National Executive Committee Meeting Minutes · 1/20/2017 · Structure Workshop. Cochrane facilitated the workshop discussing the possible streamlining of the National Committees

National Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

Place:

Hilton Garden Inn Seaworld

Orlando, Florida

Date &Time

January 20, 2017

8:27 am

Present: Name

Larry E. Ridlen, PE

Greg T. Dutton, PE

Richard N. Cochrane, PE

Charles L. Flowe, P.E.

P. Frank O’Hare, PE

Robert A. Hochevar, PE

Stan A. Harris, PE

Shirley A Stuttler

Joining at 11:00am:

Samir D. Mody, PE

Joining at 1:00pm for the

Technical Conference and

Region Reports:

Frank J. Bronzo, PE

Michael D. Hurtt, PE

Donato DiZuzio, PE

Roger B. Carriker, PE

David A. Greenwood, PE

Leigh B. Lilla, PE

Brad S. Winkler, PE

Office

President

First Vice-President

Second Vice-President

Secretary

Treasurer

Immediate Past President

ROC Committee Chair

President’s Assistant

Chair – Governance

Subcommittee

Director – Great Lakes Region

Director – Northeast Region


Director – Mid-Atlantic Region

Director – Mid-Atlantic Region

Director – Southeast Region

Director – Southeast Region

Absent:

Brian A. Krul, PE


Note: Actions of the Executive Committee are highlighted in yellow.

Assignments or actions pending are highlighted in green.

ASHE National Executive Committee Meeting

January 20, 2017

Minutes

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I. Call to Order and Roll Call – Ridlen

II. Pledge of Allegiance / Prayer – Ridlen

III. Welcome, Introductions and Remarks – Ridlen

Ridlen welcomed the Executive Committee to Orlando. He reported that he

attended the Southeast Region Board Meeting yesterday and that the meeting was

productive. He also reported that the Central Florida Section hosted the Executive

Committee at a reception at Pointe Orlando (The Copper Kettle) last night. It was

a great opportunity to interrelate and fellowship with the Section.

IV. President’s Report - Ridlen

Ridlen stated that his report will be included in the minutes of tomorrow’s Board

meeting.

V. Secretary Update – Flowe

Flowe briefly review the Secretary Report for tomorrow’s Board meeting. The

membership as of January 21, 2017 was 6,378 members. This is 12 members

more than was reported at the December 6, 2016 National Executive Committee

Meeting and 156 fewer members than was reported at the October 15, 2016

National Board Meeting. The following sections have not paid their assessments

for 2016-2017:

Dallas-Fort Worth

New York Metro

VI. Treasurer Update – O’Hare

O’Hare reviewed the Treasurer’s Report that he will present at tomorrow’s Board

meeting. He discussed the efforts required to move money from the Prudential

account to PNC and recommended that we approve the PNC investment account

while the Finance Committee works on a long-term strategy.

VII. JM Server Solutions Contract – Ridlen

The draft contract for JM Server Solutions was discussed. Ridlen will add the

recommended wording to both the overall contract and the additional services

contract. Wording to place a limitation on response time will be added.


January 20, 2017

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VIII. Workshops

A. October Technology Workshop Wrap-up

Mindy Sanders will prepare a summary of the workshop discussions.

B. January Committee Structure Workshop

Dick Cochrane will lead the workshop this afternoon intended to review the

current committee structure with an eye to streamlining.

C. April Workshop Topic

After discussion, the topic chosen will be Membership / New Members /

Student Members. Leigh Lilla will facilitate the meeting.

IX. Revision to the ASHE Constitution

The final draft of the revised constitution is out and will be presented to the Board

for approval tomorrow, with circulation to follow. There was extensive

discussion on how distribute the constitution to the membership for approval.

The decision was to distribute by letter to the Regions with instructions regarding

distribution to the Sections for member voting.

X. Governance Committee Update – Mody

Mody summarized the Governance Committee Report to be delivered at

tomorrow’s Board meeting. Task #2 is complete.

XI. Upcoming Executive Committee Meeting - Ridlen

The Executive Committee agreed that a video conference meeting should be held

prior to the April Board Meeting. Ridlen will send out a date poll to establish a

time.

XII. Other Items of Business

A. Greater Hampton Roads Collection Issues

Ridlen reported that the Greater Hampton Roads Section has been

approached by a Collection Agency asking for payment for an old,

unrecognized debt. They are unsure how to proceed and asked for help


January 20, 2017

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from National. Flowe made a motion that we retain counsel (Cynthia

Yeager) to assist Greater Hampton Roads in resolving their collection

issues. O’Hare seconded the motion and it was approved.

B. South Florida Section

The South Florida (Gold Coast) Section was discussed. They are not

progress as well as hoped. Leigh Lilla and Jordan Scott are to spearhead

the oversight of the Section.

XIII. Adjourn at 12:02 pm.

XIV. Technology Workshop

The National Directors joined the Executive Committee for a Committee

Structure Workshop. Cochrane facilitated the workshop discussing the possible

streamlining of the National Committees. Ideas were exchanged and discussed.

Cochrane will summarize the results of the workshop.

XV. Region Reports

The Region Reports (Attachment No. 1) were presented and discussed.

Respectfully submitted,

Charles L. Flowe, PE

National Secretary

Attachments:

1. Region Reports


August 24, 2016

Minutes

Page 5

Attachment #1

Region Reports

Region Reports Page 1 of 34 January 21,2017

REGION REPORTS National Board Meeting – January 21, 2017

GREAT LAKES REGION Stan Harris, P.E. & Frank Bronzo, P.E.

SECTIONS: Central Dacotah, Central Ohio, Circle City, Cuyahoga Valley, Derby City,

Lake Erie, Northwest Ohio & Triko Valley

The next region meeting will be held in March.

There is a new section start-up in Lexington, KY. They had a good kickoff meeting with four

people interested in becoming officers.

Derby City hopes to have Secretary Chao at a meeting.

Concerns were expressed about Central Dacotah’s leadership.

Central Ohio, Triko Valley, and Lake Erie are doing well. There are a few concerns about

Northwest Ohio. Cuyahoga Valley will be the host for the golf tournament for the 2018 National

Conference.

Region

Activities:

Great Lakes Region Hosted a Board Meeting on 10/24/2016 with the following summary:

- Nominations

o Regional Officers and Section Representatives were sworn in for their terms. Larry

Ridlen led the swearing in of officers.

- Grant Funds

o Moving forward the National Board has set aside $10,000 for Grant Funds that will be

distributed by the Regions. The Great Lakes Region has been $1,200 on a prorated bases

based on membership. Additionally, the Great Lakes Region will be awarded $200 for

the management of the North Central Region for a total of $1,400. Money must be used

or will be returned to National.

o Schedule for 2016 application is behind due to the development of the criteria, Regions

will set schedules for 2016.

- Committee Chairs (Updates as needed provide below)

o General - Caroline Duffy provided a roles and responsibilities document to all Committee

Chairs and asked that each Committee Chair review the document, provide comment and

develop goals for their committee.

o New Sections – The Bluegrass Section (Lexington) is developing. Section has potential

due to its proximity to Triko Valley and Derby City. Several meetings have been held to


determine the appropriate way to kick the section off. Tim Mathews indicated that there

is a lot of interest in membership, but less interest in leadership position.

o Project of the Year – Great Lakes Region awards were presented at OTEC on 10/25/2016.

