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"Providing thread to help stitch together the fabric of the City Management Community"

November, 2014 Special Issue Page | 1 Volume No. 8: Issue No. 19 CCCA/Water Summit Volume No. 8, Issue No. 9 Gilroy

Retired City Managers: Kevin O'Rourke, Fairfield;

Jack Simpson, Bellflower; Joe Tanner, Vallejo; and

Frank Tripepi, Rosemead. Kevin is currently a Senior

Consultant with PARS, and Frank is a Senior Vice

President with Willdan. All four have served in

"interim" assignments since retirement. Kevin is a Past

President of the City Managers Department of the

League California Cities. They were at a continuing

education session provided by the Joe A. Gonsalves

& Son firm on November 6, 2014.

Southern California Water Summit &

CCCA Fall Seminar

After spending Thursday, November 6th, in

Sacramento at a Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

continuing education program that the firm

provides for its client cities' City Managers,

though well worth the effort, it was a long drive

to Coronado where the California Contract

California Water Summit & Fall Seminar."

President Victor Manalo of Artesia, the

Executive Board and Executive Director Sam

Olivito and the CCCA staff continued in their

established tradition of excellence.

"The earth and its resources belong of right to its

people."

--Gifford Pinchot

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City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management November, 2014 Special CCCA/Water Summit

borah Collins began her working career in Sausalito as an Administrative Assistant

with an information technology and services firm in 1983. In 1984 she went to work

as a software support technician for an on-line software systems company in Chico.

She joined the Chico city staff in 1994 as Community Services Officer (CSO), and in

2001 she took a Management Analyst with the Chico Police Department. In 2009

she moved to the City Manager's Office in a Management Analyst post. Deborah

earned a BA in social work from California State University, Chico, and an MS in law

from Champlain College.

Trackdown Posse Roster: Gregory Korduner, Retired City Manager

Howard Chambers, Lakewood Mike Egan, Norwalk

Lyle Defenbaugh, CalTrust Ernie Garcia, Retired Norwalk City Manager

Joe Tanner, Retired City Manager Dave Carmany, La Puente

Ken Bayless, Retired, Greater L.A. Vector Control District Kevin O’Rourke, KOLGS/PARS

Richard Ramirez, Retired City Manager, American Canyon Vern Lawson, Lancaster

Don Penman, Retired City Manager, Arcadia Anthony Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

Ernesto Marquez, Hawaiian Gardens Gary K. & Mary Jo Sloan, Retired La Mirada City Manager

Andy Takata, Retired City Manager Marcia Raines, Millbrae

Anthony R. Ybarra, South El Monte Arthur C. Simonian, Retired City Manager Ken Caresio, Retired Duarte City Manager

Wade McKinney, Indian Wells CM & President of CCMF Doug LaBelle, Retired Chino Hills City Manager

John Keisler, Long Beach Sam Olivito, California Contract Cities Association

Jack Lam, Retired Rancho Cucamonga City Manager Larry F. Pennell, Retired Wasco City Manager

Gary Chicots, Retired City Manager Fred Latham, Retired Santa Fe Springs City Manager

Anthony Lopez, Retired City Manager Dr. Bill Mathis, Mathis Group

City of Cerritos Roy Pederson, ICMA Past-President

Bruce Williams, Retired City Manager Troy Butzlaff, Placentia

Rod Foster, Laguna Niguel Dale Geldert, Retired CDF Director

Rita Geldert, Retired Vista City Manager Gene Rogers, Moreno Valley Retired City Manager

Chuck Robinson, Deputy City Manager, Tustin Gary Milliman, Brookings, Oregon John Gillison, Rancho Cucamonga

Laura Behjan, Retired CM, Simi Valley Doug Dunlap, Retired City Manager, Pomona

Richard Rowe, Retired City Manager Robert Dickey, Former CM & retired DPW, South Gate

Randy Bomgaars, Bellflower, Past CCCA President Marshall Linn, Urban Futures, Founder & Chairman

