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

September, 2018 Special Page | 1 Volume No. 11: Issue No. 18

Gabe Garcia, Hal Malkin, Howard Haas, Steve Jones

and Pete Dames with retired La Mirada City

Manager Gary K. Sloan in the red shirt. Gary makes

an effort to “keep in touch.” Trackdown has long

urged efforts to stary in touch with good friends.

Science says that there’s suprising benefit to

keeping in touch. Reseachers at Northwestern

University Feinberg School of Medicine conducted a

study involving a group of so-called “Super Agers”

who are 80-years or older and have cognitive

abilities on par with peole at least 20-30 yfears

younger. The found that Super Agers have more

fulfilling relationships compare to peers with more

average cognitive functions.

A League Conference Visit and

Ruminations of the Past

By Jack A. Simpson

When the League Conference is in town, I had

to spend some time visiting with participants at

the 2018 Annual Conference & Expo of the

League of California Cities (on 9-13-2018). While

sitting in the lobby of the Long Beach Hyatt

Regency checking text messages and the news

of the day, Pismo Beach City Manager Jim Lewis

sat down with me to chat. Jim is one of the good

guys. He is the current President of the City

Managers’ Department of the League, and up

to his neck in conference activities, so we feel

fortunate to have had the opportunity to talk to

him up close and personal. Jim is an old friend

and a long-time supporter of the City Manager

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September, 2018 Special Volume No. 11: Issue No. 18

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.

Jim Lewis and League of California Cities Executive

Director Carolyn Coleman in Long Beach.



It was just a few years ago when I

sat in the same Hyatt Regency

lobby and talked to former

Martinez City Manager Phil Vince.

The lobby seating has been

modified and improved but it is

the same lobby. Phil worked in

Novato starting in July 1986 and was selected to

be the Town Manager in Moraga in 2004. Phil

became the Martinez City Manager in 2008 and

served in that post for more than 10-years. Phil

took the Point Arena City Manager job in 2014

but left the position in 2015, and relocated

across the country to Old Orchard Beach,

Maine. Phil is a past President of the Municipal

Management Association of Northern California

(MMANC). He served as President in 2004. Phil

earned a BA from Saint Mary’s College of

California and an MPA from San Francisco State

University.

“Don’t be afraid if things seem difficult in the

beginning, that’s only the initial impression, the

important thing is not to retreat: you have to master

yourself.” ---Olga Korbut

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Tripepi Smith & Associates fields a professional team

that brings a strong background in pursuit of new

and innovative approaches and skills in marketing,

and workshops in communications training.

Contact Ryder Smith or one of his colleagues

at 626-536-2173

[email protected]

Ryder Todd Smith, Founder and

President of Tripepi Smith & Associates Ryder serves on the Tustin Planning

Commission, and among other things

he is on the Board of the Rose Institute

of State and Local Government

at Claremont McKenna College.

Tripepi Smith is a provider of marketing, technology

and public affairs consulting services.

Marketing – Technology – Public Affairs

Kjerstin Nichter is a Graphic Designer

with Tripepi Smith. Kjerstin joined

Tripepi Smith in 2015. She is an alumnus

of Concordia University in Irvine. She

earned an Advanced Productions

Certificate in Graphic Design from

Golden West College in

Huntington Beach.

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2018 Annual Conference

Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite

October 22 – 24, 2018

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Founded in 1986 by former City Manager

Larry J. Kosmont, Kosmont Companies, a certified

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and certified Small

Business Enterprise (SBE), has earned a national

reputation and is recognized as expert in real

estate, financial advisory and economic

development services. The Kosmont firms are

committed to bringing public, private, and non-

profit organizations together to help communities

flourish. Larry has made presentations to many State

and National organizations.

Call and learn how South Gate earned a $5.1 million

Real Estate Bonus.

