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2015 Construction Inspection Conference

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It was another successful year at the 2015 Annual APWA Colorado Chapter Construc-tion Inspection Conference! The APWA Colorado Chapter hosted over 150 public works inspectors, engineers, speakers and vendors from across the state at the Wildlife Experience in Parker, Colorado, on February 5 and 6, 2015. John Burke, PE, City of Westminster and Dave Skuodas, PE, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District kicked off the confer-ence with a discussion on Westminster’s “Exciting, ‘Boring’ Project,” where they dis-cussed choosing the right tunneling tech-nology for project conditions, and realizing the value Construction Management/Gen-eral Contractor contracting methodologies will bring to public projects. Alysia Tien and Emilio Llamozas, from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8 discussed the EPA’s role in respect to regional, state and local entities regarding EPA Stormwater Inspections and permit re-quirements. The Colorado Ready Mix Con-crete Association (CRMCA) was represented by Kevin Kane, Holcim (US), Inc. Kevin dis-cussed Cold Weather Concrete operations in Colorado and provided take home tips on interpretation of ACI 306R-10 Guide to Cold Weather Concreting.

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Shane Chevalier, PE, described the most current CDOT specifications regarding Pavement Marking Test Studies and Appli-cations. He explained why revisions were made and identified common field issues that lead to premature degradation of pave-ment markings. Marc Cleveland, CTL Thompson and Joe Har-ris, Hayward Baker, presented on “Trench Backfill Remediation using Compaction Grouting Techniques.” Attendees are now able to recommend grouting technologies to treat problems in situ with minimal im-pacts to traffic and the public. Jason Caldwell, Vice President of Business Development, Sanborn, spoke about a drone’s eye view on public works applica-tions, where he summarized the economic, and time efficiencies on utilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on projects.

A big hit with conference attendees was Ryan Nataluk, PE, Stantec, who presented on the history of bridge inspections in the United States. After explaining the impor-tance of the National Bridge Inspection Standards, he differentiated between minor safety concerns and critical inspection find-ings during the bridge inspection process. Ryan featured impressive bird’s eye video

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2015 ConstructionInspection ConferencePresident’s Message2015-2016 PublicWorks InstitutePast Presidents CommitteeWest Slope Branch Update2015 CongressRegion IX Dinner2015 Spring Street ConferenceWest Slope Scholarships2015 Snow & Ice ConferenceYoung Professionals UpdatePublic Works Week2015 Spring Golf Tournament2015 AnnualChapter Conference 2015 APWA Awards ProgramCARMA Winter Workshop News & Announcements

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and photos of Stantec’s inspections of the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Till-man Memorial Bridge in Henderson, Nevada.

Todd Gonser, Cutler Repaving and William Kennedy, PE, City/County of Denver presented on “Heater Repaving, the Right Treatment at the Right Time.” They explained and evaluated the economic and envi-ronmental benefits with the heater repaving process. In addition to talking about the proper condition level of streets to best utilize the in place-recycling process, they also talked about inspection duties and consideration on the important construction aspects to consider during in-place-recycling. Brandon Joy, EIT, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), ex-plained the “recipe for success” of CDOT’s recent Concrete Specifica-tion Modifications. In addition to translating the most current Colo-rado concrete specifications and why changes were made, Brandon spoke to common field issues that lead to premature degradation in concrete pavements and how inspectors could correlate the impor-tance of elements of pavement design to the life of pavements.

Last, Jerry Nery, PE, Denver Union Station FasTracks presented on the transportation transformation of the Denver Union Station. Jerry pro-vided an overview of FasTracks, and spoke to the Design/Build project contract vs. the typical Design-Bid-Build contracting process. He also mentioned the public/private financing and transit components to the Denver Union Station’s vibrant redevelopment.

The conference partnered with the Colorado Asphalt Pavement As-sociation through the Rocky Mountain Asphalt Education Center to provide a reduced rate for the RMAEC Inspector Education Course in conjunction with the Level I LABCAT Inspector Certification. The course and certification were coordinated so that it could be offered the day prior to the conference. Thank you CAPA and RMAEC!

Once again, the conference featured a comprehensive construction inspection test and an “Inspector of the Year” plaque was awarded to Al Alva, of the City of Thornton, Colorado by John McCarty, PE, APWA Colorado Chapter President. Congratulations Al!

The 2015 Conference planning committee consisted of Hans Jor-gensen from the City & County of Broomfield, Richard Abeyta from the City and County of Denver, John Juranek from Douglas County, Wanda DeVargas from the City of Greenwood Village, Kelly Leedy from the City of Loveland, Chad Endsley from the City of Wheatridge, and Pamela Weimer, APWA Colorado Chapter.

