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Special July, 2014 Page | 1 Volume No. 8, Issue No. 12 Yuba City Volume No. 8, Issue No. 9 Gilroy

Anthony D. Gonsalves of the Joe A. Gonsalves &

Son firm of Sacramento; State Senator Bob Huff, the

Senate Republican Leader; and California Contract

Cities Association Executive Director Sam Olivito.

Menifee is recruiting for a new Finance Director

Please see the announcement on Page 2

City Managers with a

Yuba City Connection

Our "Connection" series takes us further north in

this issue. This time after we have picked up a

nice bottle of wine in Lodi, we point northerly

beyond Sacramento to Yuba City, founded in

1849. Yuba City is the County Seat of Sutter

County, and has a 2010 census population of

64,925. In 1852 the populations was about 150,

and Yuba City had one hotel, a grocery store,

a post office and about 20 dwelling units. Yuba

City incorporated as a city in 1908.

"Well, there she is folks. The land of milk and honey--

California."

--Nunnally Hunter Johnson (1897-1977),

an American filmmaker

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http://www.kosmont.com/

Kosmont Companies is a nationally recognized real

estate, financial advisory and economic

development services firm. President and CEO

Larry J. Kosmont founded the firm in 1986. Kosmont Companies | Kosmont Realty Corporation |

California Golden Fund (EB-5)

865 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 3500 | Los Angeles, CA 90017

Main: 213.417.3300I Fax 213-417-3311

City Managers with a

Yuba City Connection

Yuba City is located on land granted by the

Mexican government to John Sutter. Yes! The

same John Sutter whose land produced the

1848 discovery of gold. John sold some of the

land to those who wanted to establish a town

near the confluence of the Yuba River and the

Feather River, which are tributaries to the

Sacramento River. The thought was to develop

a commercial center to serve many of those

answering the call of the California Gold Rush.

Yuba City saw its first major increase in

population following World War II. Orchards

were converted to residential areas to answer

the demand for post-war housing. Yuba City

was established as the Sutter County Seat in

1854 and again in 1856, and has remained the

county seat since.

Yuba City is home to the largest dried fruit

processing plant in the world, Sunsweet

Growers Incorporation. It is the former home of

the California Dried Plum Festival, which ended

a 15-year run in 2003.

City of Menifee

FINANCE DIRECTOR

FULL-TIME BENEFITTED POSITION

SALARY $113,970 – 139,134 ANNUALLY

Final Filing Date: Friday, August 1, 2014 @ 5:00pm

HOW TO APPLY:

Applicants must complete and submit an original

City of Menifee Employment Application to the

Human Resources Office, 29714 Haun Road,

Menifee, California 92586.

Pat Grob, Human Resources Manager

Email Address: [email protected]

Telephone No. 951-672-6777 FAX No. 951-679-3843

SPECIAL NOTE: A "NO SMOKING POLICY" has been adopted for all

City facilities and vehicles to promote a health-based, smoke

free work place as part of the City's commitment to a

pollution-free environment. www.cityofmenifee.us

The City of Menifee is an Equal Opportunity Employer!

http://www.hrgreen.com/index.aspx

For engineering and planning services contact HR Green's

George Wentz or Roy Stephenson, Manager - Local

Government Services at: 951.212.6927

http://www.tripepismith.com/

Ryder Smith and Tripepi Smith & Associates field a

professional team that brings a strong background

in pursuit of new and innovative approaches and

skills in marketing, technology and public affairs.

City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management Page 3 Special July, 2014 Yuba City

City Managers with a

Yuba City Connection

Current Yuba City City

Manager Steve Kroeger

began his working career

with a consulting

company in 1990. In 1993

he went to work for Forster

& Kroeger as the Chief

Financial Officer. He was appointed Finance

Director in the City of Live Oak in 1994, and in

1995 he was selected to serve as the Live Oak

City Manager. Steve left Live Oak in 1998 and

went to work for Sutter County as a Principal

Analyst. In 1999 he was appointed Deputy

County Administrator. Steve left Sutter County

in 2000 and took the Administrative Services

Director post in Yuba City. He was selected to

serve as Assistant City Manager in 2003, and in

November, 2013 he was appointed Interim City

Manager for Yuba City. Steve earned a BS

from Santa Clara University and an MPA from

the University of Southern California (USC). In

2007 Steve received a 10-year ICMA Service

Award.

