J. Damien Davis, PE, CFM

Assistant City Engineer

City of Morgantown

Public Works Department - Engineering Division

389 Spruce Street

Morgantown, WV 26505

Office: 304.284.7398

Fax: 304.284.7409

www.MorgantownWV.gov

From: "Gunnar Shogren" <gshogren@gmail.com>
To: "Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl@gmail.com>
Cc: "Bicycle Board" <bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 2:32:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Moore eyes job in Texas

Nice letter.
I think you got all excited and bunged up a section, see below.

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl@gmail.com> wrote:
> Anybody out there?
>
> How about this for a letter to the editor?
>
> In reference to the Jan 15 article, Moore eyes job in Texas, the City
> invested much time and money in a transparent professional process to hire a
> competent City Manager and we got one.  Moore's performance on the job has
> been consistent with his superb credentials and prior experience.

>  The
> president of each and every neighborhood association very single
> neighborhood association has given a glowing appraisal of the work Moore has

Probably should read-
The president of each and every neighborhood association has give...

> done in his short tenure in Morgantown. They spoke of his proactive attitude
> and ability to get major things done in a short period as well as his warm
> and responsive communication style.  The Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board
> has observed that Mr. Moore:
>
> Established an objective to get Morgantown recognized as a Bicycle Friendly
> Community and supported application to the League of American Bicyclists
> that won Morgantown the Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community award: the
> only BFC award in WV, a state formerly ranked 50th among bicycle friendly
> states;
> Convened WVDOT/WVDOH, WVU and MPO to forge a cost-shared agreement to
> install a bicycle-climbing lane on Monongahela Blvd. between Eighth St. and
> Evansdale Dr.;
> Assigned a single point-of-contact between City administration and the
> Bicycle Board;
> Rode his bike to work on National Bike To Work Day May 18, 2012.
>
> City Council hired this excellent Manager so we must ask, "What did City
> Council do to lose him and the investment that we've made in him?"
>
> Frank Gmeindl, Bicycle Board
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl@gmail.com>
> Date: January 15, 2013 3:57:34 PM EST
> To: Emily Vasile <emilyvasile@gmail.com>
> Cc: Derek Springston <dspringston@gmail.com>, Bicycle Board
> <bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Moore eyes job in Texas
>
> Here, let's brainstorm his engagement with the BB if we have positive
> examples of things he has worked with us on.
>
> *  Established an objective to get Morgantown recognized as a Bicycle
> Friendly Community and supported application to the League of American
> Bicyclists that won Morgantown the Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community
> award: the only BFC award in WV a state formerly ranked 50th among bicycle
> friendly states
> *  Convened WVDOT/WVDOH, WVU and MPO to forge a cost-shared agreement to
> install bicycle-climbing lane on Monongahela Blvd. between Eighth St. and
> Evansdale Dr.
> *  Assigned a single point-of-contact between City administration and the
> Bicycle Board
> *  Rode his bike to work on National Bike To Work Day May 18, 2012.
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Emily Vasile wrote:
>
> At a city council meeting I attended in December, possibly every single
> neighborhood association (not familiar with all of them) president gave a
> glowing appraisal of the work Moore has done in his short tenure in
> Morgantown. They spoke of his proactive attitude and ability to get major
> things done in a short period (recycling was a big one) as well as his warm
> and responsive communication style.
>
> I'm supportive of drafting a letter documenting his engagement with the BB
> if we have positive examples of things he has worked with us on. If nothing
> else, that would be helpful for him in future endeavors.
>
> Emily
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Derek Springston <dspringston@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hey guys,
>> He's done a great job for the Bike Board, right?  If so, think there's
>> something we should do to let him know we'd like to keep him here?  Maybe we
>> could write a letter, write several letters, or approach the city and let
>> them know we think they'd be making a mistake letting him go?  Should we
>> act?
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.  -'Abdu'l-Baha
>>
>> “Every time I see an adult on a bicycle I no longer despair for the future
>> of the human race.”  -H.G. Wells
>>
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