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P.O. Box 2814 ∞ Windermere, FL 34786-2814 407-363-7751 Phone ∞ 407-370-3595 Fax
Http://www.fwea.org
PRESIDENT ELECT Fred Rapach
South Florida WMD 1555 Gun Club Road
West Palm Bch, FL 33406 (561) 682-2283
VICE PRESIDENT Nabil Muhaisen
St. Johns River Water Mgmt Dist. 975 Keller Road
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 407-659-6640
SECRETARY/TREASURER Patricia DiPiero,
Lee County Utilities 1500 Monroe St.
Fort Myers, FL 33901 239-533-8534
PRESIDENT Pamela Holcomb, P.E.
CH2M Hill 510 W. Lake Mary Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773 407-665-2033
PRESIDENT ELECT John Giachino
Parsons 2420 Lakemont Ave. #450
Orlando, FL 32814 407-702-6868
PAST PRESIDENT: Howard Wegis Lee County Utilities P.O. Box 398 Fort Myers, FL 33902 239-479-8181 [email protected] WEF DELEGATES: Mike Cliburn, P.E. AECOM 320 E. South St. Orlando, FL 32801 407-425-1100 [email protected] Kartik Vaith, P.E. CDM 8659 Baypine Road, Suite200 Jacksonville, FL 32256 904-731-7109 [email protected] FWEA DIRECTORS:
Scott Kelly, P.E. JEA 21 W. Church Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 904-665-4642 [email protected]
Brian Shields, P.E. Palm Beach Co. Utilities 8100 Forest Hill Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33412 561-493-6081 [email protected] Christine Miranda, P.E. AECOM 3550 SW Corporate Pkwy. Palm City, FL 34990 772-219-2948 [email protected] Jessica Weatherby, P.E. Jones Edmunds & Associates 1100 Cesery Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32211 904-744-5401 [email protected] MANUFACTURERS REP: Albert “Bill” Heller ABS Pumps 486 Moffat Loop Orlando, FL 32765 407-416-4973 [email protected] MUTUAL ORGANIZATIONS: Elizabeth Perez, P.E. Brown and Caldwell 1475 CentrePark Blvd West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561-515-6246 [email protected] UTILITY COUNCIL PRES: James Oskowis City of Tallahassee 300 S. Adams St. Tallahassee, FL 32301 850-891-1090 [email protected] OPERATIONS COUNCIL REP: Joseph Cheatham City of Tallahassee 3805B Springhill Road Tallahassee, FL 32311 850-891-1009
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Thomas L. Lothrop, P.E. 321 Pickering Court Longwood, FL 32779 407-788-9321 [email protected] EXECUTIVE MANAGER: Holly M. Hanson P. O. Box 2814 Windermere, FL 34786 407-363-7751 [email protected]
Board of Directors Meeting May 27, 2009
CH2M Hill Office in Orlando, Florida The regularly scheduled Board of Directors meeting of the Florida Water Environment Association met at the offices of CH2M Hill, Orlando, Florida. Officers in attendance were: Pamela Holcomb, Jessica Weatherby, Tom Lothrop, Nabil Muhaisen, Mike Cliburn, Christine Miranda, and Bill Heller. Scott Kelly, Patty DiPiero and Brian Shields participated by telephone. Committee Chair Brian Houston was in attendance. Holly Hanson, Executive Manager acted as reporting secretary.
I. Call to Order: President Holcomb called the meeting to order at 9:45 A.M.
II. Roll Call: Patricia DiPiero called the roll. A quorum was present.
III. Minutes: Minutes from the April 5, 2009 Board meeting were reviewed. Nabil Muhaisen made a motion to accept the Minutes as presented with corrections. Tom Lothrop seconded and motion carried.
IV. Finance Committee Report: Nabil Muhaisen reported the Finance Committee Meeting met
and money is still tight. The Total Cash is $246,390.97. Profit and Loss Statement shows our current cash on hand quite low.
V. WEF Directors Report: Mike Cliburn had conference call with Phyllis Ross of WEF on May 12th on FWEAs MA relationship. Idea was how we could best work together or WEF support the local MAs. Main focus was for us to get information to our Committees and membership.
VI. Executive Manager’s Report: Holly Hanson provided an update on the following: • Web Partnering continues to grow at $435/each as we have 10 active sponsors. • FWEA events held at FWRC were a success. Anticipated revenue due to cost savings
implemented during the event should be near $30,000 for each organization for their educational activities.
• Continue to improve website content, the “How Do I?” Instruction, functionality and accessibility.
