich Downtown Development Authority Board agrees that transportation options are important and by addressing transit responsibly and realistically a great many social ills could be assuaged ldquoTransportation is afected and afects everything from equity to housing problems to infrastructure costs to safetyrdquo he says pointing out that 13 million are killed nationally in trafc accidents ndash a fgure he fnds unacceptable ldquoIf you tried to invent the car today yoursquod be put in jailrdquo he jokes Overall for a millennial considering their transportation methods optimization is the biggest consideration McWilliams says but this doesnrsquot necessarily mean taking the fastest route ndash itrsquos about the optimization of time the optimization of money and the optimization of life in general One of the biggest considerations is for Millennials is cost Nick Helmholdt the acting director of Comprehensive Planning at the Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission says Simply put cars cost a lot of money and there is a growing desire among Millennials to live frugal debt free lives ndash imposed by internal or external factors When other transportation options are available and cheaper cars are increasingly seen as a luxury item rather than a necessity Technology is also a considerable factor
ndash not only does technology allow for the optimization of time while on public transportation (checking work email reading the news socializing online etc) but telecommunications and e-commerce have diminished the need for people to actually go to physical places and city planners seem to be ignoring how disruptive these technologies will be Helmholdt says ldquoTechnology is changing the prioritization of the locations people need to berdquo he explains ldquoIf you can access [any number of] services from your phone you wonrsquot need to go to the post ofce to drop of the mail you donrsquot need to go to these places that might be inconvenient Itrsquos defnitely changing travel behaviorsrdquo Even the traditional work commute is being upended by a technologically facilitated ability to work from anywhere Fewer Millennials are driving to traditional ofces as a result Environmental considerations also play a key role in our shifting transportation patterns ldquoWe know that Millennials care about the environmentrdquo says Grisby ldquoAbout half of them in our survey (Millennials amp Mobility Understanding the Millennial Mindset) said that one of the reasons they take public transit is because itrsquos good for the environment Tat is in fact a core value that they haverdquo
WHERE ARE WE GOING
Tese changes in desires and values are generating a dialogue about whether automotive dependency should be a foregone conclusion in our nationrsquos cities but in order to ofer what Millennials are demanding our cities will need to change in both structure and ideology As with anything in local government funding is the frst ndash and often seemingly insurmountable ndash hurdle in providing the transit options Millennials are looking for Fitting subway tunnels with the infrastructure to provide WiFi on trains for example is an extremely expensive time-consuming task Grisby says ldquoWe want to be responsiverdquo he says ldquobut wersquore facing headwinds when it comes to fundingrdquo However the responsibility doesnrsquot fall squarely on the governmentrsquos shoulders Rideshare programs and even app-based companies like Uber and Lyft can work
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issues trends
into the mobility fabric of an urban environment ldquoWe fnd that ridesharing does in fact expand the catchment area of public transportation servicerdquo Grisby says ldquoPeople are using ridesharing to get to a train stop or bus rapid transit station which helps our transit systems serve more peoplerdquo Grisby adds some transit systems are actually partnering with rideshare apps to increase their reach Ultimately though it comes down to priority ldquoIf you look at the evolution of our cities there was a period where there was a disinvestmentrdquo Grisby says ldquoNow the cities are coming back and the question now is how do you update those transit systems to refect that growthrdquo It starts by convincing public leaders that diverse transportation modalities are important to the success of our cities ndash a fact on which most experts agree ldquoItrsquos getting over the mental road block that cars are the only way to get aroundrdquo Helmholdt saysTis fght played out in downtown Ann
Arbor recently McWilliams says in the form of a proposed parking structure He and others argued that the structure was unnecessary and would only exacerbate downtown trafc ldquoWersquore dealing with a limited geographical areahellip and if wersquore going to be sustainable we need to get more people into that geographic area every day We simply cannot do so one at a time each in their own carrdquo McWilliams said the now-scrapped plan for the parking structure was that it would pay for itself over 20 years but he questions if that parking would even be necessary 10 years from now ldquoIf we play the game rightrdquo he says ldquoIt wonrsquot berdquo Te good news Helmholdt says is that nothing new needs to be invented ldquoWe have all of the tools and strategies needed to solve these issues readily availablerdquo he says ldquoWe know the answers already the question is how do you implement them how doyou do them in a manner that is logical and sequential and fscally stablerdquo
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10 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
By Terrence McManus
Smart cities and smart buildings have always been discussed as somewhat separate topics One falls under the public domain while the other mostly falls under the private domain Even in the public sector buildings are rarely
seen as part of the municipalityrsquos overall smart building strategy At the end of the day though a city is mainly composed of buildings so what role does a smart building have in a smart city A better understanding of each is needed to understand the relationship and potential for interconnectivity
DEFINING A SMART CITY
Typically a smart city starts with a government-funded initiative to connect infrastructure into
a monitoring-based network of information Monitoring with the purpose of measurement sets the foundation for a smart city while control is the end goal Tere is unlimited infrastructure monitoring related to the power grid water supply street maintenance city lighting and security Te increased accessibility and sophistication mdashas well as falling costs of IoT devicesmdash is making it easier to make monitoring capabilities more widespread
One example of this is San Diegorsquos $30 million streetlight upgrade with General Electric In addition to being able to control streetlights remotely to reduce energy and detect outages the lights are equipped with cameras and microphones that can serve to improve trafc and mitigate crime While this program started to come to fruition this year a project like this takes years to coordinate Much of the funds for smart cities are mostly going to engineering
Building SmarterAlthough the issue is often overlooked in order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
PROFILING PROJECTS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE SERVICES
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 11
professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
12 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
Public Private
MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
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its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 19
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
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a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
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americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
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In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
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ISSUES amp TRENDS 4 Millennials in Transit
Young peoplesrsquo shifting attitudes
regarding transportation will change
the way our cities operate
SMART CITIES 10 Building Smarter
Although the issue is often overlooked
in order to truly thrive in modernity
cities will need smarter buildings
GOVERNMENT PRODUCT NEWS 20 Products at work
September 2017 volume 132 number 9
In this issue
ISSN 0149-337X
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FEATURE
12 Public and Private Marriage
For P3s to succeed governments must educate
themselves dispel common misconceptions and
carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
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INSIGHT INTO THE LATEST SOCIAL FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS SHAPING AMERICArsquoS COMMUNITIES
Since automobiles were invented over a century ago they have shaped the way we think about and order our lives And with the advent of the interstate highway system after World
War II and the subsequent explosion of suburbs cars have become the linchpin of American modernity However this a priori
assumption that to thrive in America you have to drive is being questioned like never before
For myriad reasons Millennials ndash the 83 million people born between 1982 and 2003 ndash are rejecting cars in favor of alternative modes of transportation As these young people are the next generation of innovators and up-and-comers in the workforce itrsquos no surprise that communities of ering viable and multiple alternative transportation options are growing If our cities want to experience similar growth trends they are going to have to fundamentally rethink their transportation structures
Young peoplesrsquo shifting attitudes regarding transportation will change the way our cities operateBy Derek Prall
Millennials in Transit
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HOW DID WE GET HERE
Tere are numerous reasons for the shifts wersquore seeing today Darnell Grisby director of policy and research at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) says ldquo[ Millennials] defnitely want to live in communities that are walkable and have transit nearbyrdquo he says ldquo[According to APTA data] itrsquos about 10 points higher than yoursquoll fnd with baby boomers ndash 41 percent to 33 percentrdquo Te reason for this sudden uptick Grisby explains is that Millennials increasingly see themselves as multimodal ldquoTey are pragmatic consumers of mobilityrdquo he says ldquoTey consider the best trip optionhellip and consider these options for every time they decide to go somewhere whereas earlier generations had a predilection for getting in the car for every trip they tookrdquo Al McWilliams a millennial that sits on the Ann Arbor Mich Downtown Development Authority Board agrees that transportation options are important and by addressing transit responsibly and realistically a great many social ills could be assuaged ldquoTransportation is afected and afects everything from equity to housing problems to infrastructure costs to safetyrdquo he says pointing out that 13 million are killed nationally in trafc accidents ndash a fgure he fnds unacceptable ldquoIf you tried to invent the car today yoursquod be put in jailrdquo he jokes Overall for a millennial considering their transportation methods optimization is the biggest consideration McWilliams says but this doesnrsquot necessarily mean taking the fastest route ndash itrsquos about the optimization of time the optimization of money and the optimization of life in general One of the biggest considerations is for Millennials is cost Nick Helmholdt the acting director of Comprehensive Planning at the Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission says Simply put cars cost a lot of money and there is a growing desire among Millennials to live frugal debt free lives ndash imposed by internal or external factors When other transportation options are available and cheaper cars are increasingly seen as a luxury item rather than a necessity Technology is also a considerable factor
ndash not only does technology allow for the optimization of time while on public transportation (checking work email reading the news socializing online etc) but telecommunications and e-commerce have diminished the need for people to actually go to physical places and city planners seem to be ignoring how disruptive these technologies will be Helmholdt says ldquoTechnology is changing the prioritization of the locations people need to berdquo he explains ldquoIf you can access [any number of] services from your phone you wonrsquot need to go to the post ofce to drop of the mail you donrsquot need to go to these places that might be inconvenient Itrsquos defnitely changing travel behaviorsrdquo Even the traditional work commute is being upended by a technologically facilitated ability to work from anywhere Fewer Millennials are driving to traditional ofces as a result Environmental considerations also play a key role in our shifting transportation patterns ldquoWe know that Millennials care about the environmentrdquo says Grisby ldquoAbout half of them in our survey (Millennials amp Mobility Understanding the Millennial Mindset) said that one of the reasons they take public transit is because itrsquos good for the environment Tat is in fact a core value that they haverdquo
WHERE ARE WE GOING
Tese changes in desires and values are generating a dialogue about whether automotive dependency should be a foregone conclusion in our nationrsquos cities but in order to ofer what Millennials are demanding our cities will need to change in both structure and ideology As with anything in local government funding is the frst ndash and often seemingly insurmountable ndash hurdle in providing the transit options Millennials are looking for Fitting subway tunnels with the infrastructure to provide WiFi on trains for example is an extremely expensive time-consuming task Grisby says ldquoWe want to be responsiverdquo he says ldquobut wersquore facing headwinds when it comes to fundingrdquo However the responsibility doesnrsquot fall squarely on the governmentrsquos shoulders Rideshare programs and even app-based companies like Uber and Lyft can work
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into the mobility fabric of an urban environment ldquoWe fnd that ridesharing does in fact expand the catchment area of public transportation servicerdquo Grisby says ldquoPeople are using ridesharing to get to a train stop or bus rapid transit station which helps our transit systems serve more peoplerdquo Grisby adds some transit systems are actually partnering with rideshare apps to increase their reach Ultimately though it comes down to priority ldquoIf you look at the evolution of our cities there was a period where there was a disinvestmentrdquo Grisby says ldquoNow the cities are coming back and the question now is how do you update those transit systems to refect that growthrdquo It starts by convincing public leaders that diverse transportation modalities are important to the success of our cities ndash a fact on which most experts agree ldquoItrsquos getting over the mental road block that cars are the only way to get aroundrdquo Helmholdt saysTis fght played out in downtown Ann
Arbor recently McWilliams says in the form of a proposed parking structure He and others argued that the structure was unnecessary and would only exacerbate downtown trafc ldquoWersquore dealing with a limited geographical areahellip and if wersquore going to be sustainable we need to get more people into that geographic area every day We simply cannot do so one at a time each in their own carrdquo McWilliams said the now-scrapped plan for the parking structure was that it would pay for itself over 20 years but he questions if that parking would even be necessary 10 years from now ldquoIf we play the game rightrdquo he says ldquoIt wonrsquot berdquo Te good news Helmholdt says is that nothing new needs to be invented ldquoWe have all of the tools and strategies needed to solve these issues readily availablerdquo he says ldquoWe know the answers already the question is how do you implement them how doyou do them in a manner that is logical and sequential and fscally stablerdquo
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By Terrence McManus
Smart cities and smart buildings have always been discussed as somewhat separate topics One falls under the public domain while the other mostly falls under the private domain Even in the public sector buildings are rarely
seen as part of the municipalityrsquos overall smart building strategy At the end of the day though a city is mainly composed of buildings so what role does a smart building have in a smart city A better understanding of each is needed to understand the relationship and potential for interconnectivity
DEFINING A SMART CITY
Typically a smart city starts with a government-funded initiative to connect infrastructure into
a monitoring-based network of information Monitoring with the purpose of measurement sets the foundation for a smart city while control is the end goal Tere is unlimited infrastructure monitoring related to the power grid water supply street maintenance city lighting and security Te increased accessibility and sophistication mdashas well as falling costs of IoT devicesmdash is making it easier to make monitoring capabilities more widespread
One example of this is San Diegorsquos $30 million streetlight upgrade with General Electric In addition to being able to control streetlights remotely to reduce energy and detect outages the lights are equipped with cameras and microphones that can serve to improve trafc and mitigate crime While this program started to come to fruition this year a project like this takes years to coordinate Much of the funds for smart cities are mostly going to engineering
Building SmarterAlthough the issue is often overlooked in order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
PROFILING PROJECTS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE SERVICES
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 11
professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
12 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
Public Private
MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
