apwa newsletter-july 06wisconsin.apwa.net/content/chapters/wisconsin.apwa... ·...

he City of Janesville isexcited to welcome you tothe 2016 Fall Conference at

the Janesville Conference Centerlocated in the Holiday Inn Expressin beautiful Janesville Please bringnon-perishable food pantry itemsor toys to help those in need inthe Janesville area

The conference begins withgolf at the Janesville Riverside Golfcourse or a tour of Seneca Foodsand the Conde Street pretreatmentfacility along with a drive throughthe statersquos first diverging diamondfollowed with the usual ldquoGetAcquainted Partyrdquo which will beheld at The Venue downtownTransportation will be providedfrom the hotel A Euchre Tourna-

ment to benefit the scholarshipprogram will be held after theparty A separate Sheepsheadgame(s) will also be held on theside Both card games will be heldat The Venue

Thursday and Friday will kickoff with breakfast at the hotel forthose attendees registered thereAn area will be set aside forldquoFirst Timerdquo conference attendeesto meet with the Executive Com-mittee at breakfast

During both days there willbe several opportunities to attendseminars and receive CEU creditsWe will be having a three-trackconference which gives ampleopportunity to find a seminar ofinterest

Chapter Scholarships |Tosa News | Special Achievement | PublicWorks God | Milwaukee News | Asphalt News October 2016

Wisconsin Chapter

4 (Presidentrsquos Comments)

By Ryan Amtmann

Fall Conference | Christine Walsh | PACE Award | Snowplow Roadeo | Summer Golf | PWSAPWMI

T

Page 4 (Fall Conference)

GreetingsTime flies I canrsquot

believe it is alreadySeptember We arequickly approach-ing our fall

conference that will be hostedin Janesville I am really lookingforward to our Fall Conferenceand as my time as President andas the year winds down

What a great time that washad at PWX in Minneapolis OurChapter Dinner was a lot of funwith 58 WI APWA members inattendance Congratulations toChristine Walsh for earning thePresidential Award Quite anhonor to be one of two individu-als in the nation selected for acareerrsquos worth of passion gooddeeds and a job well done Con-gratulations to Clark Wantochwho is Wisconsinrsquos representedTop 10 winner Again it takes acareerrsquos worth of hard work andmodeling the dedication to thejob and others to be recognized atsuch a high level Our Chapter isproud of Christine and Clark

Our Chapter had five emerg-ing leaders attend PWX It wasinvigorating to see their excite-ment with meeting new peopleand learning new things I find alot of gratification in being able tomentor others and I know thefuture of Public Works will be in

2016 Fall Conference ndash JanesvilleNovember 2-4 2016

Janesville Conference CenterBy Paul Woodard Conference Chair

The Holiday Inn Express is the location for the Fall Conference in Janesville

2

2016 Chapter OfficersPresident(262) 953-3002Ryan Amtmann

President Elect(608) 838-7287James Hessling

Vice President (414) 399-3349Scott Solverson

Secretary(608) 266-4913Eric Dundee

Treasurer (414) 247-6624Scott Brandmeier

Director(414) 286-2460Mary Dziewiontkoski

Director(920) 830-6171Bob Givens

Past President(608) 563-2329Carl Weber

House of Delegates(608) 266-4058Mike Dailey

Alternate Delegate(608) 755-3182Paul Woodard

Special Operations CommitteesAwardsSean Gehin Chair(715) 261-6748

Conf Program Coordinator (608) 838-2383James Hessling

CommunicationsJeff Mazanec Chair (920) 843-5734

DiversityWilliam Dunlop Chair(608) 848-5060

Education amp Scholarship(608) 270-4263Holly Powell Chair

Historical amp Archives (608) 838-2383Jim Hessling Chair

Membership Services (608) 777-0105Tyler Smith Chair

Newsletter (414) 771-8906Nancy Cavanaugh

Public Relations(414) 266-9043Matt Bednarski

Technical CommitteesEmergency Management (920) 319-1825Daniel Jensen Chair

Engineering amp Technology(262) 287-4521James Mantes Chair

Facilities amp Grounds (414) 847-2650Leeann Butschlick Chair

Fleet Services (920) 680-6164Nathan Wachtendonk Chair

Leadership amp Management (262) 653-4057Cathy Austin Chair

Solid Waste Management (608) 364-2929Jodine Saunders Chair

Transportation(262) 317-3331John Burgan

Utility amp Right-of-Way (262) 679-4145Dave Simpson Chair

Water Resources (608) 364-6699Bill Frisbee Chair

Young Professional Chapter Liaison(262) 653-4070Steve Hayek

International Affairs Chapter Liaison (608) 755-3182Paul Woodard

Vendor(920) 687-1111Andrew Lang

APWA Director Region VRich Berning email richbernaolcom

WISCONSIN CHAPTER NEWS is published quarterly (JanApr July Oct) by the Wisconsin Chapter American PublicWorks Association Subscription by Membership Direct allinquiries to Tyler Smith Project Manager Monona Plumbingamp Fire Protection 3126 Watford Way Madison WI 53713(608) 445-8956 email TSmithmononapfpcom Pressdeadline date for year 2016 articles Dec 9 Contact NancyCavanaugh Editor Cavanaugh Interactive 1224A Glen-view Ave Wauwatosa WI 53213 Phone (414) 771-8906e-mail nancycavanaughinteractive biz

Copyright 2016 Wisconsin Chapter APWA All rights reserved

or the past few years the Julyissue has centered on reportingawards In fact there were somany awards that the edition

has expanded from 16 to 20 pagesThis year the October issue

continues to announce evenmoreaward winnersmdashbig ones At PWXChristine Walsh received thePresidential Leadership Awardfrom National (see page 3)