Thank you to all who made this year’s conference a success. The com-mittee is looking to continually make improvements to best serve the APWA membership and welcomes any comments, suggestions and additional volunteers. Please forward these to Wanda DeVargas, City of Greenwood Village, 10001 E. Costilla Ave., Greenwood Village, CO 80112, 303-708-6140; wdevargas@greenwoodvillage.com.

Wanda DeVargasCity of Greenwood Village

Construction Inspection Conference Committee Chair

2015 Construction Inspection Conference

Inspector of the Year plaque was awarded to Al Alva (cen-ter), City of Thornton by John McCarty, APWA Colorado Chapter President (left) and Wanda DeVargas, Conference Chair, (right).

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Message from the President

I am writing this message on April Fool’s Day, which got me thinking about pranks. I haven’t done a prank on anyone and no one has pulled one on me, so far. How would your organization tolerate/accept pranks in the workplace? I have worked in organizations that enjoyed really well done pranks, and others that were too staid and formal for anyone to even think about pranks.

A good friend of mine, in El Paso County, Jim White, is a huge New York Yankees fan. If the Yankees were scheduled to play in Denver, against the Rockies, Jim made sure he had tickets. A few years back, the Rockies swept the Yankees, meaning they won all three of the games played. On Monday morning, when Jim returned to work, he found a street sweeper parked in his assigned parking place. He enjoyed the prank, as did the 150 employees at the site, who all knew about it. My Dad got one of his neighbors good, years ago, when early one April First, he called the neighbor to say that some horses had gotten loose and were in his yard eating his early spring flowers. The neighbor ran out of his house in his pajamas, to great laughter from my Dad. They talked about that one for years to follow.

All of this is to lead you to think about the culture of your organization. Whether you are the boss or somewhere else on the organizational chart, can you accurately and honestly describe your culture? Can you classify it as positive, fun, informal, and inclusive? Or is it more formal, hierarchical, bureaucratic, and serious? I can tell you, for a fact, that it should be the former and not the latter. I can also tell you, that you, as an individual, can influ-ence and create change. It can start with a very small work group, a few who eat lunch together, or cube mates. A friend of mine, Phyllis Lundy, who provides fantastic leadership and development training, says that change is “gentle persuasion applied continuously”. By the time you read this, it won’t be appropriate to institute an April Fool’s Day prank. But what about next year? Would it be accepted by those around you? If not, you have a year to work on changing the environment in your workplace. A well done prank can also take that long to plan.

We have some great Chapter activities coming up soon. Are you making plans to attend Congress and the Chap-ter dinner in Phoenix, the Western Snow and Ice Conference in Loveland, the Chapter Annual Conference in Breckenridge and the Winter Workshop in Parker? Can you join the Young Professionals at one of their upcom-ing events (they are very accepting of older members, like your President)? Each of these is an opportunity to network, build relationships, get questions answered, and to learn how you can continuously apply gentle persuasion, to create positive change in your organization.

John McCarty, PWLF

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Past Presidents Hear About ExpandedCommuter Rail

A dozen Chapter Past Presidents gathered in Downtown Denver February 18th for lunch, conversation and a presentation on work underway to bring commuter rail to the Front Range.

The group heard from Bob Briggs, Facili-tator for CO Rail Now, a movement and vision to enhance overall public and busi-ness transportation for Colorado. Briggs is a former Adams County Commissioner, RTD Board member, State Legislator and currently serves as Mayor Pro-tem on the West-minster City Council. CO Rail Now (CRN) is a Colorado nonprofit corporation dedicated to the idea that Colorado was settled in 1870 by “rail” that created communities and support-ed the growth and development in Colorado. Briggs asserted that “CRN’s goal is to establish a viable rail system from Pueblo to Fort Collins by working with Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific Railroads, RTD, State Legislature and CDOT.”

Bob Briggs described a visionary 240 mile railroad rail and right-of-way exchange that would relocate heavy rail traffic outside the Front Range Region and provide rail systems for lo-cal and regional passenger, business and light freight to the Front Range communities and all 64 Colorado counties. “A series of intergovernmental agreements and formation of rail districts would be the process to establish the exchange of rail and rights-of-way and launch needed rail transportation networks for citizens and businesses,” Briggs stated. Dialogue

and involvement and public information is welcome from the public by calling CO Rail Now at 303-981-4141.

The Past Presidents Committee plans additional meetings and programs throughout the balance of 2015 and continues to be a resource for the Chap-ter President and Board of Directors.

Guest Speaker, Bob Briggs presents to theChapter Past Presidents

Ron Hellbusch and Ned WilliamsPast Presidents Committee Co-Chairs

The Rocky Mountain Public Works Institute provides a regional program that educates and elevates public works employees, helping them achieve their management and leadership potential through interactive classes taught by experienced public work officials. The Insti-tute follows the proven APWA model that has been successfully implemented by a number of other Chapters throughout the country.