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Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
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a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
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Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
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americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
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In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
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Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
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Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
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ISSUES amp TRENDS 4 Millennials in Transit
Young peoplesrsquo shifting attitudes
regarding transportation will change
the way our cities operate
SMART CITIES 10 Building Smarter
Although the issue is often overlooked
in order to truly thrive in modernity
cities will need smarter buildings
GOVERNMENT PRODUCT NEWS 20 Products at work
September 2017 volume 132 number 9
In this issue
ISSN 0149-337X
American City amp County September 2017 Vol 132 No 9 (ISSN 0149-337X) is published monthly by Penton Media Inc 9800 Metcalf Ave Overland Park KS 66212-2216 (pentoncom)Periodicals postage paid at Kansas City MO and additional mailing ofces Canadian Post Publications Mail Agreement No 40612608 Canada return address IMEX Global Solutions PO Box 25542 London ON N6C 6B2 POSTMASTER Send address changes to American City amp County PO Box 2100 Skokie IL 60076-7800 USA
FEATURE
12 Public and Private Marriage
For P3s to succeed governments must educate
themselves dispel common misconceptions and
carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
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INSIGHT INTO THE LATEST SOCIAL FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS SHAPING AMERICArsquoS COMMUNITIES
Since automobiles were invented over a century ago they have shaped the way we think about and order our lives And with the advent of the interstate highway system after World
War II and the subsequent explosion of suburbs cars have become the linchpin of American modernity However this a priori
assumption that to thrive in America you have to drive is being questioned like never before
For myriad reasons Millennials ndash the 83 million people born between 1982 and 2003 ndash are rejecting cars in favor of alternative modes of transportation As these young people are the next generation of innovators and up-and-comers in the workforce itrsquos no surprise that communities of ering viable and multiple alternative transportation options are growing If our cities want to experience similar growth trends they are going to have to fundamentally rethink their transportation structures
Young peoplesrsquo shifting attitudes regarding transportation will change the way our cities operateBy Derek Prall
Millennials in Transit
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issues trends
HOW DID WE GET HERE
Tere are numerous reasons for the shifts wersquore seeing today Darnell Grisby director of policy and research at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) says ldquo[ Millennials] defnitely want to live in communities that are walkable and have transit nearbyrdquo he says ldquo[According to APTA data] itrsquos about 10 points higher than yoursquoll fnd with baby boomers ndash 41 percent to 33 percentrdquo Te reason for this sudden uptick Grisby explains is that Millennials increasingly see themselves as multimodal ldquoTey are pragmatic consumers of mobilityrdquo he says ldquoTey consider the best trip optionhellip and consider these options for every time they decide to go somewhere whereas earlier generations had a predilection for getting in the car for every trip they tookrdquo Al McWilliams a millennial that sits on the Ann Arbor Mich Downtown Development Authority Board agrees that transportation options are important and by addressing transit responsibly and realistically a great many social ills could be assuaged ldquoTransportation is afected and afects everything from equity to housing problems to infrastructure costs to safetyrdquo he says pointing out that 13 million are killed nationally in trafc accidents ndash a fgure he fnds unacceptable ldquoIf you tried to invent the car today yoursquod be put in jailrdquo he jokes Overall for a millennial considering their transportation methods optimization is the biggest consideration McWilliams says but this doesnrsquot necessarily mean taking the fastest route ndash itrsquos about the optimization of time the optimization of money and the optimization of life in general One of the biggest considerations is for Millennials is cost Nick Helmholdt the acting director of Comprehensive Planning at the Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission says Simply put cars cost a lot of money and there is a growing desire among Millennials to live frugal debt free lives ndash imposed by internal or external factors When other transportation options are available and cheaper cars are increasingly seen as a luxury item rather than a necessity Technology is also a considerable factor
ndash not only does technology allow for the optimization of time while on public transportation (checking work email reading the news socializing online etc) but telecommunications and e-commerce have diminished the need for people to actually go to physical places and city planners seem to be ignoring how disruptive these technologies will be Helmholdt says ldquoTechnology is changing the prioritization of the locations people need to berdquo he explains ldquoIf you can access [any number of] services from your phone you wonrsquot need to go to the post ofce to drop of the mail you donrsquot need to go to these places that might be inconvenient Itrsquos defnitely changing travel behaviorsrdquo Even the traditional work commute is being upended by a technologically facilitated ability to work from anywhere Fewer Millennials are driving to traditional ofces as a result Environmental considerations also play a key role in our shifting transportation patterns ldquoWe know that Millennials care about the environmentrdquo says Grisby ldquoAbout half of them in our survey (Millennials amp Mobility Understanding the Millennial Mindset) said that one of the reasons they take public transit is because itrsquos good for the environment Tat is in fact a core value that they haverdquo
WHERE ARE WE GOING
Tese changes in desires and values are generating a dialogue about whether automotive dependency should be a foregone conclusion in our nationrsquos cities but in order to ofer what Millennials are demanding our cities will need to change in both structure and ideology As with anything in local government funding is the frst ndash and often seemingly insurmountable ndash hurdle in providing the transit options Millennials are looking for Fitting subway tunnels with the infrastructure to provide WiFi on trains for example is an extremely expensive time-consuming task Grisby says ldquoWe want to be responsiverdquo he says ldquobut wersquore facing headwinds when it comes to fundingrdquo However the responsibility doesnrsquot fall squarely on the governmentrsquos shoulders Rideshare programs and even app-based companies like Uber and Lyft can work
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into the mobility fabric of an urban environment ldquoWe fnd that ridesharing does in fact expand the catchment area of public transportation servicerdquo Grisby says ldquoPeople are using ridesharing to get to a train stop or bus rapid transit station which helps our transit systems serve more peoplerdquo Grisby adds some transit systems are actually partnering with rideshare apps to increase their reach Ultimately though it comes down to priority ldquoIf you look at the evolution of our cities there was a period where there was a disinvestmentrdquo Grisby says ldquoNow the cities are coming back and the question now is how do you update those transit systems to refect that growthrdquo It starts by convincing public leaders that diverse transportation modalities are important to the success of our cities ndash a fact on which most experts agree ldquoItrsquos getting over the mental road block that cars are the only way to get aroundrdquo Helmholdt saysTis fght played out in downtown Ann
Arbor recently McWilliams says in the form of a proposed parking structure He and others argued that the structure was unnecessary and would only exacerbate downtown trafc ldquoWersquore dealing with a limited geographical areahellip and if wersquore going to be sustainable we need to get more people into that geographic area every day We simply cannot do so one at a time each in their own carrdquo McWilliams said the now-scrapped plan for the parking structure was that it would pay for itself over 20 years but he questions if that parking would even be necessary 10 years from now ldquoIf we play the game rightrdquo he says ldquoIt wonrsquot berdquo Te good news Helmholdt says is that nothing new needs to be invented ldquoWe have all of the tools and strategies needed to solve these issues readily availablerdquo he says ldquoWe know the answers already the question is how do you implement them how doyou do them in a manner that is logical and sequential and fscally stablerdquo
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10 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
By Terrence McManus
Smart cities and smart buildings have always been discussed as somewhat separate topics One falls under the public domain while the other mostly falls under the private domain Even in the public sector buildings are rarely
seen as part of the municipalityrsquos overall smart building strategy At the end of the day though a city is mainly composed of buildings so what role does a smart building have in a smart city A better understanding of each is needed to understand the relationship and potential for interconnectivity
DEFINING A SMART CITY
Typically a smart city starts with a government-funded initiative to connect infrastructure into
a monitoring-based network of information Monitoring with the purpose of measurement sets the foundation for a smart city while control is the end goal Tere is unlimited infrastructure monitoring related to the power grid water supply street maintenance city lighting and security Te increased accessibility and sophistication mdashas well as falling costs of IoT devicesmdash is making it easier to make monitoring capabilities more widespread
One example of this is San Diegorsquos $30 million streetlight upgrade with General Electric In addition to being able to control streetlights remotely to reduce energy and detect outages the lights are equipped with cameras and microphones that can serve to improve trafc and mitigate crime While this program started to come to fruition this year a project like this takes years to coordinate Much of the funds for smart cities are mostly going to engineering
Building SmarterAlthough the issue is often overlooked in order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
PROFILING PROJECTS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE SERVICES
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 11
professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
12 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
Public Private
MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
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Beach design build fnance operate and maintain
its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
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By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
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americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
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In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
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Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
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INSIGHT INTO THE LATEST SOCIAL FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS SHAPING AMERICArsquoS COMMUNITIES
Since automobiles were invented over a century ago they have shaped the way we think about and order our lives And with the advent of the interstate highway system after World
War II and the subsequent explosion of suburbs cars have become the linchpin of American modernity However this a priori
assumption that to thrive in America you have to drive is being questioned like never before
For myriad reasons Millennials ndash the 83 million people born between 1982 and 2003 ndash are rejecting cars in favor of alternative modes of transportation As these young people are the next generation of innovators and up-and-comers in the workforce itrsquos no surprise that communities of ering viable and multiple alternative transportation options are growing If our cities want to experience similar growth trends they are going to have to fundamentally rethink their transportation structures
Young peoplesrsquo shifting attitudes regarding transportation will change the way our cities operateBy Derek Prall
Millennials in Transit
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HOW DID WE GET HERE
Tere are numerous reasons for the shifts wersquore seeing today Darnell Grisby director of policy and research at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) says ldquo[ Millennials] defnitely want to live in communities that are walkable and have transit nearbyrdquo he says ldquo[According to APTA data] itrsquos about 10 points higher than yoursquoll fnd with baby boomers ndash 41 percent to 33 percentrdquo Te reason for this sudden uptick Grisby explains is that Millennials increasingly see themselves as multimodal ldquoTey are pragmatic consumers of mobilityrdquo he says ldquoTey consider the best trip optionhellip and consider these options for every time they decide to go somewhere whereas earlier generations had a predilection for getting in the car for every trip they tookrdquo Al McWilliams a millennial that sits on the Ann Arbor Mich Downtown Development Authority Board agrees that transportation options are important and by addressing transit responsibly and realistically a great many social ills could be assuaged ldquoTransportation is afected and afects everything from equity to housing problems to infrastructure costs to safetyrdquo he says pointing out that 13 million are killed nationally in trafc accidents ndash a fgure he fnds unacceptable ldquoIf you tried to invent the car today yoursquod be put in jailrdquo he jokes Overall for a millennial considering their transportation methods optimization is the biggest consideration McWilliams says but this doesnrsquot necessarily mean taking the fastest route ndash itrsquos about the optimization of time the optimization of money and the optimization of life in general One of the biggest considerations is for Millennials is cost Nick Helmholdt the acting director of Comprehensive Planning at the Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission says Simply put cars cost a lot of money and there is a growing desire among Millennials to live frugal debt free lives ndash imposed by internal or external factors When other transportation options are available and cheaper cars are increasingly seen as a luxury item rather than a necessity Technology is also a considerable factor
ndash not only does technology allow for the optimization of time while on public transportation (checking work email reading the news socializing online etc) but telecommunications and e-commerce have diminished the need for people to actually go to physical places and city planners seem to be ignoring how disruptive these technologies will be Helmholdt says ldquoTechnology is changing the prioritization of the locations people need to berdquo he explains ldquoIf you can access [any number of] services from your phone you wonrsquot need to go to the post ofce to drop of the mail you donrsquot need to go to these places that might be inconvenient Itrsquos defnitely changing travel behaviorsrdquo Even the traditional work commute is being upended by a technologically facilitated ability to work from anywhere Fewer Millennials are driving to traditional ofces as a result Environmental considerations also play a key role in our shifting transportation patterns ldquoWe know that Millennials care about the environmentrdquo says Grisby ldquoAbout half of them in our survey (Millennials amp Mobility Understanding the Millennial Mindset) said that one of the reasons they take public transit is because itrsquos good for the environment Tat is in fact a core value that they haverdquo
WHERE ARE WE GOING
Tese changes in desires and values are generating a dialogue about whether automotive dependency should be a foregone conclusion in our nationrsquos cities but in order to ofer what Millennials are demanding our cities will need to change in both structure and ideology As with anything in local government funding is the frst ndash and often seemingly insurmountable ndash hurdle in providing the transit options Millennials are looking for Fitting subway tunnels with the infrastructure to provide WiFi on trains for example is an extremely expensive time-consuming task Grisby says ldquoWe want to be responsiverdquo he says ldquobut wersquore facing headwinds when it comes to fundingrdquo However the responsibility doesnrsquot fall squarely on the governmentrsquos shoulders Rideshare programs and even app-based companies like Uber and Lyft can work
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into the mobility fabric of an urban environment ldquoWe fnd that ridesharing does in fact expand the catchment area of public transportation servicerdquo Grisby says ldquoPeople are using ridesharing to get to a train stop or bus rapid transit station which helps our transit systems serve more peoplerdquo Grisby adds some transit systems are actually partnering with rideshare apps to increase their reach Ultimately though it comes down to priority ldquoIf you look at the evolution of our cities there was a period where there was a disinvestmentrdquo Grisby says ldquoNow the cities are coming back and the question now is how do you update those transit systems to refect that growthrdquo It starts by convincing public leaders that diverse transportation modalities are important to the success of our cities ndash a fact on which most experts agree ldquoItrsquos getting over the mental road block that cars are the only way to get aroundrdquo Helmholdt saysTis fght played out in downtown Ann
