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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMtng Summaries - Jun 30 - Aug 14, 2014 ��� CITY OF PALM DESERT � ��� '%� � CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE �L,./� STAFF REPORT REQUEST: INFORMATIONAL ITEM — CITY MANAGER MEETING SUMMARIES (June 30- August 15, 2014) SUBMITTED BY: John M. Wohlmuth, City Manager DATE: August 28, 2014 Following are meetings held with groups, residents, and/or businesses for the period from June 30 —August 15, 2014: June 30 Leqislative Trip to Sacramento Attended the Joe A. Gonsalves Annual Appreciation Dinner held in Sacramento with Mayor Tanner. July 1 Travel Dav Returned from Sacramento. July 2 Meetinq with Councilmember Harnik, Lori Carnev and Lanay Salzer Met with Councilmember Harnik, Lori Carney and Lanay Salzer to discuss careers in local government. Staff Meetinq Reviewed the July 10th preliminary City Council agenda. Patrick Swarthout Met with Patrick Swarthout to discuss writing a letter of support for a Bighorn Charity Grant for Habitat for Humanity of the Coachella Valley and their desire to build home(s) for wounded warriors. Mitch Blumberq Met with Mitch Blumberg from Desert ARC and Martin Alvarez to discuss use of empty housing parcel for temporary parking during construction. July 3 No Meetinqs July 4 Holiday City Hall closed. Staff Report Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries Page 2 August 28, 2014 July 7 Executive Manaqement Weekly meeting with the Management Team. Russ Abevratne & Canadian Developers Met with Russ Abeyratne and two real estate developers from Canada, Dick Baxley, Lauri Aylaian, Rudy Acosta, Martin Alvarez and Councilmember Harnik regarding 11.74 acres located behind the Lowe's Home Improvement store on Monterey and potential multi-family project with an affordable component. Coordination of Development Services Met with Mark Greenwood, Lauri Aylaian, Russell Grance, Luis Espinoza and Sonia Cooley to improve coordination of development services. July 8 Chamber of Commerce Meetinq Attended the Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce meeting and spoke to the attendees about the budget for the City of Palm Desert. Meetinq with Frank Spevacek, Dan Martinez and David Garcia Discussed Coachella Valley Economic Partnership and the East Valley iHUB concept. Tonv Ba�ato Met with Tony Bagato regarding a proposed family daycare in a home on Fairway Drive. July 9 Rotary Introduction Meetinq with the new Cal State San Bernardino Dean, Sharon Brown Welty Met with Mayor Tanner and Dean Sharon Brown Welty. Meetinq with Desert Hot S. Citv Manaqer Martin Maqana Provided some ideas and support for new City Manager challenges. July 10 Tom Kirk � CVAG Met with Tom Kirk to review the agenda for the July 14 CVAG meeting. Staff Report Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries Page 3 August 28, 2014 Rudv Herrera Met with Rudy Herrera, Rudy Acosta and Martin Alvarez to discuss a possible housing development on 15 acres located on Portola near Desert Willow Golf Resort. Closed Session Citv Council Meetinq July 11 Mark Greenwood Met with Mark Greenwood to discuss sand removal from windstorms and median irrigation. Certified Farmer's Market � Paul and Michael Met with Donna Gomez, Ryan Stendell, Farmer's Market General Manager Paul Palodichuk, Marie Giacomina and Michael Green. Working toward providing a Farmer's Market that can accommodate the Palm Desert residents. Weeklv Meetinq with the Mavor, Mavor Pro Tem and Citv Attornev Met with Mayor Tanner, Mayor Pro Tem Weber and the City Attorney. Leqislative Review Committee Meetinq Met with Steve Aryan, Luis Espinoza, Mayor Tanner, Councilmember Weber and a member of the Youth Committee. July 14 Executive Manactement Weekly meeting with the management team. CVAG TAC Meeting Attended the CVAG TAC meeting. Lea4ue of California Cities, Citv Manaaers Meetinq Attended the League of California Cities, City