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

June, 2017 Page | 1 Volume No. 10: Issue No. 11

At lunch at Julian’s Mexican Food in Hawaiian

Gardens during the first week of June are former

Commerce City Administrator Robert Hinderliter;

retired Huntington Park City Manager Gregory

Korduner; and retired City Manager Ray Silver, a

former President of the City Managers Division of the

League. Ray served as City Manager in Westminster

and Huntington Beach among other cities. Bob is

the found of HdL Companies. Greg served as the

Interim City Manager in the City of Los Alamitos.

Ten Years Later

By Jack A. Simpson

Ten years ago in the month of June, 2007

Trackdown distributed its fourth issue of the City

Manager Newsletter by Trackdown. The major

topic of the issue was “California’s ICMA City

Managers Born Prior to 1945.” Those on the list

included: Frank I. Benest; Earl D. Wilson, Jr.;

Eugene L. “Jim” Dinkhouse; Stephen B. Julian;

Abdel Salem; Richard D. Rowe; Ted A. Gaebler;

Donald A. Blubaugh; LeRoy J. Jackson; Andrew

C. “Andy” Lazzaretto; Gary F. Pokorny; Douglas-

Bruce “D-B-Heusser; Douglas N. La Belle;

Michael “Mike” Fuson; Jennifer D. Sparacino;

David N. “Dave” Ream; Edward P. “Ed” Everett;

James B. Hendrickson; Fred E. Meurer; Howard L.

Chambers; Eric G. Ziegler; J. Edward Todd; Diane

McGrath; and Donald E. Bradley.

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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.

Ten Years Later

We are taking a 2017 look at each of the first 10

cities represented by the City Managers listed in

the 2007 compilation in this issue. Most of them

have retired and gone fishing, or gone on to

serve in consultant or “interim” assignment

capacities.

Howard Chambers continues to be the

Lakewood City Manager, but he is scheduled to

retire this year. Howard has proven to be one of

the best city management professionals to serve

in California local government, and to be one

with the longest tenured in a single city.

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Former City Manager Jim Barisic founded

Brandywine in 1994. Jim and his three sons

Brett Whitehead, Mark Whitehead and David Barisic

direct Brandywine Homes. Projects are now selling in

Anaheim, Arcadia, Monrovia, Norwalk, Torrance,

Yorba Linda, coming soon are projects in Yorba

Linda, and Whittier.

Call Brandywine at 949-296-2400

Housing industry veterans Brian M. Geis and

Eric E. Everhart have joined the Brandywine team.

They will oversee due diligence, entitlements and

project management.

Brandywine Homes Corporate Office

16580 Aston Street, Irvine, California 92606

Telephone: 949-296-2400 Fax: 949-296-2420

On June 1st Wes Wolf and Jose Vera visited the

Wood Ranch restaurant in the Cerritos Towne

Center. Wes is a former City Administrator, and the

Founder of Wolf & Company. Jose is with Stifel. He is

a past President of The Rotary Club of Los Angeles,

becoming the first Latino President of the Club in the

past 107-years. These two are among the very best

in public finance.

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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. Jose Vera is

active in Southern California city

organizations. Among the professionals

on the Northern California Stifel team are Eric

McKean, Roberto Ruiz and James Cervantes.

The Lifeguard

Headquarter with the

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San Clemente. The

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Trackdown Posse Roster:

Executive Level:

Wade McKinney, Indian Wells CM & President of CCMF Michael J. Sedell, Retired Simi Valley City Manager Larry F. Pennell, Interim City Manager, St. Helena

Marcia Raines, Millbrae City Manager Kevin O’Rourke, KOLGS/PARS

Posse: Gregory Korduner, Retired City Manager

Howard Chambers, Lakewood Lyle Defenbaugh, CalTrust

Ernie Garcia, Retired Norwalk City Manager Joe Tanner, Retired City Manager

Dave Carmany, La Puente City Manager Ken Bayless, Retired, Greater L.A. Vector Control District

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

Don Penman, Retired City Manager, Arcadia Anthony Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Ernesto Marquez, City Manager In Transition

Gary K. & Mary Jo Sloan, Retired La Mirada City Manager Anthony R. Ybarra, Retired South El Monte

