73rd Annual Minnesota County Engineers Conference

73rd Annual Minnesota County Engineers Conference January 16 19, 2018 Cragun s Resort and Hotel on Gull Lake Brainerd, Minnesota Sponsored by Minnesota County Engineers Association Minnesota Department of Transportation Facilitated by ccaps.umn.edu/mcea

On behalf of the entire planning committee, we would like to welcome/invite you to the 73rd Annual Minnesota County Engineers Conference. We hope you find this year s program filled with pertinent and inspiring topics. Commissioner Charlie Zelle will join us Tuesday night for our banquet to celebrate the accomplishments of our colleagues and the contributions of our partners. On Wednesday, an hour of professional ethics training will be provided in addition to multiple presentations by our industry cohorts. Justin Weinberg, PA, will share real-life ethical dilemmas that we may face and present skills to resolve them. Thursday s keynote presentation by speaker Jody Janati, 101 Ways to Deal with People, will help us maintain our personal integrity through effective communication strategies that really work. The committee is excited about the conference program, and we hope that you can join us this year for a week of training and fellowship. 2018 Conference Planning Co-Chairs Tim Becker, Sibley County Joe Triplett, Chisago County

73 rd Annual Minnesota County Engineers Conference Tuesday, January 16, 2018 1:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting 1:30 On-Site Registration Begins 4:00 Reception 6:00 Awards and Recognition Banquet 8:00 Reception 10:00 Drawing Welcome Kevin Peyman, President, Minnesota County Engineers Association Arlene Kocher, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration Charlie A. Zelle, Commissioner and Chief Engineer, Minnesota Department of Transportation Wednesday, January 17, 2018 7:30 a.m. Breakfast MORNING SESSION Presiding: Wayne Sandberg, Washington County 8:30 County Safety Approaches and Lessons Learned from Recent Project Work and Information Sharing Mark Vizecky, Minnesota Department of Transportation State Aid; Vic Lund, Saint Louis County; Rich Sanders, Polk County This session will include discussion on recent safety study updates including restricted intersections, and two engineers will present on lessons learned from recent FHWA local road safety peer exchanges. 9:30 Revised State Aid Road Design Standards Ted Schoenecker, Minnesota Department of Transportation State Aid; Wayne Sandberg, Washington County; Tony Hull, Transportation Consultant 10:15 Break The State Aid rules were recently revised and adopted at the end of 2017. This session will briefly highlight some of those revisions, discuss some of the different perspectives on how the revisions apply to different transportation needs, and provide a real-world application of the revised standards. 10:30 Bridge Repairs and Replacements Brian Keierleber, President, National Association of County Engineers This presentation will cover bridge repairs and replacements, including repairs to substructures, replacements with Ultra High Performance Concretes, a Press Brake Tub Girder Bridge, and developing material concepts such as internal-curing concrete and galvanizing elements for long life.

11:15 Project of the Year Award Noon Lunch AFTERNOON SESSION Presiding: Krysten Foster, Lake County District committee meeting rooms announced 12:45 p.m. Iowa County Engineers Association Update Jon R. Burgstrum, President, Iowa County Engineers Association National Association of County Engineers Update Brian Keierleber, President, National Association of County Engineers 1:00 State Aid for Location Transportation Ted Schoenecker, Minnesota Department of Transportation State Aid Updates on various state aid activities. District Photos 2:15 Five Ethical Dilemmas You Need to Know Justin Weinberg, Briggs and Morgan, PA Justin is back for a third year to discuss ethical dilemmas you may face and provide critical analysis and competing answers as to how you may resolve them. 3:15 District Meetings 5:00 Reception to Greet New Engineers 6:00 Dinner at Poolside Thursday, January 18, 2018 7:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:00 Committee Meetings MORNING SESSION Presiding: Joe Triplett, Chisago County 9:15 101 Ways to Deal with People Dr. Jody Janati, University of Minnesota Learn 101 things to say and do during difficult interactions. Maintain your personal integrity through effective communication strategies that really work. Participants will learn step-by-step responses to transform difficult conversations. Multiple techniques will be discussed to ensure you can find your voice, maintain wholeness, and go unimpaired while engaging others during difficult interactions. Be cool, calm, and collected and set healthy boundaries with others and ultimately find your Conversation Peace.