The Rocky Mountain Public Works Institute is targeted at developing managers and lead-ers who are seeking to grow from a non-supervisory/early career supervisory position into public works leaders and managers. The Institutes will provide a great opportunity for large communities looking to develop their next generation of managers or small towns seeking to develop their next public works director. The program entails 90 hours of contact time with instructors from across Colorado and the United States and requires a commitment to five two-day sessions every other month and concluding with the 2016 Annual Chapter Conference. The first 30 applicants to submit their completed paperwork will be accepted. The sessions will be held from 7:45am to 4:30pm on the following dates: November 5 & 6, 2015, January 7 & 8, March 3 & 4, May 5 & 6, and July 7 & 8, 2016. The final session will be the 2016 Annual Chapter Conference (location and dates to be determined) The Novem-ber through July sessions will be held at the Southeast Metro Stormwater (SEMSWA) office located at 7437 S. Fairplay Street in Centennial.

Completion of this Institute meets the education component requirement for APWA’s Donald C. Stone Center Public Works Supervisor (PWS) and Public Works Manager (PWM) credential.

DevelopingTomorrow’sPublic Works

Leaders Today

The 2015-2016 class is filling quickly; just a few spots

remain. If you would like to be part of this exciting program,

go to the Colorado Chapter web-site http://colorado.apwa.net/

and click on PWI for moreinformation and the application.

SAVE DATEthe

CONGRESS & EXPOSITIONAPWA INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS

AUGUST 30 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 PHOENIX CONVENTION CENTER

WEST SLOPE

BRANCH UPDATE

The West Slope Branch has had a busy spring! We held the Spring Street Conference in April with record attendance at both the conference and golf tournament. At the conference luncheon on Thursday, we awarded scholarships to five very deserving young people.

We are also hosting the 2014-2015 Public Works Institute in Montrose. This group will finish up their final session in July. It has been a great expe-rience to be part of this educational program that develops the manage-ment and leadership potential of so many public works employees.

This summer we instituted an Internship Assistance Program as part of our commitment to strengthen and promote the public works profession. This pilot program was created to provide financial assistance for municipali-ties and agencies wishing to support existing or develop new internship programs. Through this program, the West Slope Branch Board hopes to inspire future generations to pursue careers in public service. This year, we provided two $3,000 awards to the City of Montrose and the City of Steam-boat Springs for this program. We are interested to hear how this exciting program benefits these organizations!

John BakerTown of Snowmass Village

West Slope Branch Chair

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Join the Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Rocky Mountain, Utah, Colorado, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan Chapters for a fun evening at a joint Chapter Dinner!

Menu Appetizers Top Sirloin, BBQ Chicken, BBQ Pork Ribs served with mixed field salad and house dressing, cowboy beans, baked potato with butter & sour cream, corn on the cob, and ranch rolls with butter & honey Apple and Seasonal Fruit Pie and Fudge Brownie

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Sponsorship opportunities available. Contact Jill Marillley, Region IX Director, at jmarilley@gmail.com for more information.

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Colorado APWA and CARMA co-sponsored a successful Spring Street Conference in Grand Junction this past April. The event continues to grow, experiencing record attendance again this year with 150 attendees and 40 vendors sending 80 repre-sentatives. The Keynote Speaker, Maureen Clemmons, opened the minds of con-ventional thinkers with her innovative theory on how ancient Egyptians construct-ed roads, built pyramids and lifted obelisks by harnessing wind power. Participants were captivated with her processes that have revolutionized theories of ancient construction – including using beer for road stabilization! The conference program highlighted Emergency Preparedness with a session on Preparing Public Works for Emergency Response and two certification sessions on NIMS-700 and ICS-100. The all-encompassing agenda covered Asphalt and Concrete Training/Certifica-tion Opportunities; ADA Compliance & Regulation Update; Successful Leadership: What You Do Makes a Difference; Developing an Accident Investigation Program; Drainage Structure Maintenance; Flagger Certification; CDL Update New Rules & Regulations. New this year was a three-part series on Data-Driven Decisions. Part I of the series covered Pavement Evaluation; Part II - Local Road Safety Programs; and Part III - Budget Preparation. Specific time was also set aside for vendors to run heavy equipment activities in the back dirt lot for fabulous prizes; and an outdoor demonstration on Concrete Slump vs Strength. It wasn’t all work and no play – thanks to Macdonald Equipment and Cobitco for sponsoring the always fun Horseshoe Tournament and Hospitality Hour.

Ten West Slope agencies received scholarships from the West Slope APWA board to cover conference registration fees for one person each. Keep an eye out for these scholarships next year. Plan to join us at the conference next year April 20-22, 2016, and don’t miss the pre-conference Golf Tournament on April 19th.

Renee RailsbackColorado LTAP

APWA Colorado Chapter Director

2015APWA-CARMA SPRING STREET CONFERENCE

Save the Date

April 20-22, 2016

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2015 APWA-CARMASPRING STREET CONFERENCE

This spring, five students were selected to receive scholarhips from the APWA West Slope Branch for their pursuit of a career in the public works field as well as their outstanding scholastic achievements. The scholarship recipients were recognized at the annual West Slope Spring Street Conference luncheon on April 23rd.

