Greetings,
Although 360 employees are moving to the new City Hall at One Technology Center this week, walk-in/ personal customer services will remain at the Civic Center City Hall location through September. Citizens may continue to pay their utility bills, parking and traffic tickets at our cashier windows and visit with employment services at the current City Hall until the relocation is complete at the end of September. Licensing and permit services for businesses and commercial development also will remain at the Hartford Building, 111 S. Greenwood, until late September.
My office and staff will be among those moving this week. Telephone numbers and all contact information for City offices, the Mayor's office and Mayor's Action Center will remain the same. The mailing address for City Hall will not be changed until the relocation is completed in September. We join many other employees who have already made the move from Public Works, Human Rights and Information Technology.
I want to publicly extend a welcome to the Bank of Oklahoma as the City of Tulsa’s newest tenant in the One Technology Center. BOk joins other OTC tenants, Deloitte and Touche and Level 3.
This move has been a large undertaking involving hundreds of employees and a team of project managers. We appreciate the patience and assistance that our tenants have provided as we make the transition.
Sincerely,
Kathy Taylor
Mayor
I Believe in Tulsa!
July 21, 2008
Sign Up for Green
Traveler and Save
Fed up with high fuel prices? Now you can access a free carpool match program when you visit the Green Traveler Web site at www.green-traveler.org. The Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) and its Green Traveler program is available to residents of Creek, Osage, Rogers, Wagoner and Tulsa counties and allows you to match your travel and commuting needs with other citizens. By carpooling just twice a week, the average commuter can save more than $2,000 a year in fuel and car maintenance!
The system is easy to use. You can activate your account easily by using your e-mail address and setting up a password. You’ll be able to select your carpool matches from employees traveling to various office locations.
Top 12 Advance in
Mayor’s Spirit Award
Twelve of Tulsa’s entrepreneurs have moved to the next round in the Mayor’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. More than 100 submissions were made to this year’s business plan competition and 12 will now move on to the semifinal round where they will have the chance to present a five-minute pitch to the panel of Spirit Award judges on September 3. Each business was assigned a head coach that will connect them to resources and expertise to help polish their business plan and pitching techniques.
Get Involved with PlaniTulsa
Citizen involvement from all areas of Tulsa will ensure success of PlaniTulsa, the process currently under way to update the city’s comprehensive plan. A diverse citizen team of advisers and partners met this week, preparing to invite friends, neighbors and business associates to join in planning the next 30 years of Tulsa’s future.
“This is a moment that will change the city of Tulsa,” Mayor Kathy Taylor said as she addressed the citizen team. “This plan is born of the citizens of Tulsa, from all parts of Tulsa.”
NeighborFest Tuesday
Night at Hicks Park
Mayor Kathy Taylor and District 5 City Councilor Bill Martinson invite Tulsans to join them at Hicks Park, 3443 S. Mingo Road, from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, for Neighborfest ‘08 – a series of nine events where citizens can meet their elected officials and form new friendships and renew old ones with their neighbors.
Who's Tougher —
Police or Fire?
Who’s tougher: the Tulsa Fire Department or the Tulsa Police Department?
Find out this weekend at a community basketball game sponsored by the North Tulsa Summer Fun Days program. The TFD will compete against the TPD in a game of hoops at the Tulsa Job Corps (just north of Independence St. on Lewis). The Youth Services of Tulsa Warriors will also challenge the Tulsa Job Corps Cougars.
The audience is invited to participate in half-time contests and win prizes. Food and games will be provided, and this event is totally free and open to families and children of all ages.
Bottled Water — What's
the Problem?
Americans spend an estimated $15 billion every year for bottled water.
Summertime finds more and more people drinking bottled water, primarily for convenience. In case you needed any more facts to drive you over the edge to using plastic refillable water bottled instead of those purchased from the store, read on.
Mayor Announces New Hires
Mayor Kathy Taylor is pleased to announce three new hires at the City of Tulsa.
Dafne Pharis was hired recently as the City of Tulsa’s first Director of the Department of Grants Administration. Pharis has been with the City of Tulsa since November of 1996 where she started her career as the Grants Accounting Manager in the Finance Department. Before her promotion to Director of Grants Administration, Pharis led the Utilities team in Public Works as Utilities Systems Manager. Pharis graduated from Langston University at Tulsa. She is a certified public accountant.