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APWA-NC Newsletter December 2019 Page 1
North Carolina Chapter News
Volume 31, Issue 37 December 2019
President’s MessageIt has been my great pleasure and honor to serve as APWA NC Chapter President for 2019. In my service to the Chapter, I am certain that I have received more from this experience than I could ever give back.
Together, we have lived out the Mission Statement for APWA NC by “… engaging the public works community and citizens through support, education, advocacy, and outreach by creating opportunities for training, accountability, networking, and growth for the benefit of all.”
To achieve our Mission Statement, it requires every APWA NC member to play a part in serving the community we live and work in. I have personally observed the hard work, dedication, and commitment to the Chapter by so many people throughout this year. We have watched the Chapter membership continue to grow. So many people have coordinated multiple conferences, workshops, and social events offered throughout 2019. Every APWA NC event has been well attended and a great success. None of this success is possible without the active engagement of all APWA members. Whether you serve on a technical board, a committee, presented at a conference/workshop, or just attended an event, you have helped advance public works across the State of North Carolina.
In my last President’s message, I challenged each of us to “ … seek out a place to make a difference, be a leader, be a mentor, and to work hard together. By doing this, we will live out our Chapter Vision and the horizon we see now will be the starting point of our next journey”.
I can say with confidence, that the APWA NC Chapter is strong, engaged, and living out its vision and mission. As we stretch our horizon into 2020, continue on your journey to find opportunities to serve and help grow the APWA NC community. Invite someone to join you at the State Chapter conference in Durham, NC – April 22-24, 2020. The theme is “The Public Works because of Public Works!” The 2020 conference theme embodies why we are so passionate about the work we do every day.
In closing, I thank each of you for allowing me to serve as President of the APWA NC Chapter. I look forward to continuing my service to the Chapter in varying capacities for years to come. I am hopeful that I will get the opportunity to serve with many of you in the future and that you will receive the same benefit from service that I have.
.L. Eddie Staley, PLS, GISP
APWA-NC State Chapter President
Inside this issue
• APWA-NC State Conference 2020• APWA Training• 2019 PWX – Seattle, Washington – September 7-11• APWA North Carolina Chapter has 42 APWA Lifetime Members• APWA-NC Calendar• Division and Committee News• Welcome New Members• APWA-NC 2019 Officers & Division Presidents
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APWA-NC State Chapter Conference 2020“The Public Works because of Public Works!”
Submitted by Christopher McGee
Our next State Chapter Conference will be at the Durham Convention Center in Durham, North Carolina. Conference dates are April 22-24, 2020. The event planning process is going well. We are working with convention center staff on schedule and room layouts that will provide a fantastic opportunity for engagement with our partners. Additionally, we are working with Discover Durham to provide a list of events and restaurants to make your visit more enjoyable and to encourage a return visit.
Photo courtesy of the Durham Convention Center
The theme for the 2020 APWA NC State Chapter Conference is “The Public Works because of Public Works!” The idea behind this theme is the public at large can go about their daily routine, including going to work, with little thought as to what is involved in getting to their destination. There are countless hours of work by dedicated professionals who design, build, manage and maintain pedestrian, vehicular and multi-modal facilities, that make these trips possible. When they arrive at their destination, they may enjoy beautiful grounds and well-maintained facilities. Facilities that are without trash and in good repair. The public works because of dedicated public works professionals throughout the world! This theme was borrowed from a comment made by Bill Spearman at our 2019 Conference. Mr. Spearman is our 2019-2020 APWA National President.
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APWA-NC State Chapter Conference 2020 continued...
As a sneak peek into the program offering, we have secured two fantastic motivational speakers. You may be familiar with Steve Gilliland from previous conferences, but you don’t want to miss the next chance to hear him! Steve is bringing an entirely new program that will be even more motivational, exciting and entertaining! In addition to Steve, we were also fortunate to schedule more world-class talent. Morris Morrison is a dynamic motivational keynote speaker who delivers a powerful and inspirational message enjoyed by all audiences.The educational tracks for the conference will focus on cross-departmental integration and innovation. These departments may feel more like compartments where we are sectioned off into silos with innumerable challenges preventing effective communication and collaboration. These departments include Federal, state and local agencies as well as departments in partnering private firms charged with the same mission: better public works. If you have any suggestions or ideas for session topics, please email me at christopher.mcgee@ raleighnc.gov. A call for abstracts was sent out recently. Please let me know if you have suggestions.