Sam Olivito, California Contract Cities Association Jack Lam, Retired Rancho Cucamonga City Manager

Gary Chicots, Retired City Manager Anthony Lopez, Retired City Manager

Dr. Bill Mathis, Mathis Group Roy Pederson, ICMA Past-President Troy Butzlaff, City Manager, Azusa Dale Geldert, Retired CDF Director

Rita Geldert, Retired Vista City Manager Gary Milliman, Brookings, Oregon

Doug Dunlap, Retired City Manager, Pomona Robert Dickey, Former CM & retired DPW, South Gate

Clay Curtin, Menlo Park Jim Lewis, Pismo Beach City Manager

Kevin Duggan, ICMA & retired City Manager Charles G. "Guy" Huffaker, Retired City Manager

Rod B. Butler, Port Hueneme City Manager Ray Harris, Retired Public Official

Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Paul Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

John C. Bolan, Cheyenne River Ranch John F. Shirey, Sacramento City Manager

Glenn Southard, Retired City Manager, Indio & Claremont Paul Philips, City Manager, City of Industry

Ray B. Taylor, City Manager, Westlake Village Chris Freeland, City Manager, West Covina

Lee C. McDougal, Retired Montclair City Manager Douglas N. La Belle, Retired Chino Hills City Manager Ray Silver, Retired City Manager, Past Pres. CM/LCC

John P. Thompson, Retired City Manager, Vacaville Denise Ovrom, HdL Companies

Richard D. Rowe, Retired City Manager Ronald Kiedrowski, Retired City Manager

Susan Simpson, In-N-Out Burger

Ten Years Later

In 2007 Frank Benest was the City Manager in the

City of Palo Alto. Frank retired in June, 2008.

Today in 2017 the City Manager of Palo Alto is

James Keene. Jim previously served as City

Manager in Berkeley, and Tucson, Arizona. He

also worked as the County Manager in

Coconino County, Arizona. He served as the

Executive Director of the California State

Association of Counties (CSAC), and he also

served as the Director of Strategic Issues and

ICMA West, where he worked with Cal-ICMA.

Jim earned a BA and MA from the University of

Maryland, and he has taught at the University of

Maryland and at Northern Arizona University. Jim

has also served as an instructor in the Executive

Programs at the University of California, Berkeley,

and at the University of Virginia.

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Gonzalo Vazquez, City of Cypress Water Quality

Manager, a staunch Angels and Oakland Raiders

fan, worked with Trackdown’s Jack Simpson during

the 1980s in the City of Bellflower’s administration.

Ten Years Later

Weed, California is a community of just a little

less than 3,000 people located in Siskiyou

County. The town gets its name from a local

lumber mill founder and pioneer Abner Weed.

Ten years ago Earl D. Wilson, Jr. was the City

Administrator. The currently City Administrator is

Ronald W. Stock. The Weed post is Ron’s first

California position. Beginning in 1976, he served

as City Attorney in Sterling, Aspen, Steamboat

Springs and Craig, Colorado. He was the Adams

County Attorney in Colorado between 1977 and

1979. In 1996 he was appointed City Manager in

Craig. In 1998 he went to Wabasha County,

Minnesota as the County Administrator. In 2001

he became the City Manager in Leesburg,

Florida, and in 2007 he went to work as the City

Administrator in Lamar, Colorado. In 2012 he

came to California to serve as the City

Administrator in Weed. Ron was an Adjunct

Instructor at Florida State University in 2007. He

earned a BA from Southwest Minnesota State

University and a Masters of Law from the

University of Denver. In 2011 he received a 30-

year ICMA Service Award.

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providing consulting expertise in the Solid Waste,

Recycling and Storm water Industries.

Jeff Duhamel, CEO/Principal

Consultant

Morgan McCarthy, Storm

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Telephone No. 562-432-3700

MuniEnvironmental, LLC, is a team of educated and

experienced professionals providing consulting

expertise in the Solid Waste, Recycling and

Stormwater Industries. The firm provides consulting

services to cities and other governmental agencies

attempting to implement mandated regulatory

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RW&G is committed to excellence in the legal

profession. Roxanne Diaz, Steven L. Dorsey, Kevin

Ennis, Gregory W. Stepanicich, Patrick “Kit”Bobko,

Serita Young and Craig Steele are among the City

Attorneys on the RW&G staff.

