March, 2009 Volume 3, No. 3
“Providing thread to help stitch together the fabric of the City Management Community.”
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“Alias Smith and Jones” Trackdown off the Wall
California’s City Government Smiths and Jones
“Off the wall!” That‟s the advice we got from some of our more colorful readers when discussing future newsletter themes, while in Monterey for the City Managers‟ Department meeting. “Give us something „off the wall.‟”
In 1971-73 there was a Western television series starring Peter Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Kid Curry. They were a pair of outlaws trying to reform and become “good guys.” The series was inspired by the success of the 1969 movie “Butch Cassidy and the Who said that it doesn‟t rain in Southern California? This picture of three of our Grandchildren: Eric Beebe, Tyler Sundance Kid,” starring the late Paul Newman Pouncéy and Dani Beebe, was taken on February and Robert Redford. The difference is that 13…Friday the 13th. Eric and Dani were in town from Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry were guilty of Arizona to attend Tyler‟s 6th Birthday Party, and they the crimes that they were accused of surprised him and walked him home from school. committing, but were trying to turn over a new We have presented here a representative list leaf and “go straight” without going to jail. of City Managers and other municipal This television series has absolutely nothing to government officials named either “Smith” or do with the focus of this issue of the City “Jones.” Of course, we couldn‟t list every Manager Newsletter by Trackdown…except “Smith and Jones,” but we gave it the good by a long stretch. Trackdown got its name old college try to provide a worthy “Smith and from the 1950s western television show by the Jones” presentation. We hope those we same name about a Texas Ranger named missed will accept our apologies in advance. Hobie Gilman played by a young Robert Culp. The ICMA Who‟s Who Directory remained our And, the Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry show primary research tool. We hope you have was also a western called: “Alias Smith and some fun reading this material. And, we hope Jones.” you agree that it is a little “off the wall” and fun. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th City Manager Newsletter March, 2009 [2]
California’s City Smiths & Jones 2009 MMANC WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT March 25-26, 2009 Gregory T. Jones has been the City Manager in Dolce Hayes Mansion 200 Edenvale Avenue., San Jose Hayward since October, 2007 when he moved MMANC there from Chico, where he had been City 3053 Freeport Blvd., Suite 292 Sacramento, CA 95818 Manager starting in January, 2006. Greg 866-963-1627 began his career in 1990 as a Human fax 303-755.7363 [email protected] Resources Analyst in Concord. He moved up in the Concord organization to Senior Human Resources Analyst in 1993, and then Risk William R. Smith retired in 2005 as the General Manager (1996) and Human Resources Manager of the Ventura Regional Sanitation Director (1997). In October, 1999 Greg was District. He began his career in 1982 as an appointed Deputy City Manager and in Administrative Analyst in Monterey. In 1984 he January, 2001 he became Concord‟s Assistant was appointed City Administrator in Sonora, City Manager where he served until his move but in 1986 he returned to Monterey as the to Chico. Greg has a BS from Central Assistant City Manager. In 1990 Bill was Washington University in Washington, and an appointed City Manager in Manhattan Beach, MPA from California State University, Hayward. moving from there in 1994 to become the Greg has a 10-year ICMA Service Award. Westminster City Manager. He took the Ventura San District post in 1998. Bill has a BA Tucson, Arizona resident Arthur E. Jones served from Iona College, New York, an MS from the two stints as El Segundo City Manager. Art Naval Postgraduate School and an MPA from began his public management career in 1958 Golden Gate University. He earned a 10-year as an Administrative Assistant in Albuquerque, ICMA Service Award. New Mexico, and in 1964 he became Albuquerque‟s Assistant City Manager. He was appointed to the El Segundo City Manager post in April, 1967 and served until June, 1985. http://www.kndinc.com/index.htm He returned to El Segundo for a short time when he again was City Manager between Management consultant Jack R. Smith started July, 1986 and December, 1987 when he as an Administrative Assistant in Los Angeles in retired. Art has a BA from the University of New 1963. He became the Azusa Assistant City Mexico and an MPA from Pepperdine Manager in1966. He was appointed County University. He earned a 25-year ICMA Service Manager in Coconino County, Arizona in 1969. Award. Jack returned to California in 1982 when he took the City Manager post in Cathedral City.