Durham is recognized for its rich history and culture. Durham is also home to institutions of higher education, including Duke University, North Carolina Central University and Durham Technical Community College. Durham boast amazing attractions and venues such as Durham Bulls Stadium, Durham Performing Arts Center, Duke Gardens, Nasher Museum of Art and The Carolina Theatre, to name a few. Durham’s community and culture also lends itself to amazing restaurants and breweries.
On behalf of the APWA-NC State Chapter State Executive Board, I would like personally to invite you, your staff and your executive management team to attend our conference. Anyone who has attended any of our APWA events will attest this is one of the best values for relationship building, networking and educational opportunities in the industry. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].
Links to Explore:Steve Gilliland https://stevegilliland.com/Morris Morrison https://morrismorrison.com/the-storyDurham Convention Center https://www.durhamconventioncenter.com/Discover Durham https://www.discoverdurham.com/APWA-NC http://northcarolina.apwa.net/Sarah P. Duke Gardens https://gardens.duke.edu/visitNasher Museum of Art https://nasher.duke.edu/
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2019 PWX – Seattle, Washington – September 7-11 Submitted by Chip Vanderzee, City of Lexington
As a second-time attendee of the APWA PWX I’m glad to report that these conferences are well worth the travel and expense. Wow! The Seattle Convention Center was huge with multiple levels much more compact than the convention center in Orlando (2017). This alone made for a more enjoyable experience for me. I lucked out with my hotel accommodations too as they were only about two blocks from the convention center and affordable by Seattle standards. All in all, and seriously – I can report that it was well worth the long flight out west and I found that I wasn’t alone in my satisfaction. I’m glad to have gone as I think the experience will prove valuable for future planning when our chapter hosts the PWX in Charlotte. Seattle is a great city to visit and the public works efforts they’ve been challenged with are interesting to say the least.
I took a few photos to share and found it be a great network opportunity with others from across the organization and the continent. I met a few of our Region III counterparts who may even come visit some of our NC conferences in 2020. Even though this was my second PWX I still can’t compare the national events to much more than our own division and chapter conferences. I recognize the scale is different, but still say the North Carolina Chapter is well positioned to host our future event as we have a wealth of experience with smaller (much smaller) scale events. We have so much to be proud of thanks to past and present leadership in our chapter. There was just so much to take in that I can’t be very specific in this newsletter submittal, but the educational content was great and the exhibit hall was very impressive. The Washington chapter did an awesome job with the Get Acquainted Party and reception at the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) venue, but I know North Carolina can meet or exceed their successful event. I met so many great folks from the different chapters and shared all of the great work we do in APWA-NC.
Attending an event of this scale and talking to our national contacts makes me very proud to be a member of the NC Chapter where are Region III Director hales from. Like others in our chapter, I’m especially proud of all the work our volunteer organization does for Public Works and the workforce that keeps the wheels of progress turning. I appreciate the opportunity to attend and want to thank those who supported our chapter dinner. We are blessed to have our partners and the dinner was excellent. Thank You to Don and Keith Garbrick with LaBella and Jon Mills with Dude Solutions. Your hospitality and support can’t be measured with words, but what a great job! Keith Pugh
our Region III director stopped in to talk for a few minutes then had to rush out to his next engagement with some of our sister/brother chapters. By the way – APWA National, Region III, and our NC Chapter are lucky to have such a committed and talented leader like Keith. I wish only the best for him as he continues with leadership responsibilities in APWA. Way to go Keith!
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2019 PWX – Seattle, Washington – September 7-11 continued...
I would also like to thank the APWA-NC Executive Board and Dale James for being so supportive of my attending the conference and for allowing me to be involved with such a great organization like the APWA-NC Chapter.