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Robert "Chris" Fisher, Financial Consulting Vice President

Anne Pelej, Arbitrage Rebate

Gladys Medina, Assessment and CFD Districts

Willdan Financial Services can enhance city

efficiency, effectiveness, and credibility by helping

to generate revenue and optimize its administration.

President & CEO Mark Risco is a member of the

California City Management Foundation (CCMF)

Board of Trustees. Call Willdan Financial at

telephone No. 800-755-6864.

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Newcomb Williams

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services to public agencies, and non-profit

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William D'Allaird are among the firm's professionals.

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“As a kid, I had this ultimate goal to be a

teacher. I wanted to be a history teacher

like my dad.” –Mike Trout

Ten Years Later

Eugene L. “Jim” Dinkhouse was the Sanger City

Manager 10-years ago. The current Sanger City

Manager is Tim Chapa. Tim was the

Administrative Services Manager in Fresno from

1999 until 2003. Prior to that he worked for the

Parlier Unified School District. He joined the

Sanger staff the first time in 2003 as the Deputy

Public Works Director. In 2011 Tim was appointed

City Manager in Arvin where he served until 2013

when he became the City Manager in Rio Vista.

In 2016 Tim went to work for Sanger the second

time; this time as City Manager, replacing City

Manager Brian Haddix, who resigned in May,

2015 to take the City Manager post in

Chowchilla. In the early 1990s Tim was elected

to the Sanger Unified School District Board of

Education. He earned a BS from Stanford

University and an MBA from Santa Clara

University.

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priced. With offices in Los Angeles and

Grass Valley in the Sierra Foothills, CH&W

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throughout California in municipal law.

Michael Colantuono is Managing

Shareholder. Michael currently serves as

City Attorney for the Cities of Auburn and Grass

Valley. Michael was named the Ronald M. George

Public Lawyer of the Year on September 30, 2010.

Members of the firm serve as City Attorney or

General Counsel in: Auburn, Barstow, Calabasas,

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Ten Years Later

Coalinga’s City Manager 10-

years ago was the veteran public

manager Stephen B. Julian. A

notable former Coalinga City

Manager is Glenn H. Marcussen,

who serve from 1961 until 1986. Glenn worked as

a Civil Engineer for Oceanside prior to joining the

Coalinga staff. The current Coalinga City

Manager is Marissa Trejo. Marissa was

appointed City Manager in November, 2015.

Prior to that she had served as the Coalinga

Human Resources Director starting in October,

2008. She worked as a Human Resources Analyst

from December, 2006 to November, 2007, and

then worked for a year as a Human Resources

Specialist for the West Hills Community College

District. Marissa earned an MS in Human

Resources from Chapman University. She serves

as online Adjunct Faculty for Ashford University,

Southern New Hampshire University, and

Concordia University. Marissa currently serves as

the Chair for the Kings County Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission.

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and innovative approaches and skills in marketing,

technology and public affairs. The firm also offers

workshops in communications training. Contact

Ryder Smith or one of his colleagues at 626-536-2173

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Ryder Todd Smith, Founder and

President of Tripepi Smith & Associates Ryder serves on the Board of the

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at Claremont McKenna College.

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The firm was founded by the late former California

State Assembly Member Joe A. Gonsalves.

Anthony D. Gonsalves serves as a

member of the CCMF Board of

Directors. Anthony, Jason Gonsalves

and Paul Gonsalves are expert

municipal lobbyists. The firm represents

about 50-cities, and has become a

key player in legislation about city government. Joe

Gonsalves said, "Lobbyist are like parachutes; you

don't need them often but when you do they had

better work."

Call Joe A. Gonsalves & Son at: 916-441-0597

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Ten-years ago the Delano City Manager was

Abdel Salem, who retired at the end of June,

2011. In 2017 Maribel G. Reyna is the City

Manager and Economic Development Director.

Between 1999 and 2007 Maribel worked as a

Development Associate in the City of

Bakersfield. She moved to Delano in 2007 as the

Economic & Redevelopment Director. Maribel

was then selected to add the duties of City

Manager to her plate in 2011. She earned a BA

from California State University, Bakersfield, and

a Law degree from San Joaquin College of Law.