In 1988 Jack was recruited to be the City Administrator in Carson, and in 1991 he moved to the Murrieta City Manager post; a position he held until 1994. Jack has a BA from Long Beach State University and an MA from the
University of Redlands. He earned a 30-year www.us.bureauveritas.com ICMA Service Award.
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Trackdown Posse Roster Gregory Korduner, Huntington Park * Howard Chambers, Lakewood Mike Egan, Bellflower Ernie Garcia, Norwalk Joe Tanner, Vallejo http://www.mercergroupinc.com/ Bob Gutierrez, Moreno Valley Dave Carmany, Seal Beach Karen A. Smith started her public management Maria Dadian, Artesia Linda Lowry, Pomona ** career in 1971 as a Human Relations Ken Bayless, Greater L.A. Vector Control District Coordinator in Martinez. In July, 1972 she Jeff Stewart, “In Transition” moved to an Administrative Assistant position, Kevin O’Rourke, Urban Futures, Inc. Tom Odom, Lomita and in January, 1975 she left Martinez to be the George Rodericks, Belvedere Personnel Director in Union City. She became June Catalano, Pleasant Hill Nelson Oliva, Hercules the Union City Assistant City Manager at the Richard Ramirez, American Canyon end of 1977, and was appointed City Manager Vern Lawson, Lancaster ** Fred Diaz, Fremont in December, 1979. Karen remained in the Fran Delach, Azusa Union City post until 1995, and during her Bill Kelly, Urban Futures, Inc. tenure there she served as the President of the Chris Kelly, Chino Hills Don Penman, Arcadia City Managers‟ Department of the League of Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son California Cities. In 1995 Karen was appointed Anthony Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Paul Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Executive Director of the Alameda County Bill Crowe, El Segundo Waste Management Authority, a post she held Gerald W. Forde, McFarland until 2008. She has a BA from the University of Steve R. Thatcher, SRT Associates Ernesto Marquez, Hawaiian Gardens California and an MPA from California State Gary K. & Mary Jo Sloan, La Mirada (Retired) University. Karen earned a 35-year ICMA Bob & Nadean Dickey, South Gate Deborah Lopez, Pico Rivera Service Award. Glenn Southard, Indio Jan Perkins, Management Partners “You're walking away and they're talking behind you; Andy Takata, Yucca Valley They will never forget you 'til somebody new comes Marcia Raines, Millbrae along…” Gene Rogers, Moreno Valley (Retired) In Lyrics to “New Kid in Town,” by the Eagles Anthony R. Ybarra, South El Monte Arthur C. Simonian, Simonian Consulting, Inc. Jay Tashiro, Moraga Robert E. Smith began his public management Bob Griego, Irwindale career in 1994 in Dillon, South Carolina. In late Ken Caresio, Retired City Manager 1995 he took the Director of Community Greg Nordbak, Midway City Sanitary District Carlos Urrutia, Rocklin Development post in Batesville, Mississippi. He Michael P. Busch, Urban Futures, Inc. was appointed City Administrator in Shallotte, David M. Jinkens, South Lake Tahoe Wade McKinney, Atascadero North Carolina in 1997 and headed west to Mike & Judie Sedell, Simi Valley California in 1998 to be the City Manager in Andy Lazzaretto, A.C. Lazzaretto & Associates San Juan Bautista. In 2001 he moved to the Fred Guido, County of Los Angeles Tim Kerr, “In Transition” private side as a National Zoning Manager for Doug LaBelle, Chino Hills Crown Castle USA, Inc. of Pennsylvania, and in City of Cerritos John Keisler, Long Beach 2008 opened the doors of his own company, Sheryl Lindsey-Boell, CH2MHILL OMI Anvil Partners, LLC in North Carolina. Robert Sam Olivito, California Contract Cities Association has a BA from the College of Charleston, an Bob Dominguez, Placentia (Retired) Jack Lam, Rancho Cucamonga MP and an MPA from Virginia Tech. Larry F. Pennell, Wasco (Retired) City Manager Newsletter March, 2009 [4]
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Napa Assistant City Manager Dana M. Smith took her first public management position in 1985 as a Senior Staff Analyst in the San Diego Long Beach Assistant City Manager Suzanne Frick and County Local Agency Formation Commission City Manager Patrick West at the February meeting of the (LAFCO). In 1994 she was appointed Executive City Managers’ Department of the League California Cities in Monterey. Suzanne has been ACM since Officer on the Orange County LAFCO, a post December, 2007 after serving as the city’s Director of she held for 10-years. In 2004 Dana was Planning and Building. Pat went to Long Beach in 2005 as appointed Assistant City Manager in Chula the Director of Community Development and Executive Vista, and in May, 2007 she moved north to Director of the Redevelopment Agency after serving Paramount for 25-years, the last several as City Manager. become the Assistant City Manager in Napa. Dana has a BA and MCP from San Diego State University.