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

Mark Risco, President & CEO

Chris Fisher, Financial Consulting Vice President

Willdan Financial Services

27368 Via Industria, Suite 110

Temecula, California 92590

951.587.3500 | 800.755.6864

Fax 951.587.3510 | 888.326.6864

"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus

but a molder of consensus."

--Martin Luther King, Jr.

Trackdown Posse Roster: Gregory Korduner, Retired City Manager

Howard Chambers, Lakewood Mike Egan, Norwalk

Lyle Defenbaugh, CalTrust Ernie Garcia, Retired Norwalk City Manager Joe Tanner, Interim City Manager, Rio Vista

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

Kevin O’Rourke, KOLGS/PARS Richard Ramirez, Retired City Manager, American Canyon

Vern Lawson, Lancaster Don Penman, Interim City Manager, Temple City

Anthony Gonsalves, Joe A. Gonsalves & Son Ernesto Marquez, Hawaiian Gardens

Gary K. & Mary Jo Sloan, Retired La Mirada City Manager Jan Perkins, Management Partners/ICMA

Andy Takata, Retired City Manager Marcia Raines, Millbrae

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

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

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

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

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

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

Linda Lowry, Pomona City of Cerritos

Roy Pederson, ICMA Past-President Bruce Williams, Retired City Manager

Troy Butzlaff, Placentia Rod Foster, Laguna Niguel

Gerald Forde, Huron Dale Geldert, Retired CDF Director

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

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

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

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

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

Stan Morgan, Winners Ink & Toner/former Mayor & ACM Jeff Mathieu, Big Bear Lake

Clay Curtin, Menlo Park Jim Lewis, Pismo Beach

Kevin Duggan, ICMA & retired City Manager David Jinkens, Retired City Manager

Charles G. "Guy" Huffaker, Retired City Manager Susan Simpson, In-N-Out Burger

Judie & Mike Sedell, Retired Simi Valley City Manager

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http://caltrust.org/

Contact Lyle Defenbaugh or Erin Carthen about

CalTRUST investment opportunities for cities.

[email protected]

[email protected]

City Managers with a

Yuba City Connection

Jeffrey G. Foltz began his public management

career in February, 1975 as an Administrative

Assistant in Los Alamitos. In November, 1978 he

was appointed Assistant to the City Manager in

Clovis. In September, 1982 Jeff was selected to

serve as the City Administrator in Susanville. He

left there in January, 1986 to accept the

appointment to serve as the City Administrator

in Yuba City and became City Manager during

a 20-year Yuba City tenure before retiring. He

earned a BBA from Western Washington State

University, and an MPA from the University of

Southern California (USC). Born in March, 1948,

Jeff is retired and lives in Rocklin. He served as

Interim City Administrator in Grass Valley on two

different occasions, the latest was when City

Administrator Dan Holler left the position in

2013. (Dan is currently the City Manager in

Mammoth Lakes.)

Newcomb Williams Financial Group (NWFG) is a

woman-owned investment banking firm providing

underwriting and financial advisory services to

public agencies, including school districts, and

non-profit corporations. Contact Pam Newcomb,

Janees Williams or Beth Fawcett for inquiries.

http://www.nwfg.com/

http://www.rwglaw.com/

RW&G is committed to excellence in the legal

profession and to solving the problems of business

and the public sector with the highest quality legal

services in a cost-effective manner.

Dwane Milnes, born in August, 1945, started his

public management career in 1968 as an

Administrative Intern in the City of Burbank.

Dwane served in the U.S. Air Force between

1969 and 1972, and in 1973 he rejoined Burbank

as an Administrative Analyst II. Dwane left

Burbank in 1976 to become the Assistant City

Manager in Santa Cruz. In 1979 he was

selected to serve as the City Administrator in

Yuba City where he worked for a half-dozen

years. In 1985 Dwane was appointed City

Manager in the City of Merced, serving there

until 1991. He was named to the Stockton City

Manager post in 1991 and served there for 10-

years, leaving in 2001. Dwane earned a BA

from Occidental College, and an MPA and

DPA from the University of Southern California

(USC). In 2001 Dwane received a 30-year ICMA

Service Award.