Ross Eisenhauer - $1,500 Horizon Scholarship. Ross graduated from Grand Junction High School this spring and plans to attend Colorado State University to study environmental engineering.

Heddie Hall - $1,500 Horizon Scholarship. Heddie graduated from Battle Mountain High School in 2014 and just completed her freshman year at the University of Colorado-Boul-der where she is majoring in Environmental Studies.

Quinlin McNatt - $500 Horizon Scholarship. Quinlin graduated from Ridgeway Secondary School and will attend the University of Colorado-Boulder to study Energy Engineering.

Paul Roman - $1,000 Horizon Scholarship and $1000 Randy Parsons Memorial Scholar-ship. Paul just finished his freshman year at Fort Lewis College studying Civil Engineering.

David Schwantes - $1,000 Horizon Scholarship and $1,000 Jim Goolsby Memorial Schol-arship. David attends Fort Lewis College where he just finished his freshman year study-ing Civil Engineering. He is from Durango.

Congratulations to the 2015 scholarship winners! The APWA West Slope scholarship application is open every year to graduating high school seniors, current college under-graduates, and employees currently working in the public works field.

Scholarship information can be obtained by contacting the APWA West SlopeScholarship Coordinator, Susie Hervert, at shervert@vailgov.com.

2015 WEST SLOPE BRANCH SCHOLARSHIPS

John Baker, West Slope Chair, present-ed the scholarship recipients (and their proud parents!) with their awards at the annual Spring Street Conference luncheon.

2015 Spring StreetConference

Golf Tournament

The 2015 Spring Street Confer-ence Golf Tournament was held Tuesday, April 21 at the Tiara Rado Golf Course.

Over 50 golfers enjoyed a beau-tiful day on the course before the start of the conference on Wednesday.

A favorite conference event - the Annual Horseshoe Tournament!

Conference attendees had the opportunity to see the latest products, technologies and services from the vendors.

Ross Eisenhauer

Quinlin McNatt

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A big thanks to those baseball warriors that came out to sup-port the YP Group and the Rockies on May 24th. It may have been a bit wet, but you barely noticed when you’re amongst good company during National Public Works Week!

Whether you are early in your career, are willing to share words of wisdom, or want to help shape the group, the Colora-do Chapter Young Professionals (YP) Group has a place for you!

Contact Melissa Jucha at Melissa.jucha@dot.gov if you would like to get involved. Feel free to share with others in your office that may be interested in becoming part of this professional organization. Public Works is best shared with others, so come be a part of the group!

Keep your eyes open for our upcoming Fall Networking Event!

The Young Professionals are going strong in 2015 and held their 2nd Career Advancement Series (CAS) on April 24th at the new offices of the Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority. John Burke came (on his day off!) to share his wisdom through many entertaining observations from his life and career. He presented several real world examples and some excerpts from his recent publication, R.F.P. Request for Personality, Win People, Win Projects. John is an engineering project manag-er at the City of Westminster and from his experience work-ing with engineering consultants; he was able to give those in attendance some excellent tips to consider when building relationships with their clients. The recommendations John provided were focused on the “people” aspect of our business and he demonstrated the importance of focusing on not just the work, but also the needs of others. John recommended simple, but valuable lessons such as “if you want to be inter-esting, be interested,” and “be generous with information as it helps build trust.” The YP bought two of John’s books to raffle in hopes of further inspiring those in attendance.

This event was made possible by a generous sponsorship by Short Elliot Hendrickson and the YP would like to give them a special thanks.

The CAS will be an ongoing series, so please stayed tuned for our next event! Please feel free to contact Molly Trujillo mtru-jillo@semswa.org or Melissa Jucha melissa.jucha@dot.gov if you have any suggestions for future events.

2nd Annual Rockies Night

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2015 National Public Works Week

© 2015 American Public Works Association

Community Begins Heremay 17-23, 2015sponsored by the american public works association

NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK

in the State of Colorado. GIVEN under my hand and the Executive Seal of the State of Colorado, this eighteenth day of May, 2015

John W. Hickenlooper Governor

WHEREAS, public works infrastructure, facilities, and services are vital for sustainable communities, and to the health, safety, and well-being of Coloradans; and WHEREAS, such facilities and services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of public works professionals, engineers, managers, and other state, local, and private employees who must plan, design, build, operate, and maintain the transportation, water supply, water treatment, and solid waste systems, public buildings, and other structures and facilities that are essential to serve Colorado; and WHEREAS, Coloradans are asked to gain a better knowledge of public works and to appreciate the importance of public works programs in our communities; and WHEREAS, this year marks the 55th annual National Public Works Week sponsored by the American Public Works Association; and WHEREAS, we honor our public works professionals, engineers, managers, and employees this week, and recognize the substantial contributions they have made to Colorado’s health, safety, welfare, and quality of life; Therefore, I, John W. Hickenlooper, Governor of the entire State of Colorado, do hereby proclaim, forever after, the period between May 18, 2015 and May 22, 2015, as

PUBLIC WORKS WEEK

Since 1960, APWA has sponsored National Public Works Week. Across North America our more than 28,000 members in the United States and Canada use this week to energize and educate the public on the importance of the contribution of public works to their daily lives; planning, building, managing and operating the heart of our local communities and building the quality of life.

The 2015 National Public Works Week theme, “Community Begins Here” speaks to the essential nature of Public Works services in support of everyday quality of life. There would be no community without the quality of life public works pro-vides. There would be no community to police and protect, no public to lead or represent. Public works allows the world as we as we know it, to be.

Governor John Hickenlooper has also proclaimed the week of May 17-23, 2015 to be Colorado Public Works Week. If you have a Public Works Week story that you would like to share with the Chapter, please send it to Pamela Weimer at bdweimer@msn.com so that we can recognize it in future newsletters. We hope you celebrated Public Works Week in your community!

This year, National Public Works Week included the “Low & Slow Across Ameri-ca’s Infrastructure Tour”, an APWA sponsored public works awareness campaign with Engineering News-Record. The tour kicked off May 19th at the Washington, D.C. Department of Public Works Fleet Campus and ended in San Francisco on June 12th.

The Low & Slow Tour involved journalist Aileen Cho and author Dan McNichol driving his 1949 Hudson Commodore 8 across country visiting sites along the way including a stop here in Denver in June. Mrs. Martin, McNichol’s name for the classic car, limped into Denver with what they assumed were carburetor related issues due to the change in altitude. The Denver Public Works Fleet Department were able to check the car out and gave them the “all clear” to continue their journey. While here in Denver, Dan and Aileen met with the Regional Transpor-tation District (RTD) on June 1st and got a first hand look at the FasTracks transit expansion program, an example of the kind of infrastructure investment that is sorely needed across the country. As Mrs. Martin tackled the climb up the Rocky Mountains, the group was said to have exclaimed “Eisenhower Tunnel & Glen-wood Springs or Bust”!

Dan McNichol will be the Wednesday keynote speaker at Congress in Phoenix, August 30-September 2 and Mrs. Martin will be on display. For more details of the adventure, visit http://www.apwa.net/media/LowSlowTour.

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2015

APWA ColoradoGolf Tournament

Seventy contestants made the journey to scenic Mariana Butte Golf Course in Loveland to play in the 2015 APWA Colorado Chapter Golf Tournament on June 8th. The weather was perfect and the generous participation of sponsors helped provide nu-merous door prizes. The tournament committee would like to thank CAPA, Muller Engineering, Merrick & Co., The Portland Cement Association, Wilson & Co., S E H Inc., Maximum Safety, Macdonald Equipment, Huitt-Zollars, Hatch Mott MacDonald, Cutler Repaving, Ken Linhardt and CH2M Hill for their support of the tournament.

The foursome of Jamie Johnson, Jerry Marudas, Dave Mesler and Andy Shipshock won the event with a score of 56. Prevail-ing in the tie breaker to come in second with a 58 were Todd Gonser, Landon Gonser, Joe Lee and Gary Luster. Also using the tie breaker to win the average team score with a 64 was the foursome of Kevin Gordon, Chad Grube, Mike Ingram and Chris Waln.

Individual prize winners were Scott Reed for the long drive on hole #1, Scott Jardine with the tee shot closest to the string line on hole #2, David Farnum with the tee shot closest to the pin on hole #14 and Andy Shipshock with the longest putt made on hole #18.

Mark ProperCity of Lakewood

Spring Golf Tournament Chair

The APWA Colorado Chapter is vigorously planning the 2nd Annual Chapter Conference, “Building Resil-ient Communities” which will be held at The Village at Breckenridge in Breckenridge, Colorado on Oc-tober 26 and 27, 2015. Attendees should expect to have networking opportunities with fellow public works professionals and quality entertainment, as well as timely and critical education sessions that will assist us all in building resilient communities.

The Annual Conference planning committee is continuing the education sessions format that it used during its First Annual Conference focused on Facing the Challenges Together that includes three edu-cation tracks of technical and maintenance, financial and funding, and leadership and management sessions.

The conference entertainment will include a casino night with light appetizers being served on Monday, October 26, 2015. In addition, plan to participate in a tour of local breweries on Sunday evening prior to the start of the conference.

The planning committee encourages conference attendees to use this opportunity to enjoy a weekend getaway with your signifi-cant other at The Village at Breckenridge. We are working with The Village to provide good rates for the rooms during the con-ference and the weekend prior to make it a cost effective weekend getaway and to make it affordable for everyone to attend the conference.