Palos Verdes Estates‟ Assistant City Manager Judith J. Smith began her public service career in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a Performance http://www.hdlcompanies.com/ Auditor in 1980. In 1984 she was appointed Finance Officer in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania. In 1986 she moved west to Beverly Hills in a
Management Analyst post. In 1989 she was appointed Director of Finance in Rolling Hills Estates, and took the same position in Palos Verdes Estates in 1989. Since 1996 Judith has www.willdan.com served in the dual post of Assistant City
Manager and Director of Finance. She has a BA from Pennsylvania State University and an MPA from the University of Pittsburgh. She has earned a 25-year ICMA Service Award.
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Gil Smith, former Carson Mayor, City Council Member and City Manager received an
Honorary Doctorate from California State University, Dominguez Hills. He had a long http://www.piperjaffray.com career as a member of the staff of the Southern California Association of California’s City Smiths & Jones Governments (SCAG).
Garden Grove Assistant City Manager Les M.
Jones II joined the city staff in October, 1976 as an Administrative Intern. He later was elevated to www.joneshall.com
Administrative Aide, and then Administrative Just a few of the other notable “Smiths and Analyst. In 1983 he left Joneses”: the City but returned in Dennis D. Jones is the Assistant City Manager in 1998 as the Director of Public Works. Les was Newark. appointed Assistant City Manager in addition to his position of Public Works Director in 2001. Brian R. Smith is the Assistant Director of Public He became a full-time Assistant City Manager Works in Bellflower. in April, 2004. Les has a BA from California State University, Fullerton and has completed Council Member Fred Smith serves in Buena graduate work at San Diego State University Park. and California State University, Long Beach. Les Brian Smith is a Council Member in Calipatria. is a native Californian. http://www.garden- grove.org/?q=citymanager/assistant Fred Smith is the Assistant to the City Manager
in Brisbane. Fred sits on the Steering Committee Jennifer H. Smith is the Finance Director for the for the Bay Area Open Space Council. City of Encinitas. Jennifer began her career in Debbie Smith of Smith, Alvarez & Castillo. Inc. is 1996 as an Intern in Chapel Hill, North Carolina the Executive Director of the Independent and later the same year in Cary, North Cities Association. The combined population of Carolina. In 1997 she came west to be a ICA member cities is approximately 7 million. Management Intern in Encinitas, and was http://www.icacities.org/ appointed to a full-time Management Analyst post in December, 1997. In 2001 Jennifer Vickie Smith is the Sacramento Housing & became the Assistant to the City Manager and Redevelopment Agency Director and Agency in 2005 she was appointed Finance Director. Clerk. Jennifer has a BA from the University of Delaware and an MPA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Listen to Country Music Singer Casey Simpson www.myspace.com/caseysimpsonmusic
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Bill Jones was the 27th California Secretary of State between 1995 and 2003. He served in the
State Assembly between 1982 and 1994. He ran unsuccessfully for Governor (2002) and the United States Senate (2004). A native of Coalinga, he earned a BS in agribusiness and
plant sciences from California State University, http://www.gonsalvi.com/ Fresno.
