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WORK EXPERIENCE
DATES EMPLOYER POSITION TITLE
From 4/1/14 To City of Beverly Hills Assistant Director of Public Works

Beverly Hills
ADDRESS 345 Foothill Rd CITY STATE CA

COMPANY WEBSITE www.beverlyhills.org PHONE NUMBER 310-288-2807 SUPERVISOR (NAME & TITLE) Shana Epstein, Director of Public Works

HOURS WORKED PER WEEK 40+ # OF EMPLOYEES SUPERVISED 140 MAY WE CONTACT THIS EMPLOYER?
YES NO
DUTIES Approximately 140 Employees and Operating Budget of $47,500,000
Parks and Open Space comprising over 100 acres, including neighborhood mini-parks, public gardens, play grounds, community centers and historic Greystone Mansion
Part of the Real Estate team for property acquisition, disposition and valuation, lease negotiations, City infrastructure Capital Improvement Projects (City Buildings and Property)
Over 9100 parking spaces in 19 facilities and 2700 parking meters throughout the City
Oversight of over 3.2 million square feet of building space in approximately 70 facilities, 60 Elevators and Escalators, HVAC and Life Safety Equipment; Over 400 Pieces of Fleet Equipment (including light, medium and heavy
duty vehicles and public safety up-fitting)
Support department divisions of Engineering – including Streets, Street Lighting, Signals, Paint and Signage and Right-of-Way CIPs, Project Administration (City Facility CIPs), Utilities – including Water, Wastewater, Storm
Water and Solid Waste, and Administrative Support – including Purchasing, Customer Service, Administrative Assistance and Management Analytics
Support and peer review of Community Development programs and processes collaborating with Public Works for developments – In-lieu parking, development agreements, and conditions of approval
Ensure the City is meeting and exceeding the expectations of residents, visitors, businesses, employees and other customers within the division and department
Coordinated agendas, meetings, goals and objectives of the Public Works Commission by providing staff oversight of the meeting and support to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission as the staff Liaison to this
Commission
Recommend, present and respond to five-member City Council and Council appointed five-member Commissions (Public Works and Traffic & Parking Commissions), community groups, NGOs, professional organizations,
JPAs, and intergovernmental agencies and committees
Responsible and accountable for the goals, objectives, policies, procedures and priorities of the department and operating division(s) of Public Works
Leadership and management of the selection, training, development retention and performance of a diverse working unit, including six municipal bargaining groups which include classified service, exempt, confidential,
management, supervisory and part-time classifications
Strategic planning for division, department and general City programs, including budget, fees and charges, operations, new facility construction, new program development, and customer service delivery
City of Beverly Hills – Training Coach – 2010 – Present
Member of Strategic Planning Committee
Led negotiations for the following:
Purchase of real estate (commercial and residential) for new water production and tenant properties
Lease of City/Authority owned restaurant/retail and office space, including leasing agent negotiations
Lease of community park concession stand
Lease of Water Utility property to neighboring jurisdiction for Public Parking Revenue Share
Implementation of service request, work order and asset management system for Public Works
Opening of the City’s first dog park from bid to grand opening in 4 months
Initiated and completed a staffing and performance analysis of Park Services Division – Metric based staffing
Negotiated with Municipal Association (MOU) to transition City employee work to service contracts
Installation of space monitoring systems in public parking areas
Integrating parking reservations/sales with ticket sales with regional preforming arts center partner
Three Strategic reorganizations of the Public Works Department (and former Capital Assets Dept)
Assisted and implemented multi-departmental work group transitions and reorganizations

Initiated and completed an asset management and maintenance study for all City buildings
Negotiated and executed multi-year, on-call maintenance agreements with multiple vendors within specific disciplines (ex. Plumbing, electricians, general contractors, roofers, etc.)
Negotiated and instituted a dedicated ‘route’ for elevator maintenance service resulting in higher levels of service and faster response times
Negotiated an extension of janitorial services in a favorable agreement during labor uncertainty within the region and industry
Conducted a bidding process for new janitorial services with higher levels of service and reducing fees by approximately $10,000 per month from current service
Instituted ‘script’ for Commission Chair for guidance during Commission meetings
Instituted an agenda planning system for future Commission agenda items
Implemented new methodology for replacement funding of heavy equipment assets (Fire Apparatus)
Expansion of the City’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, including forging a relationship with
UCLA’s SmartGrid Program as a Pilot Site
Led the development and presentation of a comprehensive Electric Vehicle Charging policy which was accepted by the City Council/Parking Authority (Commendation from SCE for PEV Readiness)
Providing staff support and actively working on Disabled Parking legislative reform
Expansion of Special Events support programs, including Bistro Rodeo, tree lighting throughout the City, summer and holiday BOLD programming,
Contracting coordinating and s pporting Portraits of Hope e hibit to coincide ith BOLD programing
REASON FOR LEAVING
Pursue Leadership/Department Head Roll

DATES 12/1/05 EMPLOYER City of Beverly Hills POSITION TITLE Director of Parking Operations
From To 4/1/14
CITY
ADDRESS 345 Foothill Rd Beverly Hills STATE Ca

COMPANY WEBSITE www.beverlyhills.org PHONE NUMBER 310-288-2807 SUPERVISOR (NAME & TITLE) David Gustavson

HOURS WORKED PER WEEK 40+ # OF EMPLOYEES SUPERVISED 95 MAY WE CONTACT THIS EMPLOYER?
YES NO
DUTIES
General oversight of the City’s parking programs, including garage operations (9100 spaces in

19 facilities), parking enforcement, parking meter operations, taxi and valet permitting and
operations, shuttle services, revenue collections, counting and auditing, residential parking
permitting/programs and coordination with regional and regulatory agencies

REASON FOR LEAVING
Promoted to Assistant Director of Public Works