At that same expo theWisconsinChapter captured its eleventh PACE awardin a row (see page 5) It takes the effortsof all Chapter members to win thisprestigious award and consecutivewins for more than a decade is a majorachievement for everyone

But thatrsquos not all The ChapterrsquosLeadership ampManagement Committeehas selected two candidates forNationalrsquos Emerging Leader Program (seepage 7) As part of the program BrianWhite and Emmalee Bauerwill attendthe Academy Retreat in Kansas City and

be recognized at PWX in 2017At the Chapter level three develop-

ments pinpoint growth trends TylerSmithMember Services Chair reportsthat membership has reached 803mdasharecord total Over the past 12 monthsthe growth rate has been 35 percentmaking our Chapter one of the fastestgrowing in the nation (See page 12)

Also the Summer Golf Outing ampScholarship Fundraiser on July 21attracted 71 members who alongwith sponsors helped to raise $5000for the scholarship fund (See page 11)

The Snowplow Roadeo on Sept 7registered 113 participantsmdashan increaseof about 8 percent over last yearrsquos event(see page 8) The list of results andrankings appears on page 10

The day before the Roadeo the newWinter Maintenance course signed up110 participantsmdasha popular successstory thatrsquos bound to be repeated

Read all about it here Then pick acommittee (left) and get involved

2

Wisconsin Chapter NewsOCTOBER 2016

By Nancy Cavanaugh

In This Issue

A toll-free service for notification of yourintention to perform excavation or demo-lition work Call three work days beforeyou dig

Toll Free 1-800-242-8511

In Wisconsin 811

Online Requests diggershotlinecom

ON THE COVERBanner images Left A snowplow readiesfor the Roadeo challenge at Lambeau Field(page 8) Photo by Bruce Slagoski CenterThe APWAWinter Maintenance courseattracted 110 registrants who wished toexpand knowledge in winter maintenanceplanning weather operations chemicalsmaintenance and environmental impacts(page 8) Right Breakfast room at theHoliday Inn ExpressndashJanesville (page 1)

And the Award Goes tohellip


Special Features

Fall Conference 1

Christine Walsh Receives 3

Presidential Leadership Award

Wisconsin Chaper Captures5

11th Annual PACE Award

Sidney Cleenstreet 5

Chapter Dinner at Hellrsquos Kitchen 6

Snowplow Roadeo8

Roadeo Results amp Rankings10

Summer Golf Outing 11

PWX Ambassador Program13

The Birth of a ldquoReality Starrdquo13

Committee Reports

Leadership amp Management 7

Diversity 7

Membership Services 12

PWSAPWMI Classes 15

Coming EventsBack page

F

hristine Walsh recently retired Director ofOperations from the City of Beloit and arecent APWA Top 10 Public Works Leader ofthe Year Award by President Brian Usher atthe 2016 APWA PWX in Minneapolis Min

The Presidential Leadership Award is presented bythe APWA President to members who have distin-guished themselves and the public works professionwith their leadership For 2016 APWA President BrianUsher selected James F Owens Sales Manager FallsSnow Plows Little Falls Min and Christine WalshDirector of Operations (retired) City of Beloit Wis

ldquoChris has been tireless in her pursuit of recogni-tion by others regarding the role of public works inemergency management and disaster responserdquo saidPresident Usher ldquoBeyond her six-year term on theEmergency Management Committee two years chair-ing the committee she also has traveled toWashington DC on short notice numerous times torepresent APWA and public works at meetings withfederal departments congressional staffs and has tes-tified before a congressional briefing group She has

authored numerous articles and white papers whichAPWA used to educate our federal partners on theinvolvement of public works in diverse emergencymanagement issues including the impacts on publicworks from agricultural emergencies such as the AvianFlu and the impact of pandemic illness on the opera-tions of public works

Chris is a member of the APWA ProfessionalDevelopment Committee serving for the past threeyears In Wisconsin she was appointed to theGovernorrsquos Recycling Market Development Board forsix years and chaired this group for three years Shehas served on the Wisconsin Chapterrsquos Solid WasteCommittee and chaired this committee as well asserved on the Chapterrsquos Emergency ManagementCommittee She has fostered an ongoing pilot pro-gram now in its seventh year with the University ofWisconsin developing simple Hydrogen GeneratingCells which power various city vehicles In these andso many other ways Chris has distinguished herselfbrought credit to our profession and provided leader-ship at all levels of our organization

Fall Conference | Christine Walsh | PACE Award | Snowplow Roadeo | Summer Golf | PWSAPWMI October 2016

3

Chris Walsh Receives Prestigious Presidential Leadership AwardBy Jeff Mazanec Communications Committee Senior Consultant RA Smith National

APWA President Brian Usher presents Christine Walsh recently retired Director of Operations City of Beloit thePresidential Leadership Award at the APWA PWX in Minneapolis Min

C

4

October 2016

4


Fall Conference (Contrsquod from page 1)

Thursday night we will hold our Chapterbanquet which will include the presentation ofthe 2016 scholarship winners Our entertainment forthe evening will be Glen Gerard Magic and ComedyPlease join us for a fun-filled and exciting evening

The SpouseGuest program will consist of a tourof the KampW Greenery Lincoln Tallman House andHelen Jeffris Wood Museum create your own art on

Thursday downtown shopping and a tour of theWisconsin Wagon factory on Friday

A raffle drawing will end the conference right afterlunch on Friday

For more information visit the Wisconsin APWAwebsite and click on the ldquoAPWA Fall conference pro-gramrdquo link on the home page We look forward to asuccessful conference and hope you can join us

New Cancellation PolicyBy James Hessling Wisconsin Chapter President Elect Assistant Director of Public Works

