Thu 11 Mar 2010

Mayor’s Memo #82

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MAYOR’S MEMO #82

To:                          Common Council Members
                                Department Directors
                                Media
 

From:                      Larry Nelson, Mayor
 

Date:                       March 12, 2010
 

1.                  Mayoral Update
 

·         I met with :
-  Business Improvement District Executive Director
-   potential Business Improvement District Board
    of Directors candidate
-   Opus North representatives on Phase 2 of the
    Shoppes at Fox River
-   Sustainable Waukesha representatives
-   Family Wellness Collaborative representatives
    on lead safety grant
 

·         I attended:
-   Marquette University Law School 2010 Public
    Service Conference on Water and People
-   Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Executive
    Committee meeting
-   Sustainable Communities Roundtable Discussion
-   Chaired Common Council and Plan Commission
    Meetings
-   Waukesha Youth Collaborative Steering
    Committee
-   Art Crawl #60
-   Complete Count Census Committee
-   Chaired Common Council Committee of the
    Whole meeting on draft Great Lakes Water
    Application
-   Business Improvement District Board of
    Directors meeting
-   Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Finance
    Directors meeting
-   Chaired Wisconsin Alliance of Cities
    Board of Directors meeting
-   Chaired Wisconsin Alliance of Cities
    General Membership meeting
 

·         I represented the city at:
-  La Casa de Esperanza 44th Anniversary dinner event
-   Presentation to Waukesha County Chamber of
    Commerce Leadership Waukesha class
-   American Locksmith ribbon cutting
-   West Suburban Christian Academy dinner event
-   Business Journal roundtable discussion on regional
    Issues
-   Lead to Succeed event at UW-Waukesha for
    for students, business and community leaders
-   Maurice’s ribbon cutting at the Shoppes at
    Fox River
 

2.                  Proud of Waukesha Company – Attached is a Biz Times article highlighting Gaco Western, which the City of Waukesha helped expand through industrial revenue bonds, which has created new shelters for military and disaster response.
 

3.                  Proud of Waukesha – Attached is an article with the great news that the Shoppes at Fox River received the Second Place Best New Retail Development Award at the Business Journal 2010 Real Estate Awards. Opus North told me that the Shoppes was the only new shopping center opening in 2009 in both Wisconsin and Minnesota. Last year Carroll University’s Pioneer Hall won Second Place for the Best New Residential Development and The Clarke Hotel and The Black Trumpet Restaurant won Second Place for the Best New Hotel Development. Waukesha should be extremely proud of our unprecedented economic development that has now received three prestigious awards.
 

4.                  Waukesha Awarded $92,000 Housing and Urban Development Grant for Lead Safety – Attached is the press release and official HUD letter with the fantastic news that Waukesha has been awarded a $92,000 grant from the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control’s Fiscal Year 2009 Lead Hazard Control Capacity Grant Program. This is a direct result of our membership in the U.S. Conference of Mayors and our 2009 $150,000 Award of Excellence that I was honored to accept on behalf of Waukesha last June. This grant will allow us to fix more houses and have a greater chance to be successful in applying for future federal grants.
 

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Fri 26 Feb 2010

Mayor’s Memo #81

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MAYOR’S MEMO #81

To:                          Common Council Members
                                Department Directors
                                Media
 

From:                      Larry Nelson, Mayor
 

Date:                       February 26, 2010
 

1.                  Mayoral Update
 

·         I met with :
-  Executive Director of the Waukesha/
    Pewaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau
-   City Administrator, Director of
    Community Development, and business
    representatives on possible project
-   Rep. Kramer and his staff on League
    Of Wisconsin Municipalities issues
    and water issues
-   Executive Director of the League of
    Wisconsin Municipalities on proposed
    merger of the Wisconsin Alliance of Cities
    and the League
-   Representatives of Gold’s Gym and
    Director of Community Development
-   Wauwatosa Mayor Didier, her staff, and
    Water Utility General Manager on
    Great Lakes Water application
-   Waukesha County Exec Vrakas, his staff,
    and City Administrator on city/county
    issues
 

·         I attended:
-   Waukesha Education Foundation event at
    West High School
-   Public Art Committee
-   Downtown Business Association meeting
-   Business Improvement District Marketing
    Committee meeting
-   Police Department staffing meeting
-   Waukesha County Economic Development
    Corporation Board of Directors meeting
-   Chaired Common Council and Plan
    Commission meetings
-   Family Wellness Collaborative meeting
-   Water Utility Commission meeting on
    Great Lakes water
 