Mailing Address: 1601 N. Sepulveda Blvd., #382,

Manhattan Beach, California 90266

Telephone: 424-297-1070 | Fax: 424-286-4632

Kevin O’Rourke in the red cap with family on a

recent visit to Middletown, New York at the Clemson

Bros. Brewery. Kevin was City Manager in: Stanton

(1982); Buena Park (1985); and Fairfield (2008). He

served as Interim City Manager in Stockton (2009);

Woodland (2011); and Santa Ana (2013). Kevin was

president of the League City Managers Department

in 1997. He served on the ICMA Executive Board as

a Regional Vice President in 2000-2003). Kevin is

currently a Senior Consultant with PARS.

http://www.pars.org/

Since 1984 the PARS team has provided retirement

services designed specifically for each public

agency's unique needs aiming to provide superior

employee benefits while improving management

effectiveness, reducing costs, and simplifying

administration.

PARS can craft customized solutions; provide

agencies guiding through the process to achieve

bottom-line results; and redefine goals and

objectives.

Mitch Barker is the PARS Executive Vice President.

Call PARS at Telephone No. 800-540-6369

https://www.wolfhousing.com/

Former City Administrator

Wesley Wolf, Founder

Telephone No. 213-744-0437.

[email protected]

Wolf & Company Inc., founded in 1993, provides

municipal consulting services, program

administration and oversight; and insurance

advisory serves to state and local governments,

housing finance agencies, not-for-profit

corporations, insurance companies, mortgage

bankers, investment bankers and institutional

investors in the tax exempt and taxable municipal

market. Wesley Wolf has more than 40-years of

finance and government experience, which

demonstrates his firm’s solid commitment to

developing long-term, successful relationships

based on integrity.

Wolf & Company is register with the SEC and MSRB

as a municipal advisor.

Tammy Ofek is the Municipal Advisor.

[email protected]

241 South Figueroa Street, suite 100

Los Angeles, California 90012


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While stepping off the escalator exiting from the

Expo area, we ran into Laguna Hills City

Manager Don White. Don is the new City

Manager following the retirement of longtime

Laguna Hills City Manager Bruce Channing. He

said that Bruce will attend the 2018 ICMA

Conference to finish out his term as Vice

President on the Executive Board. Bruce is also

a past President of the City Managers’

Department of the League, and he was a

longtime member of the CCMF Board. Don

served as the Assistant City Manager in Laguna

Hills from 1991 to 2018. He previously worked as

a member of the La Mirada city staff.

A CCMF Panel: West Hollywood City Manager

Paul Arevalo; Rancho Cucamonga Deputy City

Manager Lori Sassoon; retired City Manager

Patricia Martel of Daly City; and Stockton City

Manager Kurt Wilson. Many “Thanks” to

Wade McKinney for the picture.

While at the Conference Center, I also ran into

Katherine Griffith, Director of Operations for the

Tripepi Smith firm; Fran Mancia, Government

Relations Vice President with MuniServices, an

Avenu Insights and Analytics Company, and

Marc Mitchell of Cerrell Associates. Fran is a

member of the University of California Board of

Regents.

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Roxanne Diaz, Steven L. Flower,

Peter M. Thorson, Kevin Ennis, Gregory

W. Stepanicich, Serita Young and

Craig Steele are among the City

Attorneys on the RWG staff.

RWG is committed to excellence in

the legal profession. The lawyers of choice for

clients seeking reliable, efficient, and effective legal

counsel. RWG delivers practical advice and

solutions tailored to the unique needs of public

entities.

Working seamlessly across offices in Los Angeles, San

Francisco, Orange County, Temecula and the

Central Coast. The RWG team of experts provides

the full scope of public law services.

Roxanne Diaz is a member of the Board of Trustees

of the California City Management Foundation

(CCMF).

Call RWG at telephone No. 213-626-8484

City Manager Recruitment

The City of South Lake Tahoe, California is looking for

a new City Manager.

For a complete position profile and to

apply online, visit Prothman at

http://www.prothman.com/ and click

on "Open Recruitments."

For questions, call 206-368-0050.

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Financial & Economic Consulting

http://www.willdan.com/financial/

Mark Risco, President & CEO;

Robert "Chris" Fisher; Gladys Medina; Anne Pelej;

Jennifer White; Dan Jackson; Tara Hollis;

Jeff McGarvey, are among the company

professionals

Willdan Financial Services (WFS) can enhance city

efficiency, effectiveness, and credibility by helping

to generate revenue and optimize its administration.

Willdan, founded in 1964, is a leading nationwide

provider of value-added professional technical

services.

WFS 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.

Mark Risco is the operation groups

President and CEO

WFS has offices in Florida,

Washington DC, South Carolina,

Texas, Arizona and Colorado

2018 Annual Conference

October 17-19, 2018

Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa

44400 Indian Wells Lane,

Indian Wells, California 92210

760-773-4444

https://www.mmasc.org/annualconf

Ashley Garcia, President

Management Analyst, Costa Mesa, California



Lomita City Manager Ryan C. Smoot stopped by

to chat for a time. Ryan got his start in municipal

government as a volunteer analyst in the City of

Bellflower. He has now served as the Lomita City

Manager for about two and a half years. Ryan

is a graduate of California State University, Long

Beach. It was enjoyable to have a “young gun”

like Ryan walk up to this “old guy” and say

“Hello.”

While talking to Ryan, La Cañada Flintridge City

Manager Mark Alexander stopped to say

“Hello.” Mark is an avid booster of the University

of Southern California (USC).

http://www.muniservices.com/

MuniServices’ services include revenue discovery,

audit, collections, and information services to

protect public agency revenues. Avenu has

released Clearview, a software solution that allows

local governments to understand the data behind

their revenue sources. With this context, city and

county leaders may make more informed decisions

about spending, budgeting and policy.

Doug Jensen, Senior Vice President, Client Services,

is the West contact at 559-271-6800.

Fran Mancia, Vice President of

Government Relations, can be

reached at 559-288-7296.

Fran is a member of the Board of

Trustees of the California City

Management Foundation (CCMF).

Fran may be reached at:

[email protected]

Brenda Narayan, In-House Lobbyist/Research and

Reports, works with Fran:

[email protected]

http://www.willdan.com/financial/

https://www.mmasc.org/annualconf

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After returning to the lobby of the Long Beach

Hyatt Regency, old friend Randy Pestor stopped

by to visit. I met Randy many years ago when he

worked for the Assembly Local Government

Committee, and I was a City Manager. Randy

said that Sam Farr invited a group of former

Local Government Committee staff members to

get together soon. I asked that he say “Hello”

to longtime friend Casey Sparks Kaneko.

Randy’s wife, JoAnne Speers receives the 2018

Past Presidents’ Lifetime Achievement Award at

the League of California Cities 2018 Annual

Conference in Long Beach. JoAnne’s tenure

with the League spanned 25-years. Originally

hired as a staff attorney, she later became

general counsel before joining the Institute for

Local Government as its Executive Director.

2018 Fall Educational Summit October 5 – 7, 2018

Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa

Contact Executive Director

Marcel Rodarte or Executive

Assistant Kelli Lofing for information

For Information call the CCCA staff

at 562-622-5533

http://www.contractcities.org

http://www.stifel.com/

Stifel was founded in 1890 and has expanded to

become one of the Nation’s premier wealth

management and investment banking firms.

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.

Telephone No. 800-230-5151

One of Long Beach’s finest restaurants:

Parker’s Lighthouse & Queen’s View Steakhouse.

“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty

girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it

deserves.” ---Albert Einstein

http://www.contractcities.org/

http://www.stifel.com/











Trackdown Executive Level Posse Roster:

Wade McKinney, Indian Wells City Manager & President of CCMF Michael J. Sedell, Retired Simi Valley City Manager

Larry F. Pennell, Retired City Manager, Wasco

Marcia Raines, Retired City Manager & Principal

with Public Sector Services

Kevin O’Rourke, KOLGS/PARS;

Past President. League City Managers Dept.