Steve Jones was elected to the La Mirada City Council in 1999 and re-elected in 2003 and
2007. He served as Mayor in 2002-03 and 2007- 08. A teacher at La Mirada High School, Councilmember Jones‟ classes include U.S. http://caltrust.org/ History and Economics. He was selected
Contact Lyle Defenbaugh about CalTRUST investment “Teacher of the Year” for the Norwalk- opportunities for cities. [email protected] La Mirada Unified School District in 1993. He earned an AA from Cerritos College, a BA in And even a few more of California’s Smiths and History from Biola University, and an MA in Joneses: History from California State University, Affiliate ICMA member Bruce A. Smith of Moss- Fullerton. Tom Robinson is the La Mirada City Adams, LLP out of Rancho Cordova has a BA, Manager. MA and PhD from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Los Banos‟ City Manager is Steve Rath, and the 9th District Assembly Member Dave Jones, born Mayor is Tommy Jones, a teacher with the Los in Philadelphia, served on the Sacramento City Banos Unified School District. He has taught Council for five and a half years prior his math and history for the past 16-years, and he election to the Assembly. Before that he is a football and track coach. Mayor Jones worked for six years as a legal aid attorney with has a BA from California State University, Legal Services of Northern California. In 1995 Bakersfield. The Mayor is a Vietnam veteran he was one of 13 Americans awarded a White who completed two tours overseas in the US House Fellowship, and he served in the Clinton Army. Administration for three years first as Special Assistant and then Counsel to United State Attorney General Janet Reno. He is a graduate Call Urban Futures at (714) 283-9334 of DePauw University, Harvard Law School and Harvard‟s Kennedy School of Government. http://www.urbanfuturesinc.com/
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California’s City Smiths & Jones
Ray T. Smith is the Mayor Pro Tem (and former Mayor) in Bellflower, where Mike Egan is City Manager. Born in Long Beach, Ray is a graduate of Long Beach Jordan High School, and Long Beach City College. He was on the City Council during the periods of 1966-70, and from 1994 until the present. He has served four terms as Mayor. Ray is known as an avid golfer. http://www.bellflower.org/home/index.asp?page=237
Teresa Acosta and Kristine Guerrero urge everyone to support this CITIPAC fund raising event.
Newark Mayor Dave Smith is said to be fourth http://www.ejdelarosa.com/ in the nation for time in office as he serves his 16th consecutive term as leader of the East Richard D. Jones of Jones & Mayer is the City Bay suburb. Mayor Smith has served half his life Attorney for La Habra, Whittier, Fullerton and as Mayor (serving two-year terms). The 61-year- Westminster and the General Counsel to the old Smith is proud of his 30-year record of Gateway Cities Council of Governments. public service. John Becker is Newark CM.
Duncan Jones is the Public Works Director in Atherton. City of Blue Lake Mayor Marlene Smith is a self- employed licensed acupuncturist (LAC). She City Council Member Bill Smith of California represents her City with the Humboldt County Association of Governments, the Indian City served on the City‟s Planning Commission Gaming Grant Funds Commission, and the Blue prior to running for office. Linda Lunsford is the Lake Rancheria Liaison. Jeff Butzlaff is the California City City Manager. current Blue Lake City Manager. Victor Jones, who died suddenly in 2001 at the age of 91, was a professor emeritus of political science at the University of California, Berkeley. Victor was part of the team that founded the Association of Bay Area Governments, and is considered a pioneer in the academic study of www.MathisGroup.net metropolitan governments. In addition to his Women Leading Government (WLG) consultant work with ABAG, he served as a An Initiative of the Cal-ICMA Coaching Program consultant to the U.S. Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, the League of Organized by women public managers, WLG is designed California Cities and the National Association to assist female managers in their career development. of Regional Councils, among others. Please check out the WLG website: http://www.womenleadinggovernment.org/
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California’s City Smiths & Jones
Admittedly, we strayed from our usual “keep it to the City Managers” list this month, and have lapsed into the elected official arena. Though www.keenan.com we cannot say that “it won‟t happen again,” it will not become our primary way of doing things. We simply recognize some of the
“Smiths and Jones” that work the other side of the aisle…so to speak. Hayward‟s Greg Jones http://www.styo.com/ seems to be our only current “Smith and Jones”
City Manager.