Arbor recently McWilliams says in the form of a proposed parking structure He and others argued that the structure was unnecessary and would only exacerbate downtown trafc ldquoWersquore dealing with a limited geographical areahellip and if wersquore going to be sustainable we need to get more people into that geographic area every day We simply cannot do so one at a time each in their own carrdquo McWilliams said the now-scrapped plan for the parking structure was that it would pay for itself over 20 years but he questions if that parking would even be necessary 10 years from now ldquoIf we play the game rightrdquo he says ldquoIt wonrsquot berdquo Te good news Helmholdt says is that nothing new needs to be invented ldquoWe have all of the tools and strategies needed to solve these issues readily availablerdquo he says ldquoWe know the answers already the question is how do you implement them how doyou do them in a manner that is logical and sequential and fscally stablerdquo
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By Terrence McManus
Smart cities and smart buildings have always been discussed as somewhat separate topics One falls under the public domain while the other mostly falls under the private domain Even in the public sector buildings are rarely
seen as part of the municipalityrsquos overall smart building strategy At the end of the day though a city is mainly composed of buildings so what role does a smart building have in a smart city A better understanding of each is needed to understand the relationship and potential for interconnectivity
DEFINING A SMART CITY
Typically a smart city starts with a government-funded initiative to connect infrastructure into
a monitoring-based network of information Monitoring with the purpose of measurement sets the foundation for a smart city while control is the end goal Tere is unlimited infrastructure monitoring related to the power grid water supply street maintenance city lighting and security Te increased accessibility and sophistication mdashas well as falling costs of IoT devicesmdash is making it easier to make monitoring capabilities more widespread
One example of this is San Diegorsquos $30 million streetlight upgrade with General Electric In addition to being able to control streetlights remotely to reduce energy and detect outages the lights are equipped with cameras and microphones that can serve to improve trafc and mitigate crime While this program started to come to fruition this year a project like this takes years to coordinate Much of the funds for smart cities are mostly going to engineering
Building SmarterAlthough the issue is often overlooked in order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
PROFILING PROJECTS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE SERVICES
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 11
professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
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Public Private
MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
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14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners is helping Long
Beach design build fnance operate and maintain
its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
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requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
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Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
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Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
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INSIGHT INTO THE LATEST SOCIAL FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS SHAPING AMERICArsquoS COMMUNITIES
Since automobiles were invented over a century ago they have shaped the way we think about and order our lives And with the advent of the interstate highway system after World
War II and the subsequent explosion of suburbs cars have become the linchpin of American modernity However this a priori
assumption that to thrive in America you have to drive is being questioned like never before
For myriad reasons Millennials ndash the 83 million people born between 1982 and 2003 ndash are rejecting cars in favor of alternative modes of transportation As these young people are the next generation of innovators and up-and-comers in the workforce itrsquos no surprise that communities of ering viable and multiple alternative transportation options are growing If our cities want to experience similar growth trends they are going to have to fundamentally rethink their transportation structures
Young peoplesrsquo shifting attitudes regarding transportation will change the way our cities operateBy Derek Prall
Millennials in Transit
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HOW DID WE GET HERE
Tere are numerous reasons for the shifts wersquore seeing today Darnell Grisby director of policy and research at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) says ldquo[ Millennials] defnitely want to live in communities that are walkable and have transit nearbyrdquo he says ldquo[According to APTA data] itrsquos about 10 points higher than yoursquoll fnd with baby boomers ndash 41 percent to 33 percentrdquo Te reason for this sudden uptick Grisby explains is that Millennials increasingly see themselves as multimodal ldquoTey are pragmatic consumers of mobilityrdquo he says ldquoTey consider the best trip optionhellip and consider these options for every time they decide to go somewhere whereas earlier generations had a predilection for getting in the car for every trip they tookrdquo Al McWilliams a millennial that sits on the Ann Arbor Mich Downtown Development Authority Board agrees that transportation options are important and by addressing transit responsibly and realistically a great many social ills could be assuaged ldquoTransportation is afected and afects everything from equity to housing problems to infrastructure costs to safetyrdquo he says pointing out that 13 million are killed nationally in trafc accidents ndash a fgure he fnds unacceptable ldquoIf you tried to invent the car today yoursquod be put in jailrdquo he jokes Overall for a millennial considering their transportation methods optimization is the biggest consideration McWilliams says but this doesnrsquot necessarily mean taking the fastest route ndash itrsquos about the optimization of time the optimization of money and the optimization of life in general One of the biggest considerations is for Millennials is cost Nick Helmholdt the acting director of Comprehensive Planning at the Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission says Simply put cars cost a lot of money and there is a growing desire among Millennials to live frugal debt free lives ndash imposed by internal or external factors When other transportation options are available and cheaper cars are increasingly seen as a luxury item rather than a necessity Technology is also a considerable factor
ndash not only does technology allow for the optimization of time while on public transportation (checking work email reading the news socializing online etc) but telecommunications and e-commerce have diminished the need for people to actually go to physical places and city planners seem to be ignoring how disruptive these technologies will be Helmholdt says ldquoTechnology is changing the prioritization of the locations people need to berdquo he explains ldquoIf you can access [any number of] services from your phone you wonrsquot need to go to the post ofce to drop of the mail you donrsquot need to go to these places that might be inconvenient Itrsquos defnitely changing travel behaviorsrdquo Even the traditional work commute is being upended by a technologically facilitated ability to work from anywhere Fewer Millennials are driving to traditional ofces as a result Environmental considerations also play a key role in our shifting transportation patterns ldquoWe know that Millennials care about the environmentrdquo says Grisby ldquoAbout half of them in our survey (Millennials amp Mobility Understanding the Millennial Mindset) said that one of the reasons they take public transit is because itrsquos good for the environment Tat is in fact a core value that they haverdquo
WHERE ARE WE GOING
Tese changes in desires and values are generating a dialogue about whether automotive dependency should be a foregone conclusion in our nationrsquos cities but in order to ofer what Millennials are demanding our cities will need to change in both structure and ideology As with anything in local government funding is the frst ndash and often seemingly insurmountable ndash hurdle in providing the transit options Millennials are looking for Fitting subway tunnels with the infrastructure to provide WiFi on trains for example is an extremely expensive time-consuming task Grisby says ldquoWe want to be responsiverdquo he says ldquobut wersquore facing headwinds when it comes to fundingrdquo However the responsibility doesnrsquot fall squarely on the governmentrsquos shoulders Rideshare programs and even app-based companies like Uber and Lyft can work
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issues trends
into the mobility fabric of an urban environment ldquoWe fnd that ridesharing does in fact expand the catchment area of public transportation servicerdquo Grisby says ldquoPeople are using ridesharing to get to a train stop or bus rapid transit station which helps our transit systems serve more peoplerdquo Grisby adds some transit systems are actually partnering with rideshare apps to increase their reach Ultimately though it comes down to priority ldquoIf you look at the evolution of our cities there was a period where there was a disinvestmentrdquo Grisby says ldquoNow the cities are coming back and the question now is how do you update those transit systems to refect that growthrdquo It starts by convincing public leaders that diverse transportation modalities are important to the success of our cities ndash a fact on which most experts agree ldquoItrsquos getting over the mental road block that cars are the only way to get aroundrdquo Helmholdt saysTis fght played out in downtown Ann
Arbor recently McWilliams says in the form of a proposed parking structure He and others argued that the structure was unnecessary and would only exacerbate downtown trafc ldquoWersquore dealing with a limited geographical areahellip and if wersquore going to be sustainable we need to get more people into that geographic area every day We simply cannot do so one at a time each in their own carrdquo McWilliams said the now-scrapped plan for the parking structure was that it would pay for itself over 20 years but he questions if that parking would even be necessary 10 years from now ldquoIf we play the game rightrdquo he says ldquoIt wonrsquot berdquo Te good news Helmholdt says is that nothing new needs to be invented ldquoWe have all of the tools and strategies needed to solve these issues readily availablerdquo he says ldquoWe know the answers already the question is how do you implement them how doyou do them in a manner that is logical and sequential and fscally stablerdquo
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10 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
By Terrence McManus
Smart cities and smart buildings have always been discussed as somewhat separate topics One falls under the public domain while the other mostly falls under the private domain Even in the public sector buildings are rarely
seen as part of the municipalityrsquos overall smart building strategy At the end of the day though a city is mainly composed of buildings so what role does a smart building have in a smart city A better understanding of each is needed to understand the relationship and potential for interconnectivity
DEFINING A SMART CITY
Typically a smart city starts with a government-funded initiative to connect infrastructure into
a monitoring-based network of information Monitoring with the purpose of measurement sets the foundation for a smart city while control is the end goal Tere is unlimited infrastructure monitoring related to the power grid water supply street maintenance city lighting and security Te increased accessibility and sophistication mdashas well as falling costs of IoT devicesmdash is making it easier to make monitoring capabilities more widespread
One example of this is San Diegorsquos $30 million streetlight upgrade with General Electric In addition to being able to control streetlights remotely to reduce energy and detect outages the lights are equipped with cameras and microphones that can serve to improve trafc and mitigate crime While this program started to come to fruition this year a project like this takes years to coordinate Much of the funds for smart cities are mostly going to engineering
Building SmarterAlthough the issue is often overlooked in order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
PROFILING PROJECTS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE SERVICES
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 11
professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
12 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
Public Private
MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
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New Hampshire fre crew relies on ladder apparatus with a long reach
Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
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requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
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Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
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Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
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issues trends
HOW DID WE GET HERE
Tere are numerous reasons for the shifts wersquore seeing today Darnell Grisby director of policy and research at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) says ldquo[ Millennials] defnitely want to live in communities that are walkable and have transit nearbyrdquo he says ldquo[According to APTA data] itrsquos about 10 points higher than yoursquoll fnd with baby boomers ndash 41 percent to 33 percentrdquo Te reason for this sudden uptick Grisby explains is that Millennials increasingly see themselves as multimodal ldquoTey are pragmatic consumers of mobilityrdquo he says ldquoTey consider the best trip optionhellip and consider these options for every time they decide to go somewhere whereas earlier generations had a predilection for getting in the car for every trip they tookrdquo Al McWilliams a millennial that sits on the Ann Arbor Mich Downtown Development Authority Board agrees that transportation options are important and by addressing transit responsibly and realistically a great many social ills could be assuaged ldquoTransportation is afected and afects everything from equity to housing problems to infrastructure costs to safetyrdquo he says pointing out that 13 million are killed nationally in trafc accidents ndash a fgure he fnds unacceptable ldquoIf you tried to invent the car today yoursquod be put in jailrdquo he jokes Overall for a millennial considering their transportation methods optimization is the biggest consideration McWilliams says but this doesnrsquot necessarily mean taking the fastest route ndash itrsquos about the optimization of time the optimization of money and the optimization of life in general One of the biggest considerations is for Millennials is cost Nick Helmholdt the acting director of Comprehensive Planning at the Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission says Simply put cars cost a lot of money and there is a growing desire among Millennials to live frugal debt free lives ndash imposed by internal or external factors When other transportation options are available and cheaper cars are increasingly seen as a luxury item rather than a necessity Technology is also a considerable factor
ndash not only does technology allow for the optimization of time while on public transportation (checking work email reading the news socializing online etc) but telecommunications and e-commerce have diminished the need for people to actually go to physical places and city planners seem to be ignoring how disruptive these technologies will be Helmholdt says ldquoTechnology is changing the prioritization of the locations people need to berdquo he explains ldquoIf you can access [any number of] services from your phone you wonrsquot need to go to the post ofce to drop of the mail you donrsquot need to go to these places that might be inconvenient Itrsquos defnitely changing travel behaviorsrdquo Even the traditional work commute is being upended by a technologically facilitated ability to work from anywhere Fewer Millennials are driving to traditional ofces as a result Environmental considerations also play a key role in our shifting transportation patterns ldquoWe know that Millennials care about the environmentrdquo says Grisby ldquoAbout half of them in our survey (Millennials amp Mobility Understanding the Millennial Mindset) said that one of the reasons they take public transit is because itrsquos good for the environment Tat is in fact a core value that they haverdquo
WHERE ARE WE GOING
Tese changes in desires and values are generating a dialogue about whether automotive dependency should be a foregone conclusion in our nationrsquos cities but in order to ofer what Millennials are demanding our cities will need to change in both structure and ideology As with anything in local government funding is the frst ndash and often seemingly insurmountable ndash hurdle in providing the transit options Millennials are looking for Fitting subway tunnels with the infrastructure to provide WiFi on trains for example is an extremely expensive time-consuming task Grisby says ldquoWe want to be responsiverdquo he says ldquobut wersquore facing headwinds when it comes to fundingrdquo However the responsibility doesnrsquot fall squarely on the governmentrsquos shoulders Rideshare programs and even app-based companies like Uber and Lyft can work
