MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
May
3, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of
the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman M endelson:
In accordance with section 2
of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142;
D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01) and pursuant to section 204 of the Water and Sewer Authority
Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996
(D.C. Law 11-111;
D.C. Official Code § 34-2202.04), I am pleased to nominate the following
individual:
Mr. Anthony Giancola
Cedar Street, NW
Washington, DC 20012
(Ward 4 )
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or reappointment as a member of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of
Directors, for a term to end September 12, 2028.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel B owser
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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~Phil Mendelson
at the request
of the Mayor
10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the reappointment of Anthony Giancola to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
16 Authority Board of Directors.
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18 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
19 resolution may be cited as the "District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of
20 Directors Anthony Giancola Confirmation Resolution of 2024".
21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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23 Mr. Anthony Giancola
24 Cedar Street, NW
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28 as a member of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors,
29 established by section 204 of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of
30 Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-111; D.C.
31 Official Code§ 34-2202.04), for a term to end September 12, 2028.
32 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
33 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
34 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Anthony R. Giancola, P. E.
Transportation and Local Government Consultant
Panels, Expert Task Group and Writer/Researcher on Publications through the
Transportation Research Board (TRB) and other Organizations
• U. S. Marine Corps, Department of the Navy – Real Property Facilities Manuals
(Introduction to Facilities Management, Public Works Management, Energy and Utilities
Management) (1988) - Principle Author and Researcher.
• National Association of County Engineers (NACE) Action Guides “Roadway Safety”
and “Stormwater Management and Erosion Control” (2000) – Chaired Expert Task
Group
• “The Practice of Low Impact of Development” (July 2003) – Prepared for the US
Department of Housing and Urban Development by the National Association of Home
Builders Research Center – Member Expert Task Group.
• TRB NCHRP Synthesis 321 – “Roadway Safety Tools for Local Agencies” (2003) –
Topic Panel
• U. S. Environmental Protection Agency & the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation publication “Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance for Dirt and Gravel
Roads” (March 2006) – Member Expert Task Group
• National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) – “Financing Transportation in the
21
st
Century – An Intergovernmental Perspective” (January 2008) – Principal
• TRB NCHRP Synthesis 414 – “Effective Delivery of Small Scale Federal Aid Projects”
(2011) – Topic Panel
• TRB NCHRP 20-05/Synthesis Topic 43-04 “Practices and Performance Measures for
Local Public Agency Federally-Funded Highway Projects”. Consultant contract teaming
with Myers McCarthy Consulting Engineers LLC (MMCE). Published 2013 Synthesis
442, link http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168858.aspx
• Initiated and participated as panel reviewer for the American Traffic Safety
Services Association/National Association of County Engineers joint publication in
February 2012 entitled “Cost Effective Local Road Safety Planning and
Implementation” and the earlier publication produced in 2006 entitled “Low Cost
Safety Solutions for Local Roads”. The latest provides a general guide that local
officials can utilize to identify and quantify existing safety issues, identify potential
solutions to those issues and identify potential state and local partnerships to fund
them.
• NCHRP Project 20-59(22) - “Guidelines for Emergency Quarantine Closures of Local
and State Roads” Served as a panel member. This project was completed in 5/31/2008
and published as NCHRP Report 525, Volume 13.
• NCHRP Project 20-59(02) – “Bridge/Tunnel/Highway Infrastructure Vulnerability
Workshops” Served as a panel member. This project was completed in 6/30/2004 and
published as NCHRP Report 525, Volumes 4 and 5.
• TRB NCHRP 20-05/Topic 42-09 “Cost-effective and Sustainable Road Slope
Stabilization and Erosion Control” – Topic Panel. Synthesis 430, link
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167227.aspx
• TRB NCHRP 03-104 – “Unsignalized Intersection Guide”- Consultant contract with
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. Project commenced in 2012 and published in 2015 with
an interactive website at the following link. www.ite.org/uiig.
• TRB NCHRP 45-10 – “The Impacts of Energy Development on State and Local
Roads” - PI Dr. Leslie Myers McCarthy, Ph.D., P. E., Principal Myers McCarthy
Consulting Engineers LLC (MMCE) & Assistant Professor, Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University. (I was the co-principal
investigator on this project.) It can be viewed at
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_syn_469.pdf
• TRB NCHRP 17-67 – “Identification of Factors Contributing to the Decline of Traffic
Fatalities in the United States”. Currently serve as a panel member of this ongoing
project which started in 2013.
