February 27, 2007
STATE OF THE CITY
Citizens of Midland still have an opportunity to see the Mayor Mike Canon’s State of the City address.
The presentation is now available for viewing on the City’s website, www.midlandtexas.gov and on the City’s cable access station, channel 2 on Suddenlink and channel 6 on Grande. The address airs on cable at 9 a.m., noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9 p.m. The program runs approximately 40 minutes.
The State of the City address highlights the many projects that have recently been completed or that are in the works. Topics include State of the Economy, Economic Development, Workforce Recruiting Efforts, Housing Strategies, Transportation, Quality of Life, Quality Water, Public Safety, and Downtown Re-Development.
DOG PARK NAMING CONTEST UPDATE
Time is running out to submit your name idea for Midland off-leash Dog Park. As of Tuesday morning, February 27, there were over 600 entries. The deadline for name submittals is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, 2007. All submissions must be received by this date and time.
The contest is open to the public with suggestions being taken by mail as well as on the Internet.
Submittal forms can be picked up at City Hall, the Midland Health Department, and Senior Centers, local veterinarian clinics, and various businesses. Papa John’s Pizza will distribute the form with each pizza delivered in February. Submissions can also be made online at www.midlandtexas.gov.
Once the deadline arrives, a naming committee will then review the suggestions and take them to the Animal Services Advisory Commission in early March. The Parks & Recreation Commission will then vote and make a recommendation to the City Council. The City Council will take action on officially naming the dog park before the one-year anniversary in April.
If a name is chosen which had multiple entries, the names of each person who submitted the chosen name will be entered into a drawing. One name will be drawn at random and that person will win the prize package.
This is the first time the City has hosted a contest to name a city park. Park names traditionally originate from a family who donates land for a park, a large monetary contributor for the park construction, or is named after a sports enthusiasts or civic contributor.
The winner of the contest will receive a variety of prizes including free micro chipping for their pets, a design brick at the park, a night in a luxury suite at a RockHounds game, RockHounds hat and shirt, and a leash and collar from PetsMart, and a two night stay at the Happy Paws Pet Hotel in the Luxury Suite.
City Council Meeting Notes…
During the scheduled briefing session with the City Council this morning, staff and City Council held a preliminary review of the City’s Competitive Compensation Committee results regarding which cities would be used for comparisons. The committee is comprised of city employees along with Council Members LuAnn Morgan and Vicky Hailey. Before being presented to the City Council, the Committee’s recommendations for comparable cities were approved by the Managed Competition Committee. There are three different groups of cities in which to compare based on job families. The recommendations for cities is as follows:
Administrative Support, Operations, & Skilled Craft Pay Bands – Odessa, Big Spring, Andrews, and Hobbs.
Technical & Fire Pay Bands – Odessa, Abilene, San Angelo, Lubbock, and Amarillo
Professional, Managerial, and Police Pay Bands – (all cities statewide in the 50,000 -350,000 population range excluding Dallas and its immediate suburbs) Odessa, Abilene, San Angelo, Lubbock, Amarillo, Temple, Killeen, Bryan, College Station, North Richland Hills, Flower Mound, Lewisville, Mansfield, Tyler, Longview, Beaumont, Port Arthur, Pasadena, Baytown, Pearland, Missouri City, Galveston, Edinburg, and Corpus Christi.
The City Council will further discuss and review survey data at the March 20th City Council meeting. No action was taken today.
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