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into the mobility fabric of an urban environment ldquoWe fnd that ridesharing does in fact expand the catchment area of public transportation servicerdquo Grisby says ldquoPeople are using ridesharing to get to a train stop or bus rapid transit station which helps our transit systems serve more peoplerdquo Grisby adds some transit systems are actually partnering with rideshare apps to increase their reach Ultimately though it comes down to priority ldquoIf you look at the evolution of our cities there was a period where there was a disinvestmentrdquo Grisby says ldquoNow the cities are coming back and the question now is how do you update those transit systems to refect that growthrdquo It starts by convincing public leaders that diverse transportation modalities are important to the success of our cities ndash a fact on which most experts agree ldquoItrsquos getting over the mental road block that cars are the only way to get aroundrdquo Helmholdt saysTis fght played out in downtown Ann
Arbor recently McWilliams says in the form of a proposed parking structure He and others argued that the structure was unnecessary and would only exacerbate downtown trafc ldquoWersquore dealing with a limited geographical areahellip and if wersquore going to be sustainable we need to get more people into that geographic area every day We simply cannot do so one at a time each in their own carrdquo McWilliams said the now-scrapped plan for the parking structure was that it would pay for itself over 20 years but he questions if that parking would even be necessary 10 years from now ldquoIf we play the game rightrdquo he says ldquoIt wonrsquot berdquo Te good news Helmholdt says is that nothing new needs to be invented ldquoWe have all of the tools and strategies needed to solve these issues readily availablerdquo he says ldquoWe know the answers already the question is how do you implement them how doyou do them in a manner that is logical and sequential and fscally stablerdquo
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By Terrence McManus
Smart cities and smart buildings have always been discussed as somewhat separate topics One falls under the public domain while the other mostly falls under the private domain Even in the public sector buildings are rarely
seen as part of the municipalityrsquos overall smart building strategy At the end of the day though a city is mainly composed of buildings so what role does a smart building have in a smart city A better understanding of each is needed to understand the relationship and potential for interconnectivity
DEFINING A SMART CITY
Typically a smart city starts with a government-funded initiative to connect infrastructure into
a monitoring-based network of information Monitoring with the purpose of measurement sets the foundation for a smart city while control is the end goal Tere is unlimited infrastructure monitoring related to the power grid water supply street maintenance city lighting and security Te increased accessibility and sophistication mdashas well as falling costs of IoT devicesmdash is making it easier to make monitoring capabilities more widespread
One example of this is San Diegorsquos $30 million streetlight upgrade with General Electric In addition to being able to control streetlights remotely to reduce energy and detect outages the lights are equipped with cameras and microphones that can serve to improve trafc and mitigate crime While this program started to come to fruition this year a project like this takes years to coordinate Much of the funds for smart cities are mostly going to engineering
Building SmarterAlthough the issue is often overlooked in order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
PROFILING PROJECTS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE SERVICES
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 11
professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
12 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
Public Private
MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
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its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
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Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
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ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
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Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
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22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
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In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
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americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
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By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
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Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
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HOW DID WE GET HERE
Tere are numerous reasons for the shifts wersquore seeing today Darnell Grisby director of policy and research at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) says ldquo[ Millennials] defnitely want to live in communities that are walkable and have transit nearbyrdquo he says ldquo[According to APTA data] itrsquos about 10 points higher than yoursquoll fnd with baby boomers ndash 41 percent to 33 percentrdquo Te reason for this sudden uptick Grisby explains is that Millennials increasingly see themselves as multimodal ldquoTey are pragmatic consumers of mobilityrdquo he says ldquoTey consider the best trip optionhellip and consider these options for every time they decide to go somewhere whereas earlier generations had a predilection for getting in the car for every trip they tookrdquo Al McWilliams a millennial that sits on the Ann Arbor Mich Downtown Development Authority Board agrees that transportation options are important and by addressing transit responsibly and realistically a great many social ills could be assuaged ldquoTransportation is afected and afects everything from equity to housing problems to infrastructure costs to safetyrdquo he says pointing out that 13 million are killed nationally in trafc accidents ndash a fgure he fnds unacceptable ldquoIf you tried to invent the car today yoursquod be put in jailrdquo he jokes Overall for a millennial considering their transportation methods optimization is the biggest consideration McWilliams says but this doesnrsquot necessarily mean taking the fastest route ndash itrsquos about the optimization of time the optimization of money and the optimization of life in general One of the biggest considerations is for Millennials is cost Nick Helmholdt the acting director of Comprehensive Planning at the Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission says Simply put cars cost a lot of money and there is a growing desire among Millennials to live frugal debt free lives ndash imposed by internal or external factors When other transportation options are available and cheaper cars are increasingly seen as a luxury item rather than a necessity Technology is also a considerable factor
ndash not only does technology allow for the optimization of time while on public transportation (checking work email reading the news socializing online etc) but telecommunications and e-commerce have diminished the need for people to actually go to physical places and city planners seem to be ignoring how disruptive these technologies will be Helmholdt says ldquoTechnology is changing the prioritization of the locations people need to berdquo he explains ldquoIf you can access [any number of] services from your phone you wonrsquot need to go to the post ofce to drop of the mail you donrsquot need to go to these places that might be inconvenient Itrsquos defnitely changing travel behaviorsrdquo Even the traditional work commute is being upended by a technologically facilitated ability to work from anywhere Fewer Millennials are driving to traditional ofces as a result Environmental considerations also play a key role in our shifting transportation patterns ldquoWe know that Millennials care about the environmentrdquo says Grisby ldquoAbout half of them in our survey (Millennials amp Mobility Understanding the Millennial Mindset) said that one of the reasons they take public transit is because itrsquos good for the environment Tat is in fact a core value that they haverdquo
WHERE ARE WE GOING
Tese changes in desires and values are generating a dialogue about whether automotive dependency should be a foregone conclusion in our nationrsquos cities but in order to ofer what Millennials are demanding our cities will need to change in both structure and ideology As with anything in local government funding is the frst ndash and often seemingly insurmountable ndash hurdle in providing the transit options Millennials are looking for Fitting subway tunnels with the infrastructure to provide WiFi on trains for example is an extremely expensive time-consuming task Grisby says ldquoWe want to be responsiverdquo he says ldquobut wersquore facing headwinds when it comes to fundingrdquo However the responsibility doesnrsquot fall squarely on the governmentrsquos shoulders Rideshare programs and even app-based companies like Uber and Lyft can work
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into the mobility fabric of an urban environment ldquoWe fnd that ridesharing does in fact expand the catchment area of public transportation servicerdquo Grisby says ldquoPeople are using ridesharing to get to a train stop or bus rapid transit station which helps our transit systems serve more peoplerdquo Grisby adds some transit systems are actually partnering with rideshare apps to increase their reach Ultimately though it comes down to priority ldquoIf you look at the evolution of our cities there was a period where there was a disinvestmentrdquo Grisby says ldquoNow the cities are coming back and the question now is how do you update those transit systems to refect that growthrdquo It starts by convincing public leaders that diverse transportation modalities are important to the success of our cities ndash a fact on which most experts agree ldquoItrsquos getting over the mental road block that cars are the only way to get aroundrdquo Helmholdt saysTis fght played out in downtown Ann
Arbor recently McWilliams says in the form of a proposed parking structure He and others argued that the structure was unnecessary and would only exacerbate downtown trafc ldquoWersquore dealing with a limited geographical areahellip and if wersquore going to be sustainable we need to get more people into that geographic area every day We simply cannot do so one at a time each in their own carrdquo McWilliams said the now-scrapped plan for the parking structure was that it would pay for itself over 20 years but he questions if that parking would even be necessary 10 years from now ldquoIf we play the game rightrdquo he says ldquoIt wonrsquot berdquo Te good news Helmholdt says is that nothing new needs to be invented ldquoWe have all of the tools and strategies needed to solve these issues readily availablerdquo he says ldquoWe know the answers already the question is how do you implement them how doyou do them in a manner that is logical and sequential and fscally stablerdquo
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10 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
By Terrence McManus
Smart cities and smart buildings have always been discussed as somewhat separate topics One falls under the public domain while the other mostly falls under the private domain Even in the public sector buildings are rarely
seen as part of the municipalityrsquos overall smart building strategy At the end of the day though a city is mainly composed of buildings so what role does a smart building have in a smart city A better understanding of each is needed to understand the relationship and potential for interconnectivity
DEFINING A SMART CITY
Typically a smart city starts with a government-funded initiative to connect infrastructure into
a monitoring-based network of information Monitoring with the purpose of measurement sets the foundation for a smart city while control is the end goal Tere is unlimited infrastructure monitoring related to the power grid water supply street maintenance city lighting and security Te increased accessibility and sophistication mdashas well as falling costs of IoT devicesmdash is making it easier to make monitoring capabilities more widespread
One example of this is San Diegorsquos $30 million streetlight upgrade with General Electric In addition to being able to control streetlights remotely to reduce energy and detect outages the lights are equipped with cameras and microphones that can serve to improve trafc and mitigate crime While this program started to come to fruition this year a project like this takes years to coordinate Much of the funds for smart cities are mostly going to engineering
Building SmarterAlthough the issue is often overlooked in order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
PROFILING PROJECTS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE SERVICES
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 11
professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
12 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
Public Private
MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
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Beach design build fnance operate and maintain
its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 19
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
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a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
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By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
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americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
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Arbor recently McWilliams says in the form of a proposed parking structure He and others argued that the structure was unnecessary and would only exacerbate downtown trafc ldquoWersquore dealing with a limited geographical areahellip and if wersquore going to be sustainable we need to get more people into that geographic area every day We simply cannot do so one at a time each in their own carrdquo McWilliams said the now-scrapped plan for the parking structure was that it would pay for itself over 20 years but he questions if that parking would even be necessary 10 years from now ldquoIf we play the game rightrdquo he says ldquoIt wonrsquot berdquo Te good news Helmholdt says is that nothing new needs to be invented ldquoWe have all of the tools and strategies needed to solve these issues readily availablerdquo he says ldquoWe know the answers already the question is how do you implement them how doyou do them in a manner that is logical and sequential and fscally stablerdquo
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By Terrence McManus
Smart cities and smart buildings have always been discussed as somewhat separate topics One falls under the public domain while the other mostly falls under the private domain Even in the public sector buildings are rarely
seen as part of the municipalityrsquos overall smart building strategy At the end of the day though a city is mainly composed of buildings so what role does a smart building have in a smart city A better understanding of each is needed to understand the relationship and potential for interconnectivity
DEFINING A SMART CITY
Typically a smart city starts with a government-funded initiative to connect infrastructure into
a monitoring-based network of information Monitoring with the purpose of measurement sets the foundation for a smart city while control is the end goal Tere is unlimited infrastructure monitoring related to the power grid water supply street maintenance city lighting and security Te increased accessibility and sophistication mdashas well as falling costs of IoT devicesmdash is making it easier to make monitoring capabilities more widespread
One example of this is San Diegorsquos $30 million streetlight upgrade with General Electric In addition to being able to control streetlights remotely to reduce energy and detect outages the lights are equipped with cameras and microphones that can serve to improve trafc and mitigate crime While this program started to come to fruition this year a project like this takes years to coordinate Much of the funds for smart cities are mostly going to engineering
Building SmarterAlthough the issue is often overlooked in order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
PROFILING PROJECTS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE SERVICES
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 11
professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
12 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
Public Private
MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
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14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
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its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
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a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
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record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
an Oracle cloud-based 311 solution that enables
residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
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By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
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Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