Jeff Mathieu, Big Bear Lake City Manager Clay Curtin, Menlo Park

Jim Lewis, Pismo Beach City Manager Kevin Duggan, ICMA & retired City Manager

David Jinkens, Retired City Manager Charles G. "Guy" Huffaker, Retired City Manager

Judie & Mike Sedell, Retired Simi Valley City Manager Rod B. Butler, Upland City Manager

Ray Harris, Retired Public Official Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

Philip Vince, Point Arena City Manager Paul Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son


CCCA Fall Seminar

Participants gathered

at the Coronado

Marriott on Friday,

November 7 to register

and attend a seminar

kick-off reception that

included an election recap presentation by

Allan Hoffenblum. Allan is the publisher of the

California Target Book and owner of a political

consulting firm based in Los Angeles. He no

longer manages political campaigns. Instead

he now concentrates on the California Target

Book, a non-partisan, subscription service that

tracks and analyzes federal and state

legislative races in California.

Following the reception Susan and I were

invited to accompany Evelyn and Anthony

Gonsalves at a dinner organized by Ken Spiker

& Associates, which was supported by a good

number of public utility vendors and suppliers.

Even the dinner was turned into a learning

experience through the various sponsor

presentations.

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Anthony D. Gonsalves serves as a member of the

CCMF Board of Directors. Anthony, Jason Gonsalves

and Paul Gonsalves are expert municipal lobbyists.

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CCCA Fall Seminar

Coronado Mayor Casey Tanaka gave a

Welcoming Address to open the Summit

participants. He noted that the City of

Coronado recently negotiated a services

agreement with PAWS of Coronado to provide

local animal control services. The cost of the

service will be reduced from past efforts and

the service should be improved. PAWS

contends that they are "The Friendliest Paws in

San Diego County." Mayor Tanaka thanked

the "contract cities" for all the groundbreaking

work that has been completed regarding

contract government services.

Seminar Chair James Bozajian, introduced Val

Zavala, KCET Vice President for News & Public

Affairs, who served as the official Emcee for the

day. James is a member of the Calabasas City

Council and a CCCA Past President. The first

session was entitled: "New Ground Water

Legislation: Enough to Save a Broken System?"

California Department of Water Resources

Drought Manager Bill Croyle reported that 39%

of the California water supply is from ground

water. He pointed at the importance of the

California Water Action Plan adopted in

January, 2014.

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California Contract Cities Association Management

Analyst Cristina Shore and Executive Assistant Kelli Lofing

at the 2014 CCCA Fall Seminar in Coronado.

Cindy Tuck, Deputy Executive Director of the

Association of California Water Agencies

(ACWA), reminded everyone that "ground

water is a limited resource." ACWA has 430

public water agency members.

In his presentation, Peter Kavounas, the Chino

Basin Wastermaster General Manager, pointed

out the importance of land use in the

development of water demands. It might seem

obvious but it's importance is sometimes missed

in water needs assessments.

Shane Chapman was the final presenter of

Session No. 1. Shane is the General Manager

for the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal

Water District (USGVMWD). He underlined the

need to practice water conservation. With

ground water better than a 1/3 of the water

supply, and public interest and awareness at

an all-time high, promoting water conservation

is extremely important.

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CCCA Fall Seminar

CCCA Past President Frank V. Zerunyan, J.D.

served as the moderator of Session No. 2:

"Climate Change." Frank is a Professor of the

Practice of Governance at the USC Sol Price

School of Public Policy and Director of

Executive Education at USC Price Bedrosian

Center on Governance. He is a member of the

Rolling Hills Estate City Council and has served

two-terms as Mayor. Frank spoke to the need

for environmental stewardship.

Professor Daniel Mazmanian of the USC Sol

Price School of Public Policy began the

discussion. He noted that temperature is rising.

AB 32 was passed in response to global

warming. It is the California Global Warming

Solutions Act of 2006. An emissions reduction

strategy is one of the important solutions. He

noted that between 1990 and 2010 green

house emissions have reduced.

