february - international right of way association chapter 6
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International Right of Way Association
CHAPTER SIX The Mile High Newsletter
President
Tony Pollack, SR/WA, PLS Stanley Consultants 303.925.8357 [email protected]
Vice President
Evan Randall Holland & Hart, LLP 303.295.6165 [email protected]
Treasurer
Jeffrey Hanna City of Aurora 303.739.7327 [email protected]
Secretary
Jacob S. Frisch Petroleum Field Services, LLC 303.928.7128 [email protected]
One Year Director
Fred Easton Jr. PLS Farnsworth Group, Inc. 303.947.9983 [email protected]
DENVER, COLORADO
FEBRUARY 2016 PHOTO: City Park looking downtown
NEW CHAPTER 6 MEMBERS
Kori Satterfield Brandon Dageford
Kathy Denzer Brett Cavanagh
REMINDER Our February 9th Chapter Meeting is a
LUNCH MEETING Beginning at
11:30am Park Hill Golf Course
4141 E. 35th Ave, Denver, CO 80207
Speakers Topic Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Drones and Right‐of‐Way Considerations
Board Meeting will be held at 10:30am – 11:30am
ALSO: If you are attending course 200 at HC Peck offices, Principals of RE Negotiations,
the lunch will be free of charge!
RSVP NOW: [email protected]
2015-2016 Committees
After all, we live in one of the best cities in the country and who wouldn’t want to
come to Denver?
We appointed Fred Easton and Richard Pittenridge to be Co‐Chairs of the committee.
Both are extremely motivated, capable and well connected within the IRWA. We also
have two past International IRWA Presidents as well as several other leaders in our
chapters who have done this before. I think we have a pretty good shot!
Fred and Richard will be looking to add members to this committee to help. If you are
interested please contact one of them at feaston@f‐w.com or [email protected]. We
also welcome anyone who wants to help in an informal fashion. No commitment
necessary. If you just want to share an idea or help out with whatever, please don’t
hesitate to contact one of them. And while we are on the topic, don’t forget to book
your room in Nashville so you can be sure to land a spot in the host hotel. It’s never too
early to do that if you plan to attend.
Another function of this committee is to plan and organize more events on behalf of the
chapter. The main focus is to have more social gatherings that allow our members to get
to know each other, network and have some fun. We will be holding another events
planning meeting very soon, we hope to see you there. I want to stress that there is no
commitment to attend these planning meetings, our main goal is to get people out and
involved at multiple levels. Even if you just want to show up and listen, you are welcome.
Please come and help us plan some fun events for the coming year.
We are also approaching our chapter elections coming up in April. I am again calling on
volunteers that are looking for a challenge and willing to step up and take that next step
to become a leader in this chapter. If you have any interest, I would encourage you to
attend a board meeting so you can get a taste of how the board and committees operate.
I can tell you first hand that is has been an awesome experience and very rewarding.
Please contact me if you are interested.
Don’t forget this month’s meeting is a lunch meeting.
It’s February 9th at 11:30 at Park Hill Golf Club.
The Board will meet before the lunch at 10:30.
Also, please don’t forget to renew your 2016 IRWA memberships. This is very
important if we want to get more of those awesome incentive prizes to give away
next year.
Education
Jon Vaughan, MAI, SR/WA Foster Valuation Company 970.352.1117 [email protected] Richard B. Pittenridge, SR/WA, R/W-NAC TRS Corp 720.689.6080 [email protected] Emily Hone IREA Coop 303.935.6032 [email protected]
Budget and Finance
Jeffrey Hanna City of Aurora 303.739.7327 [email protected]
Legislative Review
Evan Randall Holland & Hart, LLP 303.295.6165 [email protected]
Professional Development
Al Morganfield, SR/WA Lone Tree Energy 303.506.9981 [email protected] Jim Struble, SR/WA Northern Colorado Water Consev 970.622.2243 [email protected] Kevin D. Shea SR/WA Shea Appraisal Company LLC Phone 303.424.1616 [email protected]
Public Relations
Doug Nitzkorski, SR/WA Associated Value Consultants 303.789.1515 [email protected]
Local Public Agencies
Lyman Ho Land Acquisition Strategies 303.596.0890 [email protected]
By-Laws
J.E. Parker, SR/WA HC Peck & Associates 303.623.6112 [email protected]
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
How many of you would like to have the amazing
experience of attending the annual International
Education Conference right in our own backyard? I am
definitely one of those people and so are several other
members of our chapter leadership who have decided
that we should make a bid for the conference to come
back to Denver!
We officially formed the Chapter 6 Events Planning
Committee at our last board meeting. The committee will
be responsible for organizing and planning a bid to bring
the conference to Denver in either 2021 or 2022.
