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The Five Key Emergency Management Issue
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January 2019 / Vol. 86, No. 1
management issues and emerging technologies.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ISSUE
INSIDE APWA
2 President’s Message
6 Technology in 2019: The Five Key Trends in Public Works
12 Technical Committee News
14 We need you! Share your expertise by joining a national committee
17 CPWA leaders visit Ottawa for advocacy meetings
20 Where do agencies view themselves on the asset management journey?
9 23
25
Count me in
Index to 2018 articles
32 In & Around APWA
COLUMNS
34 Washington Insight
36 GAC Insight
38 Spotlight on Canada
49 Media Insight
50 Open Your Winter Toolbox
52 PW Tech Management: Leadership In New Technology
37 FEATURES
56 First Responder Partnerships: This means you
60 BC Forest Fires: Technology, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
62 Will it plow? Utah Public Works Mutual Aid Agreement in action!
66 Service and dedication: an interview with the Military Liaison
to the FEMA Administrator
69 Responding to climate variability: a first responder’s quick guide
to climate adaptation planning
71 FirstNet committed to helping restore communities
74 Emergency management-related resources for public works
76 Enhancing the nation’s resilience against space weather storms
63 78
81
Tackling Climate Change: Using resilience planning to thrive
There’s light at the end of the tunnel
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84 Products in the News
86 Professional Directory
CALENDARS
83 Education Calendar
88 World of Public Works Calendar
84 88 Index of Advertisers
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forward in trust is not easy and will
communication is jointly shared. If figure out what others may have and
not protect from future problems or
we have the skills and equipment to how to get in touch with the resources
letdowns. But a fresh foundation is
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needed to build trust within the first
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relationships with other first respond- Finally, we must also take a moment a concise package (whether through
ers is necessary, will benefit everyone, to do a self-check-in. Our own mental Reporter articles, Click, Listen & Learn
and is worth the effort. Remember, health is an important factor in our webinars, or PWX presentations).
other first responders will be watch- role as first responders, as coworkers, Ultimately, the committee’s goal is to
ing the public works staff and how the spouses, parents, and friends. And foster local-local connections between
response is acted out. These observa- while there is still sometimes a stigma public works professionals, first
tions have a high value on the building attached to mental health issues, it responder peers, and other stakehold-
(or loss) of trust. is not something we should deny or ers in their communities that can or do
try to run from. In recognition of the have a direct impact on public works
In order for public works professionals
importance of mental health, this edi- operations. It is their intent that the
to respond when needed, it is essential
tion of the APWA Reporter includes an educational materials and information
we also prepare ourselves and our loved
article on the topic. I would encourage provided by the Emergency Manage-
ones for an emergency. Being prepared
you to read it as it may be of benefit to ment Committee encourage and sup-
can seem a bit overwhelming at first,
you, or someone you care about. port you, the public works professional,
but the consequences of not being
to integrate emergency management
prepared are much worse. While pre- The January 2019 edition of the
concepts into your daily operations.
paring for an emergency may look a bit Reporter has many great articles on a
I would encourage you to not only
different depending on where you live, wide variety of emergency manage-
spend some time learning about these
at the most basic level everyone should ment-related topics. APWA’s Emergen-
resources and applying them in your
have a plan for how they will receive cy Management Committee has been
place of work, but also preparing your-
emergency alerts, alternate shelter in actively working to strengthen collabo-
self and your family for an emergency.
place, how and where to evacuate, and ration between APWA and a number of
To quote APWA Past President Bo Mills:
how they will communicate with fam- other emergency management-related
“Remember that it is never too early to
ily/friends. associations and to provide education
prepare, but it can be too late.”
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Technology in 2019: The Five Key
Trends in Public Works
Kelly Koepke, MBA, Kelly Koepke Professional, Communication Services, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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o track the top technology votes. As you might imagine, favorites Each trend has implications across
trends that will impact the emerged and brackets were busted. public works departments, making
sector in 2019, APWA met with When we reached the final four, we them important for professionals at
our Technical Committees added a wild card from the APWA staff. all levels—whether you lead a large
at PWX in August. We gath- team or small unit, serve one thousand
The top five tech trends are, in
ered their suggestions, narrowing the people or one million.
alphabetical order:
topics down to 16, ranked in order of
importance. Then came the fun part.
On APWA social media platforms, we
•
•
Asset Management Technologies*
Augmented Reality
Asset Management
pitted the topics against one another in • Automated/Connected Vehicles* Technologies
an NCAA bracket-style competition— • Cybersecurity A carry-over from 2018, asset manage-
top seeds battling lower seeds for your • Smart Cities ment (AM) technologies help everyone
*appeared on the 2018 list
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more effectively do business, says Jeff
Claus, a senior utility asset manage-
ment consultant and project manager
with CDM Smith.
“Asset management programs can only
be successful through the proper align-
ment of the software, business process,
and people that support the programs.
Most public works organizations have
a host of software tools that support
their asset management program, but
few have achieved that alignment,”
Claus says of an organization’s coordi-
nated activities to effectively manage
assets over their lifecycle.