Workshop Learning Objectives: Learn to Use Assertive Communication as a Fair and Reasonable Response Make Use of Effective Assertion Models 101 Things to Say and Do During Difficult Interactions Step-by-Step Guide to Effective Techniques Identify the Imbalance of Passive, Aggressive, and Passive/Aggressive Communication 11:45 Minnesota County Engineers Association Resolutions Noon Lunch AFTERNOON SESSION Presiding: Jodi Teich, Stearns County 1:00 p.m. Engineers Without Borders Presentation Tracey Von Bargen, Grant County; Ryan Olson, Washington County; Walter Eshenaur, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. A review of a recent trip to Africa with Engineers Without Borders. MCEA sponsored a portion of this trip. 1:45 Soil Stabilization and Stabilized Reclamation/Pavement Management Dan Wegman, Braun Intertec; Dan Schellhammer, Midstate Reclamation, Inc.; Joe Triplett, Chisago County Public Works 2:45 Break As the cost to reconstruct highways increases, stabilizing the existing road is one way to get increased strength and performance at a fraction of the cost. This session will provide information on current practices and give perspectives from the contractor side and the local agency side. 3:00 Next-Generation Maintenance Technologies: Weather-Savvy Roads, WebMDSS, and First-Person Vision Goggles Joe Campbell, Federal Highway Administration; Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Maintenance Representative MnDOT will share their work with the Every Day Counts (EDC-4) partnership on an effort to allow agencies to be proactive in managing the surface transportation system and providing consistent and actionable public messages ahead of and during adverse weather events. WebMDSS functionality updates and FHWA s application of FPV drones for bridge inspections will also be presented in this session. 4:00 Local Road Research Board (LRRB) Update Renae Kuehl and Mike Marti, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. The MN Local Road Research Board has recently developed many great new products that you can benefit from! Learn what the LRRB is, how to get involved, and how the LRRB can help you with transportation-related issues you are struggling with. 4:30 Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Mindy Carlson and Jim Grothaus, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota Are you looking for workforce development opportunities and affordable training for you and your staff? Have you or one of your coworkers recently built an innovative gadget or developed an improved way to do a job? Do you seek out new technologies and best practices? If so, attend this short but awesome session and learn about the latest in LTAP offerings!

4:45 Annual Conference Activities Task Force Report 5:00 Adjourn 6:00 Dinner 7:00 Recreation Night Friday, January 19, 2018 7:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 Business Meeting Full Membership Meeting Board of Directors Meeting Noon Lunch and Adjourn 2018 Minnesota County Engineers Conference Planning Committee Joe Triplett, Chisago County (co-chair) Tim Becker, Sibley County (co-chair) Jodi Teich, Stearns County Krysten Foster, Lake County Wayne Sandberg, Washington County Ted Schoenecker, Minnesota Department of Transportation Kristi Fischer (Ex-Officio), University of Minnesota Zack McGough (Ex-Officio), University of Minnesota Katherine Hagberg (Ex-Officio), University of Minnesota Sponsored by: Minnesota County Engineers Association Minnesota Department of Transportation Association Officers: Kevin Peyman, President, Martin County Lon Aune, Vice President, Marshall County Wayne Sandberg, Secretary, Washington County Steve Kubista, Treasurer, Chippewa County Mark Krebsbach, Past President, Dakota County Facilitated by: College of Continuing and Professional Studies, University of Minnesota

Who Should Attend The Minnesota County Engineers Conference is intended for county engineers, assistant county engineers, and retired county engineers. Registration and Fees Registration for the annual conference is open to all Minnesota county engineers and assistant county engineers. The registration fee is $190 and includes all sessions and instructional materials. Please register online at ccaps.umn.edu/mcea, or fill out the attached registration form and fax it to 612-624-5359 or mail it to the address indicated. Retired county engineers are invited to register and pay $85 to attend the Wednesday and Thursday program, receiving continuing education credits for both days. Cancellation Policy If you need to cancel your registration, a refund of your fee minus a $30 processing fee will be made if notice is received by January 9, 2018. Cancellations after this date are not eligible for a refund. The University reserves the right to cancel the event if necessary and, in this case, would issue a full refund. Attire Casual attire is welcome. Location and Accommodations The conference will be held at Cragun s Resort and Hotel on Gull Lake. Participants are responsible for reserving room and meal packages directly with Cragun s. Reservation forms are available on the website at ccaps.umn.edu/mcea. We recommend reserving your room early, as rooms may fill to capacity. Continuing Education Units Participants who attend the entire conference will receive 1.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). One CEU is defined as 10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education program. A CEU certificate will be sent to each participant after the conference. A permanent record of CEUs earned will be maintained by the University of Minnesota Office of Admissions and Records Transcript Office. Please visit the following website for pertinent information about PDH requirements: http://mn.gov/aelslagid/. For More Information Katherine Hagberg University of Minnesota College of Continuing and Professional Studies 612-624-4230 ccapsconf3@umn.edu ccaps.umn.edu/mcea The University of Minnesota shall provide equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. 2017 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. This brochure is available in alternative formats. Disability accommodations are available upon request. Please call 612-624-4230. CFS-CountyEngineers FY18 11.7.17

73rd Annual Minnesota County Engineers Conference January 16 19, 2018 CF0951 ZM Last Name First Name M.I. Company/Institution Title/Position Email Business Address City State Zip Code Daytime Phone I do not want my name on the registrant list for distribution to conference participants. REGISTRATION FEES $190 Conference $85 Retiree rate (Wednesday and Thursday only) PAYMENT METHOD Enclosed is a check or money order payable to the University of Minnesota. My fee will be paid by my employer. Enclosed is a purchase order or a letter of authorization. Please charge my credit card: Visa MasterCard Discover American Express Card Number Name as printed on the card Expiration Date Dollar amount to charge Signature of cardholder Payment by check, purchase order, or credit card must accompany this registration form for you to be registered. HOW TO REGISTER Online: ccaps.umn.edu/mcea Fax to: 612-624-5359 Mail to: CCAPS Information Center University of Minnesota 353 Ruttan Hall 1994 Buford Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55108-6069 If your check is returned because of insufficient funds or closed account, or because you have made a stop payment request, you will be charged a check handling fee of $20. The information on this form is private data, used to identify and locate you, obtain payment, and enable instructors to better know their audience. Name, address, and payment method are mandatory. Information on this form may be shared with instructors and program cosponsors.