Lastly, similar to the 2014 First Annual Conference, the APWA Colorado Chapter Awards banquet will be held on Monday, October 26, 2015 during the lunch break of the Conference. Keep your eye out for the opportunity to nominate deserving and noteworthy public works projects or professionals.

Early bird registration for the conference will be available starting in July. The planning committee looks forward to your attendance at the 2nd Annual Chapter Conference in beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado!

If you have any questions related to the conference, please contact Pamela Weimer, Chapter Administrator at bdweimer@msn.com.

Abel MorenoSACWSD

Annual Chapter Conference Co-Chair 12

COLORADO CHAPTER

BUILDING RESILIENTCOMMUNITIES

Join Us for the The 2nd Annual APWA Colorado Chapter Conference

Visit http://colorado.apwa.net for updates on speakers and topics.

Leadership & Management TrendsTechnical & Maintenance InnovationsEmergency Response & Communication PlanningFunding & Financing ProgramsEnterprises & Infrastructure Projects

Make a long weekend out of this year’s conference in beautiful Breckenridge on the Western Slope!

We’ve got another agenda full of seasoned experts in the public works field dedicated to keeping you up to speed in:

Plus, don’t miss the annual Chapter Awards Luncheon and sponsors sharing their most up-to-date technology.

Village at Breckenridge | Breckenridge, CO | October 26-27, 2015

General SessionsManagement &

LeadershipTechnical &

MaintenanceFinancial & Funding

Hurricane Sandy Emergency Response and Resiliency

Developing the Leader/Manager

Hancock/Academy PEL Study

Transit Center Funding and

Implementation

I-70 Mountain Corridor Update – How

Innovation Facilitates I-70 Traffic Along the

Mountain Corridor

Learning OrganizationsBest Practices for

Street Overlay Contracts Panel

How Much Do I Really Need – Establishing a Realistic Budget for a PW Service Center

From What to Why – Designing a Communication Plan that Creates Emotional

Connections

The Evolution of DataDesigning for Resiliency – St. Vrain Greenway Trail

Vehicle Replacement Methodology

Planning for Variability & Uncertainty: Climate Change and the UDFCD Urban Drainage System

Resilience is the New Sustainability

Incorporating Life Cycle Economic &

Environmental Considerations into

Pavement Management Decisions

Creating an Enterprise View of Asset Information

Always Call Before You Dig! (811)

Pavement Management Planning

Join Us for the The 2nd Annual APWA Colorado Chapter Conference

Village at Breckenridge | Breckenridge, CO | October 26-27, 2015

COLORADO CHAPTER

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2015 Annual APWA Colorado Chapter Awards

Nominations

The Colorado Chapter of the American Public Works Association requests nominations for the 2015 Awards Program. This will be the 30th year of this celebration of public works, and will once again be held in conjunc-tion with the Annual Chapter Conference. Awards will be presented in each category for extraordinary Colorado projects and programs as well as individual achievement. Nominations are limited to NEW projects that have not been previously submitted for an award to this program. Projects eligible for this year’s awards would have been completed be-tween July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.

Details and the 2015 Awards Nomination Form is available on the Col-orado Chapter website http://colorado.apwa.net/ under “News”. The submission deadline is August 7, 2015. Please note that this deadline will not be extended!

The Annual Awards Luncheon will take place during the Annual Chapter Conference in Breckenridge on Monday, October 26, 2015. Awards lun-cheon information and registration will be available August 2015.

It’s Time to Share Your Accomplishments!

CARMA Winter WorkshopThe Colorado Association for Roadway MAintenance (CARMA ), a sub-committee of APWA Colorado, continues its tradition of delivering a great opportunity for training and networking with the annual Winter Workshop. This is a full-day training opportunity designed to offer topics to help your agency prepare for winter and keep your staff on the cutting edge of methods, materials, and operations. Last year’s topics included New Technologies for Snowplowing; Secure Wireless Microphones; CDL Rules and Regulations Affecting Equipment Operators; Dispelling Myths about De-Icers; Winter Risk Management and Damage Claims; Tier IV: Emissions Solutions; Cold Mix Asphalt and Cold Weather Patching; and Winter Equipment Display. Thank you to our gracious hosts at the City & County of Broomfield for a successful 2014 Event!

Come join us this fall at the Town of Parker’s brand new Public Works Operations and Maintenance facility that includes Traffic, Stormwater, and Street Maintenance; and has a large area dedicated to snow & ice removal including solid de-ice barns and liquid de-ice tanks.

