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I hope that everyone is having a great summer, and that you find a little time to relax with a vacation during this busy construction season. I also hope that everybody is being safe out there and taking the necessary precautions to deal with the high temperatures and sun.
I want to thank the Spring Conference Planning Committee and the City of Dodge City for planning and hosting an exceptional conference. The Golf and Scholarship Auction Committees also put on great events during the conference and raised funds for a wonderful cause. Please put it on your calendar now and plan to attend the 2019 Spring Conference in Salina.
PWX is in Kansas City this year, so I hope that you will be able to attend. Please sign up for our Chapter Dinner on Tuesday, August 28. I still have Free One Day Expo Passes for first three people to email me with their vote for the best APWA KS Chapter President. If you have a passion for sustainability, your Kansas Chapter is looking for someone to get involved and participate in the APWA Center for Sustainability’s quarterly liaison calls. Please let me know if you’d be interested in participating in this.
Thanks for being a member of APWA, and I look forward to seeing you at PWX and at our Fall Meeting in Topeka. Please, contact me if you have any questions or would like to get more involved with your APWA Chapter at [email protected] or by phone at 785-537-8467.Nathan Bergman
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PRESIDENT’S NOTE
http://kansas.apwa.net/
KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY CONVENTION CENTER
AUGUST 26-29, 2018
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
InternationalFederation ofMunicipalEngineering
19th WORLD CONGRESS 2018
InternationalFederation ofMunicipalEngineering
19th WORLD CONGRESS 2018
InternationalFederation ofMunicipalEngineering
19th WORLD CONGRESS 2018
THE POWER OF PUBLIC WORKS!THE POWER OF PUBLIC WORKS!
KANSAS CHAPTER
Tigua Street ImprovementsManaging Agency – City of KechiConsultant – PEC, P.A.Contractor – Conspec Inc., DBA Kansas Paving
2018 KS Chapter APWAAward Winning Projects
Left to Right: Michael J. Stewart, PE, Senior Associate – Municipal Transportation, PEC (Topeka), Dick Pool, Concrete Superintendent, and Sean M. Washatka, Sr Project Manager/Estimator, Bettis Asphalt and Construction, Inc., Jason Peek, APWA of KS Secretary, City of Topeka Director of PW, Brett Letkowski, APWA of KS Awards Director, TranSystems Corporation
Left to Right: Thomas Bevin, City of Kechi, Matt Haug, PEC, Amy Lueking, PEC, Larry Kallenberger, City of Kechi, Brett Letkowski, APWA of KS Awards Director, TranSystems Corporation
Project of the Year Small City/Rural County - Transportation
Project of the Year Small City/Rural County - Historical Restoration – Less than $5 Million
SW Clay Street Improvements -SW 6th to SW 10th
Managing Agency – City of TopekaConsultant – PEC, P.A.Contractor – Bettis Asphalt and Construction, Inc.
APWA of KS Transportation – Less than $5 Million Award Winner
US-80, Botkin to HarveyManaging Agency – City of WellingtonConsultant – TranSystems CorporationContractor – Cornejo & Sons
Left to Right: Brett Letkowski, APWA of KS Awards Director, TranSystems Corporation, Tod Salfrank, KDOT Bureau of Local Projects Assistant Bureau Chief
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Frank Abart, City of Emporia,and
Chuck Soules, City of Lawrence
Left to Right: Frank Abart, City of Emporia, Chuck Soules, City of Lawrence, Nathan Bergman, APWA of KS President, Bartlett & West
Lifetime Membership
Tod Salfrank, KDOTBureau of Local Projects Assistant Bureau Chief Richard Carlson
KS Secretary of Transportation
Nathan Bergman, APWA of KS President
Bartlett & West(Right)
Brett Letkowski, APWA of KS Awards Director, TranSystems Corporation
2018 KS Chapter APWA Spring Conference
KANSAS CHAPTER
2018 KS Chapter APWA Spring Conference Pictures (continued)
Richard Buller, City of HutchinsonAPWA of KS Membership Director
Shelley HanselKansas Leadership Center
Kent Smoll, Mayor of Dodge City John Cantabery and Jennifer Russell,
Garver
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Tanner Rutschman, City of DodgeCity Assistant City Engineer
Ray Slattery, Director of Engineering Dodge City, and Sarah Unruh, PEC
Brownie WilsonKansas Geological Survey
Mike Stringer, KDOT Bureau of Local Projects
Bureau Chief( Right)
Randy Gorton (standing) and
Mark Sherfy (Left)BHC Rhodes
2018 KS Chapter APWA Spring Conference Pictures (continued)
KANSAS CHAPTER
Jeff HancockSMH ConsultantsDr. Brian Coon
City of Wichita
2018 KS Chapter APWA Spring Conference Pictures (continued)
MEMBERSHIP REPORTBe Counted!!
Is your membership information up to date? Please update your Membership Profile.
Our Kansas chapter currently has 260 active members on the roster.Please welcome our recent new members.
Name Title CompanyMr. Matthew Berens Maintenance Crew Leader II City of ManhattanMr. Slade Engstrom Assistant Vice President TranSystemsMr. Wayne Gudmonson District Engineer Kansas DOTMr. Matt Haug Mr. Leroy J. Koehn District Engineer Kansas DOTMr. Justin Matzke Public Works Operator II Riley County KSMr. Frank Paradise Street Supervisor City of NewtonMr. Dale Sisneros Regional Sales Manager Bergkamp IncMr. Brent Terstriep District Engineer Kansas DOTMr. Michael Trower Street Operations Manager City of TopekaMr. Daniel Tyson Equipment Mechanic II City of ManhattanMr. Jonathan Witham Water Resources Engineer Wood
KANSAS CHAPTER
WANT TO ACCESS THE MEMBERS’ LIBRARY?Have You Set Up Your APWA Username & Password?
Click “Sign In” at the top of www.apwa.net to set up and manage your account.
Your membership gets you FREE access!
Kansas Chapter MembershipBy Years Break Down
37 with less than 1 year of membership103 with 2 to 10 years of membership67 with 10 to 20 years of membership 24 with 20 to 30 years of membership13 with 30 to 40 years of membership12 with 40 to 50 years of membershipAnd 4 with 50+ years of membership
Thanks to all the members that make Our Chapter vibrant and strong!
Help our roster numbers by recommending a colleague join the APWA
1st Time Member Special Offer
Get your first year of individual membership at half price! Any employee or official of a govern-mental agency, manufacturer/supplier, contractor, or consulting firm who is actively engaged in the field of public works and has not previously been an APWA national association member is
eligible for the First-Time Member Special Offer.
Individual membership $98 USD for your first year
(Regularly $196 USD)
Group pricing is also available. Call 800-848-2792 for details.
Fall 2018 Visit http://kutc.ku.edu/calendar/ltap to register for courses.
Questions? Contact Kristin Kelly, (785) 864-2594 or [email protected].
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
S M T W T F S 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
On Demand
Gravel Road Maintenance ▲L1 Contact Kristin to host a class.
September 25 Ottawa
Foundations in Customer Service ▲L1
9/6 Lawrence
Managing Employee Performance ▲L2 9/13 Topeka
S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Guardrail Maintenance ▲L3-e 10/3 Salina
Concrete Street Maint.▲L1
Date/Location TBD
Snow and Ice Control ▲L1 10/23 Oakley 10/24 Salina
10/25 Burlington 10/26 Leavenworth
Overview of HR Mgmt. ▲L3
10/30 Manhattan
S M T W T F S 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Public Works I and II ▲L2 11/7-8 Newton
Bridge 101 ▲L1-e 11/14 Chanute
The Supervisor’s Role in Enhancing
Cooperative Work Relationships ▲L2 11/1 Emporia
Problem Solving for Effective
Supervision ▲L2 11/9 Manhattan
S M T W T F S 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Engineering Functions in
Public Works ▲L3 12/5 Manhattan
Legal Permitting and
Regulatory Process ▲L3 El Dorado Date TBD
Providing Employee Safety
▲L2 Webinar
Interested in hosting a training? Contact Kristin, [email protected].
New Online Training!
Kansas LTAP is partnering with PublicWorksTraining.com to offer online education as part of a pilot program. Access to this training will be offered FREE to a limited number of people to try the training and provide feedback to us.