2014 Summer time at San Clemente

City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management Page 5 Special July, 2014 Yuba City

City Managers with a

Yuba City Connection

Steven R. Jepsen, began his public

management career in 1975 as an Engineering

Technician in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1978 he

took an Analyst position with the State of

Nebraska at the same time he was working for

the University of Nebraska Association. In 1979

Steve joined the Dubuque, Iowa staff in a

Traffic Engineer position. In 1982 he moved to

Boulder, Colorado to serve as the City Traffic

Engineer, and in 1984 Steve was promoted to

Director of Transportation. He left Boulder in

1985 and tried the private sector for about 3-

years. In 1988 Steve was appointed to be the

Director of Transportation in Concord, and in

1990 he was named to the Assistant City

Manager position. In 1994 Steve moved to

Oceanside to serve as the Director of

Communications/Public Works, and in 1999 he

was appointed Oceanside Deputy City

Manager. Steve was then selected to serve as

the Oceanside City Manager in 2000. After a

half-dozen years, Steve accepted the

appointment to serve as the City Manager in

Yuba City in 2006. In 2013 Steve left Yuba City

to return to the Oceanside City Manager post.

Steve earned a BS in Architecture &

Environmental, an MS in Civil Engineering and

an MS in Regional Planning from the University

of Nebraska. In 2010 he was the recipient of a

30-year ICMA Service Award.

www.brandywinedev.com

In 1994, former Artesia City Manager Jim Barisic founded

Brandywine with a business plan to help revitalize

established neighborhoods and to convert existing

underutilized space into needed housing.

Summer time fun in California

Retired Red Bluff City Manager Peter C. Harvey

started his public management career in 1964

as an Assistant to the City Manager in Salem,

Oregon. In1968 he was recruited to be the

Tacoma, Washington Assistant City Manager,

and in 1969 he was appointed City Manager in

Yuba City, where he served until 1978. In 1978

he took the City Manager position in Lake

Oswego, Oregon. He served in Lake Oswego

until 1992 when he was appointed City

Manager in Peoria, Arizona. In 1997 he returned

to California to serve as the Red Bluff City

Manager. He worked in Red Bluff until 2001. In

1999 he was the recipient of a 35-year ICMA

Service Award. Peter is an ICMA Life Member.

Peter earned a BA from Willamette University

and an MPA from the University of Southern

California (USC). He served as President of the

Oregon City/County Management Association

in 1987.

www.keenan.com Founded by John Keenan in 1972; Keenan is an industry

leader in insurance, employee benefits and financial

solutions for public agencies.

City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management Page 6 Special July, 2014 Yuba City

http://muniservices.com/

MuniServices, LLC, founded in 1978, helps cities

preserve, enhance and manage their revenue

base. Fran Mancia is the MuniServices Director of

Government Relations and works from Sacramento.

City Managers with a

Yuba City Connection

Eugene M. Palazzo started his public service

career as a Planning Technician in Nevada

County in 1988. In 1990 Gene moved to Folsom

where he served as an Associate Planner and

an Assistant Planner before he moved on to

Riverbank in 1993. In Riverbank Gene was

appointed to serve as the Director of Planning,

Building & Economic Development. In 1998

Gene was appointed Assistant to the City

Administrator in Yuba City where he served until

2003. Gene was recruited to take the Director

of Redevelopment/Housing in South Lake

Tahoe in 2003, where David Jinkens served as

City Manager. After about 8-years with South

Lake Tahoe, he was appointed City Manager in

Crescent City in 2011. He earned a BA from

Humboldt State University and an MPA from

Golden Gate University. He also earned a

Senior Executive Institute Certificate in 2008. In

2013 he received a 25-year ICMA Service

Award.

2014 Annual Conference

October 15 - 17, 2014

Embassy Suites Sacramento

MMANC's Annual Conference a signature event and the premier

training conference in Northern California for local government

professionals. This event is designed for municipal managers of

today who want to become the leaders of tomorrow.

