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We are getting ready to enjoy
ourselves at our Chapter Holi-
day Celebration which will be
held at Medinah Shrine Center
on December 14. We hope to
see you there!
Each of our wonderful branches
will be having their own holiday
event, so be sure to check them
out at http://chicago.apwa.net/
AllEventList.
For more information on our
Chapter, visit our website at
www.chicago.apwa.net and
follow us on Facebook at APWA
Chicago Metro and on Twitter at
@APWAChicago.
T h e
C h i -
c a g o
Metro Chap-
ter had a
busy sum-
mer! Thank
you to all
that attended the Internation-
al APWA PWX in Orlando,
which included our Chapter
Dinner at Seaworld on August
26! John Briggs organized a
splendid event to help our
Chapter and international
guests celebrate Public Works
(in the presence Belugas).
Also, special thanks to Korey
Epert of City of Elmhurst for
representing our Chapter at
the Roadeo and Matt Bartlett
of Hawthorn Woods for win-
ning the Community Involve-
ment Award. The Chicago
Metro Chapter won the PACE
Award for Chapter Excellence
for the 20th year in a row!
The Chapter also recently
wrapped up two other suc-
cessful events: Chapter Golf
Outing at Bartlett Hills (thank
you John Heinz and Frank
Tripiccio) and the Illinois Pub-
lic Service Institute – Fall Ses-
sion.
Special kudos to the Subur-
ban Branch for the 50th Anni-
versary Event held on Septem-
ber 29. The over 150 in at-
tendance had a great time!
Letter from the Chapter President — Sean O’Dell, Vice President – Baxter & Woodman, Inc.
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APWA Chicago Metro Chapter October 2017
Volume 49, Issue 4
Inside this issue:
International Affairs
Committee
2
Fox Valley Branch Golf
Outing, Taste of the Fox
3
Max Witman Scholar-
ship
4
Lake Branch Golf Outing 5
Wireless Infrastructure 6
Chapter Golf Outing
Westmont Green Alley
Project
8
Southwest Branch 9
Yearbook & Newsletter
Advertising
11
T he American
Public Works
A s s o c i a t i o n
Chicago Metro Chapter
encourages you to
apply for our 2017
s ch o la r s h ip p r o -
gram. Scholarships
are awarded to:
Anyone at any
level in a public works
agency taking a class or
course for job skills train-
ing, certification, creden-
tialing, or continuing edu-
cation.
Student pursuing an as-
sociate, bachelors, or
graduate degree closely
related to the Public
Works field.
Applications can be found on
the Chapter’s website:
http://chicago.apwa.net
under the “Awards” tab.
Completed applications
are due by Monday, Octo-
ber 30, 2017.
Education benefits every-
one – and these APWA
scholarships especially
help to develop and sup-
port the people, agencies, and
organizations that plan, build,
maintain, and improve our com-
munities. Download the appli-
cation and get started on your
successful path today!
Sean O’Dell
Chapter President
2017 Chapter Scholarship Program
by David Preissig, Village of Burr Ridge
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Chicago Metro Officers -
2017
President
Sean O’Dell Baxter & Woodman, Inc. [email protected]
President Elect
John Briggs, PE Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc. [email protected]
Vice President
Rachel Lang Corrective Asphalt Materials [email protected]
Treasurer
Marty Wittrock Village of Libertyville [email protected]
Secretary
Mike Hall Village of Schaumburg [email protected]
Branch Presidents
City Branch President
Doug Yerkes, PE HBK Engineering [email protected]
Fox Valley Branch President
Bob Mitchard Village of Algonquin [email protected]
Lake Branch President
Tony Wolff Ciorba Group, Inc. [email protected]
Southwest Branch President
Marc Grigas Strand Associates, Inc. [email protected]
Suburban Branch President
Ryan Kearney Village of Mount Prospect [email protected]
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Chapter Newsletter
19), they were able to visit
many APWA communities and
projects.
They toured the Glen in Glen-
view, Millennium Park and
Navy Pier in downtown Chica-
go, visited a jazz club, toured
the Stickney MWRDGC treat-
ment plant and the Chicago
Deep Tunnel, stopped by Mid-
lothian, IL, and then
to a blues club in Chi-
cago (again!), went to
a Cubs game where
the Blue Angels did a
flyover Wrigley Field,
sampled deep dish
pizza, toured CMAP,
participated on a
panel discussion,
visited CDOT, rode
Divvy’s and explored
the Chicago River-
walk! We don’t know
who was more tired,
us or our guests!
The Committee and
guests also was able
to enjoy a dinner at
the Columbia Yacht
Club in Chicago.
The tour continued at PWX
where the Committee and the
Australian PW leaders joined
members at the Chapter din-
ner at Sea World Orlando and
scheduled a special visit to the
Kennedy Space Center.