California Contract Cities Association (CCCA) Past

President Frank V. Zerunyan, J.D. is a member of the

Rolling Hills Estate City Council. Frank is a Professor

at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and

Director of Executive Education at USC Price

Bedrosian Center on Governance. Here he stands

with CCCA Executive Director Sam Olivito.

Next up was Hasan Ikhrata, the Executive

Director of the Southern California Association

of Governments (SCAG). Hasan said that multi-

family residential units use less water. He said

the trend in the demographic shift is toward

increased populations living in muliple family

residences. Hasan also noted that 20% of the

State's electric production is used in the

distribution of water.

Kif Scheuer, Climate Change Program Director

for the Local Government Commission, closed

out the second session. Kif's work at the

Commission is focused on supporting local

government climate change initiatives.


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CCCA Fall Seminar

Session No. 3 was entitled: "The New Frontier:

Potable Reuse and Ocean Desalination." The

three presenters for this session included: Halla

Razak, Director of Public Utilities for the City of

San Diego; Ken Weinberg, Water Resources

Director, San Diego County Water Authority;

and Melissa Meeker, Executive Director of the

WateReuse Association. The WateReuse

Association is a non-profit organization whose

mission is to advance sustainable water

sources. Desalination has become a potentially

important water source of the future.

State Senator Cathleen Galgiani addressed the

Summit at the luncheon session. Her topic was

"California Conservation: What Are Our Next

Steps?" Cathleen represents the 5th State

Senate District, which includes Stockton, Tracy

and Modesto. She was elected to the post in

2012. She has lived and worked in the San

Joaquin Valley all of her life. Senator Galgiani is

the Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

She talked about how important it is for the

State's agricultural industry to continue

production of food for the entire country. Of

course, water is an important ingredient to

successful agricultural production.

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RW&G is committed to excellence in the legal

profession and to solving the problems of business

and the public sector with the highest quality legal

services in a cost-effective manner. Roxanne Diaz is

among the City Attorneys on the RW&G staff.

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Marshall Linn founded Urban Futures, Inc. in 1972.

President Michael P. Busch joined Urban Futures in 2007.

James Lee recently joined the firm as a Principal with

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Susan Simpson of Trackdown & In-N-Out Burger; CCCA

Past President Cheri Kelley of the Norwalk City Council;

and Evelyn Gonsalves, wife of Anthony Gonsalves.

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CCCA Fall Seminar

Following the luncheon session, Signal Hill City

Manager Ken Farfsing served as the Moderator

for Session No. 4, entitled: "Solution to Pollution."

Maria Mehranian, CFO for the Cordoba

Corporation, appeared to make her

presentation though it was her wedding

anniversary. Maria is a former Commissioner in

the City of La Cañada Flintridge. Her firm is a

full-service civil engineering, construction

management and program management firm

that specializes in transportation, education &

facilities, and water &

energy. She pointed

out that water quality

and water supply are

two sides of the same

coin.

Gary Hildebrand, Deputy Director in the Los

Angeles County Department of Public Works;

Richard Watson, President of Richard Watson &

Associates; and Kirstin James, Science & Policy

Director for Water Quality for Heal the Bay

concluded the 4th session. Watershed

management was their primary topic. Ken

Farfsing has become a recognize expert

regarding NPDES and storm water treatment.

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George Wentz or Roy Stephenson, Manager - Local

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Susan Simpson with Sharon Olivito, a long-time member of

the California Contract Cities Association staff. These

ladies have been attending conferences together for

more than 30-years.

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In June 2013, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. joined forces with

Norton Rose as Norton Rose Fulbright. Super Lawyers 2014

lists11-firm lawyers as being among the top lawyers in

Southern California; five others are listed as "rising stars."

