The City of Reno Public Works will proudly participate in the 6th annual Building Women Exploration Fair on Friday.
The Building Women Exploration Fair is a unique ‘women only’ event exposing women to non-traditional employment roles in the construction trades plus allows participants to have a “hands on” opportunity at varying trades. Welding, painting, plastering, plumbing, and heavy equipment operation are some of the trades that are highlighted at the fair. Attendees will also be able to learn how to apply and qualify for free building trade apprenticeship programs.
The Building Women Exploration Fair is presented by the Western Apprenticeship Coordinators Association (WACA) in partnership with the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Job Opportunities in Nevada (JOIN), Inc., Truckee Meadows Community College, and Western Nevada Supply.
The City of Reno is dedicated to a diversified workforce representative of the community. For more information about the event visit www.buildingtradejobs.org.
What: Building Women Exploration Fair
When: Friday, April 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: TMCC/IGT Applied Technology Center at 475 Edison Way, Reno, Nevada
OSHA representatives presented the SMART award to the City of Reno and Stead Water Reclamation Facility Supervisor Stephen Long. The plant is the only public entity in Nevada to receive an OSHA recognition. It stands for Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program. It is the third time the treatment plant in Stead has received the award. [pictures]
During the December 16, 2009, Reno City Council Meeting, Employee Recognition Committee Chairperson Cara Stewart and Committee Member Karen Rudy presented the Employee of the Quarter Awards. Employees of the City choose their peers for the awards based on the City’s core values of Respect, Responsibility, Responsiveness and Results.
There are four categories: 1. Across Departments – support and work across departments.
2. Community – making a difference in the community or performance of an outstanding service or act.
3. Outstanding Results – accomplishing a significant outcome above and beyond standard work duties.
4. Safety – making a significant difference in workplace safety.
Today City of Reno crews have started plowing in some residential areas and are continuing to go back to arterial and collector streets to re-sand and try to get those streets down to pavement. While having the sun out today does help with melting the snow, it will also pose a danger to drivers tonight since the melted snow will turn to ice. Tonight with the ice and anticipated freezing tempatures, crews will remain focused on sanding.
Tomorrow’s operations will be much the same as today with plowing continuing in more residential areas.
It’s important to remember the clearing of residential neighborhoods is based on areas surrounding schools, high traffic volume, and areas with larger snow accumulations.
City crews are maintaining 24 hour operations by working 12 hour shifts and will continue to do so (these same crews are also responsible for clearing up the roadways with street sweepers after the storm). Crews have been on this shift since Sunday afternoon when the storm arrived.
Remember more information can be found at www.cityofreno.com under “Quick Links” then “Snow and Ice Plan.” The information related to the 2009-2010 snow season includes route maps, environmental mandates, available resources, and equipment.
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Time: 5:00 p.m. Location: On Virginia Street under the Reno Arch.
The 2,076 incandescent 11-watt bulbs in the Reno Arch will be replaced with highly energy efficient 2.5-watt LED bulbs. Mayor Bob Cashell and the Reno City Council will celebrate the re-lighting of the Arch. The Reno Arch going green is just one project in the City of Reno’s $20 million Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Initiative.
The City of Reno looks forward to seeing you at the celebration!
The snow season is fast approaching but of course nobody seems to worry about what will happen during a storm event until it is actually snowing outside. Rest assure though the City of Reno has thought about it ahead of time. The City has a plan clearly outlined, equipment ready, materials on hand, and employees trained to respond. Oh yes, the City of Reno is prepared for the snow!
I realize some won’t take the time to read the plan so here’s the information I think is most important to remember:
First, don’t panic! It’s just snow and you live in Nevada now Sorry, this native NV girl couldn’t resist!
Plowing operations can’t begin until a minimum of 4 inches or more are on the streets. If they started sooner, streets get damaged and equipment gets destroyed which equals $ to fix/replace. Not to mention the safety of the plow operator becomes jepordized along with the safety of nearby bystanders.
If you don’t need to drive in the snow storm then stay home where you are safe. Relax with some hot chocolate and stay warm inside.
If you do need to drive take it slow and give yourself some extra time. Just because the speed limit is 55 mph doesn’t mean you should be driving at that speed in the snow. Change your driving for the conditions. This means increase your following distance, decrease your speed, be more cautious, allow for more time to get to your destination, and keep a safe distance away from the operating plows.
As it should be, access to schools, hospitals, police stations, fire stations, and necessary locations is the foremost objective during a winter storm. The hardly traveled street is not going to be the first street to be cleared.
Roadways are going to be made accessible. Completely dry streets with no snow or ice is not possible or realistic.
Lastly, remember if keeps snowing or starts snowing again the plow operators have to go back to those priority streets and continue keeping them accessible before moving to the next.
Having grown up in Reno, I’m always happy to see improvements to older neighborhoods especially when those neighborhoods need a little boost. The Linden-Grove neighborhood is a perfect example.
In October 2008, the Reno City Council approved Linden/Grove Yori as the fiscal year 2008-2009 Neighborhood Revitalization Program target area. The focus of the Neighborhood Revitalization Program is to assist in efforts for families to engage in positive community gatherings and improving community esteem along with reducing blight and crime in the area.
What’s great is to date, numerous revitalization projects in the Linden-Grove area have been completed which include improvements to lighting, upgrades at Yori Park, a neighborhood clean-up, and community outreach. To add to the positive changes, the City of Reno is taking another positive step.
At the last Reno City Council meeting, the City Council approved a bid award to Gradex Construction Company in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for the Neighborhood Revitalization Phase 2 project (Linden-Grove Area Sidewalks). Maybe that doesn’t seem so great until you learn that the funding for the project is provided through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-R) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
You are probably wondering what that $200,000 exactly does for the neighborhood so here’s the answer:
The project will provide a continuous, unobstructed pedestrian path along at least one side of every street within the project area which will provide improved routes to transportation and services for the residents in the Linden-Grove neighborhood. The project consists of constructing new sidewalks where there are no sidewalks, removing and replacing deteriorated sidewalks, and construction or replacement of curb, gutter, and pedestrian ramps on various streets in the Linden-Grove area.
You can see the PowerPoint that was given to the Reno City Council in support of the energy projects. It includes summary of work, costs, and environemntal benefits.
The following link will give you a one page summary on the City of Reno Energy Projects as approved by the Reno City Council on September 23, 2009, including costs and environmental benefits.
Big news for those of us that care about the environment, which should include everyone since we all share this planet.
Thanks to the Reno City Council appproval, dozens of projects will be underway that will create jobs, reduce the City’s energy use, and move towards more renewable forms of energy, without using money from the City’s general fund. I say that’s a positive!
So how can this be that money from taxpayers isn’t going to be used? Good question. Funding comes from rebates, federal grants, and bonds paid by energy savings. The projects provide many environmental benefits plus help in getting Reno recognized as a city “going green.” I must say I always love when my city is positively recognized.
Ok, so here are some details that will explain the specifics:
The Reno City Council approved a contract with APS Energy Services that provides for furnishing and installing improvements to achieve energy savings. Financing for the projects will be through guaranteed energy savings, Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREB’s), Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG), Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECB), Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds (RZED), NV Energy Solar Generations Rebate, and NV Energy SureBet Rebates.
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