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Home My WebLink AboutMeeting Summaries - July 1 - August 9, 2013 CITY OF PALM DESERT CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE STAFF REPORT REQUEST: INFORMATIONAL ITEM — CITY MANAGER MEETING SUMMARIES (July 1 —August 9, 2013) SUBMITTED BY: John M. Wohlmuth, City Manager DATE: August 22, 2013 Following are meetings held with groups, residents, and/or businesses for the period July 1 —August 9, 2013: July 1 Executive Manaaement Meetina Weekly meeting with the Management Team. Follow Up Meetina for Strateaic Plan Staff Liaisons — Envision Palm Desert Worked with the National Civic League to finalize meeting dates and Stakeholder Committee assignments. Coordination of Development Services Monthly meeting to discuss coordination of services between Building and Safety, Planning, and Public Works. July 2 Interview with Scott Hennesse (KPSP/KESQ) Repardina Increasina Propertv Values County of Riverside issued a press release stating that property values were rising and cities would reap the benefit. I explained that the City receives much more tax for the General Fund from sales taxes and TOT. July 3 Meetin� with Councilmember Weber Weekly meeting to discuss City issues. Conference Call with Citv Staff and Blair Amidei Reqardin�t Martha's Villaae & Kitchen 5K Race Discussed the Thanksgiving EI Paseo 5K Run route with Martha's Village and was provided information about Martha's Village marketing status and route issues. Decided to modify staff's recommendation to Council. Staff Meetin� Bi-weekly meeting to review City Council Agenda. Staff Report Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries (July 1 —August 9, 2013) Page 2 August 22, 2013 July 8 Executive ManaQement Meetinq Weekly meeting with the Management Team. Citizens' Sustainabilitv Committee Meetinq Attended the meeting where banning plastic bags, de-asphaltification, and outdoor lighting were discussed. July 9 Desert Willow President's Meetinq Discussed the June 2013 revenues and expenses at Desert Willow Golf Resort. Based on the numbers, closing the restaurant Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday was a good decision financially. July 10 Meetinq with Craiq Allen Mr. Allen has opened an auto repair business in Palm Desert and wanted the City to be aware of his business. Meetin� with Councilmember Weber Weekly meeting to discuss City issues. Richard Kellv Memorial Adult Junior Open Meetinq at Desert Willow The First Tee and Desert Willow are organizing the Richard Kelly Memorial AdulUJunior Golf Tournament for September 2013. July 11 Utilitv Underqroundinq Meetinq with Southern California Edison and South Palm Desert Residents Discussed the potential undergounding assessment district with Ms. Lesley Miller, Ms. Merilee Colton, and Southern California Edison. The meeting was extremely useful for cost of design, construction, schedule, and duration of a project. Citv Council Meetinq July 12 Meetinq with Councilman Tanner Weekly meeting to discuss City issues. Electric Charqin� Station Potential Sites Tour with Special Proctrams Director Frankie Riddle Toured the City for potential electric charging sites on private shopping center parking lots. The City has remaining funds from a SCAQMD grant that was not needed for the Civic Center charging stations to apply to a larger parking lot charging station. Staff Report Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries (July 1 —August 9, 2013) Page 3 August 22, 2013 July 15 Executive Manaqement Meetinq Weekly meeting with the Management Team. Nexus Studv Meetinq City staff is preparing a Nexus Study with the assistance of a consultant to justify the AB939 Recycling Fee. The Nexus Study will be completed by the end of the year. Meetinq with Richard Balocco ReQardin� Future Plans for Land Ad�acent to Desert ARC Housing purchased land behind Desert ARC to enable expansion of Las Serenas. Desert ARC requested to temporarily utilize the land. It appears the arrangement would not neet Desert ARC's needs. July 16 RDA Meetinq with Assemblvman Manuel Perez and Steve Szalav Attended a meeting organized by Assemblyman Manuel Perez at CVAG to enable the State Department of Finance (DOF) to answer some Successor Agency questions. July 17 Meetina with Councilmember Weber Weekly meeting to discuss City issues. July 18 Discussion of Hurdzan Proposal for Desert Willow Met