And everyone struggles with their
technologies, the reason AM contin-
ues to trend. Maybe software was not
properly implemented, or users weren’t
trained. Or maybe you’ve outgrown the
system. In most cases, there is room for
improvement, with everyone chasing
the next big all-in-one solution.
For Steve Wyton, P.Eng. and Corpo-
rate Project and Asset Manager for
the City of Calgary, AM technologies
include functional automation systems
like SCADA that monitor and adjust
processes. Then come management
systems like a CMMS that alert for
and track maintenance. Overlay those
with portfolio management tools that Public works professionals are in the
business of managing and maintaining
balance risk, service levels and lifecycle
infrastructure and other critical public
cost—what happens if there is a delay/ assets. Asset management enables the
deferment of maintenance or replace- manager to develop and organize a fiscally
ment of assets—and enterprise resource responsible financial strategy, organize
and document infrastructure, as well
planning (ERP) software that integrates
as provide an avenue for the leader to
these various functions with available communicate to the public.
budget and municipal priorities.
The asset manager’s conundrum? How the necessary data and work towards But it doesn’t matter what data you
to consolidate and analyze all that data automating the processes that get you have if you don’t understand how it all
from programs that may or may not there,” says Wyton. connects, Claus adds. “Ideally, some-
talk to one another. one is taking a big-picture view. Depart-
Claus counsels to start with the end
ments should be working together to
“But the idea of buying one asset in mind—define the goal then create
create capital plans that coordinate
management ‘silver bullet’ is bunk. a plan to get there. “Some managers
activities and reduce costs.”
Municipalities that have a mature AM want to make effective end of life deci-
approach have incrementally layered sions; some have an aging workforce Old-school thinking is to buy massive
many tools on top of one another, but and want information out of people’s enterprise suites like SAP or People-
it takes time, money and effort to get heads. Some have regulatory and Soft. Now new apps for smart phones
there. So, successful AM automation other reporting requirements, while and tablets provide much of the same
really comes down to a few things: some want to break down organi- functionality. But even with some
Focus on identifying the problems you zational silos, some want all of the increasingly available whiz-bang tech-
are trying to solve bit by bit, gather above,” he says. nology, Wyton returns to the struggle
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Kathy Bisbee, the founder of the Public VR
Lab, presented in Portland, OR at the Alliance
for Community Media Northwest conference
on municipal and public interest use cases in
wVR and AR.
that many municipalities have with
basic questions—what do we own, does
Forrester Research, Inc., predicted that the
it function, how much do we need to
spend (time and money) to maintain number of U.S. workers using smart glasses and
and replace it?
goggles will grow from 400,000 in 2016
“Small municipalities and even some
large ones can’t answer the first ques- to nearly 14.5 million in 2025.
tion! Do an asset inventory, even if you
have to use a spreadsheet. If you only
virtual information on an equipment access repair instructions without
have a few roads and a flashing light
gauge. The cost savings and ability to carrying a physical manual. Forrester
at the corner of First and Main, keep
quickly and efficiently change designs Research, Inc., predicted that the num-
it simple. Maybe that’s all you need to
makes AR an exciting technology, ber of U.S. workers using smart glasses
solve the majority of your problems.”
says Matthew J. Doyle, P.E., Certified and goggles will grow from 400,000 in
APWA’s AM Guidebook, released in Construction Manager and Branch 2016 to nearly 14.5 million in 2025.
August, can help an organization of Chief for the Wastewater Design and
any size regardless of resources and Construction Division for the County There’s a dark side to AR technology,
technology get a handle on its assets. of Fairfax, Virginia. though. It’s not the cost, which is
becoming less expensive every day.
Augmented Reality Doyle was introduced to AR by a con-
tractor for a new wastewater treatment
Rather, it’s the lack of policies and leg-
islation regulating the use of AR. Kathy
First things first, augmented reality is
facility. His team strapped on Microsoft Bisbee, Executive Director of Brook-
not virtual reality, though both provide Hololens goggles to view the proposed line Interactive Group and founder of
a visual experience via goggles, head- facility at scale. the Public VR Lab, the first publicly
sets or smart devices. While virtual funded and accessible virtual reality
reality (VR) implies complete immer- “We couldn’t see this gauge and
lab, points to the case of a California
sion, augmented reality (AR) adds digi- couldn’t reach that valve. The BIM
AR game developer suing Milwaukee
tal elements to a live view. Examples (building information model) we cre-
County (Wisconsin) for creating an
of AR include Snapchat lenses and the ated in 3-D got double the number of
onerous public park use permit process.
game Pokémon GO where players find comments than the 2-D model, because
The County feared gamers would
and interact with characters by looking we saw things we couldn’t see before.”
overwhelm parks as happened in 2016
through their device’s camera. during the height of the Pokémon GO
AR technology already allows the
capture and display of underground craze. The lawsuit has since settled in
In the public works arena, AR can
utility structures in 3D by pairing GIS favor of the game developer.
give users a three-dimensional feel
for a building’s layout without first and other data. It could be used to train
“The case brings up issues of the
creating a physical model, or overlay public works professionals in disaster
rights and obligations of communi-
responses exercises, or let technicians
8 APWA Reporter / January 2019 / www.apwa.netConnected vehicles, on the other
hand—those that can send to and
receive information from infrastruc-
ture and each other—are here now.