Maribel was a member of Leadership ICMA in

2009-2011, and in 2013 Maribel was presented

with the ICMA Workplace Diversity Scholarship.

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Bellflower City Manager Jeff Stewart and retired City

Manager Frank G. Tripepi. Jeff and Frank worked

together in the City of Rosemead. Frank is a Senior

Vice President with Willdan. Jeff previously served

as the City Manager in El Segundo and Los Alamitos.

Ten Years Later

Needles is in San Bernardino County on the

western banks of the Colorado River. In 2007 the

City Manager there was Richard D. Rowe, pilot

and professional model train collector. Today

the City Manager is Richard Alan “Rick” Daniels.

In 1981 to1987 Rick worked as the Director of

Land, Use & Transportation for Washington

County, Oregon. From 1991 to 2004 Rick worked

assignments on the private sector side. In 2004

he became the President/Chief Executive

Officer for the Coachella Valley Economic

Partnership, and in 2006 he also took the

Executive Director post for the Salton Sea

Authority. Between 2007 and 2013 Rick served

as the City Manager in the City of Desert Hot

Springs. He was appointed City Manager in

Needles in 2013. Rick earned a BA from the

University of Oregon. In 2013 he received a 10-


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Why put all the work in?”

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Ten Years Later

Cyrus Abhar is the City Manager in

Rancho Cordova. He previously

worked as the City’s Public Works

Director and Chief Building Official.

Cyrus is a registered Professional

Engineer and a licensed Land

Surveyor, as well as, being a Professional Traffic

Operations Engineer. He earned a BS in civil

engineering from the University of Texas, Austin.

In 2007 the Rancho Cordova City Manager was

veteran public manager Ted Gaebler who

became City Manager in 2003 when the city

incorporated. Ted retired in February, 2014. Brian

Nakamura replace Ted but left the city after

about a year. Cyrus replace Brian first as Interim

City Manager in November, 2015.

In 2007 Donald A. Blubaugh served as the City

Manager in the City of Martinez. Today in the

City of Martinez Brad L. Kilger is the City

Manager. Brad began his career in 1979 as a

Deputy Planning Director in San Bernardino. He

was promoted to Planning Director in 1988. In

1989 Brad joined the Apple Valley town staff as

a Deputy Town Manager. After about 6-years in

Apple Valley, he became the Community

Development Manager in Murrieta in 1995. He

was selected to serve as the Town Manager in

Yucca Valley in 1996 and served there until 2002.

That year he to the Community & Economic

Development Director position in the City

Modesto. Brad was next selected to be the

Ceres City Manager starting in 2006, and he

worked there until 2010 when he became the

City Manager in Benicia. Brad was appointed to

the Martinez City Manager post in 2016. He

earned a BA from the University of California,

Riverside, and an MBA from California State

University, San Bernardino. Brad served as the

President of the City Managers Department of

the League in 2012-2013. He received a 30-year

ICMA Service Award in 2009.

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Keenan cares about city management.

Executive Vice President Steve Gedestad is a

Member of the California City Management

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insurance plans. Keenan associates are certified

insurance agents who understand health insurance

coverage options for individuals, families and small

businesses. KeenanDirect provides sound guidance

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Telephone No. 909-861-4335.

HdL was founded in 1983 by former City Manager

Robert "Bob" Hinderliter, who successfully

championed legislation allowing independent

verification of State Board of Equalization records.

HdL expanded and improved with the help of a

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Andy Nickerson is the President of the firm.

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Ten Years Later

LeRoy J. Jackson served as the Torrance City

Manager in 2007, and 10-years later LeRoy is still

serving at the Torrance City Manager. He

began his public management career as an

Administrative Intern in the City of Pasadena in

1965. He then joined the Torrance city staff in

1966 when Edward J. Ferraro was City Manager,

and began working his way up in the

organization. LeRoy’s Torrance positions include:

Personnel Analyst (1966-1968); Senior

Administrative Assistant (1968-1971); Assistant to

the City Manager (1971-1978); Chief Assistant to

the City Manager (1979-1981); and Assistant City

Manager (1981-1982). LeRoy was selected to

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Ten Years Later

Andrew C. “Andy” Lazzaretto was

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between May, 2002 to

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serve as the Deputy City Manager in the City of