These awards will be forwarded to National for consideration for the National Awards.

o Student Membership – Kathleen gave an update regarding the Lake Erie Section’s use of

the 2016 grant funds to host a joint event at Cleveland State University where over 70

professionals and 30 students were in attendance.

Operating Budget (As of 12/31/16) Membership (As of 12/31/16)

Starting Balance $7,898.84 Starting Membership 856

Revenue $1,850.00 Losses 28

Expenses $444.00 Gains 26

Ending Balance $9,304.84 Ending Membership (paid) 854

*listed membership is based on Section reports and includes Central Dacotah

Events scheduled during next quarter:

The next Great Lakes Region Board meeting will be held before Central Ohio’s Blue

Jackets Event.

Miscellaneous Items:

Ongoing planning for the 2018 Conference is being conducted by the Lake Erie Section.

Milestones:

The following is a summary of key milestones for this quarter:

None.

Central Dacotah Activities: The following is a summary of key activities for this quarter:

● December 8, 2016: “Alternative Delivery Methods” - Kent Olsen - HDR, Inc.

Operating Budget (As

of 12/31/16) Membership (As of 12/31/16)


Revenue $530.00 Losses 1

Expenses $1,558.43 Gains 0



● January 10, 2017: “LiDAR Applications in Transportation” - Bartlett & West

● February 14, 2017: Presentation TBD

● March 14, 2017: “Concrete” - Dave Sethre - ND Ready Mix Association


Central Ohio

Activities:

The following is a summary of key activities for this quarter:

Scholarship Dinner held on October 6 at COST to raise money for scholarship

o Attracted 60 attendees and raised about $3500 for our scholarship funds

o Sponsored by 11 local engineering firms

Hosted a luncheon on October 25 during the Ohio Transportation Engineering

Conference (OTEC) at the Crowne Plaza (downtown Columbus)

o Featured ASHE National President Larry Ridlen as speaker

o Presented awards for the Regional Project of the Year recipients

Sent out our section’s Fall Newsletter to members

YTD Operating Budget (As of 12/2016)

(Includes Investment Accounts) Membership (As of 1/6/17)


Revenue $ 29,178.90 Losses 0

Expenses $ 21,022.74 Gains 4



Will hold an all-day technical seminar in spring

Will host an Adopt-A-Highway cleanup event in spring.

Will hold our section’s Capital Improvement Luncheon on January 24.

o Featuring speakers from ODOT District 6, City of Columbus, Delaware

County Engineer’s Office and Franklin County Engineer’s Office.

Miscellaneous Items: Nothing Additional

Milestones: Nothing Additional

Cuyahoga

Activities:


11/17/16 ASHE Bowling tournament with NEOCEA

12/13/17 Holiday Party @ Whiskey Ranch








1/26/17 Annual ASHE/OCA Construction Forecast Night

1/31/17 Canton Charge basketball outing

2/22/17-2/23/17 local Engineer’s Week Banquets

3/19/17 ASHE/NEOCE Billiards tournament

Derby City

Activities:


October 7, 2016; Derby City Section Quarterly Meeting at Fronterra Pipe (On site)

November 11, 2016; Derby City Churchill Downs Day ate the Races Event

December 8, 2016; ASHE Derby City Board of Directors Meeting, Jade Palace







January 12, 2017; Initial Kickoff Meeting for the Bluegrass Chapter; Griffin Gate Hotel,

Lexington, KY

February 21, 2017; Derby City Section Quarterly Meeting at Knights of Columbus;

Speaker will be John Moore, KYTC Director of Planning

Lake Erie Activities:


ASHE Lake Erie advertised and attended the OTEC Luncheon hosted by ASHE Central

Ohio on October 25, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio.

November 2, 2016; Board meeting held at TRC Solutions offices. Nine of twelve board

members attended. Notable discussions included the 2018 national conference, upcoming

grant applications, and section meeting topics.

November 9, 2016; (Attendance: 108) Michael Dever, Cuyahoga County Director of Public

Works; Bob Klaiber, Lorain County Assistant Engineer; Jim Gills, Lake County Engineer;

and Alan Brubaker, Summit county Engineer presented current initiatives, projects, and

funding at their respective organizations. Event was held at Holiday Inn Cleveland-South

as a joint event with ACEC of Ohio Northeast chapter.

December 7, 2016; (Attendance: 24) Tour and presentation by Brian Temming, Chief

Architect of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s Brookpark station

replacement project.

December 14, 2016; (Attendance: 100+) ASHE Lake Erie planned and co-hosted a holiday

party at The Harp in Cleveland, Ohio with ASCE, WTS, ABCD, ACEC, and ITE.





Expenses ($12,350.84) Gains 15*

Ending Balance $10,187.80 Ending Membership 149

*Eight membership applications pending.


I-480 Bridge Reconstruction – January 24th

Board Meeting – February 1st

Freight Planning and Scholarship – February

Project of the Year - March


The section received three scholarship appilcations. The scholarship will be presented at

the February meeting.

The deadline for the section’s Project of the Year is the end of January.

The section obtained ten sponsors from its initial sponsorship drive.

2018 National Conference planning is in full swing.

Milestones:


None

Northwest Ohio Activities:


9/15/16 - John Antalovich Jr, PE and Steve Smetters, of Kucera International, Drones and

their application within engineering.

11/17/16 - Presentation with site tour of the Ottawa River Storage Facility.


Starting Balance $4909.78 Starting Membership 45



Ending Balance $5617.94 Ending Membership (paid) 46


Meeting on 1/19/17 - Bryan Martin, Turner Concrete Products, Redi-Rock/MSE Walls

Triko Valley


Activities:


October 2, 2016 Fifth Board of Directors Meeting

December 2, 2016 Holiday Event







January 10, 2017 First Board of Directors Meeting

January 24, 2017 Schramm Awards Presentations

February 14, 2017 Second Board of Directors Meeting

March 14, 2017 CIP or Panel Discussion

MID-ATLANTIC REGION - David Greenwood, P.E. & Roger Carriker, P.E.

by Robert G. Reed, P.E., President, Mid-Atlantic Region, Nimish Desai, P.E., 2nd Vice President,

Mid-Atlantic Region and the Sections of the Mid-Atlantic Region

SECTIONS: Blue Ridge, Carolina Piedmont, Carolina Triangle, Chesapeake, Greater

Hampton Roads, North Central West Virginia, Old Dominion and Potomac

The Mid-Atlantic Region meets monthly via conference call.

REGIONAL REPORT

The eight Sections in the Mid-Atlantic Region continued programs/events through the fall and early

winter of 2016. PDH approval continues to use the updated approval process that was similar to

the process MA has been following for the last several years. We are consistent with the current

ASHE PDH/CEU process/guidelines. All Sections have been informed of ASHE not being

registered with IACET nor RCEP.