·         I represented the city at:
-  Golden Gate Anniversary and Year of
    the Tiger celebration
-   Men’s Hair House ribbon cutting at
    The Shoppes at Fox River
-   Holistic Hardware graduation ceremony
    at James Place
-   Sustainable Water Supply Coalition panel
    discussion on Great Lakes Water
-   Waukesha State Bank ribbon cutting
    of their thirteenth branch
-   Investiture of Waukesha County Judge
    Bill Domina
 

2.                  New Berlin Lake Michigan Water – Attached is information on New Berlin’s water diversion which won them an Engineering Excellence Award.
 

3.                  Proud of Waukesha – Attached is the great news that our Waukesha Water Utility also received a Best of State Engineering Excellence award for our Well 10 Radium Removal working with CH2M Hill, who is our consultant on our draft Great Lakes Water application.
 

4.                  Waukesha the 2009 Leader in Retail Economic Development – attached is a Business Journal article highlighting that Waukesha’s Shoppes at Fox River “was the only large retail center opening in 2009.” The owners of the new Men’s Hair House from Appleton at the Shoppes told me they looked at Madison and southeastern Wisconsin before deciding Waukesha was the best place to open their business.
 

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Fri 12 Feb 2010

Mayor’s Memo #80

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MAYOR’S MEMO #80

To:                          Common Council Members
                                Department Directors
                                Media
 

From:                      Larry Nelson, Mayor
 

Date:                       February 12, 2010
 

1.                  Mayoral Update
 

·         I met with :
-  Waukesha School Board member
-   real estate developer on possible project
-   Waukesha Freeman reporter for interview
-   Water Utility General Manager and
    City Administrator on water issues
-   Pro Health Care representatives on
    Possible project
-   City Attorney, City Administrator, and
    Water Utility General Manager on
    Great Lakes Water Application
 

·         I attended:
-   Waukesha County Correction Center
    Study Committee
-   Business Improvement District Annual
    meeting
-   City Directors meeting
-   Chaired Common Council and Plan
    Commission meetings
-   Wisconsin Alliance of Cities
    Executive Committee meeting
-   Family Wellness Collaborative
    Strategic Planning meeting
-   Waukesha Complete Count Census
    Committee
-   Oak Hill Terrace Mayoral
    Candidate Forum
-   Carroll University Mayoral
    Candidate Forum
-   Waukesha County Drug Free
    Communities Coalition meeting
 

·         I represented the city at:
-  The Clean Economy Network discussion
with business, labor, environmental
representatives, and Gil Sperling, Senior
Advisor from Office of Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy
-   Guest speaker at Spreenkler Meet Up
    at the Clarke Hotel
-   Tour of City Hall and meeting with
    two different Cub Scout Troops
 

2.                  Legislative Update – Attached is the latest Legislative Bulletin from the League of Wisconsin Municipalities with an update on bills that could affect Waukesha.
 

3.                  Calendar Reminders – Due to the Primary Election this Tuesday, February 16, 2010, our council meeting will be this Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. All council members are strongly encouraged to attend the Special Water Utility Commission meeting on Thursday, February 25, 2010 in the Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. Public discussion of the draft Great Lakes Water Application will start around 7:00 p.m. and you will have the opportunity to ask Dan Duchniak and our consultants questions. Monday, March 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. will be our Common Council Committee of the Whole to further discuss the possible application before you’re asked to vote on the first step, which would be moving the draft application forward.
 

4.                  Update on Marketplace/Weekend Plus Referral – Attached is a letter from American Newspaper Solutions related to Ald. Payne’s referral that former Ald. Betker also raised with the Council about the poor distribution practices for the free publications Martketplace and Weekend Plus. As you will see, I was successful in getting ANS to commit to improving their delivery plus residents who don’t want these publications delivered can call 414-224-2222 to get on their Do No Deliver list.
 

5.                  Census Pins – Included in today’s packet is a census pin from our Waukesha Complete Count Census Committee that I encourage you to wear because the more Waukesha citizens participate in the 2010 census, the more federal dollars our city, county, state, and local non-profits will receive based on our demographics.
 