We have many more hours of training, education, advocacy, and just plain old good times with friends and colleagues to celebrate before our hosting the 2022 PWX, but I have no doubt what we do in 2022 will be nothing less than spectacular.
In closing – For anyone that has ever wondered if they should attend our National APWA PWX, I think it’s worth it to see how others do the business of Public Works and how we all have similarities in operations.
APWA North Carolina Chapter has 42 APWA Lifetime Members
APWA Lifetime Members are members who meet any ONE of the following requirements are eligible for Life membership:• continuous membership for 30 years, or• continuous membership for 20 years and age 70 or above, or• continuous membership for 20 years, age 65 and fully retired from active service for which compensation is
received
NOTE: It is also possible for any individual who has been a member continuously for 10 years to be designated a Life Member by special action of the board of directors in recognition of outstanding service to the Association.
Benefits for Life Members:• Same as for Individual Members• Annual membership dues, and any applicable chapter dues, are waived for Life members.
APWA-NC Lifetime Members are listed below: • Gilbert Alligood, PE• Ralph Barile• Pressly Beaver• Philip “Flip” Bombardier, PE• Leon Cheek, Jr.• William Clutter• Bryan Fulbright• Marvin Garner, Jr.• Larry Harvell• J. E. Hinkel• H. Dixon Ivey• Dale James• Robert Kennedy, PE• Archie Lambert• William Lapsley
• Malcolm Lewis• Clarence Lockamy, PE• James Loyd, Jr.• Richard Lynch• James Martin, PE• William McDowell, III• Gary Mills• Thomas Nolan• John Ray• Fritz Schwarting• Edward Sizer• D Lendell Smith, Jr.• Charles Southerland• Paschal Swann• Stewart Sykes
• Bobby Teague, PE, PLS• Richard Terrell• Larry Thomas• Terry Case Thomas• Blair Thompson• Richard Timmerman• Elizabeth Treadway• Paul Watson, Jr• Will Wigal• Carl Wills• W. Howard Wood
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APWA-NC Calendar2020 State Chapter ConferenceApril 22-24, 2020| Durham, NC
2020 Facilities & Grounds Division ConferenceMay 6-8, 2020 | Beaufort, NC
For a list of all events, go to http://northcarolina.apwa.net/AllEventList
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Are you an AWPA member thinking about retirement, planning your retirement or already retired?
If you are retired or planning on retiring soon, APWA North Carolina Chapter would like to keep in touch. We hope part of enjoying your new lifestyle includes being involved in APWA NC activities. We would like to keep you on the APWA-NCMembers listserv so that you get the most up to date information.
Please send any new contact information, your new email and address, to Paul Cox, Chapter Retiree Liaison, [email protected] or Linda Collier, Chapter Administrator, [email protected] .
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2019 APWA NC Equipment Services Division and Streets Division Conference
The 2019 APWA NC Equipment Services Division and Streets Division Conference was held in Wilmington NC at the Wilmington Convention Center in September.
Everyone enjoyed the new and exciting equipment, old and new friends for networking opportunities and training in new technologies.
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Stormwater Management By Hunter Freeman, PE, LEED-AP
Stormwater can’t seem to get out of the way of……stormwater! After rescheduling due to Hurricane Dorian, the Stormwater Management Division recently wrapped up their 2019 conference. This year’s event was a great success. We were thrilled to be back in Wilmington at the Hotel Ballast – what a great venue with access to downtown and lunch by the waterfront. We kicked off this year’s conference with the Robert Seals Memorial Golf Tournament at Beau Rivage, followed by our first annual Sunday night Social in the exhibit Hall. We were at full capacity with 45 partners and the additional networking time and it was a wonderful welcome to the conference. The Monday agenda kicked off with a great welcoming from Mayor Saffo. The board is happy to report that no one needed to take him up on the offer for a get out of jail free pass. This year’s keynote was given by Ted Wilgis, of the North Carolina Coastal Federation who gave us a wonderful insight into the burgeoning Oyster Industry along our coast and the importance of clean water for commercial fishing success. With 375 attendees and over 30 speakers, we all learned a lot, but managed to have some fun too, especially at the Monday Night Social at Ironclad Brewery.