Village of McFarland

The Chapter recently adopted a cancellationpolicy The policy was developed to address cancella-tions that occur at our events with minimal advancenotice The Chapter loses money on refunds after acommitment of meals and other expenses have beenguaranteed to the facility serving the event TheChapter also loses the cost of processing fees fromelectronic payment transactions

Cancellations must be made by the lateregistration date listed on the registration formfor either the paper or electronic versions Afull refund will be made for any refund requestreceived by the close of that day A twenty-five

dollar ($25) administrative fee will be chargedfor all cancellations No refunds are given afterthe late registration date has passed Specialcircumstances will be decided on a case-by-case basis first by the host committee and thenapproved by the Executive CommitteeIndividuals requesting a refund are requiredto submit their requests to the host committeeand copy the treasurer and must include theirmailing address and to whom the check shouldbe written All approved refund requests willbe issued after completion of the conferenceevent

The Fall Conference Golf Outing is scheduled for Nov 2 at 930 am at Riverside Golf Course Janesville Ranked atone of southern Wisconsinrsquos best public golf courses Riverside received a 35-star rating in the acclaimed Golf Digest

and has been showcased as one of the top 50 best values in public golf in the country

5

October 2016Fall Conference | Christine Walsh | PACE Award | Snowplow Roadeo | Summer Golf | PWSAPWMI

n Monday Aug 29 2016 the WisconsinChapter accepted the Presidential Awardfor Chapter Excellence (PACE) from BrianUsher APWA President at the PWX Public

Works Expo in Minneapolis MnWisconsin won the PACE award for the eleventh

year in a row The Chapter received a plaque com-memorating the award as well as a patch for theChapter banner

It takes the activities of all of our Chapter membersto help us qualify for this award Events for PublicWorks Week or any other community event thatheightens awareness of public works helps the Chapterwin this award The Chapter is very interested in learn-ing about your events and award nominations soplease keep the Awards Committee informed of thespecial events that you do in your community tosupport Public Works We will highlight those eventsin our PACE award application in 2017

Wisconsin Chapter Receives PACE Award Eleventh Year in a RowBy Sean Gehin Awards Chair Project Engineer City of Wausau

OWisconsin Chapter members accept the PACE Award at the PWX Public Works Expo in Minneapolis

Fall Conference | Christine Walsh | PACE Award | Snowplow Roadeo | Summer Golf | PWSAPWMIOctober 2016

6

he APWA Wisconsin Chapter Dinner andbusiness meeting was certainly the highlightof PWX On Aug 30 we took over theMinnesota Room at Hellrsquos Kitchen inDowntown Minneapolis In fact from

600 to 1000 that night they renamed it theWisconsin Room in our honor

Without a doubt the food and drinks were greatThe chocolate truffle dessert was to die for The onlything better was the company that night whichincluded 52 attended from across the state as wellas three guests from Ghana

At the business meeting we celebrated ChristineWalshrsquos 2016 APWA Presidential Leadership Award

and introduced our Emerging Leaders to the ChapterTwelve firms sponsored the event including

Water Resources Modeling OMNNI AssociatesConcord Group Ruekert amp Mielke RA SmithNational GRAEF Visu-Sewer HNTB WausauEquipment Wisconsin Concrete Pipe AssociationStantec and Clark Dietz

Thanks to each of our sponsors for making this aspecial evening

In 2017 PWX will be in Orlando Fl Mark yourcalendars The Chapter Dinner will be on TuesdayAug 29 2017

Before you know it the registration informationwill be available on our website See you in Orlando

From left to right Bob Givens Tonia Speener Jim Hessling and Eric Dundee

Wisconsin Chapter Claims Hellrsquos Kitchen for One Special NightBy Bob Givens Senior Project Manager OMNI Associates Inc

T


7

October 2016

he Leader-ship and

ManagementCommittee ispleased toannounce twoChapter membershave beenselected forthe NationalEmerging LeadersProgram The pro-gram has a total of16 participants

The twoWisconsinChapter membersare Emmalee Bauer and Brian White As part of thisprogram they will attend an Emerging LeadersAcademy Retreat in Kansas City where they willmeet all other participants They will also attend andbe recognized at APWA PWX in August 2017 inOrlando Fl

The program encourages professional growth

through a strongnetwork of peersand offers anin-depth intro-duction to APWAat the nationalchapter andbranch levelsEmmalee

Bauer is a CivilEngineer for theCity of GreenBay She wasalso selected toparticipate inthis yearrsquosWisconsin

Chapter Emerging Leaders Program and attendedPWX in Minneapolis this past August

Brian White is the Fleet Systems Manager for theCity of Milwaukee

Congratulations to both Emmalee and BrianWelook forward to hearing about the experiences youhave with this program Congratulations again

Wisconsin Chapter Members Selected for NationalEmerging Leaders Program

By Cathy Austin PE Deputy Director of Public Works City Engineer City of Kenosha

T

s the incoming chair of the DiversityCommitteeI am delighted at the opportunity to author anewsletter article serving as a reminder and to

bring awareness to diversity within our association ourcommunities our workplaces and everyday life

I see the role of the Diversity Committee withinAPWA to serve several purposes Continuously evaluate the level of diversity within

the association as well as the individuals we servethrough programs events or speaking opportunities

Create goals for diversity within the organization Continuously enhance diversity within the associa-

tion through programs articles (such as this one)events people etc

Recommend policies or programs on diversity to

ensure diversity awareness within our organizationAs an association of people who have chosen to

commit ourselves to public works we are a groupdevoted to the community specifically planningbuilding maintenance and improvement In order toadequately serve any community we must be able tocommunicate effectively and a cornerstone of commu-nication is public speaking

Public speaking is a necessary evil for many of ustopping the list of fears over even death according toPsychology Today in 2012 As Jerry Seinfeld observedmore people would rather be the one in the coffin thanthe one delivering the eulogy at a funeral The best wayto face a fate possibly worse than death is to master the