In preparation for our spring technical conference and to address newly-delegated responsibilities,

the Mid-Atlantic Region held monthly teleconferences/Board of Directors meetings (except for

December). The National Board of Directors has been a great help in providing access to the

conference call number. The venue for the technical conference will be in the Carolina Triangle

area to add more participation from the south plus allow the local section shine in advance of a

pursuit for a future national conference. New committees were added to address the awards

program and exposure grants.


We continue to struggle with issues relating to webpages. There is a general lack of expertise

needed to maintain these sites at each Section. The national web site and technology committees

have been engaged and helped as best as they could. We are open to any potential support

mechanisms that National or other Sections have in this area of web site support.

We continued to try to keep updated information to/from each other and then in turn to National as

it relates to Section officers, Section and Regional Histories, and scholarship reports and will

continue do so for updates to the “lists” for the remainder of the 2016 - 2017 FY so that National

can update the information posted on the National web site. This is an ongoing effort.

Membership in the region increased slightly for a net gain of about 9 members. All Sections held

activities during the quarter and are financially sound.

Regional Financial activities during the period

During the fourth quarter, the Region’s account balance remained at $43,929.81. There were no

other expense activities during this quarter. We will be expending funds associated with

implementing the technical seminar and will be evaluating requests for exposure grants beginning

in January.

Blue Ridge

Activities

July

7/19/2016 Lunch Section Meeting at VDOT Salem Residency Office

Presenter Tommy DiGiulian, P.E., LS

Topic Overview of SMART Scale (formally known as HB2)

Attendance 32

August

No Activity

September

9/20/2016 Lunch Section Meeting at VDOT Salem Residency Office

Presenter Jeremy Hendrick, P.E.

Topic Defining Project Management (Case study of 2 recent

Design - Build projects in the Salem District)

Attendance 27

October

10/10/2016 Employees of VDOT/ASHE Blue Ridge Section Scholarship Golf

Tournament

Approximately 140 people showed up in support of the golf tournament

that will benefit The United Way of South West Virginia & ASHE Blue

Ridge Section Scholarship Fund.

November & December

No Activity

Operating Budget (as of 12/13/16) Membership (as of 12/13/16)


Revenue $405.00 Gains* 0


* since previous quarter

Carolina Piedmont

Activities

October:

October 19th – Joint Meeting with WTS for the 2016 Charlotte Community Investment

Bonds

October 21st - Annual Sporting Clay Tournament at The Fork

November:

November 17th – Social at CRAFT

December:

December 7th – Tentative Board Meeting

Upcoming Meetings:

Golf Tournament – April TBD


Starting Balance $12,374.11 Starting membership 66

Revenue $9,865.06 Gains* 2

Expenses ($10,302.82) Losses* 0

Ending Balance $11,936.35 Current Membership 68

*Since previous quarter

Carolina Triangle

Activities


November 10, 2016 – Board of Directors Meeting.

Major topics discussed were: o Previous Board Meeting Minutes approved.

o Membership update – 10 new members since last meeting

o Century Club Membership – 27 total Century Club members so far this year!

o Recent financial report (as of November 10, 2016) was reviewed with the

highlights as shown below:

Cash Balance = $18,899.34

Mutual Fund Balance = $8,178.50

Scholarship Fund Balance = $23,120.28

Winter event coming soon: o Carolina Hurricanes Hockey game – TBD

Expenses ($192.52) Losses* 0

Ending Balance $10,429.16 Current Membership 78


Next Meeting will be Thursday, January 19, 2016 at the University Club in

Raleigh

This year’s dinner meetings will be held at the NCSU Faculty Club. o Thursday, January 19, 2017 PENC Joint Meeting

o Tuesday, March 21, 2017

o Thursday, May 11, 2017



Revenue $11,151.39 Losses (Transfer/Dropped) 16



Chesapeake

Activities

Chesapeake Board of Directors meetings June 21, July 19 and August 23, 2016

Approval of meeting minutes from July, August, September, and

October.

Review of finances

Organization of new younger member’s group and activities

Planning for October and November meetings

Committee Reports

University of Maryland Student Chapter Report

October:

o October 6th – Webinar on Maryland Strategic Highway Safety Plan from MD

DOT’s Highway Safety Office.

o October 18th – Traffic meeting

Joint meeting with ITE

About 85 attended.

Three PDH’s were offered for attendance of the technical sessions.

Technical sessions included ‘Adaptive Signal Control Technology,’

‘Papal Visit Planning for DC,’ and ‘Managing DC Work Zones.’

o October 26th – Younger Member Oktoberfest

Young member hosted.

Event was located at Heavy Seas Brewery in Baltimore, MD

Registration was limited to 30, with even more interest.

November:

o November 15th – Planning Meeting

About 120 attended.

Three PDH’s were offered for attendance of the technical sessions.

Technical sessions included ‘Baltimore Link,’ ‘Biking in Baltimore,’

‘Towards Zero Baltimore,’ and ‘I-95 Access Improvements at Port

Covington.’


December:

o December 1st – Webinar on MHSO Impaired Driving Emphasis Area Team.



Revenue $9,729.00 Losses (Transfer/Dropped) 0

Expenses $(5,565.18) Gains 10

Ending Balance (as

of 8/23/16)

$48,527.48 Ending Membership 241

Upcoming Events o February 21, 2017 – Water Resources (Engineer’s Club)

o February 2017 – Poker Night (Date and Location TBD)

o March 21, 2017 - Highways Meeting (Engineer’s Club)

o April 13, 2017 – MHSO webinar

o April 20, 2017– Membership Appreciate Night (Engineer’s Club)

o June 1, 2017 – MHSO webinar

Greater Hampton Roads

Activities

October 2016

o ASHE Annual Golf Tournament October 7, 2016 at TopGolf, Virginia Beach.

November 2016

o ASHE General Meeting on November 15, 2016 at the Westin Town Center,

Virginia Beach. Greg Krueger, P.E., Director of Emerging Technologies with

HNTB Corporation presented on “Transportation and the Smart City”.

Operating Budget (as of December 31, 2016) Membership (as of December 31, 2016)



Expenses -14,901.88 Gains 15


North Central West Virginia Activities


October 20, 2016 – Monthly General Meeting / Dinner Presentation

o Speaker: Paul Filipiak, PE (StrataWeb/Concrete Cloth System)

o Location: Bridgeport Country Club


November 17, 2016 – Monthly General Meeting / Dinner Presentation

o Speaker: Don Sherman and Sandy Camargo (ADS StormTech)

o Location: Bridgeport Country Club

December 15, 2016 – Board of Directors’ Meeting

o Location: WV DOH District 4 Conference Room

Old Dominion

Activities


October 13, 2016 annual fund raiser golf tournament for Scholarship

November 9, 2016 – ODS Board of Directors’ meeting

November 17, 2016 – ODS member technical session presentation on “Route 29 Solutions

Program”

December 8, 2016 rescheduled for 1/12/17 – Holiday Social (donations will be made in

December to both “ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation” & “Sailing4All”)

Active participation by ODS members in Mid-Atlantic Region planning

Potomac

Activities

Breakfast Board Meetings – Held on October 13, November 10. Discussed financial

reports, programs, PDHs, newsletter, webpage, membership, younger member events, and

Holiday Party.

No Board meeting for December.