Please save the dates! http://www.mmanc.org/

Displayed at former City Manager Nelson Oliva's

memorial service in Bellflower last month.

Scott W. Mitnick, who was born in November

1964, served as a Budget Analyst in the City of

Brea in 1987. In 1989 he moved to Burbank

where he served as a Financial Analyst until

1992 when he was appointed Assistant to the

City Manager. In 1994 he took the Budget

Administrator post, and Scott left Burbank in

1996 to join the Yuba City staff as the

Administrative Services Director. He moved on

from Yuba City in 2000 when he was selected

to serve as the Deputy City Manager in

Thousand Oaks. He was elevated to Assistant

City Manager in 2003 and Scott was appointed

to the Thousand Oaks City Manager post in

2005. Scott served as the Cal-ICMA President in

2011-2012. He earned a BA from California

State University and an MPA from Syracuse

University. He attend classes at Bristol University

in England. In 2012 Scott received a 25-year

ICMA Service Award. Scott has served as a

guest lecturer at Syracuse University, UCLA,

USC, and California Lutheran University.

http://www.gonsalvi.com

City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management Page 7 Special July, 2014 Yuba City

City Managers with a

Yuba City Connection

Dixon Human Resources Director Steve Johnson

retired on May 1, 2014, after more than twenty-

seven years of service to the Cities of Fairfield,

Vacaville, Yuba City, and Dixon, and the

Sacramento Regional Transit District. Steve

joined the Dixon staff in 2007 as the Human

Resources Director. He served three-years as

the Dixon Acting City Clerk without any

additional compensation.

Laura Duncan served as the Yuba City Deputy

City Manager in 2006 under City Manager

Jeffrey Foltz. She also served as the Deputy

Director of the Yuba City Redevelopment

Agency. Laura served as Chair of the Nevada

County Planning Commission once retiring as a

community development consultant. Laura

was a candidate for the Nevada County Board

of Supervisor, District 2. She previously served

as Chair and as a public member on the

Nevada County LAFCO.

Robin Bertagna is a CPA and Finance

Director/IT Director for the City of Yuba City.

Robin joined the Yuba City staff in October,

1998; nearly 16-years ago. Prior to coming to

Yuba City Robin served as the Finance Director

for Gridley between January, 1994 and 1998.

She worked as a CPA for Davis Hammon & Co.

before that. She is a California State University,

Chico alumnus.

http://www.bobmurrayassoc.com/

Executive Recruitment: Through many years of

experience, Bob Murray and his associates have created

an ideal recruitment process.

http://www.ocsec.com/

O’Connor & Company Securities, Inc. is a full service

broker-dealer headquartered in Newport Beach

ICMA Life Member Alan J. Bengyel began his

public management career in 1975 as a

Management Intern in Yuba City. He took a

Programs Director position in Butte County in

1976. After a couple of years in that position,

Alan was appointed City Administrator in

Adelanto in 1978. From 1979 to 1982 he work

for the State of California, and between 1983

and 1986 he tried the private sector. Alan

returned to public service in 1986 when he was

appointed City Administrator in Mt. Angel,

Oregon. Alan returned to California in 1988 to

become the Orange Cove City Administrator.

In 1993 he was selected to serve as the

Marysville City Administrator where he worked

until 1995. In 1996 he took the Farmersville City

Manager post, and in 1997 he served as the

Interim City Manager in Cotati for a few

months. Later that year (1997) he was

appointed to the Mendota City Manager job.

In 1999 he became the Ione City Administrator

and 2001 he became the Town Administrator in

the Town of Fairfax where he served until 2004.

In 2005 he joined the Huron city staff, first as the

Interim City Manager, and then in 2006 as City

Manager. In 2008 he returned to Orange Cove

to serve as City Manager, and he served there

until 2011. Alan earned an AA degree from

Yuba College, a BA and an MPA from

California State University. In 2007 he received

a 25-year ICMA Service Award.

