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1i0 STAFF REPORT
HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION
DATE: October 13, 2016
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Tegan McLane, Cultural Arts &Heritage Manager
SUBJECT: New Parks and Community Services Director James Rodems
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Commission will have an opportunity to meet the City of Dublin's new Parks and Community Services
Director,James Rodems.
RECOMMENDATION:
Welcome Mr. Rodems.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
James "Jim"Rodems joined the City of Dublin as Director of Parks and Community Services on August 1.
Mr. Rodems, who was selected following a nationwide recruitment, was most recently the District
Administrator for the Cordova Recreation and Parks District from 2012-2016. His background includes
extensive experience in parks management, facilities management and operations, event planning, and capital
project management.
Mr. Rodems began his career in recreation services in 1995 as the Director of the Activity and Recreation
Center at the University of California, Davis, where he oversaw the campus arena, events center, recreation
center and mall for ten years. He has also served as General Manager of the Stockton Event Center,including
a 10,000-seat arena, and as the City of Lodi's Director of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services from 2007
to 2012.
Mr. Rodems has an undergraduate degree in Recreation Services from California State University, Fresno.
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NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
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ATTACHMENTS:
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