6.                  Proud of Waukesha – Attached is the latest issue of Soho Magazine which is distributed to 6,000 business people in Southeastern Wisconsin. I had the honor of being interviewed, photographed, and as you will read, took advantage of it to promote that Waukesha is a great place to do business as well as a great place to live.
 

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Fri 29 Jan 2010

Mayor’s Memo #79

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MAYOR’S MEMO #79

To:                          Common Council Members

                                Department Directors

                                Media

From:                      Larry Nelson, Mayor

Date:                       January 29, 2010

1.                  Mayoral Update

·         I met with :

-  Water Utility General Manager, Waukesha

    consultants, and separate meetings with the

    staff of Rep. Sensenbrenner, Senator

    Feingold, and Senator Kohl on water

    issues

-   Director of Public Works, Director of

    Parks, Recreation & Forestry, School

    Superintendent Gray and school district

staff on floodwater issues

-    developer on possible downtown project

-    Water Utility General Manager, City

Administrator and consultants on Great

Lakes Water Application

-   Executive Director of the Wisconsin

    Alliance of Cities

-   11th District Common Council candidate

-   Downtown business owner

-   West End Artists representative

·         I attended:

-   U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter

    Meeting included:

Summer Jobs Program – A look at Effective Mayoral Leadership and Engagement of At-Risk Youth with Labor Secretary Solis; Plenary Session with Speaker Pelosi, Education Secretary Duncan, and Senator Begich; Special Session on Childhood Obesity with First Lady Michelle Obama; Plenary Session with Energy Secretary Chu; Investing in Livable Cities to Meet 21st Century Transportation Challenges with Director Carrion of the White House Office of Urban Affairs, Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Sims, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Trottenberg, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Jackson; Reception with U.S. Trade Representative Kirk and the Mayors of Hiroshima and Florence; Honoring Arts and Culture with National Endowment of the Arts Chair Landesman; Plenary Session with Transportation Secretary Lahood; Mayors and Business Leaders Session with U.S. Treasurer Rios and the Mayor of Mexico City; Plenary Sessions with HUD Secretary Donovan, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, and Attorney General Holder

-   JanBoree opening fireworks

-   JanBoree pancake breakfast

-   Criminal Justice Collaborative Council

    Education and PR Committee

-   Waukesha County Cooperation Council

    meeting

-   Downtown building and business owner

    on possible development

-   Waukesha County Criminal Justice

    Collaborative Council meeting

-   Waukesha Youth Collaborative meeting

-   Chaired Plan Commission and Special

    Common Council meeting on Great

    Lakes Water application

·         I represented the city at:

-  U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting at

    at the White House on Jobs and the

    economy with Treasurer Secretary

    Geithner, Economic Advisor Summers,

    and President Barack Obama

-   Whad’Ya Know? national radio show

    at Carroll University for Waukesha

    JanBoree

-   5th Anniversary for All Writers

    Workshop, a downtown business

-   Waukesha Police Department Pinning

    Ceremony for Deputy Chief Stigler and

    Captain Angle

-   Waukesha County United Way Listening

    Session

-   Gov. Doyle’s State of the State Address

    in the State Assembly Chambers

-   Reception at the Executive Residence

-   Retirement event for UW-Extension

    Director Marcia Jante

2.                  Proud of Waukesha’s Economic Growth – Attached is information I received from the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting with a report on the Top 100 U.S. metro economies. You will see that Waukesha is considered part of  the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin metro economy which is the 36th largest one in the United States.

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Fri 15 Jan 2010

Mayor’s Memo #78

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MAYOR’S MEMO #78

To:                          Common Council Members

                                Department Directors

                                Media

From:                      Larry Nelson, Mayor

Date:                       January 15, 2010

1.                  Mayoral Update

·         I met with :

-  Director of Community Development,

    County Block Grant Coordinator, and

    Arch Director on lead safety grant

-   City Administrator, Fire Chief, and

    Director of Public Works

-   Downtown Business owner

-   Soho Magazine writer and photographer

-   School Superintendent Gray, school

    and city staff on floodwater issues

-   Town of Waukesha Chair and staff,

    And Water Utility General Manager

-   City Assessor and City Administrator

-   Milwaukee 7 Water Council member

    and Water Utility General Manager on

    possible water conference

-   UW Extension staff and Police Chief

    on neighborhood issues and Drug

    Free Communities Coalition

-   Bielinski representative and

    Community Development staff on

    possible development

·         I attended:

-   Waukesha County Action Network

    annual meeting

-   Complete Count Census Committee

-   Police Department Staffing Committee

-   City Directors meeting

-   Chaired Common Council and

    Plan Commission meetings

-   Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce

    Board of Directors meeting

-   Waukesha Housing Authority meeting

-   UWM Center for Economic Development

    discussion of water issues

-   Education Association of Waukesha

    Friends of Education reception

-   Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Executive

    Committee

-   Water Utility Commission meeting

-   West End Artists meeting

-   Waukesha Youth Collaborative

    Steering Committee

-   Big Read Waukesha Committee meeting

-   Waukesha County Drug Free Communities

    Coalition Strategic Planning meeting

-   Senator Feingold Listening session

-   Wisconsin Ways and Means Committee

    Meeting

-   Waukesha Downtown Business Association

    Meeting

-   Green & Sustainable Building Guidelines

    Committee meeting

-   Business Improvement District Board of

    Directors meeting

-   Chaired Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Board of

    Directors and General Membership

    meetings

-   Family Wellness Collaborative meeting

·         I represented the city at:

-  Swearing in of six police officers

-   WCTC Vice President Lyn Revoy

    retirement reception

-   Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce

    Christmas networking event

-   ACAP Holiday celebration

-   Shoppes at Fox River Chili’s ribbon

    cutting

2.                  Reminder: Common Council Committee of the Whole on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. – Attached is the press release about the special meeting to have a presentation on the draft application for Great Lakes water. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and this will eventually lead to the Council being asked in March or April whether or not to officially move forward with an application.

3.                  Waukesha in the News – Attached is a front page newspaper article about Great Lakes water from yesterday’s Chicago Tribune.

4.                  Legislative Update – Attached is the Capitol Buzz from the League of Wisconsin Municipalities that discusses three bills that could affect Waukesha.

5.                  How to Help Haiti – Attached is information from the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Walmart on how people can contribute to help Haiti.

6.                  Proud of Waukesha – More national recognition for the great City of Waukesha as attached is a Family Circle article highlighting our downtown, museum, riverwalk, Fiesta Waukesha, Divino Gelato Café, Janboree, Civic Band, and what a wonderful community we have.

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Fri 11 Dec 2009

Mayor’s Memo #77

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MAYOR’S MEMO #77

To:                          Common Council Members

                                Department Directors

                                Media

From:                      Larry Nelson, Mayor

Date:                       December 11, 2009

1.                  Mayoral Update

·         I met with :

-  City and County staff

-   Executive Director of the YMCA and

    possible developer

-   Waukesha Water Utility General Manager

-   Business Improvement District Executive

    Director

-   BID Development Committee Chair

   

·         I attended:

-   Waukesha Census Complete Count

    Committee

-   City Directors meeting

-   Chaired Common Council and Plan

    Commission meetings

-   U.S. Conference of Mayors Water Council

    Annual Water Summit including:

    Infrastructure Financing and Sustainable

    Systems; Increasing Efficiencies and

    Reducing Costs: Public Benefits of

    Partnering with the Private Sector;

    The Water-Energy Nexus; U.S. Army

    Corps of Engineers Working with Cities;

    Mayor’s Roundtable on City Water Issues;

    Water Policy Review; Administration and

    Regulatory Water Policy; Rebuilding City

    Water Infrastructure: Non-Structural and

    Technology Tools; The Case for Sustain-

    able Rate Setting; and a Federal Legislative

    Briefing

-   Waukesha County Drug Free Communities

    Coalition meeting

-   Criminal Justice Collaborative Council

    Community Corrections Center Study

    Committee

-   Waukesha Downtown Business Assn.  meeting

-   Business Improvement District Board

    Of Directors meeting

-   Big Read Waukesha committee meeting

·         I represented the city at:

-  Swearing in of new police officer

-   Guest speaker at Introduction to American

    Politics class at Carroll University

-   U.S. Conference of Mayors Water Council

    Reception in Honor of the Commanding

    General of the U.S. Army Corps of

    Engineers and the Deputy Commanding

    General for Civic Engineering and

    Emergency Operations

-   Hop-It Market ribbon cutting

-   Waukesha Police Department Citizens’

