SW WA Public Agency Liaison

ACEC Oregon / Southwest Washington Public Agency Liaison Committee

MISSION STATEMENT
To commit to a meaningful partnership between our organizations in the common purpose of providing quality and responsive consulting engineering services to the communities of southwest Washington. 








OBJECTIVE
Meet twice a year (fall and spring) to network and share information with southwest Washington local agencies. 


GOALS 
  • Facilitate cooperative dialogue between southwest Washington public agencies and ACEC; 
  • Foster an attitude that explores opportunities and resolves issues.
  • Enhance professionalism and integrity throughout the design and construction industry; 
  • Promote quality and value through improved business practices; 
  • Invest in the future by promoting education, new technology, and research and development; and
  • Promote the use of project delivery methods that best serve the public interest.


MORE INFO
Contact the steering committee chair, Jeff Whitman, jeff.whitman@pbsusa.com, or tschooley@acecOregon.org


NEXT MEETING / PRESENTATION 
Tuesday, May 20
11:30 to 1:30 p.m. 


PRESENTATION
M
ajor public and private projects in Ridgefield, including the Pioneer Widening Project, the largest project ever in Ridgefield, and Ridgefield’s innovative roundabouts and the list of 2025-2026 projects where consultant services are anticipated to be procured.

PRESENTER
Chuck Green, P.E., Public Works/Capital and Engineering Director, City of Ridgefield
Chuck Green, Ridgefield’s Public Works Director since January 2023, has 43 years’ experience in planning and implementing transportation and infrastructure projects. He leads a department with a $37 million capital improvement program, development review and inspections with over 20 current projects in process, and is leading the planning and development for two new multi-modal transportation corridors as well as other major infrastructure projects. Chuck will be retiring at the end of June, but will still remain active with the Institute of Transportation Engineers as well as local organizations. He will be co-presenting the Ridgefield Costco opening day traffic management plan with Kristine Connolly of Kittelson and Associates at the ITE Annual Meeting in Orlando in August.


LOCATION
Ridgefield Administrative and Civic Center,
Columbia Room,
510 Pioneer Street,
Ridgefield, WA, 98642

Map and Directions

CPDs
Program is good for accruing one (1.0) continuing professional development credit! 

Please register so the organizers have an accurate count for lunch. 

No charge to attend!
Click HERE to register. 

THANK YOU TO PBS FOR SPONSORING! 
 


PAST MEETINGS / PRESENTATIONS

November 7, 2024
Port of Vancouver USA - An Overview
Port of Vancouver USA is an economic engine for the entire Southwest Washington region. The port provides quality jobs, international trade connections, a strong industrial land base and economic stability by producing revenue to our state and local services.
 
Through the Columbia River and efficient national rail and road systems, the port connects our community to the global marketplace—a key factor in bringing community prosperity to Clark County.

May 1, 2024
Lacamas Lake Lodge, Camas, Washington
Steigerwald Wetland Restoration
Curtis Loeb, P.E., Principal Engineer, Wolf Water Resources
Wade Osborne, P.E., Senior Associate Engineer, Cornforth Consultants

sponsored by Kittelson & Associates, Inc. and Haley & Aldrich 


November 1, 2023
City of Vancouver's Main Street Project
Ryan Lapossa, PE, Streets & Transportation Manager
City of Vancouver Public Works Department 

sponsored by DOWL

April 19, 2023
New Stormwater Science Updates and How it is Affecting Endangered Species Act Consultations 
Dee Dee Jones, Biology Program Manager, USFWS and NMFS Liaison
WSDOT SW Region | Environmental Services Office 

sponsored by PBS

October 13, 2022
WSDOT's Complete Streets Implementation
Kelly Smith, Southwest Region Multi-Modal Manager, WSDOT

PUBLIC AGENCY UPDATE 
Chad Hancock, Southwest Region Project Development Engineer, WSDOT

sponsored by NV5 and Parametrix

December 2, 2021 
Prioritizing Your Transportation Improvement Program
Chris Malone, PE, PMP, Public Works Finance & Asset Manager
City of Vancouver

PUBLIC AGENCY UPDATE 
Ryan Lopossa, PE, Public Works Streets & Transportation Manager
City of Vancouver 

April 15, 2021 
Co-hosted by ACEC and WTS

 
PANEL DISCUSSION
  1. Update on your agency's impact from COVID in the following areas:
    a)  2021/ 2022 capital improvement plans
    b)  Budgets
    c)  Changes to procuring professional services
    d)  Changes to agency office policies

  2. Update on your agency's plan for post pandemic re-officing.

  3. Update and planning associated with potential stimulus funding.
     

Click HERE for more info, including list of panelists and moderators. 

Click HERE for video of presentation. 


October 1, 2019
City of Vancouver - Water Resources Education Center
City of Vancouver: Water Station 1 Upgrades - Design and Construction
sponsored by David Evans and Associates, Inc. and Hart Crowser 

April 4, 2019
Clark County Public Works, Vancouver
What's new at WSDOT SW Region
sponsored by GRI and WSP

October 3, 2018
WSDOT Headquarters
WSDOT's Design-Build Process and the Chamber Way Bridge
sponsored by PBS Engineering and Environmental and David Evans and Associates, Inc. 

April 5, 2018
City of Vancouver - Water Resources Education Center
Green Stormwater Infrastructure Design 
sponsored by Hart Crowser

October 5, 2017
Clark County Public Works
Connecting Mass Transit and Trails - A Win-Win for Both
sponsored by GRI

May 3, 2017
WSDOT Headquarters
Bus on Shoulder Study & Pilot Project for SR-14 and I-205 
sponsored by Otak 

January 26, 2017
WSDOT Headquarters
Adapting Water Supplies Post-Condit Dam Removal 
sponsored by David Evans and Associates, Inc. 

October 19, 2016
WSDOT Headquarters
Collaborative Design of Context Sensitive Rockfall Mitigation - Challis Highway Project, Idaho
sponsored by Kittelson & Associates, Inc. 

July 28, 2016
WSDOT Headquarters
Landslide Mitigation using Anchored Shear Piles
sponsored by Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc. 


April 28, 2016
WSDOT Headquarters
Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People
sponsored by GRI


January 28, 2016
WSDOT Headquarters
Practical Design: Transforming Design Policy
sponsored by Hart Crowser

October 6, 2015
Clark Regional Wastewater District 
Performance Based Intersection and Interchange Evaluations 
sponsored by Cornforth Consultants, Inc. 
STEERING COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Jeff Whitman
PBS Engineering and Environmental

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Gavin Oien
David Evans and
Associates, Inc.

PUBLIC AGENCY REP
Caroline Bricheux
WSDOT

BOARD REP 
Travis Tormanen
Windsor Engineers

ADDITIONAL
STEERING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS

- Courtney Davis, DOWL
- Natalie Owen, WSP

- Dan Trisler, Haley & Aldrich
- Kyle Williams, Consor 
NEXT MEETING
Thurs., November 7
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Click HERE to register. 

SW WA PUBLIC AGENCY INVOLVEMENT / PARTICIPATION
  • City of Battle Ground
  • City of Camas
  • City of Kelso
  • City of Longview
  • City of Ridgefield
  • City of Vancouver Public Works 
  • City of Washougal
  • Clark County Public Works
  • Port of Vancouver USA
  • Regional Transportation Council
  • WSDOT SW Region
  • Western Federal Lands Highway Division

If you are a public agency representative and would like to get involved with the steering committee, please contact ACEC Oregon at info@acecoregon.org.