San Bernardino. In April, 2016 Bill became the

City Manager in Rosemead. He earned a BS in

city and regional planning from California State

Polytechnic University, Pomona. Bill also earned

a Certified Downtown Professional Certificate

from California State University, San Bernardino,

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Vice President of Government Relations, can be

reached at 559-288-7296. Fran serves on the Board

of Trustees of the California City Management

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Sacramento Office

1730 ‘L’ Street, Suite 3

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: 916-492-9512

Mobile: 916-690-0023

[email protected]

Harvey Englander is the Founding Partner of

the firm. He has been at the center of California’s

public and business life for more than 40-years. As a

strategic planner, Harvey has created and

successfully executed numerous public relations and

public affairs campaigns covering a wide variety of

industries. Englander Knabe & Allen specialize in

developing and implementing Position –A- Strategies

for its clients, public or private. Harvey is a UCLA

graduate.

Matt Knabe is the Managing Partner. Matt

specializes in political consulting, public affairs,

government relations and issues, and

communications strategy and community relations.

In addition to his work, Matt is personally involved in

giving back to the community. He is currently

President of the Paramount Education Project. Matt

graduated from Pepperdine University in 1996, were

he played for the Pepperdine University Men’s Golf

Team. It is hard to find someone with better

interaction with local city managers, and elected

officials than Matt.

Marcus A. Allen is a former Chief Deputy

Controller in Los Angeles and Deputy Chief of Staff in

charge of operations and finance in the Mayor’s

office. Prior to working for Los Angeles, among other

posts, Marcus worked as the Chief Deputy at the Los

Angeles County Probation Department, and as a

Public Affairs Planner for the Southern California Gas

Company. He earned a BA from UCLA and a MPPS

from the University of Chicago.

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Government Day at the Indio Public Works yard;

showing students some of the equipment. The Indio

City Manager is Dan Martinez. He was appointed to

the position in 2010. Tim Wassil is the Indio Director of

Public Works.

Retired City Manager Louis “Lou” Shepard and his

partner Nancy recently returned from a 92-day

world cruise on the Cunard Luxury Ocean Liner

Queen Elizabeth. The first picture is leaving

Singapore; then with the Petronus Twin Towers in

Kuala Lumpur, and at the Ship’s Ball in Cape Town.

Lou highly recommends the experience!

Picking Up the Pieces: Costa Mesa

Assistant City Manager Rick Francis

has taken a high-level position at John

Wayne Airport. He is slated to work as

the Assistant Airport Director. Rick joined the Costa

Mesa city staff in 2012. Prior to Costa Mesa, Rick

worked 18-years with the County of Orange; first as a

probation officer, and then as Director of the

Program Support and Research Division of the

Probation Department. He also worked as the Chief

of Staff for former Orange County Supervisor and

current State Senator John Moorlach. Interim Milpitas

Police Chief Steve Pangelinan is also serving as the

Acting City Manager while City Manager Tom

Williams is on paid administrative leave. Tom has

been on leave since last month. He has worked as

the Milpitas City Manager for nearly 12-years. He is

accused of using city credit cards inappropriately.

Rancho Cordova Director of Community

Development Aaron Busch is the new Assistant City

Manager in Vacaville. Aaron fills the position

vacated with Jeremy Craig became the Interim City

Manager following the retirement of City Manager

Laura Kuhn. Prior to his service in Rancho Cordova,

Aaron worked in Yuba City, Roseville and Rancho

Mirage. He earned a BA from Fresno State University.

Palo Alto Director of Community Services Rob de

Geus is the new Deputy City Manager working with

City Manager James Keene. Rob has worked with

the City of Palo Alto for the past 17-years, starting as

a Recreation Coordinator. Before joining the Palo

Alto staff in 2000, Rob worked with the Ladera

Recreation District. He earned an AA degree at

Santa Rosa Junior College, a BS and an MPA from

San Jose State University.

Tom Robinson, retired former La Mirada City

Manager, who also served as the Interim City

Manager in La Habra Heights, on vacation at

Victoria Falls National Park, a World Heritage Site, in

the Zimbabwe and Zambia area of Africa. The

World Heritage Site covers both banks of the

Zambezi River, including Victoria Falls National Park.










