2018-2019 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SCHOLARSHIP/AWARDS BANQUET MINUTES THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018 JACKSONVILLE, FL 5:00 P.M – 9:00 P.M 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 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: 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 xx xx xx chasj@apwaflorida.com (Atl Council of Chapters – Robert Garland) President Amy Blaida President - Elect John Dunton Vice President Tom Ruiz Secretary Althea Parrish Treasurer Rick Keeney Council of Chapters Delegate Chas Jordan Immediate Past President Sam May 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 Scholarship Awards: Brad Kaine Scholarship Chairmen Brad Kaine announced and awarded $11,000 total scholarships to: 1) Khaldoun, Allaz: 2) Brian Smith: 3) Nicholas Crowell: 4) Richard Dexter: 5) Kendall Karcher: 6) Jeffery Thurman: 7) William Burns: 8) Kelly Nowell: 9) Nishaad Preetam: 10) Fernanda Marx: $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 Undergraduate UCF Civil Engineering Undergraduate Broward College Civil Eng Undergraduate USF Civil Engineering Graduate FIT MPA Undergraduate FGCC Environmental Eng Graduate Liberty University MBA CDP to attend FAME Annual Conference Graduate UF Environmental Engineering Undergraduate FAU Environmental Engineering 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 Improvements Charlotte Co Public Works Department – Engineering Division Environment Lift Station 87 Microtunneling – City of Sarasota Contractor of the Year 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 Management - 49th Street Outfall Improvement Project – City of Gulfport Charlotte Co Storm Debris Collection Management System Specialty and Individual Awards Presented by: Althea Parrish Young Leader Award Cate Thompson Diversity Award Carsey Patrick Community Involvement Award Chris Thompson & Mike McCabe Branch Excellence Award West Coast Branch Award of Excellence Chas Jordan Meritorious Service Award Jamie Brown & Elia Twigg Mac Ulsch Award Robert Nowak Ben Pratt Award Rick Keeney Anthony Leffin Award Ron Ribaric At this time Don Jacobovitz and Althea Parrish thanked all who participated in the awards program 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 ... Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m Respectfully submitted by: Althea Parrish Florida Chapter Secretary April 2018