HomeMy WebLinkAboutTheme for 2011 Palm Desert Cmmty CalendarCITY OF PALM DESERT
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: ESTABLISH THEME FOR 2011 PALM DESERT
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
SUBMITTED BY: John M. Wohlmuth, City Manager
DATE: September 23, 2010
CONTENTS: Calendar History
Recommendation
By Minute Motion:
(1) Council to decide the Council member who should establish the
theme for the 2011 Palm Desert Community Calendar;
(2) Council to provide direction to staff to prepare a Council policy
identifying a fair and consistent manner to rotate Council members
responsible for future calendar themes.
Background
Attached please find the calendar history of Council members who selected the theme for
past year's calendars and their selected theme. 1 understand previous City staff
attempted to rotate the responsibility of selecting the theme to a Council member who
was not slated for election in November, and then be rotated into a cycle every five years.
It would have been six years since Councilman Kelly selected the theme. Within the last
couple of months, staff asked Councilman Kelly what theme he would like for the 2011
calendar. Councilman Kelly responded "Seasons of Fun". Staff does not believe it is
too late to change the direction of the calendar, but a theme would need to be established
soon.
Moving forward to future year calendars, how would the Council like to establish a fair and
consistent manner to provide the calendar theme to each Council member?
Staff Report
Establish theme for 2011 Palm Desert Community Calendar
September 23, 2010
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Option 1 would be to allow the Mayor Pro Tempore the responsibility, thereby allowing the
calendar to reflect the interest of the Mayor during his/her term.
Option 2 would be to utilize the history of Council members calendar selection and move
forward with more specific criteria, allowing Council members a rotation every five years.
Fiscal Analvsis
There is no fiscal impact associated with this request.
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Jojafi I)1. V/ohlmuth, City Manager
McCarthy, A i' ector of RDA
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Original on File with City erk's Office
* By Minute Motion, authorized: 1) Utilizing the 2011 Calendar
theme selected by farmer Councilman Richard S. Kelly, "Seasons
of Fun," with Mary Helen Kelly to assist staff in finishing
out the development and production of same in his memory;
2) theme of future years' calendars to be selected by the
current Mayor Pro Tem so that it will be the calendar effective
during their year of office as Mayor. 5-0
CALENDAR HISTORY
2010 Cindy Finerty Dogs/Recycling
2009 Jean Benson Art
2008 Jim Ferguson Energy
2007 Bob Spiegel Parks
2006 Jean Benson Volunteers
2005 Dick Kelly Resort for Families
2004 Buford Crites City of Seasons -- Nature
2003 Jim Ferguson City Where Kids Have More Fun
2002 Bob Spiegel Live and Learn - Schools
2001 Jean Benson Spirit of Palm Desert — Events
2000 Dick Kelly Golf