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American Public Works Association (AP WA) 2019 Top Ten PW Leader of the Year Award Copyrighted May 20, 2019 City of Dubuque Presentation(s) # 3. ITEM TITLE: American Public WorksAssociation (APWA)2019 Top Ten Public Works Leader of the Year SUMMARY: PastAPWA President and 2017 Top Ten Winner Larry Stevens will present Public Work Director John Klostermann with the 2019 Top Ten Leader of the Year award. SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Klostermann Press Release Supporting Documentation APWA Reporter MagazineArticle re John Klostermann Supporting Documentation KlostumanvNamedAPWATopTevhblicWovksLeaderoftlieYear Fagetof2 � � � � 1 �� I . I . 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Helsresponslbletormalnbining �ubuque'sstree6, sanlbrysewers, antlst�rtnsewerrys�em. Helsalsoresponslbletor mhtmLEle//C\Users�ms�VAppDa�\LocalANliaosoft\Wivdows\Temponrylerteme[Files... 5/8/2019 Klostermann Named APWA Top Ten Public Warks Leader ofthe Year Page 2 of 2 all the City residential refuse and recycling collection, fleet maintenance, and operation of the landfill. Klostermann has been instrumental in the evolution and expansion of Dubuque's public works department throughout his career. Some specific examples include his involvement with the creation of a paid public works apprenticeship program, the development of the City's annual asphalt overlay program, initial purchases of compressed natural gas (CNG) powered vehicles, the construction of a salt storage facility, the construction of a new landfill cell, the maintenance of"green" alleys with permeable pavers, and the expansion of the City's electronics recycling program. Past APWA President and 2017 Top Ten Wnner Larry Stevens will present Klostermann with a plaque at 6 p.m. at the Monday, May 20, Dubuque City Council meeting in the Historic Federal Building at 350 W. Sixth St. The presentation will coincide with National Public Works Week, May 19-25. # ## The APWA serves professionals in all aspects of public works—a fact that sets it apart from other organizations and makes it an effective voice of public works throughout North America. With a membership over 29,000 strong, APWA includes not only personnel from local, county, state/province, and federal agencies, but also private sector personnel who supply products and services to those professionals. f Share on Facebook Y Share on Twitter 0 Share via Email Copyright �O 2019 City of Dubuque. All Rights Reserved. Powered by 50 W. 13th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001 � CIVICSEND If you no longer wish to receive emails from us, you may Unsubscribe. Email not displaying correctly?View it in vour browser. 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' • .,,� :, � . � ,_ : �. t- _ :� ��_ .� ry \\ � � - �� T Ten :i 2019 op � Public Works �. Leaders Na med �. - ��;. One of the most coveted and prestigious public works aw . __ `"4=��%�i_ �.+ is sponsored each year by APWA and is presented t+� �,`.-�� individual leaders whose excellence in public wro�. � �°� .. .'�e�y 4�.� them the distinction of the Top Ten PubIic� _ �`� ``• of the Year. The honorees are awarded this _ , � `� their professionalism, expertise and personal d �_ , �ti; improving the quality of life in their communities. �' � the advancement of public works services and technol ` As APWA Past President Richard Ridings once said,"It is t�e of the greatest of all honors to be reeognized by your peers as one of the top leaders in public works."Join us as we �,. recognize the Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year t�► - : have significantly contributed to the public works prof�, to their communities,and to the people they serve. � APWA Public Works Leaders , 2019 . .-��. .� t ' � .fvt: A�.', y;,,,� ' �.� - � �(urt Blomquist, P.E. t- ~ �J - �� ublicWorksDirectorEmer enc '� Rudolph Chow, P.E. f; / 9 Y Management Director � Director of Public Works City of Keene, New Hampshire City of Baltimore, Maryland � As the City of Keene's Public Works Director and Director of �udolph Chow has been Director of the City of Baltimore '; Emergency Management,Kurt Blomquist oversees a staff Department of Public Works(DPW)since 2014.Prior to � of nearly 70 public works professionals who are involved in the that,he was the agency's Deputy Director.Three years prior � maintenance,construction and operation of transportation to becoming Deputy,he was head of DPW's Bureau of Water i infrastructure(126 miles of roads and 32 bridges),stormwater and Wastewater.The DPW Director is one of the five vot- � infrastructure,6 MGD water and wastewater treatment facili- ing members of the Baltimore City