like steel screens on either

side of the main reception

area that

were in-

spired by

b r i d g e s

over the Cuyahoga River. The

four story base will highlight

the hotel’s lobby, ballroom and connec-

tions to the adjacent convention center.

Above will be a 26-story hotel tower that

will feature approximately

600 rooms, all with views

of both Lake Erie and the

city. It will also feature a

Sky Bar at the top level of

the tower. Carpets in the

elevator lobbies will fea-

ture abstracted street

maps of downtown Cleve-

land. The new hotel is very

much embracing the city in

which it is being built in.

The hotel is scheduled for completion in

June of 2016, in time for the Republican

National Convention.

HILTON CONVENTION CENTER

HOTEL

Public News For Public Works

F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 5 V o l u m e 5 I s s u e 2

On April 28, 2014,

ground was broken on

the new Hilton Cleve-

land/Downtown Con-

vention Center Hotel, a

massive structure stand-

ing 32 stories tall. The

$260 million hotel was

designed by Atlanta architecture firm,

Cooper Carry and is being constructed by

Turner Construction on the site of the old

Cuyahoga County Administration

Building. One important task, is

making sure that the out of town

visitors know the Hilton is in

Downtown Cleveland. Anderson

Miller, the interior designer are

incorporating design elements

that reflect Cleveland. The inside

of the hotel will have a muted

color palette, with large brown

walnut paneling, and low profile

furniture in shades of gray, char-

coal and pearl. There are splashes of blue,

which repre-

sent Lake Erie

throughout the

hotel. The ho-

tel will include

large, lattice-

P a g e 2

With the majority of us

sitting in a desk chair for

eight hours a day and sit-

ting down for the commute

to and from work, sets us

up not to be very healthy.

Sitting all day increases our

risk for obesity and puts us

at risk for back pain, poor

posture, leg cramps, and

tense muscles. Take ad-

vantage of your stand up

desk, standing is like walk-

ing; it increases energy,

burns extra calories, tones

muscles, improves posture,

and increases blood flow.

Begin by standing at your

desk for as long as you can,

then gradually increase

your time. Even when

you’re not exercising, you

should make sure you sit at

your desk the proper way

which will elevate neck and

back strain. Adjust the

height of your chair, your

feet should be flat on the

floor or on a foot rest and

your knees and hips bent at

a 90-degree angle. Keep

your lower spine flat

against the back of the

your chair. The top one-

third of the computer

monitor should be above

eye level, both to decrease

eye strain and prevent

hunching forward. There

are exercises you can do

right at your desk to help

you improve your body’s

flexibility and strength with

nothing but a few minutes

and your desk chair. Take

a look at the first (1) dia-

gram, this stretch enhances

both flexibility and muscle

strength. Sit tall in you’re

your chair, and stretch

your arms toward the ceil-

ing. Put your left hand on

the desk, grab the back of

the chair with your right

hand and twist to the right

slowly, hold for 10 sec-

onds. Release and raise

your arms toward the ceil-

ing again. Repeat the twist

going the other way. The

second (2) diagram is for

lower-body strength; Sit in

your chair, extend one leg

out straight in front of you,

and hold for two seconds,

then raise it up as high as

you can, and hold it again

for two seconds. Repeat

with each leg 15 times. Re-

member to check with

your doctor before starting

any exercise regimen.

More office exercises to

come.

P u b l i c N e w s F o r P u b l i c W o r k s

EXERCISES TO DO AT YOUR DESK

2

1

P a g e 3 V o l u m e 5 I s s u e 2

County Council Member

Sunny Simon called Di-

rector Teeuwen, to let

her know how impressed

and thankful she was with

Huntington Park Facility

Attendant, Toni

McWilliams, Ms. Simon

accidently gave Toni $50,

thinking it was $5, as she

proceed to drive off. To-

ni ran after Ms. Simon to

give her the proper

change. Ms. Simon want-

ed the director to know

how great it is that the

Department of Public

Works has such honest

staff!!

Patti Speese, Assistant

Director of Public Works

for the City of Shaker

Heights, sent an email on

how wonderful the coun-

ty has been in responding

to the city’s sewer re-

quests. The Depart-

ment of Public Works

Sanitary Division

crews respond quickly

and with copies of the

technicians work notes

which has been extreme-

ly helpful during busy

times. Crews are doing a

fantastic job with servic-

ing the residents of Shak-

er Heights!!!

If you are looking for that

special someone to

spend Valentine's Day

with; consider adopting a

dog from the Cuyahoga

County Animal Shelter!

They love you uncondi-

tionally, do not judge and

are calorie free!

Meet Honeycomb, a 7

1/2 year

old Shep-herd mix

male.

This sen-

ior will

melt you

h e a r t

with how

m e l l o w

a n d

sweet he

is. He is a great walking

partner who enjoys his

time spent with his hu-

man friends. He seems to

be missing his home and

hopes to be part of a

new home very soon.

February is American

Heart Month. Cardiovas-

cular disease (CVD) includ-

ing heart disease, stroke,

and high blood pressure, is

the number one killer of

women and men in the

United States. Men are

more than twice as likely as

women to die from pre-

ventable CVD. Of course

having a close relative who

has heart disease puts you

at a higher risk for CVD.

