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STAFF REPORT
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: John M. Wohlmuth, City Manager
Date: January 13, 2011
Subject: INFORMATIONAL ITEM -CITY MANAGER MEETING SUMMARIES
Following are meetings held with groups, residents, and/or businesses, for the period January
2-13, 2011:
January 3 Desert Willow — Lakeview Hill Project
Met with Public Works staff and Desert Willow Golf Resort (DWGR) staff to
discuss design and temporary location of transition landscape by Lakeview
Terrace project. Landscape staff will design in-house and construction will be
DWGR staff, Public Works Landscape Division staff with some contractor
assistance (such as boulder placement).
January 4 Energy Meeting
Discussed the Set -To -Save partnership, including the in -home surveys, the
"one -stop" pool pump program, the FHFA lawsuit and hopefully legislative
resolution, and the AB 811 Conference scheduled for March 3-4, 2011.
January 4 Meeting with representatives from Rosewood Hotel
Discussed timing of project consideration, Planning Commission/City Council,
and financial feasibility (request for assistance).
January 4 Coordination with Living Desert concerning City Council Retreat
Final arrangements were made for the Council Retreat.
January 6-7 Council Retreat
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January 12 Tom Flavin, CEO, CVEP
Met with Mr. Tom Flavin, CVEP CEO, and Justin McCarthy, ACM, to discuss
Palm Desert and CVEP priorities.
January 13 Site visit — Section 29 Retention Basin (inspect/discuss undermined slope)
Met with Manero Smith Engineers and Earth Sculptures engineers to analyze
damage to retention basin and ideas to move forward with repair.
January 13 Meeting with Historical Society representatives and Councilman Kroonen
Historical Society asked City to look at lease agreement on the El Paseo Fire
Station/Historical Society offices. Shared information on the charitable
contribution process.
JOHN M. WOHLMUTH
City Manager
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