More Pieces Picked Up: Former Cudahy

Senior Administrative Analyst Jessica

Balandran has worked as an

Administrative Analyst in the City of

Vernon since October, 2016. Jessica is a

former Senior Analyst at Tripepi Smith &

Associates. She earned a BA and MPA from St.

Mary’s University. Matthew J. Brower has worked as

the City Manager in the City of Lincoln, California

since 2015. Prior to his appointment he served as City

Manager in Ocala, Florida from 2011 until 2014. He

was the Ocala Assistant City Manager prior to that

(2008-2011). From 2000 to 2008 Matt served as the

City Manager in Santa Clara, Utah, and he was the

Assistant City Manager in Newnan, George from 1997

to 2000. Former City Manager Robert Hinderliter,

founder of HdL Companies; Ray Silver, a past

President of the City Managers Department of the

League of California Cities; Greg Korduner, retired

from Huntington Park and more recently served as

Interim City Manager in Los Alamitos; and Jack

Simpson of Trackdown gathered for a friendly lunch

at Julian’s Mexican food in Hawaiian Gardens. While

there they bumped into Gonzalo Vazquez of the City

of Cypress executive staff, who has lunch there

weekly with some colleagues. Hilary Brown is an

Account Coordinator for Englander Knabe & Allen.

She is a public relations professional. Her expertise

includes research, social media outreach, and the

development of collateral materials and event

coordination. Hilary earned a BA from Pepperdine

University. Former Redding Assistant City Manager

Barry Tippin, 53, who has been serving as Interim City

Manager since the retirement of City Manager Kurt

Starman, has been appointed to serve as the next

City Manager in the City of Redding. Barry joined the

city staff in 2004 as the City Engineer. He previously

worked for CALTRANS. Prior to his appointment to

serve as the Interim City Manager, Barry worked as

the Redding Electric Utility Director. Arcadia City

Manager Dominic Lazzaretto is one of the four

featured City Managers in the “On Point” feature on

Page 4 of the June,2017 issue of ICMA’s PM

magazine. Dominic worked as the Community

Development Director in La Palma from 2003 to 2005,

and served as the Assistant City Manager (2005-2007,

and as the La Palma City Manager from 2007 to 2012

when he became the Arcadia City Manager.

Dominic earned an MPA from California State

University, Long Beach. City Manager Patricia Martel

of Daly City, an ICMA past President, recently attend

a conference in Hobart, Tasmania, AUS. While Pat

was out of the office Joseph F. Curran served as the

Acting City Manager. Joe’s “day job” is serving as the

Director of Library and Recreation Services, as well

as, Assistant to the City Manager for Daly City. Joe

earned a BA and MPA from the University of

California, Irvine. Joe joined the Daly City staff in 1996

after working about 5-years as a Management

Analyst for the City of Norwalk (1991-1996). Lake

Havasu City, Arizona’s City Manager Clarence

“Charlie” Cassens has announced that he will retire

at the end of 2017. He plans to leave his position on

December 28. He was hired as the Interim City

Manager in October, 2009. The “Interim” was

dropped in June, 2010. Charlie is from San Diego,

California, he worked for the Otay Municipal Water

District (1987-2001). He was the Lake Havasu City

Public Information Officer prior to being elevated to

City Manager. Charlie is a 2013 graduate of the

Arizona City/County Management Associations

Harvard Senior Executive Program. Beverly Hills

Assistant to the City Manager Timothy Hou earned a

BS and MPA from Cornell University, and an MBA from

the University of Pennsylvania. Timothy began his

career as a Management Assistant in the City of Long

Beach in July, 2007. He also worked for Burbank and

Burbank Water and Power before joining the Beverly

Hills city staff in August, 2016. Weed City

Administrator Ronald W. Stock is a former City

Administrator in Lamar, Colorado. Ron has been in

Weed since 2012. Ron also served as the City

Manager in Leesburg, Florida; Craig, Colorado; and

County Administrator in Wabasha, Minnesota. Ron

also was the City Attorney in Sterling, Aspen and

Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He earned a Law

Degree from the University of Denver. In 2011 he

received a 30-year ICMA Service Award.

