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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
STAFF REPORT
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: John M. Wohlmuth, City Manager
Date: June 14, 2012
Subject: INFORMATIONAL ITEM — CITY MANAGER MEETING SUMMARIES
Following are meetings held with groups, residents, and/or businesses, for the period May 16-
June 5, 2012:
May 16 Meeting with City Attornev
Weekly meeting with the City Attorney.
May 17 Staff Meeting
Bi-weekly meeting to review City Council agenda.
Redevelopment Transition Team Meeting
Meeting to discuss implementation of eliminating RDA.
May 18 Weekly Meeting with Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem. and City Attorney
Follow-up to Council direction and responses to community complaints.
May 21 Executive Management Meeting
Weekly meeting with the management team.
Lunch Meeting with BB&K
Met with Roger Crawford, BB&K. BB&K hired a new Partner with extensive
Human Resource experience. This Partner will certainly enhance BB&K's
expertise, which may be beneficial to the City in the future.
May 22 Audit, Investment, & Finance Committee Meeting
Monthly Finance Committee meeting. Discussed the timing of the County
Successor Agency to the PDRDA Audit.
MEMO TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
DATE: June 14, 2012
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May 23 Meeting with Staff and Blake Herzog, Desert Sun
Meeting scheduled at the request of Blake Herzog. Among topics of discussion
was the process of the abolition of redevelopment, the City's position in that
process, the status of loans that the City made to the Agency, and how the
City's budget will be impacted by these events.
Meeting with Lauri Aylaian
Met with Lauri Aylaian on the "One -Stop" Development Services proposal and
the El Paseo sidewalk needs and design criteria.
CVAG TAC Budget Subcommittee Meetinq
Reviewed the CVAG FY 2012/13 Budget as a member of the TAC Budget
Subcommittee and made recommendations to CVAG staff.
May 24 Meeting with UCR Student
Met with a UCR student to discuss how the loss of redevelopment funding
will affect the City of Palm Desert.
City Council Meeting
May 25 Weekly Meeting with Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem. and City Attorney
Follow-up to Council direction and responses to community complaints.
Telephone Conference Call with Diana Chang, Richards, Watson &
Gershon
Richards, Watson & Gershon attorney, Diane Chang, recommended retaining
an economist at a shared cost among the other appellants to gain an
independent analysis of the impacts of the AB 811 (PACE) on the mortgage
market. Staff is hopeful this information will be beneficial toward our lawsuit
against FHFA.
Meeting with UCR Staff
Met with Tamara Hedges, Chief Operating Officer, UCR, Lars Walton, Assistant
Vice Chancellor of Government and Community Relations, and Timothy
Ralston, Associate Vice Chancellor of Capital Programs, at their request, to
discuss the School of Medicine plans at UCR Palm Desert.
May 29 Executive Management Meeting
Weekly meeting with the management team.
MEMO TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
DATE: June 14, 2012
SUBJECT: Informational Item — City Manager Meeting Summaries
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Aquatic Center Committee Meeting
Monthly meeting to discuss Aquatic
budget with the YMCA and City staff.
Center operations, facility needs, and
May 30 Meeting with City Attornev
Weekly meeting with the City Attorney.
Villa Portofino Meeting
Meeting with staff to discuss Portola Avenue improvements and secondary
access road.
City Council Compensation Committee Meeting
Held the first meeting with the Council Compensation Committee to review the
data, elect a Chair, and determine a meeting schedule.
May 31 Redevelopment Transition Team Meeting
Meeting to discuss implementation of eliminating RDA.
Meeting Regarding Wessman Encroachment Request
Discussed the request to potentially allow outdoor seating to encroach into the
sidewalk on El Paseo. Staff is recommending not to allow until a
comprehensive review of El Paseo sidewalk analysis is complete.
June 4 Executive Management Meeting
Weekly meeting with the management team.
Oversight Board Meeting
The Oversight Board approved the transfer of the Kansas Street retention.
Coordination of Development Services
Monthly meeting to discuss coordination of services between Building and
Safety, Planning, and Public Works.
CVAG Executive Committee
Attended the CVAG Executive Committee meeting with Mayor Spiegel.
Received the CVAG FY 2012/13 Budget and approved the Avenue 52
improvement advance.
June 5 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
Discussed the park rules and commission by-laws (update).
Staff Report
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April 23, 2015
Swim to Win
Met with Steve Little to discuss a fundraising concert to benefit the
Swim to Win event at the Palm Desert Aquatic Center.
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