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CITY OF PALM DESERT
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
STAFF REPORT
INFORMATIONAL ITEM — CITY MANAGER MEETING SUMMARIES
(September 1-12, 2014)
SUBMITTED BY: John M. Wohlmuth, City Manager
DATE: September 25, 2014
Following are meetings held with groups, residents, and/or businesses for the period of
September 1-12, 2014:
September 1 Labor Dav
City Hall closed.
September 2 Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting
Attended the Parks & Recreation Commission meeting and
discussed converting the tennis courts at Freedom Park to
pickieball courts and also reviewed a new policy for naming public
parks/facilities.
September 3-5
Nick Gomez — Second Interview
Interviewed Nick Gomez for the position of Traffic Signal
Technician.
2014 League of California Cities Annual Conference & Expo
Attended the three-day League of Califomia Cities Annual
Conference & Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
September 8 Tom Kirk
Met with Tom Kirk to review the CVAG TAC agenda.
Executive Manaaement
Weekly meeting with the management team.
CVAG TAC Meeting
Attended the Coachella Valley Association of Governments
Technical Advisory Committee meeting.
Dustin Reilich — HERO Program
Discussed the HERO Pace Program and offered to Mr. Reilich that
we consider adopting the program after six months of experiencing
Staff Report
Informational Item: City Manager Meeting Summaries
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September 25, 2014
the Ygrene PACE program.
PDYSA Opening Day with Doua & Richard
Met with Councilmember Harnik, Ryan Stendell, Richard
Weintraub and Doug Galloway to discuss ideas for the Palm Desert
Youth Sports Association Opening Day activities to be held in
March 2015.
September 9 CaIPERS Health Plan Rate Changes —Impact on Cafeteria Plan
Met with Lori Carney and Paul Gibson to discuss the future of
medical health premiums from CalPERS.
Jean Benson
Met with Councilmember Benson.
September 10 Rotary
Drainaae Easement
Visited the drainage easement site located at 48721 North View
Drive along with residents Mr. & Mrs. Mandelstam, Page Garner,
Carlos Hernandez and David Reyes.
Conference Call with the American Heart Association
Spoke with Meagan Bruskewicz (American Heart Association),
Steve Weiss (Stroke Committee Chairman) and Ellyse Lathrop
(Heart and Stroke Walk Director).
Venus de Fido — TUMF
Met with Lauri Aylaian, Eric Ceja and Jim Sullivan (CVAG) to
discuss the TUMF associated with the Venus de Fido project.
September 11 Follow-up: League of California Cities Conference & Expo
Met with the attendees of the 2014 League of California Cities
Conference & Expo for a follow-up discussion. Mayor Pro Tem
Weber, Councilmember Harnik, Rudy Acosta, Mark Greenwood,
Lauri Aylaian, Tony Bagato and Martin Alvarez attended the
conference.
Personnel Issue
Met with Lori Carney to follow-up on a personnel issue.
Discussion with Staff
Met with Lori Carney, Lauri Aylaian and Deborah Schwartz -
Glickman regarding the Youth Committee liaison.
Staff Report
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September 25, 2014
Community Gardens
Met with Mark Greenwood and Randy Chavez to discuss the
management of the Palm Desert Community Gardens.
Closed Session
City Council Meeting
September 12 Mario Gonzales, Ted Seldin, Tom Tokeim and Nicole Criste
Met with Lauri Aylaian, Ryan Stendell, Mario Gonzales, Ted Seldin,
Tom Tokeim and Nicole Criste to discuss plans for Millennium
Village.
Hope Lutheran Proposed Construction
Met with Mark Greenwood, Jan Harnik, Lauri Aylaian, Eric Ceja and
Bo Chen to discuss issues with the Hope Lutheran expansion
project.
Signature Event and Hotel Committee
Met with Martin Alvarez, Donna Gomez and Rudy Acosta to
discuss the agenda and bylaws for the new committee.
Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Citv Attorney, Citv Manaaer Weekly
Meeting
Met with Mayor Tanner to discuss projects within the city, citizen
complaints and the status of a certain project under consideration.
Legislative Review Committee
Met with Mayor Tanner, Stephen Aryan, Paul Gibson and Rudy
Acosta to discuss current State legislation.
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