with Kemper Sports Management staff, Desert Willow Golf Resort staff, and City staff to review a five-year plan developed by golf architect Hurdzan to reduce turf and reduce costs through maintenance. July 19 CVEP Meetinq with Mavor Jan Harnik Reqardinq IHUB in East Vallev Attended a CVEP meeting to discuss an iHub in the East Valley. Indio, Coachella, La Quinta, and Palm Desert representatives were present. Meetinq with Mavor, Mavor Pro Tem, and Citv Attornev Weekly meeting to discuss citizen concerns and address issues brought up during the week. Meetin�t with Ron Whited, Vice President of Operations for PGA Tour Superstore The PGA Tour Superstore is leasing 50,000 square feet of the old Mervyn's building. Mr. Whited discussed their store and commitment to the community. Staff Report Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries (July 1 —August 9, 2013) Page 4 August 22, 2013 July 22 Executive Manaqement Meetinq Weekly meeting with the Management Team. Meetinp with Councilman Tanner Weekly meeting to discuss City issues. Palm Desert Aquatic Center Committee Meetinq Monthly Aquatic Center meeting to discuss the June revenues and expenditures. Preparation of the end-of-year report has begun and will be provided to Council within two months. July 23 Audit, Investment & Finance Committee Meetinq Attended the Audit, Investment & Finance Committee meeting. Second Interview with Finalist for Assistant/Associate Planner Position Interviewed the top candidate for the Associate Planner position. Meetinq wifh Tim Ralston of UCR Reqardinct Land Transfer The City and UCR Medical School are still working out issues related to the land transfer in order to meet the requirements of UCR and DOF. July 24 Meetin� with Councilmember Weber Weekly meeting to discuss City issues. July 25 Personnel Hearinq Conducted a personnel hearing. July 26 Personnel Hearinq Concluded the personnel hearing. Meetina with Mavor, Mavor Pro Tem, and Citv Attornev Weekly meeting to discuss citizen concerns and address issues brought up during the week. Meetinq with Councilman Tanner Weekly meeting to discuss City issues. Aug 1 Staff Meetin� Bi-weekly meeting to review City Council Agenda. Staff Report Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries (July 1 —August 9, 2013) Page 5 August 22, 2013 Aug 2 Meetinq with Citv Staff and YMCA Staff Asked to meet with the YMCA regarding personnel action taken on Karen Creasey, Aquatic Center Manager. Rob Ballew was not available, so staff met with the YMCA Human Resources Manager. Field Meeting with Landscape Manaaer Spencer Kni�ht — EI Paseo Median from Portola to San Luis Rev Spencer Knight and I reviewed the EI Paseo median landscape between Portola and San Luis Rey to discuss plant material that would rejuvenate the median. Conference Call with Citv Staff, Citv Attornev, and UCR ReQardinq 2"d Amendment to DDA The City continues to discuss transfer language acceptable to UCR and the City that meets the Department of Finance definition of government/public purpose use. Meetin� with Councilman Tanner Weekly meeting to discuss City issues. Conference Call with Attornev Reqardin� Personnel Hearinq Held a personnel hearing as Hearing Officer. Discussed my role with my attorney, Stefanie Vaudreuil, of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore. Aug 5 Executive Manaqement Meetinq Weekly meeting with the Management Team. Coordination of Development Services Monthly meeting to discuss coordination of services befinreen Building and Safety, Planning, and Public Works. Aug 6 Meetinq with Director of Communitv Development Reqardinq Annexations Discussed the Fiscal Impact Analysis with Lauri Aylaian and timing as well as the staff report to give Council adequate time to digest the Analysis and obtain comments from interested parties. Aug 7 Meetin� with Councilmember Weber Weekly meeting to discuss City issues. Staff Report informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries (July 1 —August 9, 2013) Page 6 August 22, 2013 Aug 8 SCE Business Customer Division Outaqe School Edison personnel discussed outage protocol and customer safety. Meetinq with Citv Staff and Representatives of CVB Met with CVB CEO Scott White and CVB staff to discuss the collection of the CVB 1% BID. Submitted By: C�COUNCILACTION APPROVED DENIED RECEIVED OTHER MEF,TING DATE 'a� AYES: J n M. 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