CENTRAL STATES WATER ENVIRONMENT
CENTRAL STATES WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION, Inc. AGENDA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING Wednesday May 24, 2017; 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 pm InterContinental Riverfront | State I – Lower Level 11 East Kellogg | St. Paul, MN 1. Call to Order - Pat Oates
2. Minutes of the May 19, 2016 Annual Meeting – Mohammed Haque 3. 2016 Annual Fiscal Report – Beth Vogt
4. Recognition of WEF Past President Paul Bowen & Trustee Lynn Broaddus– Pat Oates
5. Annual Report from the President – Pat Oates
6. WEF Delegates Report – Doug Henrichsen / Eric Lynne 7. State Section Reports a. Minnesota – Tracy Hodel b. Illinois – Mark Eddington c. Wisconsin – Randy Wirtz
8. PWO Report – T. Sheridan
9. Student & YP Representative Report – Anna Munson
10. Committee Reports a. General Awards – Sue Baert / David Arnott b. Technical Program – Andy Bradshaw c. Local Arrangements – Tim Korby / Pat Oates d. Education Seminar – Rachel Lee e. Public Education – Craig Lincoln f. Student Design Committee – Mike Holland g. Membership – Aaron Berry h. CENTRAL STATES WATER magazine – Mohammed Haque i. Global Water Stewardship – Amanda Heller j. WEFTEC ’16 Welcome Reception – Mike Holland k. Stormwater – Julie McMullin l. Resolutions (Necrology) – Pat Oates
11. Nominations Committee Report and Election – Patti Craddock a. Election of Officers
12. Old Business – Pat Oates a. CSWEA-CSX ’16 – Pat Oates b. Committee Roster – Mohammed Haque
13. New Business – P. Oates a. CSWEA-CSX’17 – Pat Oates b. WEFTEC’17 Welcome Reception – Mike Holland c. Annual Sponsorship Packet – Mohammed Haque 14. Announcements 15. Adjournment
Central States Water Environment Association Annual Business Meeting Thursday, May 19, 2016 Monona Terrace/Room MN ; 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison WI
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
1. Call to Order: Keith Haas called the meeting to order at 4:18 p.m. 2. Approve Annual Business Meeting Minutes for May 20, 2015 A correction was noted. The Residuals and Biosolids conference date was noted to be May 3rd – 6th instead of May 4th. Motion to approve the Annual Business Meeting minutes from May 20, 2015 with the above correction, was made by Lamont Albers seconded by Joan Hawley. Upon voice vote, the motion was adopted. 3. 2015 Annual Fiscal Report – Tim Tack commented that the audit went well and that the Association and state sections are in great financial health. There is an increase in revenue from the Annual Conference. Motion to approve the Annual Fiscal Report was made by Carol Strackbein, seconded by Beth Vogt. Upon voice vote, the motion was adopted. 4. Recognition of WEF Representative Lynn Broaddus – Keith Haas thanked Lynn Broaddus for her presence at the Annual Conference. He mentioned WEF does a great job every year in sending representatives to Annual conferences. 5. Annual Report from the President – Keith Haas thanked everyone for a great year. He enjoyed his time as the president of CSWEA. 6. WEF Delegate’s Report - Eric Lecuyer mentioned the Budget Committee reviews annual WEF budget and determines if its consistent with WEF’s strategic plan. It also gives direction to the speaker and the House of Delegates. He commended Lynn Broaddus and Joan Hawley for all their great work on the WEF Board of Trustees. 7. State Trustee Reports a. Wisconsin – This past year has been great for WI section. It continues to be fiscally sound. Increased YP activity. WI Section has 2 new chairs for YP and Students committees. b. Minnesota – No report
c. Illinois – IL Section is in good financial standing. The section has some good events coming up. Mike Holland will be the new treasurer for IL Section. Mark Eddington welcomed Amanda Heller as a new Illinois Section member and encouraged more passionate water professionals to move from Wisconsin to Illinois.
8. PWO Representative Report – Todd Sheridan reported the Operations Challenge teams are in place to participate at WEFTEC in New Orleans. The practices have been moved to Janesville. A big thanks to Madison for all the years of help with Ops Challenge. 9. YP Representative Report – Leadership Academy took place on Tuesday May 17th with an attendance of 15 YP’s. Mike Holland indicated that “YPs are cool”. Motion to approve State Section, PWO and YP Reports was made by Lamont Albers, seconded by John Leonhard. Upon voice vote, the motion was adopted.