We had a great time and need-
ed some time to recuperate
from their visit!
Chicago Metro Newsletter is
emailed to Chicago Metro mem-
bers three times per year.
The December issue is mailed.
Communications/Publicity Chair/
Newsletter Editor:
Jorge Cruz
Village of Wilmette
1200 Wilmette Avenue
Wilmette, IL 60091
847.853.7623
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To advertise in the newsletter,
contact: Laura Ditanto via email
at [email protected] or by
phone: 847-247-5432.
Chicago Chapter International Affairs Committee By: John Mick, Baxter & Woodman
T he International Affairs
Committee (IAC) host-
ed Australian Public
Works leaders while visiting
Chicago as part of their US
Study Tour. Although their visit
here was short (August 16-
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45 attendees at the event for
a social hour, followed by a
brewery tour, followed by a
scintillating trivial contest.
Everyone had a great time and
recognized that great beer
really is about great water…
and Algonquin is all about
that.
Another Successful Fox Valley Branch Golf Outing and
Taste of the Fox, by Jenn Anderson, S.E., P.E. , Hampton Lenzini and
Renwick Inc.
O n Friday, August 4th
over 160 golfers
joined the scholarship
winners, volunteers, and spon-
sors at the sold out Fox Valley
Branch Scholarship Golf Out-
ing. Despite the wind, rain,
sleet, and abnormally cold
temperatures, everyone had a
good time. Thanks to the
amazing sponsors and gener-
osity of the golfers, over
$20,000 was raised for the
2018 scholarship program.
Annually, the Fox Valley
Branch provides scholarships
for college students, PWX par-
ticipants, IPSI, MAPSI, and
Road Scholar students.
$25,000 in scholarships are
awarded each year.
July 12th was the day the Fox
Valley Branch hosted the
“Taste of the Fox” event at the
Olde Town Pub in Geneva, IL.
We had 38 attendees at the
event who enjoyed a delicious
buffet style meal. Many con-
sultants and suppliers were in
attendance to discuss ser-
vices and benefits their com-
panies can offer to our branch
members and attendees.
On September 13, the FVB
held its annual social event at
the Scorched Earth Brewery in
Algonquin, IL. We had about
ics included:
Huff & Huff - Handling & Dis-
posal Considerations for Spe-
cial Waste
American Survey & Engineer-
ing - LiDAR (Light Detection
And Ranging).
The 2017 Memorial Max Whit-
man Scholarship was awarded
to John Berens in April this
year. John is a senior at the
Champaign-Urbana campus,
majoring in Civil Engineering,
with a 3.80 GPA on a scale of
4.00. John has been on many
school committees and
worked for the Illinois
State Water Survey as a
field research assistant.
He grew up in a small
Illinois town, like my
Uncle Max, and said
this in his thank you
letter
“The Max Whitman
Memorial Scholarship
not only helps to lift the
financial burden that
holds back students
like myself, but it push-
es me to continue to
put forward my very
best, knowing that
someone sees potential
in me.”
During the lunch I ex-
toled the virtues of a career in
public works and I’m happy to
report that John later had a
great experience when he
visited with Bill Gray, Public
Works Director for the City of
Urbana. Bill agreed John will
make a great addition to the
public works community.
Seminar on Biosolids & MWRD Stickney Tour by Jonathan B. Trent, PE, Baxter & Woodman, Inc.
T he City Branch JEP
Talks have been so
successful that CDOT
is now incorporating a similar
concept. The lunch and learns
are organized by APWA City
Branch members. They were
held this past October and
November. The first two top-
We look forward to many more
successful Lunch & Learns in
the future! Any questions or if
you are looking to present a
topic, please contact John
Mick II, PE via email at:
Chapter Facebook Page
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C ity Branch’s October Event consisted of a
seminar and tour of MWRD’s Stickney
Water Reclamation Plant. Event partici-
pates had a unique opportunity to learn about
biosolids and immediately see the process tak-
ing place via a tour of the Stickney Water Recla-
mation Plant.
“The Max Whitman
Memorial Scholar-
ship not only helps
to lift the financial
burden that holds
back students like
myself, but it push-
es me to continue
to put forward my
very best, knowing
that someone sees
potential in me.”
- John Berens
2017 Max Whitman
recipient
2017 APWA Memorial Max Whitman Scholarship by Nan Newlon, Director of Public Works, Village of Downers Grove ([email protected])
E ach year for more
than ten years I have
had the privilege to
present the APWA Memorial
Max Whitman Scholarship
on behalf of the Chicago
Chapter at the University of
Illinois Civil and Environ-
mental Engineering Awards
Convocation & Luncheon. At
this annual event scholar-
ships and awards are pre-
sented to students and
faculty for outstanding aca-
demic achievement.