The registration fee is $25 per person and includes lunch. This year’s program is shaping up to be just as informative - so mark your calendars! Thursday, October 15, 2015

SAVE THE DATE

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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS APWA Colorado Chapter News

APWA Jack Bruce ScholarshipACEC held a ceremony at the Lakewood Country Club on April 2nd honoring eleven outstanding students with scholarships including the $2,500 APWA Colorado Jack Bruce Memorial Scholarship to Chaz Myers. Chaz is a senior at Colorado State University majoring in Civil Engineering. Chaz is focusing on soil and water resource manage-ment. He originated from Sterling, Colorado and has gained expe-rience at the Lower South Platte Water Conservancy District. His career goals include working for an organization in a farm & ranch community to help owners with well production, drainage and ditch management. Congratulations Chaz!

Women in LeadershipRecently, Karen Good, WTS Colorado President, Anna Bunce, ITE Presi-dent, and Michelle Stevens, APWA Colorado Chapter President-Elect met. This is one of the few times in the history of all three organizations where all three roles have been held simultaneously by women so they marked the occasion with a photo!

CDOT Welcomes New Executive DirectorAPWA Colorado along with several other organizations hosted a re-ception to welcome Colorado Department of Transportation Execu-

tive Director Shailen Bhatt on May 6 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Attendees had the opportunity to greet Mr. Bhatt and enjoy the evening.

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Chaz Myers (left) was presented his scholarship award by 2014-2015 ACEC Colorado President, Peter D. Monroe (right).

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS APWA Colorado Chapter News

Renee Railsback Recognized in APWA ReporterAPWA Colorado Chapter Director, Renee Railsback, was recognized in the APWA National publication, The Reporter, July edition. Renee is the Director of the Colorado Local Tech-nical Assistance Program (LTAP). John Baker, West Slope Chair nominated Renee for the “Recognize Your Leaders” section for her work on numerous local, regional and national committees and her active involvement as a member of several organizations. Congratu-lations Renee!

Applications Open for Emerging Leaders Academy• Do you have talented members of your organization with the potential to be great public works leaders?• Are you looking for quality national professional development programs to complement local offerings?• Is your Chapter working on succession planning? Are you reaching local Emerging Leaders?APWA’s Emerging Leaders Academy may be just what you need to retain and grow potential leaders. An engag-ing curriculum with dynamic speakers, ELA has something for everyone and provides an opportunity for future leaders to get involved with and excited about APWA.APWA’s 2015-2016 Emerging Leaders Academy features:• Targeted, personalized professional development• Focused specifically on leadership skills in the public works field and• Connected network of some of the most talented APWA members across the country.Applications are now open. Applications are open to those in any field or specialty in public works, both at public agencies and private firms, and there is no cost to apply. A pre-application conference call will be held July 30th for all interested members. Deadline to apply is August 14, 2015.For more information visit: http://www.apwa.net/learn/Emerging-Leaders-Academy or contact Becky Stein at bstein@apwa.net.

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CertificationsAchieving an APWA national certification is no easy accomplishment, so we wish to honor individuals who accomplish this goal. The purpose of certification is to recognize the achievements of an individual in a particular profession.

APWA currently offers Certification Programs for Certified Public Fleet Professional (CFFP), Certified Public InfrastructureInspector (CPII) and Certified Stormwater Manager (CSM).

Congratulations to the following Colorado Certificants!

A full list of all APWA certificants can be viewed under their professional category at http://www.apwa.net/certification/

Certified Stormwater ManagerJuliana Archuleta, City of Brighton

Certified Public Infrastructure InspectorsKent Kisselman, City of NorthglennBeth Stoddard, City of Aurora

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS APWAUPCOMING EVENTS

Colorado Chapter EventsAugust 30-September 2: APWA Congress, PhoenixSeptember 1: Region IX/Chapter Dinner, Rustler’s Rooste, PhoenixSeptember 30-October 2: APWA Western Snow & Ice Conference & National Snow Roadeo Embassy Suites, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland, Colorado 80538October 15: CARMA Winter Workshop Town of Parker Public Works Operations & Maintenance FacilityOctober 26 & 27: APWA Colorado Chapter Annual Conference The Village at Breckenridge, 535 S. Park Avenue, Breckenridge, Colorado 80424October 26: APWA Colorado Annual Awards Luncheon The Village at Breckenridge, 535 S. Park Avenue, Breckenridge, Colorado 80424

ANNOUNCEMENTSAPWA Colorado Chapter CommitteesWould you like to be more involved with APWA and the Colorado Chapter? Please let us know if you are interested in serving on or chairing a committee or if you have an idea for an event. Contact Pamela Weimer, Chapter Administrator at bdweimer@msn.com.

The PractitionerDo you have information on an emerging topic of interest, project, or news that would be of interest to our members? All mem-bers are welcome to contribute to future newsletters. The Practitioner is published quarterly. The submissions deadline for the next newsletter is November 6, 2015.

Partnering OpportunitiesAre you a member of a similar professional organization to APWA? The Colorado Chapter is interested in partnering or co-sponsoring educational or training opportunities. Please contact a Chapter Board member or Pamela Weimer, Chapter Administrator, on how we can work together to assist our members.

