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The 2nd Annual APWA Colorado Chapter Conference

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

COLORADO CHAPTER

BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES

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FEATURED SESSIONS:ROOM FOREST ROOM

7:30 AM - 8:30AM Registration/Breakfast

8:35AM - 8:55AM Welcome and Opening Comments

9:00AM - 9:45AM Hurricane Sandy Emergency Response and Resiliency

9:55AM - 10:40AM I-70 Mountain Corridor Update

10:45AM - 11:20 AM CML Update

11:30AM - 1:30PM APWA Colorado Chapter Annual Awards Luncheon - TEN MILE ROOM

1:45PM - 2:30PM Hancock/Academy Planning and Environmental Linkages Study

- BLUE SPRUCE ROOM

Creating an Enterprise View of Asset Information at the City of Arvada, CO

- FOREST ROOM

2:35PM - 2:55PM BREAK - VISIT OUR EXHIBITORS

ROOM FOREST ROOM

3:00PM - 3:45PM Planning for Variability & Uncertainty: Climate Change and the UDFCD Urban Drainage System

3:50PM - 4:35PM The Fine Art of Small Talk

ROOM TEN MILE ROOM

5:00PM - 6:00PM Reception - Bar and Appetizers

6:00PM - 9:00PM Entertainment - Casino Night to 8:30PM and Prizes to 9PM

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Thank You To Our Event Sponsors!

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FEATURED SESSIONS:

8:00AM - 8:55AM Registration/Breakfast - FOREST ROOM

9:00AM - 9:25AM Welcome and Opening Comments - TEN MILE ROOM

MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

TECHNICAL AND MAINTENANCE

FINANCIAL AND FUNDING

ROOM DOUGLAS FIR BLUE SPRUCE CONIFER

9:30AM - 10:20AM Developing the Leader/Manager The Evolution of Data Transit Center Funding and

Implementation

10:25AM - 11:15AM Learning Organizations, the Platform for Resilient

Communities

Best Practices for Street Overlay Contracts - A Panel Presentation

How Much Do I Really Need? Establishing a

Realistic Budget for a PW Service Center

11:30AM - 1:00PM Lunch and Keynote Speaker - Scott Friedman Presenting “Celebrate!” - FOREST ROOM

1:05PM - 1:55PM From WHAT to WHY: Designing a

Communication Plan that Creates Emotional

Connections

Designing for Resiliency - St. Vrain

Greenway Trail

Vehicle Replacement Methodology

2:00PM - 2:50PM Resilience is the new Sustainability

Pavement Life Cycle Considerations

RTD Update on the FasTracks Program

2:55PM - 3:15PM BREAK - VISIT OUR EXHIBITORS

3:20PM - 4:10PM Using the Envision Rating System to Achieve Resiliency

Always Call Before You Dig

Pavement Management Planning

4:15PM - 4:30PM Closing Comments - TEN MILE ROOM

ALL DAY Young Professionals Group Meeting Space - TARN ROOM

ALL DAY Public Works Directors Group Meeting Space - ASPEN ROOM

ALL DAY Conference Planning Committee Space & Storage - EVERGREEN BOARDROOM

CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27


WELCOME AND OPENING COMMENTS 8:35 AM - 8:55 AM - FOREST ROOM

HURRICANE SANDY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RESILIENCY9:00 AM - 9:45 AM - FOREST ROOM

Presented By: Pete Hankovszky and Vince Sobash, David Evans and AssociatesThe proposed Hurricane Sandy Emergency Response

and Resiliency Presentation will provide a timeline of

emergency events, o er a summary of damages that

occurred, present the 90-day recovery e ort, and

introduce the resiliency e orts and innovation being

implemented over the next ve to ten year period. The

Colorado oods of 2013, Hurricane Katrina and other

similar ood events bring lessons, innovation,

coordination, and process improvement that can be

implemented into a future that could bring the potential

for similar events.