    Alumni Association dinner

-   Foxies Hidden Treasures ribbon cutting

-   Wise Art Glass ribbon cutting

-   Computer Shack ribbon cutting

-   Outpost Music ribbon cutting

-   Redstone Pub and Grill ribbon cutting

-   Holiday Highlights Art Crawl

2.                  Milwaukee 7 Partnership – Attached is a page from the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s Blueprint for Economic Prosperity which highlights the Milwaukee 7 efforts for economic development. I am proud to represent Waukesha as the only mayor besides Mayor Barrett to be a member of this regional effort to attract, expand, and grow businesses in Southeastern Wisconsin.

3.                  Great Lakes Water Update – Attached is a press release from Milwaukee Common Council President Hines on their Public Works Committee action to recommend a letter indicating Milwaukee would be willing to consider selling Waukesha Water if the Council approves an application in 2010. I certainly agree that there may be an opportunity for historic regional cooperation.

4.                  Historic Downtown Waukesha Bookmark and Postcards – Attached are the Waukesha Downtown Business Association bookmark and postcard Silver Bells campaign promoting Christmas time every weekend and the Waukesha Business Improvement District postcard highlighting December events. For more information, visit www.DowntownWaukesha.com.

5.                  Proud of Waukesha – Kudos to our Public Works Department for their hard word on the snowstorm that was praised on national television Wednesday on the Weather Channel. Waukesha was also mentioned on the Today Show and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.

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Wed 25 Nov 2009

Mayor’s Memo #76

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MAYOR’S MEMO #76

To:                          Common Council Members

                                Department Directors

                                Media

From:                      Larry Nelson, Mayor

Date:                       November 25, 2009

1.                  Mayoral Update

·         I met with :

-  Clear Channel representatives

-   Business Improvement District Marketing Chair

-   Outreach Coordinator of the Community

    Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin

-   Transit Director and Deputy Transit

    Director

-   Milwaukee Comptroller Wally Morics

-   Milwaukee Ald. Hamilton

-   Milwaukee Ald. Witkowski

-   Milwaukee Ald. Hines

-   Milwaukee Ald. Bauman

-   Milwaukee Ald. Murphy

-   BID Committee Chair Phil Lee

-   Milwaukee Ald. Zielinski

-   Milwaukee Ald. Kovak

-   Developers on possible project

-   Milwaukee Ald. Dudzik

-   Milwaukee Ald. Bohl

   

·         I attended:

-   Police Department Staffing meeting

-   Waukesha Youth Collaborative meeting

-   Kronos payroll training

-   Chaired Common Council meeting

-   Waukesha Chamber of Commerce

    Board of Directors meeting

-   Criminal Justice Collaborative Council

    meeting

-   Waukesha County Economic Development

    Board of Directors meeting

-   Business Improvement District Marketing

    Committee meeting

-   Waukesha Big Read Committee meeting

-   Waukesha Water Utility Commission

    Meeting

-   Criminal Justice Collaborative Council

    Public Relations meeting

-   West End Artists meeting

·         I represented the city at:

-  Waukesha County Budget Signing Ceremony

-   Expansion of Seville Imports Open House

-   Interfaith 19th Annual RSVP Fabulous

    Fish Fry event

-   Downtown Business Association Group

    picture

-   Gold’s Gym ribbon cutting

-   Waukesha Christmas Parade

-   Noodles and Co. ribbon cutting at The

    Shoppes at Fox River

2.                  Legislative Update – Attached is the League of Wisconsin Municipalities Legislative Bulletin with the news that a budget repair bill is not yet required as well as recently introduced legislation.

3.                  Waukesha in the News – Attached is an article from The Milwaukee Times highlighting the groundbreaking for Waukesha’s new Walmart.

4.                  Proud of Waukesha – Attached is the Project Military Comfort Summary with the great news that the Big Read Waukesha service project raised over $2,500 for Operation Homefront-Wisconsin and collected enough items to ship over 150 care packages to our Wisconsin troops.

