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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Date: October 25, 2000
Author/Local: D.Jackson/7904

RTS No.01724

CC File No.

TO:	Vancouver City Council
FROM:	Deputy City Building Inspector
SUBJECT:	Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of BC Professional Service Award

RECOMMENDATION

THAT this report be received for information

GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

The General Manager of Community Services submits this report for INFORMATION

PURPOSE

This report informs Council of the President's Service Award received by the City Electrician, Ark Tsisserev, P. Eng., from the Association of Professional Engineers &
Geoscientists of B.C. (APEGBC) at the 2000 Annual Conference.

BACKGROUND

Each year at its annual conference, the APEGBC honours excellence in the engineering community. This year, at the 2000 conference held in Whistler, Arkady (Ark) Tsisserev, P. Eng received the Professional Service Award for dedicated volunteer service to APEGBC and other learned organizations.

Aside from the video presentation created to introduce Ark's achievements, the Association included the following write-up in the awards program:

"Dedication to professional standards, combined with relentless energy and commitment, are the hallmarks of Arkady Tsisserev's extensive and varied involvement in the development of Canadian electrical codes and regulations.

Mr. Tsisserev, who has been City Electrician and Chief Electrical Inspector for the City of Vancouver since 1993, is firmly committed to continuing education for professionals and tradespeople. He has developed manuals and taught courses at the University of Manitoba and UBC on fire alarm and emergency systems, fire protective design, and life safety systems testing and maintenance. His knowledge of the electrical code, voluntary service to national and provincial code bodies, and dedication to the provision of service to enhance life safety are unequaled, and he never turns down requests to speak at meetings of APEGBC or other technical organizations.

A member of various national and provincial electrical associations, committees, and review and appeal boards, Mr. Tsisserev counts among his involvements the Tri-National Committee to harmonize electrical codes for Canada, the US and Mexico. He received a Merit Award from the Canadian Standards Association in 1994 in recognition of his membership in more than 50 technical subcommittees on CSA electrical product standards.

His dedicated support of the high safety standards of the Canadian national standards system makes Arkady Tsisserev a deserving recipient of APEGBC's Professional Service Award."

The City is indeed priveledged to have staff of such expertise and extreme dedication as Ark Tsisserev.

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