• TRB NCHRP 20-05, topic 46-07 - "State Safety Practices for Local Agencies" -
Principal Investigator Dr. Seri Park, Ph.D, P.T.P., Assistant Professor, Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University. It was published in
2016 and can be viewed at the following link.
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/173789.aspx
Related Activities and Organizations:
• National Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Steering Committee – Member at inception in
September 2009 to June 2011.
• AASHTO Standing Committee on Highway Traffic Safety (SCOHTS) – Member
from 2005 -2011.
• Current Member Toward Zero Deaths Subcommittee (ANB 10(9)) TRB. Chair
Liaison group.
• Current Secretary, Roadway Safety Foundation Member since 1997. Reviewed and assisted in writing 2002 “Roadway Safety Guide”.
This popular publication has been revised and rewritten and released in March 2014
(http://www.e-digitaleditions.com/i/418038-roadway-safety-guide ) It serves as a
resource for elected officials, community leaders, civic groups and all stakeholders
interested in improving safety on their highways and roads.
Served on the 2013 Blue Ribbon Panel reviewing submissions and selecting the 2013
National Roadway Safety Awards. Served on blue ribbon panels for the past 4 cycles.
• Current Member Transportation Safety Planning Subcommittee (ANB10 (3)) TRB
This subcommittee works in concert with the Transportation Safety Planning Working
Group (TSPWG) of the TRB.
• Current Member Roadway Safety Cultures Subcommittee (AN000 (1)), TRB
This subcommittee of the Safety and Systems Users Group will be addressing issues
associated with changing the American culture toward transportation safety and in
making drivers in the US more conscious of improving their behavior. Working on the
planning team for the 2
nd
annual summit to be held in November 2015.
• Current Member Rural Road Safety, Policy, Programming & Implementation Joint
Subcommittee (ANB10 & AFB30), TRB
This joint subcommittee is to provide a focal point/forum for research-based activities.
Current activities include improving rural roadway safety through policies, programming,
and countermeasure implementation. Prepared a proposal for NCHRP funding entitled
“Synthesis of Best Practices for Safety and Crash Data Management among State and
Local Agencies Exploring Safety Investments With and Without Crash Data”.
• AASHTO Technology Implementation Group (TIG) (2000 – 2011):
While a member of the TIG, championed the Road Safety Audit program among State
DOTs through an aggressive marketing campaign include a national peer-to-peer summit
and follow regional summits. Served as TIG liaison to the lead states.
• Past Chair (2001-2007), Low Volume Roads Committee (ABF30) Transportation
Research Board (TRB) – Member of Committee 1994 – 2007. Currently participating
Friend of Committee. This committee is concerned with all aspects of low-volume roads
including planning, design, construction, safety, maintenance, operations, environmental
and social issues.
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Anthony Giancola
Mr. Anthony Giancola is a professional engineer with over 46 years of
experience in transportation and government consulting, presently
licensed in the District of Columbia. He currently serves as a principal
member of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of
Directors.
Mr. Giancola served a twenty-year active duty career in the Civil Engineer
Corps, U.S. Navy, achieving the rank of Commander. Since military
retirement, he has worked as the Public Works Director, City of Takoma
Park, Maryland and Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Frederick
County, Maryland. He served as the Executive Director, National Association of County Engineers
from October 1993 through June 2011.
Mr. Giancola is a life member of the American Public Works Association (APWA). He served as
President of the VA/DC/MD Chapter in 1996, President of the Institute of Transportation in 1995,
and the APWA representative on the National Quality Initiative Steering Committee from 1993 to
1995. In addition, he is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers. He is also
the former chair of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Low Volume Roads Committee
(2001- 2007) and currently serves as Secretary for the Roadway Safety Foundation Advisory of the
National Center for Pavement Preservation Advisory Committee (2005- 2011). Mr. Giancola
served as a D.C. member and a federal appointee on the Board of Directors of the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority from 2007 to 2011.
A Ward 4 Resident, Mr. Giancola received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from
Syracuse University and a Master of Public Works in Engineering and Administration and a
Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: April 24, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Anthony Giancola, Howard
Gibbs, and Richard Jackson as members of the District of Columbia Water and
Sewer Authority Board of Directors
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish