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The Emergency Management Technical Committee members will facilitate discussions about pertinent emergency management topics with each of the technical committee members. Each facilitated discussion will be shared with all attendees to share knowledge and ideas on how multiple agencies handle emergency management tasks.
Read MoreA local agency’s most challenging obstacle to creating an asset management program often is convincing its administrators and elected officials of its importance. However, agencies that have implemented an asset management program and overcame this obstacle and those with mature programs have a lot to share. In addition, they can provide insight into their programs’ success for their community. This session will assist communities struggling with their asset management program development by providing effective and economic programs to engage their community successfully.Dan Kaup, Dave Lawry, Kyle Johnson, and Dan Randolph, all from the Chicago Metro Chapter’s Asset Management Committee, will present examples from various communities regarding implementing their local asset management programs. The committee received survey responses from 54 member communities indicating the need to share best practices, software examples, and how to engage elected officials. This session directly addresses those member suggestions.The speakers will show how they use their programs to benefit their communities through efficient operations and well-coordinated capital programs, all developed from data generated through their asset management efforts. They will feature two different software applications, not as endorsements, but as examples of the effectiveness of asset management software to the success of a local agency’s program.
Read MoreThis session will guide the manager through the different aspects of knowing their cost and how to apply those to promote their ability to provide cost-effective services.
Read MoreAI/Machine Learning and Cloud Platforms for Water and Sewer Pipe Condition Assessments. Understanding the condition of underground water and sewer infrastructure is critical in determining maintenance strategies, repair and replacement costs…
Read MoreTo meet the demand for 5G, telecommunications companies are erecting hundreds of thousands of small cell towers—often two towers per streetlight. Many cities are adopting innovative strategies to not only…
Read MoreFacilities and grounds have unique attributes that require thoughtful consideration as asset management programs are set up. Required information that agencies need to advise capital projects can vary greatly between…
Read MoreThis session will offer an introduction to the City of Dublin, Ohio’s snow and ice response plan known as SnowGo. The speaker will discuss how to create a positive interaction with all municipal divisions for a 360-degree response to snow and ice events. The session will include information regarding planning, preparation and execution of the SnowGo plan from preseason training events to an end of season celebration. Equipment and material information used by the community will be highlighted, and a remedy to prevent aggregate and debris being transferred from brine makers to holding tanks will be shared.
Read MoreIn November 2021, the U.S. Congress passed, and President Biden signed into law a bipartisan infrastructure bill known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Infrastructure investment has been a ”hot topic” for years on Capitol Hill and now with the IIJA comes $550 billion in new federal funding for infrastructure priorities over five years. Specifically related to APWA’s public policy priorities, the association was successful in advocating for the increased federal investment, continued streamlining and reduction of duplicative permitting process, efforts to strengthen the overall resiliency of our nation’s infrastructure to best stand against both natural disasters and cyberattacks, and a robust investment in upgrading water and wastewater systems while protecting them from dangerous emerging contaminants. What does all this now mean for public works professionals? Join members of APWA’s Government Affairs team for a session focused on providing a current update on implementation of the new law, the APWA policy process, and how to best advocate for public works priorities at every level—local, state, and federal.
Read MoreThe City of Raytown needed an asset management strategy for its sanitary sewer system. Raytown’s sanitary sewer system serves 30,000 residents. The system includes 165 miles of gravity sewer lines, 4,325 manholes, two miles of force main, and two equalization basins, each with six million gallon capacity. There are no combined sewers. The City engaged with NEER.ai to use a machine learning (ML) solution to identify the risk condition. NEER created and applied several ML techniques (clustering, classification, and regression) to populate missing values and score likelihood of failure (LoF), consequence of failure (CoF), and overall risk score for each sanitary sewer asset. NEER.ai produced more than 90% accuracy in predicting the LoF score for sanitary sewer assets. NEER also calculated CoF and the overall risk of the entire system. The City of Raytown saved several thousand dollars and significant staff hours by leveraging ML to implement its sewer asset management program.
Read MoreDo you hear complaining or an opportunity to engage? What does it take to change complaining into action, trust-building, and resolution? Using adaptive management principles and processes, you can reboot your workplace culture with employee ownership. This session is a case study and success story of how one government agency took the challenge and committed to improving the work experience for its operations and maintenance department. The story includes learning about adaptive management principles, including learning and listening, planning, and doing. This framework provided a process for tackling difficult conversations and issues with staff while also building trust. The journey includes employee engagement surveys and facilitated sessions, clearing up work rules, supervisor training including useful feedback training, internal and external hiring process clarity, and even a change to qualification-based pay versus a longevity-based system.
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