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REQUEST: INFORMATIONAL ITEM — CITY MANAGER MEETING SUMMARIES
(August 14 - 25, 2017)
SUBMITTED BY: Lauri Aylaian, City Manager
DATE: September 7, 2017
Following are meetings held with groups, residents, and/or businesses for the period of
August 14 - 25, 2017:
August 14 Executive Management
Weekly meeting with the management team.
Planning Department Meeting
Attended the Planning Department meeting.
August 15 Bo Chen
Met with Bo Chen to discuss coordination of Hovley Lane paving
with CVWD projects.
August 16 City Attorney
Semi-weekly meeting to discuss property transactions, pending
litigation, municipal code interpretations, and routine matters.
Martin Alvarez
Met with Martin Alvarez to discuss items related to Economic
Development.
Lunch Meeting
Lunch meeting with Ruth Ann Moore, Palm Desert Area Chamber
of Commerce President/CEO Lauri Baldwin, and two Chamber of
Commerce board members to discuss the update on the City's
Economic Development Strategic Plan.
James Bounds
Met with James Bounds to discuss career path potential.
Staff Report
Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries
Page 2
September 7, 2017
August 17 Staff Meeting
Met with staff to review the agenda for the August 24 City Council
meeting.
Miles Bates House
Met with David Hermann, Cora Gaugush, Stephen Aryan, Merilee
Colton, Kim Housken, and Mark Davis to discuss the marketing
strategy for the sale of the Miles Bates house during Modernism
Week.
August 18 Susan Marie Weber
Met with Councilmember Weber to discuss issues of current
concern.
Kathleen Kelly
Met with Councilmember Kelly to discuss issues of current concern.
Meeting with the Mayor and City Attorney
Met with Mayor Harnik and the City attorney to discuss routine City
business and answer questions relative to current issues.
August 21 Executive Management
Weekly meeting with the management team.
Oversight Board of the Successor Agency
Reviewed the agenda for the September Successor Agency
Oversight Board meeting.
Citizens' Sustainability Committee Meeting
Attended the Citizens' Sustainability meeting.
August 22 Novato Fire District - EMS Cost Recovery
Attended the presentation by the Novato Fire District regarding
EMS cost recovery.
Union Bank Site
Met with Ryan Stendell, Martin Alvarez, Ruth Ann Moore, and
CBRE representatives Joel Frank and Marco Rossetti to discuss
options for the Union Bank site on El Paseo.
Staff Report
Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries
Page 3
September 7, 2017
Lori Carney
Met with Lori Carney to discuss personnel matters and current
issues in the Administrative Services Department.
Performance Evaluation - Martin Alvarez
Met with Martin Alvarez for his annual performance evaluation.
August 23 City Attorney
Semi-weekly meeting to discuss property transactions, pending
litigation, municipal code interpretations, and routine matters.
Martin Alvarez
Met with Martin Alvarez to discuss items related to Economic
Development.
Rudy Herrera
Met with Martin Alvarez and developer Rudy Herrera to discuss
opportunities at Desert Willow.
Mark Greenwood - Project Status
Met with Mark Greenwood to discuss the status of Public Works
projects.
Overland, Pacific and Cutler Property Disposition
Met with Mark Greenwood, Cora Gaugush, Martin Alvarez, Bob
Hargreaves and John Cutler from Overland, Pacific and Cutler to
discuss auction, sealed bid, and brokered strategies for property
disposition.
August 24 Trak-It Implementation - Executive Meeting
Met with Executive Management to discuss the implementation of
Trak-It.
Short-Term Rentals Discussion
Met with Kevin Swartz, Ryan Stendell, and Bob Hargreaves to
discuss the Short-Term Rental Ordinance.
Study Session - Cannabis Ordinance
Closed Session
Staff Report
Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries
Page 4
September 7, 2017
City Council Meeting
August 25 Susan Marie Weber
Met with Councilmember Weber to discuss issues of current
concern.
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 Harnik, Mayor Pro Tern Jonathan, and Bob
Hargreaves to discuss routine City business and answer questions
relative to current issues.
Personnel Matter
Met with the Human Resources Director, representatives from the
PDEO Board and a staff member to discuss personnel matters.
Joslyn Center Field Trip
Site visit to the Joslyn Center with Ryan Gayler to view generator
installation work.
LAURI AYLAIAN
CITY MANAGER
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