2022-03-09 DDOT-HU Meeting notes
Date
Attendees
Melissa Anderson
- Richa Lamsal
- Babin Manandhar
- Stephen Arhin
Discussion items
Interns
Summer Interns
- Recruiting: not a lot of hits so far. Melissa reached out to local universities when positions initially posted. Did another round last week.
- Melissa has posted to Handshake, MD Terps site, GMU's system
- DDOT did a non-release media posting - https://ddot.dc.gov/release/ddot-and-howard-university-announce-summer-2022-research-internship-program + is posting on social media (Twitter, LinkedIn)
- Stephanie sent to the intern interest names, posted to YIPPS
- Challenge might be this week might be spring break - students aren't around
- 30 total applications (maybe 25 applicants given that some have applied to more than one position)
- Due date extension: March 25 or 30th
- Possible issue that we are not fully remote?
- Impact of press releases - Press releases get picked up by newsletters and such, 2020 was still really good, even with late press release.
Semester Interns
- Issue last pay period with Caitlyn's payment, she'll be paid on Monday (and has been alerted)
Projects
Right Hook Study
- Microtraffic has a copy of the sub-agreement
- HU meeting with Microtraffic next Wednesday to see what they need
- This will test out the new task order process
Tax Revenue and Telecommuting
- Meeting on Friday
- No invoices seen yet
Advisory Bicycle Lanes
- Internal DDOT meeting this afternoon - following up on data we already got and remaining site schedule
New Projects
- Sidewalk LiDAR: Need to confirm UMass will sign subagreement before Ting's project gets to obligation
- Curb murals: PSU and UNC have terms already, have not heard from them since
- Commuter Benefits: no contracting issues, meeting with Marina on Friday
Program Administration
Staff updates: copy everyone on all emails
- Babin - Masters
- Richa - MBA May 2021
Would like to schedule a kick-off - need to know when OCP is ready
Also looking for partnering plan in the next few months
Action items
- kathleen.crabb follow up with HR Recruiting - they do not need to do Handshake in the region, can post elsewhere
- Find out what happened to the intern page on the DDOT website (probably ask Donise)
- Who is managing DDOT's idealist profile? (ask HR, I assume) https://www.idealist.org/en/government/a432939a559d4f5382dede4b3bc87b50-district-department-of-transportation-ddot-washington
- Email your Councilmember to see if he'll spread the word
- Encourage managers to help spread the word so they get good candidates
- Stephanie Dock (Unlicensed)
- See about getting internships announced to all staff with the weekly job alerts
- Ask Larry Rilett about posting to CUTC website and promoting to their members
- Email my Councilmember to see if he'll spread the word
- Reach out to Community Engagement - can we get a flyer at the MOCA/MOCR activities
- Former user (Deleted) Stephanie Dock (Unlicensed) Talk to comms about getting EOM to help promote - this is a pathways to the middle class, partnered with an HBCU
- Stephanie Dock (Unlicensed) Send the right hook study camera placement file to the HU crew