Toyota already has sold nearly 100,000
connected vehicles in Japan. In this
country, they are being field tested by
municipalities to improve traffic flow
and enhance safety. Safety is a key
concern, as the National Safety Coun-
cil estimates there were 40,100 motor
vehicle deaths in the U.S. in 2017, the
highest since 2007.
Maricopa County Department of
Transportation recently tested V2V
(vehicle to vehicle communication) at
11 intersections in the Anthem devel-
opment near Phoenix. The project
prioritizes emergency vehicles over
civilian traffic through intersections.
The successful test means the program
may expand to more heavily travelled
Lincoln, Nebraska hopes to adopt transportation corridors in the area.
automated vehicles in 2019 to enhance
their existing transit options. Larry Head, Professor of Systems and
Industrial Engineering at the Univer-
ties around AR/VR,” Bisbee says. “Who unclear. Research by national real sity of Arizona, one of the engineers
owns the public space in AR/VR, and estate consulting group CBRE, pre- involved in the Anthem project, says
how do we regulate its commercial and dicts that downtowns will be free of public works professionals, “Need to
non-commercial uses? Can a tobacco cars—except for connected automated understand and deploy the technology
or alcohol company put AR ads on city- vehicles (CAVs) and public transit to improve safety and efficiency. This
owned property or walls? There are no vehicles operating as CAVs—by 2030. isn’t just traffic signals knowing when
applicable laws or guidelines right now, If an automated shuttle pilot program EMS vehicles are approaching, though.
which is why the game developer won. in Lincoln, Nebraska last year is any It’s messaging about work zones,
But public employees must begin to indication, it might be sooner. And weather conditions, road closures and
consider the real-world consequences Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google detours. This wireless tech comes with
of AR/VR, and understand how it can parent Alphabet, already has hundreds security and data integrity issues, too.
be used and will impact their projects of Chrysler Pacifica minivans making Public works is moving from an era of
and communities.” daily trips with and without human pavement and concrete into a world of
backup drivers in the Phoenix area. wireless communication. It’s a whole
Automated/Connected But Julie Lorenz, Senior Strategic different world.”
Vehicles Consultant with Burns & McDonnell,
Lorenz agrees, pointing to big ques-
Automated vehicles (AV) and connect- an engineering, architecture, construc-
tions for the public sector: concerns
ed vehicles (CV) is the second technol- tion, environmental and consulting
about security, sharing data and how
ogy making a repeat appearance. These firm based in Kansas City, Missouri, says
to leverage the information the system
quickly advancing applications allow don’t worry about replacing your fleet of
generates. “And don’t be so mesmer-
vehicles to both “talk” to one another buses any time soon. “AV is a continu-
um of technology, not an on/off switch. ized by technology that you forget
and to the outside world (connected)
If you think about it as 1 and 2 being about the public good. The technology
and to drive themselves (automated).
a human driver and 5 being a vehicle is coming via the private sector, and
Though the development of AV gets with no steering wheel, we’re currently governments need to be savvy about
much of the press, implementation is using level 2 to 3 technology.” integrating private sector innovation
still years away. Just how many years is with the goals of public works.”
www.apwa.net / January 2019 / APWA Reporter 9plicated. It does, however, require con-
stant vigilance. Much of cybersecurity
is understanding where your systems
are vulnerable to attack by being con-
nected online, where they are not, and
where there are intersections.
Common sense is often the number-
one way to stop a potential cyber attack,
says Williams. “Don’t open links if you
aren’t sure of the sender or of the link’s
legitimacy. Don’t always trust e-mails
you get from people you know, either.
Call or text to verify a request. They may
have been hacked or hijacked.”
But, he continues, “You can’t stick
your head in the sand and hope the IT
guys will fix it. Understand your risks,
put controls in place and monitor
Washington Post Cybersecurity Summit (October activity so that you’re prepared when
2, 2018). Left to right: David Ignatius with the there is a threat.”
Washington Post , former White House Homeland
Security Advisor Lisa Monaco, and former CIA
Director Gen. David Petraeus discuss the need for Smart Cities
smart cybersecurity practice. What makes a city smart? The con-
ventional definition of a smart city is
Cybersecurity Marty Williams, Government Affairs
Manager for APWA, says cybersecurity
one that uses internet-connected (IoT)
Many of our top technologies this year sensors and technologies to connect
is more important than ever. “The different systems and components,
are connected by one theme: the secu-
Internet of Things (IoT) is every- collecting data and improving lives by
rity of systems and the data that flows
where—from appliances to cars to making decisions with that data. It’s
between them. Cyber attacks on public
SCADA systems. Cybersecurity is not a concept that combines many, if not
infrastructure in 2018, like one on
something you can ignore anymore all, of our top technology trends. Using
the Port of San Diego that shut down
because there is no aspect of our lives technology, city officials can interact
permitting and bill payment systems,
where it’s not playing a role. You need directly with both the community and
and a ransomware offensive that shut
to immerse yourself in it.” its infrastructure, monitoring what is
down municipal operations in Atlanta,
don’t only disrupt productivity and put Mark Bristow, Director of the Hunt happening in the city now, and how
key systems in peril. They’re expensive. Incident and Response Team (HIRT) at the city evolves.
