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REQUEST: INFORMATIONAL ITEM - CITY MANAGER MEETING SUMMARIES
(December 25, 2017 -January 12, 2018)
SUBMITTED BY: Lauri Aylaian, City Manager
DATE: January 25, 2018
Following are meetings held with groups, residents, and/or businesses for the period of
December 25, 2017 -January 12, 2018:
December 25 Christmas - City Hall Closed
December 26 Public Works Meeting
Met with Public Works staff to discuss departmental matters.
Audit, Investment & Finance Committee
Attended the Audit, Investment & Finance Committee meeting.
128 Acres
Met with Cora Gaugush, Ron Moreno, Martin Alvarez, Bo Chen,
Mario Gonzales, and Tom Noble to discuss disposition of the 128-
acre site.
Miles Bates House
Met with Cora Gaugush to discuss the state of the Miles Bates
house.
December 27 City Attorney
Met with Bob Hargreaves to discuss matters of current concern.
Corporation Yard Safety Meeting
Attended the Safety Meeting at the Corporation Yard.
Conference Call - Interim Public Works Director
Participated in a conference call with Lori Carney and the Interim
Public Works Director.
December 28 No Meetings
Staff Report
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January 25, 2018
December 29 Kathleen Kelly
Met with Councilmember Kelly to discuss issues of current concern.
Meeting with the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and City Attorney
Met with Mayor Jonathan, Mayor Pro Tern Weber and Bob
Hargreaves to discuss routine City business and answer questions
relative to current issues.
January 1 New Year's Day - City Hall Closed
January 2 Desert Recreation District Facility Expansion Proposal
Met with Ryan Stendell and Johnny Terfehr to discuss the
proposed expansion of the Desert Recreation District facility.
January 3 Staff Meeting
Met with staff to review the City Council agenda for January 10.
Ryan Stendell - Evaluation
Met with Ryan Stendell to discuss his performance evaluation.
El Paseo Gibbs Market Study
Met with Kevin Swartz, Ryan Stendell, Ruth Ann Moore, David
Hermann, Ron Moreno, Martin Alvarez, and Bo Chen to discuss the
El Paseo Market Study performed by Bob Gibbs.
Committee/Commission Discussion
Met with Mayor Jonathan, Councilmember Kelly, David Hermann,
and Rachelle Klassen to discuss recruiting ideas for new
Committee and Commission members.
January 4 Classification & Compensation Study-Meeting with Consultant
Conference call with department heads and Koff & Associates
consultant.
Broadband Infrastructure Need in the Coachella Valley
Met with Mayor Jonathan, Martin Alvarez, Bo Chen, and CVEP
representative Joe Wallace to discuss broadband infrastructure in
the Coachella Valley.
Staff Report
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January 25, 2018
Janet Moore
Met with Janet Moore, Steve Aryan, Lori Carney, and Ryan
Stendell to discuss the Jean M. Benson Early Childhood Education
Center.
Van Tanner
Met with Mayor Jonathan, Pedro Rodriguez, Ryan Stendell, Van
Tanner, and John Curan to discuss the possibility of creating a
commission designed to monitor short term rental compliance.
January 5 Kathleen Kelly
Met with Councilmember Kelly to discuss issues of current concern.
Meeting with the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern, and City Attorney
Met with Mayor Jonathan, Mayor Pro Tern Weber, and Bob
Hargreaves to discuss routine City business and answer questions
relative to current issues.
January 8 Executive Management
Weekly meeting with the executive team.
Desert Willow Lot Pads Disposition Strategy
Met with staff to discuss the Desert Willow lot pads disposition plan.
League of California Cities General Meeting & City Manager
Meeting
Attended the LOCC City Manager meeting and General Assembly
meeting at the Ritz Carlton in Rancho Mirage.
January 9 Lori Carney
Met with Lori Carney to discuss personnel matters and current
issues in the Administrative Services Department.
Miles Bates House Discussion
Participated in a conference call with Jim Grayson, Robin Harris,
Cora Gaugush, Bo Chen, Russell Grance, and Heather Horning to
discuss historic designation conditions on the Miles Bates house.
Cove Commission Technical Advisory Committee
Attended the Cove Commission Technical Advisory Committee
meeting in Rancho Mirage.
Staff Report
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January 25, 2018
Lori Carney, Continued
Continued conversation with Lori Carney regarding personnel
matters.
CJPIA Workshop — Working in a Fishbowl
Attended a portion of the training workshop given by the California
Joint Powers Insurance Agency.
El Paseo Vacancies
Met with Mayor Jonathan, Paul Goodman, and Ellis Goodman to
discuss vacancies along El Paseo.
January 10 City Attorney
Met with Bob Hargreaves to discuss matters of current concern.
2018 Goals
Met with Executive Management to discuss 2018 goals for the City
of Palm Desert.
Grand Opening — Fairfield Inn
Attended the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Fairfield Inn
on Technology Drive in Palm Desert.
January 11 Coffee with the Mayor
Attended the first Coffee with the Mayor event at Desert Willow with
Mayor Jonathan, David Hermann, and Martin Alvarez.
TRAKiT Implementation — Executive Meeting
Attended the TRAKiT Implementation meeting.
Bob Gibbs
Met with staff and consultant Bob Gibbs to discuss the El Paseo
Urban Revitalization Study.
City Council Study Session
El Paseo Urban Revitalization Study
Closed Session
City Council Meeting
Staff Report
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January 25, 2018
January 12 Debrief with Bob Gibbs
Met with staff, consultant Bob Gibbs, Mayor Pro Tern Weber, and
Ray Rodriguez for a debriefing after the City Council Study Session
that took place on January 11.
Susan Marie Weber
Met with Mayor Pro Tern Weber to discuss issues and matters of
general concern.
LAURI AYLAIAN
CITY MANAGER
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