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Colantuono,

Highsmith &

Whatley, PC

www.chwlaw.us

After more than a decade of business under the name

Colantuono & Levin, PC, the firm has a new name:

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC

City Managers with a

Yuba City Connection

William E. Fuller is an Administrative Analyst in

Yuba City. Bill began his career in September,

1976 as an Administrative Intern in La Habra. In

February, 1977 he took a short term

Administrative Aide post with Orange County

Criminal Justice. In August, 1977 he returned to

La Habra as an Assistant Planner. In February,

1978 he was hired in Yuba City as an

Administrative Assistant, and in July, 1987 he

was appointed Assistant to the City Manager in

Yuba City. Bill earned a BA from Loyola

University and an MPA from California State

University, Long Beach.

http://www.stifel.com/

Stephen Heaney, Managing Director, Public

Finance, at Stifel Financial Corp. is a former member

of the CCMF Board.

From its 1978 inception, Jones Hall has been

dedicated solely to the practice of municipal bond

law.

www.joneshall.com

Former City Manager Bill Kelly, President

1440 North Harbor Boulevard, Suite 900

Fullerton, California 91835

http://ka-mg.com/

http://www.urbanfuturesinc.com/

Marshall Linn founded Urban Futures, Inc. in 1972.

Marshall's expertise is in municipal finance,

redevelopment, and planning. President Michael P. Busch

joined Urban Futures in 2007 following a successful career

in municipal government.

Jackson M. Hite initiated his public service

career in 2010 as a Planning Intern in the City of

Yuba City. In 2011 he took a Sustainability

Intern position with the Amman Institute for

Urban Development in Amman, Jordan. Upon

his return to the states he took a Business

Advocacy Internship with the Eugene Area

Chamber of Commerce in Eugene, Oregon.

Later that year (2011) he was hired as a Planner

Trainee in Polk County, The Dallas, Oregon. In

2012 he was promoted to Assistant Planner. In

late 2012 he was hired as a Management

Intern in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He returned to

California in 2012 to take a Management Intern

position in Torrance, and in 2014 he was hired

as an Administrative Analyst in Burbank. He

earned a BS from the University of Oregon, and

an MPA from the University of Southern

California (USC).

City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management Page 9 Special July, 2014 Yuba City

http://www.parsinfo.org/

Mitch Barker, PARS, Executive Vice President

[email protected]

Kevin O'Rourke, Senior Consultant;

Kevin is a Past President of the City Managers

Department of the League of California Cities;

and a former ICMA Regional Vice President.

City Managers with a

Yuba City Connection

Former Yuba City Parks and Recreation Director

Brad McIntire took the position first as the

Interim Director following the retirement of

Parks and Recreation Director Skip King in

November, 2007. He previously worked as a

middle school teacher, Yuba City High School

Activities Director and Athletic Director with

Yuba City Unified School District. Brad has also

served as the Executive Director of the Sutter

Animal Services Authority. He has dedicated

much time to coaching the Yuba City High

School Varsity Boy's team.

www.englanderpr.com

Harvey Englander is a graduate of UCLA, and is a

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

Matt Knabe serves on the LAEDC Board of Governors, and

as President of the Paramount Education Project, among

other service assignments.

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

Norton Rose as Norton Rose Fulbright.

http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com

Founded by former City Managers Robert Hinderliter and

improved on with the help of former City Manager

Lloyd de Llamas. Andy Nickerson is President.

www.ICFAuthority.org

ICFA can provide homebuyers in member cities with

down payment and/or closing cost assistance with

ICFA’s Advantage Down Payment Assistance Program.

Artesia City Manager

William Rawlings is the

Chair of the California

Contract Cities Association

City Managers &

Administrator's Committee.

