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To recognize the contributions of Steve Lewie to the City of Columbus and to congratulate him on his retirement
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WHEREAS, Steve Lewie is retiring as a Project Manager from the City of Columbus, Department of Finance & Management, Office of Construction Management with over 41 years of service, of which he has over 20 years in Project Management for new building construction and renovation projects and over 21 years in building maintenance; and
WHEREAS, Steve served as the project manager for the construction of City office buildings such as: 77 N. Front St. and the Jerry Hammond Center; and
WHEREAS, Steve served as the project manager for the construction Department of Public Service new projects such as: McKinley Avenue Central Outpost, Morse Road Refuse Station, Main Outpost material storage and truck wash facility, and design of a new Georgesville Road Refuse Station; and
WHEREAS, Steve served as the project manager for the construction Division of Police facilities such as: Heliport, SWAT Facility, K-9, Ammo Bunker, Headquarters exterior, Precinct #8 & 16 (Town Street), #18 (Morse Road), and #1 (Sancus Blvd. - Kimberley K. Jacobs Sub); and
WHEREAS, Steve served as the project manager for the construction Division of Fire facilitates such as: Parsons Avenue Fire Training Center, Fire Station #2, #3 (Mitchell J. Brown Fire Station), #10, #18 and #19, assisted with Fire Station #35 and #16; and
WHEREAS, Steve served as the project manager for the completion of numerous Fire renovations such as: emergency generators for most stations, energy efficient lighting with occupancy sensors for the safety of all station apparatus bays, new roofs, and kitchen upgrades; and
WHEREAS, Steve served as project manager for notable firsts in environmental projects for the City of Columbus, such as: FS #10 was the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) project and the Groves Road Compressed Natural Gas Station, and
WHEREAS, Steve served as the project manager for the restoration of Police Headquarters was able to keep the building operational while the restoration work was being performed; and
WHEREAS, Steve served as the project manager for the 2008 City Hall Campus underground infrastructure project including: new electrical service, data cabling, and traffic signals for City Hall, and new 77 and the future 111 N Front Street buildings. Steve served as project manager for the renovation upgrades to City Hall for new electrical and plumbing; and
WHEREAS, Steve Lewie recognized the responsibility of managing tax payer dollars and meeting the operational needs of City entities. He enjoyed and took pride in his work, and he encouraged/mentored new Project Managers to do the same; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize the contributions of Steve Lewie to the City of Columbus and to congratulate him on his retirement.