62nd ANNUAL
SCHOOL FOR HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENTS
June 4 - 6, 2007
Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York
Sponsored by:
Association of Towns of the State of New York
Cornell Local Roads Program
Following is a list of the presentations and events from the 2007 Highway School.
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Schedule of Events:
Monday Morning - General Session
Tuesday Morning - General Session
Wednesday Morning - General Session
Monday Morning - General Session (7:45 - 10:15, 10:45 - noon)
- Video: Plowing Tug Hill, 1939 (15 minutes).
- Presiding:
Lynne H. Irwin, Director, Cornell Local Roads Program - Welcome: (10 minutes)
G. Jeffrey Haber, Executive Director, Association of Towns of the State of New York - Road to a Good Weather Forecast ( PDF ) : (30 minutes)
Mark Wysocki, Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, Cornell University
Topic: Stay a step ahead of the weather. Learn where to find the best predictions and how to interpret forecasting information. - Signs - Communicating or Confusing? ( PDF ) : (30 minutes)
Ken Swain, Consultant/Trainer, Cornell Local Roads Program
Topic: Communicating critical information to help road users safely navigate your highway system. - Changes in Lobbying Laws Pertaining to Highway Superintendents ( PDF ) : (30 minutes)
Steve Hensel, Associate Counsel, New York Temporary State Commission on Lobbying (NYTSCOL)
Topic: A summary of procurement lobbying provisions of the Lobbying Act, effective January 1, 2006 - Stormwater Management: Why Should We Care? ( PDF ) : (30 minutes)
David Wick, Warren County SWCD
Topic: Addressing stormwater issues locally, and playing a vital role in the future of your community’s natural resources. - ABC’s of OGS ( PDF ) : (30 minutes)
James Mastromarchi, Assistant Director, New York State Office of General Services, Procurement Services Group
Topic: How to work with the Office of General Services effectively and efficiently. - Fuel Tank Management ( PDF ) : (30 minutes)
Kevin C. Kemp, P.E., Environmental Engineer 1, NYSDEC Spill Prevention and Response
Topic: The applicability and compliance requirements of NYSDEC’s Petroleum Bulk Storage Regulations.
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Pothole Picnic: Served next to the Campus Center under the tent.
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Pothole Patching Demonstration - Parking Lot C ( PDF ) : (1:15 - 4:00)
NY Materials, Liquid Asphalt Distributor’s Association, Patch Management, Ithaca College Grounds and Transportation. - Obtaining an Email Address - Emerson Suites Lobby: (2:15 - 2:45)
Dan Atkins, Research Support Specialist; Victor Pollaci, Program Assistant; Cornell Local Roads Program
Topic: New this year is a table in the lobby outside the Emerson Suites on Monday and Tuesday afternoons, where you can come and set up an email address if you do not have one already. Dan and Victor will help you through the process every step of the way.
Monday Afternoon - Workshops (1:15 - 2:30, 2:45 - 4:00)
- A Century of Experience - Panel: (1 hour 15 minutes)
Panel:
Paul Barker, Superintendent of Public Works, Village of Orchard Park
Linda Cook, Superintendent of Highways, Town of Hurley
James Lawrence, Superintendent. of Highways, Jefferson County
Fred Roberts, Superintendent of Highways, Town of Ashland
James F. Smith, Superintendent of Highways, Town of Sennett
Topic: Learn what experienced superintendents wish they had known when they started on the job.
This workshop is presented twice. -
Storms and Streams ( PDF ) : (1 hour 15 minutes)
David Wick, Warren County SWCD
Mark Watts, District Manager, Chemung County SWCD
Topic: A discussion of stormwater management, stream corridors and flooding: how local municipalities are involved, and how to address problems.
This workshop is presented twice. -
New Direction for Some OGS Contracts ( PDF ) : (1 hour 15 minutes)
James Mastromarchi, Assistant Director;
Jill McCabe, Vehicles Team Leader;
New York State Office of General Services, Procurement Services Group
Topic: Changes to some recent OGS contracts, including more versatility to purchasers, inclusion of price lists, and price adjustment mechanisms.
This workshop is presented twice. - Can’t You Read the Sign? ( PDF ) : (1 hour 15 minutes)
Ken Swain, Consultant/Trainer, Cornell Local Roads Program
Topic: The importance of installing, maintaining, and replacing high priority signs.
This workshop is presented twice. - Fuel Tank Management ( PDF ) : (1 hour 15 minutes)
Kevin C. Kemp, P.E., Environmental Engineer 1, NYSDEC Spill Prevention and Response
Topic: The applicability and compliance requirements of NYSDEC’s Petroleum Bulk Storage Regulations.
This workshop is presented twice.
Tuesday Morning - General Session (8:00 - 9:30, 10:00 - noon)
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Video: International Pavement Performance Championship (15 minutes).