Board of Estimates.The ties,5.175 MG of water storage in five tanks,four drinking water other members are the Mayor,President of the Baltimore City wells,two water reservoir dams,five drinking water booster Council,the Comptroller,and the City Solicitor.The Board of stations,80 miles of water distribution mains,four wastewater Estimates formulates and executes the fiscal policy of the City. I lift stations,one pumping station,100 miles of wastewater As DPW Director,Chow oversees a City agency of approximately f collection mains,parking infrastructure(two structures and 2,800 employees with a capital and operating budget of over � five surface lots),solid waste management,engineering,and $1 billion.The agency supports the health,environment and fleet management(over 180 vehicles including police and fire economy of Baltimore and the region by providing custom- apparatus).He and his team are responsible for development ers with safe drinking water and keeping neighborhoods and and implementation of the$19M+annual operating budget waterways dean. and$lOM+/Year Capital Improvement Program. In 2017,Chow led the DPW to become one of only 12 entities in In 1994,Blomquist oversaw the design and installation of a nine states invited to apply for$200 million in credit assistance methane collection system with a 250 KW generator that used under EPA's Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act the methane generated from the City landfill to provide power (WIFIA)program.WIFIA funding will be used to improve DPW's generation to the Transfer/Recyding Center.This project reduced water,wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.The loan was the amount of inethane and greenhouse gas contributed to the a�varded in early 2019.The WIFIA program accelerates invest- environment while keeping the solid waste operations off the ment in the nation's water infrastructure by providing long- electrical grid.The system operated for 25 years.In 2018,using term,low-cost supplemental loans for regionally and nationally EPA Climate Show Case Grant funding along with City funds,the significant projects.The DPW will use this for a comprehensive City completed the replacement of the 250 KW methane electri- infrastructure repair,rehabilitation and replacement program. �I cal generation system with a biofuel system to continue main- i Chow led the DPW in efforts with regulatars to modify the i taining the solid waste facilities off the electrical grid. City's consent decree.The inodified consent decree,entered in Keene was an early supporter of the implementation of round- 2017,builds on the extensive work already accomplished,and abouts,improving traffic efficiency and safety.Roundabouts provides for a rystem that will capably serve the City and protect provide a safe intersection along with reducing vehide emis- the environment for generations to come.Chow recognized sions over lighted intersections.In 2004,Blomquist led the that this is work that must be done to secure the long-term design and construction of the second roundabout in the State future of the City's critical infrastructure,and make sure Balti- of New Hampshire.He has led the puUlic process for selection, more's waterways are as clean as can be.In January 2019,DPW design and construction of two additional roundabouts:a held its second annual public meeting on the inodified consent modified two-lane roundabout completed in 2008;and a second decree.Chow rolled out a new online interactive map for real- one-lane roundabout in 2012.The use of roundabouts within time data on sanitary sewer overflows.The event was broadcast the city continues with two more slated as part of a$6M recon- on Facebook live and posted on DPW's website. struction of a main gateway entry into the city in 2020.To date, Keene has the most implemented roundabouts of any commu- nity in New Hampshire. �'� www.apwa.net / May 2019 / APWA Reporter 31 li 'w; II i I i � I � i J�,. j h9�; 11 � ,I i� � � .�� , i� � � ! � � �-�. �� '�` �� Diana Clonch Crystal Donner, P.E. i , � Owner � � President/CEO � I � ��,� , DW Clonch, LLC Perteet Inc. � � �. Columbus, Ohio Everett, Washington I iana Clonch is the owner of DW Clonch,LLC,Columbus, rystal Donner has more than 20 years of experience at D Ohio,where she specializes in management,operations, �Perteet in the design and management of a wide variety of � pavement maintenance,and snow and ice control training; civil and transpartation public infrastructure projects.She has assists with review and evaluation of existing processes,proce- held the positions of Project Manager,Senior Project Manager, dures,and policies as related to best practices and implementa- Division Leader,Principal,Executive