Atlanta spent more than $2.6 million the Department of Homeland Security’s Bob Bennett, Chief Innovation Officer
on emergency efforts to recover, repair National Cybersecurity and Commu- for the City of Kansas City, Missouri,
and install measures to defend against nications Integration Center, says that dislikes the term, preferring instead to
future cyber incursions. public works cyber incursions are more focus less on the technology and more
likely to start in the cloud-hosted busi- on decision and policy making. “A smart
According to Cisco’s 2018 Annual
ness environment than in the plant. city takes information from each depart-
Cybersecurity Report, 31 percent of
That is, employees are more likely to be ment and combines that into policy at
organizations have experienced cyber
targeted by clicking on an e-mail link City Hall. It’s asking, are we doing the
attacks on operational technology
containing a virus or ransomware tar- right things to plan for the future?”
infrastructure. That means one-third
geting business systems than will mali-
of you have been victims. By 2019
cious actors try to break directly into Kansas City is doing exactly that. A
cybersecurity breaches will cost the
your SCADA system. Spear-phishing, or recent pothole prevention pilot pro-
country an estimated $2.2 trillion a
e-mail or electronic communications gram monitors weather data, traffic
year. Ransomware attacks are growing
scams intended to steal data, install volume and pavement conditions to
more than 350 percent annually. And
malware or target a user’s computer, predict where potholes are likely to
it’s not just big companies or agencies
were up 71 percent in 2017. form. The city used to wait for a 311
that are targeted. In 2017, 61 percent
call, resulting in expensive emergency
of cyber breach victims had fewer than Fortunately, creating an environment repairs that lasted only a year or so,
1,000 employees. of good “cyber-hygiene” is not com- versus proactive maintenance good
10 APWA Reporter / January 2019 / www.apwa.netMike Mainthow of Smart City Media leads city officials from
Aurora, IL and Birmingham, AL on a tour of Kansas City’s Smart
City infrastructure (Nov. 2017)
for 5 to 10 years. The pilot program Who makes sure the information is make money on tech. Work collabora-
showed an almost 90% success rate. secure? Who collects and stores it? tively to create the future,” he says.
The city also now uses Alexa AI tech- Who analyzes it? What is the liability
nology to answer 311 calls for pothole for acting or not acting on the data? In Trending technologies updates
repair, reducing its cost per call from the pothole example, if a city knows from APWA
$8 when a human took the report to a pothole is likely and doesn’t do any- As public works departments head
just 18 cents. thing about it, should they pay for a into the new year, these trends and
resident’s car repair when it forms? challenges will shape their operations,
Aaron Deacon of KC Digital Drive, a
decision and policy making. For its
nonprofit organization whose mission Most smart cities applications were
is to make Kansas City a digital leader, developed and are owned by private part, APWA will work with the associa-
says key smart cities technologies, in companies, and tested at the municipal tion’s Technical Committees to produce
addition to monitoring road condi- level using public infrastructure. Ben- programming in 2019 centered around
tions, include networked lighting infra- nett advises public works officials to educating members about these tech-
structure, traffic flow management, embrace collaboration with the private nologies. Throughout the year, programs
smart parking metering, monitoring of sector to access smart cities’ technolo- and more information will be added to
public trash receptacles, and technolo- gies, as well as the risk that comes with APWA’s CLL webinars, e-Learning portal,
gies that track water and wastewater, it. The efficiencies and savings gained Members’ Library, APWATV channel on
electricity and the weather. It may also are worth it. YouTube. New series, like the Talking Top
include Wi-Fi connected electronic Tech and Roving Reporter, will continue
kiosks in public spaces designed to help “The old models that allowed us to
build an awesome road or sewer or elec- into 2019, so continue to check back for
people find their way, find a restaurant the latest in trending technologies.
or access public services. tric grid don’t work anymore. Smart
cities technology is the way of the
Kelly Koepke can be reached at kelly@
Of course, cybersecurity is a big con- future. Surrender some autonomy and
kellykoepke.com.
cern for any public works department. accept the fact that private companies
www.apwa.net / January 2019 / APWA Reporter 11TECHNICAL COMMITTEE NEWS
Emergency Management
Committee: Supporting Public
Works First Responders
Mark Ray, P.E., Director of Public Works, City of Crystal, Minnesota, Chair, APWA Emergency Management Committee
P
ublic works and emergency working on emergency management- can Meteorological Society (AMS).
management are interwoven related topics. The mission of AMS is to advance
just as response and recovery “the atmospheric and related sci-
Ultimately, our goal as a committee
to emergencies impacting ences, technologies, applications, and
is to foster local-to-local connections
our communities is a vital services for the benefit of society.”