Session No. 5 was entitled: "The Water Energy

Nexus." Southern California Edison Company

Senior Policy Manager Charles Wilson; Martin

Adams, Deputy Senior Assistant General

Manager for Water Systems with the Los

Angeles Department of Water and Power;

Southern California Gas Company Customer

Assistance Manager Hugh Yao; and Patrick

Shield, Executive Director of Operations for the

Irvine Ranch Water District were the presenters

for this final session. Martin Adams said that

recycled water must be viewed as a water

supply…not just a sewer treatment issue. Hugh

Yao told the group that the Gas Company has

reduced water usage by 25% since 2007. Pat

Shield underscored the presentations: "Save

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CCCA Fall Seminar

Following a modest dinner that evening the

concluding session was: "What We've Learned

and What We Can Take Home With Us."

Seminar Chair James Bozajian of Calabasas

began the wrap-up. Other wrap-up

presentations were made by Malibu Mayor Pro

Tem John Sibert; Claremont Council Member

Sam Pedroza; and Mike Lewis of BizFed.

This was a meaningful and appropriate

continuing education opportunity for those

who attended this "contract cities" Fall Seminar,

especially during this time of serious draught in

California. It covered the subject from the

simple things like turning off the water while you

brush your teeth to more technical and

complex subjects like the development of an

economic means of desalination. Trackdown's

mission here is to acknowledge those who

participated and not to report on the

presentations, though we did make a few

observations here and there.

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Manager Lloyd de Llamas. Andy Nickerson is President.

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public agencies, including school districts, and

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Former Artesia City Manager Jim Barisic founded

Brandywine with a business plan to revitalize established

neighborhoods and convert existing underutilized space

into needed housing.

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President Steve Gedestad is a Member of the California

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White pelicans at day break flying over Clear Lake

in Lake County, California. Picture by Jerry Simpson.


CCCA Fall Seminar

Trackdown applauds the City Managers who

dedicated their time to attending this seminar.

They included: Carmarillo City Manager Bruce

Feng; Rosemead City Manager Jeff Allred, who

attended every session to the last; Lomita City

Manager Michael Rock; Pico Rivera City

Manager Renee Bobadillo; and Signal Hill City

Manager Ken Farfsing. Ken also contributed by

participating in the program.

We also give a Trackdown salute for a great

job to the California Contract Cities Association

staff for their contributions in the presentation

these "Water Summit" sessions. The professional

staff includes: Executive Director Sam Olivito;

Deputy Executive Director Paul Philips (a former

city manager); Sharon Olivito, Administration;

Kelli Lofing, Executive Assistant; and, last but

not least, Cristina Shore, Management Analyst.

Ken Spiker and Adam Spiker of the Spiker

Consulting Group also provided assistance. We

again thank them for the very nice Friday

evening dinner.

Thank you to the CCCA staff, Executive Board

and membership, and those who participated

in the Southern California Water Summit & Fall

Seminar. Well done!

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Stifel is ready to serve public agency financial

needs. Stifel's Stephen Heaney, Managing Director,

Public Finance is a former member of the CCMF

Board, and serves on the Board of Advisors for the

USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.

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Harvey Englander is a graduate of UCLA, and is a

member of the Board of the UCLA School of Public Policy.

Matt Knabe serves on the LAEDC Board of Governors, and

as President of the Paramount Education Project, among

other service assignments. Matt is a graduate of

Pepperdine University. Marcus A. Allen earned a BA from

UCLA and a Masters in Public Policy Studies from the

University of Chicago. He is a former Deputy Chief of Staff

in the Office of former Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa.

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base. MuniServices' Fran Mancia is a member of the

CCMF Board of Directors.

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Executive Recruitment: Through many years of

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an ideal recruitment process. Bob served as the Olympia,

Washington City Manager (1982-1985).

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Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

2014 Client City Managers

Annual Meeting, November 6

Another excellent continuing education

opportunity was the November 6, 2014 Joe A.

Gonsalves & Son client city managers annual

meeting in Sacramento. The day-long meeting

began in the firm's Sacramento office where

they reported on and discussed the recently

concluded Statewide election results, and how

they may relate to municipal government.