Sam Olivito, Executive Director

10535 Paramount Blvd., Suite 100 Downey, CA 90241

City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management Page 10 Special July, 2014 Yuba City

City Managers with a

Yuba City Connection

Other names we bumped into when pulling this

issue together include: Devin Barber,

Administrative Services Director, and former

Information Technology Manager; Pete Dailey,

Fire Chief; Becky Hudson, Customer Service

Manager; Robert Landon, Chief Law

Enforcement Official; Diana Langley, City

Engineer; Ms. Terrel Locke, City Clerk/Analyst;

Gary Marler, Parks Manager; Ashley Rico,

Administrative Assistant; Spencer Morrison,

Accountant II; Natalie Walter, Analyst; Connie

Williams, Executive Assistant to the City

Manager; and Phil Carter, Assistant City

Manager, Development Services. We

apologize to those left undiscovered and

unlisted. As usual, our primary research tool is

the ICMA Who's Who Directory. Those who are

not members are not listed with background

information. We hope you find this listing

informative and entertaining. We always look

forward to hearing from you. Cheers.

http://www.cacities.org/Education-Events/Annual-

Conference-Expo

November 12 - 14, 2014

Rancho Bernardo Inn - San Diego

Contact Information Email

[email protected]

"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take."

--Wayne Gretzky

Picking Up the Pieces: Modesto Interim

City Manager Jim Holgersson, 63,

stepped in when City Manager Greg

Nyhoff left Modesto to accept the Oxnard City

Manager position. Bob Murray & Associates has

been retained by Modesto to help the city recruit a

new permanent City Manager. Jim has 37-years of

public sector experience, including serving as City

Manager in Arlington, Texas, and as Deputy City

Manager in San Jose. Senior Management Analyst

Gary Thompson, 63, has been tapped to serve as

Interim City Manager in Jurupa Valley, as City

Manager Stephen Harding leaves July 31. Gary is a

former City Council Member and Mayor in Rancho

Santa Margarita, where he served on the Cityhood

Committee leading to the City of Rancho Santa

Margarita's incorporation in 2000. Gary resigned

from the City Council in 2011. He also serves as the

President of a Home Owner's Association in Rancho

Santa Margarita, the Rancho Santa Margarita

Landscape and Recreation Corporation. Newport

Beach lifeguard Ben Carlson, 32, drowned while

trying to rescue a swimmer of Sunday, July 6, 2014.

Ben was pulled from the water by fellow lifeguards

following a 90-minute search. Ben was a 15-years

department veteran. He went into the water to help

a swimmer when they were hit by what has been

estimated to be a 10-foot wave. The swimmer

made it to shore, but Ben, the lifeguard, went

missing. The incident is the first time in the Newport

Beach department's 100-year history that a

lifeguard has died in the line of duty, according to

Newport Beach Police Department representative

Jennifer Manzella. According to his father, Chris

Carlson, Ben was a passionate surfer and one of the

fastest swimmers on the 200-person lifeguard staff.

Retiring Solana Beach City Manager David Ott

came to the city in 2003 from Imperial Beach as the

Fire Chief and Director of Public Safety. In Imperial

Beach he served as the Assistant City Manager, Fire

Chief and Public Safety Director. Soon after joining

the Solana Beach staff, David took on the added

duties as the Fire Chief in Del Mar. He kept the duel

duties until 2009. He added the Solana Beach

Deputy City Manager titles in 2005. He became City

Manager in 2006. Arcata City Manager Randy

Mendosa has retired. He joined the Arcata staff in

1980 as a bus driver. He later became a police

officer and rose through the ranks to become the

Chief of Police in 2002. He was appointed City

Manager in 2008. In Randy's absence, Arcata

Finance Director Janet Luzzi has been appointed to

serve as the Interim City Manager.

City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management Page 11 Special July, 2014 Yuba City

www.ICFAuthority.org

Independent Cities Finance Authority provides local

government, nonprofits and other agencies the

clout they need to finance important projects that

help address California’s housing crisis.

Since its inception 20 years ago, The Authority has

helped fund more than $413 million in critical

community projects. Member cities pay no

enrollment fees to join or ongoing dues to

participate. All underwriting and operational costs

are borne by the beneficiaries of the funds.

The ICFA offers member cities many benefits.

Through bond funding, the Authority helps create

homebuyer assistance programs, generates funds

for capital improvements and aids communities in

economic development. It is important to learn all

about The Authority and the benefits it offers.

Independent Cities Financing Authority is an

unaffiliated joint powers authority with the ability to

help cities achieve their goals.

With bonding arranged through The Authority, local

governments can help finance the purchase of

single-family and multi-family residential properties,

including manufactured home communities, to

provide new, more affordable housing alternatives.