MEMBERSHIPNew MembersColorado APWA would like to welcome the following new members who have joined in the last quarter:

Scott Mille, City of AspenDanny Montoya, City of AuroraMichael Nelson, CH2M HILLCharles Osterman, Adams CountyKurt Patrick, Town of ParkerAlex Pellegrino, City of Colorado SpringsLoren Roberts, CH2M HILLWilliam Simmons, Beaver Creek Metro DistrictBen Sheets, City of Colorado SpringsKristin Tanabe, City of AuroraDeborah Vigil, Montrose CountyJustin Williams, City of Greenwood VillageRobert Williams, El Paso CountyKenneth Winckler, Montrose County

Daniel Becker, Town of New CastleRoger Berg, City of LovelandJoe Budagher, Montrose CountyTyler Christoff, City of AspenDuane Cleere, Douglas CountyDean Cooper, Montrose CountyRobert Evans, El Paso CountyWilliam Frownfelter, Russell Planning & EngineeringRyan Germeroth, Town of Castle RockKenneth Haley, City of FruitaChris Jennings, City of Colorado SpringsKathleen Krager, City of Colorado SpringsAnnette Marquez, City of AuroraJerry Martinez, City of BrushMartin Mead, UNCC

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American Public Works AssociationColorado ChapterPamela Weimer, Chapter Administrator6540 South Tabor StreetLittleton, Colorado 80127

Did you know that much of the information contained in this newsletter is also available on the Web? Go to the

APWA Colorado Chapter website at http://colorado.apwa.net/ APWA Toll Free Membership Hotline

1-800-848-APWA

2015 Colorado Chapter APWA Executive Committeeand Chapter Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President: John McCartySoutheast Metro Stormwater Authority76 Inverness Drive East, Suite A, Englewood, CO 80112Phone: 303.858.8844Email: jmccarty@semswa.org

President-Elect: Michelle StevensFelsburg, Holt & Ullevig6300 S. Syracuse Way #600, Centennial, CO 80111Phone: 303.721.1440Email: michelle.stevens@fhueng.com

Treasurer: Lesley ThomasCity & County of Denver201 W. Colfax Ave., Dept. 608, Denver, CO 80202Phone: 720.865.8719Email: lesley.thomas@denvergov.org

Secretary: John KirkRegional Transportation District1600 Blake Street, Denver, CO 80202Phone: 303.299.2850Email: john.kirk@rtd-denver.com

Past President: Pete AdlerCity of Arvada8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002Phone: 720.898.7782Email: padler@arvada.org

Chapter Delegate: Dan HartmanCity of Golden1445 10th Street, Golden, CO 80401Phone: 303.384.8150Email: dhartman@cityofgolden.net

West Slope Chair: John BakerTown of Snowmass VillageP.O. Box 5010, Snowmass Village, CO 81615Phone: 970.923.5110Email: jbaker@tosv.com

AT LARGE DIRECTORS

David BennettsUrban Drainage & Flood Control District2480 W. 26th Avenue, #156B, Denver, CO 80211Phone: 303.455.6277Email: dbennetts@udfcd.org

Kimberly DallCity of Brighton500 S. 4th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601Phone: 303.655.2112Email: kdall@brightonco.gov

John HarrisCity of MontroseP.O. Box 790, Montrose, CO 81402Phone: 970.497.8596Email: jharris@ci.montrose.co.us

Bob ManwaringCity of Arvada8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002Phone: 720.898.7601Email: bmanwaring@arvada.org

James PhelpsTown of BreckenridgeP.O. Box 168, Breckenridge, CO 80424Phone: 970.453.3181Email: jamesp@townofbreckenridge.com

Renee RailsbackColorado LTAP3100 Marine St., Room A-213, UCB 561,Boulder, CO 80309Phone: 303.735.3530Email: cltap@colorado.edu

Dave SchmitArapahoe County6924 S. Lima St., Centennial, CO 80112Phone: 720.874.6500Email: dschmit@arapahoegov.com

WEST SLOPE BRANCH

Chair-Elect: John HarrisCity of MontroseP.O. Box 790, Montrose, CO 81402Phone: 970.497.8596Email: jharris@ci.montrose.co.us

Secretary: Jim HathewayPhone: 970.712.3723Email: jhatheway97@gmail.com

Treasurer: Sean McCormickGunnison County811 Rio Grande Avenue, Gunnison, CO 81230Phone: 970.641.0044Email: smccormick@gunnisoncounty.org

Past Chair: Greg HallTown of Vail1309 Elkhorn Drive, Vail, CO 81657Phone: 970.479.2160Email: ghall@vailgov.com

CHAPTER ADMINISTRATOR

Pamela WeimerAPWA Colorado Chapter6540 S. Tabor Street, Littleton, CO 80127Phone: 303.979.2190Email: bdweimer@msn.com