A

Message from the Incoming Diversity ChairBy Nahid Afsari Cotter Consulting Chapter Diversity Chair

Brian White Emmalee Bauer

Page 13 (Diversity Committee)


8

October 2016

beautiful cloudy day greeted 113 driversas they competed for the bragging rightto say they are the best snowplow driverin the State of Wisconsin The event

again included two drivers from the State ofMinnesota and 31 vendors and sponsors whoparticipated in an equipment showThis yearrsquos obstacle driving course included

six different elements or events a sweeping curvewith obstacles an offset alley a round-about anoutside curve a diminishing clearance andstartstop line The sweeping curve with obstaclesand round-about elements contributed to anextremely challenging and stressful courseThe dayrsquos activities also included a 25-question

written test provided by Ben Jordan ProgramDirector for the College of Engineering at theUniversity of Wisconsin and a disabled vehicleinspection event that stresses the importance of athorough pre-trip visual inspection of the plowtruck before operationA big thank-you to the 32 members of the

Fleet Services Committee includ-ing committee chairNathanWachtendonk Fleet Manager forthe City of Green Bay whoplanned and coordinated the dayrsquosevents Also thank you to JamesSchmitt Mayor for the City ofGreen Bay and Steven GrenierDirector of Public Works for theCity of Green Bay who hosted theevent A special thank you toMichael J Walsh Mayor for theCity of DePere and MayorTimothy Hanna from the City ofAppleton for their attendance atthe Truck Roadeo also

New this year the NationalAPWAWinter MaintenanceSupervisor Certificate trainingincluded 110 attendees and seven

speakers talking about the latest and greatest inequipment planning and policy chemicals snowand ice control and extreme events A specialthank you to our speakers including MarkDeVries Ben Hershey Ben Jordan JohnKlostermann Wilf Nixon John Scharffbillig andJeff TewsFinally thank you to the Green Bay Packers

organization TundraLodge and all the vendors sponsors and judgeswho participated graded and exhibited equip-ment during the dayrsquos event

And the Winners Are1st Place Village of Jackson ndash Bill Waech2nd Place City of Green Bay ndash Darren Olsen3rd Place City of Stevens Point ndash Kevin

Bartowiak4th Place Town of Greenville ndash Rodney

Koleske5th Place Village of Shorewood ndash Jacob Best

A

27th Annual Snowplow Roadeo Draws 113 Drivers 31 VendorsBy Nathan Wachtendock Chair Snowplow Roadeo

Village of Jackson Director of Public Works Brian W Kober PE andfirst-place winner William Waech Jr

Page 9 (Snowplow Roadeo)

PhotosbyShelbyHearleyCityofGreenBay


99


The winners (from left to right) 2nd Place Daren Olson Green Bay 3rd Place Kevin Bartowiak Stevens Point 4th PlaceRodney Koleske Town of Greenville 5th Place Jacob Best Village of Shorewood

Planning for the28th Annual SnowplowRoadeo and Vendor Fairis already underway andwill be held once againat the legendaryLambeau Field inSeptember 2017 Pleasecheck the WisconsinAPWA Chapter website(httpwisconsinapwanet) for event details incoming weeks

The Mayors (from left to right) striped shirt Mayor Walsh (De Pere) hat Mayor Hanna(Appleton) tie Mayor Schmidt (Green Bay)

Snowplow Roadeo (Contrsquod from page 8)

10

October 2016 Fall Conference | Christine Walsh | PACE Award | Snowplow Roadeo | Summer Golf | PWSAPWMI

Roadeo ResultsRankings (Contrsquod from page 9)

1 2 Village of Jackson2 44 City of Stevens Point3 92 City of Green Bay4 28 Town of Greenville5 24 Village of Shorewood6 38 White Bear Mn7 52 City of Sun Prarie8 88 City of Fitchburg9 60 Village of Kimberly10 17 Dane County11 68 Waukesha County12 36 City of Janesville13 78 City of Appleton14 100 City of De Pere15 16 Dane County16 58 Village of Bellevue17 109 City of Greenfield18 30 Marathon County19 21 City of Marinette20 33 Town of Hull21 74 City of Kenosha22 42 City of Stevens Point23 18 Village of WInneconnie24 94 City of Green Bay25 84 City of West Bend26 47 City of Sun Prarie27 90 City of Green Bay28 23 City of Wauwatosa29 72 City of West Allis30 82 City of Appleton31 106 Anoka County Highway

Dept32 96 City of Green Bay33 110 FonddulLac34 76 City of Kenosha35 6 Menominee County36 59 Village of Bellevue37 102 City of Milwaukee

38 98 City of De Pere39 64 City of Beloit40 73 City of West Allis41 54 Village of Little Chute42 46 City of Sun Prarie43 62 Village of Kimberly44 56 Village of Little Chute45 10 Menominee County46 86 City of West Bend47 12 City of Kaukauna48 65 City of Beloit49 83 City of Appleton50 70 Waukesha County51 77 City of Kenosha52 22 City of Wauwatosa53 93 City of Green Bay54 40 City of Stevens Point55 26 Village of Shorewood56 50 City of Sun Prarie57 104 City of Milwaukee58 5 Menominee County59 31 Marathon County60 108 City of Greenfield61 8 Menominee County62 19 Village of Winneconnie63 4 Menominee County64 80 City of Appleton65 103 City of Milwaukee66 112 City of Monona68 61 Village of Kimberly69 15 Dane County70 9 Menominee County71 32 Town of Hull72 91 City of Green Bay73 89 City of Fitchburg74 99 City of De Pere75 97 City of Green Bay76 39 City of Stevens Point

