Fall Conference

The 2015 APWA-MN Fall Workshop & Conference was held November 18-20 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center. If available, presentations are posted below, in conference order. See photos of the event in the Photo Gallery.

• APWA-MN 2015 Fall Conference Brochure (pdf)
• Welcome to the APWA-MN 2015 Fall Conference (pdf)
• Watershed-Wide Modeling for TMDL/MS4 Compliance (pdf)
  Greg Wilson, Barr Engineering Company
• Storms on the Promenade (pdf)
  Jim Tiggelaar, LHB
• Assessing and Rehabilitating the MCES Interceptor System (pdf)
  Moderator: Jeannine Clancy, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services
  Bryce Pickart, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services
  Scott Dentz, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services
  Steve Vogl, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services
• MnDOT’s Active Shooter Preparedness and Response Program (pdf)
  Moderator: Beverly Farraher, Minnesota Department of Transportation
  Delorah Curry, Minnesota Department of Transportation
  Beverly Farraher, Minnesota Department of Transportation
  Theodore Krinke, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• The Latest in Pedestrian Crossing Safety
  HAWK Pedestrian System (pdf)
  Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (pdf)
  Moderator: Chris Sagsveen, Hennepin County Transportation Department
  ​Ryan Peterson, City of Burnsville
  Thomas A. Sohrweide, SEH, Inc.
  Jerry Kotzenmacher, Minnesota Department of Transportation
  Janelle L. Borgen, WSB and Associates
  Jay Hartman, Village of St. Anthony 
• Alternative Procurement (pdf)
  Jon Chiglo, WSB and Associates, Inc. 
• Capital Planning to Get Projects Done (pdf)
  Naeem Qureshi, Progressive Consulting Engineers
  Brian Reilly, Ehlers & Associates
• Innovative Public Outreach
  City of Richfield: Sweet Streets (pdf)
  Public Outreach and Engagement (pdf)
  Pop Up Meetings (pdf)
  Moderator: Matt Saam, City of West Saint Paul
  Kristin Asher, City of Richfield
  Heidi Hamilton, City of Minneapolis
  Kathleen Anglo, City of Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation
• Drones for Bridge Inspection (pdf)
  Moderator: Beverly Farraher, Minnesota Department of Transportation
  Kevin Morris, Airports District Office, Federal Aviation Authority
  Barritt Lovelace, Collins Engineers, Inc.
  Jen Zink, Minnesota Department of Transportation Bridge Office
• MN2050 ‘State of the Infrastructure’ Survey Results
  MN2050: State of the Infrastructure Panel (pdf)​
  Asset Management; Dave Solsrud Presentation (pdf)
  Asset Management; Sam Paske Presentation (pdf)
  Moderator: Brad Henry, University of Minnesota
  Dave Solsrud, Minnesota Department of Transportation
  Sam Paske, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services
  Richard Freese, City of Rochester or Kaye Bieniek, Olmsted County