Manager's Meeting in Murrieta, California. Riverside Countv Division Meetinp for the Leaque of California Cities Attended the League of California Cities Riverside County Division meeting and dinner with Councilmember Harnik in Murrieta. Staff Report Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries Page 4 August 28, 2014 July 15 Desert Willow President's Meetinq Attended the Desert Willow President's meeting and discussed the budget, renovation projects and other golf-related subjects. Bob Marra — Executive Director/CEO of the Humana Challenae Met with Bob Marra and discussed the Humana Challenge golf tournament. July 16 Citv Attornev Palm Desert Earlv Childhood Center Met with Steve Aryan, Paul Gibson, Rudy Acosta and Lauri Aylaian to discuss the Palm Desert Early Childhood Center and Childcare Impact Fee. Discussed utilizing impact fee for purchase of a site at Fred Waring Drive and San Pablo Avenue for future childcare site. July 17 Oversiqht Board Aqenda Review for Julv 28 Meetinu Meeting with staff to review the upcoming Oversight Board Agenda. July 18 Weeklv Meetinq with the Mavor, Mavor Pro Tem and Citv Attornev Discussed projects and citizen complaints. Frank Laulainan Met with Architect Frank Laulainan to discuss a potential project for the ex-Office Max site on San Pablo Avenue and EI Paseo. UCR Chancellor Kim Wilcox, Dean Duffv and Director Hedqes Met with the new Chancellor and discussed ideas to fully utilize two existing buildings, as well as timing for UCR School of Medicine clinic on 11.5 acres. July 21 Executive Manaqement Weekly meeting with the management team. Venus de Fido and Ms. Bictai Met with Lauri Aylaian, Mark Greenwood, Russell Grance, Sonia Cooley and Rudy Acosta to discuss issues related to renovation of a commercial building on Alessandro Drive and San Carlos Avenue. July 22 No Meetinqs Staff Report Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries Page 5 August 28, 2014 July 23 Personnel Issues Met with Lori Carney regarding personnel issues. Urban Futures Met with Rudy Acosta, Tony Bagato, Bob Hargreaves and Michael Busch from Urban Futures to discuss and obtain proposals for the Affordable Housing Fee Nexus Study. Dan Martinez, Frank Spavacek, David Garcia and Tom Flavin Met with City Managers from Indio, La Quinta, Coachella and Tom Flavin (CVEP) to discuss the East Valley needs from CVEP. July 24 Mario Gonzalez 8� Tom Tokein Met with Mario Gonzalez, Tom Tokein, Rudy Acosta and Eric Ceja to discuss a potential housing project north of Gerald Ford between Cook Street and Portola. Mark Greenwood Met with Mark Greenwood to discuss signal synchronization and Public Works projects. July 25 Weeklv Meetina with the Mavor Pro Tem and Citv Attornev Met with Mayor Pro Tem Weber and the City Attorney. July 28 Executive Manaqement Weekly meeting with the management team. Oversi�ht Board Adiourned Reaular Meetinq Aquatic Center Committee Meetina Met with Karen Creasy, Ryan Stendell and Donna Gomez to review Aquatic Center June expenses and revenues. Determined the operation lost recovery for 2013/14 is at 59.88%. CVAG Executive Committee Attended the CVAG Executive Committee meeting with Chair Harnik. July 29 Certified Farmer's Market Met with Paul Palodichuk and Giacomina to discuss ideas for the Palm Desert Certified Farmer's Market and changing market days to provide Palm Desert residents better access to certified fresh fruits and vegetables. Staff Report Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries Page 6 August 28, 2014 Development Status of Venus de Fido Met with Eric Ceja, Sonia Cooley, James Bazua (The Altum Group), John Vuksic, Rudy Acosta, Mark Greenwood and Russell Grance to discuss issues related to the Venus de Fido project located on San Carlos Avenue and Alessandro Drive. July 30 Rotary Citv Manaqers/CVWD Water Restrictions Meetinq Met with Mark Greenwood and the City Managers and Public Works Directors from Cathedral City, Indian Wells, La Quinta