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Mayor Madeline Rogero and Senior Director of Public Works Christi Branscom recognized Public Works Week today at the Public Works complex at 1400 Loraine Street.
Mayor Rogero presented the Public Works Department with a proclamation naming the week as Public Works Week.
The City of Knoxville's Public Works Department includes Building Inspections and Permits and Zoning, Engineering, Parks and Recreation, and Public Service.
These divisions together are responsible for setting and protecting development standards for our neighborhoods and businesses; maintaining our roadways and sidewalks; providing parks and greenways for our citizens; planting trees, mowing grass, collecting yard waste, and generally ensuring the quality of life in our community.
The Public Works infrastructure, facilities, and services are of vital importance to the health, safety, economy and overall well-being of the City's community.
The year 2012 marks the 52nd annual National Public Works Week sponsored by the American Public Works Association.
Mayor Madeline Rogero and Senior Director of Public Works Christi Branscom will recognize Public Works Week in Knoxville and highlight the work of the City's Public Works departments and employees on Monday, May 21 at 2:30 p.m. in the Public Works complex at 1400 Loraine Street.
Departments in Public Works are: Building Inspections and Permits and Zoning; Engineering; Parks and Recreation; and Public Service.
May 15, 2012 - Mayor Rogero met with members of the Tennessee Chapter of the ALS Association today and presented them with a proclamation in which she proclaimed May 1-31 as ALS Month.
| L to R: Bayard Erskine, Mayor Madeline Rogero, Melissa Galyon who is the caregiver to Carianne Meystrick, Carianne Meystrick, and Logan who is Carianne's 12 year old canine helper. Click here for larger photo. |
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Those present to accept the proclamation were Bayard Erskine who was diagnosed with ALS nearly two years ago and Carianne Meystrick who was diagnosed with ALS nearly 15 years ago. Karen Bowdle, Development Associate for the Tennessee Chapter of the ALS Association presented a special "HOPE LIVE WALK" t-shirt to Mayor Rogero in honor of the "Walk to Defeat ALS" walks in Tennessee. Knoxville's walk is scheduled for October 6 and you can register to walk at http://www.alstn.org.
ABOUT ALS ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and it is a motor neuron disease. Although the cause of ALS is not completely understood, the last decade has brought a wealth of new scientific understanding about the disease that provides hope for the future. Lou Gehrig first brought national and international attention to the disease in 1939 when he abruptly retired from baseball after being diagnosed with ALS. Most commonly, the disease strikes people between the ages of 40 and 70, and as many as 30,000 Americans have the disease at any given time. ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that usually attacks both upper and lower motor neurons and causes degeneration throughout the brain and spinal cord. A common first symptom is a painless weakness in a hand, foot, arm or leg, which occurs in more than half of all cases. Other early symptoms include speech swallowing or walking difficulty. For more information about ALS and the Tennessee Chapter of the ALS Association please visit http://www.alstn.org.
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Mayor Rogero met with the Safe Routes Leaders of Lonsdale Elementary on Tuesday. |
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The Lonsdale Elementary students and parents shared their concerns for the need of crosswalks and signage in the area to increase safety for kids walking to school.
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Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett hosted the annual Mayors' Leadership Luncheon Monday, May 14 at the Knoxville Convention Center.
Keynote speaker was former Knoxville Mayor and now Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. He shared his "Lessons on Leadership" including personal observations on moving from Mayor of Knoxville to Governor of Tennessee.
Pat Summitt was chosen as the recipient of the The 2012 Leadership Knoxville Distinguished Alumni Award and accepted the award thru a videotaped message.
The event also recognized the Graduating Leadership Knoxville Class of 2012.
The 2012 class is as follows:
John Adams
Principal / Broker
Cornerstone CRES/ Cushman & Wakefield Alliance
Brad Anders
Knox County Commission Vice Chairman
District 6
Knoxville Police Department Lieutenant
Larry Brown
Executive Director
Scout Executive
Great Smoky Mountain Council, Boy Scouts
Kim Bumpas
Senior VP of Sales & Marketing
Knoxville Tourism & Sports Corporation
Billy Carroll
President & CEO
SmartBank
Michael Carroll
CEO
MK Technologies Corporation
Janell Cecil
Senior Vice President
Chief Nursing Officer
University of TN Medical Center
Chris Cimino
Vice Chancellor, Finance & Administration
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Thad Cox, Jr.
Owner / President
Ashe's Wine & Spirits
Angie Crabtree
Lower School Director
Webb School of Knoxville
Randy Curnow
Executive Vice President/Chief Medical Officer
Summit Medical Group
Gloria Deathridge
Realtor
Realty Executives Assoc.