We closed the conference with a panel discussion lead by Dr. Bill Hunt, and concluded the proceedings by awarding our first annual Stormwater Projects of the Year, and our 4th annual H. Rooney Malcom Stormwater Professional of the Year. This year Honoree is Annette Lucas, Director of the Stormwater Program at NCDENR. Annette has been a highlight of recent conference and her work growing the stewardship of the NC Stormwater Program is invaluable.
We are already looking forward to seeing you in Charlotte in 2020.
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Leadership and Management DivisionSubmitted by Dan Leaver
The Leadership and Management Division (LMD) is working on our Annual Conference which will be held in Wilmington, NC at the Embassy Suites hotel on the Cape Fear River. Our conference will start on Wednesday July 29, 2020 and extend through Friday, July 31, 2020. The conference will feature a breadth of topics ranging from leadership to technical presentations. We are always looking for presenters as well, so if you are interested in presenting on a topic we’ll be issuing a call for presentations in the near future – be on the lookout for it!
As always, Partners are critical to the success of the LMD Conference. An additional opportunity to help support the 2020 conference is to host a social event outside of the conference scheduled activities. The LMD Board will be happy to help with communicating details of such social events to the conference attendees. If you are interested in hosting an event please contact myself, Dan Leaver ([email protected]) or Michelle Podeszwa ([email protected]).
This year we will also be presenting a Professional Manager of the Year and Public Works Leadership Awards again. If you know of individuals who inspire excellence, leadership, and dedication to the public good and deserve to be recognized we’ll be posting the applications soon. Applications for these will be due by March 2, 2020.
Finally, thank you to each of the board members who help in planning of the conference and make it so much fun to attend each year as well as the Partners who make it possible with your generous contributions. We look forward to another great conference this coming year!
Welcome New MembersThe APWA-NC Chapter would like to welcome the following new members.
Name Title Company/MunicipalityLatosha Adams City of Greensboro FODAndrew Allen Asst Stormwater Director City of Winston-SalemTeresa Baldwin Senior Admin Assistant City of Winston-SalemBradley Bednarik City of CharlotteBaris Bingol City of CharlotteJohn Bowman Assistant Street Supervisor City of HickoryMichael Braswell Grounds Tech City of GoldsboroAvery Braun City of CharlotteCassidy Brauns Environmental Sales Representative Rehrig Pacific CompanyPatrick Brown City of CharlotteByron Brown Transportation Principal Planner City of Winston-Salem
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Name Title Company/MunicipalityJeff Buffkin City Of ArchdaleJesse Burford City of CharlotteKeith Carter Solid Waste Lead City of GreensboroAnthony Chalk Town of GarnerThomas Clark City of DurhamBill Clark Strategic Materials IncDesmond Cornelius Solid Waste Lead City of GreensboroErnest Ray Davis, Jr City of WilsonSharon DeShazo City of DurhamMichael Doub Street Supervisor City of Winston-SalemDonald Edge, III City of GoldsboroDavid Edwards City of CharlotteJeffrey Fansler Deputy DOT Director City of Winston-SalemJo Fowler City of DurhamKisha Danielle Generette City of CharlottePatricia Gonzalez Senior Laborer City of DurhamCarson Gosey CMIII Town of KernersvilleJeffrey Gray City of Charlotte
Sarah Greene Project Engineer Mattern & CraigSrijana Guilford Environmental Coordinator Town of CaryGregory Haley City of RaleighJaime Harrell Onslow County Solid WasteJeff Harris Town of PittsboroMaureen Lynn Harris Tetra TechRobert Heinis Area Supervisor City of AshevilleStacey Hilbourn Solid Waste Lead City of GreensboroDustin Hill Public Works Supervisor Town of HillsboroughTimothy Hobbs NC Indep Rep Asphalt Div Forta CorporationDakota Hood Utility Coordinator City of CharlotteDana PHornkohl Senior Engineering Manager City of DurhamReid Huntley City of RaleighReid Hutchins Senior Engineering Tech City of Winston-SalemLane Hyde Stormwater Management ServicesAaron Johnson Bulky Service Supervisor City of DurhamDale Jones Construction Inspector City of Henderson