between public works profession-
role in the daily life of public works. Since public works professionals make
als, first responder peers, and other
There is not another entity that can stakeholders in our communities normal happen for their communi-
ensure the infrastructure operated that can or do have a direct impact ties, the link between AMS and public
and maintained by public works is on public works operations. It is our works is a natural one (pun intended).
functional following an emergency. In hope that the educational materi- Our collaborative efforts have resulted
2018, APWA introduced the approved als and information provided by the in multiple occasions where APWA
Public Works First Responders logo as Emergency Management Commit- members presented at AMS events over
an outward demonstration of the role tee will encourage and support you, the past year.
of public works in emergencies. the public works professional, to
In January 2018, Scott Smith, Coastal
integrate emergency management
To assist in development of emergency Resiliency Manager with the City of
concepts into your daily operations.
capabilities, the Emergency Manage- Norfolk, VA, was invited to speak at
ment Committee is committed to In addition to the education side of the National Council for Science and
providing members with education, emergency management, members of the Environment (NCSE) symposia
resources, and information through a the committee are actively involved in focused on “Hurricanes and Infrastruc-
variety of mediums including ses- developing and maintaining collabora- ture – Building Resiliency for Extreme
sions at PWX; Click, Listen & Learn tive relationships with a number of Weather Events” at the NCSE Confer-
webinars; e-mails via the Emergency organizations and groups that tie into ence in Washington, D.C.
Management infoNOW Community; the public works role in emergency
management. These include outreach In late spring of 2018, AMS reached
an entire edition of the APWA Reporter
efforts to the National Weather Service, out to APWA’s Emergency Manage-
devoted to emergency management
Department of Homeland Security ment Committee to invite public
every January; and an updated website
which includes multiple groups such as works and emergency management
page to provide readers with links to
FEMA, Nationwide SAR Initiative, and staff to attend a High Precipitation
emergency management resources
See Something/Say Something. Workshop at the University of Okla-
such as training. We encourage you to
homa in Norman, OK. Local, county,
leverage these resources so that you One of the most active collaborations
state and tribal nations were invited to
can efficiently use your time when in 2018 was the work with the Ameri-
12 APWA Reporter / January 2019 / www.apwa.netparticipate in the three-day workshop. tive and timely. To see previous articles,
The intent of this kickoff workshop please go to http://www3.apwa.net/
was for the University of Oklahoma
researchers to understand how weather
Resources/Reporter.
We hope that
Click, Listen & Learn
forecasts are used in the emergency
management field and how response
webinars. Over the the educational
years the Emergency
activities are tied into those forecasts.
Emergency Management Committee
CLICK, LISTEN & LEARN Management Commit- materials and
tee has hosted a number
member, Loni Eazell, participated in
the workshop and found the discussion
of Click, Listen & Learn webinars. The information provided
webinars are available for free online
amongst the researchers and the par-
ticipants very enlightening in how the
to APWA members. Just log into your by the Emergency
APWA member account (www.apwa.
data is used across the nation. This is a
three-year project and the participants
net), go to the APWA Members’ Library Management
and click on the Emergency Manage-
will return to Norman, OK, for Part 2 of
ment topic. Committee will
the workshop in Summer 2020.
In January 2019, David Fabiano, Town
infoNOW Community encourage and
on APWA Connect.
Engineer with the City of Gilbert, AZ,
and Loni Eazell will be attending the
This page provides support you to
regular updates on relevant federal
Annual AMS meeting in Phoenix, AZ.
government activity, has public safety integrate emergency
At the national level, a number of cur- announcement campaign resources,
rent and past Emergency Management and APWA members can request to management into your
Committee members serve on national connect with some of the groups the
groups. These include: Emergency Management Committee daily operations.
is collaborating with for events in the
• FirstNet (https://firstnet.gov/)
APWA member’s local area (such as the
– Phil Mann, Director of Public
AMS collaboration discussed above).
Works, Gainesville, FL • Mr. Steve Materkowski, Senior
For more information, including how
• National Homeland Security to sign up, please visit: http://infonow. Construction Manager, Urban
Consortium (https://www. apwa.net/welcome.htm. Drainage & Flood Control District,
nemaweb.org/index.php/ Denver, CO
The current members of the Emergency
homeland-security-consortium)
Management Committee are: • Ms. Michelle Tetreault, President,
– Mark Ray, Director of Public
Public Works Management Corp,
Works, Crystal, MN • Mr. Mark Ray, P.E. (Committee
Sylvan Lake, Alberta
Chair), Director of Public Works/
• Emergency Management
City Engineer, City of Crystal, MN • Ms. Vicki Twerdochlib, Project Man-
Assistance Compact Committee
ager, HDR, Omaha, NE
(https://www.nemaweb.org/index. • Mr. M. Leon Berrett, P.E., Opera-
php/the-emac-committee) – Leon tions Associate Director, Salt Lake Stan Brown, P.E., PWLF, City Man-
Berrett, Operations Associate County Public Works, UT ager, City of Oakwood, GA, serves as
Director, Salt Lake County Public the committee’s liaison to the APWA
• Mr. William F. Carson, P.E., Public
Works, UT Board of Directors through his role as
Works Operations Manager,
Emergency Management Charleston County, SC Director-at-Large.
