Citygate Associates’ Salinas Community Development Report Adopted Categories: Community Development, General Management Consulting, In the News, Uncategorized Tag: Bruce McClendon, City Management, Community Development Department Consulting, Community Development Review, David DeRoos, Jay Corey, Keith Clarke, Management Review, Organizational Analysis, Report October 22, 2013 Citygate Associates consultants Jay Corey, Bruce McClendon, and Keith Clarke complete successful Organizational Analysis of Salinas Community Development Department After close to two hours of discussion and debate, Salinas City Council voted unanimously Tuesday Read More
Citygate kicks off San Luis Obispo Community Development Assessment next week; other projects recently started Categories: Community Development, General Management Consulting, In the News, Management Consulting, Strategic Planning Tag: Community Development Department Consulting, Community Development Review, Management Audit, Management Review, Master Plan, Performance Audit, Standards of Coverage Response, Strategic Planning November 21, 2012 The City of San Luis Obispo retained Citygate Associates to conduct an organizational assessment of the Community Development Department including: 1) Administration; 2) Development Review; 3) Long Range Planning; and 4) Building and Safety. Read More
San Clemente completes 62% of plan-review to-do list (San Clemente, CA) Categories: General Management Consulting, In the News Tag: Community Development Department Consulting, Community Development Review, Plan Check Permitting Process May 28, 2010 May 27, 2010 “SAN CLEMENTE – A new city report says community-development staff has completed 62 percent of a consulting group’s 39 recommendations aimed at improving city/business relations, but some hot-button changes are still in Read More
San Clemente vows no more ’2nd bites at apple’ (San Clemente, CA) Categories: Community Development, General Management Consulting, In the News Tag: Building Department Review, Community Development Department Consulting, Community Development Review, Plan Check Permitting Process, Planning Department Review March 18, 2010 March 17, 2010 “But implementing what’s known as a “no second bite at the apple” policy means there will be zero tolerance for incomplete plan submittals, according to the Community Development Department’s new plan Read More
San Clemente to beef up customer service, Nordstrom-style (San Clemente, CA) Categories: Community Development, General Management Consulting, In the News Tag: Community Development Department Consulting, Community Development Review, Plan Check Permitting Process February 19, 2010 February 18, 2010 “In its regular meeting Tuesday, the council approved the top 10 out of 39 recommendations in a consultant’s study on how the department – which issues building permits and business licenses Read More
Press Release: Citygate conducts management review of community development dept. (San Clemente, CA) Categories: General Management Consulting, In the News, Management Consulting Tag: Community Development Department Consulting, Community Development Review, Management Review February 5, 2010 February 4, 2010 “The City of San Clemente hired Citygate Associates, LLC, a professional consultancy firm, to conduct a management review of the policies, procedures, management, staffing, and operations of San Clemente’s planning, building, and code Read More
Business group says city is holding back progress (San Clemente, CA) Categories: General Management Consulting, In the News, Management Consulting Tag: Community Development Department Consulting, Community Development Review, Plan Check Permitting Process November 20, 2009 November 19, 2009 “San Clemente is on the brink of becoming a business-investment hot spot as the economy starts to turn around, but the city’s permit and development-review process is holding it back, according Read More