I-70 MOUNTAIN CORRIDOR UPDATE 9:55 AM - 10:40 AM - FOREST ROOM

How Innovation Facilitates I-70 Traffi c Along the Mountain

CorridorPresented By: Benjamin Acimovic, CDOT APWA members will bene t from a greater

understanding of the challenges associated with making

notable improvements along the di cult I-70 Mountain

Corridor with limited funds and tremendous tra c

demand. Participants will have the opportunity to learn

the challenges involved and the innovative technology

and strategies used to nance, schedule, construct, and

operate these projects along I-70.

CML UPDATE10:45 AM - 11:20 AM - FOREST ROOM

Presented By: Sam Mamet, CML (Colorado Municipal League)CML serves 268 out of the 271 cities and towns in

Colorado in the areas of advocacy, information, and

training. During this session Sam Mamet will share his

observations regarding what’s currently on the minds of

municipal leaders across the state.

APWA COLORADO CHAPTER ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - TEN MILE ROOM

HANCOCK/ACADEMY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LINKAGES STUDY 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM - BLUE SPRUCE ROOM

Presented By: Todd Frisbie, PE, PTOE; FHUThe City of Colorado Springs selected Felsburg Holt &

Ullevig to conduct a Planning and Environmental

Linkages (PEL) Study for the Hancock and Academy

intersection. The purpose of the PEL is to develop a

multimodal transportation plan that addresses safety,

access, and congestion needs and that creates

opportunities for economic revitalization. The PEL

includes an underground transmission line feasibility

study to determine the potential for improving the

visual quality creating new access and development

opportunities within areas currently occupied by

utility rights-of-way.

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CREATING AN ENTERPRISE VIEW OF ASSET INFORMATION AT THE CITY OF ARVADA, CO1:45 PM - 2:30 PM - FOREST ROOM

A Panel Discussion Featuring: Christopher Blough, Brian Pesis and Adam Rujan, Plante Moran and Pete Adler, City of Arvada, UtilitiesThe City of Arvada was confronted with the challenge

of nding an enterprise asset management solution that

could complement, replace, or integrate with 21

existing applications as part of city-wide asset

management program. How does the City of 111,000

people evaluate the needs of 11 di erent departmental

service areas and e ectively engage over 60 stakeholders

to represent their perspectives for establishing the City’s

rst citywide asset management system? Come join the

conversation led by the City’s project leadership to

discover how the citywide needs assessment was

translated into to a competitive RFP to successfully

ignite the City’s asset management program.

PLANNING FOR VARIABILITY &UNCERTAINTY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE UDFCD URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEM3:00 PM - 3:45 PM - FOREST ROOM

A Panel Discussion Featuring: Dr. Andrew Earles, P.E.: D. WRE; Julia Traylor, EIT: Wright Water Engineers, Inc.; David Bennetts, P.E.: UDFCDClimate change is a topic that has been at the forefront

of federal and state research for more than a decade and

is a topic that is frequently covered by the media. With

the potential for climate change to a ect temperature,

rainfall, runo , and other hydrologic variables, it is

reasonable to ask how these changes may a ect the

urban drainage system. Increasingly, the Urban

Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD) has

received inquiries from its citizens and communities on

its plans to adapt to climate change and e ects of climate

change on ooding, drainage criteria and the overall

urban drainage system. To address these questions,

UDFCD and Wright Water Engineers, Inc. (WWE) have

reviewed climate change projections for Colorado and

the Front Range, to identify potential vulnerabilities of

the urban drainage system and to inventory and assess

UDFCD policies, criteria and programs that provide

resiliency for future climate and hydrologic variability.

THE FINE ART OF SMALL TALK3:50PM - 4:35 PM - FOREST ROOM

Presented By: Debra FineJoin internationally recognized keynote speaker,

conversation and networking guru, and bestselling

author for her fast paced, informative and interactive

program – The Fine Art of Building Business

Relationships. Together we’ll laugh, learn and leave

with tools to develop and cultivate outstanding

conversation skills and business networking techniques,

build rapport and increase visibility. Learn how to turn

every conversation into an opportunity for success.