Vice President,President/ tion of new technology;provides training for managers and staff CEO,and Chairman of the Board.In addition to manage- to understand all aspects of snow and ice control within winter ment,business development,and supervisory duties,she also operations;assists with contract review,development and developed and implemented both the quality control initiative administration for products and services associated with snow (PQAMP)and project delivery program(PDS)for the firm.As and ice control;and provides contract management services Perteet's current president,Donner's duties include oversight for all phases of public works and winter maintenance-related and leadership of 70-plus project managers,engineers,con- projects and contracts.Prior to founding DW Clonch,LLC,she struction managers,technicians,interns,and support staff in served as Maintenance Inspector with Franklin County,Ohio, four offices.She is known for her unique blend of technical Engineer's Office and as Assistant Administrator,Maintenance expertise and people skills within the professional industry and Administration with the Ohio Department of Transportation. the community she serves. Clonch contributed to innovation for the District of Columbia's Donner has ensured that sustainability continues to be part of Department of Public Works.The District worked with her over Perteet's core purpose.She was a founding board member and two winter seasons for snow plan review and assessment,includ- past board chair of the Greenroads Foundation,a sustainability ing strategic planning,equipment recommendations,treatment rating system for roadway design and construction.She partici- selection and applications,as well as providing a variety of train- pated in strategic planning,hosted trainings and meetings,and ing sessions to complement the District's established snow pro- advocated for the system's implementation.Donner assisted gram,which is a multi-agency effort led by the Department of Steve Gorchester,Regional Director for the Transportation Public Works.Clonch helped prepare more than 500 employees Improvement Board(TIB),in his efforts to include this sustain- i for deployment with the snow program.She provided training ability rating system as a criterion for TIB grant funding.This ', sessions for operators at all levels,special sessions for zone cap- endeavor was included in the revised TIB criteria. tains and faremen,calibration training and leadership training. Donner was instrumental in the decade-long effort to bring a Thanks to her contribution,the District was able to launch a four-year institution to Snohomish County.In 2012,Washing- I new"Non-Motorized Trails"unit to dear bike paths,ADA ramps ton State University established a branch campus that began at intersections,bridge deck sidewalks and bus shelters. offering upper degree mechanical and electrical engineering � During her tenure with the Ohio Department of Transporta- programs to the Everett area.Prior to that,there was no existing tion,Clonch served as the liaison for the national pooled fund four-year engineering program in Snohomish County.In 2015, projects Clear Roads and Aurara promoting information sharing the legislature awarded$95M to construct the first building on and collective research among peers in the winter maintenance the Everett branch campus,and it opened in 2017.Donner's community.Additionally,she provided direction and guid- positions with WSU include College of Environmental and Civil ance for all state-supported and internal winter maintenance Engineering Advisory Board Member,Pullman,WA(2008-15) research influencing outcomes directly related to current inno- and WSU Everett,Advisory Board Member(2015-Present). vative technology,communications and resource management for Ohio's snow and ice removal program. 32 APWA Reporter / May 2019 / www.apwa.net I \P�1:\ 1'ul�li�t\��rl�s I��.�cicrti , -�119 — "-� ,� � .� j/� ' �.� 1 � �� ! �� ,� � � � `� � � Susan "Sue" Hann, P.E., , ��-� � '�� , AICP, ICMA•CM, LEED-GA, PWLF � � � � Assistant Superintendent Beth HUlllll P.E. ' `'�+ � � Facilities Services g' �� revard, Florida, Public ; City Engineer , ,._`� ��` Schools, Veira, Florida � _____. —___ ' City of Mesa, Arizona � Susan"Sue"Hann has served for over 22 years as Public Works �eth Huning has served the past 11 years as the City Engi- Director,Deputy City Manager and City Manager(all for the neer for the City of Mesa,the third largest community in � City of Palm Bay,Florida),and as Director of Planning and Proj- the State of Arizona,with over a half-million residents and still � ect Management and currently as the Assistant Superintendent growing rapidly.Huning,and her team of