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President’s Message By: Tom Holdrege, President

Ahhh….the Holiday Season is upon us.

I’m sure everyone is wrapping up

their shopping and getting ready for

all of the parties where we get

together with friends, family, co-

workers, and peers to share in the

merriment of the season. It is also a

time for reflection on the past year

and a peek forward to the coming year.

Now that the Sierra Chapter Board of Directors has had a

chance to meet a handful of times, we have plotted the

course for the coming year and have come up with some

ideas to help “mix things up” and, most importantly, boost

attendance at our monthly meetings. Several ideas have

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No Sierra Chapter Meeting in December

Friday, January 9, 2015, 11:30—1:30pm

Joint APWA/ACEC Meeting

**Please note different time and location!**

Red Lion Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento

11:30am—Networking / 12:00pm—Program Starts

Speaker: Assemblyman Jim Cooper

Register online at: http://sacramento.apwa.net/

Cost: $25 if a member or a student and registered online

before Monday, January 5, 2015;

$35 for non-members and all member registrations made

on or after January 5, 2015

Thursday, January 15, 2015

ACEC-CA Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet &

Current Issues Forum / Special plea to have your firm

represented at ACEC CA events. We need to show a large

number of people in attendance to have an IMPACT in

the presence of government representatives.

See Page 5 for details

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

General Dinner Meeting

Speaker: TBD

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Meetings are at the Sacramento Hilton unless otherwise noted.

5:00 - 6:00pm Board Meeting / 6:00 - 6:30pm Networking

6:30pm General Membership Dinner Meeting

Member Cost: $35 - Non-Member $50

You are responsible for your RSVP and will be invoiced

unless you cancel reservations 24 hours in advance.

In This Issue

Joint APWA/ACEC Joint Meeting - Assemblyman Jim Cooper 2

New Event Planned – Sierra Chapter Excellence Awards Ceremony!

2

Tim Quinn, Executive Director of ACWA — November Meeting Recap

3

Stanton Engineering, ACEC-CA Company Profile 4

ACEC-CA State Events Overview 5

President’s Message continued 5

2014-15 Board of Directors 6

CEQA & Subdivision Map Act Seminars Flyer 7

December 2014

Page No. 2 ACEC California/Sierra Chapter Newsletter - December 2014

Assemblyman Jim Cooper to Address our Joint ACEC/APWA Meeting on January 9th By Cheryl Creson, Director

Our annual joint meeting with the

Sacramento Chapter of APWA is right

around the corner and always draws a big

crowd. This years meeting should carry on

that tradition with Assemblyman Jim

Cooper as our special guest.

Assemblyman Jim Cooper has served his

community for over 30 years – as a highly decorated law

enforcement officer, a Mayor, City Councilmember, and

volunteer working with at-risk youth.

Assemblyman Cooper was recently elected as the District 9

Assemblyman. He has worked throughout much of the 9th

Assembly District which includes the Sacramento and San

Joaquin County communities of Elk Grove, Galt, Lodi, and

portions of south Sacramento. He served as a Sacramento

Sheriff's Department Captain with 30 years in law

enforcement. Assemblyman Cooper has also spent the past

14 years serving the people of Elk Grove, as the City’s first

Mayor, with a total of two terms as Mayor and four terms

on the City Council.

As an Elk Grove Councilmember, he oversaw a large Capital

Improvement Program with roadways, interchanges,

development, parks etc. His interests include the

environment – cleaner air and water, open space, reduced

traffic congestion, and new green energy sources. Other

interests include education, small businesses and public

safety.

Cooper has had a lifelong passion for community service

and young people, and has served on the boards of the

Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers & Big Sisters, WIND Youth

Services, and the Sacramento Children’s Receiving Home.

He is a graduate of West Point Leadership Academy and FBI

National Academy, with Master's degree in Organizational

Leadership from St. Mary's College.

Join ACEC and APWA members on Friday, January 9th to

hear the latest in the California Assembly!

At the November Board of Director’s meeting, the directors approved the concept of creating Chapter awards for

project excellence and holding a reception to honor the winners.

The purpose of the award competition and event is to:

Recognize the good works of Chapter members,

Encourage Chapter members to consider participating in State Awards Event, and

Provide an opportunity for Sierra Chapter visibility (to members, clients & non-members).

Award categories and judging criteria will be developed by committee members. The committee expects to issue a

call for nominations in February, with applications due in April.