RECEPTION - CASH BAR & APPETIZERS5:00 PM - 6:00 PM - TEN MILE ROOM

CASINO NIGHT WITH PRIZES 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - TEN MILE ROOM

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 27

WELCOME AND OPENING COMMENTS9:00 AM - 9:25 AM - TEN MILE ROOM

MORNING TRACKS - PART I9:30 AM - 10:20 AM

MANAGEMENT: Developing the Leader/Manager - DOUGLAS

FIR ROOMPresented By: Gene Le Borne, Ph. DAspects concerning the leader/manager will be

developed. This presentation will explore the

professional and personal aspects of leadership and

management. To include what, when, and how to lead

and manage personnel, equipment, and material.

Personal experience will be tapped to provide a

practical team approach to leadership and management.

The purpose of this presentation is to help managers

relate to their employees, develop their own leadership

skills, and improve productivity overall.

TECHNOLOGY: The Evolution of Data - BLUE SPRUCE

ROOMPresented By: Bill Sheldon, Beehive IndustriesData is continuously being created across cities every

day. But in many communities, the manner in which

this data is captured, consolidated and utilized has not

evolved with current technology. Understanding the

importance of using data to inform is pivotal to creating

further e ciencies across city government and doing

more with less. And as we move further into a digital

world, it becomes increasingly important that public

works is informed, educated and working toward

turning data into information through a digital

structure. We’ll explore the evolution of data and the

invaluable bene ts it can provide to city government.

FINANCIAL: Transit Center Funding and Implementation -

CONIFER ROOMPresented By: Holly Buck and Jeff Dankenbring, FHUThis presentation illustrates examples of bringing transit

sta , public works sta , land use planners, and regional

agencies together to fund and design transit centers.

These stakeholders bring perspectives that vary from

transit operations to economic development

opportunities and constructability. Together, they

have the ability to build and fund a more e ective

transit center. Many small and mid-size communities

are in need of new or upgraded transit centers to serve

end-of-line line recovery and turnaround of routes,

passenger transfers, passenger boarding and alighting,

and park and ride activity.

MORNING TRACKS - PART II10:25 AM - 11:15 AM

MANAGEMENT: Learning Organizations, the Platform for

Resilient Communities - DOUGLAS FIR ROOMPresented By: Laura Kroeger, Urban Drainage and Flood Control DistrictHow well does your agency anticipate, absorb and adapt

to new technology or information? If our agencies

struggle in these areas how can we support

infrastructure that does? In order to build resilient

communities we need to rst establish our agency as a

Learning Organization. This presentation will provide

an understanding of the ve basic principles behind a

learning organization, identify characteristics that

support continual learning development in people and

within the organizational structure, and provides some

basic strategies to move an organization towards a

learning environment.

TECHNOLOGY: Best Practices for Street Overlay Contracts -

BLUE SPRUCE ROOMA Panel Discussion Featuring: Darren Moritz, City of Ft. Collins; Justin Vensel, City of Grand Junction; Todd Rullo, City of Thornton; Chris Hudson, Town of Parker; (Moderator) Mike Skinner, Colorado Asphalt Pavement AssociationThis panel of municipal program managers will provide

insight on those key elements that should (and should

not) be included in street improvement contracts. They

will explain the important provisions of street overlay

and CIP project contracts that minimize risk and ensure

competitive bidding. The panelists will share

experiences and comment on such topics as bid

schedules, tra c control requirements, hours of work

restrictions, material speci cations, community

noti cations, AC adjustment provisions, and payment.

An audience Q/A will be included within the session.

Come with your questions!

