Monday, January 4, 2010

1-4-09 Welcome Alex and Janet

I got back into the routine with an early morning run and by getting into the office a little after 7:00.


We all came back from our furlough today. City hall was closed December 24-January 3. It was nice to be off and to have City Hall closed, so that people weren't still churning out emails or needing any decisions. It's easier to shut down for a few days when everyone is off at the same time.


Before the furlough and holiday we found out that we were going to lose two of our temporary employees and friends Jenna and Fernando. We received our two new team members Alex and Janet today. They came to us from other departments as people who were laid-off bumped others within the City structure. Jenna and Fernando will be with us for a little bit longer to train Alex and Janet. We had a good amount of time with Janet and Alex today to welcome them into our department and to orient them to the exciting new work that they are about to undertake.


9:00 A meeting with: Planning Director John Dugan, Planner Manager Darrell Unruh, and Historic Preservation Officer Karana Hattersley-Drayton. Redevelopment Agency Executive Director Marlene Murphey and their consultant Jerry Freeman. Elliott Balch and me.


This meeting was to discuss the needs of the City and the Redevelopment Agency for Historic resource surveys and who has resources to cover the costs for historic analysis work. There are a variety of reasons to do historic surveys. A plan like our Fulton Corridor Specific Plan will require a level of survey work. The Redevelopment Agencies plan to continue their merger of redevelopment areas will require them to say how historic analysis of resources will be handled.


10:00 At our weekly management meeting we introduced Alex and Janet to the functions of the department: Downtown Revitalization, Administration, Local Business Initiatives, and Neighborhood Revitalization.


12:00 We took Janet and Alex to the Cosmo...can't go wrong, the place is great.


2:00 Donna Gavello, Elliott and I met with John Ostlund, the owner of K-JWL and KYNO. John has always been a downtown enthusiast and has always has his business downtown. John was instantly supportive of the DT FACES' efforts to bring more festivals and entertainment to the Fulton and the Stadium.


4:00 I had a phone one on one with Elaine Robles to prepare for some pretty big meetings that we have this week: Fresno Pacific University, Larry Powell-Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, and a meeting with the Redevelopment Agency.


5:00 I met with Blake Konczal the CEO of the Workforce Investment Board for an after work chat at the Downtown Club.

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