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Name Title Company/MunicipalityCharles JoynerMike Kale Construction Field Representative McGill Associates, P.A.Tim Kivett City of ArchdaleParlie Lee Facilities Mechanic Town of Apex
Duane Lichey Engineering Inspector City of FayettevilleTobias Mack Sanitation Ops Supervisor City of Winston-SalemRobert McGhee City of CharlotteClement McMillan Engineering Inspector City of FayettevilleParris Mcrae Solid Waste Lead City of GreensboroSeneca Modest City of Durham Solid WasteWaylon Nobles Engineering Inspector City of FayettevilleDoris NunezThomas Perdue Project Manager MacConnell & Associates, P.C.Stephen Phillips City Of CharlotteKenneth Ricketts Lead Fleet Mechanic City of WilsonLisa Rider Onslow County Solid WasteRodd Ring Transportation Ops Manager City of Winston-SalemJoeseph Rodriguez LaBella Associates, P.C.Abigail Rosendale Stormwater Specialist City of High PointDavid Sellers Engineering Inspector City of FayettevilleGlenn Slaton Urban Forestry Manager City of DurhamShakina Small Equipment Operator 1 City Of WilsonMatthew Starnes Product Marketing Manager Johnston SweepersJake Swaney Engineer Specialist City of GreensboroCecil Talbot, III Roadway Coordinator Town of HuntersvilleDave TepkeMike Thompson Engineering Inspector Town of CarrboroMatt Tilden City of CharlotteJason Toney Senior DOT IS Administrator City of Winston-SalemScott Trexler Construction Inspector City of SalisburyBoudewijn Jacobus Van Beek Hyva CorporationFong Vue Utility Coordinator City of CharlotteKindrick Watkins Solid Waste Operator Town of ApexJoel White Deputy Director City of ConcordEddie White Construction Field Representative McGill Associates, P.A.Terrance Williams Warren County Buildings & GroundsThomas Yellock Residential Route Supervisor City of Greensboro
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APWA-NC 2019 OfficersPresidentEddie Staley | [email protected]
President-ElectRobby Stone | City of High [email protected]
Vice PresidentChristopher McGee | City of [email protected]
SecretaryKelly [email protected]
TreasurerDale James | Moffatt & [email protected]
Past PresidentKen Martin | Retired City of [email protected]
Chapter AdministratorLinda Collier | [email protected]
HistorianMagda Holloway | Town of Wake [email protected]
Council of Chapters DelegateJeffery Brown | Cumberland [email protected]
Council of Chapters AlternateJames Martin | NC LTAP [email protected]
Director (18-19)Becky Bost | LaBella Associates, [email protected]
Director (18-19)Harold Haywood | City of [email protected]
Director (19-20)Magda Holloway | Town of Wake [email protected]
Director (19-20)Tyson Langdon | Town of [email protected]
Director (19-20)Ryan Newcomb | City of [email protected]
APWA-NC 2019 Division PresidentsEquipment ServicesSteven Gearren | Village of [email protected]
Facilities and GroundsDonald Eddins | City of [email protected]
Leadership and ManagementTaylor Keith | [email protected]
Solid WasteChip VanderzeeCity of High [email protected]
Stormwater ManagementHunter Freeman | [email protected]
StreetsJeff McGee | S.T. Wooten [email protected]
TechnologyJohnathan Wishart | Town of [email protected]
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Newsletter Submission Dates
Each technical division is responsible for submitting at least one article per newsletter. Deadlines for 2020 are February 17, May 15, August 17, and November 16. Content of the article is very flexible. Suggestions include trends in your industry, information about your division conference, or simply projects in your area. This is your chance to get creative while educating others about what is happening in your division. Please submit your articles and photos to Jo Anne Wiles at [email protected] prior to Monday, February 17, 2019.