A luncheon session, that featured an address

by State Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff,

was held just a short walk away at Frank Fat's.

Senator Huff is well versed in the issues

surrounding California's drought. In fact, he was

a presenter at an October Water Forum

sponsored by a number of water associations.

Senator Huff represents the 29th Senate District,

which includes portions of Los Angeles, Orange

and San Bernardino Counties. He served as a

member of the Diamond Bar City Council from

1995 to 2004 when he was elected to the State

Assembly. He has been recognized as

Legislator of the Year by the League of

California Cities.

During the afternoon the group gathered at

Anthony Gonsalves' home for some team

building and social interaction. In fact, they

held a shuffleboard tournament, which the

team of Mike Egan and Bill Pagett won. Mike is

the City Manager in Norwalk, and Bill is a Senior

Vice President with Willdan Engineering.

Norwalk City Manager Mike Egan and Willdan

Engineering's Bill Pagett show off their 2014

Shuffleboard Championship trophies with

Jason Gonsalves and Anthony Gonsalves of the

Joe A. Gonsalves & Son professional legislative

representation firm.

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Mitch Barker, PARS, Executive Vice President

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City Manager Kevin O'Rourke serves as a Senior

Consultant for PARS. Kevin is a Past President of the

City Managers Department of the League of

California Cities, and a past ICMA Regional VP.

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Here are a few pictures taken at the "Gonsalvi"

city manager's continuing education sessions.

Diamond Bar City Manager Jim DeStefano, and

retired Fairfield City Manager Kevin O'Rourke on

November 6, 2014.

Santa Fe Springs City Manager Thad McCormack;

Norwalk Assistant City Manager Ernie Hernandez;

Commerce City Administrator Jorge Rifa; and

Mike Egan, Norwalk City Manager at the office of

Joe A. Gonsalves & Son on November 6, 2014..

Moreno Valley City Manager Michelle Dawson and

Santa Fe Spring City Manager Thad McCormack.

Michelle and her partner were second in the

shuffleboard tournament.

Willdan Senior Vice President Frank G. Tripepi and

Alameda City Manager John Russo. Frank is a

retired Rosemead City Manager. John is a Past

President of the League of California Cities.

Forging personal relationships is important in

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In addition to Senator Huff, State Department

of Finance Local Government Consultant

Justyn Howard spoke to the group as part of

the luncheon program. Justyn has been an

important part of the "winding down" following

the State action to terminate all Community

Redevelopment Agencies.

Jason Gonsalves and Anthony Gonsalves of the

Joe A. Gonsalves & Son firm with Becky Craig,

Assistant City Manager in Elk Grove on Thursday,

November 6 at the "Gonsalvi" office in Sacramento.

Becky has more than 15-years of local government

experience. She joined the Elk Grove staff in 2007.

Among those City Managers attending the

continuing education and team building event

hosted by the Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

professional legislative representation firm

include: John Russo, Alameda; Jorge Rifa,

Commerce; Jim DeStefano, Diamond Bar;

Howard Chambers, Lakewood; Michelle

Dawson, Moreno Valley; Mike Egan, Norwalk;

John Wohlmuth, Palm Desert; Troy Butzlaff,

Placentia; Thaddeus McCormack, Santa Fe

Springs; Eric Levitt, Simi Valley; Andy Takata,

Twentynine Palms; and Doug Robertson,

Victorville.

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember.

Involve me and I learn." --Benjamin Franklin

Among others who participated in all or part of

the program included: Bill Pagett, Senior Vice

President, Willdan Engineering; retired Vallejo

City Manager Joe Tanner Sr.; Jose Gomez,

Finance Director and Administrative Services

Director, Santa Fe Springs; Becky Craig,

Assistant City Manager, Elk Grove; Deputy City

Manager, Elk Grove, Kara Reddig; Rick Teichert,

Moreno Valley; Ernie Hernandez, Assistant City

Manager, Norwalk; Paolo Beltran and Karen

Murray, Lakewood; Carol Jacoby, Deputy City

Manager, Lakewood; Andy Nguyen, Alameda;

Marc Risco, President and CEO, Willdan

Financial Services; retired City Manager Frank

G. Tripepi, Senior Vice President, Willdan; Wes

Wolf of Wolf & Company; retired Fairfield City

Manager Kevin O'Rourke of PARS and KLOGS;

and the Gonsalves family.