Wednesday, October 12th was our annual joint ASHE/VDOT meeting held at VDOT’s

NOVA District office in Fairfax, VA. It was a panel type discussion with Helen Cuervo

(District Engineer), Bill Cuttler (District Construction Engineer), Amanda Baxter (Special

Projects), Susan Shaw (Mega Projects Program), and Nick Roper (Project Development

Engineer). We had 170 people register for the event.

With the recent departure of a Board member that handled our young member events, we

actively search for a person to fill the position. We received 4 very qualified and energetic

Operating Budget (as of 8/11/16) Membership (currently recompiling

roster at this time)

Starting Balance $ 3,845.12 Starting Membership -

Revenue $ 4,612.00 Gains 2

Expenses $ 0.00 Losses -

Ending Balance $ 8457.12 Corrections -

Ending Membership (Paid) -


Starting Balance $ 15,607.18 Starting Membership 94

Revenue $ 4,744.11 Gains 1

Expenses $ 9,006.78 Losses 0

Ending Balance $ 11,344.51 Corrections 0

Ending Membership 95


candidates. The board voted and Khatereh Vaghefi is now our new Young Member

Coordinator.

Monday, November 7th ASHE was invited to play in a “Thank You” golf tournament held

at and set up by the Bull Run Golf course. Two Board members and one ASHE member

took part in the tournament.

Wednesday, November 16th was our 3rd meeting of the season - this dinner meeting was

held at Westwood Country Club in Vienna, VA. W. Todd Minnix, Chief Transportation

Design Division for Fairfax County was our guest speaker. His topic for the evening was

Innovative Transportation Planning, Design & Technology. We had 115 people register

for the event.

The holiday party will be hosted at the Westwood Country Club in Vienna, VA on

Wednesday, December 7th at 5:30pm. This year we have hired illusionist, Brian Curry, for

the evening’s entertainment.

Future Events:

Golf Tournament in April 2017 at Bull Run Golf Course in Haymarket, VA

Young Member happy hour/social event - TBD

Summer Field Trip – TBD

Operating Budget (9/1/2016 to 11/30/2016) Membership (as of 12/31/2016)


Revenue $28,035.70 Gains 4

Expenses ($16,716.56) Losses 0

Ending Balance $32,920.52 Corrections 4

Ending Membership (Paid) 225

NORTH CENTRAL REGION

SECTION: Central Dacotah

Covered Under Great Lakes Region at This Time

NORTHEAST REGION – Brian Krul, P.E., Michael Hurtt, P.E. &

Donato Di Zuzio (Reported by Richard Cochrane)

SECTIONS: Albany, Altoona, Central New York, Clearfield, Delaware Valley, East Penn,

First State, Franklin, Harrisburg, Long Island, Mid-Allegheny, New York Metro, North

Central New Jersey, North East Penn, Pittsburgh, Southern New Jersey, Southwest Penn,

Williamsport

Region

The Northeast Regional Board of Directors via WebEx twice this quarter.

The region has a balance of $12,775.25, with no expenses and no income for the quarter.

The region has been using WebEx for Board of Directors’ meetings, except for one

meeting per year as part of the National Conference. The region authorized purchases of


a webcam for those desiring a camera for ASHE meetings. One has been purchased so

far.

Albany Activities:


October 12, 2016: Site walk through – Route 32 over the Mohawk River Bridge

Replacement.

October 25-27, 2016: Sponsor for 2016 Statewide Conference on Local Bridges, Syracuse,

NY.

December 6, 2016: Holiday Social Gathering benefiting the US Marine Corps’ Toys-

for-Tots campaign; Brown’s Tavern, Troy, NY.

Budget (As of 11/30/16) Membership (As of 12/31/16)

Starting Balance (04/30) $9,864.42 Starting Membership 100

Income - Members – New 1

Expenses - Members - Dropped 0

Ending Balance (11/30) $12,550.18 Members - Reinstated 0

Ending Membership (paid) 101

Upcoming Events:

January 2 1 , 2017: New York Albany Future City Competition, co-sponsored by

the ASHE Albany Section; 8:00 am at Proctors Theater in Schenectady, NY.

February 16-17, 2017: Engineer’s Week (ASHE Albany Section sponsors a booth);

starts at 8:00 am each day at the Albany Marriott on Wolf Road, Albany, NY.

March 2017: Membership Meeting with PDH; Location TBD.

April 2017: Membership Meeting with PDH; Location TBD.

May 2017: Membership Meeting with PDH; Location TBD.

June 2017: Albany Section’s 7th Annual Golf Outing at Van Patten Golf Course in

Clifton Park

Altoona

Activities:


October 27, 2016 – The Abandoned Turnpike Tour

December 14, 2016 – Holiday Dinner & Monte Carlo Casino Night (Fundraiser)


Starting Balance (9/29/16) $23,699.15 Starting Membership (1/6/2017) 187

Revenue $9,275.00 Losses - 0


Expenses $8,644.06 Gains + 0

Ending Balance (1/6/16) $24,330.09 Ending Membership (paid) 187


January 18, 2017: Autonomous and Connected Vehicles Dinner Meeting

February 10, 2017: Annual PennDOT & Friends Ski Trip

February 15, 2017: New Baltimore Slide Remediation Project for the PA Turnpike

Dinner Meeting

March 15, 2017: Right-of-Way Acquisition Process Dinner Meeting

April: ASHE Altoona/District 9-0 Workshop

May: Awards Banquet

Central New York Activities:


October 11th, 2016; Board of Directors Meeting

October 17th, 2016; Technical Meeting: Tour of FedEx Building

December 13th 2016; Board of Directors Meeting

December 13th 2016; Holiday Social w/ ITE & ASCE


Starting Balance (10/1) $9,180.80 Starting Membership (10/1) 49



Ending Balance $9747.03 Ending Membership (paid) 49

Events scheduled during this quarter:

February; Technical Meeting

February 14th ; Board of Directors Meeting

March/April ; Technical Meeting/10th Anniversary Celebration

Milestones:

Tenth Anniversary of Central New York Section

Clearfield

Activities:

October

The October event consisted of a tour of State College School District’s State High Project.

Renovations and additions to the occupied facility are expected to take three years and the High

School will be completed for the 2018-2019 school year. When completed the 500,000 SF high


school will reconfigure the current high school which is housed in two separate buildings divided

by Westerly Parkway. Estimated total for the renovated high school is more than $140 million.

Massaro Construction Management Services was hired by the State College School District to

provide agency construction management services for the District’s High School renovation

project and served as our tour guides for this event. The State College team consists of Kevin

Nestor, Project Executive; Tim Jones, Project Manager; Ryan Cole, Project Engineer and BIM

Manager; and Jim Kephart, Senior Site Manager.

The successful bidders for this contract were: General Contractor – Lobar; Site Contractor -

Glenn O Hawbaker; Mechanical Contractor – Farfield; Plumbing Contractor – JR Reynolds;

Electrical Contractor – Bob Biter Electrical; Fire Protection System Service Equipment – Allied

Fire Protection; Food Service Equipment – TD Food Equipment.

Twenty-five people were in attendance for the 90 minute tour, which included a project overview

and site walk, followed by dinner at Letterman’s in State College on 10.20.2016.