77 69 Waukesha County78 105 City of Milwaukee79 48 City of Sun Prarie80 43 City of Stevens Point81 63 Village of Kimberly82 71 Waukesha County83 29 Town of Greenville84 27 Town of Greenville85 66 City of Beloit86 11 City of Kaukauna87 85 City of West Bend88 13 City of Kaukauna89 20 City of Marinette90 45 City of Sun Prarie91 95 City of Green Bay92 67 Waukesha County93 14 City of Kaukauna94 49 City of Sun Prarie95 79 City of Appleton96 107 Fond du lLac97 3 Village of Jackson98 75 City of Kenosha99 57 Village of Little Chute100 81 City of Appleton101 7 Menominee County102 25 Village of Shorewood103 51 City of Sun Prarie104 101 City of Milwaukee105 35 City of Janesville106 55 Village of Little Chute107 34 City of Janesville108 41 City of Stevens Point109 37 City of Janesville110 1 Village of Jackson111 53 Minnesota Roadeo

Winner112 87 City of West Bend113 111 City of Greenfield

TeamRank Number Team Name



Snowplow Roadeo ResultsRankingsBy Nathan Wachtendock Chair Snowplow Roadeo

11


little rain never hurt anyonehellipbut a lot ofrain makes for a good delay at a golf outingThis yearrsquos outing at Old Hickory Golf Clubone of the oldest courses in the state wasslightly delayed by a quick torrential rain

and then by stifling heat but turned out to be abeautiful course that all participants enjoyed Seventy-one golfers challenged the coursersquos turf managementprogram and helped raise nearly $5000 for the Wis-consin Chapter scholarship fund

Thank you and congratulations to all whoparticipated and sponsored the event Your efforts willbe recognized when the Chapter presents studentswith scholarships at the Fall Conference in Janesville Page14 (Summer Outing)

Summer Golf Outing amp Scholarship Fundraiser Raises $5000By Eric Dundee Summer Outing Committee

From left to right Matt Bednarski Jon Edgren Maurie Rott (pro advisor) and Brian Kober Not pictured Roger Strohm

AThank you Summer Outing Corporate andIndividual SponsorsOMNNI Associates IncWisconsin Concrete Pavement AssociationHNTB CorporationRNOW IncRA Smith National IncRuekert amp Mielke IncBruce Municipal EquipmentMSA Professional ServicesMonona Plumbing amp Fire Protection IncAngus Young Associates IncAECOM

Photoby

JeffMazan

ec

12


MayMarijean Hoppe Becher-Hoppe AssociatesEric Sturm CONTECHEd Dubuc USICJason Blasiola City of SheboyganTom Grelecki Casperrsquos Truck EquipmentMichael Willmas City of Sheboygan

Membership ReportBy Tyler Smith Membership Services Chair

he Wisconsin Chapter membership continues togrow As of Sept 15 2016 it stands at 803mdashup

from 775 a year ago Thatrsquos a growth rate of about35 percent over the past 12 months This marks thefirst Membership Report in which we have over 800members since well ever

The lifeblood of our Chapter is our members Ourorganization continues to steadily grow with 28 newor renewing members over the last three months andcontinues to find reason to promote itself outside ourmembership

The Membership Services Committee is workinghard to plan new programs that are intended to getnew members involved and recognize the importanceof networking with their peers The committee plansto roll out some of these programs in the upcomingmonths and at the next Chapter Conference

If you or any of your colleagues are thinkingabout getting involved check out our list of commit-tees on our website The list is also located on page 2of this newsletter Join a committee today

See everyone at the Fall Conference in Janesville

T

JulyRebecca Alonge Ruekert amp MielkeJim Elsbury St Croix CountyMatt Hahm M Squared EngineeringTheodore ldquoJimrdquo Lasko Village of Pleasant PrairieJurijs Nasonovs City of La CrosseKaren Dettmer City of MilwaukeeThomas Lajsic City of West AllisCathleen Probst City of West AllisGary Jirschele Jirschele WorksJoseph Rose Town of BeloitSally Swenson City of MadisonAndrew Zweig City of MadisonJohn Henneberry Town of Vernon

JuneJon Edgren Ozaukee CountyPatrick McCarthy Village of Whitefish BayAnthony Stupar City of KenoshaJason Krueger Ayres AssociatesRodney Scheel City of Stoughton

AprilJJing Li TransSmart TechnologiesKim Standke City of PortageJames Bergles City of BurlingtonChris Carlson City of SuperiorNader Jaber City of MilwaukeeTodd Janigo City of SuperiorJeffrey Boerner Town of CedarburgGregory Skemp City of Janesville

I apologize in advance for any omissions or incorrect information please notify me at TSmithmononapfpcom to make corrections

AugustDaniel Jensen ElkhornJohn Sapp City of MadisonKurt Dahlman City of JanesvilleJamie Dalheim UW-MadisonAlexander Damien City of WaukeshaKevin Jump City of SheboyganKirk Ruetten Village of Winneconne

SeptemberRollin Bertran City of MilwaukeeSandy Rusch Walton City of MilwaukeeBrian White City of Milwaukee

13


Diversity Committee (Contrsquod from page 11)

PWX Ambassador ProgramBy Paul Woodard Director of Public Works City of Janesville

id you know that PWX is attended not only byAmericans and Canadians but also from manyforeign countries National APWA has an

Ambassador Program that pairs the InternationalPWX attendees (IPA) with APWA members Thepurpose of this program is to provide a better PWXexperience for the international PWX attendees It isa flexible program that allows the Ambassador tomeet with their IPArsquos on their own schedule