over 100 profession- � Facilities Services(for Brevard,Florida,Public Schools).Some als,technicians,and administrative support personnel,support � of her accomplishments include:successfully implementing the ongoing activities of the City's operations groups,such as the half-cent Sales Tax for Brevard County Schools;leading the Transportation,Water&Sewer,Parks&Rec,Public Safety,Avia- highly controversial attendance boundary changes to reduce tion,while overseeing the planning,design and construction current and projected overcrowding in Brevard County schools; required to implement the City's five-year,$1.6-billion Capital � leading a city of over 105,000 people through the largest finan- Improvement Program.Prior to joining the City of Mesa,Hun- cial crisis ever,and bringing the city upward with money in the ing served as the City Engineer for the City of Chandler,Ariz., I bank;and working with the Brevard Economic Development then one of the faster growing communities in the country. '; Commission to secure the$100 Million Campus Expansion for Huning directed her engineering staff in developing and deploy- Harris,the largest employer in Palm Bay. ing a CIP Mesa project management system program.It is an all- In her position as Director of Planning and Project Management indusive project management system that brings consistency for the School District,Hann's primary role was implementing and efficiency to procurement practices and put all information the half-cent sales surtax program for the Brevard County School on scope,budget,photos,documents such as contracts,RFIs, District.This is a six-year,$198 million program that started in communications,schedule and close-out information all in one January 2015.The program covers facility renewal,educational place for every one of their over 250 active projects.Until this technology and school security investments.Through Hann's was completed,staff was using a 15-page spreadsheet with small leadership,the program is ahead of schedule and within budget, text to review project status with project information being and has been audited six times since its inception with no adverse stored in multiple locations.This process included a full review findings.Additionally,based on the recommendation of the and modification of all their existing processes to be incorpo- ICOC,she developed a financial and project strategy to accelerate rated into the software in the form of a help manual. the security program to complete the work in mid-2018,approxi- Engineering can be a complex occupation for a student com- mately three years ahead of schedule. ing out of school.Many engineers aren't looking to enter the j I In 2007,Hann was a member of the APWA Leadership and public works sector and are looking more at consulting.It can Management Committee.She volunteered to work with now also be difficult to hire entry-level engineers who haven't been retired APWA staff inember Ann Daniels to develop a leadership exposed to the warkplace.Huning led her staff in developing program for early-career public works professionals.Hann and a paid intern program for Arizona State University's School of Daniels worked together and developed an immersive,small Engineering students to work in Mesa's office and be exposed to group leadership learning experience.Every year approximately City public works engineering.Program development included 16 dass members are selected by the Leadership&Management seeking additional budget to support the positions in a down Committee to join Hann and her co-instructors on a journey economy and working with the local universities to recruit that includes a multi-day retreat,monthly homework and students into the program. conference calls as well as a group class project that is presented at PWX.She is currently leading ELA XII and will have taught, influenced and mentored just under 200 graduates this fall. Many of these graduates are now serving in leadership roles at the state chapter or national levels. I www.apwa.net / May 2019 / APWA Reporter 33 , i: �� I � � � ��, � - , _ � ;� � , � �� - ;,� '� r <- � �` Laura Kroeger, P.E. ',� � �� Manager, Stream Services �' � - � John Klostermann � � �- Urban Drainage & Flood Public Works Director � Control District ; � City of Dubuque, lowa �_ _ Denver, Colorado ohn Klostermann has served the City of Dubuque,Iowa,for �s Manager,Stream Services with the Urban Drainage& �43 years,beginning as a laborer and working his way up to Flood Control District,Laura Kroeger oversees a staff of eight � ublic Works Director.He has served in numerous leadership Project Managers,one Project Engineer,seven Senior Construc- roles,induding Street Department Foreman,Street