Here is Trackdown Management’s newest grandson

Koa Jackson Simpson Ha getting a good whiff of good

food in his future once he has teeth! Few turn up their

nose at In-N-Out Burgers ! This picture was taken at the

Seal Beach In-N-Out Burger.










Still More Pieces Picked Up:

Martinez Assistant to the City

Manager Michael Chandler

has authored a report being

on joining the Marin Clean

Energy program that

promises to supply electricity from cleaner sources

than PG&E. One of the goals of the Martinez Climate

Action Plan, adoped in June, 2009, is to reduce

greenhouse gas emissions from sources within the city

limits. Hugh McKinley retired as the City Manager in

Glendale in December, 1983. Hugh was hired in

Glendale in 1978 after he had served as the San

Diego City Manager from 1975 to 1978. Hugh started

his career in Oregon where he went to college,

earning a BA from Reed College. He first worked for

Corvallis as an Administrative Assistant in 1952. In

September, 1953 Hugh was appointed City Manager

in Sutherlin, Oregon. He moved from there in 1956 to

become the City Manager in Grants Pass, Oregon.

He left there in October, 1960 to serve about 15-

yfears as the City Manager in Eugene, Oregon,

moving to California in 1978. Hugh served as an ICMA

Regional Vice President on the Executive Board in

1969-1971. Hugh worked in the private sector from

1988 until 1990. Jeff Milkes started as the new

Recreation and Community Services Director in

Cupertino in January, 2017. Jeff, previously worked

as the Parks and Recreation Manager for Southeast

Portland, Oregon. He took over the Cupertino post

from Acting Director Christine Hanel, who served in

the position after the retirement of Carol Atwood.

Mike earned a BA in Recreation and Park

Management from the University of Oregon, and an

MA in Recreation, Tourism and Resource

Development from Texas A & M University. The

original name for the City of Pleasanton was “Alisal.”

One of California’s must mythic characters, Joaquin

Murrieta, is said to have spent time in Alisal. Sutter

Creek City Manager Amy Gedney also serves the city

as their Public Works Manager. Amy was first

appointed Interim City Manager in January, 2014.

She previously worked for Modesto, and as the City

Manager in Gustine. At this point, Susan Peters

continues to serve as Interim City Manager in

Jackson. By the way, the City of Jackson has a Police

Officer with the same name as NCIS super star Mark

Harmon! William R. Smith is the current Colton City

Manager starting in 2015. He previously worked as

the Colton Community Services Director from 2004 to

2015. He earned an MPA from Bellevue University.

Retired Mountain View City Manager Kevin Duggan,

currently with ICMA, authored the “Guard Against

Ethical Missteps” piece in the June, 2017 issue of P.M.

Magazine, appearing on Page 2.

For the Baseball Fans Among Us:

“People out there said I was too small. It's

those kinds of moments that pushed me

to be where I'm at right now.”

- Tim Lincecum

Tim Lincecum was awarded consecutive Cy Young

Awards in 2008 and 2009 to become the first Major

League Baseball pitcher to win the award in his first

two full seasons. He also appeared in four

consecutive All-Star Games, from 2008 through 2011.

In 2013, Tim pitched the first Petco Park no-hitter

against the San Diego Padres. He repeated the feat

again the following year, also against the Padres,

becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to secure the

first no-hit repeat against the same team in

consecutive seasons. Tim is one of only two pitchers

in MLB history to win multiple World Series

championships, multiple Cy Young Awards, throw

multiple no-hitters, and be elected to multiple All-Star

Games, the other being Hall of Fame Sandy Koufax.

New Bellflower Events Center

This new two story building contains 25,000 s.f. The

first floor will house the new Los Angeles County

Firefighters’ Museum. A new Bellflower Events Center

will be located on the second floor. Following

completion of this $9.6 million project a parking

structure will be built across the street.

We Salute the “Gonsalvi” & CCCA for their successful work on AB 1250

Anthony Gonsalves of Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

drafted acceptable amendments and the California

Contract Cities Association leadership helped lobby

the members to successfully amend the bill that

would have virtually banned “contracting out.”

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Young_Award

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Young_Award

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLBASG



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petco_Park

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Padres

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-hit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-hitters



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Koufax

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