The Sierra Chapter Engineering Excellence reception is tentatively planned to be held in May (date TBD) in place of

the regular Chapter meeting. Sponsorship opportunities will be available.

The committee is currently composed of Jane Rozga, Landon Blake, Harvey Oslick, and Steve Greenfield. If you are

interested in helping to recognize the cool work of Chapter members and plan an exciting event, contact Jane at

[email protected].

New Event Planned – Sierra Chapter Excellence Awards Ceremony!

mailto:[email protected]


The November meeting speaker was

Timothy Quinn, Executive Director of the

Association of California Water Agencies

(ACWA). With offices in Sacramento and

Washington, D.C., ACWA is a statewide

association whose 450 local public water

agency members are responsible for about

90% of the water delivered in California.

Mr. Quinn gave a very insightful summary of current water

issues relevant to our specific area and to the State as a whole

including:

A review of drought conditions and the ways that drought

has focused attention

Governor Brown’s Leadership on a Comprehensive Water

Action Plan

Voter-Approved Water Bond

Historic Groundwater Legislation

Tim presented the following graphic, dated November 4,

2014, prepared by USDA and NOAA demonstrating that 80%

of the State is now in Extreme Drought and 55% is in

Exceptional Drought.

The water crisis has focused the attention of legislators and

voters who have approved some major policy issues. The

Statewide Water Action Plan represents a plan to invest in a

comprehensive program to achieve the coequal goals and

prepare for future droughts. In summary, the

Comprehensive Water Strategy includes the following six

points:

Conserve more

Store more

Fix the Delta

The Water Bond appeared as Proposition 1 on the

November 2014 election. The Water Bond is a $7.545 billion

package that includes the following allocations:

Storage = $2.7 billion

Local Resources = $2.434 billion

Watersheds/Flood Management = $1.89 billion

Safe Drinking Water = $520 million

Historic Groundwater Legislation was passed in 2014 in the

form of three separate bills: two by State Senator Pavley

and one by State Assemblyman Dickinson. The intent of the

new Groundwater Legislation is the following:

Commit the state to sustainable groundwater

management

Promote local control

Require groundwater sustainability plans in high and

medium use basins

Authorize management tools for local agencies

Create a State level “backstop” to monitor local

Groundwater Sustainability Agencies for compliance

Define time frames for accomplishing goals

As the leader of the largest statewide association

representing water agencies, Mr. Quinn was able to present

an excellent overview of current water issues for the State

of California.

Tim Quinn, Executive Director of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) — November Meeting Recap By Chad Coleman, Director

Manage groundwater

Provide safe drinking water

Invest in habitat and watersheds


Stanton Engineering is a multi-disciplinary MEP design firm with nine full-time

employees, three of whom are licensed professional engineers (2-mechanical & 1-

electrical). Our Senior Engineers have 80+ years of combined experience in the

Sacramento region. We design all types of electrical, mechanical, and control

systems for a variety of projects including: Parks & Recreation, Correctional/

Justice, Office, Multi Family Residential, Water/Wastewater Plants, and Education

Facilities.

Our firm provides a single source responsibility for engineering, consulting, and

construction phase services. We are proficient in all delivery methods including

design/bid, design/build, design assist, and integrated project delivery. Our

approach to MEP design includes a concentration on spatial coordination of

systems with detailed and constructible design documents.

Stanton Engineering is adept in integrating existing systems into new construction.

We currently have base agreements with CSUS, UCD, CADA, and the County of

Solano where the typical scope of work is to replace, modernize, optimize and

reconfigure existing systems for changing needs.

Current retrofit projects include:

Replacement of the HVAC, plumbing, corridor lighting, and fire alarm systems

for a residence hall at CSU, Sacramento.

Replacement of the HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems for several

teaching and research labs at UC Davis.

Boiler and chiller replacements for four (4) buildings owned by the County of

Solano.

Several ongoing HVAC, plumbing and electrical retrofit projects for Atria

Senior Living.

Electrical Services

Survey & Analysis Reports

Feasibility Studies

Economic Cost Analyses (Lifecycle)

Cost Estimation & Evaluation

Development of Alternative Solutions

Utility Company Coordination

Power Distribution

Lighting Design

Energy Code Compliance Documentation

An ACEC-CA Company Profile

Mechanical Services

Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

Energy Modeling

Systems Commissioning

Feasibility Studies

HVAC System Design

Plumbing System Design

Construction Cost Estimating

Energy Code Compliance

Documentation

Placer County Water Agency - Lincoln

Metering and Hydroelectric Station, Lincoln, CA

16 Powerhouse, Sacramento, CA

CSUS - Broad Athletic Facility; Sacramento, CA.