November

The November dinner meeting featured a presentation for Unique Design Challenges Unique

Design Challenges Associated with a 643’ Wide Steel Plate Girder Bridge. The rehabilitation of

seven adjacent bridges over the Vine Street Expressway (I-676) in Philadelphia, PA, includes

combining two adjacent bridges to create a 643’ wide bridge to expand Shakespeare Park. The

presentation offered an overview of managing the design and construction of a $65 million

project and its complexities, including a discussion of impacts to the construction schedule as a

result of the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ visit.

Our presenters were Clayton VanVerth, PE and James Pezzotti, PE of Pennoni Associates. Mr

VanVerth is a senior bridge engineer with over 17 years of experience in bridge design,

rehabilitation and construction. Mr. Pezzotti is a senior bridge engineer/project manager and has

over 31 years of experience in bridge design, rehabilitation, hydraulics and construction. Jim

served as the Project Manager/Lead Bridge Engineer for the Vine Expressway Bridge

Reconstruction Project.

Thirty-five people were in attendance for the meeting at Ramada State College on 11.10.2016.

December The Section does not meet during the month of December because of impending holiday schedules.

Scholarship information and applications were distributed during the month of December.

Operating Budget and Membership

Operating Budget (As of 11.10.2016) Membership (As of 11.10.2016)




Ending Balance $ 15,553.15 Ending Membership 178


Upcoming Events

Date Event Location 01.19.2017 Holiday Gathering Clearfield

02.16.2017 Event TBA

03.16.2017 Event TBA

Miscellaneous Items

None

Milestones

Celebrated 55th Anniversary

Delaware Valley

Activities:


September 21, 2016 – Board Meeting and 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner Meeting.

The dinner meeting will feature Leslie Richards (PennDOT Secretary of Transportation),

Larry Ridlen, PE (ASHE National President) and will also honor past section presidents

and life members.

October 19, 2016 – Board Meeting and Section Dinner Meeting. The topic was the

Rehabilitation of the Walnut Lane Bridge.

October 23, 2016 – Adopt a Highway Cleanup Day

November 16, 2016 – Board Meeting and Section Dinner Meeting. The topic was the

SEPTA Crum Creek Viaduct.

November 16, 2016 – Technical Session. The topic was National Flood Insurance Program

and Floodplain Management.

November 30, 2016 – Younger Members meeting – Joint meeting with ASHE SNJ.

December 14, 2016 – Younger Member meeting – Joint meeting with ASCE YMF


Starting Balance $89,233

Starting Membership 331

Revenue NA

Losses 0*

Expenses NA

Gains 5

Ending Balance $83,922

Ending Membership

(invoiced)

336

* Non-paying members were dropped from the membership list.


January 18, 2017 – Board Meeting and Dinner Meeting – PA Turnpike Commission

February 15, 2017 – Board Meeting and Dinner Meeting – Maple Avenue Bridge

Replacement and Roundabout


February 15, 2017 – Technical Session – Engineering Ethics

March 15, 2017 – Board Meeting and Dinner Meeting – I-95 Update

April 19, 2017 – Board Meeting and Dinner Meeting – Project of the Year, Future City

Award, Board Swearing In.


A total of 32 firms are registered to participate in the section sponsor program (DVSP).

The program allows firms to advertise in the section newsletter and website.

The section continues to coordinate with the local universities to setup and maintain student

chapters. Chapters have been established at Widener University and Temple University.

Efforts will be made this year to establish sections at Villanova University and Drexel

University.

The section is in the process of developing a manual which will contain committee chair

responsibilities.

The section received 16 applications for the Donna Prentice Memorial Scholarship and 3

for the Bob Shaw Memorial Scholarship.

The section co-sponsored the Engineer’s Club Multi-Society Meeting on December 7,

2016.

The section is currently soliciting Project of the Year submissions. Applications are due

on January 10, 2017.

Milestones:

None.

East Penn

Activities:


Date: October 11, 2016

Location: The Center at Holiday Inn – Lehigh Valley (Fogelsville, PA)

‘Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) TIP Update w/ Becky Bradley’

‘Officers/Board of Directors Meeting’

Date: November 1, 2016

Location: JMT (Allentown, PA)

‘Officers/Board of Directors Meeting’ (Officers/Board of Directors Only)

Date: November 9, 2016

Location: Renaissance Allentown Hotel (Allentown, PA)

‘State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) – Environmental Presentation w/

Jerry Neal’

Date: December 6, 2016

Location: Sands Casino Resort (Bethlehem, PA)

‘Holiday Celebration w/ Silent Auction Benefiting the Sixth Street Shelter’






Ending Balance (01/05/17) $32,223.89 Ending Membership (01/05/17) 99


Date: January 20, 2017

Location: PPL Center (Allentown, PA)

‘Winter Hockey Outing – Penguins vs. Phantoms’ (Joint Event w/ ASCE-LV)

Date: February 7, 2017

Location: Hotel Bethlehem (Bethlehem, PA)

‘Project Presentation: Jim Thorpe Bridge Project’


Date: March 7, 2017 *

Location: The Center at Holiday Inn – Lehigh Valley (Fogelsville, PA)

‘PennDOT District 5-0 – State of the District Address w/ District Executive, Mike

Rebert’


* Tentative


Milestones:


December 6, 2016: As part of the Section’s Holiday Party, ASHE East Penn donated

$2,224.00 to the Sixth Street Shelter.

First State

Activities:


October 13, 2016 – DelDOT Chief Engineer presented a program on the Department’s current Design & Construction Program

November 10, 2016 – Program by DelDOT Chief Safety Officer on High Friction surface course installation

December 9, 2016 – Annual Christmas Gala held at the Goodstay Center in Wilmington, DE








January 12, 2017 – Professor Edgar Small will speak on the newly established Construction Management curriculum at the University of Delaware.

February 9, 2017 – Mr. Mike Holt is confirmed to present a program on the ADS “Storm Tech” underground systems. Three separate speakers will discuss “StormTech Retention”, “Geosynthetics”, and “Pipe Joints”.

March 9, 2017 – The suggested topic is a presentation on the recently constructed Diverging Diamond Interchange project located at the intersection of SR 1 and SR 72.


Training sessions offering PDH credits for those that need them are scheduled for January

26, 2017 and March 16, 2017.

Milestones:


Nothing to report

Franklin

Activities:


October 5, 2016

Section Board Meeting

October 18, 2016

Meeting to be held at Hunters Station in Tionesta, PA with presentation by Greg

Zimmerman, EnviroScience, Inc (53 attendees)





Ending Balance (12/31) $8,925.93 Ending Membership (12/31) 146


January 4, 2017

Section Board Meeting

January 24, 2017


Section Meeting to be held at Station 3 Fire Hall in Conneaut Lake, PA with presentation

by Bill Petit, PennDOT District 1-0

February 21, 2017

Section Meeting to be held at The Crane Room in New Castle, PA

March 21, 2017

Section Meeting to be held at My Brothers Place in Grove City, PA


None

Milestones:


None

Harrisburg

Activities:


Oct 3, 2016 – Lunch Meeting, Sen. John Rafferty

Nov 6, 2016 – Lunch Meeting, Mike Keiser, PE, District Executive, PennDOT Dist 8-0

Dec 5, 2016 – Dinner Meeting, Todd Rousenberger, PE, RK&K, Presentation on the

Columbia Bypass Project


Starting Balance $99,783.00 Starting Membership 400*

Revenue $15,070.38 Losses 61*



*Section Roster and National Roster Need to be Rectified


Jan 9, 2017 – Lunch Meeting, Brian Moore, PE, Michael Baker International – Route 11/15

Marysville Rock Slide Project

Feb 6, 2017 – Lunch Meeting, PennDOT Secretary Leslie Richards

Mar 6, 2017 – Lunch Meeting, speaker to be determined


April 7, 2017 – ASHE/ District 8-0/ PTC Conference

Milestones:


None this quarter

Long Island Activities:

November 1, 2016: Site visit to Covanta facility in Hempstead New York. Covanta is a leader in

producing energy from waster.

