Sentences with phrase «council housing department»

From the point of view of a tenant or leaseholder it is scarcely less frustrating for money to be wasted by an ALMO than directly by the Council housing department.

He was employed by the Telford development corporation, Walsall council housing department and then, for 10 years, until his election to the House of Commons in 1992, he pursued his lifelong interest in encouraging the development of industrial co-operatives as a business development adviser for the Black Country co-operative development agency.

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Women typically own smaller businesses, according to a 2010 report from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economics and Statistics Administration for the White House Council on Women and Girls.

As the firestorm over Trump's comment began late last week, the White House and Trump's National Security Council provided no guidance to the State Department about what to say to foreign countries who were incensed, said a U.S. official familiar with the conversations between the White House and other federal agencies.

She was invited to the White House during President Obama's administration to speak about financial literacy and to moderate a public meeting of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability at the U.S. Treasury Department.

The White House will ensure that petitions that cross the signature threshold make their way to the right policy folks across the government (whether they're in a White House office like the Domestic Policy Council or at a federal department or agency).

The White House's National Economic Council will be performing «industry outreach» regarding the Department of Labor's redraft of its rule to amend the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, according to an industry official.

Blandin also served as: special assistant to the assistant secretary of administration, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, from 1977 to 1981; executive director of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, from 1972 to 1977; executive staff assistant in the Office of the Governor, California Council on Intergovernmental Relations, from 1970 to 1971; and just prior to joining ASEC, Blandin served nine months as executive vice president of the Council for Excellence in Government.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

At 10 a.m., Housing Rights Initiative and NYC Council Oversight & Investigations Committee Chair Ritchie Torres announce an investigation into Kushner Companies for falsifying permits with the NYC Department of Buildings and the impact it had on reducing the number of rent - stabilized apartments across the city, Kushner Companies Headquarters, 666 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.

At 9 a.m., LG Kathy Hochul and state Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon Attend the NYC District Council of Carpenters» Annual Open House and Exhibit, 395 Hudson St., Manhattan.

Mr. Maroko practiced labor and employment law in New Jersey and New York before coming to the Hotel Trades Council in 2002 as the Council's in - house lawyer, where he created and manages the legal department.

Key partners include: Greater Buffalo - Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC), Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT); Erie County, Niagara County, City of Buffalo, City of Niagara Falls, Association of Erie County Governments, Niagara County Supervisors Association, University at Buffalo Regional Institute and Urban Design Project (UBRI / UDP), Daemen College Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement (CSCCE), VOICE Buffalo, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Buffalo (LISC), Western New York Environmental Alliance (WNYEA), Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, The John R. Oishei Foundation, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC), Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc. (Belmont), Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BNP), Empire State Development, New York State Department of State, Division of Smart Growth, Niagara County Department of Social Services, and Niagara Falls Housing Authority.

The Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Iain Wright): The current review of council housing finance is a joint review between my Department and the Treasury.

Today, New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Bronx Borough Commissioner Nivardo Lopez, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Borough Deputy Director Derek Powell, and Council Member Andy King officially unveiled newly repaired sidewalks at NYCHA's Gun Hill Houses in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx.

From his time working at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton administration to his work on the City Council to reform 421a and end discrimination against Section 8 tenants to his work as Public Advocate to crack down on bad landlords, no one has done more to fight for affordable safe housing for all New Yorkers.Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton administration to his work on the City Council to reform 421a and end discrimination against Section 8 tenants to his work as Public Advocate to crack down on bad landlords, no one has done more to fight for affordable safe housing for all New Yorkers.housing for all New Yorkers.»

State Senator Jeff Klein, together with the New York City Housing Authority, Throggs Neck Houses Residents» Council, 45th Precinct, the New York City Fire Department, Police Service Area # 8, and the New York City Transit Police, will host the first annual Throggs Neck Houses Basketball Tournament this weekend.

New York, NY — The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), and New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito joined Lantern and partners to celebrate the ribbon - cutting ceremony for Prospero Hall in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan.

After nearly a week of below - freezing overnight temperatures, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Council Member Annabel Palma, who chairs the general welfare committee, called for the city's Department of Homeless Services to enact immediate changes to emergency housing that would ensure families have a warm place to sleep on cold nights.

