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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 1 JANUARY 29, 2019
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019, at 6:00 P.M.
AT LA QUINTA CITY HALL – STUDY SESSION ROOM
78495 CALLE TAMPICO, LA QUINTA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Councilmembers: Fitzpatrick, Peña, Radi, Sanchez, Mayor Evans
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CLOSED SESSION- NONE
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STUDY SESSION
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 2 JANUARY 29, 2019
SPECIAL MEETING
ADJOURNMENT
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The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on February 5, 2019 at
4:00 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta,
CA 92253.
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, Monika Radeva, City Clerk, of the City of La Quinta, do hereby declare that
the foregoing Agenda for the La Quinta City Council meeting was posted on the
City’s website, near the entrance to the Council Chambers at 78495 Calle
Tampico, and the bulletin boards at the Stater Brothers Supermarket at 78630
Highway 111, and the La Quinta Cove Post Office at 51321 Avenida Bermudas,
on January 24, 2019.
DATED: January 24, 2019
MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
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City of La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: January 29, 2019
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA TITLE: EXECUTIVE RECRUITER INTERVIEWS
RECOMMENDATION
Interview the four firms that submitted proposals to conduct the City Manager
recruitment.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
•The contract with the current City Manager expires on June 3, 2019; he
has indicated a desire to retire at that time.
•Cities typically use executive recruitment firms to recruit city managers;
the City of La Quinta did so for prior city manger and department director
recruitments.
•Four firms submitted proposals and the Council would like to interview
these firms; a special Council meeting was scheduled for January 29,
2019.
•Staff recommends that the Council interview these firms and then take
formal action at the February 5, 2019 Council meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT
Retaining an executive recruitment firm would cost $26,500 to $30,000, not
including travel reimbursement for city manager candidates (if the Council elects
to fund this cost).
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
The contract with the current City Manager expires on June 3, 2019; he has
indicated a desire to retire at that time. Typically, cities retain executive
recruitment firms to conduct city manager recruitments. The City used a
recruiter to conduct the City Manager recruitment in 2012, and the subsequent
Finance Director and Design and Development Director recruitments. Staff
contacted the following California based firms and requested proposals:
•Alliance Resource Consulting (Long Beach)
•Avery Associates (Los Gatos)
•Bob Murray & Associates (Roseville)
•Management Partners (Costa Mesa)
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•Peckham & McKenney (Roseville)
•Ralph Anderson & Associates (Rocklin)
•Roberts Consulting Group Inc. (Los Angeles/Rancho Mirage)
•Teri Black & Company (Torrance).
Avery, Ralph Anderson, Roberts and Teri Black submitted the attached
proposals; Bob Murray declined because they were too busy, and Alliance,
Management Partners, and Peckham and McKinney did not respond.
The next step entails having the Council interview the four firms. The Council
requested that a special Council meeting be scheduled for these interviews;
January 29, 2019 at 6:00 PM was that date that all Council Members could
gather. Staff contacted the four firms and requested that those who would
directly work with the Council attend this meeting. Representatives from two
firms can attend this meeting (Avery, Ralph Anderson), and due to pre-existing
conflicts, two will participate via Skype (Roberts, Teri Black). In order to best
accommodate Skype interviews the meeting will be held in the Study Session
conference room.
Staff recommends that the Council conduct the interviews on January 29 and
then make the decision during a Business Session item at the February 5, 2019
Council Meeting. Given that the cost to retain a firm is within the City Manager’s
contracting authority, the Council can provide direction regarding the firm they
may wish to retain and the City Manager and City Attorney can then proceed
with the contracting process. The goal is to initiate the recruitment by mid-
February.
ALTERNATIVES
The Council could elect to conduct this recruitment using in-house resources and
not use an executive recruiter. This may limit the scope of who is contacted
regarding this recruitment; executive recruitment firms have cultivated
relationships with numerous public and private sector executives who may not
be looking for a new position but would be interested in competing for this
position. They typically contact those who they feel may be a good fit as well as
advertise the position.
Prepared by: Frank J. Spevacek, City Manager
Attachments: 1. Recruiter Proposals:
•Avery Associates
•Ralph Anderson & Associates
•Roberts Consulting Group Inc.
•Teri Black & Company
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