City Manager’s Report – May 2017

I assisted the library for a few hours in RFID chipping of books.  It was a very well organized process and Sarah and her staff really had it down to a fine science.  They were well ahead of schedule.

We continued meetings with Clackamas Community Bank to sort out service needs.  They are being very helpful and we are looking for solutions that will make the front desk at City Hall more efficient.

I met with Happy Valley staff regarding their success with Youth Council and got some great ideas.  We will work with them on our program after the first of the year.

Joe Knappy hosted a meeting with the folks from Orem Utah regarding our SandyNet programs.  It was very impressive to hear Joe talk with these city leaders about what we were doing.  They were very impressed.

We have been working with U of O trying to win the award of at least one RARE (Resource Assistance for Rural Environments).  We are looking for a person to help the Planning Department  with the Pleasant St. Master Plan.

On May 18th, we held a 1/2 day training with Kathy Peck, Labor Attorney.  To walk all the Department Heads and Supervisors through the pitfalls of managing HR topics.  She did a great presentation on things such as Fair Labors and Standards (FLSA) law, BOLI (Bureau of Labor and Industry) and EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) laws.

On May 22, we held the RFP Review and created a short list for the final selection of the Cedar Ridge Project Management Team.

There was a Clackamas Cities Dinner on May 25th in Oregon City.  We learned about their new large apartment/retail complex going into the core of downtown.  Quite impressive.