Mainte- tion Managers,three Engineering Technologies,and five Student nance Supervisor,Street and Sewer Maintenance Supervisor,and Interns;is responsible for a$14 million annual Capital Improve- Public Works Director.He has shared his knowledge and experi- ment Project Budget;is responsible for a$14 million annual ence with others at both state and national conferences.He has Stream Management/Maintenance Budget;is responsible for a$2 become the voice of public works for the City of Dubuque and is , » million annual South Platte River Budget;oversees the Develop- a regular guest on the local radio show `Voices of the Tri-States, a public affairs program,and is often interviewed by the local ment Fee-In-Lieu Improvement program;maintains the UDFCD news media on operational issues of the day.He is also a regular Pre-Qualified Consultants and Contractors list;and coordinates guest speaker at local service club meetings and neighborhood with the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers to preserve a strong work- association meetings. ing relationship. In recent years,more emphasis has been made to include Kroeger developed Project Partners as an alternative project deliv- updated,ADA-compliant curb ramps on each project While ery approach that engages owners,consultants,and contractors the majority of curb ramps are installed by private contractors, at the onset of the project to work collaboratively,fully utilizing public works staff are also used to install the replacement ramps. everyone's expertise to deliver goal-based projects more effec- Klostermann and his staff attended classes to become educated tively and efficiently.The Project Partners approach has been the on proper installation of ADA-compliant ramps to ensure the new cornerstone for UDFCD and the local governments to work in a installations meet the current standards.He also secured neces- Isary funding that allowed staff to attend classes related to asphalt team-learning environment that results in providing the com- i paving.Since the program was developed,the department has muniry with the best value projects.Local govemments,consul- completed over 220 centerline miles of overlays.This asphalt tants and contractors favor this project delivery approach as the overlay program,developed by Klostermann,has saved the premier way to build projects. citizens of Dubuque millions of dollars over the years by extend- Kroe er started and managed the Rocky Mountain Public Works ing the life of existing pavements and reducing the need for more g costly reconstruction projects.This work is funded by the City of Institute in Colorado to provide low-cost training to public sector Dubuque with no cost to property owners,resulting in a signifi- employees in supervision,management,and leadership skills. cant benefit to low-and moderate-income property owners. This includes the preparation of the 90-hour curriculum,sched- i uling instructors,and teaching several sessions.Some classes even I Due to the steep grades and narrow streets in Dubuque's historic neighborhoods,the citizens rely on a high level of service for include working with horses.Over 125 public work professionals snow and ice control.Leaming from research conducted by have completed the certificate program since 2014. �; the Strategic Highway Research Program(SHRP)and continued Kroeger revamped UDFCD contract documents and standardized attendance at the APWA North American Snow Conference, bid items along with the associated measurement and payment, Klostermann implemented many changes to improve service allowing far comparisons of unit price across projects and provid- in the area of snow and ice control.He developed a plan that would replace older equipment with updated technology as ing data to feed the UDFCD Cost Index Program,a tool for project trucks were scheduled for replacement.This plan provided for pricing.She worked with other municipalities to adopt UDFCD a cost-effective way to upgrade the fleet.Under Klostermann's standards to help align the industry on expectations on how to direction,the first upgrade was to replace the manual hydrau- do stream work. lic material controllers to electric over-hydraulic controllers equipped with ground speed control and pavement sensors. This upgrade allowed for more precise material control that led to reduced salt usage. ' 34 APWA RepoKer / May 2019 / www.apwa.net I i � � .��:� i st� � � �� v� �:� ;r�� - �� , •'r� i �,��'�.�°,�� ,ti �„ ��:. � i � i.�:,�i«, i I • I • I I ' •I 'I I I •' ' I ' • ' •I . • ' I I ' I I I I •I I/ � I / . I ' / ' ,��,� ' 1 ' • • I 'I I ' I I I I I ' • I - I / I I '1 I I ii i i 1 t f ��y � t%�� ? � �_ � S ` s�- �'' ; _ -� j-� � � Scott T. Shirley, P.E. �-- - '� � �_ � .:��re�tor of Pubr�works � `� :.