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into the mobility fabric of an urban environment ldquoWe fnd that ridesharing does in fact expand the catchment area of public transportation servicerdquo Grisby says ldquoPeople are using ridesharing to get to a train stop or bus rapid transit station which helps our transit systems serve more peoplerdquo Grisby adds some transit systems are actually partnering with rideshare apps to increase their reach Ultimately though it comes down to priority ldquoIf you look at the evolution of our cities there was a period where there was a disinvestmentrdquo Grisby says ldquoNow the cities are coming back and the question now is how do you update those transit systems to refect that growthrdquo It starts by convincing public leaders that diverse transportation modalities are important to the success of our cities ndash a fact on which most experts agree ldquoItrsquos getting over the mental road block that cars are the only way to get aroundrdquo Helmholdt saysTis fght played out in downtown Ann
Arbor recently McWilliams says in the form of a proposed parking structure He and others argued that the structure was unnecessary and would only exacerbate downtown trafc ldquoWersquore dealing with a limited geographical areahellip and if wersquore going to be sustainable we need to get more people into that geographic area every day We simply cannot do so one at a time each in their own carrdquo McWilliams said the now-scrapped plan for the parking structure was that it would pay for itself over 20 years but he questions if that parking would even be necessary 10 years from now ldquoIf we play the game rightrdquo he says ldquoIt wonrsquot berdquo Te good news Helmholdt says is that nothing new needs to be invented ldquoWe have all of the tools and strategies needed to solve these issues readily availablerdquo he says ldquoWe know the answers already the question is how do you implement them how doyou do them in a manner that is logical and sequential and fscally stablerdquo
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By Terrence McManus
Smart cities and smart buildings have always been discussed as somewhat separate topics One falls under the public domain while the other mostly falls under the private domain Even in the public sector buildings are rarely
seen as part of the municipalityrsquos overall smart building strategy At the end of the day though a city is mainly composed of buildings so what role does a smart building have in a smart city A better understanding of each is needed to understand the relationship and potential for interconnectivity
DEFINING A SMART CITY
Typically a smart city starts with a government-funded initiative to connect infrastructure into
a monitoring-based network of information Monitoring with the purpose of measurement sets the foundation for a smart city while control is the end goal Tere is unlimited infrastructure monitoring related to the power grid water supply street maintenance city lighting and security Te increased accessibility and sophistication mdashas well as falling costs of IoT devicesmdash is making it easier to make monitoring capabilities more widespread
One example of this is San Diegorsquos $30 million streetlight upgrade with General Electric In addition to being able to control streetlights remotely to reduce energy and detect outages the lights are equipped with cameras and microphones that can serve to improve trafc and mitigate crime While this program started to come to fruition this year a project like this takes years to coordinate Much of the funds for smart cities are mostly going to engineering
Building SmarterAlthough the issue is often overlooked in order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
PROFILING PROJECTS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE SERVICES
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 11
professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
12 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
Public Private
MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners is helping Long
Beach design build fnance operate and maintain
its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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New Hampshire fre crew relies on ladder apparatus with a long reach
Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
an Oracle cloud-based 311 solution that enables
residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
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Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
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Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
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10 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
By Terrence McManus
Smart cities and smart buildings have always been discussed as somewhat separate topics One falls under the public domain while the other mostly falls under the private domain Even in the public sector buildings are rarely
seen as part of the municipalityrsquos overall smart building strategy At the end of the day though a city is mainly composed of buildings so what role does a smart building have in a smart city A better understanding of each is needed to understand the relationship and potential for interconnectivity
DEFINING A SMART CITY
Typically a smart city starts with a government-funded initiative to connect infrastructure into
a monitoring-based network of information Monitoring with the purpose of measurement sets the foundation for a smart city while control is the end goal Tere is unlimited infrastructure monitoring related to the power grid water supply street maintenance city lighting and security Te increased accessibility and sophistication mdashas well as falling costs of IoT devicesmdash is making it easier to make monitoring capabilities more widespread
One example of this is San Diegorsquos $30 million streetlight upgrade with General Electric In addition to being able to control streetlights remotely to reduce energy and detect outages the lights are equipped with cameras and microphones that can serve to improve trafc and mitigate crime While this program started to come to fruition this year a project like this takes years to coordinate Much of the funds for smart cities are mostly going to engineering
Building SmarterAlthough the issue is often overlooked in order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
PROFILING PROJECTS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE SERVICES
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 11
professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
12 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
Public Private
MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners is helping Long
Beach design build fnance operate and maintain
its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
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New Hampshire fre crew relies on ladder apparatus with a long reach
Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
an Oracle cloud-based 311 solution that enables
residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
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By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
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Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
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10 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
By Terrence McManus
Smart cities and smart buildings have always been discussed as somewhat separate topics One falls under the public domain while the other mostly falls under the private domain Even in the public sector buildings are rarely
seen as part of the municipalityrsquos overall smart building strategy At the end of the day though a city is mainly composed of buildings so what role does a smart building have in a smart city A better understanding of each is needed to understand the relationship and potential for interconnectivity
DEFINING A SMART CITY
Typically a smart city starts with a government-funded initiative to connect infrastructure into
a monitoring-based network of information Monitoring with the purpose of measurement sets the foundation for a smart city while control is the end goal Tere is unlimited infrastructure monitoring related to the power grid water supply street maintenance city lighting and security Te increased accessibility and sophistication mdashas well as falling costs of IoT devicesmdash is making it easier to make monitoring capabilities more widespread
One example of this is San Diegorsquos $30 million streetlight upgrade with General Electric In addition to being able to control streetlights remotely to reduce energy and detect outages the lights are equipped with cameras and microphones that can serve to improve trafc and mitigate crime While this program started to come to fruition this year a project like this takes years to coordinate Much of the funds for smart cities are mostly going to engineering
Building SmarterAlthough the issue is often overlooked in order to truly thrive in modernity cities will need smarter buildings
PROFILING PROJECTS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA TO MORE EFFICIENTLY MANAGE SERVICES
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 11
professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
12 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
Public Private
MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners is helping Long
Beach design build fnance operate and maintain
its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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New Hampshire fre crew relies on ladder apparatus with a long reach
Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
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rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
an Oracle cloud-based 311 solution that enables
residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
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By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
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Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
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professionals and consultants for research So while it may not seem like a city is being proactive when it comes to smart city initiatives most likely major steps are being taken behind the scenes
DEFINING A SMART BUILDING
What constitutes a smart building is essentially the same as a smart city It comes down to what gets measured and can then be streamlined fxed or improved upon Raw data points mdashfrom internal sources such as building sensors and external sources such humidity and temperaturemdash can be combined to create information and knowledge In turn knowledge can be combined to forecast or institute change whether reducing energy usage improving tenant comfort or more
However the infux of data can be information overload for a facilities team that already has an abundant to-do list creating a premium on their time Tis is what makes a solution like an IoT-based intelligent energy management platform so critical Tis technology can sit on top of a buildingrsquos building management system (BMS) and uses it as a data source in combination with external variables such as weather forecasts and energy pricing to bridge the gap between monitoring and action Trough cloud computing machine leading and advanced modeling this technology can implement closed-loop control of a system or provide actionable data Tis strategy leverages existing infrastructure and applies the required intelligence in a way that doesnrsquot disrupt existing operations or requires high upfront capital It also allows for communication with the local utility to participate in energy initiatives that extend beyond just a single building to the entire city
Waterfront Station a mixed-use building complex in the heart of Washington DC is an example of one such government facility that has embraced this strategy Two buildings within the complex 340000 sq ft and 295000 sq ft respectively were facing difculties managing tenant comfort based on heating and cooling operations Te solution was to implement an IoT-enabled platform to create a thermal model of the building based on internal and external variables By analyzing operational data the platform uncovered that two diferent components within the HVAC system had conficting set-points
and were essentially fghting with each other causing a drain on energy and uncomfortable peaks and drops in temperature for occupants From this analysis a plan of action to implement greater zone control was created and deployed Over nine months this new strategy achieved an 89 percent and a 42 percent energy drop in the respective buildings Te journey started with data collection moved to analysis and ended with action With the new platform in place the building could even move beyond fault detection and start utilizing closed-loop control of the HVAC system
THE INTERSECTION OF SMART
CITIES AND SMART BUILDINGS
Utilities need to play a major role in the business justifcation that drives smart buildings into the ecosystem of smart cities through various incentivized programs Te antecedent of grid management and networking buildings together (eg a smart city) exists today to support demand response programs mdashaimed to curtail energy usage when the utility is nearing capacity on hot summer days during peak demand hours As the common link utility programs will be an interesting proving ground for how smart city infrastructure and smart buildings can interact
Another key driver is an increasingly strategic view of energy use in commercial buildings Instead of a cost of doing business smart companies are looking to leverage their energy use as an asset that impacts productivity recruiting employee health and of course costs Tis is particularly applicable to the government sector as they often play the dual role of building owners and tenants Taken together there are both intrinsic and extrinsic drivers that help drive smarter buildings and their conglomeration into smart cities Itrsquos unclear how integrated smart buildings and the city will become It will be a long journey but a very interesting one as we all have a stake in the end result
Terrence McManus is Vice President of Business Development at BuildingIQ Hersquos a pioneer in the development of enterprise-level web-based (SaaS) applications In the late 1990s Terrence founded Northwrite a provider of a work fow maintenance security energy metering and building control solutions Te company was acquired by BuildingIQ in 2016
12 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
Public Private
MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
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Beach design build fnance operate and maintain
its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
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americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
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Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
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Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
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MAR R
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 13
In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
products at workGPN
New Hampshire fre crew relies on ladder apparatus with a long reach
Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
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requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
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Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
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Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
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In February 2013 Long Beach Calif ofcials began preparing an RFQ for a private partner to help the city design build fnance operate and maintain a new city hall and library to replace existing seismically vulnerable facilities Given their need for a cost-efcient
timely and efcient process ofcials decided to procure the project through a public-private partnership (P3)
Fast-forward to the present Long Beach will debut its new civic center mdash which consolidates a revitalized park city hall library and parking facilities mdash by June 2019 Individual city departments occupying the buildings will help fund the project through annual payments to Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners (PECP) which is designing building operating and maintaining the center for 40 years After the period ends PECP must return the building to the city in a defned condition upon which ownership will revert to the city
ldquoIt really is a partnershiprdquo says Long Beach Director of Public Works Craig Beck ldquoYoursquore not just setting them of to go do something on their own Te city has been very involved with the design and the layout and the functional uses of this new buildingrdquo
P3s like Long Beachrsquos are not a new concept but theyrsquore increasingly being used as a means of procuring and delivering local and state government projects P3s ofer several advantages but they also come with several common misconceptions on the public side And while P3s can be as diverse as the governments that use them experts agree that the most successful P3-utilizing projects ideally share several traits
A MATRIMONIAL METAPHOR
Te National Council on Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) defnes a P3 as ldquoa contractual arrangement between a public agency (federal state or local) and a private sector entity Trough this agreement the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general publicrdquo In a P3 resources risks and rewards are shared as well
Multiple P3 experts compare a P3 to tying the knot ldquo[A P3] is a long-term contract itrsquos like a marriagerdquo says NCPPP Executive Director Todd Herberghs ldquoYoursquore in this together Terersquos shared risk therersquos shared reward Te private sector is a true partner versus a vendor that can be fred at any timerdquo
Contrast this with traditional contracting for a given asset Multiple contracts can be issued they can be short-term and sometimes ended at will Jill Jamieson group managing director of public institutions at Jones Lange LaSalle (JLL) likens such contracting to bachelorhood in that a government will contract with many companies while assuming all the risk
ldquo[Te public sector is] dating around with a lot of diferent contractorsrdquo says Jamieson whose company has served as a P3 advisor to governments as well
