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STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: INFORMATIONAL ITEM — CITY MANAGER MEETING SUMMARIES
(April 3 - 14, 2017)
SUBMITTED BY: Lauri Aylaian, City Manager
DATE: April 27, 2017
Following are meetings held with groups, residents, and/or businesses for the period of
April 3 - 14, 2017:
April 3 City Attorney
Semi-weekly meeting to discuss property transactions, pending
litigation, municipal code interpretations, and routine matters.
Executive Management
Weekly meeting with the management team.
Parkway Maintenance Responsibilities
Met with Mark Greenwood, Randy Chavez, Ryan Stendell, Pedro
Rodriguez, and Bob Hargreaves to discuss parkway maintenance
responsibilities and underfunded landscape and lighting districts.
Mike Homme
Met with Mike Homme to discuss processing of entitlements, plan
check, and permitting for Barkingham Palace.
Susan Marie Weber and Lori Carney
Met with Councilmember Weber and Lori Carney to discuss
personnel matters.
Susan Marie Weber
Met with Councilmember Weber to discuss issues of current
concern.
April 4 Lori Carney
Met with Lori Carney to discuss personnel matters and current
issues in the Administrative Services Department.
Staff Report
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April 27, 2017
Ride-A-Long with Deputy Crystal Freeman
Went on a ride-a-long with Palm Desert Deputy Freeman to
observe operations of the Business District Team.
April 5 City Attorney
Semi-weekly meeting to discuss property transactions, pending
litigation, municipal code interpretations, and routine matters.
Best Best & Krieger Webinar
Attended BB & K webinar regarding the recent San Jose case
establishing precedent for public documents transmitted from, or
stored on, private devices.
University Park
Met with attorney Greg Olsen and Ryan Stendell regarding
University Park.
Russell Grance
Met with Russell Grance to discuss a personnel issue.
Hotel & Signature Events Committee
Attended the Hotel & Signature Events committee meeting.
RGA 40th Anniversary
Attended the RGA Landscaping anniversary celebration.
April 6 Staff Meeting
Met with staff to review the draft agenda for the April 13 Council
meeting.
Annual Evaluation
Met with Donna Evans for her annual evaluation.
Chris Chambers & Myron McCloud
Met with Chris Chambers and McCloud for a project update of the
32-acre site at Monterey and Dick Kelly Drive.
President's Plaza
Met with Mark Greenwood, Bo Chen, Joel Montalvo, and Ryan
Stendell to discuss President's Plaza parking lot design issues.
Staff Report
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April 27, 2017
April 7 Kathleen Kelly
Met with Councilmember Kelly to discuss issues of current concern.
Legislative Review Committee
Reviewed and discussed proposed legislation.
Meeting with the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern and City Attorney
Met with Mayor Harnik, Mayor Pro Tern Jonathan, and Bob
Hargreaves to discuss routine City business and answer questions
relative to current issues.
April 10 City Attorney
Semi-weekly meeting to discuss property transactions, pending
litigation, municipal code interpretations, and routine matters.
Executive Management
Weekly meeting with the management team.
CVAG TAC
Attended the Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Technical Advisory Committee meeting.
CCMF Appreciation Luncheon
Met with Coachella Valley city managers.
Gina Nestande
Met with Councilmember Nestande to discuss issues of current
concern.
April 11 Tom Tabler
Lunch meeting with JW Marriott General Manager Tom Tabler to
discuss issues in common.
Cove Commission TAC
Attended the Cove Commission Technical Advisory Committee
meeting.
Mark Greenwood
Met with Mark Greenwood to discuss miscellaneous Public Works
items.
Staff Report
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April 27, 2017
Tamarisk Undergrounding
Met with Mark Greenwood, Ryan Gayler, and David Hermann to
discuss the Tamarisk undergrounding.
April 12 Finance Staff Meeting
Attended the Finance Department Staff meeting.
Westfield Conference Call
Participated in a conference call with Ruth Ann Moore and John
Alderson, a Westfield representative, regarding tenant changes and
future redevelopment potential.
Susan Marie Weber
Met with Councilmember Weber to discuss issues of current
concern.
Housing Commission
Attended the Housing Commission meeting.
Sheriff's Awards Dinner
Attended the Riverside County Sheriff's Awards dinner in Riverside.
April 13 Quiksilver Review
Review of the Quiksilver project with Rudy Acosta, Martin Alvarez,
and Councilmember Kelly.
Rob Bernheimer and Quiksilver Representatives
Met with attorney Rob Bemheimer, Martin Alvarez, Rudy Acosta,
and Quiksilver representatives Scot Matteson, Reese Darlington,
and Robert Farrell to discuss the Quiksilver project.
Study Session
Quiksilver project at Desert Willow.
Closed Session
City Council Meeting
April 14 Parking in Lieu Fees
Met with Kevin Swartz, Mark Greenwood, and Eric Ceja to discuss
parking in lieu fees related to Alessandro West.
Staff Report
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April 27, 2017
Meeting with the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and City Attorney
Met with Mayor Harnik, Mayor Pro Tern Jonathan, and Bob
Hargreaves to discuss routine City business and answer questions
relative to current issues.
Meeting with City Attorney and Kevin Swartz
Met with Bob Hargreaves and Kevin Swartz to discuss alternatives
for financing construction and maintenance of public parking
improvements at Alessandro West.
LAURI AYLAIAN
CITY MANAGER
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