- 1. Special points of interest: Upcoming Events Page 2 Give Kids
the World Page 7Fall Edition Young Profes-Chairmans Messagesionals
Events Page 11 Florida Local Government Coalition Pages 16-19
December Event Page 21Inside this issue: Upcoming Events 2UCF
Football3Social ASCE Ice Breaker 4 Meet Chris Thompson6GKTW
Landscape 7 Day Project Spotlight8YP Event11Lunch and Learn 12
Event September New MembersOctober 201320CONTACT Christiane Nelson
(Universal Engineering) Newsletter Editor CMNelson
@universalengineering.com So, as we enter the fall season, we
continue to stay active with some upcoming events. October 26th is
our second annual football tailgating event, along with Florida
EngineeringSociety,towatchUCFtakeonUni elcome to the season of
fall, versityofConnecticut,thankstooursponsors cooler weather,
sports starting up or culminat England, Thims & Miller, Inc.,
Universal Engi inginachampionshiprun,andnewbudgetsfor neering
Sciences, Vanasee, Hangen Brustin, many of us to work with. Summer
was good Inc.,andWadeTrim.November7thThompson with no major storms,
and the association re Pumpisprovidingaonedayworkshopprovid mained
active with a few events. We met at
inghandsonandclassroomsessionsonpump Stoneybrook West Golf Club
with a presenta operations. The fall landscaping day at Give
tionfromBillBurnsonhisventuretoFinlandfor Kids the World has been
delayed due to an the International Federation of Municipal Engi
eventinJanuarycalledExtremeVillageMake
neersmeeting,landscapingdayatGiveKidsthe over . November 15th the
Central Florida World, participated at the ASCE Icebreaker at
Branch is hosting a Young Professional Event Orlando Science
Center, and held a technical social.Wealsohavetentativelysetournext
Lunch and Learn session on permeable pave
LunchandLearneventforNovember20thwith ment. These technical
sessions are being held the topic of Superpave specifications and
free of charge to assist members in obtaining Warm Mix Asphalt, to
be held in Kissim CEUs and PDHs for professional certifications
mee. And finally, our Holiday meeting will and licenses. Thank you
to TitanAmerica and held on December 6th, including a tour of the
ACFEnvironmentalforhostingthisevent. new Welcome Center followed by
dinner on Public Works is a field of individuals thewaterfront.
that provide services to millions of lives each
Inclosing,Iwishyouallasafeseason
day.APWAandmanymunicipalitiessupported and hope to see you at some
of these aninitiativerecentlyfromtheFloridaLocalGov
events.Also,remembertotellyouracquaint ernment Coalition to
recognize these efforts ances of the great things APWA does and
throughacampaignforpublicawarenesscalled benefits of membership.
Any new members Local Works. Though this recognition was not you
enroll, notify Amy or solelyforPublicWorks,itdidprovideeducation
Gregtoenterforadrawing to the public of the many aspects of
services provided by local governments. This initiative Mike
McCabe, PE, shouldbeadrivingforceforourassociationto Central
Florida continue the improvement of our services for Branch
Chairman thebettermentofoursociety. Public Works DivisionWMgr. City
of Palm BayThe Central Florida Branch includes the counties of
Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia.