Frank G. Tripepi, Retired Rosemead City Manager &

Senior Vice President, Willdan

Glenn Southard, Retired City Manager, Indio &

Claremont

Joe Goeden, Retired City Manager, West

Sacramento

Anthony D. Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

Jason Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

Paul Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son

Joe Tanner, Retired Vallejo City Manager

Denise Ovrom, Former City Manager &

Principal, HdL Companies

Charles G. "Guy" Huffaker, Retired Porterville CM

Vern Lawson, Retired, Lancaster

Ernesto Marquez, Former City Manager

Gary K. Sloan, Retired La Mirada City Manager

https://laverne.edu/

1950 Third Street | La Verne, California | 91750

Office Telephone No. 909 448 4719

[email protected]

Associate Director of Admission

Office of Graduate Admission

https://laverne.edu/admission/graduate/

The University of La Verne, founded in 1891, is a

nationally recognized private not-for-profit university

offering its students distinctive educational

programs and opportunities for personal growth in

an engaged learning environment located in

La Verne, California.

The university awards both undergraduate and

graduate degrees. Many of their classes are taught

at smaller campuses throughout the

Greater Los Angeles area.

“Hound and

Hunter” 1892 by

Winslow Homer.

Adirondack Mts.

In New York. One

of the late

Dan W. Heil’s

favorites.

Trackdown Posse Roster:

Gregory Korduner, Retired City Manager

Howard Chambers, Retired Lakewood City Manager

Ernie Garcia, Retired Norwalk City Manager

Dave Carmany, La Puente City Manager

Ken Bayless, Ret. GM LA Vector Control & Ret. LASD Chief

Vern Lawson, Retired, Lancaster

Don Penman, Retired City Manager, Arcadia

Anthony R. Ybarra, Retired South El Monte

Sam Olivito, California Contract Cities Association

Jack Lam, Retired Rancho Cucamonga City Manager

Gary Chicots, Former South El Monte City Manager

Dr. Bill Mathis, Mathis Group

Roy Pederson, ICMA Past-President

Troy Butzlaff, Former CM; La Puente Admin. Serv. Director

Dale Geldert, Retired CDF Director

Rita Geldert, Retired Vista City Manager, Past Pres. CCMF

Gary Milliman, City Manager, Brookings, Oregon

Doug Dunlap, Retired City Manager, Pomona

Robert Dickey, Former Walnut CM & retired DPW, South

Gate

Jim Lewis, Pismo Beach City Manager, Pres. CM/LCC

Kevin Duggan, ICMA & retired City Manager; Past Pres.

CM/LCC

Rod B. Butler, Port Hueneme City Manager

Ray Harris, Ret. County Official, fmr Hawaiian Gardens CM

John C. Bolan, Cheyenne River Ranch

John F. Shirey, Retired Sacramento City Manager

Ray Taylor, City Manager, Westlake Village

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 CM, Vacaville; Past Pres.

CM/LCC

Richard D. Rowe, Retired City Manager

Ronald Kiedrowski, Retired City Manager

Cynthia Kurtz, Retired City Manager: Past Pres CM/LCC

Ron Stock, City Manager, Weed

Susan Simpson, In-N-Out Burger

City Manager Gary Milliman has

retired from his Brookings, Oregon

position. Gary is a former Executive

staff member of the League of

California Cities.

https://laverne.edu/


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Pam Newcomb and Janees Williams of the

woman owned Newcomb Williams Financial

Group, Inc. sat for a while. Pam began her

public sector career as the Housing Finance

Officer in the County of San Bernardino. She

worked as the Deputy Director of the

Department of Economic and Community

Development, prior to her start in the investment

banking industry in 1984. She is a FINRA Principal,

and she earned a BA in economics and urban

geography from

California State University,

San Bernardino. Pam also

complete graduated

work at the University of

California, Santa Barbara.

Janees worked in the

banking industry with

Union Bank of California. In

2013 she and Pam formed

the Newcomb Williams

firm. You may reach the

firm at 760-860-0222.

Since Pam Newcomb is a “dog people” our

conversation strayed to her cute Australian

Shepherd/Border Collie mix Ms. Coco, and our

Siberian Husky Lilo.

Wes Wolf of Wolf & Company and Debbie Smith,

the Executive Director of the Independent Cities

Finance Authority joined us in the seating area.

Wes worked as the City Administrator in

Hawaiian Gardens when the construction of the

City’s City Hall was completed. Designed by

Black and O’Dowd of Rolling Hills Estates, the

building was a show place when it opened. Tom

Black and Bill O’Dowd were proud of the

finished product as was the city.

https://www.icfauthority.org/

Debbie Smith, Executive Director

The Independent Cities Finance Authority is an

unaffiliated Joint Powers Authority (JPA) with the

goal of helping communities fund critical projects.

Independent Cities Finance Authority

Post Office Box No. 6740

Lancaster, California 93539-6740


[email protected]

http://www.nwfg.com/

Newcomb Williams Financial Group (NWFG) is a

woman-owned affiliate of an investment banking

firm providing underwriting and financial advisory

services to cities, other public agencies, including

school districts, and non-profit corporations. Experts

in mobile home park financings, certificates of

participation, general obligation bond financings,

tax allocation refunding, revenue and expense

projections modeling, utilities and energy financings

and implementation of special tax methodologies.

Pam Newcomb,

Janees Williams and

William D'Allaird are

among the firm's

professionals.

Telephone Number: 760-860-0222

6842 Embarcadero Lane

Carlsbad, California 92011

https://www.icfauthority.org/


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https://www.munienvironmental.com/about-us/

MuniEnvironmental, LLC (Muni Environmental) is a

team of educated and experienced professionals

providing consulting expertise in the Solid Waste,

Recycling and Storm water Industries.

Jeff Duhamel,

CEO/Principal Consultant

Morgan McCarthy, Storm

water expert


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 government agencies

attempting to implement

mandated regulatory requirements, as

California strives to reach the recycling goal of 75%.

MuniEnvironmental is working with the City of Manteca on

an operation efficiency study for their solid waste and

recycling operation, and is working with the City of

Industry, with their efforts to meet compliance and

implement the mandatory outreach and technical

assistance program requirements of AB 341 and AB 1826.

Save the Date!

2019 Annual City Managers’ Department Meeting

League of California Cities

February 13-February 15, 2019

San Diego, California

Los Angeles County Division Executive

Director Jennifer Quan reminds us to

remember that the 2019 City

Managers’ Meeting is in San Diego.



While awaiting the 5:30 – 7:00 Willdan reception

in the Tides at the Hyatt Regency, I continued to

sit in the lobby and talking to old friends.

Joes Vera of Stifel stopped by to say “Hello” and

talk shop with Wes Wolf. Jose is a graduate of the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with

a BS in economics with a minor in mechanical

engineering. He is a Managing Director on the

impressive Stifel Public Finance Team. Former

Speaker Pro Tem of the California State

Assembly Mike Roos is a member of the team.

Mike began his municipal finance work in 2006

with Stone & Youngberg, and joined Stifel with its

acquisition of Stone in 2011. Longtime former

CCMF Board Member Stephen E. Heaney is the

Los Angeles office Director of Public Finance.

Steve is a past Chair of the California Public

Securities Association. Steve also served on the

USC Sol Price School of Public Policy Executive

Board of Advisors.

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risks of public sector organizations, providing

improved protection and cost control.

USI has developed sophisticated employee benefit

programs for public entities for more than 30-years.

USI helps agencies design innovative benefit

solutions and provide benefit education to

bargaining units.

For more information contact Gary Delaney or

Kristin Yokoyama at (424) 390-0000

USI Insurance Services.

Administrative Assistant to Gary Delaney and Team

Mayra Noriega [email protected]

Office: (424) 390-0010 |

Email: [email protected]

Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 600, Torrance, CA 90503

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After Pam and Janees left for a “wardrobe

change,” Indian Wells City Manager Wade

McKinney and Assistant to the City Manager

Peter Castro stopped by. Peter and I

commiserated about the state of the Trojan

football team at USC. Peter served as the

President of the Municipal Management

Assistants of Southern California (MMASC) in

2013-2014. Peter previously worked for La

Cañada Flintridge. The mentoring process

means to include staff members and help them

gain conference, as well as, management

experiences. Developing relationships can help

build a career. A tip of the cap to Wade

McKinney and Mark Alexander.

www.brandywinedev.com

Former Artesia 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, Long Beach,

La Puente and Whittier.

Call Brandywine at 949-296-2400

Jim Barisic of

Brandywine Homes

chats with Long Beach

City Manager Pat West at

a “Proof of Life” gathering.

Brandywine Homes Corporate Office

16580 Aston Street, Irvine, California 92606

http://ekapr.com/

Englander Knabe & Allen is the fastest growing

public affairs firm in Southern California. EKA’s

partners Harvey Englander, Matt Knabe,

Marcus Allen, Eric Rose, Jeff McConnell and

Adam Englander provide strategic counsel. They are

expert in local government issues, from land use to

public safety, and they help build public/private

partnerships.

Matt Knabe is the Managing Partner. Matt is

a graduate of Pepperdine University, and

was a 4-year member of the Men’s Varsity

Golf Team. Matt and his family are residents

of Long Beach. Matt’s contact information

includes

Telephone Number: 213-741-1500, Ext. 520

Email: [email protected]


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

partnership with former City Manager

Lloyd de Llamas, the firm’s Executive Chairman.

Andy Nickerson is the President of the firm.

HdL Companies offers diverse services that include:

allocation audits, economic analysis and program

software regarding Sales Tax, and Property Tax, and

Economic Development Services.

Office: 1340 Valley Vista Drive, Suite 200

Diamond Bar, California 91765

http://www.brandywinedev.com/

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https://gonsalvi.com/

The firm was founded by the late former California

State Assembly Member Joe A. Gonsalves. Until his

passing, Joe, his son Anthony D. Gonsalves and

Anthony’s son Jason Gonsalves served as the first

three generation lobbying firm in Sacramento.

Anthony is a longtime member of the

California City Management

Foundation (CCMF} Board of Trustees.

Anthony, Jason and Paul Gonsalves are expert local

government lobbyists. The firm represents fifty-plus

cities and is a key player in city legislation.

Call the “Gonsalvi” at telephone no. 916-441-0597

Joe Gonsalves said, "Lobbyist are like parachutes;

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

had better work."



After Wade and Peter wondered off, longtime

Westlake Village City Manager Ray Taylor

stopped for a time. After serving as City

Manager in Ojai, Rolling Hills Estates and Malibu,

Ray was appointed City Manager in Westlake

Village in 1993. He is retiring but staying with the

city until a new City Manager is recruited. We

spoke about our mutual friend Doug Prichard,

City Manager in the City of Rolling Hills Estates

since 1990. Doug was dubbed the “Swimming

City Manager” following his completion of the

Alcatraz Island swim…from the shore, out and

around Alcatraz Island and return to the shore.

The water in the San Francisco Bay is know to be

quite cold. Doug completed the swim without

a wetsuit. He is also known for his excellence on

the ukulele. All this and Doug is a highly

professional City Manager to boot.

www.chwlaw.us

Expert Public Agency Legal Services. Committed to

counsel that is helpful, understandable, and fairly

priced. CH&W has offices in Los Angeles and Grass

Valley in the Sierra Foothills, CH&W represents public

and private clients throughout California in

municipal law.

Michael Colantuono is Managing

Shareholder. Michael currently serves

as City Attorney for the Cities of Auburn

and Grass Valley. Members of the

CH&W firm serve as City Attorney or

General Counsel in: Auburn, Barstow, Calabasas,

Grass Valley, Lakeport, Ojai, Sierra Madre,

South Pasadena and Yountville.

Call telephone No. 530-432-7357 or 213-542-5700.

“The water doesn’t know

your age.”