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Thu 12 Nov 2009

Mayor’s Memo #75

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MAYOR’S MEMO #75

 

To:                          Common Council Members

                                Department Directors

                                Media

 

From:                      Larry Nelson, Mayor

 

Date:                       November 13, 2009

 

1.                  Mayoral Update

 

·         I met with :

-  Environmental Systems representatives

-   West End Artists representatives, Business

    Improvement District Board President, and

    BID Executive Director

-   Waukesha Water Utility General Manager,

    Fiduciary representatives, DNR represent-

    tatives, and Town of Waukesha Chair on

    Lathers issues

-   City Administrator and Police Chief Jack

-   Director of Community Development,

    Director of Public Works, and Carroll

    University representatives on Carroll’s

    long term plans

-   Chair of Landmarks Commission

-   Milwaukee Ald. Donovan

-   Milwaukee Ald. Witkowiak

-   Milwaukee Ald. Wade

-   Waukesha Water Utility General Manager

    and consultants on Great Lakes water

    issues

-   Executive Director of the Wisconsin

    Alliance of Cities

-   Waukesha School Superintendent Gray

    and PMA financial representatives

-   Potential Waukesha Housing Authority

    Board member

-   Carroll University Chief Financial Officer

-   BID Board member Shawn Reilly

-   BID Board member Robert Taylor

-   BID Board member John Trotter

-   BID Board member Vicky Hekkers

-   Police Chief’s Administrative Assistant

-   Park, Recreation, and Forestry Board

    member

   

·         I attended:

-   Finance Committee Budget meeting

-   Chaired Common Council and Committee

    of the Whole meeting on Capital Improvement

    Project budget

-   Waukesha County Drug Free Communities

    Coalition meeting

-   Chaired Committee of the Whole 2010

    Budget Review meeting

-   Fiscal Advisory Council of the Concord

    Coalition

-   Chaired Plan Commission

 

·         I represented the city at:

-  Waukesha Service Club’s The Thrift Shop

    ribbon cutting

-   Guest speaker at Carroll University’s

    American Politics class

-   Sweet Perfection Fifth Year Anniversary

    ribbon cutting

-   Christmas Clearing Council 60th

    Anniversary event

-   Good Friend Tackling Artisan

    Awareness event

-   Guest speaker at Waukesha West Business

    class for Junior Achievement’s Excellence

    Through Ethics program

-   Waukesha Veteran’s Day program

 

2.                  League of Wisconsin Municipalities Lobbying Corps Information – Attached are the issues that were discussed with staff and legislators on October 28.

 

Waukesha in the National News – Attached is an article from this Monday’s Wall Street Journal discussing our possible Great Lakes Water application.

 

 

 

 

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Fri 30 Oct 2009

Mayor’s Memo #74

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MAYOR’S MEMO #74

To:                          Common Council Members

                                Department Directors

                                Media

From:                      Larry Nelson, Mayor

Date:                       October 30, 2009

1.                  Mayoral Update

·         I met with :

-  Waukesha County Economic Development

    Corporation Executive Director and Walmart

    Senior Manager of Public Affairs

-   City staff, Family Wellness Collaborative

    representatives, and consultants on lead

    safety issues

-   West End Artists representatives, Business

    Improvement District Board President,

    and BID Executive Director

-   City Administrator and Waukesha Community

    Dental Clinic Executive Director

-   BID Marketing Committee Chair

-   Waukesha Water Utility General Manager

    and federal consultants on water issues

-   Staff representative of Senator Kanavas

-   Staff representative of Rep. Kramer

   

·         I attended:

-   Waukesha Big Read trip to Oak Park

-   Public Art Committee meeting

-   Fiscal Advisory Council of the

    Concord Coalition

-   City Directors meeting

-   Chaired Common Council meeting

-   Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce

    Board of Directors meeting

-   Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Senior

    Advisory Board Big Read presentation

-   Business Improvement District

    Marketing Committee meeting

-   Waukesha Public Library Public Art

    Committee

-   Finance Committee Budget meetings

-   Waukesha Tempo Impact Committee

-   Criminal Justice Collaborative Council

    Public Relations Committee

-   Waukesha County Cooperation

    Council meeting

-   Kronos Timekeeper Managing Timecards

    and Schedules training

-   Waukesha Tempo Pulse event

-   West End Artists meeting

-   Chaired Plan Commission meeting

-   League of Wisconsin Municipalities

    Lobbying Day to meet with state

    legislators in Madison

·         I represented the city at:

-  Walmart groundbreaking ceremony

-   Opening address keynote speaker at

    the Federation of Environmental

    Technologists annual conference

-   Police Chief Russell Jack swearing

    in ceremony

-   2009 Challenge Award presentation

    at the Wisconsin Retired Educators’

    Association fall district meeting

-   Big Read Book Discussion at

    Waukesha Public Library

-   Froedtert Hospital and Medical College

    of Wisconsin Westbrook Medical

    Center ribbon cutting

-   Emcee and speaker at Waukesha Big

    Read Dinner and a Movie event

-   Buffalo Wild Wings at the Shoppes

    at Fox River ribbon cutting

2.                  Great Lakes Water Editorial – Attached is the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial praising the beginning of the City of Waukesha’s process to consider whether or not to approve a Great Lakes water application.

3.                  Proud to Represent Waukesha – On October 14, I was proud to receive a Length of Service Award from the League of

Municipalities for my ten years of public service as a council member and Mayor. I was also honored to be elected President of the Wisconsin Alliance of Cities. If any council members have any state legislative issues you’d like me to bring to the Alliance Board, please contact me directly.

4.                  Proud of Waukesha – Attached is a WISN.com article about the Project Military Comfort public service effort organized by the Waukesha Big Read Committee.

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Fri 16 Oct 2009

Mayor’s Memo #73

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MAYOR’S MEMO #73

To:                          Common Council Members

                                Department Directors

                                Media

From:                      Larry Nelson, Mayor

Date:                       October 16, 2009

1.                  Mayoral Update

·         I met with :

-  Family Wellness Collaborative representatives,

    city staff, and consultant on lead safety issues

-   Development and Marketing Director of the

    Waukesha County Historical Society and

    Museum

-   BID Committee Chair Phil Lee

-   Deputy Editorial Page Editor of the

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

-   BID Executive Director

-   Wisconsin Lead Safety representative and

    Housing Trust consultant

-   Big Read visiting author and actor Terry

    Quinn, Waukesha Public Library staff, and

    UW-Waukesha representative

   

·         I attended:

-   Drug Free Communities Coalition meeting

-   City directors meeting

-   White House conference call on H1N1 flu

    with other elected officials and Waukesha

    City Administrator and Assistant Fire Chief

-   Green & Sustainable Building Guidelines

    Committee meeting

-   Waukesha County Housing Trust meeting

-   BID Board of Directors meeting

-   Big Read Hemingway event at Waukesha

    County Historical Society and Museum

-   Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Executive

    Committee meeting

-   Big Read theatre event at UW-Waukesha

-   Family Wellness Collaborative meeting

-   Chaired Common Council and special

    Water Utility Commission/Council

    Committee of the Whole draft presentation

    on a possible Great Lakes Water

    application

-   State Interoperability Council

-   Finance Committee meeting on the 2010

budget

-   Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Board

    meeting and general membership

    meeting

-   League of Wisconsin Municipalities

    Annual Conference including Resolutions

    Committee meeting, sessions on

    Stormwater Utilities and Planning Projects,

    Legislative Update, Building Sustainable

    Infrastructure and an update on Energy

    Independent Communities

·         I represented the city at:

-  Big Read Kickoff and Project Military

Comfort event at Waukesha Farmer’s Market

-   Hey Baby! ribbon cutting

-   Attentive Health Care ribbon cutting

-   Allison Art Gallery and Gifts ribbon cutting

-   Waukesha #58 Art Crawl

-   Guest speaker at Ascension Lutheran Church

youth group

-   Waukesha County Executive Awards event

-   Family Wellness Collaborative “Lead Safe

    Express” event at Saratoga Elementary School

-   League of Wisconsin Municipalities

    President’s Reception

2.                  Walmart Groundbreaking on Monday – Attached is the invitation to the new Waukesha Walmart store this Monday, October 19, 2009 at noon at the building site.

3.                  Gang Awareness and Prevention Workshop – Attached is information to pass on to interested residents about a presentation on Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. by Waukesha Police Department Crime Prevention Specialist at New Tribes Bible Institute sponsored by UW Extension in Waukesha County

4.                  Calendar Reminder – Make sure your calendar has our special Common Council Committee of the Whole meeting with the Water Utility Commission to present the draft of a possible Great Lakes Water application tentatively scheduled on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Any interested citizens are encouraged to attend.

Mayor’s memo/LN091002


 

 

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