Ownership and operation of these alternative

housing solutions can be vested in local nonprofit

organizations.

ICFA proudly supported the Home Buyer LA Event on

Saturday, May 31, 2014,

at California State University Los Angeles.

The Authority also helps fund a variety of capital

improvements for municipalities, schools, special

districts, and Mello-Roos facilities, as well as projects

impacting the economic development of a

community.

Manufactured Home Communities: In today's troubled

housing market, the need for more affordable housing

solutions is clear. Learn how The Authority has helped

member cities and local non-profit organizations acquire

and manage manufactured home communities. More...

Bond Funding Programs: The Authority is empowered to

purchase multi-family residential projects, including

manufactured home communities. Find out how your

community can address the need for affordable local

housing through ICFA’s innovative funding programs.

Capital Improvement Programs: Now cities can fund

capital projects and equipment acquisition at a lower

cost with help from The Authority. Working in cooperation

with major banks, ICFA can provide funding at favorable

rates. Find out more here.

The Authority can help communities create the

infrastructure and acquire the equipment needed to

create a better quality of life for their citizens.

Working in partnership with major financial institutions The

Authority can provide bond funding and equipment

leasing for major projects for municipalities, schools,

special districts and local agencies, including Mello-Roos.

For information on how The Authority can tailor a

financing package to meet your specific needs, contact

us today!

For more information, please contact:

Independent Cities Finance Authority

Ms. Debbie Smith,

Post Office Box No. 1750

Palmdale, California 93590

(877) 906-0941

[email protected]

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2014-15 Division Board of Directors'

Installation Ceremony & Dinner

Please join the City of Rosemead and the Los

Angeles County Division as it installs Rosemead

Council Member Steven Ly as President along

with the rest of the 2014-15 Board of Directors.

Outgoing President, Diamond Bar Council

Member, Ling-Ling Chang will be honored with

presentations for her service over the past year.

The installation event is the Division's most popular

event of the year, so RSVP early to guarantee a

seat!

WHEN: Thursday, August 7, 2014 6 PM Reception

6:45 PM Dinner & Program WHERE: The DoubleTree by Hilton

888 Montebello Blvd. Rosemead, CA 91770

2014 /100th ICMA Annual Conference

WHEN:

September 14-17, 2014

WHERE: Charlotte/Mecklenburg,

North Carolina

http://icma.org/en/icma/home

More Pieces Picked Up: Jenny Haruyama

has been appointed Interim Assistant City

Manager in the City of Tracy. Jenny has

served as the Tracy Administrative Services

Director since 2012. Between 2008 and

2012 she was the Assistant Budget Director in Los

Gatos. Jenny joined the Los Gatos staff in 2001 as

the Assistant to the Town Manager. Previous to that

she worked as a Management Analyst in Rancho

Cucamonga, and she served as Management

Interns in Mountain View, San Leandro and Milpitas

between 1991 and 1993. Jenny was the 2003

MMANC West McClure Management Assistant

Award, and the 2007 MMANC Women's Leadership

Summit Rising Star Award. Thank you to Tom Lando

for the note informing us that Rancho Cordova City

Manager Brian Nakamura was raised in Lodi, the

subject of our July issue. Tom tells us that Brian's folks

still live in Lodi. Tom is a former Chico City Manager

who is currently a principal with the Tom Lando

Consulting firm. Saratoga City Manager Dave

Anderson, 61, announced his retirement in January,

indicating that he will retire in July after nearly 14-

years as the Saratoga City Manager. Before joining

the Saratoga staff Dave served as the Assistant City

Manager in Danville between 1994 and 2000, and

he was the Assistant to the City Manager in San

Jacinto between 1991 and 1994. Dave earned a BA

in Urban Planning from The Evergreen State College

and an MPA from the University of Washington.