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 27FINANCIAL: How Much Do I Really Need? Establishing a

Realistic Budget for a PW Service Center - CONIFER ROOMPresented By: Mark Ellis, Maintenance Design GroupAPWA members will receive and learn how to use a

Facility Planning Checklist and a Facility Preliminary

Budget Calculator to assist them in developing a more

accurate preliminary facility budget, one that makes

the funding request process more reliable. Participants

will have the opportunity to learn about similar projects

and interact with a specialty facility design consultant

focused on the planning and design of public works

service centers. The session will feature recent facility

programming data and images of built projects as case

studies to illustrate various facility elements.

Members will come away with an understanding of

how to establish their facility needs and the ability to

e ectively develop a capital funding request for a public

works facility.

LUNCH AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER SCOTT FRIEDMAN PRESENTING “CELEBRATE!”11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - FOREST ROOM

AFTERNOON TRACKS - PART I1:05 PM - 1:55 PM

MANAGEMENT: From WHAT to WHY: Designing a

Communication Plan that Creates Emotional Connections -

DOUGLAS FIR ROOMPresented By: Robin Ashmore, Amélie CompanyIt’s ge ing harder for brands and organizations to

di erentiate and connect with their target audience.

Most organizations want to tell the world WHAT they

do when in fact, they should focus their e orts more on

WHY they do what they do. By switching from WHAT

to WHY, an organization creates an emotional bond. An

emotional connection is a powerful way to link the heart

of your target audience with the soul of an organization.

This connection is the degree to which your target

audience cares about the organization beyond its

rational a ributes. If customers are emotionally

connected to your organization, they are willing to go

above and beyond to support your organization or

project.

TECHNOLOGY: Designing for Resiliency - St. Vrain

Greenway Trail (Left Hand Creek to Dry Creek) - BLUE

SPRUCE ROOMPresented By: Tom Caprarella, City of Longmont and Lee Kunselman, AtkinsSigni cant damage to St. Vrain Greenway during the

September 2013 ood presented the City of Longmont

with challenges to redesign and reopen the trail system

in a cost-e ective and timely manner. However, along

with the challenge came the opportunity to provide the

community with a more resilient and sustainable design,

the bene ts of which would be realized for generations

to come. The City teamed with Atkins to redesign the

damaged Greenway and meet the time frames set for

reopening the trail system.

FINANCIAL: Vehicle Replacement Methodology - CONIFER

ROOMPresented By: Todd M. Richardson, City & County of DenverA sound vehicle and equipment replacement program is

important to government agencies and public entities of

all sizes. Reliable vehicles and equipment in good

working order are essential to the organization to

maintain streets, keep utilities in proper working order,

ensure public safety o cers are on the streets and to

perform countless day to day services that the citizens

rely on. In my presentation, I will discuss how timely

and scheduled replacement of eet vehicles is critical to

an organization’s ability to provide the best and most

economical services to its Citizens. I will cover the basics

of vehicle replacement and discuss vehicle replacement

strategy that is recommended by the APWA and discuss

several di erent replacement models that I have

developed through my 25 years eet experience.

AFTERNOON TRACKS - PART II2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

MANAGEMENT: Resilience Is the New Sustainability -

DOUGLAS FIR ROOMPresented By: Amanda Hult, National Ready Mixed Concrete AssociationBecause of the growing challenges of human interaction

with the natural environment, it now requires a whole

new way to consider how we design and build our

communities. The need for enhanced resiliency of

buildings and infrastructure is becoming increasingly

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important nationally and is a key component to

economic, societal and environmental viability. This

session will consider the impacts of disaster events to

our communities, the bene ts of hazard mitigation

through resilience planning and why sustainability

must now consider the e ects of extreme weather.

TECHNOLOGY: Pavement Life Cycle Considerations - BLUE

SPRUCE ROOMPresented By: Mehdi Akbarian, Concrete Sustainability Hub @ MITOur research team is developing tools and data for

decision-makers to evaluate pavement designs and

make choices that are both cost-e ective and

environmentally responsible considering the full

pavement life. We will present outcomes of our research

on incorporating life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) and life

cycle assessment (LCA) into pavement design,

maintenance, and asset management decisions. We have

developed a comprehensive methodology outlining the

best-practice concepts for any pavement LCA or LCCA,

including accounting for uncertainty in the data used

in the analyses. When properly designed, the inputs to

both LCA and LCCA models can be taken directly from

Pavement-ME—the current standard of pavement design

software.