Many thanks to the Joe A. Gonsalves & Son firm

for organizing this excellent continuing

education program.

California Contract Cities Association

Sacramento Legislative Orientation Tour

January 11 - 13, 2015

Sacramento Sheraton Grand

For Information Contact the California Contract

Cities Association staff at 562-622-5533.

Executive Director Sam Olivito

Deputy Executive Director Paul Philips

www.contractcities.org

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Picking Up the Pieces: Point Arena, one

of California's newest cities, has

appointed Philip Vince, 59, to serve as

its first City Manager. He will take over from Interim

City Manager David Tyson. Phil has served as City

Manager in both Moraga and Martinez, and he

began his career on the staff in Novato. Phil earned

a BA from St. Mary's College and an MPA from San

Francisco State University. Phil is a Past President

(2004) of the Municipal Management Association of

Northern California (MMANC). Twentynine Palms

Interim City Manager Andy

Takata has resigned effective

November 19 to take the

Chief of Staff position with

San Bernardino County Board

of Supervisors Chair Janice

Rutherford. Andy has served

as the Twentynine Palms Interim City Manager for a

little more than 4-months when he took over from

City Manager Joe Guzzetta, who was dismissed in

May. Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia and City

Manager Pat West announced the selection of Long

Beach Deputy Chief Robert Luna, 48, to replace

Chief Jim McDonnell, who was elected Los Angeles

County Sheriff. The new Chief has been with the

Long Beach Police Department for 29-

years. Urban Futures Inc. CEO Michael

Busch celebrated his birthday on

November 13. We hope it was memorable in a very

good way Mike! Mike is the Association Treasurer for

the California Utility Executive Management

Association. He previously worked for the cities of

Claremont, Indio and Lancaster. Mike earned an

MPA from California State University, Long Beach.

Sacramento will remain a Council-Manager city, at

least for the immediate future. Their "Measure L"

ballot measure proposing to grant new powers,

responsibilities and authorities to the Mayor was

defeated in the recent election. Sacramento Mayor

Kevin Johnson, a former NBA basketball

professional, was the main proponent of the

measure. Sacramento Council Member Steve

Hansen lead the opposition to the measure with a

"Stop the Power Grab" campaign. The local

Sacramento media appeared to support the

measure too, but the voters rejected it. The

proposed Charter Amendment for a "Strong Mayor"

Mayor Council Form of Government

results after all 386 precincts reported

were Yes: 42.8% and No: 57.2% (Last

update was 11-5-2014). The current

Sacramento City Manager is John Shirey. Yreka City

Three picture taken at the 2014 Cerritos

Veteran's Day Ceremony.

Manager Steven W. Baker served as the City

Manager in Suisun City from June, 1988 until

December, 2004; 16 and a half years. Steve earned

a BA from the University of California, Davis.

Eric Battles is an Administrative Intern with the Port of

Long Beach. He is a graduate student and

City/County Management Fellow at the University of

Southern California (USC). Eric previously served as

an Administrative Intern with the City of Santa

Monica Public Works Department. He earned his BA

from California State University, Fresno. Solana

Beach City Manager David Ott has announced that

he will retire at the end of November after more

than a decade serving the city. Dave announced

his retirement in May. His last day will be November

28. He plans to do some traveling and wants to see

Italy, Spain and Greece. He said that he has not

ruled out working again in the future. Suisun City

Police Chief Edmond Dadisho, who has served in

that post for the past 8-years, will be the new Chief

of Police in the City of Bell, where Doug Willmore is

City Manager. The Chief has more than 33-years in

law enforcement, including 25-years with the Los

Angeles Police Department prior to joining the

Suisun City department. He earned a MA in

Emergency Services Management from California

State University, Long Beach. He is also a graduate

of the West Point leadership program.