2. Page 2APWA Central Florida Branch.SAVE THE DATE FALL2013!!
October 26 Page 3UCF Knights v UConn Huskies Football SocialOrlando
University of Central Florida Brighthouse Stadium, Time: 9AM
(Social); 12PM (Game)November 7 Page 12Thompson Pump in Partnership
with Daytona State CollegePumpology School Daytona State College,
Time: 9AM to 4PMNovember 15 Young Professionals Networking Event
Orlando Page 13 The Imperial Wine Bar and Beer Garden, Time: 6PM to
7:30PM November 20 Lunch and LearnSuperpave and Warm Mix Asphalt
Applications Kissimmee Public Works Facility, Time: 12PM, Further
Details TBA December 6 Page 17Branch Holiday Party and Business
Meeting Tour of Port Canaveral Welcome Center, Brevard County,
Time: 4:30PM Rustys Seafood, Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Time:
6PM2013 Central Florida Branch OfficersChairChair-ElectVice
ChairMike McCabe, PE Public Works Division Mgr. City of Palm
BayMatt LaChance Project Manager VHB OrlandoAmanda Millirons Public
Works Division Mgr. City of Palm BayDistrict
RepresentativeSecretaryTreasurerAmy Blaida, MPA Business
Development RS&H OrlandoAngela Lawrence Operations Coordinator
AtkinsAlthea Parrish Utility Coordinator City of Sanford 3. Fall
2013Page 3 4. Page 4APWA Central Florida Branch6th ANNUAL ASCE ICE
BREAKER Orlando Science Center July 18th, 2013 5. Fall 2013Page
5CENTRAL FLORIDA BRANCH AT CONGRESS! AUGUST 25-28 CHICAGO,
ILLINOISHappy Halloween from APWA Central Florida Branch Officers
& Executive Committee 6. Page 6APWA Central Florida Branch.APWA
Central Branch Volunteer Committee Chair Chris Thompson, Director
of Public WorksCity of Tavares Chris Thompson has recently
completed the newly developed APWA Donald C. Stone Center Public,
Works Manager Level 2 Program. Here is what Chris has to say about
the program.: After 18 months and hundreds of hours dedicated to
this program, I successfully finished the newly developed APWA
Donald C. Stone Center Public, Works Manager Level 2 Program. My
mentor, Rick Keeney, Public Works Director for Punta Gorda, FL,
accepted the certificate on my behalf at Congress in Chicago. This
program was developed primarily as a career path option for
emerging leaders in the Public Works profession. I highly recommend
the Donald C. Stone Center for anyone looking for professional
improvement.Congratulations Chris! 7. Fall 2013Page 7Give Kids the
World Landscape Day August 20, 2013The CFB gathered together in
August to volunteer at the Give Kids the World Village landscape
day. Landscape days are held on a quarterly basis and are
coordinated by Chris Thompson. If you would like to participate in
the next landscape day in December (date TBA), please contact Chris
at: [email protected] Give Kids the world is hosting a special
event in January 2014- "Extreme Village Makeover" based on the TV
series. ABC's Good Morning America and the Host of Extreme
MakeoversTy Pennington will be at the event. If you want to
volunteer between January 5th through the 26th, you can sign up at
www.extremevillagemakeover.com 8. Page 8APWA Central Florida
BranchProject Spotlight TAKING THE RAPID ROUTE TO PROJECT
IMPLEMENTATION By Gregory Kern, MBA, AICP; Planning Manager, STV
Inc. Orlando and LYNX have enjoyed a successful partnership in
funding and operating the LYMMO transit service a Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) system running in downtown Orlando. In operation since 1997,
it was time to expand the service to attract additional riders and
serve existing plus planned development. The City even had funding
for the project through Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
grants. The only obstacle the FTA funds had to go to LYNX, an
eligible FTA grant recipient. With the City actively working on the
redevelopment of the former Amway Arena into a high-profile mixed
use development called Creative Village, there were only a few
months available to encumber the funds through a procurement
process or potentially lose them. The solution was to go through an
aggressively-paced Design-Build procurement process, with close
partnership between the City and LYNX, to get a Design-Build firm
under contract in approximately four months. While the City had
implemented several design-build contracts, LYNX had never procured
services in this manner. The project was, in fact, really two
projects for the expansion of the LYMMO system the Parramore BRT,
extending the service north and west to provide access to the
planned Creative Village mixed use project; and the EastWest BRT,
extending service to existing residential and commercial areas just
south of the downtown core area. The LYMMO expansion projects were
identified in the Citys 2006 Downtown Transportation Plan, and in
the 2007 Transit Circulation Expansion Report. Subsequent to these
planning efforts, Orlando was implementing numerous high profile
development and redevelopment efforts which would support enhanced
multi-modal transportation.These projects included: New Amway Arena
Dr. Philips Center for the Performing Arts SunRail commuter rail
Creative Village educational, office and residential development
Sports and Entertainment District Major League Soccer stadium
(proposed) A key aspect of the LYMMO expansions was the close
partnership between the City and LYNX. Upon notification of receipt
of the FTA grants, the City and LYNX worked together tirelessly to
develop a procurement characterized as a progressive design-build
procurement model. This project delivery method would reduce the
time required to get the project under contract and completed, a
requirement of both the FTA grants and the Citys timeline for
project implementation. Its often most effective when rapid project
delivery is required, when the project owner desires a clear
delineation of responsibility (great for high-profile projects!),
and when the project requires greater collaboration from design to
construction to testing and final implementation. The total project
costs were $16.75 million for the Parramore system, and $10.3
million for the East-West system. The local match was $2.4 million
and $3.75 million, respectively. These funding matches were in the
form of cash payments, and inkind contributions which included the
following: Utilities (water, wastewater lines, cable and phone)
Irrigation (re-use water) Electric duct bank Construction project
management (by City staff) The FTA grants were in the form of a New
Starts Grant for the East-West BRT, and a TIGER II grant for the
Parramore BRT. 9. Fall 2013Under the new MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century) legislation, there have been some
changes that affect how agencies may apply for and utilize project
funding. For instance, most discretionary grant programs have been
eliminated, replaced by more predictable formula grants which are
based on various factors including population, urbanization status,
population density, and a combination of bus revenue miles and
related operating characteristics and expenses. An emphasis has
been added to the maintenance of transit assets, and MAP-21
provides formula funding for transit agencies to ensure the state
of good repair of capital assets including rolling stock,
infrastructure, and facilities. The agency must prepare a transit
asset management plan, which as all public works professionals
already know, is a great method for continually assessing the age
and condition of assets for the purpose of identifying future
maintenance and replacement costs in the annual budget cycle. The
LYMMO extension projects have been touted by all stakeholders
concerned as a successful program of inter-agency coordination. As
of the date of this article, designs have been completed and
construction is well under way for the BRT projects.Page 9 10. Page
10APWA Central Florida Branch 11. Fall 2013Page 11 12. Page 12APWA
Central Florida BranchLunch and Learn Design and Installation of
Permeable Paving Blocks September 24, 2013 Greg Strickland with
Titan America and Randy Thomas with ACF Environmental presented on
Sustainable Stormwater Solutions including Pave Drain Technology.