November 3, 2016: Technical Presentation for Continuing Ed credit by Contech on Duromaxx,

Steel Reinforced Pipe Technology.

December 14, 2016: Technical presentation by the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR)

providing general status report of all GOSR projects.

Operating Budget (as of 12/31/16) Membership (As of 12/31/16)


Revenue $6,085.00 Losses

Expenses $8,235.50 Gains

Ending Balance $10,687.07 Ending Balance (paid) 45


No events currently schedule. We target one event a month that could include a technical

presentation or site visit to a project or facility. Currently arranging site visits to an asphalt plant

and a materials testing facility.

Miscellaneous Items: The Long Island Board will be going through changes as several members need to leave and be

replaced.

Mid-Alleghany

Activities:


October 25, 2016: Annual APC/ASHE District 10-0 Liaison Meeting

Interactive Educational Program with topics including Safety, Quality, Surveying,

Structures, New Pipe Specifications, Project Scheduling, Paving, and Project Design and

Bidding.








January 12, 2017: January Dinner Meeting at Rustic Lodge in Indiana, PA.

Speakers: Mr. Russ Howells, P.E., Michael Baker International, Inc., Mr. Robert Hanson,

Michael Baker International, Inc., and Mr. Varun Kasireddy, Carnegie Mellon University.

Presentation: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Another Tool in the Inspection

Toolbox

March 9, 2017: March Dinner Meeting at Rustic Lodge in Indiana, PA.

Speaker: To be Determined.

Presentation: To be Determined.


Outstanding Highway Engineering Awards Applications distributed at APC/ASHE District

10-0 Liaison Meeting on October 25, 2016. Deadline for entries: February 17, 2017.

Milestones:


No applicable milestones for this quarter.

New York Metro

Activities:


9/14/16; Board Meeting

9/20/16; Presentation NYCDOT Board Meeting

10/11/16 Board Meeting

10/18/16; Presentation MTA B&T

11/15/16; Board Meeting

11/22/16; Presentation PA-GWB

12/7/16; Holiday Party

Operating Budget (As of 10/19/16) Membership (12/30/16)

Starting Balance (7/1)

$40,989.36

Staring Membership (7/1)

116

Revenue

$26,425.62

Losses

----

Expenses

$21,515.96

Gains

+34

Ending Balance

$45,899.02

Ending Membership (paid)

150


1/17/17 Presentation NYCT

2/21/17 Presentation NYSDOT

3/21/17 Presentation NYS Thruway Authority



Preparations continue for ASHE 2017 national conference at NYC (Sheraton Time

Square) June 14-18, 2017

North Central New Jersey

Activities:


September 14, 2016; (Joint meeting with SNJ) – NJTA Deputy Chief Engineer, Larry

Williams.

October 13, 2016; NJDOT - Pulaski Skyway Reconstruction, Jersey City.

November 10, 2016; NJTA – Interchange 163 Reconstruction, Paramus.

December 8, 2016; Joint meeting with SNJ, NJDOT – Capital Program.



Revenue $5,070 Losses* 3

Expenses ($2,677.24) Gains 13


o Dropped for non-payment of dues.


January 19, 2017; (Joint meeting with ASCE NJ) NJDEP – New Flood Hazard Rules.

February 09, 2017; NJDOT – Route I-280/NJ-21 Interchange reconstruction.

March 09, 2017; DRJTBC – Scudder Falls Bridge Reconstruction NJ/PA.

April 13, 2017 – Project of the year presentation and awards.

North East Penn

Activities:


10/11/2016; Dinner Meeting: DVRPC Transportation Management; Pope’s Visit to

Philadelphia

11/15/2016; Dinner Meeting: Heat Straightening of Damaged Steel

12/13/2016; Board of Directors Meeting








1/10/2017; Dinner Meeting: Diverging Diamond Interchange

2/7/2017; Dinner Meeting: Aberdeen Project Military Test Track

2/21/2017; Board of Directors Meeting

March/2017; TBD

4/11/2017; State of the District (4-0), George Robert’s Discussion

5/12/2017; Installation of Officers and 50th Anniversary of North East Penn Chapter

Celebration


John Pocius appointed to Life Member position.

William Oehler appointed to Life Member position.

Joe Gillot appointed to Director-at-Large position.

Ron Lucas appointed to Director-at-Large position.

John Pocius appointed to Director-at-Large position.

Milestones:


$11,100.00 funded 11 scholarships in 2016.

Pittsburgh

Activities:


October 8, 2016: Past Presidents’ Banquet at St. Clair Country Club

October 15, 2016 Adopt A Highway Clean Up

November 9, 2016 Section Dinner Meeting

November 30, 2016 Young Member Social Event at Carson City Saloon

December 15, 2016 Holiday Social Party at Cheesecake Factory Southside


Starting Balance (10/1) $32,627 Starting Membership (10/1) 524

Revenue $49,170 Losses 0

Expenses $15,730 Gains 24

Ending Balance $66,068 Ending Membership (paid) 548


January 11, 2017 Pittsburgh Section Dinner Meeting

February 8, 2017 Pittsburgh Section Dinner Meeting

March 23, 2017 Event featuring Secretary Leslie Richards


Future Cities Competition – Event Sponsor and volunteers

Community Outreach at various local high schools


Members actively engaged in Construction Legislative Council

Milestones:

Past Presidents’ Banquet celebrating ASHE Pittsburgh’s 50th Anniversary

Received the financial proceeds from the 2016 National Conference

Southern New Jersey Activities:


October 12, 2016 – Field Trip and Dinner Presentation on the Broadway Realignment

Project, Camden, NJ. Dinner Meeting was held at Treno Pizza Bar, 223 Haddon Avenue,

Westmont, NJ 08108.

October 12, 2016 – Board of Directors Meeting was held prior to the dinner meeting.

November 9, 2016 – Joint meeting with MASITE and ASCE presenting Road Safety.

The meeting was held at Maggiano’s Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill Mall, 2000 NJ-38 #1180,

Cherry Hill, NJ 08002.

November 9, 2016 – A Board of Directors Meeting was held prior to the dinner meeting.