More Pieces Picked Up: Tamara S.

Letourneau started her public service

career in 1991 as an Administrative Intern

in Arcadia. Tammy served as the City

Manager in Sierra Madre from 2001 to 2004, and

then served as the Yorba Linda City Manager

between 2004 and 2008. She is currently serving as

the Assistant Chief Executive Officer in the City of

Costa Mesa. Tammy was the Municipal

Management Association of Southern California

(MMASC) President in 1997-1998. She earned a BS

from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

and an MPA from California State University, Long

Beach. Ann Capela, 61, will start work as the new

Bethel, Alaska City Manager on November 16 when

she attends the Alaska Municipal Management

Association annual conference in Anchorage. She is

the former Township Manager in Oakland Township,

Michigan. Between 2000 and 2003 she served as the

County Executive Officer in Imperial County. City

Manager Pat West has announced that Long Beach

Deputy City Manager Reggie Harrison has been

appointed to the Long Beach Director of Disaster

Preparedness and Emergency Communications

position. Reggie has been serving as the Acting

Director of the Long Beach Airport. Reggie will

remain in the airport post until a permanent

replacement is found by the end of the year.

Andrea K. Lueker joined the Morro Bay staff in 1987

as a Recreation Coordinator/Supervisor, and served

her last half-dozen years with the city as the Morro

Bay City Manager (2008-2014). Andrea is currently

the Executive Director on Morro Bay Community

Quota Fund, a non-profit group working to secure

fishing privileges on the Central Coast of California.

Reedley City Manager Nicole R. Zieba earned a BA

from California State University, Fullerton and an

MPA from the University of Southern California (USC).

Nicole was appointed to the Reedley City Manager

position in August, 2011. Prior to joining the Reedley

staff Nicole served as the Deputy City Manager in

Fresno. Nicole is an avid back country hiker. Beverly

Hills City Manager Jeff Kolin has announced that he

will retire in February, 2015. He was appointed to

the Beverly Hills post in January, 2010. Previous to

that Jeff served as the Santa Rosa City Manager

from 2000 to 2010. Jeff began his career in 1976 as

a Recreation Coordinator in Westminster. He worked

in the Recreation Departments of the Cypress

Recreation & Park District, Tustin, and Anaheim prior

to being appointed Director of Parks & Recreation in

Santa Clarita in 1989. Jeff became the Santa

Clarita Deputy City Manager in 1991, and was

appointed City Manager in Pittsburg, California in

1996, where he served until moving to Santa Rosa.

Jeff served as the President of the City Managers

Department of the League of California Cities in

2008. Modesto City Manager Jim Holgersson, 63,

served as the Modesto Interim City Manager from

May after City Manager Greg Nyhoff left to become

the Oxnard City Manager. Jim has previously

served as a City Manager in Michigan, Tennessee

and Texas. He was the Deputy City Manager for

Neighborhoods in San Jose from 2000 to 2005. Peter

Castro is a Senior Management Analyst with the City

of La Cañada Flintridge where Mark Alexander

serves as the City Manager. Peter is the current

President of the Municipal Management Association

of Southern California (MMASC). He joined the La

Cañada Flintridge staff in June, 2008 as a Public

Safety Coordinator. Peter earned a BA in Chemistry

from California State University, Fullerton, and an

MPA from the University of Southern California (USC).

Peter is a USC Dean's Merit Scholar. Pacifica

Assistant City Manager Lorenzo Hines Jr. is a

Certified Public Accountant in the State of

Washington. He previously served as the Finance

Director in Lynnwood and Edmonds, Washington.

