Public Works Association Meeting Material

MEETINGS

The Cumberland County Public Works Directors' Association meets quarterly on the second Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. in the GPCOG Conference Room to network, receive information on the latest equipment and technology, to discuss bids, and for professional development.

Occasionally, surveys are conducted on behalf of the public works directors pertaining to a variety of subjects To view the surveys, click one of the links below:

The following is a list of Public Works Department Employee Evaluation Forms
used in the Portland region. To view the forms, click one of the links below:

The following are copies of permits, fees, licenses, etc., from various municipalities throughout the Portland region. To view these, click one of the links below:

For a schedule of meeting dates, click here.

Meeting Date	Roundtable Discussion Topic and/or Guest Speakers
October 10, 2012
July 11, 2012
April 11, 2012
January 11, 2012	Presentation from 3M on complying with FHWA minimums; decision to meet quarterly.

Meeting Date	Roundtable Discussion Topic and/or Guest Speakers
December 14, 2011	This was not a normal meeting but a field trip and presentation on The Mercury- Added Lamp Recycling Law. No other business was conducted.
November 9, 2011	Presentation on Utilities: Fairpoint, Unitil
October 12, 2011	Presentation on MaineDOT Issues of Interest; Update from Road-Stream Crossing Group
September 14, 2011	Planning discussion for National Public Works Week; Round table discussion on future topics.
August 10, 2011	Presentation from the Road-Stream Crossing Work Group
July 13, 2011	No meeting held
June 8, 2011	Presentation on the SHAPE program.
May 11, 2011	No meeting held
April 13, 2011	Presentation from NorTrax; stormwater group discussion.
March 9, 2011	Presentation: Slip Lining and otherpipe rehabilitation measures
February 9, 2011	Presentation on IdleRight.
January 12, 2011	No meeting held

Meeting Date	Roundtable Discussion Topic and/or Guest Speakers
December 8, 2010	GIS Considerations for asset management.
November 17, 2010	Regional Training Coordinator discussion; cooperative purchasing
October	No meeting held
September	No meeting held
August 11, 2010	Discussion of MaineDOT Highway Simplification Study;Summer Paving Projects
July	No meeting held
June 9, 2010	Draft ordinances of culvert law; Public Works Congress recap/discussion
May	No meeting held
April 21, 2010	Snow plow rodeo;MUTCD Sign Standards – Meeting Retroreflectivity requirements
March 10, 2010	Winter Storm (2/25-2/26); road postings; time and materials contract
February 10, 2010	Mutual aid agreements; MaineDOT simplification study
January	No meeting held

Meeting Date	Roundtable Discussion Topic and/or Guest Speakers
December 9, 2009	Round table discussion among group on mutual aid agreements, H1N1 flu contingency plans, and winter public relations.
November 18, 2009	Presentation from MaineDOT; round table discussion on winter operations.
October 14, 2009	Rock salt transition, presentation from company representative. Round table discussion on future topics.
September 9, 2009	No meeting held
August 12, 2009	No meeting held
July 8, 2009	No meeting held
June 10, 2009	Safety Programs, Compliance Directives, Safety Inspections, etc.
May 13, 2009	Alternative Fuels and Cumberland County Roadeo
April 8, 2009	Roundtable discussion among group. Topics discussed: Universal Waste, Sweeping, Catch Basin Cleaning, Striping, Crosswalks, Crack Sealing, Paving and, Trench Repair
March 11, 2009	No meeting held
February 11, 2009	No meeting held
January 14, 2009	Fleet Maintenance - Discussion among group

Meeting Date	Roundtable Discussion Topic and/or Guest Speakers
December 10, 2008	Winter Operations- Discussion among group
November 12, 2008	Roundtable discussion with utility company representatives from: - Central Maine Power Company - Fairpoint Communications - Northern Utilities - Portland Water District - Time Warner Cable
October, 2008	No meeting held
September 10, 2008	Trash disposal and trash pick-up policies and programs Recycling policies and programs
August 13, 2008	Local road issues; Maintenance responsibilities; Compact issues, etc. MaineDOT representatives: - John Cannell, Pete Coughlan, and Marty Rooney
July, 2008	No meeting held
June 11, 2008	Town permits and license fees
May 14, 2008	Road salt specifications and Meeting topics discussion
April 9, 2008	Salt review with International Salt Company
March 12, 2008	Employee evaluations and recordkeeping Guest speaker: David Barrett from Maine Municipal Association
February, 2008	No meeting held
January 9, 2008	PACTS Process - John Duncan, PACTS Director

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Meeting Date	Roundtable Discussion Topic and/or Guest Speakers
December 19, 2007	Alternative Fuels - Steve Linnell, coordinator of Maine Clean Communities
November 14, 2007	Winter Operations Procedures Topics: Routes, sidewalks, parking issues, level of service, winter policies and programs, public notices, etc.
October 10, 2007	Winter Operations: - Tim Cusich and John Cannell from MaineDOT - Stewart Sevey and Roger Rocque from H.P. Fairfield, LLC. - Arthur Bush from International Salt Company
September 12, 2007	Steve Greeley from Safety Works
August 8, 2007	Review of meeting preferences and topics survey
June 13, 2007	Update on Mutual Aid Agreement for Public Works Departments
April 25, 2007	Patriot's Day Storm and Lessons Learned