For P3s to be successful governments must educate themselves dispel common misconceptions and carefully tailor their projectrsquos approach
By Jason Axelrod
RIAGE
14 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
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its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
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residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
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GPN products at work
Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
Rocha with Miami City Commissioner Hardemon and
Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
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as a private sector partner in P3s ldquoWersquore playing the feld we have a lot of contractors each doing small pieces of something Te public sector we are assuming all of the risk So if there are cost overrunshellip scheduled delays generally the taxpayer paysrdquo
A P3 however is what District of Columbia Ofce of P3s Director Seth Miller Gabriel calls an all-inclusive long-term contract on one asset between a government and ldquoa consortium of private sector frmsrdquo that can accomplish diverse asset tasks like designing building operating maintaining and setting up the legal and fnancial frameworks for a P3 project But like any marriage there can be downsides
ldquoGetting out of [a P3] agreement is very difcultrdquo he says ldquoTese relationships are like a marriage mdash itrsquos very long term and getting divorced can be very expensive So [governments] have to be careful who they have as their partner in this long-term relationshiprdquo
Such a contract often entails that the private sector entity design build maintain operate andor fnance certain aspects of a project Te accountability that comes with those responsibilities and its ensuing risk allocation is a major diferentiator between P3s and traditional contracting ldquoIf the part of the team on the private side thatrsquos supposed to be doing the maintenance is not doing it therersquos penalties that occurrdquo Miller Gabriel says
While Jamieson points out that a P3 will never put all risk on the private partner the risk allocation that comes with a P3 is one of several advantages of the model
THE POWER OF PRIVATE PARTNERS
Te collaboration that takes place in a P3 draws on the strengths of both the public and the private partners explains John Parkinson executive
director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure (AIAI) ldquoItrsquos simply a matter of optimizing the advantages or the skills or strengths or experiences that each has so as to deliver the maximum value for the taxpayersrdquo
However the private sector brings several aptitudes that public entities might not possess Just as P3s often cover the lifecycle of an asset so too are the benefts of working with the private sector felt throughout each stage
Te benefts can be felt as early as the design phase itself Partnering with the private sector can yield more creative designs which often keep the life of an asset in mind while optimizing risk allocation Parkinson says
Part of this comes with the knowledge and experience that private companies have in building more projects than public agencies would especially as contractors for public entities says Jim Ziglar specialist leader of infrastructure advisory and procurement at Deloitte which consults with governments on P3s ldquoTey can bring a lot more innovative new latest thinking that people in the government donrsquot necessarily know because they just donrsquot do as many projectsrdquo
With that experience also comes a lack of political pressures on the private sector that public entities may feel Ziglar says
Te aforementioned risk transfers between a government and a private partner holds several advantages for governments It relieves some of the fnancial risk involved in constructing a project Miller Gabriel notes Te risk transfer also comes from the
A rendering of what will become the Long Beach
Civic Center Te center fnanced through a public-
private partnership will be completed in 2019
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are made from AquaPLEXreg
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at full-fire from 70degF to 140degF
bull Seamless modulation
improves efficiency to 99
during periods of low demand
bull 400 500 600 700 and 800
MBH Inputs in a 130 gallon tank
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in a 100 gallon tank
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners is helping Long
Beach design build fnance operate and maintain
its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 19
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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New Hampshire fre crew relies on ladder apparatus with a long reach
Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
an Oracle cloud-based 311 solution that enables
residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
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Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
Rocha with Miami City Commissioner Hardemon and
Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
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MATCH
ICMArsquos Job Center is the single best career resource for job seekers and employers alike
itrsquos where yoursquoll reach the top management and management-track candidates n local government
Get started with the ICMA Job Center at icmaorgjobcenter | Follow us ICMAjobcenter
FOR JOB SEEKERS
bull Find the top local government management
and management-track jobs
bull More early and mid-career opportunites
bull Search by geographic locaton populaton
salary and job type
FOR EMPLOYERS
bull Reach ICMArsquos members the largest audience of
dedicated local government professionals worldwide
bull The right ft for your job with more than 12000 unique
visitors and over 150000 page views each month
bull Your jobs featured in our newsleter and included in our
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AT THE ICMA JOB CENTER
69639
A whole feet of ways to make
short work of anything
Even paperwork
The object is simplicity
John Deere Contracts make buying simple All the paperwork has been fled
the bid process is done the approvals have happened and your equipment list
is ready Use your John Deere Contract to buy your equipment mdash the easy way
Find your contract now Visit JohnDeerecomlocal
Costco accepts Visa Purchasing Cards
Your Visa Government Purchasing Card is accepted at Costco
You can use your card to take advantage of money-saving prices
on a wide range of quality business products including
bull Ofce supplies and furniture
bull Janitorial and cleaning supplies
bull Grocery items
bull Restaurant supplies and commercial appliances
bull Much more
For a location near you visit Costcocom
Delivery available from Costco Business Centers in select markets
copy 2017 Visa All Rights Reserved
Your biggest challenges deserve the best equipment
Conquer the job with Doosanreg construction equipment
Bobcatreg compact equipment and power products from
Doosan Portable Power
Contact our Government Sales team
BobcatcomGovernmentACC
18009654232 Opt 2
Bobcat is a Doosan company Doosan is a global leader in construction equipment power and water solutions engines and engineering proudly serving customers and communities for more than a centuryBobcatreg and Doosanreg are registered trademarks of Bobcat Company and Doosan Corp respectively in the United States and various other countries around the worldcopy2017 Doosan Bobcat North America All rights reserved | 1344
STRONG
TOUGH
POWERFUL
16 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
bull Tank and heat exchanger
are made from AquaPLEXreg
duplex stainless steel alloy
Fully pickle- passivated
AquaPLEX is immune to
corrosion in potable water
regardless of temperature
and requires no lining
or anodes of any type
bull Up to 96 thermal efficiency
at full-fire from 70degF to 140degF
bull Seamless modulation
improves efficiency to 99
during periods of low demand
bull 400 500 600 700 and 800
MBH Inputs in a 130 gallon tank
bull 199 250 and 299 MBH inputs
in a 100 gallon tank
bull Electronic operating control
with plain text status
diagnostics and event history
Embedded with Modbus RTU
for BAS connection
wwwpvicom
ONQUESTCCondensing Water Heater
reg
Up to 99 thermal efficiency
No glass lining failures
15-year corrosion warranty
reg
EEEENENNGINGIEEE NNNENEEEEERERERRRE EDED EDD DDE DDUUUUUPUUPUPPPPLPLPLEPLELELEEPUU X AX ALX ALX ALALAALLOLOOYOYYYYYLL
regregregregregreg
1111555111111111555-y-y-yyyyeeaeaeaaeeee r rrr tatattannnnknnknkkkkkkkn aaaaandndndddnd hhhhheaeaeaee t t ttt
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prprprprprprpp oooroororororaaatatttatatta eeedeeedddededd))))))
15-year tank and heat exchanger
warranty(8 years full
7 years prorated)
ENGINEERED DUPLEX ALLOY
reg
private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
CONNECTED
COMMUNITIES
ARE PRODUCTIVE
COMMUNITIES
With seamless access to data effcient workfow and real business intelligence local
governments can make informed decisions and be more effective When citizens can easily
interact with their government they are happier and more engaged When citizens and
government work together communities thrive
Tylerrsquos solutions can help you build a more productive connected community
See what all the buzz is about at
tylertechcomconnectedcommunities
18 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners is helping Long
Beach design build fnance operate and maintain
its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 19
CONTACT US 18009260234 | wwwhgacbuyorg | wwwfacebookcomHGACBuy
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bull Auxiliary Power amp Backup Generators
bull Emergency Equipment amp Supplies
bull Temporary Staffing Direct-Hire amp
Other Employer Services
bull Emergency Medical amp Rescue Equipment
bull Emergency Preparedness Safety Equipment
bull Law Enforcement Speed Detection amp Video Equipment
There are no limits on the number of
cooperative purchasing programs you
can join mdash and HGACBuy has a 40-year
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
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New Hampshire fre crew relies on ladder apparatus with a long reach
Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
an Oracle cloud-based 311 solution that enables
residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
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Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
Rocha with Miami City Commissioner Hardemon and
Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
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private sectorrsquos assumption of tasks like operations management and maintenance over an assetrsquos lifecycle Tat assumption can ensure maintenance throughout the contract and relieves the need for governments to defer maintenance on an asset which can often come from underestimating asset-related expenses from the beginning Regardless planning a P3 contract requires governments to conduct a lifecycle analysis of a project
ldquoI think itrsquos the nature of government just to look at the capital expense and then not worry about the maintenance costsrdquo Miller Gabriel says ldquoIf those maintenance costs really are much higher then
unfortunately those are the budgets that get cut and thatrsquos why the state of infrastructure is not really what it should be right now in the United Statesrdquo
DISPELLING DELUSIONS
With that assumption of operations and maintenance can come the erroneous belief that P3s entail the selling of an asset or that the private sector can have too much control of an asset Multiple experts note that relating P3s to this kind of privatization is one of the most widespread misconceptions about the model Te reality is quite the opposite according to Parkinson
ldquoTis is not about selling an asset and getting rid of itrdquo he says ldquoTroughout the lifecycle of the asset that wersquore talking about mdash the design phase the construction the fnancing the operations and the maintenance where all of those efciencies are to be gainedhellip [they] all take into consideration the bigger picture and the asset still being owned by the government entityrdquo
ldquoItrsquos the taxpayers who are paying for it so itrsquos the taxpayershellip the users of that facility [who] are ultimately the ones who are going to be the benefciaries of it and therefore theyrsquore the ones who should still own itrdquo he continues
Tis addresses another common misperception of P3s mdash that they yield ldquofree moneyrdquo A P3 functions as a procurement project delivery and fnancing mechanism but not a funding one Jamieson notes Tat procurement and delivery mechanism generally delivers a project ldquobetter faster cheaperrdquo and more efciently over a projectrsquos lifecycle according to Ziglar So while the private sector will certainly assume some fnancial risk the government will still have monetary skin in the game
A government can fnance a P3-generated asset in multiple ways If an asset generates revenue mdash Herberghs cites toll roads stormwater infrastructure and housing as examples mdash then a portion of those revenues can be used as concession payments for the private partner For projects that donrsquot generate revenue a government will
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COMMUNITIES
With seamless access to data effcient workfow and real business intelligence local
governments can make informed decisions and be more effective When citizens can easily
interact with their government they are happier and more engaged When citizens and
government work together communities thrive
Tylerrsquos solutions can help you build a more productive connected community
See what all the buzz is about at
tylertechcomconnectedcommunities
18 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners is helping Long
Beach design build fnance operate and maintain
its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 19
CONTACT US 18009260234 | wwwhgacbuyorg | wwwfacebookcomHGACBuy
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER IN COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
bull Auxiliary Power amp Backup Generators
bull Emergency Equipment amp Supplies
bull Temporary Staffing Direct-Hire amp
Other Employer Services
bull Emergency Medical amp Rescue Equipment
bull Emergency Preparedness Safety Equipment
bull Law Enforcement Speed Detection amp Video Equipment
There are no limits on the number of
cooperative purchasing programs you
can join mdash and HGACBuy has a 40-year
success record of cost-efficiency high
quality and reliability Join today with
the HGACBuy Interlocal Contract
Rely on the Buy
should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
products at workGPN
New Hampshire fre crew relies on ladder apparatus with a long reach
Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
an Oracle cloud-based 311 solution that enables
residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
For nearly 40 years Clearspan FabriC struCtures
has been covering sand and salt with structural solutions that protect and provide easy access
industry-leading Warranties - ClearSpan structures are built to last With triple-galvanized steel frames and durable covers they can withstand corrosive environments and will compliment your business for decades to come
Cost-eFFeCtive building solutions - Drastically reduce construction costs monthly utilities and maintenance requirements with a structure that is superior in quality
FinanCing available - Speak to your Truss Arch Specialist today
Visit WWWClearspanCom or call 18666431010
to find out how we can help with your structure needs
KEEP YOUR SAND AND SALT COVERED WITH A
CLEARSPAN STRUCTURE
SATISFIES
PURCHASING
REQUIREMENTS030117-CSS
Enjoy the convenience
cleanliness of INCINOLET in your
cabin home dockor boat
INCINOLET ndash stainless steel American made for years of satisfaction
Used in all climates around the world Tested listed by UL
NSFUSCG
Call 1-800-527-5551 wwwincinoletcom
RESEARCH PRODUCTS bull 2639 Andjon bull Dallas TX 75220
INCINOLET incinerates wasteto clean ash only electricity needed ndash 120 or 240 volts
24 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
Rocha with Miami City Commissioner Hardemon and
Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
MEET YOUR
MATCH
ICMArsquos Job Center is the single best career resource for job seekers and employers alike
itrsquos where yoursquoll reach the top management and management-track candidates n local government
Get started with the ICMA Job Center at icmaorgjobcenter | Follow us ICMAjobcenter
FOR JOB SEEKERS
bull Find the top local government management
and management-track jobs
bull More early and mid-career opportunites
bull Search by geographic locaton populaton
salary and job type
FOR EMPLOYERS
bull Reach ICMArsquos members the largest audience of
dedicated local government professionals worldwide
bull The right ft for your job with more than 12000 unique
visitors and over 150000 page views each month
bull Your jobs featured in our newsleter and included in our
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A whole feet of ways to make
short work of anything
Even paperwork
The object is simplicity
John Deere Contracts make buying simple All the paperwork has been fled
the bid process is done the approvals have happened and your equipment list
is ready Use your John Deere Contract to buy your equipment mdash the easy way
Find your contract now Visit JohnDeerecomlocal
Costco accepts Visa Purchasing Cards
Your Visa Government Purchasing Card is accepted at Costco
You can use your card to take advantage of money-saving prices
on a wide range of quality business products including
bull Ofce supplies and furniture
bull Janitorial and cleaning supplies
bull Grocery items
bull Restaurant supplies and commercial appliances
bull Much more
For a location near you visit Costcocom
Delivery available from Costco Business Centers in select markets
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often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners is helping Long
Beach design build fnance operate and maintain
its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 19
CONTACT US 18009260234 | wwwhgacbuyorg | wwwfacebookcomHGACBuy