Training topics available with this pilot are: --pavement management/asset management --winter maintenance --workplace safety
THERE ARE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SLOTS STILL AVAILABLE. Sign up while they last! To view available courses, and to request trainings go to https://www.publicworkstraining.com/ksltap. Questions? Contact Kristin Kelly, [email protected].
Kansas Roads Scholar Workshop Key ▲L1= KS Roads Scholar Program Level 1 — Technical skills required course. ▲L1-e ▲L2 = KS Roads Scholar Program Level 2 — Supervisory skills required course. ▲L2-e ▲L3-r = KS Roads Scholar Program Level 3 — Master Roads Scholar required course. ▲L3-e ▲L#-e = KS Roads Scholar elective course.
KANSAS LTAP NEWS
Summer LTAP Newsletter coming soon!
The Summer issue of the LTAP Newsletter is in the works. Our new communications & outreach coordinator, Toni Dixon, is gathering articles, writing content and working on the design.
Topics include pavement preservation with information on keeping good roads in good condition, information about a new pilot program for online training, an update on the 2018 Roads Scholar Program and more.
The e-newsletter will be ready for distribution in early July. It will also be available on the LTAP website, https://kutc.ku.edu/ltap-newsletters, with links to printable handouts of various articles. Watch for it.
LTAP is a program of the University of Kansas Transportation Center (KUTC).
SAVE THE DATEMay 8th to May 10th
2019 APWA Kansas Chapter Spring ConferenceHilton Garden Inn & Convention Center
3320 S. 9th
Salina KS 67401
SAVE THE DATE
THE FOURTH ANNUAL KANSAS CHAPTER SNOW ROADEO
WHEN: THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH AT
MILFORD STATE PARK
TIME: REGISTRATION STARTS 8:00 AM
The Kansas Chapter of the American Public Works Association is proud to announce the
4th ANNUAL SNOW ROADEO THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018
MILFORD LAKE STATE PARK in JUNCTION CITY Registration begins 8:00 AM
The Kansas Chapter of APWA will be holding its Snow Roadeo Competition and Training event on Thursday, August 9th at Milford State Park. The Snow Roadeo competition individual events will be the motor grader, front loader and 2-man snowplow events with a diagnostic test for each individual event. Registration fee is $45.00 per participant which allows the participant to enter any or all events with lunch included. Registration forms must be in no later than August 6th.
If you don’t want to operate……opportunities to participate include event judging and testing…...so get involved!
Event details, along with registration forms, can also be found on-line at: www.kansas.apwa.net.
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Municipality or County Agency:
Address:
City: State: Zip Code:
Primary Contact Name:
Title:
Tel No: ( _) - Fax No: ( ) -
E-mail: @_
Registrant Name: Event: Snow Plow
______ Loader
______ Grader
Check amount enclosed: $ (payable to APWA Snow Roadeo) Please submit this form with payment to: APWA Snow Roadeo
c/o Ray Ibarra PO Box 287 Junction City, KS 66441
MENUServed with Salad, your choice of three entrées from the list below, coffee and iced tea included.
MIXED GREENS SALAD | tomatoes, English cucumber, carrots and roasted shallot vinaigrette
EntréesGRILLED CHICKEN BREAST | roasted Yukon gold potatoes, baby green beans and whiskey-bacon marmalade
SALMON | French red rice, Brussels sprouts and citrus beurre blanc
KANSAS CITY STRIP | grilled 10oz. cut, roasted garlic whipped potatoes, baby green beans and maître d’butter
2018 PWX CHAPTER DINNER
Date: August 28, 2018Social Time: 6:00 p.m. with Dinner to follow.Location: Pierpont’s at Union StationAddress: 30 West Pershing Road Kansas City, MO 64108 816.221.5111Cost: $50/PersonRSVP by 08-10-18 to Shawn Mellies [email protected]
KC Streetcar TransportationPierpont’s is approximately 1.5 miles from the convention center with free KC
Streetcar transportation.Click to view the route and learn more at http://kcstreetcar.org/
Hosted by APWA Kansas Chapter
AUGUST 26-29, 2018KANSAS CITY
GOLF TOURNAMENT4 PERSON SCRAMBLE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25Check-in: 7:00 a.m., Shotgun Start: 8:30 a.m.