Experienced in conducting personnel –
and internal affairs investigations. http://www.jones-mayer.com/ www.willdan.com
MMANC Recognizes Outstanding Professionals Gateway Cities Regional 2009 MMANC President Lisa Achen of Roseville Manager Meeting hosted the annual awards presentations of the Municipal Management Association of Los Angeles Times Editor William Nottingham Northern California. and Whittier Daily News Editor Tim Traeger headlined the February meeting of the MMANC‟s most prestigious West McClure Gateway Cities City Managers‟ in La Mirada. Outstanding Assistant Award was presented to San Pablo Community Services Director Kelsey Lakewood City Manager Howard Chambers Worthy. This award was created in 1984 in hosted the meeting, and we shared a table honor of Wes McClure, who served as San with: Howard, Pat West of Long Beach, Sam Leandro City Manager for 28-years (1948-76). and Tony Olivito of the CCCA, Greg Korduner and Alan Shear of Huntington Park and Range Three new City Managers were named Rider Darrell Essex. “Honorary Members” of MMANC: Nancy Huston of Dixon, Joni Pattillo of Dublin, and Among those at the meeting were: the group‟s Michael Rock of Fairfax. Chair Steve Helvey of Whittier, Shauna Clark of La Habra Heights, Ken Farfsing of Signal Hill, Art An MMANC “Booster Award” went to Eric Gallucci of Cerritos, Tom Robinson and Anne Scriven of De La Rosa & Company. Christa Haraksin of La Mirada, Fred Latham of Santa Fe Johnson of Windsor received the Springs, Ron Bates on South Gate, Roger Haley “Longstanding and Continued Support of Lynwood, Mike Egan of Bellflower, Linda Award,” and Service Awards were presented Benedetti-Leal of Paramount, Maria Dadian of to Paul McCreary of Dublin, Jean Prasher of Artesia and Debra Lopez, ACM in Pico Rivera. Livermore, and Shawne Rising of Sutter County.
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Diligent cost assessment and management - this is critical since initial cost estimates based on preliminary design for design-build projects can be very different from the actual final project cost
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[email protected]. The new design-build authority applies to specific types of construction: Kosmont Companies is a development services firm offering a full range of real estate and economic Construction of buildings and related advisory, brokerage, project finance, investment, improvements exceeding $1 million and planning services for both the public and Construction of regional and local private sectors. wastewater treatment facilities, solid waste facilities, and water recycling facilities Founded in 1986, Kosmont Companies is a exceeding $2.5 million nationally recognized expert in economic development and real estate development Cities are required to observe the following four- projects involving government and private sector step process in order to utilize the design-build partnerships. authority:
Preparation of the documents describing CCCA City Managers’/Administrators’ scope of the project along with performance specifications City Managers in attendance at the February 26 meeting Preparation of a detailed RFP inviting at Lakewood City Hall: Committee Chair Doug Prichard, Rolling Hills Estates; Maria Dadian, Artesia; Jerome competitive proposals for the project Groomes, Carson; Jorge Rifa, Commerce; Charles Evans, Establishment of a standard and detailed Compton; Ernesto Marquez, Hawaiian Gardens; Gregory procedure to pre-qualify design-build Korduner, Huntington Park; Frank Tripepi, La Puente; Mark entities Alexander, La Cañada Flintridge; Tom Odom, Lomita; Establishment of a procedure for final Roger Haley, Lynwood; Linda Benedetti-Leal, Paramount; selection of the design-build entity Ken Pulskamp, Santa Clarita; Tony Ybarra, South El Monte; Paul Arevalo, West Hollywood; and Jon Shull, CJPIA. Other Cities represented include: Azusa, Cerritos, La Important points that need to be considered for an Mirada, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lawndale, Norwalk, Pico efficient design-build process: Rivera, Temple City, Walnut, and South Gate. CCCA President Frank Zerunyan of Rolling Hills Estates was also Due to engagement of single a source there, as was, Sam Olivito and Tony Olivito of CCCA, Bill contractor careful evaluation and selection Litvak of Dapeer, Rosenblit and Litvak, and Teresa Acosta of the best qualified contractor is a must and Kristine Guerrero of the League of California Cities. City Manager Newsletter March, 2009 [10]