and Rancho Mirage to discuss water restrictions with CVWD officials Jim Barrett, Robert Cheng, Heather Engel, David Koller and Patti Reyes. July 31 Interview � Christopher Peeters Interviewed Christopher Peeters along with Lori Carney and Rudy Acosta for a clerical position in Economic Development. Proposed District 12 (Tamarisk) Utilitv Under_qroundinq Proiect 8� ROM Letter Met with David Hermann, Ryan Gayler, Mark Greenwood, Jennifer Cusack and Sam Newby to discuss the possibility of undergrounding the utilities in District 12, as well as cost and timing of the project. August 1 Iniury and Illness Prevention Traininq Training presented by Human Resources to all employees explaining the responsibilities of each employee on the Injury and Illness Prevention Plan. Review of Special Proqrams Duties Met with Lori Carney, Frankie Riddle and Amy Lawrence to discuss moving the Community Gardens to Landscape Management. Weeklv Meetina with the Mavor, Mavor Pro Tem and Citv Attornev Met with Mayor Tanner, Mayor Pro Tem Weber and the City Attorney to discuss various projects within the City. August 4 Venus de Fido Proiect Met with Lauri Aylaian, Lindi Biggi, John Vuksic and David Drake to discuss issues regarding the construction process for Venus de Fido located on Alessandro Drive and San Carlos Avenue. Staff Report Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries Page 7 August 28, 2014 Executive Manactement Weekly meeting with the management team. Residential Proiect � Encore Update on Encore and developer Mario Gonzales from City Surveyor Page Garner related to the Public Utility Easement. Coordination of Development Services Met with Lauri Aylaian, Russell Grance, Paul Gibson and Clay von Helf. August 5 Cal State San Bernardino Director/Executive Facilities Officer Hamid U. Azhand, AIA Met with Martin Alvarez, Rudy Acosta and Mr. Azhand to discuss the Long Range Property Management Plan, as well as future Cal State land transfer. Mark Greenwood Met with Mark Greenwood and discussed the EI Paseo irrigation system, NPDES inspections and the deconstruction of the Adobe Villas. Proposed Childcare Facilitv on Fairwav Drive Met with Gayle Clark, Alan Lehman, Councilmember Harnik and Tony Bagato to discuss the viability of having a childcare facility located on Fairway Drive. Fire Damaaed Union Bank Site on EI Paseo Met with Mike Fedderly, Tony Bagato and Councilmember Harnik to discuss the future of the Union Bank site that was destroyed by fire. August 6 Encore Development Met with developer Mario Gonzales regarding his current project, Encore and removal of old sewer, as well as permission to start fine grading and underground utility work. Affordable Housinq Impact Fees Met with Bob Hargreaves, Lauri Aylaian, Tony Bagato, Eric Ceja and Rudy Acosta to discuss Affordable Housing Impact Fees. August 7 Conducted Evaluation of an Emplovee Staff Report Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries Page 8 August 28, 2014 August 8 Frank Laulainan Met with architect Frank Laulainan and discussed his ideas for a hotel at the ex-Office Max site on San Pablo and EI Paseo. Meetin� with Developer of Potential Hotel Met with developers of a potential hotel/retail project at Desert Willow. Alex Meverhoff, Resident Met with Mr. Meyerhoff to discuss his concerns regarding a denied insurance claim for flood damage to his home located on Yucca Tree Drive. August 11 Vacation Dav August 12 Ground Breakina Ceremonv for Carlos Orte�a Villas Attended the Carlos Ortega Villas groundbreaking ceremony. August 13 Citv Attornev Discussed contract and potential legal challenge. Palm Desert Phase III Kick-Off Meetinq Met with Ben Druyon and Katie Barrows from CVAG, and Nicole Criste. August 14 Vacation Dav August 15 Vacation Dav C����'ACTION APPROVED DENILD RECEIVED OTHER MEETING DATE - � AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: HN M. W HLMUTH VF.RIFIED BY: � ITY MANAGER Original on File with Ci C erk's Office JMW:de