PRESIDENT, Tony Pollack SR/WA, PLS
2015-2016 Committees
News from the Professional Development Committee
IRWA Updates and Expands SR/WA Program
By the time this newsletter is in your hands you will probably be aware that the IRWA's
premier certification program for the SR/WA is growing and improving. After several
years in the works and through countless hours of dedication by numerous committees,
task forces, association leaders, staff members and dedicated volunteers, this new
program was officially unveiled to IRWA leadership and Chapter Professional
Development Chairs on January 7, 2016. It was followed by announcement to the
general membership on January 14, 2016. This new program was created in response
to the industries that drive the education and membership of the IRWA. The new
certifications are expected to further increase the respect and professionalism
associated with the SR/WA certification.
The new program will consist of 4 different pathways to an SR/WA certification. There
will be 3 industry certifications along with the generalist certification as follows:
SR/WA-EU - Individuals specializing primarily in the electric and utility industry
SR/WA-OG - Individuals specializing primarily in the oil and gas industry
SR/WA-TN - Individuals specializing primarily in the transportation industry
SR/WA-GN - Individuals that practice as a generalist not wishing to specialize in a specific
industry
This new program expands the existing SR/WA program. If you currently hold an SR/WA
you will automatically become an SR/WA–GN under the new program. The existing
specialty certification programs such as RW-NAC, RW-AC, RW-URAC, etc. are not
affected by this new program and will remain as they are for the foreseeable future.
Please look for the details of this new program on IRWA's website or in an email that
was sent to all members on January 15, 2016. At this time the web site should be
updated with the new program information. Headquarters staff has done an excellent
job presenting the new program on the website.
As with any new program, I can assure you that there will be questions that need to be
answered, rules that may need to be interpreted, and changes that may need to be
adopted. I look forward feedback from everyone about the program.
Kevin Shea SR/WA
Chapter 6 PDC Committee Member
International Credentialing Committee
Membership
Virginia Messick, SR/WA
Messick Bowes
303.623.4908
Environment
Darrel Vanhooser, SR/WA
Vanhooser Consulting, LLC
303.875.4768
Nominations and Elections
Tony Pollack, SR/WA, PLS
Stanley Consultants
303.925.8357
Fred Easton Jr., PLS
Farnsworth Group, Inc.
303.947.9983
Jay Mendoza
United Power
303.637.1338
Survey
Fred Easton Jr., PLS
Farnsworth Group, Inc.
303.947.9983
Newsletter
Darrell W Burkhardt, SR/WA
U.S. ROW Company
303.619.5522
Valuation
Charles Nelson
303.292.0348
Pipeline
Tim Atwater
303.243.3578
Relocation
Charlene Burge, SR/WA
Universal Field Services
303.513.1501
Congratulations to you Donna! At last month’s Chapter 6 dinner meeting we presented the Joe Lockhart Scholarship
award to Ms. Donna George from Xcel Energy.
A BIG THANK YOU To Kevin Shea and Erik Glenn for their great informative
presentation at our Chapter 6 January meeting:
Conservation Easements: Coexisting with Project Development
Join us February 9th 11:30 am at our CHAPTER 6 meeting for our:
Featured Speaker
Thomas J. Dougherty, PartnerLewis Roca Rothgerber LLP1200 17th St Suite 3000 | Denver, CO 80202‐5855(T) 303.628.9524 | (F) [email protected] | www.LRRLaw.com
Tom Dougherty is a partner in the law firm of Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP.
Tom leads the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) practice throughout
the firm’s five western states. He advises UAS clients in a wide range of
industries on issues related to FAA regulatory approvals and compliance,
operational risk management, litigation, and public policy. As a lawyer,
engineer, and licensed pilot, Tom brings a unique perspective to the
needs of clients in the emerging UAS sector.
Park Hill Golf Course
4141 E. 35th Ave, Denver, CO 80207 RSVP NOW: [email protected]
“Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Drones and Right‐of‐Way Considerations”
EDUCATION By Jon Vaughn, Education Chair
FOSTER VALUATION COMPANY LLC
February 9‐10, 2016
Course 200 – Principles of Real Estate Negotiations
Carol Brooks at HC Peck Offices.
February 11‐12, 2016
Course 219 – Introduction to Presentation, Instruction,
and Facilitation
Carol Brooks at HC Peck Offices.
March 16‐18, 2016
SR/WA Review Course and Comprehensive Exam Prep
Al Morganfield at Compass Tools
April 19‐22, 2016
Course 501 Residential Relocation Assistance and
Course 502 – Business Relocation Assistance
Lee Hamre at HC Peck offices.
Questions? Comments? please e‐mail me at [email protected]
2016 IRWA EVENT REGISTRATIONS OPEN!
ANNUAL CONFERENCE - JUNE 12 - 15, 2016
Click HERE to Register or visit us at www.irwanashville2016.org.
