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STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ALBANY’S RISE 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- FEATURING LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHY BY FRED COFFEY & MATTHEW WHALEN 2 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- HONORING THOSE WE LOST 3 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN Gardner Lerner Vera Michelson Shamshad Ahmad ---PAGE BREAK--- STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN RISING TO A CITY WHERE EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- WHERE EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD… 5 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN Is Safe Has Access to Quality, Affordable Housing Has Access to Good Jobs And Access to Great Amenities ---PAGE BREAK--- STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN SAFE 6 ---PAGE BREAK--- ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT 7 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN Kevin Tuffey Chief of Department: 1995 - 1999 ---PAGE BREAK--- ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT 8 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION 9 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT 10 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- STREETLIGHT PURCHASE AND CONVERSION 11 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- ALBANY FIRE DEPARTMENT 12 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING 13 ---PAGE BREAK--- ASSISTANCE TO HOMEOWNERS Made more than $1.4 million in investments, including: • Assisting 30 New Homeowners • 31 Homeowner Rehabs • Converted 23 units to lead-safe • Provided 10 emergency repair grants • 2 homes utilized with accessibility improvements through the ACCESS program 14 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- ARBOR HILL STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN 15 ---PAGE BREAK--- CENTRAL AVENUE 16 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- VACANT BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM • Up to $50,000 to assist homeowners and developers for the purchase and rehabilitation of a vacant building located within the City of Albany • 2 GRANTS REMAIN 17 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- VACANT BUILDING GRANT PROGRAM 18 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- COMBATING BLIGHT 19 $1 Million aimed toward combating blight: • Mow to Own Program • Deep Dive Block Program • Good Neighbor School • Code Enforcement Attorney • Estate Planning Program • Housing Services Advocate • Proactive Demolitions STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN AMENITIES 20 ---PAGE BREAK--- EVENTS THAT MATCH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY 21 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- EQUITY IN HOW WE PRIORITIZE AND INVEST • Natural progression of City’s Equity Agenda • Use metrics to drive budget decisions • Track street and sidewalk repairs and park improvements with the goal to address city- wide inequities 22 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- ENHANCED INVESTMENT IN STREETS & SIDEWALKS 23 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- REPLACING THE ASPHALT IN ARBOR HILL & WEST HILL ONCE AND FOR ALL 24 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- NEW PARKS 25 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- AMENITIES FOR OUR YOUTH 26 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- PARKS WITH PURPOSE 27 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- LINCOLN PARK MASTER PLAN 28 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- SOUTH END CONNECTOR 29 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- ALBANY SKYWAY 30 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ACCESS TO JOBS 31 ---PAGE BREAK--- NEW BUSINESSES 32 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- CONNECTING PEOPLE TO JOBS AND WORKFORCE TRAINING 33 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM 34 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN WE ARE STRONGER WHEN WE’RE GROWING 35 ---PAGE BREAK--- Best Cities for Millennials (#11) A PLACE TO CALL HOME 36 Best Places to Live for Families (#17) & Best Places to Live (#28) Best Cities for Recent College Graduates & Best Places to Live (#29) Under-The-Radar Markets & Top Cities for Millennials Best Cities for Young Professionals (#21) STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Over $10 Million for Projects in the City of Albany INCLUDING City of Albany Combined Sewer Overflow Abatement Steamboat Square Mixed-Use Workforce Residential Campus Community Loan Fund of the GCR Incubator Expansion Cap Rep Theatre Capital Investments Woman’s Club of Albany Historic Preservation Albany Trailblaze NY Festival 37 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION 38 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS 39 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- CLINTON MARKET COLLECTIVE 40 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- GROWING THROUGH DEVELOPMENT 41 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- NORTH PEARL STREET 42 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN …AND WE NEED TO HAVE FUN 43 ---PAGE BREAK--- SPECIAL EVENTS & CULTURAL AFFAIRS STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN 44 ---PAGE BREAK--- PUBLIC ART 45 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- AMPLIFY ALBANY 46 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN PLANNING FOR OUR FUTURE 47 ---PAGE BREAK--- GREEN INFASTRUCTURE 48 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- INVESTING AS WE GROW 49 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN • AWD has invested nearly $50 million in water infrastructure since 2014 • Invested more in the past six years than the 20 years prior ---PAGE BREAK--- CLEANING THE HUDSON 50 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- PROTECTING OUR WATER SUPPLY 51 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- PROTECTING OUR RESIDENTS 52 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- PARK ALBANY EV CHARGERS 53 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN INNOVATION 54 ---PAGE BREAK--- A LEAN CITY 55 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN • Employees logged over 60 hours of Lean training in 2019 • Worked with departments on Lean projects to find efficiencies and cut waste/costs which resulted in: Digitized more than 3,000 records through ERP Nearly 1,000 hours staff time saved ---PAGE BREAK--- ENSURING ALBANY COUNTS 56 STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN ---PAGE BREAK--- STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN RISING TO A CITY WHERE EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS 57 ---PAGE BREAK--- STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR KATHY SHEEHAN THANK YOU 58