December 14, 2016 – A Joint Meeting with ASHE NC-NJ for a Dinner Presentation on

the NJDOT Program Initiatives for FY2017 was presented by Dana Hecht. Dinner

Meeting was held at The Hamilton Manor, Hamilton, NJ

December 14, 2016 – A holiday toy drive was held at the December meeting to provide

books and toys to the non-profit organization People and Stories which supports various

adult and youth organization in the surrounding area.

December 14, 2016 – A Board of Directors Meeting was held prior to the dinner meeting.

Operating Budget (As of 12/31/16) *

Membership (As of 12/31/16)

Starting Balance (8/31) $82,743.99 Starting Membership (7/1/2016) 227



Ending Balance (12/31) $80,864.96 Ending Membership (paid) 136

* Last Quarterly Report did not include the scholarship money in the Operating Budget

ending balance.


January 11, 2017 – NJ Engineering Ethics Presentation with Larry Powers will be held at

Maggianos in Cherry Hill, NJ.

January 26, 2017 (Rescheduled from November 30, 2016) – Social Night/Scholarship

Fundraiser at Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest with ASHE Del Val.

February 15, 2017 – Environmental and Archaeological Monitoring during Construction

presentation will be held at the Hamilton Manor in Hamilton, NJ. ASHE SNJ is looking

to include or sponsor a student project from “Future Cities” where the middle school

students can present their winning engineering project to our section at the meeting.

March 2017 – Field trip including students from Rowan University. Location TBD.

ASHE SNJ members to hold presentations at Rowan University covering various topics

of the industry.



ASHE SNJ is in the process of switching their domain name to www.southernnj.ashe.pro

site provided by ASHE National.

Southwest Penn

Activities:








October – Monthly Section Meeting @ The Willow Room,

Presentation by Raymond Henney – SAI Consulting Engineers, Inc. &

Tony Coletti – Moretrench

November Social – Four Seasons Brewing Company & Pub

December – No Meeting

Williamsport

No Report

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION Covered by Southeast Region at This Time

SOUTHEAST REGION – Brad Winkler, P.E. & Leigh Lilla, P.E., LEED AP

SECTIONS: Central Florida, Dallas-Fort Worth, Georgia, Gold Coast, Northeast Florida,

Middle Tennessee, Phoenix Sonoran and Tampa Bay

The Region had a face-to-face meeting yesterday. They have allocated their Grant funds.

The Project of the Year selection process in on-going. Five of the Region’s Sections are

awarding scholarships.

REGION The Southeast Region conducted its conference call on October 27, 2016.

The Region Officers for 2016-2017

o National Directors:

Leigh Lilla

Brad Winkler

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o Regional Directors: Section:

Eugene Lozano Central Florida

Ron Osterloh Georgia

Maggie Bruno Gold Coast

Sharon Shultz Middle Tennessee

Len Pappalardo NE Florida

Larry Josephson Tampa Bay

John Willet Phoenix Sonoran

Mike Zieminski Dallas-Fort Worth

o Region Officers (2nd year of a 2 year term)

Eugene Lozano – President

Ron Osterloh – Vice President

Whitney Stevens – Secretary

Donna McQuade – Treasurer

Scott Jordan – Past President

Budget:

SE Region Budget Update (through December 31, 2016)

Southeast Region account current balance is shown as $4,349.57. Beginning quarter

balance was $2,769.77. Income of $1,700 from Grant Funds and $97 from

Assessment. Expense of $51 for BOA service fees and $166.20 for travel expenses.

Other:

Next Scanner Deadline – Middle TN and Northeast Florida are due January 15, 2017

The next Region meeting is scheduled for January 19, 2017 to be held in Orlando.

Central Florida

Activities

Past Events:

ASHE Central Florida Section Board meeting held at UCF on 11/15/16.

Fall Social was held on Tuesday 11/8/16. 63 registered and approximately 40 attended.

Programs Meeting held on 11/28/16.

Upcoming Meeting/Events:

E-Week Transportation Summit scheduled for 2/23/17. To be held at Central Florida

Expressway Headquarters from 7:30 to 10 AM. Topic: Highway Safety

(Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety, Roundabout Safety Performance Evaluation, Wrong Way

Driving, Re-education of Drivers) with Harry Barley as moderator and panel discussion.

Clay Shoot being scheduled for April 2017

Board Induction Meeting and Social being scheduled for June 2017

We are considering putting on a PDH technical program this year.

Scholarship:

N/A

Student Sections:

Reorganization meeting held at UCF with Professor Naveen Eluru, Faculty Advisor on

August 24, 2016. Discussions included:


Student membership process and fees;

Identification of new student leadership;

Desire for diverse representation of both undergraduate and graduate students on the

student ASHE board;

Programs of interest (i.e. I-4 Ultimate, professional development, Sunrail, etc.);

ASHE Central Florida Section Board meeting held at UCF in November (tentative);

Academic calendar; and,

Current UCF research topics and initiatives.

Other:

Operating Budget (1) Membership (2)

Starting Balance (7/26/16) (Checking and

PayPal Account $11,383.08

Starting

Membership

(5/15/16)

57

Revenue (Memberships and event Fees

collected) $780.00 Losses 0

Expenses

(National Membership dues) $4,264.50 Gains 0

Ending Balance (9/2/16) $7,898.58

Ending

Membership

As of (12/31/16)

57

Notes:

1. Does not include Petty Cash of $304.00 or Valencia Foundation Scholarship

Fund of $10,500.00.

2. Currently reconciling membership list with National

Dallas-Fort Worth - No Report

Georgia

Activities

Past Events:

September luncheon – September 15th, 2016 (Michael Sullivan and Tim Matthews,

ACEC and GDOT Design Build – 60 attendees)

Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run Walk – September 22nd, 2016 (in conjunction

with member firms)

GT vs Clemson Tailgate – September 22nd, 2016 (Joint Student Event)

October Luncheon – October 21st, 2016 (Dr. Michael Hunter Driverless Future of

transportation – 90 Attendees)

Georgia Transportation Summit Happy Hour - November 29th, 2016 (Athens GA in

part with GDOT and ACEC)

Georgia Transportation Summit - November 30th, 2016 (Athens GA in part with

GDOT and ACEC)

2016 Holiday Social – December 1st, 2016 (Toys for Tot Fundraiser) – 122

attendees


January Luncheon – 1/20/17 (Advanced UAS/Drone Technology)


2017 Winter Workshop – 2/26/17-2/28/17 (Joint Event with ITS Georgia, Columbus,

GA)

2017 ASHE Poker Tournament – March TBD (Scholarship Fundraiser)

April Luncheon – April TBD

April/May, ASHE/WTS Tennis

May TBD, ASHE Annual Golf Tournament

June TBD, ASHE Lunch Meeting, Induct Board

July TBD, ASHE Annual Happy Hour Social

Scholarship:

2017 Scholarships:

o Babs Abubakari Memorial Scholarship (will be presented at the January

2017 luncheon)

$1,500, TBD

o Jim McGee Memorial Scholarship (will be presented at September 2017

luncheon)

$1,500 each, TBD

Student Section (37 members):

August, 1st Meeting of 16/17 School Year (combined with WTS/ASCE)

September 22, Membership Meeting and Tailgate Social prior to GT vs Clemson

game

January/February Meetings, TBD

Approximately 37 Student Members*

Other:

Operating Budget (As of 12/31/16) Membership Renewals (As of 12/31/16)*




Ending Balance $ 107,370.53 Ending Membership (paid) 423

*Renewals in progress, membership numbers will be finalized 8/25/16

South Florida

Recent/Upcoming Meeting and Events:

“Jim & Gerry Show” – a joint event with FDOT District IV Secretary Gerry

O’Reilly and FDOT District VI Secretary Jim Wolfe


On Thursday, December 1, 2016, American Society Highway

Engineers (ASHE) South Florida Chapter (formerly Gold

Coast) held their year-end event at the well-known

Margaritaville Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida.