TIFFANY GREENS GOLF CLUB 6100 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64154
Snacks and Drinks on Golf Course!
PLAYER COST (Before July 16) $100.00
PLAYER COST (After July 16 — if spots open) $125.00
Contact Cory Clark for any questions at (913) 449-9568or [email protected]
Buffet Lunch and Awards after the round.
Bus transportation provided from conference hotel.
*Sign up as an individual or as a team
July 2, 2018
Mr. Nathan A. BergmanSenior Project ManagerBartlett & West Inc230 Poyntz AveManhattan, KS 66502-0102
Dear Nathan,
Congratulations! In recognition of the chapter’s impact on APWA’s membership and the public works community, the Kansas Chapter has been selected as a recipient of the 2018 Presidential Award for Chapter Excellence (PACE).
The PACE award will be presented to your chapter at the APWA Awards Recognition Ceremony, held in conjunction with APWA Public Works Expo (PWX) in Kansas City, Missouri. The ceremony will be on Monday, August 27, at 5:00 p.m. at the Kansas City Convention Center. To make the necessary preparations, please fill out the participation form using the link below by Monday, July 16, 2018.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LNM235N
Thank you for your submittal and we look forward to recognizing your chapter’s contributions in Kansas City. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Rhonda Wilhite, Awards and Chapter Relations Associate at 800-848-2792 or by email at [email protected].
Sincerely yours,
William “Bo” Mills, PWLFAPWA President
Copies: Kenzil Lynn, Chapter Delegate
Shawn Mellies, Chair Nominating CommitteeChuck Williams, Region Director
Save the Date Annual Fall Meeting
Who: Any Current & Future APWA Members
What: Annual Fall Business Meeting and Election of Officers
Presentations on Interesting Topics:
• Transportation Task Force Update • APWA National Technical Committees • Developing a Project with
KDOT/Federal Funding • Topeka Street Maintenance Program • Roundabout Feasibility Study
Where: Bartlett & West Training Event Room,
1200 SE Executive Drive, Topeka, KS
When: October 9, 2018 (9:30 am to 3:00 pm)
KANSAS CHAPTER
APWA Kansas is on Twitter!Have interesting Public Works projects, photos or links?
Tweet them out and tag APWA_Kansas or send to a Kenzil Lynn at [email protected].
We will tweet out the information.
Please follow @APWA_Kansas!
LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD PEOPLE...
If YOU are looking for an opportunity to get involved with our chapter, we have great opportunities for you.
We have a number of committees in a variety of different areas.
Let Shawn Mellies [email protected] know if you are interested in getting plugged in.
UPCOMING EVENTSDATES EVENTS LOCATIONSAugust 9, 2018 2018 Kansas Chapter Snow Roadeo Junction City, KSOctober 9, 2018 2018 Kansas Chapter Annual Fall Meeting Topeka, KSMay 8-10, 2019 2019 Kansas Chapter Spring Conference Salina, KS
NATIONAL EVENTSDATES EVENTS LOCATIONS
August 26-29, 2018 2018 Public Works Expo (PWX) Kansas City, MO
September 8-11, 2019 2019 Public Works Expo (PWX) Seattle, WA
KANSAS CHAPTER
Share your stories and news with theAPWA community!
Email your story or photos with a caption to Karla Waters at
[email protected] be featured in the next newsletter.
2018 - 2019EXECUTIVE BOARD & ROUNDTABLE CALENDAR
KANSAS CHAPTER
Date Information Location
August 26-29, 2018 APWA PWX Expo 2018 Kansas City, MO
September 13, 2018 Executive Board Manhattan (Nate/Rob)
October 9, 2018 Fall Meeting in Coordination with LKM Topeka (John B)
November 8, 2018 Executive Board (Roundtable) Salina (Karla/Kenzil/John F)
December 13, 2018 Executive Board Hutchinson (Richard)
May 8-10, 2019 KS APWA Spring Conference Salina, KS
September 8-11, 2019 APWA PWX Expo 2019 Seattle, WA