- Welcome: (5 minutes)
Frederick Buck, Superintendent of Highways, Essex County; President, County Highway Superintendents Association - A New Era: New York Introduces the National MUTCD
and a State Supplement ( PDF ) : (25
minutes)
David C. Woodin, PE, PTOE, Acting Director of the Traffic Operations Section, NYSDOT
Topic: An overview of the major technical changes that will occur when New York State converts to the National MUTCD and the new State Supplement on 9/13/07. - Salt Storage Structures ( PDF ) : (30 minutes)
Robert Richter, P.E., Resident Engineer, Sullivan County, NYSDOT
Topic: An overview of NYSDOT experience with various types of salt storage structures. - Surgical Spending for Pavement Preservation ( PDF ) : (30 minutes)
Rick Bennett, Chief, Pavement Management Systems, NYSDOT
Topic: Tools available to preserve pavements, strategies for optimal performance, and the cost savings and improved performance over the life cycle of the preserved pavement. - Legal & Regulatory Panel: (2 hours)
Moderator:
David Orr, Senior Engineer, Cornell Local Roads Program
Panel:
Lori Mithen-DeMasi, Associate Counsel, Association of Towns of the State of New York, Albany
David C. Woodin, P.E., PTOE, Acting Director of the Traffic Operations Section, NYSDOT
Trooper James A. Klock, Troop C, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit, New York State Police
Mike Wolyniak, Associate Examiner, Office of the State Comptroller, Division of Local Government Services
Tuesday Afternoon - Workshops (1:15 - 2:30, 2:45 - 4:00)
- CHIPS and the NYSDOT Local Highway Inventory: (1 hour 15 minutes)
Steve Ainspan, CHIPS Program Manager, NYSDOT
Michael K. Fay, Supervisor, Highway Data Section, NYSDOT
George Schongar, Supervisor, Highway Inventory Unit, NYSDOT
Topic: A CHIPS update and an overview of the local highway data collected by NYSDOT and used for CHIPS funding.
This workshop is only presented once. - Emergency Response Panel - Coping with Flood, Snow, Fire, and Utility Line Disasters ( PDF 1 ) ( PDF 2 ) : (1 hour 15 minutes)
Walter Geidel, Superintendent of Highways, Town of Walton
Lewis Thompson, Superintendent of Highways, Town of Potter
Jeff Barker, Superintendent of Highways, Town of Root
Henry Allen, Superintendent of Highways, Town of Williamstown
Jim Flint, Field Representative, Dig Safely NY
Topic: Emergency disaster experiences and discussion of roles in immediate response and follow-up procedures.
This workshop is presented twice. - Is it a General or Highway Fund Charge?: (1 hour 15 minutes)
Mike Wolyniak, Associate Examiner, Office of the State Comptroller, Division of Local Government Services
Topic: Determining General vs Highway Fund expenses.
This topic is only presented once. - New Technologies in Surface Treatments ( PDF 1 ) ( PDF 2 ) ( PDF 3 ) : (1 hour 15 minutes)
Liquid Asphalt Distributors Association (LADA)
Paul Suits, Suit-Kote Corp.
Kimberly Mellon Wilson, Gorman Bros.
David Fittante, Midland Asphalt
Rod Birdsall, All States Asphalt, Inc
Topic: New technologies of surface treatments including sand seals, fiber mat, and asphalt rubber.
This workshop is presented twice. - A New Era: New York Introduces the National MUTCD and a State Supplement ( PDF ) : (1 hour 15 minutes)
Barbara S. Abrahamer, PE, PTOE, Senior Civil Engineer, NYSDOT
David C. Woodin, PE, PTOE, Acting Director of the Traffic Operations Section, NYSDOT
Topic: Changes coming when New York converts to the National MUTCD and the new State Supplement.
This topic is presented twice. - Surveying Techniques for Maintaining and Building Roads
(1 hour 15 minutes)
Dan Bower, NYS Association of Professional Land Surveyors
Topic: Basic surveying procedures for road location and layout, and a review of related issues. - Obtaining an Email Address - Emerson Suites Lobby: (2:15 - 2:45)
Dan Atkins, Research Support Specialist; Victor Pollaci, Program Assistant; Cornell Local Roads Program
Topic: New this year is a table in the lobby outside the Emerson Suites on Monday and Tuesday afternoons, where you can come and set up an email address if you do not have one already. Dan and Victor will help you through the process every step of the way.
Wednesday Morning - General Session (8:00 - 11:30)
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Video: Highway Safety & Trees: the Delicate Balance (15 minutes).
- Presiding (5 minutes)
Tim Spring, President, NYS Town Superintendents Association, Superintendent of Highways, Town of Indian Lake -
Super “Tweak” ( PDF ) : (30 minutes)
Zoeb Zavery, Civil Engineer 2, NYSDOT
Topic: Improving the performance of HMA pavements in New York by making changes to the Superpave mix design system. -
Improving Governmental Efficiency: (30 minutes)
John Clarkson, Executive Director, NYS Commission on Local Government Efficiency and Competitiveness
Topic: An overview of the work of the Commission and the process of the local initiative. -
Hiring, Firing, and Employee Discipline ( PDF ) : (30 minutes)
Stephen Estes, Deputy Commissioner, Tompkins County Personnel
Topic: An overview of the hiring process and the appropriate methods of addressing performance problems in a civil service environment including counseling, discipline, and discharge. - Guiderail: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ( PDF ) : (30 minutes)
Emmett McDevitt, Transportation Safety Engineer, FHWA, NY Division
Topic: Learn which types of guiderail work best, and which types to avoid, in particular situations. - Attendance Awards: (30 minutes)
Lynne H. Irwin, Director, Cornell Local Roads Program, Ithaca. - Photo Session for Attendance Award Recipients:
(voluntary) North Foyer of Phillips Hall (next to the Registration Desk).