�ennifer Toth, P.E. �J�•. � Engineering �irector of Maricopa County � '' �Jillage of Arlington °�epartment of Transportation I� . :°�eights, Illinois . Phoenix, Arizona ,� As Director of Public Works&Engineering for the Village of ennifer Toth leads and oversees the Maricopa County Depart- Arlington Heights,Ill.,Scott T.Shirley has oversight and Jment of Transportation(MCDOT)and its 420 employees to � management responsibility for all operations of Public Works ensure that the 4.3 million residents of the county have access and Engineering functions for the Village's population of to connections that improve their lives.She oversees an annual I: 75,101.He manages 115 full-time employees in all aspects of department budget of$202 million(operating and construc- infrastructure maintenance and repair.The Department con- tion).MCDOT plans,designs,builds,maintains and operates � sists of three Divisions:Maintenance,Utilities and Engineering, the county's transportation system which includes 2,128 miles �� and ten operational Public Works Units.Shirley worked with of county maintained paved roads, 166 signalized intersections, ��: the Village Manager to facilitate the merging of the Engineering and 436 bridges and culverts. Department and the Public Works Department into one depart- Toth has empowered her employees to embrace MCDOT's new � ment.He previously served as the Director of Public Works in continuous improvement culture.Through a series of employee I Arlington Heights for nearly 20 years. task force meetings,MCDOT is streamlining its Transportation Beginning in 2007,the Village acquired nine hybrid vehicles Improvement Program Project Development process.Dur- three vehicles in Public Works,five inspector vehides,and ing her initial years at MCDOT,Toth recognized a pattern had one vehicle in the Fire Department.In 2016,Shirley's staff developed that led to projects being unexpectedly delayed.Orig- purchased a new Advance CS7000 LPG Hybrid Sweeper Scrub- inally,the department was only delivering 63 percent of the ber that is used to clean the Village parking garages.Designed programmed projects.Leading her employees through a root- for indoor and outdoor operation,the propane-fueled engine cause analysis uncovered the inefficiencies that had evolved in produces up to 45%lower COZ emissions per square foot and has project development At the root of the issues was the need far lower operation costs compared to other machines in its dass. more robust scoping.Employees were then tasked with breaking In 2017,the Department added an electric hybrid Chipper Box/ down the process and rebuilding it to identify and mitigate risks High Ranger truck to the fleet. at the earliest level.The result was more proactive scoping and Since 2007,Shirley has led a small team of volunteers from greater team communications.The department is continuing several area Public Warks Departments in the planning and to improve its prograin delivery and is currently delivering 80 production of the APWA Chicago Metro Chapter's Snowplow percent of the programmed projects. and End Loader Roadeos.These competitions are held each May Toth was recently asked to Chair the Public Agency Council for during National Public Warks Week.Each competition includes Institute of Transportation Engineers(ITE).The Public Agency an obstade course,a written exam and a mechanical trouble- Council is for ITE members with an interest in identifying, shooting text.Teams from local Public Works Departments in developing and delivering relevant products on management, the Chicago Metropolitan area compete for prizes and bragging leadership,organizational,institutional and related issues affect- rights.Shirley's team plans the event each year,advertises to ing employment in or interaction with the public sector.Council municipalities about the event,and staffs the two-day event. activities indude the sponsorship and development of sessions Shirley worked with Forestry staff beginning in 2002 to on public agency issues at ITE conferences,publishing newslet- develop a parkway tree inventory for the Village's 35,000-plus ters,compiling surveys of practice information and work on public trees.This inventory began as a siinple spreadsheet and issues relevant to members working in ar with the public sector. was improved upon to the present database.The inventory became critical during the management of an Emerald Ash Editor•'s Note:For n list o f the Top Ten recipients fioni 1960 to 2019, Borer infestation. go to APWA's Natioiinl Ativards Progrnm web pnge at www.npwn.net/ Abou t/nlvm�ds.c�sp?Dispin}�=top 101 ist. www.apwa.net / May 2019 / APWA Reporter 35 �i