ASHE South Florida hosted Florida Department of

Transportation’s District Six Secretary, Jim Wolfe and District

Four Secretary Gerry O’Reilly (The Jim & Gerry Show). The

event garnered over 150 industry professionals.

The purportedly unscripted show featuring Jim & Gerry

interacting with each other speaking about New Trends of

Transportation and its challenges. Topics varied from WAZE, a

real-time based traffic and navigation application to

Autonomous Cars, a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and navigating without

human input. Jim & Gerry also spoke about South Florida’s Express Lanes, Smart Plan, the past

five years of excellent growth in funding infrastructure projects and what we are to expect in the

upcoming years.

Consultants were able to ask the Secretaries a series of questions that prompt informative

responses as well as very entertaining.

The event resulted in 20 additional ASHE memberships.

Next event will be held in March/April – Guest Speaker: TBD

Scholarship: Naldo is in contact with FIU. He will also reach out to Javier Rodriguez,

Executive Director from Miami-Dade Expressway Authority MDX to discuss their

existing programs in place with FIU and perhaps our chapter can piggy back on

with them

Partnering: Naldo to talk to Gus Quesada about joint session FICE/FES

Status on Chapter name change: The ASHE Gold Coast Section will advertise as doing

business as the ASHE South Florida Section. The chapter will work with National

on rebranding the Chapter.

Other:

Goals from the ASHE National / SE Region / Gold Coast Section: Reinvigoration

Action Plan:

- Continue to increase membership

- Hold at least 3-4 events in 2017 – possibly a Golf Tournament

- GC member attend every SE Regional meeting or call

- ASHE Gold Coast Twitter account is up to 99 followers, following 166, and 530

tweets

- Posting events on ASHE Gold Coast Facebook page

Operating Budget /Memberships:

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Ending Balance $ 2,263.34 Ending Membership

(paid)

34

Middle Tennessee

Activities

Past Events:

ASHE annual golf scramble at Old Natchez Country Club on September 26th

October lunch meeting included a presentation by Jim Ozment (TDOT) on

“TDOT’s Approach to Compensatory Mitigation”

November lunch meeting included a presentation by Felix Castrodad (Nashville

MTA) on “nMotion” a strategic plan to address the Nashville Area’s growing

transit needs.

December lunch meeting included a presentation on “Innovations shaping the

future of Mobility” which discussed a proposed use of autonomous vehicles.

Scholarships were presented to scholarship recipients at the December lunch

meeting. Three $1000 scholarships were awarded.

Approximately 30 ASHE members participated in a Salvation Army Angel Tree

community service project to fill bags with toys for disadvantaged children in the

Nashville area.

Upcoming Meetings/Events:

January lunch meeting will include a presentation on the I-65 Corridor study by

TDOT

Student Sections:

N/A

Other:

2019 ASHE National Conference –preliminary planning is underway.





Ending Balance $13,678.41

Ending Membership (paid) 256


Northeast Florida

ACTIVITIES

Scholarship Funding:

2016 – Approximately $14,800.00

Past Events:

Aug 2016 – “An Iconic Vision for Connecting Northeast Florida Transit” by Brad

Thoburn, JTA Vice President of Planning Development and Innovation, Vice

President Brian Russell, Michael Baker International, and Allan Iosue, Pond

Director of Development.

Sept 2016 – “Legislative Update” with Bob Burleson, FTBA President.

Oct 2016 – “Annual Golf Tournament” 20th Anniversary (Got postponed to Dec 16th

due to hurricane Mathew effect in FL).

Nov 2016 – “THE MODERNIZATION OF JAXPORT BLOUNT ISLAND

MARINE TERMINAL” by Mr. Frank Proctor, Ports Group Section Manager and

Mr. Stephen Mersdof, Ports Group Engineer from HDR.

Dec 2016 – “ASHE-NEFL Christmas/Holiday Party” at Wicked Barley Brewery.


Jan 2017 – “Northeast Florida Work Program” by COJ, FDOT D2, JAXPORT, JTA

and North Florida TPO.

Feb 2017 – “Engineering’s Week” at UNF.

Mar 2017 – “Presentation for Introverts” by Jen Newman along with SMPS, JEST,

ASCE, FES and several other organizations.

April 2017 – “Clay Shoot”

May 2017 – “FDOT Central Office 3D and CADD Modeling Presentation”

Scholarship:

15th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament/20th Anniversary (Section) Celebration

was held on Dec. 16th after having been postponed due to Hurricane Matthew.

Current projections show a total profit of $14,800.00.

Student Sections:

Our Student Chapter has continued to flourish under a new Director and has

continued to host regular monthly meetings at the University of North Florida. We

sponsored our first Student Chapter Competition at the annual Build/Putt/Give

Program hosted by Peters and Yaffee, in September 2016. Two student teams

competed in the competition, with a prize awarded to the best build.

Other:

Our 4th Annual Clay Shoot is scheduled for April 20th, 2017. Revenues for the 3rd

annual clay shoot were disbursed as travel funds for UNF students to participate in

national competitions.

Our Membership/Sponsorship Drive has closed with membership numbers staying

fairly stable.


Operating Budget (As of

08/18/16)

Membership (As of 08/18/16)




Ending Balance $ 75,473.46 Ending Membership (paid) 205

Phoenix Sonoran - No Report

Tampa Bay Activities

Past Events:

October 10, 2016 – EC meeting

October 11, 2016 – Member Luncheon with Jimmie Prow and Vern Danforth from

FDOT Central Office. Approximately 40 members.

November 7, 2016 – EC meeting

December 13, 2016 – Social event with approximately 40 members.


January 10, 2017 – EC meeting

January 17, 2017 – Joint Meeting with FES, ASHE and ASCE regarding a Legislative

Forum

February 13, 2017 – EC meeting

E-week – DTBA in end of February

Scholarship:

We expect our endowment to provide two $1,000 scholarships for the 2016- 2017 year.

Student Sections:

Looking into establishing a student section. Spoke to USF’s College of Engineering

Assistant Dean, Dr. Jose Zayas-Castro about getting a supporting faculty member. The

search is still on going.

Other:

Operating Budget Membership

Starting Balance $14,996.33

Starting

Membership

(9/26/16)

87

Revenue (Memberships and event Fees

collected) $2,310.00 Losses 0


Expenses

(National Membership dues) $1,262.51 Gains 5

Ending Balance (9/2/16) $16,043.82 Ending Membership

As of (12/31/16) 92

Documents

National Executive Committee Meeting Minutes · 1/20/2017 · Structure Workshop. Cochrane facilitated the workshop discussing the possible streamlining of the National Committees