10. Committee and Activity Reports a. General Awards - Pat Oates/Sue Baert – Good turnout for awards. There were 7 academic excellence award winners this year. b. Technical Program – Mark Eddington thanked Jeremy Cramer for an outstanding technical program. He also thanked all the moderators and YP moderators. This year there were 124 abstracts received. c.
Local Arrangements – Keith extended his thanks to Mary Frances for an outstanding job on Local Arrangements. Everything looked great.
d. Education Seminar – It was a great seminar with record attendance this year. The seminar was attended by a large number of young professionals. e. Public Education – Mike Harvey/A. Sheposh – No report f. Students Committee – Mike Holland reported the Student design competition took place on April 18th. The winning team is from MN from the Environmental design category and from MSOE and UW-Platteville for the Wastewater category. Both teams will be participating at WEFTEC in New Orleans this year. g. Membership – The membership committee is continuously working towards recruiting new members and making the outreach program more robust. h. CENTRAL STATES WATER magazine – Mohammed Haque thanked the contributors of articles for their submittals to the magazine. The editorial deadline for the next edition is shortly after the Annual Meeting. The state section chairs will have quarterly reports in the magazine. i.
Technology – Mohammed Haque mentioned receiving a lot of positive feedback with using the Conference App. Will continue to work towards improving the use of technology.
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Global Water Stewardship – Amanda Heller thanked everyone for their efforts and the generous donations. $4500 was raised for Global Water Stewardship at the Annual Meeting.
k. WEFTEC’ 15 Welcome Reception – No Report
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Resolutions (Necrology) – Mohammed indicated that this year we lost Larry Breimhurst. Larry was our Influent Integrator for many years and we had the pleasure of honoring him at the Association Luncheon last year. A moment of silence was observed for Larry Breimhurst.
Motion to approve Committee Reports was made by Scott Trotter seconded by Rusty Schroedel. Upon voice vote, the motion was adopted. 11. Nominations Committee Report and Election: Nominations for four positions were announced by Randy Wirtz: 2ND Vice President from WI: Dave Arnott; Treasurer from IL Section: Mike Holland; YP Chair from MN Section: Anna Munson; WEF Delegate: Eric Lynne. Nominations were requested from the floor three times for each position. Hearing no more nominations from the floor, Motion to approve the Nominations was made by Rusty Schroedel, seconded by Lamont Albers. Upon voice vote, the motion was adopted.
12. Old Business a. CSX ’15 – Keith Haas reported the event was held at Kalahari, WI. It was a successful meeting with a good turnout. Strategic planning was discussed. CSX in 2016 will be held on July 21st and July 22nd. b. Committee Roster (VIP List) – Mohammed Haque requested the sections for updated information on chairs/committee chairs to be sent to him as soon as possible. 13. New Business a. Approve Membership Dues Increase – Pat Oates requested the approval of membership dues as published in the Fall 2015 issue of the magazine, primarily increasing the CSWEA member fee from $25 to $30 per year for Academic, PWO, Executive, Professional and Associate memberships, $20 to $25 per year for Corporate and Young Professionals and $0 per year for Students. Retiree rates shall stay the same at $20 per year. Motion to approve the annual dues for the Central States Water Environment Association as published in the Fall 2015 issue of the Central States Water Magazine pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and By-Laws and to authorize the Executive Director to update the Statements of Policy to reflect the adjustments was made by Scott Trotter, seconded by Rusty Schroedel. Upon voice vote, the motion was adopted.
b. CSX ’16 – Keith Haas mentioned CSX 2016 will be held at the Kalahari Resort in WI on July 21st - 22nd . Members are highly encouraged to attend. c. WEFTEC ’16 Welcome Reception – The Welcome Reception will be held on Sunday, September 25th at the Hilton, New Orleans. This year there will be a ticket system where members will get 2 drink tickets and any further drink tickets will have to be purchased. d. Strategy Implementation Committee – Patti Craddock mentioned the committee needs to revisit the strategy map and its value drivers. She is looking for creative ideas to get this committee going.
e. Establish a Steering Committee – Pat Oates mentioned we need to form a steering committee so that different topics can be visited that are not traditional topics. 14. Announcements None 15. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the Annual Business Meeting for CSWEA was made by Eric Lecuyer seconded by Jim Miller. Upon voice vote, the meeting was adjourned at 4:45 pm.