Alon Ferency
Rabbi
Heska Amuna Synagogue
Chip Finn
Partner
Kramer Rayson, LLP
Vincent Fusco
Vice President, Controller
Regal Entertainment Group
Kimberely Hall
Executive Vice President
South College
Alan Hill
Regional Director - External Affairs
AT&T
Roy King
MD
Knoxville Dermatopathology Laboratory
Susan Martin
Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor
Professor of Classics
University of Tennessee
John (Jay) McBride
Owner/Partner
TJ Development and Management LLC
Jim McIntyre
Superintendent
Knox County Schools
Michael McIntyre
Director of the Professional MBA Program
University of Tennessee
Charity Miles
Staff Attorney
Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Julie Morris
Marketing & Community Relations Director
WBIR - TV 10
Tracy Morrow
Executive Director
Junior League of Knoxville
Jenny Moshak
Associate AD for Sports Medicine
University of Tennessee Women's Athletics
Frank Nystrom
Sales Manager, WNML AM/FM
"The Sports Animal"
Citadel Broadcasting
Cecilia Petersen
Chief Operating Officer
RIVR Media, LP
Chris Powell
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Scripps Networks Interactive
Gary Price
Vice President of HR and Restaurants
Pilot Travel Centers LLC
Leland Price
Assistant District Attorney General
Knox Co. District Attorney General's Office
Tim Romero
Regional Vice President
Enterprise Holdings, Inc
Bert Sams
Director, Retail Stores
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity
Theodore Sherry
Manager, Y-12 Site Office
National Nuclear Security Administration
Tyvi Small
Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives
College of Business Administration
University of Tennessee
Grant Standefer
Executive Director
Compassion Coalition
Drew Starke
Dealer Operations Manager
Nissan North America
Jimmy Stone
Deputy Director-Facilities and Operation
ORNL-UT-Battelle
Scott Suchomski
Executive Director
Tennessee Valley Fair
James Vavalides
General Banking Executive
CapitalMark Bank and Trust
Kimberly Weaver
Executive Director
Knoxville Academy of Medicine Foundation
Stephanie Welch
Director of Community Development and Planning
Knox County Health Department
Mike West
Chief Executive Officer
Northshore Management Company
Leadership Knoxville's vision statement, "Every Leader - A Servant Leader," embodies its institutional belief that community leaders who act as trustees of the community seek first to serve then to lead.
Since its inception in 1985, the organization's 1000 alumni, who represent every possible aspect of our community, have been advancing that belief.
For more information about Leadership Knoxville please visit www.leadershipknoxville.com
Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero presented her proposed 2012-2013 Fiscal Year Budget today to City Council members and the public - reflecting her commitment to strong neighborhoods, a greener Knoxville, an energized downtown and job creation.
More than 750 people gathered at Victor Ashe Park in northwest Knoxville to hear Mayor Rogero's first budget address in which she embraced sound fiscal practices and dealt head on with the challenges of the City's pension shortfall.
"The decisions made to guide this budget will have a lasting impact," said Mayor Rogero. "We have the opportunity to invest in our great city while working efficiently to minimize demands on taxpayers."
The 2012-2013 FY Budget has a 4.87% increase in the General Fund, which is the main operating fund of the City and on which its tax rate is based. The General Fund total is $180,562,500, and the Capital Budget is $24,396,890.
Much of the reason for the increase in the General Fund is due to health care costs, benefits and the City's pension contribution. An increase of $2.2 million to the pension plan, with the total budgeted contributions at $14.4 million, is included in the budget. Mayor Rogero is also proposing $10 million be taken from the fund balance to pay down unfunded pension liability.
