ITEM TITLE:
City Manager Report 12/17/2019
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Detter, City Manager
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and File.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The following is a detail of my activities for the past two weeks:
• Began developing recommendations for scope of services on Lowe River improvements to be presented to Mayor’s Flood Task Force on December 18, 2019.
• Conducted evaluations with two Directors.
• Held kick off meeting for pay plan implementation.
• Completed Webinar on ICS 700 course.
• Attended film on early childhood education at the Valdez Civic Center.
• Wrote City Manager’s message for budget book.
• Attended Coast Guard’s monthly breakfast.
• Discussed City Code related to lease of City property with City Clerk and interim Planning Director and planning staff.
• Attended VCVB meeting.
• Attend Parks & Recreation Commission Work Session with City Council.
• Discussed Woodside RFP with staff (would like to bring to Council in conjunction with housing study).
• Conducted interviews via SKYPE for Planning Director position.
• Attended Planning Commission meeting.
• Meet with Ruthie Knight, Director of Valdez City Schools home school program.
• Worked with City Attorney on filing comments with RCA on Hilcorp’s acquisition of BP’s assets in Alaska.
• Attended conference call with AML Executive Director on Ferry service statewide.
• Attended employee Christmas party.
Two items of note:
Several questions were generated via social media regarding the VPD being provided information (voluntarily) from citizen’s Ring video systems. Chief Hinkle and Deputy Clerk/PIO Allie Ferko did an excellent job communicating details of this service to the public.
The Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Sunday, December 8th. Chief Raynor can provide more details if Council members have questions.
My scheduled activities for the next two weeks include:
• Attending Mayor’s Flood Task Force meeting to discuss scope of engineering services on Lowe River flood control.
• Attend drill at SERVS in cooperation with Alyeska.
• Continue ICS training.
• Continue working with Planning Department and Clerk on modifying current code related to leases of City property.
• Continue meeting with committee discussing implementation of pay plan.
• Make offer of employment for new Planning Director.
• I will be taking a few days off between Christmas and New Years to spend time with son visiting from Kansas.