Dave is a native of Everett, Washington where his

father served as Mayor for 9-years. Former Martinez

City Manager Phil Vince earned a BA from Saint

Mary's College of California, and an MPA from San

Francisco State University. Vince served as the

Martinez City Manager for a little more than six-

years. Previous to that he was the Town Manager in

Moraga from 2004 to 2008, and he served in various

capacities in Novato prior to his Moraga service. Phil

worked in Novato for more than 17-years. He is a

past President of MMANC. Hercules Interim City

Manager Phil Batchelor was recently presented with

a proclamation of appreciation for his six-months of

interim service. Phil's last day in Hercules was June 30

when newly appointed City Manager David Biggs

started work.

Retired City Manager

Lauren Wasserman. He served as

City Manager in Montclair,

Rancho Cucamonga and Encinitas.

He began as an intern in

Long Beach, and was an

Administrative Assistant in

Lakewood.

City Manager Newsletter By Trackdown Management Page 13 Special July, 2014 Yuba City

Still More Pieces Picked Up: Michelle

Quan earned a BA from the University of

California, Irvine and an MPPA at the

University of Southern California (USC). She has

worked with the League of California Cities since

December, 2001, and recently became the

Executive Director of the League's Los Angeles

County Division. Jennifer's hometown is Diamond

Bar. Mark Linder was appointed City Manager in

Campbell in February, 2013 after serving as the Parks

and Recreation Director in Cupertino starting in

2008. Prior to that he worked in San Jose in a

number of positions, including Deputy City

Manager, and he was the Assistant Town Manager

in Los Gatos between 1991 and 1995. He began his

career as an Assistant General Manager for Santa

Cruz Metro Transit. Harvard Business Review Senior

Associate Editor Sarah Green says that studies show

that top performers are especially vulnerable to

major criticisms. Bad news should always be given

straight up, and then provide for some breathing

room. Frame critiques in terms of the positive results

that are desired, rather than what is wrong with the

person. San Ramon City Manager Greg Rogers

earned a BA from the University of California, Davis

and an MBA from Santa Clara University's Leavey

School of Business. Prior to his appointment to the

City Manager post in April, 2011, Greg served as the

San Ramon Administrative Services Director from

2003 to 2011. San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland,

Santa Rosa, Fremont, Concord, the Sonoma County

Water Agency, the Marin Municipal Water District,

and Alameda and Sonoma Counties joined

together to purchase 90-electric vehicles with the

assistance of a $2.8 million grant from the

Metropolitan Transportation Commission, a regional

transportation agency. Bay Area Climate

Collaborative Executive Director Rafael Reyes

estimates that the vehicles will save more than

$500,000 in fuel costs and about 2 million pounds of

carbon dioxide emission over five years. Yuba City is

the home town of Jill Meyer of the Joe A. Gonsalves

& Son Sacramento lobbying firm. Newman City

Manager Michael E. Holland was recently awarded

with a new five-year employment agreement with

the City. Mike has served as the Newman City

Manager for the past 8-years. Previous to that he

was the City's Community Development Director.

Crescent City Finance Director Kenneth McDonald

has been appointed to the Firebaugh City Manager

position. He takes over in Firebaugh from Interim City

Manager Ron Manfredi. Ken earned a MBA from

the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He previously

served as the City Administrator in Biggs, and in Brian

Head, Utah. Saratoga Community Development

Director James Lindsay has been appointed to the

Saratoga City Manager's post replacing the retiring

City Manager Dave Anderson. Jim has 22-years of

local government experience. Prior to joining the

Saratoga staff in 2011, he was the Planning and

Neighborhood Services Director in Milpitas. He

earned a BA from San Jose State University. Mark

Sorensen is the City Administrator and Utility Director

in Biggs, California. Mark was appointed City

Administrator in August, 2012. He is a former Chico

City Council Member. Darrin W. Jenkins was

appointed to the Rohnert Park City Manager post in

December, 2013. Previous to his appointment he

served as the Rohnert Park Director of Development

Services and City Engineer. He was the Assistant City

Manager for about a year previous to becoming

the City Manager. Darrin earned a BS and MS in Civil

Engineering from the University of California,

Berkeley. Former Blythe Finance Director Frank

Luckino is the Interim City Manager in Blythe. Before

joining the Blythe city staff, Frank served as the

Assistant General Manager/Chief Financial Officer

for Hi-Desert Water District in Yucca Valley. He is a

former Yucca Valley City Council Member (2004-

2011).