FINANCIAL: RTD Update on the FasTracks Program -

CONIFER ROOMThe 2,340 square mile Regional Transportation District

serves all or part of eight counties, including Boulder,

Broom eld, Denver, Je erson, Adams, Arapahoe,

Douglas, Weld. There are a lot of exciting things going

on at RTD with several new rail lines planning to open

for service in 2016. Please join us as RTD provides a

comprehensive update on the current FasTrack Program

across the entire Denver metropolitan area including the

Eagle P3 Project (A Line and G Line), the North Metro

Rail Line (N Line) and the I-225 Rail Line (R Line).

AFTERNOON TRACKS - PART III3:20PM - 4:10PM

MANAGEMENT: Using the Envision Rating System to Achieve

Resiliency - DOUGLAS FIR ROOMPresented By: JC Alonzo, Shockey Consulting ServicesThis new sustainable infrastructure rating system,

Envision®, has been created to evaluate, grade and

give recognition to infrastructure projects that provide

progress and contributions for a sustainable future. Its

purpose is to foster a necessary and dramatic

improvement in the performance and resiliency of

physical infrastructure across the full economic, social,

and environmental dimensions of sustainability. The

“no charge” tools, available online, guide project owners

through the process of determining and measuring a

projects ability to adapt to and/or recover from a major

disruption. This presentation will focus on the tools and

speci c references to resiliency that can be immediately

utilized in current projects, or the design and planning of

future projects. A endees will learn about the

Envision rating system, the tools, and how to use the

tools to promote resiliency in infrastructure projects.

TECHNOLOGY: Always Call Before You Dig - BLUE SPRUCE

ROOMPresented By: Marty Mead, Colorado 811Colorado 811 is commi ed to protecting Colorado’s

underground infrastructure, promoting excavator and

public safety education, and encouraging compliance

with applicable laws at the best overall value to all

stakeholders. Colorado 811 is a communications link

between Facility Owners/Operators and excavators, and

does not perform any type of locating services. Please

join us to hear an update and some reminders of this

important service in our state.

FINANCIAL: Pavement Management Planning - CONIFER

ROOMPresented By: Larry Stevens, HR Green, Inc.Pavement Management Planning is a critical step in asset

management for any community. A substantial portion

of a community’s budget goes towards maintaining and

building roadways, and it’s important to know how

and where your dollars are being spent, and to be able

to relay this information to the public. This workshop

will walk you through the basics of pavement

management and various systems to help you decide

on the best option for your community. We have

experience ranging from small scale simple plans to

large, complex plans and will present several examples

as part of the workshop.

CLOSING COMMENTS4:15 PM - 4:30 PM - TEN MILE ROOM

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THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS!


Portland Cement Assoc.Don [email protected]

HR Green, Inc.Marin [email protected]

GeoWiz.BizDavid [email protected]

EST, Inc.Mary [email protected]

Colorado BarricadeRichard [email protected]

Merrick & CompanyMike [email protected]

Bohannan HustonLoretta [email protected]

LMK TechnologiesAmana [email protected]

Plante MoranChristopher [email protected]

Colorado Asphalt Pavement Assoc.Mike [email protected]

SEHRick [email protected]

BASFKatie [email protected]

Felsburg Holt & UllevigJeff [email protected]

Colorado Stabilization TechnologiesRichard [email protected]

Bowman ConsultingChuck [email protected]

SEMSWAMolly [email protected]

Trimble NavigationMetise [email protected]

Crafco, Inc.Tad [email protected]

Vance BrothersDan [email protected]

Colorado Contractors AssociationJim [email protected]

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