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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
FROM; FRANK G. TRIPEPI, CITY MANAGER —
DATE: AUGUST 18, 1997
RE: AUTHORIZATION TO ATTEND 2ND ANNUAL CALIFORNIA
JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY RISK MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 1-2, 1997, SANTA BARBARA
Attached for your consideration is information regarding the aforementioned conference. There
are sessions on Defending the Indefensible, Budgeting for Risk Management, Playground &
Recreation Safety, Benefits Administration and OSHA Mandates. This conference provides a
good opportunity to keep up to date on current issues. The City did not send a representative to
the first conference.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Rosemead City Council authorize the attendance of any
Councilmember and the Assistant City Manager.
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8:30 am Welcome & Introductions
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1997
8:00 am Registration
8:30 am Welcome & Introductions
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1. WHAT IS RISK MANAGEMENT? Ilrt
Presented by Don Dodson, Chairman of the San
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Risk Managers Association. Topics will include:
• Five steps of risk management
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• "Hot topics"in public entity risk management I
• Resources Risk
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• 'Stump a Risk Manager"
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2. DEFENDING THE INDEFENSIBLE
Presented by Lee Wood. a partner of the law firm of O
Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois and Bisgaard, and a member of
the firm's marketing committee and financial services
committee. Topics will include:
• Defending the clear liability motor vehicle
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• Defending the roadway visual obstruction case 1
• Defending the police shooting case
• Defending the land subsidence case
• Early Termination of an expensive discovery case - 1
3. BUDGETING FOR RISK MANAGEMENT
Presented by Ron Rakich, CPCU, ARM. Topics will _I
include:
• Setting risk management goals through
budgeting
• Selling your budget requests
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• Protecting your reserves from budget pirates
• Complying with standards j
• Forecasting losses and future costs
• Interpreting your assessment calculations
4. PLAYGROUND & RECREATION SAFETY
Presented by Michael Patterson, Principal Consultant of
PMC RISK. Topics will include:
• How to improve management of playground and
recreation exposures
• Setting priorities within the confines of limited
budgets
• Legal issues and types of damages .
• Playground standards and controlling
risks...Principal Exposures, Layout and Design.
Equipment, General Hazards, Surfaces, Inspection &
Maintenance, Use Zones, Emergency Planning
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8. KEEPING LEGAL WITH OSHA MANDATES
PresentedonkW B. Taylor,rs include:oe: Western - O
Consulting Services. Topics will include:
• Benefits of a complete safety program
• Required safety compliance regulations
• Specific steps required to comply with safety
regulations �
• Program audit outlines for each required program
• Identifying and developing a required training
program for each regulation
• Steps and responses necessary to respond to and
survive a Cal-OSHA auditor investigation
9. SUCCESSFUL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
Presented by Carol Bonner, Communications Officer for •
the City of San Clemente. Topics will include:
• illegal n the ur eta ff thoselLeers ss.do andid. or
illegal things your staff or volunteers do. and f
evaluate your total environment to minimize risk
• Learning to love policies and procedures
• Saint or Sinner: What you must know before
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• Orientation and training: Reasons not to skimp
• Is the effort worth it' - 55�
10. USING THE INTERNET FOR RISK
MANAGEMENT
Presented by Lee Harrington, President and
Gary Hopkins, Vice President of F-SPACE, Inc.
Topics will include:
• History of the Internet _ f
• How the Internet works
• Where the Internet is headed
• California PIA Web Site
• Other risk management resources on the Internet
• Creating your own web site
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