In the dimly lit Monterey Hyatt lobby area during the Annual Meeting of the City Managers’ Department of the League of California Cities, we found Vallejo City Manager Joe Tanner chatting with Marshall Linn and Michael Busch of Urban Futures, Inc. www.urbanfuturesinc.com
Picking up the Pieces: City Manager Debra Kurita, a highly respected former West Coast Regional Vice President on the ICMA Executive Board, Former La Mirada City Manager Andrea Travis has submitted her resignation to the Alameda City been busy with her new legal career and her Council Thursday, February 26. Debbie is a former Belgian Malinois puppy named Alexis, and now she Santa Ana Assistant City Manager and a veteran is planning a wedding for June. One of the largest with 27-years of municipal government experience. city expenses in San Bernardino, pursuant to a voter It is unclear when she will officially leave the approved City Charter amendment, is public safety Alameda City Manager post. City Manager Donna pay. Police officers and firefighters account for Metzler of Moab, Utah served as an intern in Costa nearly three-quarters of the City‟s General Fund in Mesa and worked in the City Manager‟s office in 2009, according to Interim City Manager Mark Glendale prior to her appointment in Moab in 1994. Weinberg. San Diego Humane Society officials are Sanger City Manager Jim Drinkhouse has resigned investigation the euthanasia practices of the Chula after serving more than seven years in the position. Vista Animal Care Facility where nearly 2,500 John White, the Sanger Public Works Director, will animals were euthanized in the first 8-months of last serve as the Acting City Manager until a year, a 45 percent increase over the same period replacement is appointed. Capitola City Manager the previous year. Chula Vista Deputy City Rich Hill included himself in negotiated furloughs Manager Leah Browder says that an unusually high (unpaid time off) which are equivalent to a 4.6% number of cats with upper respiratory infections pay cut to help the city close its budget gap. were euthanized. Salinas City Manager Artie Fields, Barstow City Manager Richard Rowe is a model along with the City Attorney and Department train enthusiast, and is deep into the hobby. For Heads and most miscellaneous employee groups, those interested in pursuing the hobby, the National has agreed to salary concessions to help with the Model Railroad Association has developed an budget crisis. Veteran City Manager Range Rider “Introduction to Model Railroading.” Anaheim Tom Peterson is retiring after invaluable service to Deputy City Manager Joel Fick will retire effective California‟s City Managers during the past dozen May 15 after 35-years of service to Anaheim. Joel years. Thank you Tom for your attention to helping joined the Anaheim staff in 1974 as a Planning Aide city managers and best wishes for a long and and became Planning Director in 1987. He was enjoyable retirement! Recently retired Merced City appointed Deputy City Manager in 2002. Interim La Manager Jim Marshall is filling in behind Tom. Puente City Manager Frank G. Tripepi, President & CEO of Willdan Financial Services, reduced his hours Indio‟s with the city by 50% effective March 1st. Frank will Glenn Southard, continue to serve in the city‟s top post until a new Dr. Bill Mathis and City Manager is selected. With the retirement of Rancho Cordova‟s veteran City Manager Doug La Belle, Chino Hills‟ Ted Gaebler. new City Manager is the City‟s former Community Services Director Michael Fleager, effective March www.mathisgroup.net 1, 2009.