Have a good story idea?Contact our Newsletter Editor
Darrell W Burkhardt, SR/WA
Washington Street ‐ Before
Washington Street ‐ After
Adams County celebrated the successful completion
of its fourth and final phase of the Washington Street
Corridor Improvement Project. This 4‐mile street
improvement project provided a 76‐ to 84‐foot‐wide
pavement section from 52nd Avenue to 83rd Avenue,
improved multi‐modal safety, eliminated roadway
flooding and brought economic vitality to a mixed‐use
industrial, commercial and residential area of the
county.
In 2000, Washington Street was a major arterial roadway requiring a need of an upgrade. Adams County and its design engineers set their sights on creating a 100‐foot‐wide roadway section that included six lanes with a left‐hand turn lane, pedestrian facilities (radius returns with handicap ramps and monolithic vertical curb, gutter, and walks), and the installation of a storm sewer system with street inlets and manholes.
The roadway section is home to nearly 150 businesses, 10 rural residential parcels and 10 single family residential subdivisions. Design services for Phase I began in 2001 and ended with the final construction of Phase IV in July 2015. The overall cost of all fours phases of this capital improvement project was $17 million.
Right‐of‐way and relocation efforts were involved in
every phase of the Washington Street project. Adams
Chapter SIX
FEATURED PROJECT Major Adams County Corridor Rehabilitated
County, with the assistance of its relocation and property management specialists, acquired over 50 parcels for road right‐
of‐way, 30 tracts of land for permanent easements of various types and one residential relocation. The county was pleased
with the right‐of‐way specialist team for keeping the combined cost of right‐of‐way acquisition to under $1.6 million.
Adams County would like to thank all those involved in all four phases of the Washington Street Corridor Project. The
professionalism and expertise of each team assisted in protecting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Adams
County through superior engineering, maintenance, operations, and administrative services related to roads and drainage
facilities.
Ian Cortez, PLS, RWA Right‐of‐Way Agent,
Transportation Department
ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO
720.523.6835
www.adcogov.org
GOLF ANYONE?
IRWA Chapter 6 Golf Tournament
Save the date: July 15, 2016
Chapter SIX
January 2016 - Meeting in Pictures
JOIN us at the next meeting! February 9, 2016 11:30am
Park Hill Golf Course 4141 E. 35th Ave, Denver RSVP NOW: [email protected]
6th Annual Rocky Mountain Surveyors Summit
March 2-4, 2016 ~ Arvada Center
www.plsc.net
For Additional Information Contact:
Todd Beers, PLS [email protected]
303-353-3528
5970 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. Greenwood Village, CO
80111
KNOW YOUR IRWA? Chapter 6 is in Region 9 and is
represented by:
Region: Chair
Mr. Wayne Larsen
SR/WA, R/W‐AC, R/W‐URAC
The Right of Way Group, LLC
Syracuse, UT
Region: Vice Chair
Mr. Larry D Risinger, SR/WA
Universal Field Services, Inc.
Centennial, CO
Region: Secretary
Mr. Fred L. Easton, RWA
Farnsworth Group Inc.
Parker, CO
THANKS TO OUR ADVERTISERS
BLAST FROM THE PAST
Helen Peck, Cristin Cochran, Susanne Sullivan Joani Cravens
1999 IRWA Golf Tournament
1999 BLAST FROM THE PAST
Darrel Vanhooser
NO BULL ZONE Colorado switched
mile marker “420” to
“419.99” in order to
stop people from
stealing it.
Picture taken on I-70
in eastern Colorado
Since 1960, the
average turkey has
gained 11 pounds.
The average
American has gained
28 pounds.
IRWA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL DEADLINE EXTENDED
By renewing your membership you stay connected to your profession through, Right of Way Magazine,
educational programs and the community of your peers. You also receive reduced member rates when
you take a course, attend Association conferences and seminars and Chapter meetings and events.
Stay current on changing trends through our annual Federal Agency Update, International Education Conference and Right of Way Magazine.
Get credentialed in one of six right of way disciplines - including our highest designation, the SR/WA or Senior Right of Way Professional, increasing your value to your employer, clients and the profession.
Remain connected to your profession at the local, regional and international levels with access to a network of industry experts and peers.
If you are facing the difficult choice of paying for your dues out of your own pocket- or letting your
membership lapse altogether, we encourage you to call the IRWA Headquarters to discuss options on
how you can maintain your membership for the upcoming year.
Don’t let your membership lapse. Renew your IRWA membership today by going to www.irwaonline.org
and clicking on “Membership” at the top of the homepage then “Dues Renewal Invoice” on the right side
or by contacting Bonnie Gray, Assistant Accounting Manager - Member Services at 310-538-0233 ext.
134 by email [email protected].
Thank you and we look forward to earning your membership.
Regards,
Tony Pollack Chapter President