Max Whitman represented
the Chicago Chapter as a
National President, a Top
Ten recipient and Life Mem-
ber. APWA was very im-
portant to Max and his wife
Sandy. At heart, he was a
farm kid from western Illinois
who loved solving problems
and spending time with his
friends and family. I should
know, he was my uncle and I
am grateful to the Chicago
Chapter for continuing to hon-
or my Uncle Max in this way.
O n July 20, 2017 the
Lake Branch (LB) held
their annual golf out-
ing at White Deer Run in
Vernon Hills to raise funds for
the scholarship fund. The
outing was sold out. The day
started under dark skies and
rain which delayed the start
for 1-hour. We finished with
138 golfers and raised
$10,000 for the scholarship
fund.
The continental breakfast and
Bloody Mary bar helped loos-
en up the swings and fill bel-
lies before heading out on the
course. By mid-morning, the
weather had turned to a hot,
sunny July day. Fortunately,
there was plenty of food and
beverages allowing the golfers
to enjoy a great day on the
course.
Thirty-one businesses support-
ed the outing and chose to
“give back” by sponsoring the
event or donating door prizes.
Great door prizes like the 50-
inch TV, Amazon Echos, Apple
watch, IPAD, golf clubs, sports
jerseys, Cubs and Sox tickets,
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sports memorabilia and more
were given away. The generos-
ity of the business sponsors is
always wonderful to see and
we thank all of them for sup-
porting the scholarship fund.
Thank you to the staff at White
Deer Run who kept the course
in great shape despite the
early morning rain and for
providing good food and ice
cold beverages.
Special thanks to the mem-
bers of the Golf Committee,
especially Meghan Michel (J.
Condon & Associates), Erin
Pande (ERA Consultants), and
Lindsay Walker (Trotter and
Associates), as well as co-
chairs Steve Cieslica (Trotter &
Associates), Bryan Beitzel
(Buffalo Grove), for all their
time and dedication in provid-
ing a wonderful event for all.
2017 Lake Branch Golf Outing
by Tony Wolff, PE, CFM, Ciorba Group ([email protected])
less service providers, and not
infrastructure developers,
another place where SB
1451’s definitions vary from
the federal rules and attempt
to conflate tower builders with
wireless service providers.
Following that topic, the pre-
senters projected future
needs for wireless infrastruc-
ture in the region with the
coming of “5G” services and
what could be expected in
terms of wireless develop-
ment numbers, elevations and
type of development. Finally,
there was an overview of the
different type of options avail-
able for wireless infrastructure
deployment to educate the
attendees on alternatives
when faced with a particular
wireless infrastructure appli-
cation.
Upon completion of the
presentation, there was a
lengthy Q & A session on a
broad range of topics, with
numerous examples of similar
circumstances around the
country and how those local
communities dealt with these
siting issues.
For more information on this
topic, contact Richard Ed-
w a r d s a t
[email protected] or at
877-438-2851
APWA Seminar on Wireless Infrastructure
by Anthony Lepore & Rick Edwards, CityScape Consultants
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T he APWA Fox Valley
Chapter hosted a semi-
nar on July 13, 2017 at
the St. Charles Public Works
complex on wireless infra-
structure siting and the effect
of federal and state rules on
the location and design of
wireless towers within local
communities, including on
public property such as rights
of way. The seminar was pre-
sented by CityScape Consult-
ants, Inc., a nationwide wire-
less communications consult-
ing firm that represents only
local governments.
The initial discussion covered
all existing federal rules on the
siting of wireless antenna
equipment and structures,
including defining exactly what
was wireless infrastructure,
and the different types of de-
signs available. Following the
review of existing federal law,
a lengthy discussion was held
on IL SB 1451, a proposed
state law restricting municipal
rights to regulate wireless
infrastructure in public rights
of way and other property.
The bill, still percolating in the
Legislature, exempts cities
with populations over a mil-
lion, but where applicable
would remove all zoning re-
view for what it defines as
“small wireless facilities” in
both public rights of way and
on all property in non-
residential districts. A major
issue with the bill is that the
defined terms in the bill vary
significantly from the same
terms as defined by the feder-
al government, which will lead
to confusion when you have to
process an application for a
wireless facility in your com-
munity over which definitions
and standards you need to
apply.
The bill also imposes strict
time limits on local govern-
ment to process applications;
you must effectively make a
determination within 90 days
or the application will be
deemed granted. In addition,
it severely restricts the com-
pensation payable to local
government by an applicant
placing wireless infrastructure
in a local right of way, limiting
annual payments to only
$200.00.
The seminar also highlighted
the potential effect if the bill
becomes law on the size and
height of infrastructure within
your rights of way, because of
the interplay between the SB
1451 allowing the initial instal-
lation in your right of way and
then federal law (47 USC
§1455) allowing further
“collocation” on that infra-
structure and permitting it to
get bigger without your con-
sent.