Race and ethnicity also af-

fects your risk. Nearly 44%

of African American men

and 48% of African Ameri-

can women have some

form of CVD. African

Americans are more likely

than any other racial or

ethnic group to have high

blood pressure

and to develop the

condition earlier in

life. Prevention is

the key, for every-

SAFETY: one, get a checkup at least

once a year, even if you feel

healthy. Monitor your

blood pressure, high blood

pressure often has no

symptoms. Get your cho-

lesterol checked, eat a

healthy diet, limiting sodium

in your diet can lower your

blood pressure. Eat

plenty of fruits and

vegetables, adults

should have five serv-

ings per day. Choose

foods low in saturated fats,

trans fat and cholesterol

and high in fiber. Try to

exercise regularly to main-

tain a healthy weight. Don’t

smoke, cigarette smoking

greatly increases your risk

of CVD, if you’re a smoker,

do your best to quite.

If we all take one step at a

time we can prevent and

manage heart disease.

Stop in and meet this

handsome guy in kennel

#4.

Reminder: All Cuya-

hoga County dog owners

are required to

purchase a li-cense for their

pet annually. Li-

censes can be

renewed via mail,

at the Animal

Shelter, many

Drug Mart ’s

across the coun-

ty and online.

Cost of a one

year license is $20, you

may also purchase a

three year license for

$60 and permanent li-

cense for $200.

Good News!!

Department of Public Works

www.publicworks.cuyahogacounty.us

2079 East 9th Street 1642 Lakeside Avenue 6100 W. Canal Road

Cleveland, OH 44115 Cleveland, OH 44114 Valley View, OH 44125

(216) 348-3800 (216) 443-6992 (216) 443-8201

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Mike Sarges, has been

working for the Depart-

ment of Public Works

for nearly 23 years. He

currently works in the

Fiscal Department

as a Senior Account

Clerk, where he

reviews and pro-

cesses vouchers and

reimbursement re-

quests. Mike previ-

ously worked as a

custodial worker

and assisted with land-

scaping at the old admin-

istration building. On his

off time, Mike enjoys

working in the yard and

taking his two dogs on

long walks, Abby, a 5

year old Sheltie mix, and

Murphy, a two year old

black Labrador. Mike

and his two sons

Mike Jr., and Sam

enjoy traveling to

different camp sites

throughout Ohio.

This past summer

Mike and his sons

visited Mohican

State Park, in

Loudonville, where they

enjoyed being in nature

and canoeing down the

Mohican River. They

look forward to spend-

ing time together and

exploring another camp

this upcoming summer.

P u b l i c N e w s F o r P u b l i c W o r k s

Human Resource Corner: Our EAP through Cuya-

hoga County

Over the next few weeks

Cuyahoga County’s Hu-

man Resources Depart-

ment will be sharing more

information about our

Employee Assistance Pro-

gram. We will be transi-

tioning from Ease at Work

to Moore Counseling &

Mediation Services, Inc.

(MCMS).

Moore Counseling & Me-

diation Services, Inc. is a

community-based provider

of addiction and behavioral

health, employee assis-

tance programs and medi-

ation services. MCMS is

dedicated to providing

superior services by meet-

ing clients where they are

and helping them to get

where they want to be

through intervention, edu-

cation, advocacy and sup-

port.

The new EAP provider will

have more on-site pres-

ence at the county’s vari-

ous locations and will be

working closely with Vital-

ity, the County’s Wellness

partner, in offering inte-

grated programs that will

benefit all employees and

their dependents. Above

all, Moore Counseling &

Mediation Services will

provide confidential assis-

tance through a toll-free

telephone number and

future on-line options.

Look for more updates on

your EAP coming soon.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

2/1 Douglas Boncha 2/19 Maureen Pergola

2/2 Harry Karr 2/19 Glenn P. Lesh

2/5 Trevor Darville 2/19 Terence J. Solomon

2/5 James Hutton 2/19 Anthony Henderson

2/5 Otilio Morales 2/20 Daniel M. Petras

2/6 Michael Palazzo 2/20 Danny Mancini

2/8 William Laux 2/21 Benita Fazl

2/8 Reginald Mumford 2/22 Terrence Parham

2/8 Michael G. Maline 2/22 Darrell Moore

2/9 James A.McConnell, Jr. 2/23 Donald Hursell, II

2/10 Darryl Lobas 2/23 Thomas Baker

2/10 Richard Rohaley 2/24 Akia Henderson

2/11 Nemr Soueidi 2/25 James Galvin

2/11 Todd Swindell 2/25 Richard S. Orosz, Jr.

2/12 Raymond West 2/26 David M. Anielski

2/12 James May 2/26 Juliann Conway

2/14 Kirk A. Mericle 2/26 Patrick Lynch

2/15 Steve Mead 2/28 Suzanne Britt

2/15 Timothy Bozeman 2/28 Tommie E. Poole

2/16 Frances Doherty

2/17 Leesa Priah

2/18 Louis Ragone

2/18 Phillip Salett

2/18 Matt Kelley