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER IN COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
bull Auxiliary Power amp Backup Generators
bull Emergency Equipment amp Supplies
bull Temporary Staffing Direct-Hire amp
Other Employer Services
bull Emergency Medical amp Rescue Equipment
bull Emergency Preparedness Safety Equipment
bull Law Enforcement Speed Detection amp Video Equipment
There are no limits on the number of
cooperative purchasing programs you
can join mdash and HGACBuy has a 40-year
success record of cost-efficiency high
quality and reliability Join today with
the HGACBuy Interlocal Contract
Rely on the Buy
should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
products at workGPN
New Hampshire fre crew relies on ladder apparatus with a long reach
Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
an Oracle cloud-based 311 solution that enables
residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
For nearly 40 years Clearspan FabriC struCtures
has been covering sand and salt with structural solutions that protect and provide easy access
industry-leading Warranties - ClearSpan structures are built to last With triple-galvanized steel frames and durable covers they can withstand corrosive environments and will compliment your business for decades to come
Cost-eFFeCtive building solutions - Drastically reduce construction costs monthly utilities and maintenance requirements with a structure that is superior in quality
FinanCing available - Speak to your Truss Arch Specialist today
Visit WWWClearspanCom or call 18666431010
to find out how we can help with your structure needs
KEEP YOUR SAND AND SALT COVERED WITH A
CLEARSPAN STRUCTURE
SATISFIES
PURCHASING
REQUIREMENTS030117-CSS
Enjoy the convenience
cleanliness of INCINOLET in your
cabin home dockor boat
INCINOLET ndash stainless steel American made for years of satisfaction
Used in all climates around the world Tested listed by UL
NSFUSCG
Call 1-800-527-5551 wwwincinoletcom
RESEARCH PRODUCTS bull 2639 Andjon bull Dallas TX 75220
INCINOLET incinerates wasteto clean ash only electricity needed ndash 120 or 240 volts
24 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
Rocha with Miami City Commissioner Hardemon and
Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
MEET YOUR
MATCH
ICMArsquos Job Center is the single best career resource for job seekers and employers alike
itrsquos where yoursquoll reach the top management and management-track candidates n local government
Get started with the ICMA Job Center at icmaorgjobcenter | Follow us ICMAjobcenter
FOR JOB SEEKERS
bull Find the top local government management
and management-track jobs
bull More early and mid-career opportunites
bull Search by geographic locaton populaton
salary and job type
FOR EMPLOYERS
bull Reach ICMArsquos members the largest audience of
dedicated local government professionals worldwide
bull The right ft for your job with more than 12000 unique
visitors and over 150000 page views each month
bull Your jobs featured in our newsleter and included in our
popular ICMAjobcenter twiter feed
AT THE ICMA JOB CENTER
69639
A whole feet of ways to make
short work of anything
Even paperwork
The object is simplicity
John Deere Contracts make buying simple All the paperwork has been fled
the bid process is done the approvals have happened and your equipment list
is ready Use your John Deere Contract to buy your equipment mdash the easy way
Find your contract now Visit JohnDeerecomlocal
Costco accepts Visa Purchasing Cards
Your Visa Government Purchasing Card is accepted at Costco
You can use your card to take advantage of money-saving prices
on a wide range of quality business products including
bull Ofce supplies and furniture
bull Janitorial and cleaning supplies
bull Grocery items
bull Restaurant supplies and commercial appliances
bull Much more
For a location near you visit Costcocom
Delivery available from Costco Business Centers in select markets
copy 2017 Visa All Rights Reserved
18 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
often pay its private partner through availability payments or defned budget appropriations
Given each projectrsquos individualistic nature such funding methods could vary considerably across P3s But ldquoin general if yoursquove got a project that you donrsquot know how yoursquore going to pay for it over its life a P3 canrsquot solve that problemrdquo Ziglar says
Tis in turn highlights another major public sector misconception of P3s which is that they are a cure-all for any kind of public project P3s are not a ldquoone-size -fts- all model they wonrsquot work for every project Parkinson calls P3s simply ldquoanother tool in the toolboxrdquo
While P3s can work well for some projects experts agree that most successful P3 project share certain characteristics and that the private sector looks for such characteristics in consideration of becoming a private sector partner for a P3
PRIMING FOR P3 PERFECTION
Te frst thing local governments should know when exploring a P3 is that it entails a diferent way of doing things Herberghs says ldquoInitially it could be a little jarringrdquo
A major characteristic of a successful P3 project is that it addresses a ldquospecifc and critical needrdquo as Parkinson explains ldquoTese are not wish list projectsrdquo he says ldquoIf therersquos a criticality to the project to the need mdash thatrsquos the frst check in the boxrdquo
While traditional contracts can be procured with a specifc design in mind a P3 is best procured with a less prescriptive design says Jennifer Hara manager of P3s for the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships a P3 advisor for both sectors
ldquoYou know what it is that you want to be delivered in terms of the service and perhaps by whenrdquo she says ldquoBut you leave that fexibility in the procurement process for the private sector to be innovative and to come up with a better way to build that project and then deliver that servicerdquo
However certain aspects of the project should be clearly defned like clearly allocated risks Jamieson notes Te idea must be clearly defned (ie building a road) versus voicing general concepts like ldquorecreationrdquo An identifed and dedicated revenue stream should be present as well whether from concession payments or availability payments Measurable outputs like achievements should also be defned
Geof Stricker managing director of frequent private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure amp Real Estate recommends that governments issue an RFQ before an RFP to properly review a potential private partnerrsquos qualifcations and experience before more complications get introduced in proposals Doing so he says often yields a better project than a one-stage RFP would
ldquoWersquove seen examples of projects where perhaps unqualifed frms have made a shortlist in one and run into problemsrdquo Stricker says
Experts agree that the best P3s come from public entities that are prepared for such projects Just as P3 projects must be procured a certain way so too must the public sector team behind it be organized versed in P3s properly
Te frst step for a local government interested in a P3 is ensuring that the governmentrsquos state allows P3s for the type of project in question and what restraints (if any) exist Herberghs explains A government
Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners is helping Long
Beach design build fnance operate and maintain
its upcoming Long Beach Civic Center
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 19
CONTACT US 18009260234 | wwwhgacbuyorg | wwwfacebookcomHGACBuy
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER IN COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
bull Auxiliary Power amp Backup Generators
bull Emergency Equipment amp Supplies
bull Temporary Staffing Direct-Hire amp
Other Employer Services
bull Emergency Medical amp Rescue Equipment
bull Emergency Preparedness Safety Equipment
bull Law Enforcement Speed Detection amp Video Equipment
There are no limits on the number of
cooperative purchasing programs you
can join mdash and HGACBuy has a 40-year
success record of cost-efficiency high
quality and reliability Join today with
the HGACBuy Interlocal Contract
Rely on the Buy
should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
products at workGPN
New Hampshire fre crew relies on ladder apparatus with a long reach
Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
an Oracle cloud-based 311 solution that enables
residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
For nearly 40 years Clearspan FabriC struCtures
has been covering sand and salt with structural solutions that protect and provide easy access
industry-leading Warranties - ClearSpan structures are built to last With triple-galvanized steel frames and durable covers they can withstand corrosive environments and will compliment your business for decades to come
Cost-eFFeCtive building solutions - Drastically reduce construction costs monthly utilities and maintenance requirements with a structure that is superior in quality
FinanCing available - Speak to your Truss Arch Specialist today
Visit WWWClearspanCom or call 18666431010
to find out how we can help with your structure needs
KEEP YOUR SAND AND SALT COVERED WITH A
CLEARSPAN STRUCTURE
SATISFIES
PURCHASING
REQUIREMENTS030117-CSS
Enjoy the convenience
cleanliness of INCINOLET in your
cabin home dockor boat
INCINOLET ndash stainless steel American made for years of satisfaction
Used in all climates around the world Tested listed by UL
NSFUSCG
Call 1-800-527-5551 wwwincinoletcom
RESEARCH PRODUCTS bull 2639 Andjon bull Dallas TX 75220
INCINOLET incinerates wasteto clean ash only electricity needed ndash 120 or 240 volts
24 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
Rocha with Miami City Commissioner Hardemon and
Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
MEET YOUR
MATCH
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should then fnd any state-level guidance on P3s ldquoVery few states have that so sometimes it can be daunting for a local government professionalrdquo
As such getting educated on P3s becomes paramount Parkinson recommends contacting public ofcials who have handled P3s before contacting P3 associations and attending industry conferences
A key corollary to education and an important step is involving experienced third-party advisors and consultants throughout the planning and ultimate execution of a P3 Te reason is two-fold it helps a government feel empowered and avoid pitfalls But having advisors on hand is also more attractive to the private sector
ldquoEspecially if you havenrsquot done P3s before people are going to look around and theyrsquore going to say lsquowhorsquos advising this organizationrsquo And if itrsquos a group of advisors who have never done a P3 theyrsquore going to be a little more reluctant to get heavily engaged than if itrsquos a group of advisors who haverdquo Ziglar explains ldquoItrsquos the lawyers itrsquos the fnancial advisors itrsquos the technical advisors all three of themrdquo
Having those advisers work with an interdisciplinary internal team that handles the P3 is also critical Hara and Ziglar note Because P3s simultaneously involve so many work strengths like engineering law procurement and fnance having all of
those ofcials work in unison makes the process much more efcient and easier to navigate
Most experts agree that a key part of each P3 project is a ldquopolitical championrdquo mdash someone with signifcant government power (like a mayor city manager county chair etc) who is willing to do what it takes to see a P3 project through Sometimes that may entail a change in legislation or regulations but ldquoif you donrsquot have political support for a project then therersquos really no point in doing itrdquo Miller Gabriel notes
ldquoIrsquove been doing this for 30-something years and every project that has been successful had the right political champion behind it who was not only the champion but was empowered to go forwardrdquo Jamieson says
For Long Beach and its new civic center those champions were the the city manager and the mayors in ofce throughout the project Because of the championsrsquo combined eforts with other city ofcials and outside advisors Public Works Director Beck knows his city will be getting a great civic center in two years as well as in about 40 years once ownership reverts to the city
ldquoI now have a 40-year partnerrdquo he says ldquoItrsquos not just design it build it and walk away Tey are coming up with a design and they are constructing a building that they need to make sure is efcient and Irsquoll say proftable for them but that operates in a proftable environment for 40 yearsrdquo
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
products at workGPN
New Hampshire fre crew relies on ladder apparatus with a long reach
Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
an Oracle cloud-based 311 solution that enables
residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
For nearly 40 years Clearspan FabriC struCtures
has been covering sand and salt with structural solutions that protect and provide easy access
industry-leading Warranties - ClearSpan structures are built to last With triple-galvanized steel frames and durable covers they can withstand corrosive environments and will compliment your business for decades to come
Cost-eFFeCtive building solutions - Drastically reduce construction costs monthly utilities and maintenance requirements with a structure that is superior in quality
FinanCing available - Speak to your Truss Arch Specialist today
Visit WWWClearspanCom or call 18666431010
to find out how we can help with your structure needs
KEEP YOUR SAND AND SALT COVERED WITH A
CLEARSPAN STRUCTURE
SATISFIES
PURCHASING
REQUIREMENTS030117-CSS
Enjoy the convenience
cleanliness of INCINOLET in your
cabin home dockor boat
INCINOLET ndash stainless steel American made for years of satisfaction
Used in all climates around the world Tested listed by UL
NSFUSCG
Call 1-800-527-5551 wwwincinoletcom
RESEARCH PRODUCTS bull 2639 Andjon bull Dallas TX 75220
INCINOLET incinerates wasteto clean ash only electricity needed ndash 120 or 240 volts
24 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
Rocha with Miami City Commissioner Hardemon and
Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
MEET YOUR
MATCH
ICMArsquos Job Center is the single best career resource for job seekers and employers alike
itrsquos where yoursquoll reach the top management and management-track candidates n local government
Get started with the ICMA Job Center at icmaorgjobcenter | Follow us ICMAjobcenter
FOR JOB SEEKERS
bull Find the top local government management
and management-track jobs
bull More early and mid-career opportunites
bull Search by geographic locaton populaton
salary and job type
FOR EMPLOYERS
bull Reach ICMArsquos members the largest audience of
dedicated local government professionals worldwide
bull The right ft for your job with more than 12000 unique
visitors and over 150000 page views each month
bull Your jobs featured in our newsleter and included in our
popular ICMAjobcenter twiter feed
AT THE ICMA JOB CENTER
69639
A whole feet of ways to make
short work of anything
Even paperwork
The object is simplicity
John Deere Contracts make buying simple All the paperwork has been fled
the bid process is done the approvals have happened and your equipment list
is ready Use your John Deere Contract to buy your equipment mdash the easy way
Find your contract now Visit JohnDeerecomlocal
Costco accepts Visa Purchasing Cards
Your Visa Government Purchasing Card is accepted at Costco
You can use your card to take advantage of money-saving prices
on a wide range of quality business products including
bull Ofce supplies and furniture
bull Janitorial and cleaning supplies
bull Grocery items
bull Restaurant supplies and commercial appliances
bull Much more
For a location near you visit Costcocom
Delivery available from Costco Business Centers in select markets
copy 2017 Visa All Rights Reserved
20 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
products at workGPN
New Hampshire fre crew relies on ladder apparatus with a long reach
Te Keene NH Fire Department recently ordered a Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel heavy-duty aerial ladder to add to its feet from Pierce Manufacturing an Oshkosh company Delivery of the unit is scheduled for this coming October
A committee of three from the department was assigned to develop the specifcations and make recommendations to the fre chief ldquoOur goal during this process was to stay with a quintuple combination pumper confguration keep the same overall sized vehicle not compromise performance add improved safety features and get a longer ladder if possible and thatrsquos a tall orderrdquo says Fire Chief Mark Howard a 23-year veteran of the Keene Fire Department
ldquoAs we started our research Pierce came out with the Ascendant It was a high-profle rig in the single rear axle categoryrdquo Howard says ldquoBased on its longer reach ndash and because we could still have a waterway and maintain a high tip load capacity ndash we were impressed and eventually bought the truckrdquo
Te unitrsquos 107-foot aerial ladder features a weight optimized design structure that places weight and mass only where required Te aerial delivers a full 107-foot vertical reach and a 100-foot horizontal reach with
a below grade operation of -10 degrees Te ladderrsquos reach is 32 feet greater than a typical single rear axle aerial Since its launch the manufacturerrsquos research and development team has successfully completed three phases of a fatigue test on the Ascendant that demonstrate the equivalent of 20 years of service life
ldquoOur cityrsquos current ordinance requires that buildings canrsquot exceed six stories in height but our bigger issue is reach as many of our two- and three-story buildings have access issuesrdquo Howard adds ldquoTe Ascendant ladderrsquos extra 32 feet of reach is going to make a huge diferencerdquo
A Pierce dealer Minuteman Fire and Rescue Apparatus of Walpole Mass provides local service and support for the Keene Fire Department
Te Pierce Ascendant is available on a range of Pierce custom chassis including the Arrow XT Velocity Impel and Enforcer Additional body confgurations introduced since the launch of the Ascendant include the PUC pump Texas Chute Out body (side stack hosebed) and a no-pumpno-tank designPierce Manufacturing wwwpiercemfgcom
