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Date(s) - June 4, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

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With five months under his belt, Mayor Rick Blangiardi lead a spirited panel of his executive leadership team to convey how inspired he is every day, and the “sense of responsibility” he feels at this challenging time for the City.  He’s led an huge infusion of the best leaders and practices with 22 of 26 department heads (and most deputies) being new to their positions.

Among the thoughts shared:  creation of a mini-HCDA within DPP to promote urban infill along the Beretania and King Street traffic corridors downtown; adaptive re-use bills to encourage redevelopment of older buildings; creation of a “CORE” task force with City/State/provider/client input to triage the needs, wants and services to help the homeless population; the City’s “top in the nation” success in the rapid distribution of Federal rental and utility relief funds; focus on the well-being and prioritizing a diverse and equitable economy; a target to complete and operate rail to Middle Street by Dec. 2023; establishment of key performance indicators (KPIs) to focus on results in each department – many for the first time.

At the same time, the Mayor and his cabinet was impressed and also recognized many faces in the LAI membership and specially mentioned some of our members including Mel Kaneshige, Keven Carney, Dan Dinell and Jan Yokota.

This lively meeting can be viewed in its entirely in the recorded Zoom link below.