2. Minutes of the May 19, 2016 Annual Meeting – Mohammed Haque 3. 2016 Annual Fiscal Report – Beth Vogt
4. Recognition of WEF Past President Paul Bowen & Trustee Lynn Broaddus– Pat Oates
5. Annual Report from the President – Pat Oates
6. WEF Delegates Report – Doug Henrichsen / Eric Lynne 7. State Section Reports a. Minnesota – Tracy Hodel b. Illinois – Mark Eddington c. Wisconsin – Randy Wirtz
8. PWO Report – T. Sheridan
9. Student & YP Representative Report – Anna Munson
10. Committee Reports a. General Awards – Sue Baert / David Arnott b. Technical Program – Andy Bradshaw c. Local Arrangements – Tim Korby / Pat Oates d. Education Seminar – Rachel Lee e. Public Education – Craig Lincoln f. Student Design Committee – Mike Holland g. Membership – Aaron Berry h. CENTRAL STATES WATER magazine – Mohammed Haque i. Global Water Stewardship – Amanda Heller j. WEFTEC ’16 Welcome Reception – Mike Holland k. Stormwater – Julie McMullin l. Resolutions (Necrology) – Pat Oates
11. Nominations Committee Report and Election – Patti Craddock a. Election of Officers
12. Old Business – Pat Oates a. CSWEA-CSX ’16 – Pat Oates b. Committee Roster – Mohammed Haque
13. New Business – P. Oates a. CSWEA-CSX’17 – Pat Oates b. WEFTEC’17 Welcome Reception – Mike Holland c. Annual Sponsorship Packet – Mohammed Haque 14. Announcements 15. Adjournment
Central States Water Environment Association Annual Business Meeting Thursday, May 19, 2016 Monona Terrace/Room MN ; 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison WI
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
1. Call to Order: Keith Haas called the meeting to order at 4:18 p.m. 2. Approve Annual Business Meeting Minutes for May 20, 2015 A correction was noted. The Residuals and Biosolids conference date was noted to be May 3rd – 6th instead of May 4th. Motion to approve the Annual Business Meeting minutes from May 20, 2015 with the above correction, was made by Lamont Albers seconded by Joan Hawley. Upon voice vote, the motion was adopted. 3. 2015 Annual Fiscal Report – Tim Tack commented that the audit went well and that the Association and state sections are in great financial health. There is an increase in revenue from the Annual Conference. Motion to approve the Annual Fiscal Report was made by Carol Strackbein, seconded by Beth Vogt. Upon voice vote, the motion was adopted. 4. Recognition of WEF Representative Lynn Broaddus – Keith Haas thanked Lynn Broaddus for her presence at the Annual Conference. He mentioned WEF does a great job every year in sending representatives to Annual conferences. 5. Annual Report from the President – Keith Haas thanked everyone for a great year. He enjoyed his time as the president of CSWEA. 6. WEF Delegate’s Report - Eric Lecuyer mentioned the Budget Committee reviews annual WEF budget and determines if its consistent with WEF’s strategic plan. It also gives direction to the speaker and the House of Delegates. He commended Lynn Broaddus and Joan Hawley for all their great work on the WEF Board of Trustees. 7. State Trustee Reports a. Wisconsin – This past year has been great for WI section. It continues to be fiscally sound. Increased YP activity. WI Section has 2 new chairs for YP and Students committees. b. Minnesota – No report
c. Illinois – IL Section is in good financial standing. The section has some good events coming up. Mike Holland will be the new treasurer for IL Section. Mark Eddington welcomed Amanda Heller as a new Illinois Section member and encouraged more passionate water professionals to move from Wisconsin to Illinois.
8. PWO Representative Report – Todd Sheridan reported the Operations Challenge teams are in place to participate at WEFTEC in New Orleans. The practices have been moved to Janesville. A big thanks to Madison for all the years of help with Ops Challenge. 9. YP Representative Report – Leadership Academy took place on Tuesday May 17th with an attendance of 15 YP’s. Mike Holland indicated that “YPs are cool”. Motion to approve State Section, PWO and YP Reports was made by Lamont Albers, seconded by John Leonhard. Upon voice vote, the motion was adopted.
