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The 2020 State of the City Address was held at the Cotton Club Museum & Cultural Center Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 12:30 p.m. This annual tradition began in 2005. Remarks by Mayor Lauren Poe Archives 2019 State of the City Address - Interim City Manager Deborah Bowie, GM for Utilities Ed Bielarski, and Mayor Lauren Poe ( pdf or full video) 2018 State of the City Address - City Manager Anthony Lyons, GM for Utilities Ed Bielarski, and Mayor Lauren Poe (pdfs or full video) 2017 State of the City Address - City Manager Anthony Lyons, GM for Utilities Ed Bielarski, Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Gainesville and UF (pdfs or full video) 2016 State of the City Address - Interim City Manager Anthony Lyons, GM for Utilities Ed Bielarski and Mayor Ed Braddy 2015 State of the City Address - City Manager Russ Blackburn, interim GM for Utilities Kathy Viehe and Mayor Ed Braddy (pdf or full video) 2014 State of the City Address - City Manager Russ Blackburn, interim GM for Utilities Kathy Viehe and Mayor Ed Braddy (pdf or video) 2013 State of the City Address - Mayor Craig Lowe (pdf or audio only) 2012 State of the City Address - Mayor Craig Lowe (pdf or video) 2011 State of the City Address - Mayor Craig Lowe (pdf or video) 2010 State of the City Address - Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan (pdf or video) 2009 State of the City Address - Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan (pdf or video) 2008 State of the City Address - Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan (pdf) 2007 State of the City Address - Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan (pdf or video) 2006 State of the City Address - Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan (pdf) 2005 State of the City Address - Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan (pdf)