I thought it would be a great way not only tohelp at PWX but also learn about Public Works froma different perspective I was paired with KwameBoakye and Magnus Quarshie They are from Ghanaa country in West Africa along the Atlantic coastKwame is current President of the Ghana Instituteof Engineers and Magnus is past President (2015)Magnus had attended the International Congress(now PWX) in Phoenix last year so it was not a newexperience for him Both had spent time before in theUnited States And fortunately for me English is the

Ghana language as they used to be a British ColonyWe met up at the Opening General Session We

also got together at the Get Acquainted Party Sundaynight followed by the Presidents reception We allattended the International Reception on Mondaynight Magnus and Kwame traveled with KwakuBoampong President Elect of their association OnTuesday afternoon Magnus Kwame and Kwaku wenton a tour on Minneapolis with Kwakursquos AmbassadorTuesday evening all three were guest at the WisconsinChapter dinner where they got an opportunity tomeet our Chapter members

In the end I probably ended up learning morethan they did It was interesting to learn about theircountry and their great chocolate Magnus sharedGhana chocolate with me My daughter and Ithought it was fantastic and maybe someday we cango there in person

Besides encouraging everyone to attend PWX Iwould recommend being a PWX Ambassador

D

The Birth of a PWX ldquoReality StarrdquoBy Eric Dundee Principal Engineer

City of MadisonHave you ever watched one of those reality TV

shows and wondered what it is like for the people whoare on the show

Well let me say I know why they pay reality starsI had the unique experience of having a camera

crew ldquofollowrdquo me around on Tuesday of PWX this yearto help APWA promote the activities that take placeduring the rebranded and reformatted national eventThe camera crew a dedicated crew of four started withme at 630 am for the PWX 5k fun run along theMississippi River and lasted until right before theWisconsin Chapter dinner at 500 pm

They followed and directed (believe me theydirected) my every move throughout the dayEveryone I talked to had to sign a waiver to be part ofthe production (thank you to those many from theWisconsin Chapter that graciously complied) andeverywhere I went had to be scoped out and choreo-graphed to make the best shot

Look for the final product to be part of APWArsquosnational promotion of PWX and just remember realityTV is not ldquorealrdquo realityhellipespecially when you have towalk through the entrance of the convention center aminimum of 10 times to get all of the angles and shots

If you want to hear to more about my experiencesI will have plenty of stories to tell at the fall conferencein Janesville

fundamentals prepare practice and master yourdelivery

In order to prepare for any public speakingoccasion whether it is an interview a networking eventformal presentation or even or extemporaneous remarksbefore a group the best place to begin is with your audi-ence In that step consider why you will be there whothe audience will be what each of you will look to getout of the experience and then choose what your coremessage will be By evaluating the audience you cantailor that message to them by your research Ouraudiences are diverse and becoming more so eachyear so part of that tailoring includes evaluating thepotential impact of your words on others

The age-old advice about opening with a joke canput both you and the audience at ease However if youhave not evaluated your audience what you believe isfunny may fall flat or worse yet offend others Evalu-ating the audience and tailoring your words will helpyou keep your audience interested committed to hear-ing what you have to say Always be sensitive to yourlisteners use language that is palatable and stay withinthe guidelines of our associationrsquos values mission andefforts We have very short periods of time to be in com-munity as Public Works professionals so make sure wemake the most of them

14


Summer Outing (Contrsquod from page 11)

GRAEFSealmasterShort Elliot Hendrickson IncWisconsin Association for Floodplain Stormwaterand Coastal ManagementUtility Mapping Services IncVierbicher IncCorrective Asphalt Materials LLCVisu-Sewer IncFocus on EnergyHG Meigs Asphalt ProductsKL EngineeringCartegraphAmy amp Bill Dunlop

Randy Herwig MSA Professional Services and his ldquoflexclubrdquo

Wisconsin APWA members perform outstanding service toour citizens every day and should be recognized for thesuperb work donrsquot you think Now is the time to take amoment out of your busy day and write down a couplenames of colleagues who deserve special recognition Andwhat better way than to nominate them for one of themany national recognition awards offered by APWACategories include recognition for exceptional ProfessionalManagers in a variety of aspects of public works such as

administrative management emergency management engineering and technology facilities amp grounds public fleet public right-of-way transportation solid waste and water resources

There are also other national awards in specialcategories worth considering

In addition the Wisconsin Chapter offers award

opportunities for individuals and agencies including theRheinfrank Award Curtis Chapter Service Award Samuel AGreeley Award and Outstanding NewMember ImpactAward There are certainly candidates you know whoshould be considered for one of these awards Nominate acolleaguemdashyoursquoll both be glad you did

And donrsquot forget about those outstanding PublicWorks Projects of the Year (which are eligible for both stateand national recognition)

Award nominations are accepted from chapters publicagencies corporations APWArsquos general membership aswell as the general public To review the APWA Nationaland Wisconsin Chapter award programs please visit thefollowing websites

APWA National Awards

httpwwwapwanetawards

WI Chapter Awards

httpwisconsinapwanetpagedetails7341Award nominations are due at the Wisconsin Chapter

by January 31 2017

Nominate Your Colleagues or Projects for an APWA AwardBy Tom Grisa Member Awards Committee Director of Public Works City of Brookfield

great hands with the diversity of the workforce in playRecently the Winter Maintenance Training and

Snow Plow Rodeo in Green Bay was well attended anda big success Thank you to all of you that make thissuch a great event

Keep up the great work everyone and letrsquoscontinue to make this a great year

Presidentrsquos Comments (Contrsquod from page 1)

15


hese eight public works super-vision and management classeswill provide you and your organ-

ization an opportunity to Build a more effective management

team Enhance supervision skills and

management practices Prepare staff to grow and take on

new responsibilitiesThese classes lead to two public

works certificates offered in cooperationwith the Wisconsin Chapter of APWAthe Public Works Supervisory Academy(PWSA) certificate composed of nineone-day classes (54 class hours in total)and the Public Works ManagementInstitute (PWMI) certificate composedof 15 classes (90 class hours in total)including the nine courses in PWSAplus an additional 36 class hours in fivecourses that focus on more advancedmanagement-oriented courses