In the photo The Pierce Ascendant 107-foot steel
heavy-duty aerial ladder The fre apparatus ofers
a 107-foot reach which is the longest in the single
rear axle category according to the company
By Michael Keating
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
an Oracle cloud-based 311 solution that enables
residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
For nearly 40 years Clearspan FabriC struCtures
has been covering sand and salt with structural solutions that protect and provide easy access
industry-leading Warranties - ClearSpan structures are built to last With triple-galvanized steel frames and durable covers they can withstand corrosive environments and will compliment your business for decades to come
Cost-eFFeCtive building solutions - Drastically reduce construction costs monthly utilities and maintenance requirements with a structure that is superior in quality
FinanCing available - Speak to your Truss Arch Specialist today
Visit WWWClearspanCom or call 18666431010
to find out how we can help with your structure needs
KEEP YOUR SAND AND SALT COVERED WITH A
CLEARSPAN STRUCTURE
SATISFIES
PURCHASING
REQUIREMENTS030117-CSS
Enjoy the convenience
cleanliness of INCINOLET in your
cabin home dockor boat
INCINOLET ndash stainless steel American made for years of satisfaction
Used in all climates around the world Tested listed by UL
NSFUSCG
Call 1-800-527-5551 wwwincinoletcom
RESEARCH PRODUCTS bull 2639 Andjon bull Dallas TX 75220
INCINOLET incinerates wasteto clean ash only electricity needed ndash 120 or 240 volts
24 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
Rocha with Miami City Commissioner Hardemon and
Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
MEET YOUR
MATCH
ICMArsquos Job Center is the single best career resource for job seekers and employers alike
itrsquos where yoursquoll reach the top management and management-track candidates n local government
Get started with the ICMA Job Center at icmaorgjobcenter | Follow us ICMAjobcenter
FOR JOB SEEKERS
bull Find the top local government management
and management-track jobs
bull More early and mid-career opportunites
bull Search by geographic locaton populaton
salary and job type
FOR EMPLOYERS
bull Reach ICMArsquos members the largest audience of
dedicated local government professionals worldwide
bull The right ft for your job with more than 12000 unique
visitors and over 150000 page views each month
bull Your jobs featured in our newsleter and included in our
popular ICMAjobcenter twiter feed
AT THE ICMA JOB CENTER
69639
A whole feet of ways to make
short work of anything
Even paperwork
The object is simplicity
John Deere Contracts make buying simple All the paperwork has been fled
the bid process is done the approvals have happened and your equipment list
is ready Use your John Deere Contract to buy your equipment mdash the easy way
Find your contract now Visit JohnDeerecomlocal
Costco accepts Visa Purchasing Cards
Your Visa Government Purchasing Card is accepted at Costco
You can use your card to take advantage of money-saving prices
on a wide range of quality business products including
bull Ofce supplies and furniture
bull Janitorial and cleaning supplies
bull Grocery items
bull Restaurant supplies and commercial appliances
bull Much more
For a location near you visit Costcocom
Delivery available from Costco Business Centers in select markets
copy 2017 Visa All Rights Reserved
22 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Cloud-based solution helps San Jose transform citizen interactions
Until recently San Jose Calif had no true 311 system to route citizen service requests for things like removing abandoned vehicles fxing potholes and cleaning up grafti Te explosion in the number and kinds of channels that people use to communicate with city ofcials including mobile
phones email websites apps and social media has complicated the task of creating a 311 setup
ldquoWe wanted more in our customer relationship management (CRM) solution than just an app and portal that sprayed service request emails all over the placerdquo says Rob Lloyd San Josersquos CIO ldquoTatrsquos not a modern solutionrdquo
Te city needed an omni-channel ofering to reduce phone trafc while also providing a master
record of all citizen interactions Automatic routing of incidents mobile social and email marketing campaigns and GIS were other goals for the cityrsquos CRM setup
In late 2016 San Jose hired systems integrator AST Corporation to implement Oracle Service Cloud which would provide the city with a consolidated service request and communications management solution Te goal was to ofer the system via a user-friendly mobile app and within a platform that was integrated with management systems across city departments
ldquoImplementing the platform transforms the city from being reactive to providing a more knowledge-centered service environmentrdquo says Desiree Jaferies San Josersquos program manager for the cityrsquos call center ldquoIt will enable us to make decisions based on real-time data and analysisrdquo
In June 2017 the city launched My San Jose a mobile self-help platform built on the Oracle Service Cloud Citizens can use My San Jose to initiate service requests which are then communicated directly to city work crews Real-time status tracking enables citizens to follow the progress of their service requests
Residents can download My San Jose on their mobile devices or access it through an online portal Tey can report their service requests anonymously if they prefer by withholding their personal information Te app also includes My Home Services a feature that allows residents to input their address to receive personalized neighborhood service information like street sweeping waste collection and water service providersOracle wwworaclecom
In the photo the My San Jose mobile 311 app
an Oracle cloud-based 311 solution that enables
residents to report non-emergency service
requests via a modern mobile application
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
For nearly 40 years Clearspan FabriC struCtures
has been covering sand and salt with structural solutions that protect and provide easy access
industry-leading Warranties - ClearSpan structures are built to last With triple-galvanized steel frames and durable covers they can withstand corrosive environments and will compliment your business for decades to come
Cost-eFFeCtive building solutions - Drastically reduce construction costs monthly utilities and maintenance requirements with a structure that is superior in quality
FinanCing available - Speak to your Truss Arch Specialist today
Visit WWWClearspanCom or call 18666431010
to find out how we can help with your structure needs
KEEP YOUR SAND AND SALT COVERED WITH A
CLEARSPAN STRUCTURE
SATISFIES
PURCHASING
REQUIREMENTS030117-CSS
Enjoy the convenience
cleanliness of INCINOLET in your
cabin home dockor boat
INCINOLET ndash stainless steel American made for years of satisfaction
Used in all climates around the world Tested listed by UL
NSFUSCG
Call 1-800-527-5551 wwwincinoletcom
RESEARCH PRODUCTS bull 2639 Andjon bull Dallas TX 75220
INCINOLET incinerates wasteto clean ash only electricity needed ndash 120 or 240 volts
24 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
Rocha with Miami City Commissioner Hardemon and
Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
MEET YOUR
MATCH
ICMArsquos Job Center is the single best career resource for job seekers and employers alike
itrsquos where yoursquoll reach the top management and management-track candidates n local government
Get started with the ICMA Job Center at icmaorgjobcenter | Follow us ICMAjobcenter
FOR JOB SEEKERS
bull Find the top local government management
and management-track jobs
bull More early and mid-career opportunites
bull Search by geographic locaton populaton
salary and job type
FOR EMPLOYERS
bull Reach ICMArsquos members the largest audience of
dedicated local government professionals worldwide
bull The right ft for your job with more than 12000 unique
visitors and over 150000 page views each month
bull Your jobs featured in our newsleter and included in our
popular ICMAjobcenter twiter feed
AT THE ICMA JOB CENTER
69639
A whole feet of ways to make
short work of anything
Even paperwork
The object is simplicity
John Deere Contracts make buying simple All the paperwork has been fled
the bid process is done the approvals have happened and your equipment list
is ready Use your John Deere Contract to buy your equipment mdash the easy way
Find your contract now Visit JohnDeerecomlocal
Costco accepts Visa Purchasing Cards
Your Visa Government Purchasing Card is accepted at Costco
You can use your card to take advantage of money-saving prices
on a wide range of quality business products including
bull Ofce supplies and furniture
bull Janitorial and cleaning supplies
bull Grocery items
bull Restaurant supplies and commercial appliances
bull Much more
For a location near you visit Costcocom
Delivery available from Costco Business Centers in select markets
copy 2017 Visa All Rights Reserved
americancityandcountycom | September 2017 23
Fighting Zika by trapping and killing mosquitos
In the summer of 2016 the Zika virus gained worldwide attention as thousands of cases emerged in South America Once contracted patients experience fu-like symptoms including fever rash headache and muscle pain One of the most critical concerns however is for women who are pregnant Zika has been proven to cause serious birth defects including microcephaly which inhibits the development of the infantrsquos brain resulting in a smaller-than-normal head intellectual disabilities and poor motor function
By October 2016 Zika had spread to Miami Fla Of the 178 local cases reported 124 were pregnant women Te city established three ldquoZika Zonesrdquo or active transmission areas which included the Little Haiti Little River and Liberty City neighborhoods To combat the spread of Zika local authorities accelerated the rate of insecticide spraying daily
While these insecticides are efective in reducing the mosquito population they also kill benefcial pollinating
insects such as honeybees thereby negatively impacting the local ecosystem Furthermore residents of the Zika Zones expressed concern about the amounts of chemicals being used near their homes and families
Miami city ofcials decided to turn to indooroutdoor insect traps manufactured by DynaTrap that trap and kill mosquitoes Miami Mayor Tomaacutes Regalado and City Commissioner Keon Hardemon distributed 100 of DynaTraprsquos DT2000XLP one-acre mosquito traps to local residents in Zika Zones
Te device emits ultraviolet light and carbon dioxide to mimic the human body and lure in mosquitoes then uses a quiet fan to vacuum the insects into a retaining cage where they dehydrate and die It starts working immediately to trap mosquitoes and other predatory insects and reaches maximum efectiveness in disrupting the mosquito lifecycle after 6-8 weeks Each mosquito caught prevents hundreds of eggs from being laid within the one-acre coverage area
For nearly 40 years Clearspan FabriC struCtures
has been covering sand and salt with structural solutions that protect and provide easy access
industry-leading Warranties - ClearSpan structures are built to last With triple-galvanized steel frames and durable covers they can withstand corrosive environments and will compliment your business for decades to come
Cost-eFFeCtive building solutions - Drastically reduce construction costs monthly utilities and maintenance requirements with a structure that is superior in quality
FinanCing available - Speak to your Truss Arch Specialist today
Visit WWWClearspanCom or call 18666431010
to find out how we can help with your structure needs
KEEP YOUR SAND AND SALT COVERED WITH A
CLEARSPAN STRUCTURE
SATISFIES
PURCHASING
REQUIREMENTS030117-CSS
Enjoy the convenience
cleanliness of INCINOLET in your
cabin home dockor boat
INCINOLET ndash stainless steel American made for years of satisfaction
Used in all climates around the world Tested listed by UL
NSFUSCG
Call 1-800-527-5551 wwwincinoletcom
RESEARCH PRODUCTS bull 2639 Andjon bull Dallas TX 75220
INCINOLET incinerates wasteto clean ash only electricity needed ndash 120 or 240 volts
24 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
Rocha with Miami City Commissioner Hardemon and
Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
MEET YOUR
MATCH
ICMArsquos Job Center is the single best career resource for job seekers and employers alike
itrsquos where yoursquoll reach the top management and management-track candidates n local government
Get started with the ICMA Job Center at icmaorgjobcenter | Follow us ICMAjobcenter
FOR JOB SEEKERS
bull Find the top local government management
and management-track jobs
bull More early and mid-career opportunites
bull Search by geographic locaton populaton
salary and job type
FOR EMPLOYERS
bull Reach ICMArsquos members the largest audience of
dedicated local government professionals worldwide
bull The right ft for your job with more than 12000 unique
visitors and over 150000 page views each month
bull Your jobs featured in our newsleter and included in our
popular ICMAjobcenter twiter feed
AT THE ICMA JOB CENTER
69639
A whole feet of ways to make
short work of anything
Even paperwork
The object is simplicity
John Deere Contracts make buying simple All the paperwork has been fled
the bid process is done the approvals have happened and your equipment list
is ready Use your John Deere Contract to buy your equipment mdash the easy way
Find your contract now Visit JohnDeerecomlocal
Costco accepts Visa Purchasing Cards
Your Visa Government Purchasing Card is accepted at Costco
You can use your card to take advantage of money-saving prices
on a wide range of quality business products including
bull Ofce supplies and furniture
bull Janitorial and cleaning supplies
bull Grocery items
bull Restaurant supplies and commercial appliances
bull Much more
For a location near you visit Costcocom
Delivery available from Costco Business Centers in select markets
copy 2017 Visa All Rights Reserved
24 September 2017 | americancityandcountycom
GPN products at work
Te units do not emit any harmful chemicals nor does it afect benefcial insects such as honeybees
Te city worked closely with DynaTrap set up the devices in local parks community centers and private homes Each trap was strategically placed about 20-40 feet away from primary gathering areas and set to run 247 Local residents and city ofcials quickly noticed a dramatic diference in the local mosquito population Ken Simmons Park Manager at Athalie Range Park stated ldquoIt defnitely made a diference in the amount of mosquitoes in the parkrdquo
Miami City Commissioner Keon Hardemon added ldquoTe use of the DynaTrap helped to reduce the mosquito population infected with the Zika Virus Te partnership with DynaTrap was a testament of the impact that can be made when both the private and public sector come together for the good of the communityrdquoDyna Trap wwwdynatrapcom
In the photos Page 20 shows DynaTraprsquos John Rocha setting
up a device at a Florida Residentrsquos home Above Miami
Mayor Tomaacutes Pedro Regalado with City Commissioner
Keon Hardemon and Florida House Representative Roy
Hardemon thanking DynaTrap for their work Below
Rocha with Miami City Commissioner Hardemon and
Representative Hardemon demonstrating DynaTrap
MEET YOUR
MATCH
ICMArsquos Job Center is the single best career resource for job seekers and employers alike
itrsquos where yoursquoll reach the top management and management-track candidates n local government
Get started with the ICMA Job Center at icmaorgjobcenter | Follow us ICMAjobcenter
FOR JOB SEEKERS
bull Find the top local government management
and management-track jobs
bull More early and mid-career opportunites
bull Search by geographic locaton populaton
salary and job type
FOR EMPLOYERS
bull Reach ICMArsquos members the largest audience of
dedicated local government professionals worldwide
bull The right ft for your job with more than 12000 unique
visitors and over 150000 page views each month
bull Your jobs featured in our newsleter and included in our
popular ICMAjobcenter twiter feed
AT THE ICMA JOB CENTER
69639
A whole feet of ways to make
short work of anything
Even paperwork
The object is simplicity
John Deere Contracts make buying simple All the paperwork has been fled
the bid process is done the approvals have happened and your equipment list
is ready Use your John Deere Contract to buy your equipment mdash the easy way
Find your contract now Visit JohnDeerecomlocal
Costco accepts Visa Purchasing Cards
Your Visa Government Purchasing Card is accepted at Costco
You can use your card to take advantage of money-saving prices
on a wide range of quality business products including
bull Ofce supplies and furniture
bull Janitorial and cleaning supplies
bull Grocery items
bull Restaurant supplies and commercial appliances
bull Much more
For a location near you visit Costcocom
Delivery available from Costco Business Centers in select markets
copy 2017 Visa All Rights Reserved
69639
A whole feet of ways to make
short work of anything
Even paperwork
The object is simplicity
John Deere Contracts make buying simple All the paperwork has been fled
the bid process is done the approvals have happened and your equipment list
is ready Use your John Deere Contract to buy your equipment mdash the easy way
Find your contract now Visit JohnDeerecomlocal
Costco accepts Visa Purchasing Cards
Your Visa Government Purchasing Card is accepted at Costco
You can use your card to take advantage of money-saving prices
on a wide range of quality business products including
bull Ofce supplies and furniture
bull Janitorial and cleaning supplies
bull Grocery items
bull Restaurant supplies and commercial appliances
bull Much more
For a location near you visit Costcocom
Delivery available from Costco Business Centers in select markets
copy 2017 Visa All Rights Reserved
Costco accepts Visa Purchasing Cards
Your Visa Government Purchasing Card is accepted at Costco
You can use your card to take advantage of money-saving prices
on a wide range of quality business products including
bull Ofce supplies and furniture
bull Janitorial and cleaning supplies
bull Grocery items
bull Restaurant supplies and commercial appliances
bull Much more
For a location near you visit Costcocom
Delivery available from Costco Business Centers in select markets
copy 2017 Visa All Rights Reserved