Resources
• Ms. Loni Eazell, Disaster Services Rita Cassida, P.E., serves as the liaison
APWA Reporter articles. to five of APWA’s Technical Commit-
Specialist, Los Angeles County
The January edition of tees: Asset Management, Emergency
Department of Public Works, Los
the APWA Reporter is Management, Transportation, Utilities
Angeles County, CA
focused on emergency & Public Rights-of-Way, and Water
management. While • Mr. Kevin Gentry, Streets & Drain- Resources Management. She can be
the articles are new each age Superintendent, Athens-Clarke reached at (816) 595-5222 or rcassida@
year, even the articles County, GA apwa.net.
from previous years can still be informa-
www.apwa.net / January 2019 / APWA Reporter 13We need you! Share your expertise
by joining a national committee
Teresa Hon, Sr. Board Operations & Governance Manager, and Becky Stein, Director of Education & Credentialing,
American Public Works Association, Kansas City, Missouri
E
ach winter APWA opens the committee nominations Representation. Members of these committees serve by
process. Volunteer service at the national level is an virtue of their positions on the APWA Board of Directors or
important component in addressing APWA’s mission by appointment by the President-Elect.
to support those who operate, improve and maintain
public works and infrastructure through advocacy, Standing and Program Committees assist in the gover-
education and member engagement. nance and internal affairs of the association. Standing
Committees primarily focus on annual, short-term or
You can be part of creating positive change in the associa- project-specific programs. These committees are vital to
tion while spending your valuable volunteer hours giv- the health of the association and the programs provided,
ing back to the profession. Let’s face it, you are probably whether they are responsible for ensuring the financial
working in the field of public works because you are a affairs of APWA (including chapters) are in order; select-
service-minded person who finds satisfaction in doing a ing qualified award recipients and reviewing award
good job and providing valuable assistance to others. Using criteria; or evaluating and choosing quality educational
your skills as a national volunteer can help to address that offerings provided at our two conferences. The contribu-
personal desire. National committees also provide a forum tions of these committees meet the strategic goals of value,
for APWA members to exchange ideas, technology and voice, as well as education and credentialing.
information on public works practices with neighbors or
those across the continent. • Audit Committee
• Awards Committee
Whether you’ve served on a national committee, expressed
interest or only thought about it, there is a place for you to • Awards Committee – Public Works Projects of the Year
contribute at the national level. The American Public Works Award
Association has several volunteer committees (and subcom- • Awards Committee – Top Ten Public Works Leaders of
mittees or knowledge teams) to assist in the management of the Year Award
the association and its work. The volunteer committees fit
• Awards Committee – Managers of the Year Award and
into one of three categories: Standing and Program Com-
Excellence in Snow & Ice Control Award
mittees, Technical Committees, and Task Forces & External
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• PWX Program Review Committee Continue your public works
• Snow Conference Program Review Committee
journey by participating at the
Program Committees provide valuable input for continu-
ing, long-term programs. These committees are responsible national level in 2019.
for establishing and monitoring requirements for agency and
individual credentials; provide oversight and guidance of
educational and training programs; represent the interests of Many of these committees provide articles for the APWA
very specific member groups; and provide an association-wide Reporter, educational offerings (at conferences and through a
voice of advocacy for the profession. The contributions of these web platform) and produce publications or toolbox items.
committees meet all four strategic goals: value, voice, education
Technical Committees are the subject matter experts in 10
and credentialing, and membership and chapters.
individual disciplines within public works.
• Accreditation Council
• Asset Management Committee
• Center for Sustainability Leadership Group
• Emergency Management Committee
• Certification Council
• Engineering & Technology Committee
• Committee for Diversity and Inclusion
• Facilities & Grounds Committee
• Government Affairs Committee
• Fleet Services Committee
• International Affairs Committee
• Leadership & Management Committee
• Professional Development Committee
• Solid Waste Management Committee
• Small Cities/Rural Communities Committee
• Transportation Committee
• Young Professionals Committee
www.apwa.net / January 2019 / APWA Reporter 15• Utilities & Public Rights-of-Way Committee
It takes less than ten minutes to
• Water Resources Committee
The primary purpose of the Technical Committees is to
log into the website, enter your
provide direction and oversight to programs, services and
products within the technical area of expertise in support of
committee interests, answer
the strategic plan and APWA goals and objectives.
a few questions and provide
Technical Committees are responsible for articles in every
issue of the Reporter, PWX/Snow Conference presentations, biographical information.