The PWMI certificate is recognizedby National APWA as meeting certainrequirements in the Donald C StoneCenter for Leadership Excellence inPublic Works For more informationvisit httpapwanetdonald-c-stone

Classes are generally offered everyotherWednesday in either Madison orFond du Lac Youmay enroll in indivi-dual classes without enrolling in theAcademy or Institute Academy andInstitute classes may be taken in anyorder No academic experience is requiredto participate in either program Everyclass is offered at least once each year

Nuts and Bolts of PersonnelManagementOctober 5 2016Location Fitchburg CommunityCenterInstructor Will StryckerGain skills to interview select train eval-uate and energize employees Learn thecomponents of public personnel systemsand standard HR processes and regula-tions Case studies and group activitieswill develop key points (PWSA)

Advanced CommunicationSkillsOctober 19 2016Location UW-Fond du LacInstructor Al GuyantLearn how to communicate to largeand small groups Be more effective inone-on-one conversations Build yourconfidence to effectively lead meetingsdevelop and give formal presentationsand work with the media (PWMI)

Fundamentals of PublicWorks OperationsNovember 2 2016 ndash Part INovember 9 2016 ndash Part IILocation Fitchburg CommunityCenterInstructors Carl WeberFocus on managing the range ofservices in a public works departmentincluding current operational issuesThe course textbook is the APWA bluebook Public Works Administrationincluded in the registration fee (PWMI)

Purchasing and InventoryControlNovember 16 2016Location UW-Fond du LacInstructor Mike DaunExamine purchasing practices and inven-tory control measures to promote savingsand operational effectiveness Learnstraightforward approaches to controlsmall and large capital expendituresIdentifyWisconsin laws that governcontracting and purchasing Discusscommon purchasing and inventoryerrors and learn how to correct them(PWSA)

Basic Management for PublicWorks SupervisorsFebruary 15 2017Location Madison Water WorksInstructor Steve PudloskiLearn the basic management tasks andcommon service delivery methods inpublic works Review common work

planning systems and how to better planyour own time (PWSA)

Equipment Use andWorkplace SafetyMarch 1 2017Location UW-Fond du LacInstructor Nicole OrsquoConnorExamine the supervisorrsquos role in meetingsafety compliance requirements investi-gating and solving safety issues andbuilding a safety-conscious organization(PWSA)

CitizenCustomer ServiceMarch 15 2017Location UW-Fond du Lac

Instructor Jeffrey L RussellLearn how to listen and respond in orderto provide better customer service andreduce unrealistic expectations Learneffective ways to lead angry citizens awayfrom confrontation toward cooperation(PWSA)

Improving CommunicationSkillsMarch 29 2017Location Madison Water WorksInstructor Al GuyantLearn how to identify communicationissues and their impact how to conducteffective meetings and write basic busi-ness memos work orders email mes-sages and reports (PWSA)

APWA ScholarshipsRegistration fee for each one-day publicworks class is $150 APWA Chaptermembers are eligible for tuition reim-bursements For more informationabout reimbursement visit httpwisconsinapwanetPageDetails7478

To learn more or to register onlinevisit httpepdwiscedupublic-works-certificate

For more information contact StevePudloski (608) 262-8707 emailpudloskiwiscedu

Public Works Classes Offeredby UW-Madison

By Steve Pudloski Program Director UW-Madison Engineering Professional Development

T

2016-2017 CALENDAR

Non-ProfitOrganizationUS Postage

PAIDMilwaukee WIPermit No 3808

Wisconsin ChapterAmerican Public Works Association

7200 N Santa Monica BlvdFox Point WI 53217-3546

2016November2-4 Fall Conference Janesville WI Paul Woodard

2017April23-26 North American Snow Conference Des Moines IA

May10-12 Spring Conference Madison WI

August27-30 PWX (National Conference) Orlando FL

Please refer to the httpwisconsinapwanet website for more detailed program and registration information