P.O. Box 2814 ∞ Windermere, FL 34786-2814 407-363-7751 Phone ∞ 407-370-3595 Fax
Http://www.fwea.org
PRESIDENT ELECT Fred Rapach
South Florida WMD 1555 Gun Club Road
West Palm Bch, FL 33406 (561) 682-2283
VICE PRESIDENT Nabil Muhaisen
St. Johns River Water Mgmt Dist. 975 Keller Road
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 407-659-6640
SECRETARY/TREASURER Patricia DiPiero,
Lee County Utilities 1500 Monroe St.
Fort Myers, FL 33901 239-533-8534
PRESIDENT Pamela Holcomb, P.E.
CH2M Hill 510 W. Lake Mary Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773 407-665-2033
PRESIDENT ELECT John Giachino
Parsons 2420 Lakemont Ave. #450
Orlando, FL 32814 407-702-6868
PAST PRESIDENT: Howard Wegis Lee County Utilities P.O. Box 398 Fort Myers, FL 33902 239-479-8181 [email protected] WEF DELEGATES: Mike Cliburn, P.E. AECOM 320 E. South St. Orlando, FL 32801 407-425-1100 [email protected] Kartik Vaith, P.E. CDM 8659 Baypine Road, Suite200 Jacksonville, FL 32256 904-731-7109 [email protected] FWEA DIRECTORS:
Scott Kelly, P.E. JEA 21 W. Church Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 904-665-4642 [email protected]
Brian Shields, P.E. Palm Beach Co. Utilities 8100 Forest Hill Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33412 561-493-6081 [email protected] Christine Miranda, P.E. AECOM 3550 SW Corporate Pkwy. Palm City, FL 34990 772-219-2948 [email protected] Jessica Weatherby, P.E. Jones Edmunds & Associates 1100 Cesery Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32211 904-744-5401 [email protected] MANUFACTURERS REP: Albert “Bill” Heller ABS Pumps 486 Moffat Loop Orlando, FL 32765 407-416-4973 [email protected] MUTUAL ORGANIZATIONS: Elizabeth Perez, P.E. Brown and Caldwell 1475 CentrePark Blvd West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561-515-6246 [email protected] UTILITY COUNCIL PRES: James Oskowis City of Tallahassee 300 S. Adams St. Tallahassee, FL 32301 850-891-1090 [email protected] OPERATIONS COUNCIL REP: Joseph Cheatham City of Tallahassee 3805B Springhill Road Tallahassee, FL 32311 850-891-1009
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Thomas L. Lothrop, P.E. 321 Pickering Court Longwood, FL 32779 407-788-9321 [email protected] EXECUTIVE MANAGER: Holly M. Hanson P. O. Box 2814 Windermere, FL 34786 407-363-7751 [email protected]
VII. Directors at Large Report: A. Jessica Weatherby gave details on:
• Awards Committee met with Lilliam Pearson and she is now the Awards Chair person. • Leadership Committee has been passed onto Stephanie Carbone. • Leslie Samel’s Seminar Committee held a teleconference. • Ken Blanton is chairing Continuing Education Committee. • All Chapters are aware of budget situation and working on events. • FWEA now has a FaceBook Account.
B. Scott Kelly announced: • Government Affairs & International: Scott has volunteers to man that committee and
he will rewrite outlines. • Water Charities: Combining activities with Engineers without Borders and have a
project schedule in Guatemala in honor of Don Maurer. Seeking $5,000 funds from FWEA. First activity is a putting contest fundraiser.
• Liz Perez needs to work with Chris Ferraro on Water Reuse. • Utilities Management Committee: Joe Cheatham’s name was listed on it and will be
working with Ray Grant. • Collections Committee: Scott got involved during FWRC.
C. Patty DiPiero reported:
• Recently had Southeast Golf outing that was reasonably successful. • Committees are aware of financial situation and are planning functions.
D. Brian Shields said the dinner meeting the Southeast Chapter held January 13th had about
60 people in attendance. Brian is working with Christine Miranda to make inroads into FAU and their participation in the student design competition.
E. Christine Miranda reported: • Prepared a quick survey to the Student Design Competition. Overall response was
favorable; they liked choosing their own design project. One of the advisor said the judging criteria was hard because you can’t put the projects side-by-side.
F. Elizabeth Perez reported:
• All Committees have been contacted regarding hosting of events. The IWRC and Central Florida Chapter are co-hosting a lunch in July.