Contact:

Mike Stanton, PE, LEED AP ®

President

1819 K Street, Suite 250,

Sacramento, CA 95811

P 916.288.6250 / F 916.288.6239

www.stantoneng.com


President’s Message continued

www.acec-ca.org/doc.asp?id=2455. Suffice it to say, ACEC

-CA and the Sierra Chapter are working hard to keep up

with our ever-changing business environment.

The Sierra Chapter Board of Directors encourage members

to approach us and share ideas on how we can improve and

how we can accomplish our goal of keeping things fresh and

interesting at the chapter level. Please contact me or any

of our Board members directly. After all, we are here to

serve!

I hope that all of you have a wonderful holiday season and

that you and your firms enjoy a fruitful and prosperous

2015.

Cheers,

Tom

come to light during our discussions, including hosting an

awards dinner to honor projects and firms that deserve

recognition, continuing with last year’s addition of a luncheon

meeting followed by golf in the spring, and encouraging firms

to enlist their younger professionals to attend meetings on a

regular basis. At the State level, ACEC-CA is also changing

things up in 2015, separating Legislative Visit Day (March 25)

and the Engineering Excellence Awards (January 15), putting

together an informative blog called The Voice of ACEC

California, and becoming more active on Facebook, Twitter,

and LinkedIn. In addition, ACEC-CA has launched its first

annual YouTube contest to encourage high school students to

submit a video on engineering by January 15, 2015. Details on

the contest are on the ACEC-CA website at:

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1. Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet & Current Issues Forum

Join ACEC California on January 15 as we honor the winners of the 2015 Engineering Excellence Awards competition.

There will also be a CEQA, Subdivision Map Act and Current Indemnity Issues Forum offered this day. Register today

and reserve your room by December 26th!! CLICK HERE for more information.

2. CEQA & Subdivision Map Act Seminars

CEQA and Subdivision Map Act seminars will be offered on January 15th for MCLE credit and all attendees will

receive a copy of the new 2015 publication. The seminars will be presented by top attorneys in the field. Don’t miss

this opportunity to attend in Sacramento, space is limited! Attached is the seminar flier.

3. National ACEC PAC

California has the largest delegation of congressional representatives in Washington D.C. and as such we should be

contributing proportionately to our national ACEC PAC. If you have not made an individual contribution yet this

year, please do so. ACEC California is lagging behind the relative contributions from other ACEC state member

organizations. CLICK HERE for the contribution form, CLICK HERE to see a sweepstakes where you might win if you

contribute! CLICK HERE to see what Chapters have contributed so far!

Build a Better California – Have Your Firm Represented!

Mark your Calendar for these Upcoming ACEC-CA State Events!


Lisa Thut, CPSM (Blackburn)

Newsletter Editor

916.375.8706

[email protected]

Debbie LoCicero

Recording Secretary

916-203-2474

[email protected]

Kristen Kho

Webmaster

[email protected]

Officers

Tom Holdrege, President

(Holdrege & Kull)

530.478.1305

[email protected]

Harvey Oslick, Vice President

(Wood Rodgers)

(916) 326-5297

[email protected]

Dana Remington, Secty/

Treasurer

(Andregg Geomatics)

530.885.7072

[email protected]

Directors

Landon Blake

(O’Dell Engineering)

209.571.1765

[email protected]

Chad Coleman

(Coleman Engineering)

916.791.1188

[email protected]

Cheryl Creson

(Parsons Brinckerhoff)

(916) 567-2520

[email protected]

Mark Gilbert

(ENGEO)

916.786.8883

[email protected]

Marco Palilla

(HDR Engineering, Inc.)

916.817.4878

[email protected]

Jane Rozga

(CH2M HILL)

(916) 920-0300

[email protected]

State Directors

Tom Holdrege (2018)

(Holdrege & Kull)

530.478.1305

[email protected]

Ted Hopkins (2017)

(Shannon & Wilson)

916.438.2301

[email protected]

Steve Greenfield (2016)

(Cunningham Engineering)

530.758.2026

[email protected]

Ed Henderson (2015)

(CH2M Hill/Sacramento)

916.286.0428

[email protected]

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