Endorsements (announced June 9, 2011) Former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent Auditor Tom Schweich Senate Majority Leader Tom Dempsey House Majority Floor Leader Timothy Jones (announced Sept. 20, 2011) U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (announced Oct. 4, 2011) Michael Gibbons; Former Senate President Pro Tempore Catherine Hanaway; Former Speaker of the State House Doug Russell; Former Missouri Republican Party Chairman Mike Kehoe; State Senator John Griesheimer; Former State Senator & Franklin County Commissioner Sue Allen; State Representative Cloria Brown; State Representative Mike Cierpiot; State Representative John Diehl; State Representative Tom Flanigan; State Representative Glen Klippenstein; State Representative Bill Lant; State Representative Noel Torpey; State Representative Chuck Pryor; Former State Representative Todd Smith; Former State Representative Dean Dankleson; Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd; Platte County Prosecutor Kathy Swan; Cape Girardeau City Council Member Jeremy Boucher; St. Clair County Republican Chairman Robert Hull; Worth County Republican Chairman (announced Dec. 1, 2011) Steven Tilley; Speaker of the House George H. Walker III; Former U.S. Ambassador Harry Otto; Deputy State Auditor Ron Richard; State Senator Betty Sims; Former State Senator John Griesheimer; Former State Senator & Franklin County Commissioner Gary Nodler; Former State Senator Jay Barnes; State Representative Scott Dieckhaus; State Representative Delus Johnson; State Representative Cole McNary; State Representative Dwight Scharnhorst; State Representative Sheila Solon; State Representative Gary Dusenberg; Former State Representative Brian Stevenson; Former State Representative J. Daniel Patterson; Greene County Prosecuting Attorney Steven Stevenson; Andrew County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren; Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney Gregg Grounds; Former Mayor of Blue Springs Stephen Holt; Jasper Collector of Revenue Dale Carter; Blue Springs City Council Member Larry Vincent; Cole County Collector Chris Wrigley; Cole County Commissioner Judy Lohman; Vice Chair, Morgan County Republican Central Committee Karen McCutcheon; Vice Chair Morgan County Republican Central Committee Louella Pryor; Treasurer, Morgan County Republican Central Committee Katie Smith; Former Director, Missouri Department of Agriculture Trish Vincent; Former Director, Missouri Department of Revenue (announced Dec. 2, 2011) Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth (announced Jan. 12, 2012) U.S. Rep. Billy Long (CD - 7, SW corner of Missouri) Senate President Pro Tem Rob Mayer State Sen. Dan Brown State Sen. Mike Parson State Sen. David Pearce State Sen. Kurt Schaefer State Rep. Kathy Conway Cass County Committeeman Ryan Johnson St. Louis County Committeeman Jim Gwinner (announced March 5, 2012) Former Attorney General John Ashcroft (announced March 8, 2012) Former U.S. Sen. Kit Bond (announced March 15, 2012) 14 more current and former officials including Jefferson City Mayor Eric Struemph

At 10:15 a.m., during the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council's annual meeting, the US Transportation Department's policy undersecretary, Peter Rogoff, delivers a keynote speech to regional government and transportation officials before a roundtable discussion titled «Transportation in Transition: Technology and Innovation»; auditorium, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, One Bowling Green, near Battery Place and State Street, Manhattan.

De Blasio blamed everyone but the chair of the New York City Housing Authority — namely, the city's Department of Investigation, the media and NYCHA middle managers — in defending her for providing false testimony to the NYC Council on lead inspections at 4,200 apartments with kids.

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is to give councils # 60m from the discretionary housing allowance and a further # 10m from the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG), to prevent poorer families being priced out of London.

NEW YORK — The New York City Housing Authority chair is under fire as the Department of Investigations is looking into allegations that Shola Olatoye lied under oath about lead paint inspections at a City Council meeting, the Daily News reports.

She says she also sees the plans to be passed by the City Council as a starting point and that she's received commitments from the mayor that agencies such as the Department of Housing Preservation and Development would invest «additional resources» to make projects more affordable.

David Walsh, JPMorgan Chase Bank; Richard Bearak, Office of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz; Marie Romain, The Center for Family Support, Inc.; Julio Colon, resident; Petal Fong, resident; Martin Dunn, President of Dunn Development Corp.; Erik Martin Dilan, New York City Council Member; Darryl C. Towns, Commissioner / CEO, NYS Homes and Community Renewal; Mathew M. Wambua, Commissioner, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development and Chair, NYC Housing Development Corporation; Michelle Neugebauer, Executive Director, Cypress Hills LDC; Lucy Morcelo, Brooklyn Office of Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez; and Harold Green, Board President, Cypress Hills LDC.

On Tues., July 24th, New York City Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, together with Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat, was joined by city agencies New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD), the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB), and local non-profit the Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) at a town hall meeting to address concerns of tenants in foreclosed Vantage Property buildings.

Michael Skrebutenas, HCR's Chief Operating Officer, joined New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua and President of Gotham Organization David L. Picket recently to break ground on Gotham West, a mixed - use development encompassing an entire city block in the Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan between West 44th & West 45th Streets and 10th & 11th Avenues.

Inside Housing said only 36 out of 204 councils contacted reported any rent reductions following changes by the Department For Work And Pensions in April 2011 which allow direct payment of local housing allowances (LHA) to lanHousing said only 36 out of 204 councils contacted reported any rent reductions following changes by the Department For Work And Pensions in April 2011 which allow direct payment of local housing allowances (LHA) to lanhousing allowances (LHA) to landlords.