The discussion then turned to
the nuts and bolts of under-
standing who the applicants
were and what rights they had
depending on whether there
was an actual “wireless pro-
vider” associated with the
application or if the applicant
was only a tower developer
seeking to attract a tenant by
building the structure. Federal
rules only protect actual wire-
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I n spite of record rainfall in 2017, the Chap-
ter Golf Outing was held at sunny and
beautiful Bartlett Hills Golf Club on Thurs-
day June 29. The weather was courtesy of
the great and powerful, Sean O’Dell our es-
teemed Chapter President (thank you Sean).
132 golfers enjoyed a day of golf, and then
retired to the clubhouse for a buffet lunch and
our scholarship festivities. Due to the generosi-
ty of our incredible sponsors, the Chapter golf
outing was able to raise over $10,000 for
Chapter scholarships. Thank you to all of our
sponsors and participants!!
The Chapter outing committee did an outstanding job
this year and consists of Dan Dinges (Bartlett) Karen
Daulton-Lange (Hanover Park), Matt Mann
(Streamwood), Bob Mitchard (Algonquin), John Clark
(Peralt-Clark) and Frank Tripicchio (CBBEL). The staff
at Bartlett Hills led by pro Phil Lenz are to be compli-
mented on the course conditions and wonderful liba-
tion and food.
Mark your calendars for 2018 which will be at Bart-
lett Hills on Thursday, June 30, 2018.
Chapter Golf Outing by John Heinz, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LTD ([email protected])
Westmont Green Alley Project
by Mike Ramsey, Director of Public Works, ([email protected])
O n July 27th
2017, The
APWA Subur-
ban Branch and the
Village of Westmont
co-hosted the con-
struction site tour of
Westmont’s Green
Alley Project. Engi-
neers, Consultants and Municipalities from around the area enjoyed a
wonderful barbecue lunch and a brief presentation by Westmont’s Village Engineer, Noriel Noriega,
and Village Manager, Stephen May. During the presentation, Noriel and Steve discussed how West-
mont decided to go green and use 30” of CA-7 gravel as a base course, and 6” of pervious concrete
topped with permeable pavers (shown in the picture at left).
After Lunch, Director of Public Works
Mike Ramsey gave a tour of Phase 1 of
the Green Alley Project that was com-
pleted in October of 2016. Mike then
took the group to Phase 2 of the pro-
ject that will be completed in Septem-
ber 2017, so they could see the con-
struction site in progress. Everyone
enjoyed a wonderful Lunch and learned
a new innovative way to construct a
Green Alley.
Westmont green alley under
construction
A PWA SW Branch had their
fourth annual Demo Days
in August. The event again
was a smashing success with over
20 vendors and 125 people par-
ticipating at the Heroes West
Sports Grill. Attendees were able
to witness demonstrations of the
latest products that benefit public
works. During lunch, our annual
education scholarships were pre-
sented to the four winners totaling
$5,000. A special thank you goes
out to Allison Swisher from the
City of Joliet for organizing the
event and the Chicago Metro Sub-
urban Branch for partnering to
make this such a successful
event. Afterwards, our annual
bags tournament was held with
Sean O’Dell from Baxter & Wood-
man and Randy Lusk form ME
Simpson winning the event!
Our September meeting had the
honorable Mr. Larry Walsh, Will
County Executive, present on the
status of the transportation needs
in Will County. He highlighted the
needs for transportation improve-
ments throughout the County due
to the population and job growth
along with intermodal facility ex-
pansion. Jeff Ronaldson, P.E, Will
County DOT Engineer, presented
on upcoming transportation pro-
jects throughout the County in-
cluding the Diverging Diamond
interchanges at I-55 and Weber
Road and I-80 and Houbolt Road.
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Southwest Branch (SW Branch)
by Marc Grigas, PE, APWA Southwest Branch and Chicago Metro Chapter Young
Leader of the Year
Demo Days
Larry Walsh, Executive Director of Will County at SWB September meeting.
205 N Michigan Ave, Ste 2400
Chicago, IL 60601-5923
E-mail: [email protected]
Oct 12, Stormwater Trends and Issues [Suburban, Southwest]
Oct 18, County DOT Update w/ Cook, DuPage, and Lake Counties [Lake, Suburban]
Oct 25, Conflict Resolution Training Nov 9, MWRD Mainstream Pumping Station & McCook Reservoir Tour and Lunch w/
CSWEA [Suburban]
Nov 14, County Updates
Nov 21, Suburban Branch Thanksgiving Holiday Party
Dec 12, Celebrate the Holidays with the Fox Valley Branch
Dec 14, Chapter Holiday Party
Suburban Branch Outing
Chapter Outing
FVB Outing