2

2016 Chapter OfficersPresident(262) 953-3002Ryan Amtmann

President Elect(608) 838-7287James Hessling

Vice President (414) 399-3349Scott Solverson

Secretary(608) 266-4913Eric Dundee

Treasurer (414) 247-6624Scott Brandmeier

Director(414) 286-2460Mary Dziewiontkoski

Director(920) 830-6171Bob Givens

Past President(608) 563-2329Carl Weber

House of Delegates(608) 266-4058Mike Dailey

Alternate Delegate(608) 755-3182Paul Woodard

Special Operations CommitteesAwardsSean Gehin Chair(715) 261-6748

Conf Program Coordinator (608) 838-2383James Hessling

CommunicationsJeff Mazanec Chair (920) 843-5734

DiversityWilliam Dunlop Chair(608) 848-5060

Education amp Scholarship(608) 270-4263Holly Powell Chair

Historical amp Archives (608) 838-2383Jim Hessling Chair

Membership Services (608) 777-0105Tyler Smith Chair

Newsletter (414) 771-8906Nancy Cavanaugh

Public Relations(414) 266-9043Matt Bednarski

Technical CommitteesEmergency Management (920) 319-1825Daniel Jensen Chair

Engineering amp Technology(262) 287-4521James Mantes Chair

Facilities amp Grounds (414) 847-2650Leeann Butschlick Chair

Fleet Services (920) 680-6164Nathan Wachtendonk Chair

Leadership amp Management (262) 653-4057Cathy Austin Chair

Solid Waste Management (608) 364-2929Jodine Saunders Chair

Transportation(262) 317-3331John Burgan

Utility amp Right-of-Way (262) 679-4145Dave Simpson Chair

Water Resources (608) 364-6699Bill Frisbee Chair

Young Professional Chapter Liaison(262) 653-4070Steve Hayek

International Affairs Chapter Liaison (608) 755-3182Paul Woodard

Vendor(920) 687-1111Andrew Lang

APWA Director Region VRich Berning email richbernaolcom

WISCONSIN CHAPTER NEWS is published quarterly (JanApr July Oct) by the Wisconsin Chapter American PublicWorks Association Subscription by Membership Direct allinquiries to Tyler Smith Project Manager Monona Plumbingamp Fire Protection 3126 Watford Way Madison WI 53713(608) 445-8956 email TSmithmononapfpcom Pressdeadline date for year 2016 articles Dec 9 Contact NancyCavanaugh Editor Cavanaugh Interactive 1224A Glen-view Ave Wauwatosa WI 53213 Phone (414) 771-8906e-mail nancycavanaughinteractive biz

Copyright 2016 Wisconsin Chapter APWA All rights reserved

or the past few years the Julyissue has centered on reportingawards In fact there were somany awards that the edition

has expanded from 16 to 20 pagesThis year the October issue

continues to announce evenmoreaward winnersmdashbig ones At PWXChristine Walsh received thePresidential Leadership Awardfrom National (see page 3)

At that same expo theWisconsinChapter captured its eleventh PACE awardin a row (see page 5) It takes the effortsof all Chapter members to win thisprestigious award and consecutivewins for more than a decade is a majorachievement for everyone

But thatrsquos not all The ChapterrsquosLeadership ampManagement Committeehas selected two candidates forNationalrsquos Emerging Leader Program (seepage 7) As part of the program BrianWhite and Emmalee Bauerwill attendthe Academy Retreat in Kansas City and

be recognized at PWX in 2017At the Chapter level three develop-

ments pinpoint growth trends TylerSmithMember Services Chair reportsthat membership has reached 803mdasharecord total Over the past 12 monthsthe growth rate has been 35 percentmaking our Chapter one of the fastestgrowing in the nation (See page 12)

Also the Summer Golf Outing ampScholarship Fundraiser on July 21attracted 71 members who alongwith sponsors helped to raise $5000for the scholarship fund (See page 11)

The Snowplow Roadeo on Sept 7registered 113 participantsmdashan increaseof about 8 percent over last yearrsquos event(see page 8) The list of results andrankings appears on page 10

The day before the Roadeo the newWinter Maintenance course signed up110 participantsmdasha popular successstory thatrsquos bound to be repeated

Read all about it here Then pick acommittee (left) and get involved

2

Wisconsin Chapter NewsOCTOBER 2016

By Nancy Cavanaugh

In This Issue

A toll-free service for notification of yourintention to perform excavation or demo-lition work Call three work days beforeyou dig

Toll Free 1-800-242-8511

In Wisconsin 811

Online Requests diggershotlinecom

ON THE COVERBanner images Left A snowplow readiesfor the Roadeo challenge at Lambeau Field(page 8) Photo by Bruce Slagoski CenterThe APWAWinter Maintenance courseattracted 110 registrants who wished toexpand knowledge in winter maintenanceplanning weather operations chemicalsmaintenance and environmental impacts(page 8) Right Breakfast room at theHoliday Inn ExpressndashJanesville (page 1)

And the Award Goes tohellip


Special Features

Fall Conference 1

Christine Walsh Receives 3

Presidential Leadership Award

Wisconsin Chaper Captures5

11th Annual PACE Award

Sidney Cleenstreet 5

Chapter Dinner at Hellrsquos Kitchen 6

Snowplow Roadeo8

Roadeo Results amp Rankings10

Summer Golf Outing 11

PWX Ambassador Program13

The Birth of a ldquoReality Starrdquo13

Committee Reports

Leadership amp Management 7

Diversity 7

Membership Services 12

PWSAPWMI Classes 15

Coming EventsBack page

F







3



C

4

October 2016

4















5









6












T


7

October 2016

he Leader-ship and











T











A





8

October 2016












A






99






10












11








Photoby

JeffMazan

ec

12










T







13











D












14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR
















3



C

4

October 2016

4















5









6












T


7

October 2016

he Leader-ship and











T











A





8

October 2016












A






99






10












11








Photoby

JeffMazan

ec

12










T







13











D












14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR










4

October 2016

4















5









6












T


7

October 2016

he Leader-ship and











T











A





8

October 2016












A






99






10












11








Photoby

JeffMazan

ec

12










T







13











D












14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR










5









6












T


7

October 2016

he Leader-ship and











T











A





8

October 2016












A






99






10












11








Photoby

JeffMazan

ec

12










T







13











D












14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR











6












T


7

October 2016

he Leader-ship and











T











A





8

October 2016












A






99






10












11








Photoby

JeffMazan

ec

12










T







13











D












14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR











7

October 2016

he Leader-ship and











T











A





8

October 2016












A






99






10












11








Photoby

JeffMazan

ec

12










T







13











D












14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR











8

October 2016












A






99






10












11








Photoby

JeffMazan

ec

12










T







13











D












14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR











99






10












11








Photoby

JeffMazan

ec

12










T







13











D












14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR










10












11








Photoby

JeffMazan

ec

12










T







13











D












14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR










11








Photoby

JeffMazan

ec

12










T







13











D












14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR










12










T







13











D












14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR










13











D












14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR










14














WI Chapter Awards


by January 31 2017






15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR










15

























T

2016-2017 CALENDAR










2016-2017 CALENDAR










apwa newsletter-july 06wisconsin.apwa.net/content/chapters/wisconsin.apwa... ·...

Documents