Among other items in the proposed FY 2012-13 budget are:
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Funding for the Office of Sustainability at $146,120, which covers two staff people and office expenses that had been funded by grants Full funding of the City's street paving program at $5.45 million Blighted Properties & Codes Enforcement: Funding for an Administrative Hearing Officer at $20,000; $100,000 in seed funding for Demolition by Neglect program to ensure that historic properties are not condemned to destruction due to inaction of owners; and $800,000 for chronic problem and blighted properties (an increase of $300,000) A 25% increase in the tree-planting program to $50,000; an Urban Forester budgeted at $64,770. There is also an extension for First Creek greenway from Woodland to Edgewood Park at $1,060,000 A total of $1.73 million proposed for new construction and repair of sidewalks and crosswalks including sidewalk and crosswalk improvements on Sutherland Avenue across from the new UT athletic fields Additional $2.6 million to complete new level and pedestrian overpass for State Street Garage Increase of $50,000 in operating expenses for Knoxville Zoo for a total of $500,000 to also include renovation of facilities Total of $125,000 for partnership with KCDC and CAC to fund case managers for KCDC residents in danger of becoming homeless Public Works facility planning and design services budgeted at $700,000 for a proposed Public Works complex $500,000 for flooding issues in Cross Park Drive area and $850,000 for other neighborhood drainage issues. Total of $350,000 allocated for water quality improvements, an increase of $50,000. New allocations include $500,000 for projects in Downtown North; $200,000 for Magnolia Warehouse Redevelopment area; an additional $200,000 for Jackson Avenue redevelopment; and $200,000 for the commercial façade improvement program $195,000 for HVAC improvements at Civic Coliseum Operating grants totaling $359,000 for Knoxville Symphony, the Art Museum and 19 other arts and cultural groups. The proposed budget includes no layoffs or tax increases. City Council will begin legislative hearings on the budget in May. For more information, go to www.cityofknoxville.org/budget. |
| April 26, 2012 - Mayor Rogero participated in the "Women, Power & Leadership" panel discussion today with former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman and other Knoxville Women Leaders. Panel members included: Sarah Gardial, PhD - Vice Provost, UT Rita Geier , JD - attorney, retired as special assistant to the UT Chancellor Margie Nichols - Vice Chancellor for Communications, UT Sharon Miller Pryse - President, The Trust Company Mintha Roach - President, Knoxville Utilities Board Madeline Rogero - first woman mayor of Knoxville Cheryl Travis, PhD - Chair of Women Studies, UT |
On the panel L to R: Sarah Gardial, Rita Geier, Margie Nichols, Sharon Miller Pryse, Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, Mintha Roach, Madeline Rogero |
| The event was held at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center at 1640 Cumberland Ave. Christine Todd Whitman is the President of The Whitman Strategy Group. She served as the Governor of New Jersey from 1994-2001, and she was the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2001-2003.
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What: Mayor Rogero will hold her annual Budget Luncheon on Friday, April 27 starting at 12 p.m. at Victor Ashe Park located at 4901 Bradshaw Rd.
Mayor Madeline Rogero will present her proposed 2012-2013 budget to City Council and to the public.
This public event will provide an overview of the Mayor's fiscal plan for the coming year.
Parking will be available onsite in the parking lot of Victor Ashe Park. Additional parking will be located along Bradshaw Road and at First Apostolic Church of Knoxville. Shuttles will be available to transport guests to the event.
Those attending the event should be aware that the park remains open to the public for use, and general daily visitors should expect heavy traffic in the area.
| ECHO, the Equality Coalition for Housing Opportunities, held its annual conference today at Rothchild's Conference Center. Mayor Rogero was the keynote speaker. |
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| ECHO's theme was "Fair Housing: Let's Talk About Sex." April is Fair Housing Month. About ECHO ECHO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization comprised of volunteers. ECHO, formerly known as the Community Housing Resource Board for Knoxville, TN, is an advisory board promoting equal opportunity in housing and encouraging parity in other facets of livelihood. Persons on the board include representatives from local government, finance institutions, the education community, social service agencies and housing organizations. ECHO hosts and sponsors the annual fair housing conference where housing practitioners and others receive training, information and updates on the fair housing law and information about other relevant housing issues. |
Mayor Madeline Rogero held a press conference Tuesday afternoon on the mulch fire at Shamrock Organics.
Here is a summary of her comments:
"I want to report to the community that our firefighters have been on the scene of the mulch fire for the past 52 hours. I want to thank them for their dedication, and I also want to recognize and thank the many agencies that are working with us to put out the fire. Citizens should be pleased to know that we have had a unified effort among local and state agencies.
We are focused first on public safety and the safety of our firefighters. Our priority right now is to extinguish this fire, to protect the health of our community and our local air quality.
Once the fire is out, we will conduct a full review of what happened, how it happened, and what we need to do to make sure it does not happen again."
Agencies and personnel contributing to the effort:
| Knoxville-Knox County Emergency Management Agency: overall response coordination and mobile command vehicle Knox County Health Department: air quality monitoring and public health alerts Knoxville Metropolitan Airport Authority: two crash trucks and up to 12 staff members on site Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation: water pollution control Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency: assessing wildlife impact of water run-off Tennessee Emergency Management Agency: response coordination 45th Civil Support Team (based in Smyrna): air and water monitoring Red Cross: shelter and food on site Knox County Sheriff's Office: aerial survey of site Knox County Mayor's Office: response coordination Shamrock Organics employees: assisted firefighters on site Rural Metro EMS: on standby throughout the incident CSX Railroad and G&O Railroad: coordination of local rail traffic Knoxville Police Department: security on site Knoxville Public Service Department: coordination and information Knoxville Engineering Department: water quality monitoring |