Click, Listen & Learn webinars, APWA publications, and
supporting APWA Certification programs for Public Works
Supervisors and Managers, Fleet, Stormwater and Construc- The contributions of these representations meet the strate-
tion Inspection. The contributions of these committees gic goals of value and voice.
meet all four strategic goals: value, voice, education and creden-
tialing, and membership and chapters. Knowledge Teams and Subcommittees. If serving on a
committee is more commitment than you can take on at
Task Forces & External Work Groups. Members of APWA this time, there are still opportunities for you to contribute
frequently hold membership in or attend meetings of and be involved. Technical Committee Knowledge Teams
other stakeholder groups. APWA works collaboratively and Subcommittees offer an opportunity for those who may
with the following associations that welcome an APWA be interested in contributing to a Technical Committee’s
representative to sit on their board or participate in work- projects and technical discussions. Knowledge Teams pro-
ing groups/subcommittees. vide the flexibility for members to pick the specific project
• American Academy of Environmental Engineers and and time spent volunteering. Subcommittee membership
Scientists (AAEES) Board of Trustees requires a more regular time commitment and its work is
focused on a specific topic area within the Technical Com-
• AASHTO Connected Automated Vehicles Executive mittee’s efforts.
Leadership Team (CAV-ELT)
Now that you know more about the committees, how do you
• AASHTO Standing Committee on Highway Traffic Safety get involved? The nominations process opens in late winter.
(SCOHTS) Safety Management Subcommittee Announcements will be made via direct e-mail to members,
the website and through the Reporter. Details regarding the
• AASHTO Vehicle to Infrastructure Deployment Coali-
specific goals, requirements for committee member expertise
tion Technical Working Group 1 Deployment Initiatives
and time commitment will be available for each committee.
(V2I DC TWG1)
Once you’ve determined your interest level, it takes less than
• AASHTO Winter Maintenance Technical Service ten minutes to log into the website, enter your committee
Program (WMTSP) Snow and Ice Cooperative Program interests, answer a few questions and provide biographi-
(SICOP) Pooled Fund cal information. Members may nominate themselves or
another member can suggest a nominee.
• Clear Roads
Following the close of the nominations process in late
• Common Ground Alliance Board – Director, Public March, committee chairs, board liaisons and staff will review
Works the nominees and make recommendations to the President-
• Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee Elect. After weighing the needs of the committee, geographi-
(EJCDC) cal location and diversity, appointments are made, and
members notified.
• FHWA Traffic Incident Management Executive Leader-
ship Group (TIM ELG) Continue your public works journey by participating at
the national level in 2019. Watch for more information on
• National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control nominations coming soon.
Devices (NCUTCD)
Teresa Hon can be reached at (816) 595-5224 or thon@apwa.
• NEMA National Homeland Security Consortium net; Becky Stein can be reached at (816) 595-5212 or bstein@
(NHSC) apwa.net. Questions regarding the nominations process should be
directed to Teresa.
• SAFECOM Emergency Response Council
16 APWA Reporter / January 2019 / www.apwa.netCPWA leaders visit Ottawa
for advocacy meetings
C
PWA President Steve Blayney,
APWA Executive Director
CPWA met with
Scott Grayson, and Director of
CPWA Advocacy Anne Jackson
eight Members of
Anne Jackson
were in Ottawa November 5-6
for a series of meetings with
Parliament who hold
Director of Sustainability and Members of Parliament and stake- key positions of
CPWA Advocacy holder associations to discuss CPWA’s
American Public Works Association public policy priorities, the status of influence.
infrastructure investment and other
Washington, D.C.
federal initiatives, and the outlook • The Honourable Francois-Phillipe
for 2019. The timing of the visit, just Champagne, M.P., Saint-Mau-
before Parliament’s Remembrance Day rice — Champlain (QC), Liberal,
Break and the tabling of the Govern- Minister of Infrastructure and
ment’s Fall Economic Statement, Communities
offered CPWA the opportunity to
meet with many Parliamentarians in • Marco Mendicino, M.P., Eglin-
new leadership roles as all parties look ton — Lawrence (ON), Liberal,
ahead to the 2019 federal election. Parliamentary Secretary to the
Minister of Infrastructure and
CPWA’s Engagement in Communities
Ottawa Targets Key Leaders in
Parliament • Matt Jeneroux, M.P., Edmonton
Over a day and a half of meetings Riverbend (AB), Conservative,
on Parliament Hill, CPWA took the Shadow Minister, Infrastructure,
opportunity to engage with eight Communities and Urban Affairs
Members of Parliament from all three • The Honourable Candice Ber-
major political parties—representing gen, M.P., Portage — Lisgar (MB),
communities, large and small, across Conservative, House Leader of the
the country—many of whom hold key Official Opposition
positions of influence.
www.apwa.net / January 2019 / APWA Reporter 17• Carol Hughes, M.P., Algo-
ma — Manitoulin — Kapuskas-
ing (ON), NDP, Assistant Deputy
Speaker and Deputy Chair of Com-
mittees of the Whole
• Vance Badawey, M.P., Niagara
Centre (ON), Liberal, Member of
the House of Commons Standing
Committee on Transportation
Infrastructure and Communities
• Ted Falk, M.P., Provencher (MB),
Conservative, Member of the
House of Commons Standing
Committee on Natural Resources
• Terry Sheehan, M.P., Sault Ste.
Marie (ON), Liberal, Member of Left to right: Anne Jackson, Scott Grayson, M.P. Matt
the House of Commons Standing Jeneroux, Steve Blayney
Committee on Industry, Science
and Technology
In addition to sharing CPWA’s pub-
lic policy priorities, CPWA discussed
where these priorities overlap with
issues Members of Parliament are
hearing about from their constitu-
ents. Many common areas of interest
emerged—notably, the current level
and structure of the federal govern-
ment’s infrastructure investment
programs; resource and investment
challenges for rural and indigenous
communities, such as finance, energy,
broadband, cellular and transporta-
tion capacity and cost; and the need
for a municipal policy framework for
autonomous vehicles.
In terms of infrastructure programs, Left to right: Anne Jackson, Scott Grayson,
much of the discussion was focused M.P. Carol Hughes, Steve Blayney, CPWA
on how to structure future infrastruc- Consultant Chris Smillie
ture investment so it is predictable
and sustainable; how to simplify the
application process for infrastructure mitigation and adaptation needs, while recent survey of Canadian public works
funding; how to speed up funding to also recognizing communities for the professionals and their experience with
small communities, such as facilitat- work they are already doing. federal infrastructure programs.
ing the pooling of resources and joint
funding applications; and the need CPWA Expands Member On November 19, CPWA released
to foster more cooperation among all Engagement to Further Advocacy the results of a survey distributed in
levels of government. There was also Efforts April to members in Canada collect-
discussion about developing climate CPWA’s visit to Ottawa also provided ing feedback about the Government’s
solutions, such as targeting pollution an opportunity to share information Investing in Canada Infrastructure
pricing for infrastructure and disaster with Members of Parliament about a Plan. The ten-question survey solicited
18 APWA Reporter / January 2019 / www.apwa.netinformation from municipalities about
infrastructure investments and their
experience with federal programs. The
responses have been summarized in a
report available on the CPWA website.
CPWA intends to continue collecting
input from members in Canada about
federal policies and programs and
welcomes member engagement on this
and future efforts. Please contact Anne
Jackson at ajackson@apwa.net to pro-
vide feedback or participate in CPWA’s
advocacy efforts for the public works
community in Canada.
CPWA Continues the
Left to right: CPWA Consultant Chris
Conversation with Key Smillie, Scott Grayson, Anne Jackson,
Stakeholder Associations M.P. Vance Badawey, Steve Blayney
While in Ottawa, CPWA also met with
Daniel Rubinstein, Director of Policy
and Research at the Federation of
Canadian Municipalities (FCM), and
John Gamble, President and CEO of Stay connected with CPWA through the CPWA
the Association of Consulting Engi-
neering Companies (ACEC) – Canada. website and on Twitter @CPWATWEETS!
In addition to discussion of how CPWA
can continue to collaborate with The Government’s Fall Economic gets 2016 ($14.4 billion) and 2017
FCM and ACEC to advance shared
Statement ($81.2 billion), the fall economic
objectives, these meetings focused statement shows that only $6 bil-
Just two weeks after CPWA’s meet-
on reconvening the Canadian Infra-
ings, Minister of Finance Bill Morneau lion—out of $13 billion commit-
structure Report Card (CIRC) Steering
released “Investing in Middle Class ted to specific projects—has been
Committee now that Statistics Canada
Jobs,” the Government’s Fall Economic spent so far. The delays are due to
has begun releasing the data it col-
Statement, which serves as a mid-year the federal government not being
lected through Canada’s Core Public
update on its budget projections. Items able to distribute money until it
Infrastructure Survey, 2016. CPWA and
of note include: gets receipts from the local govern-
its partners on the CIRC Steering Com-
mittee provided input on the design, ments responsible for projects.
• Additional spending and an
reporting and partnerships required • Modernizing federal regulations.
increase in the deficit. The fall eco-
to complete a complex project of this The fall economic statement
nomic statement announced more
magnitude and Statistics Canada is established an External Advisory
than $17 billion in new spending
releasing the data and analysis in
over six years, including an Accel- Committee on regulatory
“tranches”—beginning with the com-
erated Investment Incentive that competitiveness.
ponents listed below.
would benefit businesses making
CPWA will continue to update
• August 28 release: Roads, bridges capital investments, such as a new
members on the latest news and
and tunnels tax write-off allowing manufac-
updates from Ottawa with the Ottawa
turers to immediately deduct the
• October 9 release: Culture, recre- Report—delivered by e-mail every
costs of machinery and equip-
ation and sports facilities, public other week that Parliament is in
ment, and immediate expensing
social and affordable housing session. Stay connected with CPWA
for clean energy.
through the CPWA website and on
• November 1 release: Potable water Twitter @CPWATWEETS!
• Delays in infrastructure spend-
and stormwater assets
ing. While the Government
Anne Jackson can be reached at (202) 218-
• November 27 release: Public transit announced significant investment
6750 or ajackson@apwa.net.
assets funding for infrastructure in Bud-
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