Topics discussed included design requirements for using permeable
paving blocks, types of permeable paving blocks, installation of
permeable paving blocks, and maintenance requirements. For more
information on Pave Drain go to: http://www.pavedrain.com/ news/
13. Fall 2013Page 13 14. Page 14Congratulations to the Central
Florida Branch for winning the Florida Chapter Membership
Competition for the second quarter in a row.Progress of the
Troutman Boulevard Realignment and Harris High Tech Center projects
in the City of Palm Bay. Update from Spring Newsletter April
2013APWA Central Florida Branch 15. Fall 2013Page 15 16. Page
16APWA Central Florida BranchWhat is the Florida Local Government
Coalition?The FLGC was developed to advocate for local governments
by educating residents and sharing resources among its members. The
Florida League of Cities manages the coalition, which now has more
than 25 local government association partners. APWA FL Chapter is a
member of the FLGC Steering Committee with Jim Myers serving as one
of the Committee Chairs. For 2013, the Coalition's primary
initiative is "to help Florida citizens understand, appreciate and
support local government and the services and values these
governments bring to millions of lives each day." To do this, the
collation is launching a public awareness campaign with the theme
Local Government - Quality Services You Can Trust. To help promote
this theme, the official name of the public awareness campaign is
"Local Works." The Coalition chose "Local Works" for its
simplicity, and because the term "works" tends to have a public
services connotation. On July 25, representatives of the 25+
associations attended a workshop and press conference to kick off
the initiative, coming together for the first time since the group
was formed. Local Works Day (September 6, 2013) was a major
component of the public awareness campaign. This is an opportunity
for members of the Coalition to engage, educate and interact with
their communities by celebrating the trusted services that local
governments provide. Although this initiative is year-long,
Coalition members see it as an ongoing effort. The hope is that all
local government associations will continue to promote this
important initiative throughout the year and beyond. Local
governments provide trusted services that millions of Floridians
depend on. It's time to share our stories."We are celebrating what
is extraordinary about the ordinary!!" How does APWA FL Chapter
participate? APWA FL Chapter prepared a Local Works Day
Proclamation. Some APWA Branches sent in letters to the editors to
the local newspapers. A social Media Plan was developed and carried
out by the FL Chapter as well as the Central FL Branch. Greg Kern,
Membership Chairperson for Central FL Branch/ and Recruitment and
Retention Membership Chair for FL Chapter, participated in Teacher
for A Day. 17. Fall 2013Page 17 18. Page 18APWA Central Florida
BranchAPWA Florida Chapter participates with Florida Local
Government Coalition Greg Kern with the Central Florida branch
recently presented Public Works to 2nd and 4th grade students as
part of the Florida Local Government Coalition APWA In the
Classroom Public Works and Mad Math Skills By Gregory Kern I
recently had the opportunity to explain to 2nd and 4th grade
students what public works is, how its all around us, and how you
need mad math skills to do it. It was relatively easy to explain
what public works is, and how we all use it every day roads, parks,
water, etc. What was really challenging were the questions. Its
always enlightening when we look at something through the eyes of a
7 to 10 year old. What seemed so simple and blas suddenly becomes
confusing and complicated. Even a bit scary. Case in point
Question: What are those caves; the ones where you can only see
half of the cave? It took me a minute, but then I asked the
inquisitor if these are next to roads. When he said yes, I
explained what a drainage culvert is and what it does. Half of the
fun of these sessions was interpreting their questions and coming
up with age-appropriate answers. Here are a few more examples: 19.