• Florida Watershed Journal hosing an Annual Meeting May 29th in Gainesville.
VII. Utility Council Report: Preparing Annual Report with the end of the legislative season to review 2009 accomplishments.
VIII. MARC Report: Bill Heller said he has been visiting with different vendors on possible
joining the MARC. What needs to be established the benefits of being a member; cost of joining; terms of agreement; establish an online registration link to pay by credit card; and contact source for all.
P.O. Box 2814 ∞ Windermere, FL 34786-2814 407-363-7751 Phone ∞ 407-370-3595 Fax
Http://www.fwea.org
PRESIDENT ELECT Fred Rapach
South Florida WMD 1555 Gun Club Road
West Palm Bch, FL 33406 (561) 682-2283
VICE PRESIDENT Nabil Muhaisen
St. Johns River Water Mgmt Dist. 975 Keller Road
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 407-659-6640
SECRETARY/TREASURER Patricia DiPiero,
Lee County Utilities 1500 Monroe St.
Fort Myers, FL 33901 239-533-8534
PRESIDENT Pamela Holcomb, P.E.
CH2M Hill 510 W. Lake Mary Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773 407-665-2033
PRESIDENT ELECT John Giachino
Parsons 2420 Lakemont Ave. #450
Orlando, FL 32814 407-702-6868
PAST PRESIDENT: Howard Wegis Lee County Utilities P.O. Box 398 Fort Myers, FL 33902 239-479-8181 [email protected] WEF DELEGATES: Mike Cliburn, P.E. AECOM 320 E. South St. Orlando, FL 32801 407-425-1100 [email protected] Kartik Vaith, P.E. CDM 8659 Baypine Road, Suite200 Jacksonville, FL 32256 904-731-7109 [email protected] FWEA DIRECTORS:
Scott Kelly, P.E. JEA 21 W. Church Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 904-665-4642 [email protected]
Brian Shields, P.E. Palm Beach Co. Utilities 8100 Forest Hill Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33412 561-493-6081 [email protected] Christine Miranda, P.E. AECOM 3550 SW Corporate Pkwy. Palm City, FL 34990 772-219-2948 [email protected] Jessica Weatherby, P.E. Jones Edmunds & Associates 1100 Cesery Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32211 904-744-5401 [email protected] MANUFACTURERS REP: Albert “Bill” Heller ABS Pumps 486 Moffat Loop Orlando, FL 32765 407-416-4973 [email protected] MUTUAL ORGANIZATIONS: Elizabeth Perez, P.E. Brown and Caldwell 1475 CentrePark Blvd West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561-515-6246 [email protected] UTILITY COUNCIL PRES: James Oskowis City of Tallahassee 300 S. Adams St. Tallahassee, FL 32301 850-891-1090 [email protected] OPERATIONS COUNCIL REP: Joseph Cheatham City of Tallahassee 3805B Springhill Road Tallahassee, FL 32311 850-891-1009
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Thomas L. Lothrop, P.E. 321 Pickering Court Longwood, FL 32779 407-788-9321 [email protected] EXECUTIVE MANAGER: Holly M. Hanson P. O. Box 2814 Windermere, FL 34786 407-363-7751 [email protected]
IX. Operations Council Report: Joe Cheatham communicated with Chapters and Committees on budget reductions. Big Bend held a bi-monthly meeting and had a speaker from Siemens. Planning events in July, September, and Seminar in November. Big Bend offered to host a webcast. Alliance with Florida Benchmarking Consortium. Gearing up for a FWRC workshop. Operators Challenge had 3 teams and hope all 3 teams can attend WEFTEC. Joe suggested some type of sponsorship to fund WEF reports.
X. Strategic Planning & Memberships: Brian Houston reported they had a good meeting in
May and accomplishing brainstorming for Chapter & Committee business planning. Pam asked if he had adequate support? The reformation of leadership is going to be influenced by the Strategic Plan. Brian said perhaps help see where you are spending money and where should we spend the money. Focusing on the fall for training.
XI. Old Business: Tom Lothrop submitted a Report to the Board from the Finance Committee. Several scenarios were presented and Board tabled discussion to a future date.
XII. New Business: Don Maurer Scholarship that FWEA is trying to raise, $5,000 by First Coast
Chapter, AWWA $5,000, CDM paying for monument – about $30K. Nabil suggested we try and get $1,000 or less from each Chapter to contribute to this.
XIII. Adjournment: President Holcomb adjourned the meeting at 12:05 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted, Holly Hanson Executive Manager and Reporting Secretary