GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Mayor George Heartwell just wrapped up his 11th annual State of the City address. Here are 10 things he talked about:



• Grand Rapids Whitewater





• Climate change





• Grand Rapids city workers





• Downtown's new safety ambassadors





• April 2013 flood





• City transformation





• "The mother of all stubborn problems"





• Grand Rapids economy





• Being mayor





• Immigration



Click here for the full text of Heartwell's speech, or click here for the highlights.

Matt Vande Bunte covers government for MLive/Grand Rapids Press. Email him at mvandebu@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter and Facebook.