• NYCHA Watchdog — An annual public report, compiled by an independent watchdog, would be sent to the City Council, the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York and the Department of Housing and Community Renewal detailing the conditions of each NYCHA development and the status of repairs.

NYC DOT, NYCHA, AND COUNCIL MEMBER KING UNVEIL NEW SIDEWALKS AT GUN HILL HOUSES IN WILLIAMSBRIDGE With $ 500,000 allocated by Council Member Andy King, DOT repaired sidewalk and curbs outside major Bronx NYCHA development Today, New York City Department of -LCOUNCIL MEMBER KING UNVEIL NEW SIDEWALKS AT GUN HILL HOUSES IN WILLIAMSBRIDGE With $ 500,000 allocated by Council Member Andy King, DOT repaired sidewalk and curbs outside major Bronx NYCHA development Today, New York City Department of -LCouncil Member Andy King, DOT repaired sidewalk and curbs outside major Bronx NYCHA development Today, New York City Department of -LSB-...]

HPD's Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services will hold sessions in City Council offices citywide to advise on concerns about building maintenance issues and code enforcement services New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner -LSB-...]

New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Maria Torres - Springer announces a new program to open a direct line of communication between HPD's Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services and New York City Council Districts citywide.

City Council Speaker candidates slammed the Housing Authority and its head Shola Olatoye Tuesday night over its lead paint scandal with two calling on the city's Housing Preservation and Development Department to start overseeing the agency the way it does private landlords.

NEW YORK - Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) will join representatives from Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc (WRO), Housing Action Council, Community Housing Innovation, Housing Development Services of Westchester, the New York State Banking Department, FDIC New York, Westchester homeowners and other elected officials in combating the current foreclosure crisis by asking experts tough questions regarding how Westchester residents can save their homes and neighborhoods.

Officials from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development were put in the hot seat Thursday at a marathon City Council oversight hearing to answer questions related to the beleaguered city housing program that is currently under investiHousing Preservation and Development were put in the hot seat Thursday at a marathon City Council oversight hearing to answer questions related to the beleaguered city housing program that is currently under investihousing program that is currently under investigation.

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Quinn recalled their first interaction, when she was a recently elected council member and he was secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Agencies receiving Operation Primetime funding in 2012 include: Access of WNY, African American Cultural Center, Back to Basics, Be A Friend, Bob Lanier Center, Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora, Boys & Girls Club of Eden, Boys & Girls Club of Holland, Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Prep, Buffalo Urban League, Butler Mitchell Association, Child & Adolescent Treatment Services, Community Action Organization, Computers for Children, Concerned Ecumenical Ministries, Cradle Beach Camp, Elim Community Corporation, Erie Regional Housing Development Corp. — Belle Center, Firsthand Learning, FLARE, Girls Sports Foundation, Greater Niagara Frontier Council — Boy Scouts, Jericho Road Ministries, Justice Lifeline, King Urban Life Center, Lackawanna Sports & Education, Making Fishers of Men & Women, National Inner City Youth Opportunities, North Buffalo CDC, Northwest Buffalo Community Center, Old First Ward Community Association, PBBC Matt Urban Center, Peace of the City, Police Athletic League, Schiller Park Community Center, Seneca Babcock Community Association, Seneca Street Community Development, Town of Tonawanda Recreation Department, UB Liberty Partnership, University District CDC, Urban Christian Ministries, Valley Community Association, Westminster Community Charter School, Westside Community Center, Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education, WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Young Audiences, Community Action Organization (Detention), Firsthand Learning (Detention), Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education (Detention).

In the 2011 round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's regional economic development council awards, the Albany Industrial Development Authority was granted $ 5.4 million in low - cost financing, and the Department of Homes and Community Renewal authorized $ 2.4 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credits.

But Syracuse's Common Council on Monday approved a request to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for about $ 4 million in CDBG funds and about $ 1 million in HOME Investment Partnership grants.

«Given the difficulty of exterminating bed bugs, we are calling upon the (EPA) to conduct further research and development of effective pesticides,» the council members said in a letter to the EPA and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The indictment states the fraud took place between 2012 and 2016 and involved defrauding various agencies, including the New York City Council, New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the New York City Build it Back Program and a federal bankruptcy court in Brooklyn.

HELP USA CEO Tom Hameline, Department for the Aging Commissioner Donna Corrado, SAGE CEO Michael Adams, City Council Public Housing Chair Ritchie Torres, NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye, and Don Capoccia of BFC Partners at the June 30 press conference.

The schedule of meetings of public bodies in Niagara Falls government this week: The City Council will hold a budget review session with representatives of the police and fire departments at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers in City Hall, 745 Main St.. The Housing Authority Board of Commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the authority's executive offices, 744 10th...

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President Barack Obama appointed Schaal to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in 2009 and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appointed her as one of three new science envoys in 2012 to advise the White House, the Department of State and the U.S. scientific community about insights gained from travels and interactions abroad.