Lorenzo earned a BS in accounting from the

University of North Carolina at Greensboro and an

MBA from the University of Washington's Michael G.

Foster School of Business. Scott Hammond, Erickson-

Hall Construction Company Director of Public

Relations/Governmental Affairs graduated from San

Diego Mesa College. Scott previously worked with

EDGE Development, Inc. Ashley

(Wallace) Garcia began her public

service in June, 2003 as a

Lifeguard/Swim Instructor with the

City of Placentia. She later served as

a Management Intern in Villa Park,

prior to serving as a City Clerk Intern in Laguna Hills in

2010. She spent a year and 10-months with

Huntington Beach on a Graduate Management

Fellowship, and then joined the Laguna Niguel staff

in 2012 as a Management Assistant. Ashley is

currently a Management Analyst with Laguna

Niguel. She earned a BS from Vanderbilt University

and an MPA from USC. Yes that is a picture of

Cerritos City Manager Art Gallucci on Page 13.










Still More Pieces Picked Up: Recently

elected Long Beach City Council Member

Stacy Mungo works in a Project

Management position with the Los

Angeles County Office of the Assessor.

From April, 2010 until December, 2013 Stacy served

as an Administrative Services Manager for Los

Angeles County Community and Senior Services.

She served as President of the Southern California

(L.A. Metro) Chapter of the American Society for

Public Administration (ASPA) from July, 2009 to June,

2010. She earned a BA from California State

University, Fullerton and an MPA from USC. Former

Vacaville City Manager John P. Thompson is working

on a fictional book about city management. John

served as the President of the City Managers

Department of the League of California Cities in

2000-2001. Last we heard he was planning to

bounce his ideas off retired Fairfield City Manager

Kevin O'Rourke, who is also a Past President; 1997-

1998. El Cerrito City Manager Scott Hanin previously

served as the Executive Director of the West Contra

Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority

(1999-2001). Scott was the recipient of the 2012

ICMA Community Sustainability Award for cities with

populations between 10,000 and 49,999. Rick

Kirkwood is celebrating his first anniversary as the

Senior Budget Analyst at the City of Shoreline in the

Seattle, Washington area. Rick earned an MBA

and BA from California Polytechnic State University,

San Luis Obispo. Rick was an Administrative Intern in

Roseville in 2005. He later worked as an assistant on

the Bakersfield staff, and served as the Human

Resource Director and Risk Manager for Delano in

2010-2011. Gail Ortiz has been with the City of Santa

Clarita staff for some 21-years. She is the City

governments public relations professional and

communications expert. Gail is the Santa Clarita

Communications Manager. Santa Clarita is among

California's largest 25 cities. Fort Collins, Colorado

Policy and Project Manager Dan Weinheimer is a

Past President of MMASC (2010-2011). Dan served as

a Management Aide in Torrance; an Associate

Analyst in Carlsbad; and an Administrative Analyst in

San Marcos prior to relocating to Colorado.

Sara Appel has joined the Tripepi Smith & Associates team as a Junior Business Analyst. Sara works from the Orange County area on a range of social media and website projects, including the City Manager Newsletter by Trackdown. Sara is a

Laguna Beach High School graduate, and she has earned a BBA at Chapman University. In her spare time Sara is a Soccer Coach. She participated in high school on the volleyball, soccer and track teams. In college she was a member of the soccer team. She is a triathlon participant.

Arcadia City Manager History

10/51-6/56 William J. Richard

6/56-6/59 Neil Anderson (former Police Chief)

6/59-8/59 Lawrence Cook

8/59-12/59 Charles Lortz (former City Engineer)

12/59-5/66 Harold K. Schone

5/66-9/66 Wesley McDaniels

9/66-9/77 Lyman H. Cozad

1/78-2/81 Lyle Alberg

7/81-5/92 George J. Watts

9/92-12/93 Donald R. Duckworth

1/94-12/07 William R. Kelly

1/08-2012 Donald E. Penman

2012-Present Dominic D. Lazzaretto

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