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State of the City 2009
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- 5. W – Wisdom O – Opportunity R – Regional Thinking L – Leadership D – Destination
- 6. Wisdom
- 7. 28,000+ in the City Limits 9.75 square miles of City Limits Wisdom
- 8. Wisdom Attractive Destination Quality Community World Class Government Sustainable Economic Environment
- 9. Quality Processes Information Research Public/Private Partnerships Public Relations Wisdom
- 10. Public/Private partnerships Public Relations Wisdom
- 11. Surviving in an economic crisis Wisdom
- 12. Opportunity
- 13. Opportunity to hear our citizens Involving the community Opportunity
- 14. Newspaper Radio Television World Wide Web Opportunity
- 15. Embrace Diversity Look for new leaders Student leadership opportunities Senior opportunities Create a better future Opportunity
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- 18. We must look for opportunities to create luck! Opportunity
- 20. Working toward common goals with other Gwinnett cities & organizations Mayor’s Working Together Regional Thinking
- 21. Brain Train Regional Transportation Tax Light Rail Working with neighboring counties Regional Thinking
- 22. Water solutions Transportation projects Working with other states Regional Thinking
- 23. Pleasant Hill/Buford Highway Intersection Regional Thinking
- 24. Rogers Bridge Park Bikeways Traffic through downtown Regional Thinking
- 25. KTN, Korean Television Network Southeastern Railway Museum Regional Thinking
- 26. Building relationships with Gwinnett Delegation Georgia Municipal Association Gwinnett Municipal Association Priorities for 2009: Transportation Sales Tax Collection Regional Thinking
- 27. Leadership
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- 29. Leadership It takes planning to realize a dream. Town Green City and County 2030 Comprehensive Plans
- 30. Core Downtown Buford Highway Service Sector Pleasant Hill Road Heavy Industry Pleasant Hill Road-Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Service Sector Joan Glancy-Gwinnett Medical Center-Duluth District Residential Clusters Hwy 120 Residential-Church Cluster Leadership
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- 32. Is the project consistent with the Master Plan? Is the project a good deal for the taxpayers? Leadership
- 33. Doing Now DDA Pilot Bond Buford Highway Redevelopment Plan Tax Allocation District Planning Need to Do Create TAD (Tax Allocation District) Transportation and Wastewater Improvements Streamline Development Process Leadership
- 34. Clearly articulated processes “ Hold the hand” of the developer Consistency Customer Service Leadership
- 35. Demonstrate beyond “political rhetoric” support of projects Investing in and maintaining public infrastructure Set the standard for development excellence Leadership
- 36. Investments Phase I – Town Green Phase II – Cemetery Improvements Phase III – City Hall Construction Dividends Revitalized Downtown $7.5 million dollar Private Investment New Under Building Parking Leadership
- 37. It may take longer to receive SPLOST dollars Leadership
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- 39. Currently we have 31 Capital Improvement Projects budgeted… Highway 120 Realignment, Hospital Connector, Rogers Bridge Trail & City Wide Signage are a few of these. Leadership
- 40. New Hotel New office and retail space Leadership
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- 44. In 1970 Duluth was a quiet city of 1,800 citizens. Today over 28,000 people call Duluth home. How has Duluth changed over time? Leadership
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- 51. 2007 – 15 Box Car Loads of Building Supplies Per Day 2008 – Zero. Land is For Sale. Vacant Retail both New and Old Leadership
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- 53. Destination
- 54. State Certification of Police Department Officer Liz Strickland was awarded the Medal of Merit from the Gwinnett County Chamber Received National Main Street Accreditation for the 5 th year Created Buford Highway Overlay District Added Economic Development Manager to staff Initiated new branding process with a new logo & tagline rollout expected in Spring of 09’ Approved purchase of an Enterprise Software System that will provide for a more efficient government for its citizens and will allow the City to operate in a more “green” environment Destination
- 55. Barefoot in the Park 4,000 Smoke on the Mountain 1,000 Rockin’ thru the Decades 800 Duluth Celebrates America 30,000 Bark in the Park 1,500 Star94 movie under the stars-Princess Bride 600 The Bee Movie 200 USO Special Celebration Concert with Big Band 1,500 Brown Bag lunches 150 The Water Horse 300 Surfs Up 500? Fall Festival 80,000 Fall Festival Concert-The Mustangs 600 Oktoberfest 300 Halloween on the Green, Festival and Scooby Doo Movie 1,500 Duluth’s Hometown Holiday Festival 2,000 Destination
- 56. Red Clay Theatre Southeastern Railway Museum Immigration Investments Capturing the wholesale merchant market Hotel/Motel tax collection Destination
- 57. Plans for the old city hall block New Duluth library Road projects New shops/restaurants/entertainment Live/work/play Destination
- 58. Hudgens Art Center Arena at Gwinnett Center Red Clay Theatre New Restaurants Destination
- 59. Not just nostalgia, but economic stability Destination
- 60. W – Wisdom O – Opportunity R – Regional Thinking L – Leadership D – Destination
- 61. It’s a process
- 62. Opening Video: Mike Hernandez Roland Huthmaker Vivian Jesus Kevin Kim Nicole Love Annette Summerour Jane Wilson Bebe Rogers Jason Rogers Alisa Williams Presentation: Tim Lawrence Chris McGahee Alisa Williams Sponsors: Korean Television Network Korean American Association