Mayor's Memo

Friends,

Because transparency is so important, I want to share some highlights from my schedule as well as the schedule of the Deputy Mayor. We hope to see you in the Sunshine City!

Mayor Rick Kriseman

Mayor Kriseman's Calendar

Saturday, January 17
3:00 pm

East West Shrine Game,
Tropicana Field

Saturday, January 17

8:00 pm

Tampa Bay Gay &Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner,
Clearwater Holiday Inn

Sunday, January 18
4:00 pm

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Service
Greater Mt. Zion AME Church

Monday, January 19
7:30 am

29th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Awards,
Coliseum

Monday, January 19
10:30 am

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade

Monday, January 19
1:30 pm

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Project
Assisted Living Community Gardens

Monday, January 19
2:00 pm

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Project
Pinellas Ex-Offender Re-Entry Coalition

Monday, January 19
2:30 pm

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Project
Lincoln Cemetery

Wednesday, January 21 -

Thursday, January 23

U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting
Washington, D.C.

Saturday, January 24
10:00 am

State of the City
City Hall

Deputy Mayor Tomalin's Calendar

Sunday, January 18

4:00 pm

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Service
Greater Mt. Zion AME Church

Monday, January 19

7:30 am

29th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Awards, Coliseum

Monday, January 19

10:30 am

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade

Monday, January 19

1:30 pm

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Project
Assisted Living Community Gardens

Monday, January 19

2:00 pm

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Project
Pinellas Ex-Offender Re-Entry Coalition

Monday, January 19

2:30 pm

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Project
Lincoln Cemetery

Wednesday, January 21

7:30 am

2015 Downtown Business Association Annual Meeting, Museum of Fine Arts

Wednesday, January 21

5:30 pm

116th Annual Chamber of Commerce Meeting, "The Stage is Set", Mahaffey Theater

Saturday, January 24

10:00 am

State of the City
City Hall

Of Note

Please note city offices will be closed on Monday, January 19 for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

In The Media:

Sunday, January 11

St. Petersburg Tribune: Kriseman builds new relationships during first year in office

In a sign that some things have changed in this city, Mayor Rick Kriseman stood on the steps in the City Hall foyer Tuesday to officiate the marriage of two gay men.

It would have been an unlikely spot for his mayoral predecessors. For sure, until Tuesday same-sex marriages weren't legal in Florida. But St. Petersburg also has the largest gay pride festival in the state and until Kriseman stepped up to join the annual parade in June no other mayor went near it.

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Sunday, January 11

Tampa Tribune: Views: A conversation with St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman

It's been an eventful 12 months for St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman, who was sworn into office in January 2014 after defeating incumbent Mayor Bill Foster by a decisive margin.

Kriseman promised during his campaign to bring people together to solve a number of divisive issues. And he has delivered on that promise. He's forged productive relationships with the Tampa Bay Rays and with officials in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. He has outlined a deliberate path to solving the tricky problem of rebuilding the city's beloved pier. He also raised the minimum wage for city workers and expanded the city's parental leave policy.
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Tuesday, January 13

Tampa Bay Times: Trigaux: At start of 2015, rising economic expectations hint of higher pay

We may be about to see something in Florida that's been downright scarce for years.

A Florida panther? Nope. Lower electric rates? No way. A hurricane? Let's hope not.

Try bigger paychecks.
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Thursday, January 15

Tampa Bay Times: Daniel Ruth: St. Pete arts committee resignations lack realism

It's tempting sometimes to want to throw a shawl over St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman's slumping shoulders, offer him some warm milk and a comforting hug and tell him not to worry, everything will be fine - eventually.

Everybody wants a new pier. And that's just the problem - everybody wants their own pier. And just when Kriseman started efforts to renew discussions with the Tampa Bay Rays about looking for a new stadium, along comes political gadfly, Kathleen Ford, the Gladys Kravitz of the hamlet, who started kvetching about a virtual Love Canal sitting underneath Tropicana Field.

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