Call to Order: President Amy Blaida The Awards/Scholarship Banquet of the Florida Chapter 2018 Expo was called to order at 6:30 p.m.. She recognized and thanked all sponsors from the pas
Trang 1EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SCHOLARSHIP/AWARDS BANQUET MINUTES
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018 JACKSONVILLE, FL 5:00 P.M – 9:00 P.M.
Call to Order: President Amy Blaida
The Awards/Scholarship Banquet of the Florida Chapter 2018 Expo was called to order at 6:30 p.m by President Amy Blaida She recognized and thanked all sponsors from the past week for their continued support of the Awards/Scholarship Banquet and to the Florida Chapter
Past President Ron Ribaric led the Pledge of Allegiance and gave the invocation
President Amy Blaida introduced the head table with:
APWA National President Bo Mills APWA Director of Chapter Relations Brian Van Norman Regional Director Doug Layton
After that she introduced the new slate of Florida Chapter Officers for 2018-2019:
APWA National President Bo Mills swore in all the Chapter Officers along with the even number District Representatives and the
Chairman of each branch that were in attendance
2018-2019
President
Amy Blaida
Whitaker Contracting
Orlando, Fl
(C) 813-468-4576
amyblaida@whitaker-contracting.com
President-Elect
John Dunton
City of Pt St Lucie
450 SW Thornhill Dr.
Port St Lucie, Fl 34984
(O) 772-344-4035
jdunton@cityofpsl.com
Vice-President
Tom Ruiz
City of Miami Gardens
105 NW 163 Drive
Miami Gardens, Fl 33169
305-622-8048
truiz@miamigardens-fl.gov
Secretary
Althea Parrish (Retired)
City of Sanford
P.O Box 1788
Sanford, FL 32772
(O) 407-688-5107
parrisha@sanfordfl.gov
Treasurer
Rick Keeney
City of Punta Gorda Public Works
326 W Marion Avenue
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(O) 941-575-5050
rkeeney@pgorda.us
Past President
Sam May
City of Margate PW
102 Rock Island Road
Margate, Fl 33063
(O) 954927-8126
smay@margatefl.com
Council of Chapters
Chas Jordan
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chasj@apwaflorida.com
(Atl Council of Chapters – Robert Garland)
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Scholarship Chairmen Brad Kaine announced and awarded $11,000 total scholarships to:
1) Khaldoun, Allaz: $1000 Undergraduate UCF Civil Engineering
2) Brian Smith: $1000 Undergraduate Broward College Civil Eng
3) Nicholas Crowell: $1000 Undergraduate USF Civil Engineering
4) Richard Dexter: $1000 Graduate FIT MPA
5) Kendall Karcher: $1000 Undergraduate FGCC Environmental Eng 6) Jeffery Thurman: $1000 Graduate Liberty University MBA
7) William Burns: $1000 CDP to attend FAME Annual Conference
8) Kelly Nowell: $1000 Graduate UF Environmental Engineering
9) Nishaad Preetam: $1000 Undergraduate FAU Environmental Engineering 10) Fernanda Marx: $1000 Undergraduate Broward College BA
At this time because the Central Florida Branch donated $1000 to the Scholarship fund, this will be determined
to go to another scholarship recipient
Awards Presentation: Don Jacobovitz
Public Works Projects of the Year:
Structures
Fire Station No 43 Reconstruction Project – City of Largo Sarasota Fire Stations, 12, 14, 16 & 17 – Sarasota County Fire Department The Villages Sumter Co Public Safety Center & Bushnell Sumter Co Public Safety Center
Transportation
Complete Streets Project 6th Street – City of Haines City
Edgewater Drive Phase 2 Improvements Charlotte Co Public Works Department – Engineering Division
Environment
Lift Station 87 Microtunneling – City of Sarasota
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CrowderGulf - Hurricane Irma Debris Removal – City of Punta Gorda Vogel Brothers Building Company – Sanford North Water Reclamation Facility Expansion
City of Sanford
Consultant of the Year
Tetra Tech – Amazon Jacksonville Fulfillment Center CDM Smith – CR214 Water Treatment Plant Blending & Alkalinity Adjustment Mod Project
Technical & Management Innovation
Technical - 49th Street Outfall Improvement Project – City of Gulfport Management - Charlotte Co Storm Debris Collection Management System
Specialty and Individual Awards Presented by: Althea Parrish
Community Involvement Award Chris Thompson & Mike McCabe
Meritorious Service Award Jamie Brown & Elia Twigg
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to include all of those who worked hard on the applications, the nominees, he winners and the committee members of the Florida Chapter Executive Board
Presidential Awards Presented by Immediate Past President Sam May to:
Amy Blaida Chas Jordan Althea Parrish And Immediate Past President Sam May thanked Mark Juliano for serving as Council of Chapters Delegate New Council of Chapters Delegate Chas Jordan and Treasurer Rick Keeney presented Mark with a plaque thanking him for his term and all the hard work he had done during his term
Member of the Year: Russell Ketchem excused absence.
Past President Robert Garland presented the “Cheech DeCelles” Member of the Year Award to:
Charles R Jordan All Past Presidents were recognized at this time
APWA National President Bo Mills presented the Presidential Certification to Immediate Past President Sam May At this time Sam spoke of his past year as President and again thanked Plan Ahead Events for their dedication and much hard work during the year He also thanked his committees and their commitment to the Florida Chapter and the members and attendees of the EXPO
President Amy Blaida spoke of her goals for the upcoming year She also thanked Plan Ahead Events for their commitment and dedication to this year’s EXPO She thanked her steering
committee and the executive committee for their hard work
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m
Respectfully submitted by:
Althea Parrish
Florida Chapter Secretary
April 2018