Hello and Welcome to the “Public Works Emergency Response Council”
Updated – 5/15/2022
Zoom calls are the last Friday of every month. — CURRENTLY ON HOLD, NO MEETINGS ARE OCCURING
Also, if you would like to sign up for our new Hyper-reach paging system. So, you will get notifications of resource requests and activation needs. Click on the link, use temp password of 75077, you can self-register.
NEW ZOOM LINK
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2146499596?pwd=VUNtRWxoZDRuR2lDcjdCSFAvTXVwQT09
Meeting ID: 214 649 9596
Passcode: 45
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
If you are interested in our certification program, please send email to this address and the link to the forms and information will be sent to you.
ChapterAdmin@TxPublicWorks.com
Invitation: TEXAS – Public Works Emergency Response Council
We would like to invite you to attend our monthly meetings of the New Public Works Emergency Response Council sponsored by Texas Chapter of APWA via Zoom. The meetings are online, on the last Friday of each month from 12:30 to 1: pm+/-.
Agenda: First 15 minutes is Council introduction, membership, current issues, and general business. The second 15 minutes changes each time between training, SOPs, operational processes, and new requirements.
Hurricane season is coming, amidst a pandemic and other unrest. How do we safely respond? Join us as we discuss those issues and how they affect our Public Works Operations, and Responses.
24 Hour Contact — ON HOLD
Phone#210-944-8401 EXT-214
Email: ChapterAdmin@TxPublicWorks.com
History
The Texas Chapter of APWA has taken the old emergency management committee and re-adjusted it to this new Texas Public Works Emergence Response Council.
The Council will serve as a Statewide database of response assets available to respond as requested to man-made and natural disasters thru mutual aid. Equipment (mission ready packages), personnel trained, certified and a single contact number with immediate group page.
The Council will provide education/training to its Public Works response teams bi-annually (Feb and June in conjunction with the TX-APWA Public Workshop and the TX-APWA Annual Conference).
The Council will facilitate/organize the set up of additional regional response teams throughout the State
Mission
Support and promote statewide emergency preparedness, disaster response, mutual aid assistance and training for Public Works Agencies
Provide formalized system allowing jurisdictions impacted by disaster to request assistance through a standardized process
Inaugural Council
Chair — Ronnie Bates, Public Works Superintendent, City of Allen
Co-Chair — Pat Hughes, Emergency Management Coordinator City of Sugar Land
Co-Chair — Jason Rivera, Asst. Public Works Director, City of Katy
EM Rep — Misty Gardner, Director of Emergency Management City of Garland
Secretary — Open
Treasurer — Julian Kelly, Water Production Superintendent, City of Pearland
RTL-NCTX — Barry Fulfer, Public Works Task Force NCTX – Stormwater Drainage Operations Supervisor, City of Grand Prairie
RTL-McAllen — Jeff Johnson, Assistant City Manager Emergency Management Coordinator, City of McAllen
Elvira Alonzo McAllen, Public Works Director
RTL – Houston Area – Rob Valenzuela, Director of Public Works, City of Sugar Land
RTL – San Antonio – Bexar county OPEN
RTL – Austin — Mike Bewely, Safety Manager, City of Austin, Public Works Department
Trustee — Education Christian Fredriksen, Public Works EM, City of McKinney
Trustee — Certification – Kristina Ramirez, Planning & Development Director City of Harker Heights
Trustee — TDEM Rep. Kharle Smith, Ken Bell Unit Chief Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Task Force Texas Division of Emergency Management
Trustee — TCEQ Michelle Havelka, TCEQ, Homeland Security Coordinator – Critical Infrastructure Division / Melinda Torres-Alternate
Trustee — Data Base Manager/Asset Manager — Christopher D. Torres – Assistant Director- City of Harlingen, Public Works
Trustee — TEEX – Andrew Wenzel, Program Director – David Spruiell, Training Manager, Texas A&M TEEX
Trustee — Grant Funding Open
Trustee — Advisor – Tom Wendorf, Wendorf Beward & Partners, LLC