Fall 2013Page 19 Q: What are those round things in the road? A:
Manhole covers. Q: How much dirt does it take to build a road? A:
Hundreds of dump truck loads. Q: What are those blue lights on the
road? A: Reflectors to locate fire hydrants. Q: My dads an
architect and he is going after that I-4 job. A: Well goody for
him. Q: Whats the longest slope of a drainage pipe youve ever seen?
A:(A somewhat long explanation of minimum required slopes,
increasing pipe diameters along the run, and lift stations. No one
asked another pipe question again.) Q: (in discussing how our taxes
pay for public works and how much the projects can cost) How much
money do you have? A: Not enough to pay for these projects. In the
end, I had a great time in these two presentations to Seminole
County students. My feedback was that they now understand how the
public works facilities and services that are all around them
actually get there. Even the teachers admitted that they had no
idea what public works really meant. They referred to a space on a
Monopoly board game as their only clue. The students also
understood that the math skills they are learning today are
actually used in professional practice. It was definitely a fun
experience. And its always good practice to reduce what you do into
simple language that anyone can understand. Comes in handy for some
public involvement and agency presentations! 20. Page 20APWA
Central Florida BranchWelcome to all of our NEW Central Florida
Branch Members who joined APWA in the JulyMemberEmployerCityMonth
JoinedMs. Lillian ColonPalm Bay Public WorksPalm BayJulyMr. Michael
Drozeck, PE, CFM Mr. Rodney Lynn, PE, CFMOrange County Engineering
Department Orange County Stormwater
ManagementOrlandoJulyOrlandoJulyMr. David May, PEOsceola
CountyKissimmeeJulyMr. Daniel Negron, PE, CFMOrange County
Engineering Department Orange County Engineering
DepartmentOrlandoJulyOrlandoJulyMs. Penny Post, PE, CFM Mr. Barney
WeissPalm Bay Public WorksPalm BayJulyMr. Edward DiggsGranite
TechnologiesDeltonaAugustMr. Shane KovacsGranite
TechnologiesDeltonaAugustMr. Thomas MeheganGranite
TechnologiesDeltonaAugustMs. Yolanda PriceCity of Palm BayPalm
BayAugustMr. Joseph SondheimCity of New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna
BeachAugustMs. Stephanie ThomasCity of OcoeeOcoeeAugustMr. Stoney
BrunsonCity of ClermontClermontSeptemberMr. Tim ClaytonCity of
ClermontClermontSeptemberMr. Curtis LeonardTitan
AmericaLongwoodSeptemberMr. Joe McMahonCity of
ClermontClermontSeptemberMr. David VanDever, Jr.City of
ClermontClermontSeptemberThe Central Florida Branch would like to
THANK all of our current members and WELCOME all of our NEW members
who joined APWA during this quarter. We would like to encourage
input on how we can make our Branch better and we can better
provide you with better educational meetings and events. Please
contact anyone listed on the back page of this Newsletter. And we
always have room for more folks on our Branch Executive Committee.
The Branch is only as good as WE as a TEAM make it! 21. Fall
2013Page 212013APWACentralFloridaBranch 4:30pm Tour of Port
Canaverals NEW Welcome Center!!DecemberBusinessMeeting
WHEN:Friday,December6,2013 WHERE:RustysSeafood
628GlenCheekDrive,CapeCanaveral,FL32920,(321)7832033
Formapanddirectionspleasevisitwww.rustysseafood.com
4:30pm:TourofPort CanaveralsNEWWelcome
CenterBuffetDinnerIncludes:SaladBar6:00pmNetworking
Appetizers:BaconWrappedScallops BaconWrappedShrimp SmokedFishDip
FreshFruitTray7:00pmDinnerCarvedPrimeRib EncrustedMahiMahi
SautedChickenw/Onions& Mushrooms RoastedRedPotatoes,RicePilaf
SteamedVegetableMedley COST:$40/PERSON Pleasemakecheckspayableto:
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COMPANY/
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[email protected](noshowswillbebilled)
22. APWA 2013-2014 Central FL Branch Officers & Executive
Committee Chairman:Chair-Elect: Secretary:Mike McCabe
[email protected] Matt LaChance [email protected] Angela
Lawrence [email protected] Representative:
Vice Chair:Althea Parrish [email protected] Thompson
[email protected] Chair:Awards and Newsletter
Chair:Christiane Nelson
[email protected] Chair:EC Member:EC
Member:Dave Derrick [email protected] Rick Howard
[email protected] Millirons
[email protected]:Volunteer Chair:Rodeo Chair:Amy
Blaida [email protected] Member:EC Member:Greg Kern
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