10. Committee and Activity Reports a. General Awards - Pat Oates/Sue Baert – Good turnout for awards. There were 7 academic excellence award winners this year. b. Technical Program – Mark Eddington thanked Jeremy Cramer for an outstanding technical program. He also thanked all the moderators and YP moderators. This year there were 124 abstracts received. c.
Local Arrangements – Keith extended his thanks to Mary Frances for an outstanding job on Local Arrangements. Everything looked great.
d. Education Seminar – It was a great seminar with record attendance this year. The seminar was attended by a large number of young professionals. e. Public Education – Mike Harvey/A. Sheposh – No report f. Students Committee – Mike Holland reported the Student design competition took place on April 18th. The winning team is from MN from the Environmental design category and from MSOE and UW-Platteville for the Wastewater category. Both teams will be participating at WEFTEC in New Orleans this year. g. Membership – The membership committee is continuously working towards recruiting new members and making the outreach program more robust. h. CENTRAL STATES WATER magazine – Mohammed Haque thanked the contributors of articles for their submittals to the magazine. The editorial deadline for the next edition is shortly after the Annual Meeting. The state section chairs will have quarterly reports in the magazine. i.
Technology – Mohammed Haque mentioned receiving a lot of positive feedback with using the Conference App. Will continue to work towards improving the use of technology.
j.
Global Water Stewardship – Amanda Heller thanked everyone for their efforts and the generous donations. $4500 was raised for Global Water Stewardship at the Annual Meeting.
k. WEFTEC’ 15 Welcome Reception – No Report
l.
Resolutions (Necrology) – Mohammed indicated that this year we lost Larry Breimhurst. Larry was our Influent Integrator for many years and we had the pleasure of honoring him at the Association Luncheon last year. A moment of silence was observed for Larry Breimhurst.
Motion to approve Committee Reports was made by Scott Trotter seconded by Rusty Schroedel. Upon voice vote, the motion was adopted. 11. Nominations Committee Report and Election: Nominations for four positions were announced by Randy Wirtz: 2ND Vice President from WI: Dave Arnott; Treasurer from IL Section: Mike Holland; YP Chair from MN Section: Anna Munson; WEF Delegate: Eric Lynne. Nominations were requested from the floor three times for each position. Hearing no more nominations from the floor, Motion to approve the Nominations was made by Rusty Schroedel, seconded by Lamont Albers. Upon voice vote, the motion was adopted.
12. Old Business a. CSX ’15 – Keith Haas reported the event was held at Kalahari, WI. It was a successful meeting with a good turnout. Strategic planning was discussed. CSX in 2016 will be held on July 21st and July 22nd. b. Committee Roster (VIP List) – Mohammed Haque requested the sections for updated information on chairs/committee chairs to be sent to him as soon as possible. 13. New Business a. Approve Membership Dues Increase – Pat Oates requested the approval of membership dues as published in the Fall 2015 issue of the magazine, primarily increasing the CSWEA member fee from $25 to $30 per year for Academic, PWO, Executive, Professional and Associate memberships, $20 to $25 per year for Corporate and Young Professionals and $0 per year for Students. Retiree rates shall stay the same at $20 per year. Motion to approve the annual dues for the Central States Water Environment Association as published in the Fall 2015 issue of the Central States Water Magazine pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and By-Laws and to authorize the Executive Director to update the Statements of Policy to reflect the adjustments was made by Scott Trotter, seconded by Rusty Schroedel. Upon voice vote, the motion was adopted.
b. CSX ’16 – Keith Haas mentioned CSX 2016 will be held at the Kalahari Resort in WI on July 21st - 22nd . Members are highly encouraged to attend. c. WEFTEC ’16 Welcome Reception – The Welcome Reception will be held on Sunday, September 25th at the Hilton, New Orleans. This year there will be a ticket system where members will get 2 drink tickets and any further drink tickets will have to be purchased. d. Strategy Implementation Committee – Patti Craddock mentioned the committee needs to revisit the strategy map and its value drivers. She is looking for creative ideas to get this committee going.
e. Establish a Steering Committee – Pat Oates mentioned we need to form a steering committee so that different topics can be visited that are not traditional topics. 14. Announcements None 15. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the Annual Business Meeting for CSWEA was made by Eric Lecuyer seconded by Jim Miller. Upon voice vote, the meeting was adjourned at 4:45 pm.