--Five-Time Olympic

Athlete Dara Torres

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Retired Santa Clara City Manager Julio Fuentes

sat down to chat for a while. It seems that Julio

has reinvented himself. He obtained his real

estate license and has joined former City

Manager Larry Kosmont at the Kosmont

Companies. He seems to be having a good

time. We wish him every success.

After Paramount City Manager John Moreno

stopped by and Willdan Financial Services

President and CEO Mark Risco, one of the good-

guys, stopped to talk, I meandered over to the

lounge area and sat down with longtime friend

Bill Pagett, Senior Vice President with Willdan

Engineering. Bill is a longtime City Engineer in the

City of Paramount, and in several other

communities. I may have been the only former

boat racing fan in the crowd, and I enjoyed

talking to Bill; a boat racing living legend. Also,

at the table were Adel Freij, Chris Fisher (a huge

Philadelphia fan, Phillies and Eagles) and

Francesca Fuentes among others; all people I

enjoyed working with during my time with

Willdan.

A picture from a 1985-1986 K-Racing Runabout

Boats race. This was pre-capsule boats, and they

spelled Bill’s name wrong. These boats are the

fastest sprint-boats on the water. In addition to

being a long-time City Engineer, Bill Pagett is a

former K-Boat National Champion.

John DiMario of La Puente sits with Denise Ovrom of

HdL Companies and her husband Bud Ovrom, a

retired City Manager, at the League Conference.

It was very enjoyable to see so many old friends

at the Willdan/Stifel reception. Wade McKinney

and I found a couple of seats at a table where

we could enjoy sipping an adult beverage. It

was nice to see Mike Busch at the reception.

Mike has turned a successful municipal

government career into a successful municipal

consultant effort.

It is always nice to run into “family.” Anthony and

Evelyn Gonsalves were there with Paul and

Jamie Gonsalves and their two boys.

Others we acknowledge seeing, in no particular

order include: David Caretto of the Big Bear

Lake City Council (a former City Manager); City

Manager Jeff Stewart and Assistant to the City

Manager Randi Stover of the City of Bellflower;

Tammy Letourneau, Costa Mesa ACM;

Moorpark City Manager Troy Brown; Jon

Barilone of Tripepi Smith; Mark Waronek of

Lomita. There were more than 1,800 city officials

gather in Long Beach for the 2018 annual

League Conference. We apologize to those we

should have, but failed to acknowledge. ***

“I truly believe what doesn’t kill you makes you

stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is

sometimes the best thing.” –Danica Patrick











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Halloween is just a month away! This is Trackdown’s

Susan Simpson and her Grandson Eric Beebe, a

student at Concordia University in Irvine. Eric was

born in Fullerton. The picture was taken at

Disneyland in Anaheim.

socialinnovation.usc.edu/education/executive-education

Picking Up the Pieces: Hearty

congratulation to Santa Rosa

Deputy City Manager Gloria

Hurtado for being recognized as

the recipient of the 2018 ICMA

Career Development Award in

Memory of L. P. Cookingham. This

award goes to an outstanding

local government administrator

who has made a significant

contribution to the career

development of new talent in

professional local government management. Former

Calabasas Chief Financial Officer Dr. Gary Lysik is the

new Calabasas City Manager. Gary was appointed

in August, 2018. He served as the CFO starting in

December, 2003. Gary takes the City Manager post

from the retiring City Manager Tony Coroalles. Tony is

relocating to Georgia. Pasadena Water and Power

Planning and Analysis Manager Eric Campbell is the

new Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Chief

Financial and Administrative Officer. Eric previously

worked with the Los Angeles Department of Water

and Power, Seattle City Light, and Glendale Water

and Power. Lori Gentles has been selected by Santa

Monica City Manager Rick Cole to serve as the Chief

People Officer – Human Resources for the City of

Santa Monica. Since 2016 Lori has worked as the

Human Resources Director for the County of Santa

Barbara, and prior to that she was the Vice President

of Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion for

California State University, Fullerton in the California

State University System. Lori earned a BA from Arizona

State University and an MBA from Saint Mary’s

College of California. Interim City Manager Lori

Waterman was hired as the Atwater City Manager at

the end of August, 2018. She was hired on a 3-2 vote.

