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CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
STAFF REPORT
INFORMATIONAL ITEM — CITY MANAGER MEETING SUMMARIES
(October 16 — November 3, 2017)
Lauri Aylaian, City Manager
November 16, 2017
Following are meetings held with groups, residents, and/or businesses for the period of
October 16 — November 3, 2017:
October 16 Executive Manaqement
Weekly meeting with the management team.
Oversiqht Board of the Successor Aqencv to the Palm Desert
Redevelopment Aqencv Aqenda Review Meetinq
Determined that due to the lack of agenda items, the November 8
meeting will be canceled.
Alex Vasquez
Met with new Code Officer, Alex Vasquez.
Rustv Hannah
Met with new Code Officer, Rusty Hannah.
October 17 Lori Carney
Met with Lori Camey to discuss personnel matters and current
issues in the Administrative Services Department.
Desert Willow President's Meetinq
Attended the Desert Willow PresidenYs meeting.
October 18 Staff Meetinq
Met with staff to review the agenda for the October 26 City Council
meeting.
Go Team Meetinq — Hotel Paseo
Met with staff to discuss the progress of the Hotel Paseo.
Staff Report
Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries
Page 2
November 16, 2017
Wade McKinnev
Conference call with Indian Wells City Manager, Wade McKinney.
October 19 Vacation Dav
October 20 Susan Marie Weber
Met with Councilmember Weber to discuss issues of current
concern.
Kathleen Kellv
Met with Councilmember Kelly to discuss issues of current concern.
Leqislative Review Committee Meetinq
Attended the Legislative Review Committee meeting.
Meetinq with the Mavor, Mavor Pro Tem, and Citv Attornev
Met with Mayor Harnik, Mayor Pro Tem Jonathan and Bob
Hargreaves to discuss routine City business and answer questions
relative to current issues.
Miles Bates House/Modernism Week
Met with Cora Gaugush, Stephen Aryan, Kim Housken, and Merilee
Colton to discuss the Miles Bates house and details for marketing
and selling the property.
October 23-25 ICMA 103�d Annual Conference
Attended the 103�d ICMA Annual Conference in San Antonio,
Texas.
October 26 Trak-It Implementation Process
Met with Executive Management to discuss the implementation of
Trak-It.
Chris Skinnell — Votinq Analysis
Participated in a conference call with Bob Hargreaves, Mayor Pro
Tem Jonathan, Councilmember Kelly and Chris Skinnell.
Closed Session
Citv Council Meetinq
Staff Report
Informational Item:
Page 3
November 16, 2017
October 27
October 30
City Manager Meeting Summaries
Susan Marie Weber
Met with Councilmember Weber to discuss issues of current
concern.
Meetinq with the Mavor, Mavor Pro Tem, and City Attornev
Met with Mayor Harnik, Mayor Pro Tem Jonathan and Bob
Hargreaves to discuss routine City business and answer questions
relative to current issues.
Koff & Associates
Conference call with Koff & Associates consultant, Alyssa
Thompson, to discuss the Classification & Compensation study.
Executive Manaqement
Weekly meeting with the management team.
Alessandro West Corridor
Met with Mark Greenwood, Cora Gaugush, Martin Alvarez, Ryan
Gayler, Ryan Stendell and Eric Ceja to discuss the Alessandro
West Corridor project.
Russell Grance
Met with Russell Grance to discuss Building & Safety staffing.
CCA Ad Hoc Workinq Group
Attended the Community Choice Aggregation Ad Hoc Working
Group meeting at CVAG.
David Hermann
Met with David Hermann to discuss the State of the City address
and potential coffee with the Mayor series of ineetings.
October 31 Lori Carnev
Met with Lori Carney to discuss personnel matters and current
issues in the Administrative Services Department.
Derek White
Met with Derek White to discuss business items at Desert Wilfow.
CV Link/Whitewater Channel
Met with Mark Greenwood, Ron Moreno, Cora Gaugush, Ryan
Staff Report
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Page 4
November 16, 2017
Stendell, and officials from CVAG and CVWD regarding CV Link
coordination through the Whitewater Channel in Palm Desert.
Dave Todd & Nate Carlson
Participated in a conference call
Dave Todd, and Nate Carlson
Country Club Drive.
with Ryan Stendell, Janet Moore,
to discuss the 8.3-acre site on
Parkview Office Remodel
Met with Carlos Hernandez and Ron Moreno to discuss ideas for
the Parkview Office remodel.
Succession Planninq
Met with Frankie Riddle and Lori Carney to discuss succession
planning in the Special Programs department.
Economic Development Succession Planninq
Met with Martin Alvarez, Lori Camey, and Ruth Ann Moore to
discuss succession planning in the Economic Development
department.
November 1 Economic Development Strateqic Plan Meetinq
Attended the Economic Development Strategic Plan meeting at
Desert Willow.
Martin Alvarez
Met with Martin Alvarez to discuss items related to Economic
Development.
Kathleen Kelly
Met with Councilmember Kelly to discuss issues of current concern.
Kim Saruwatari-Emerqencv Manaqement Department
Met with Stephen Aryan and Kim Saruwatari and personnel from
the Riverside County Emergency Management Department.
Desert Willow Advisory Task Force
Attended the Desert Willow Advisory Task Force meeting.
November 2 Gonsalves & Son Citv Manaqer's Dav
Attended the annual Gonsalves & Son City Manager's Day.
Staff Report
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November 16, 2017
November 3
City Manager Meeting Summaries
Desert Willow Potential Development Proiect
Participated in a conference call with Martin Alvarez, Doug Sheres,
and John Luff regarding potential development project at the Desert
Willow Golf Resort.
Susan Marie Weber
Met with Councilmember Weber to discuss issues of current
concern.
Russell Grance
Met with Russell Grance to discuss possible locations for a Walter
S. White Exhibit during Modernism Week.
Meetinq with the Mavor and Citv Attornev
Met with Mayor Harnik and Bob Hargreaves to discuss routine City
business and answer questions relative to current issues.
Universitv Planninq and Development Committee
Attended the University Planning and Development Committee
meeting.
Rvan Stendell
Met with Ryan
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