Lori joined the Atwater city staff in 2006. She was

appointed Deputy City Manager in March, and she

became Interim City Manager in April. The city

waived its educational requirement in order to hire

Lori. Roseville City Manager Dominick Casey has

appointed Development Services Director Kevin

Payne to serve as Assistant City Manager. Kevin

served as the Acting Assistant City Manager for the

past four months. Stacey Peterson has joined the City

of Roseville as the new Human Resources Director.

She most recently worked as the Human Resources

Director for the City of San Rafael. She has worked in

human resources for Yolo County, Rancho Cordova

and Sacramento County. Retired El Cajon City

Manager Doug Williford and ICMA’s West Coast

Regional Director Kevin Duggan received 45-years

ICMA Services Awards at the 2018 ICMA Conference

in Baltimore.

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More Pieces Picked Up: Nancy Weiss

was selected to serve as the Napa

Interim City Manager in 2017 while

City Manager Mike Parness was on

medical leave. Nancy was the Assistant City

Manager prior to the interim appointment. Police

Chief Steve Potter served as the Interim Assistant City

Manager, and was appointed City Manager when

Nancy retired in October, 2017. Nancy worked as the

Assistant to the City Manager in Healdsburg from

1983 to1987. She was the Benicia Assistant City

Manager (1987-1993), and she was the Town

Administrator in Yountville (1993-2001). She went to

work as the Assistant City Manager in Napa in 2003.

We hope that Nancy is have an enjoyable

retirement. Selma’s Finance Director Isaac Moreno

worked as the Selma Interim City Manager until new

City Manager Teresa Gallavan reported. Teresa

previously served as the Interim City Manager in

Lompoc where she was the Assistant City Manager.

Prior to joining the Lompoc city staff as the Economic

Development Director in 2011. Teresa worked with

the Riverside County Economic Development

Agency for 15-years prior to her Lompoc service.

Jennifer Quan is the Executive Director of the Los

Angeles County Division of the League of California

Cities. The Division includes a population of more

than 11 million people in its 4,500 square miles. Palos

Verdes Estates Council Member Jennifer Kin is the

current Los Angeles County Division President. The

late Willdan founder Dan W. Heil, who was a resident

of La Habra Heights, is a former President, Chief

Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the

Willdan Group of Companies, Inc. Dan passed away

at the age of 73 on May 15, 2006 after a short battle

with leukemia. Prior to organizing his own company,

Dan was an engineering staff member with the City

of Fullerton. Dan earned a BS in civil engineering from

Stanford University. He was a past President of the

Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim.

Frank Mann and Arcadia City Manager

Dominic Lazzaretto at the League Conference.

Laura Ann Biery, Brett Channing, Peter Castro and a

group of others presenting a sampling of MMASC

and MMANC participation at the 2018 ICMA

Conference in Baltimore, Maryland with this

photo-op following the Opening Session.

Trackdown salutes you all. Travel safely.

Keene Wilson (Passed September 15, 2018)

Former Lomita and Bradbury City Manager Keene Wilson,

husband of former Alameda City Manager Debbie Kurita

died suddenly of a heart attack on Saturday, September

15, 2018 at his home. Keene served as a First Lieutenant is

Special Forces and was deployed in Vietnam. He was an

Airbourne Ranger, serving from 1969 to 1972. He earned a

BS in psychology from Auburn University, and an MPA and

MA from the University of Kansas. His wife Debbie is currently

working with the Executive Office of the Orange County

Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). She may be

reached at telephone number: 510-846-3365.

SHORTS: *Solvang City Manager Brad Vidro will retire

in December after 12-years on the job.*Former City

Managers Gregory Korduner and Jack A. Simpson

and their wives were seen at The Boathouse on the

Bay in Long Beach on Saturday, September 8. *Santa

Monica Human Resources Manager Christina Winting

was the Interim Human Resources Director following

the retirement of Human Resources Director Donna

Peter, until the arrival of new Director Lori Gentles.

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