IBA Staff Assignments

Andrea Tevlin (IBA)

• Budget & Government Efficiency Committee
• City Council (Closed and Open Sessions)
• City Council Communications
• Oversee Infrastructure Policy Issues
• Oversee Budget and Financial Policy Issues
• Annual Budget Process Lead
• Ballot Fiscal Impacts Team
• Department Operations
• Media Contact/Coordination
• Docket Planning with DLA
• Labor Issues/Labor Negotiations
• San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS)
• Proposition B Executive Group
• “Crash Courses” on the Budget for the Public
• 101 Ash (Lead)
• Budget Guides for the Public

Jeff Kawar (Deputy Director)

• Rules Committee
• Infrastructure Financing Support
• Ballot Fiscal Impacts Team
• Docket Planning with DLA
• Disclosure Practices Working Group (DPWG)
• City Council Financial Training
• City Debt Financing Issues
• Climate Action Plan
• San Diego Convention Center/Center Expansion
• 101 Ash
• SDG&E Franchise Agreement (Lead)
• Policy/Budget Review for the following areas:
  • Debt Management (incl. Debt Service and Tax Funds)
  • Boards and Commissions
  • Government Affairs
  • Office of the City Clerk
  • Office of the City Attorney
  • Office of Race and Equity
  • Department of Finance
  • Mayor's Office
  • Office of the Independent Budget Analyst
  • City Council Offces
    • City Administration
    • Council Community Projects, Programs & Services Funds (CPPS)

Lisa Byrne (Fiscal & Policy Analyst)

• Audit Committee
• Audit Committee Member Recruitment
• Pension and Retiree Health
• Labor Issues/Negotiations
• Grand Jury Response Coordination and Follow-Up
• DPWG Backup
• Prop B Implementation/Death and Disability
• Lead: Monitoring, Review and Recommendation on City Financial Policies and Budget Policies
• Policy/Budget Review for the following areas:
  • SDCERS
  • Citywide Costs
  • City Auditor
  • Risk Management
  • Personnel
  • Human Resources
  • Comprehensive Expenditure and Personnel Analyses including: City Reserves, Workers Comp, Terminal Leave, Public Liability Fund, Long Term Disability, Overtime (Citywide), Salaries & Wages (Citywide), Fringe Benefits (Citywide), Supplies & Services (Citywide), Energy/Utilities (Citywide), Vacancies

Jillian Kissee (Fiscal & Policy Analyst)

• Active Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
• Land Use & Housing Committee (Housing and Homelessness Issues)
• Docket Briefing Coordination/DLA Docket Planning
• Lead on Capital Infrastructure Reports incl: Five-Year, Mid-Year, CIP Year-End, Multi-Year, State of the CIP
• Infrastructure Policy & Budget Issues
• CIPRAC – Advisory Member
• Federal and State Legislation
• Policy/budget review for the following areas:
  • Homelessness Strategies and Solutions
  • Housing Commission/Affordable Housing
  • Capital Improvement Program
  • Deferred Capital Bonds/Commercial Paper Issuances (w/Jeff Kawar)
  • Condition Assessments Status
  • Infrastructure Fund
  • Engineering & Capital Projects

Baku Patel (Fiscal & Policy Analyst)

• Public Safety & Livable Neighborhoods Committee
• City Debt Financing Issues
• Short Term Vacation Rentals (STVR)
• Policy/Budget Review for the following areas:
  • Police
  • Fire-Rescue
    • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
  • Office of Emergency Services
  • Park & Recreation
  • Library
  • Cultural Affairs
  • Mission Bay Fund
  • Balboa Park Improvement Fund
  • Regional Park Improvement Fund
  • Commission on Police Practices 
  • Special Events and Filming

Erin Noel (Fiscal & Policy Analyst)

• Environment Committee
• Independent Rate Oversight Committee (IROC)
• Oversee & Monitor Independent Consultant Review of PUD Rates
• City Wage Policies 
• Policy/Budget Review for the following areas:
  • Public Utilities Department
    • Pure Water
    • Water & Sewer Rates (Cost of Service Studies)
  • Fleet
  • Purchasing and Contracting
    • Publishing Services
    • Central Stores
  • Information Technology/SAP
  • Compliance Office

Jordan More (Fiscal & Policy Analyst)

• Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
• Review, Monitoring and Projecting Property Tax and Franchise Fees
• Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)           
• Consolidated Plan Advisory Board Support (CPAB)
• Civic San Diego/Redevelopment Agency Dissolution
• Climate Action Plan
• SDG&E Franchise Agreement
• Port of San Diego
• Policy/Budget Review for the following areas:
  • Economic Development
    • Special Assessment Districts (MADs, BIDs, CPDs, PBID)
  • Sustainability
  • Environmental Services
  • Storm Water Department
  • Mobility Department
  • Transportation Department
    • Urban Forestry

Charles Modica (Fiscal & Policy Analyst)

• Budget & Government Efficiency Committee Support
• Land Use and Housing Committee
• Covid19 Response & Recovery Committee
• Lead Coordination of Operating Budget Reports
• Coordinating Annual "Crash Budget" Courses for the Public 
• Review, Monitoring and Projecting TOT, Sales Tax
• Tourism Marketing District (TMD) Oversight
• 101 Ash Project 
• Community Choice Energy (CCE)
• Policy/Budget Review for the following areas:
  • Special Promotions
  • Real Estate Assets Department
    • Airport Division
    • Facilities
    • Petco Park
  • Development Services
  • Planning
  • Medical Marijuana

Saba Fadhil (Budget & Research Analyst)

• Provide Research and Analytical Support to Fiscal & Policy Analysts
• Support IBA and Deputy with projects and presentations
• Backup to IBA Confidential Executive Assistant (i.e. calendaring, phone calls, Onbase Reports, Memos, Assisting IBA (as-needed)
• Office Wide-Support on Major Reports and Presentations: Multi-City Survey; Best Practices; PowerPoints; Tables; Charts, etc.
• Assist Deputy Director with IBA Office Budget
• Lead on Publication of Annual IBA Review of the Proposed Budget- Working with F & P Lead
• Annual Updates to Budget and Infrastructure Citizens Guides
• Office Twitter Account (release reports and indentify ways to maximize office exposure)
• Annual Update to IBA Employee Handbook
• Coordination of various office team building activities 
• Key Performance Measures (KPI's)/Strategic Plan Relative to Budget
• Policy/Budget Review for the following areas:
  • Communications Department
  • Performance and Analytics
  • Office of the City Treasurer
  • Office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO)
  • Ethics Commission 
  • Office of Youth and Child Success

Veronica M. Murillo (Confidential Executive Assistant to the IBA)

• Primary Support to IBA
• Oversee and Monitor Office Training Requirements
• Scheduling Coordination
• Council Staff Docket Briefing Coordination
• Staff Pending Assignment Coordination
• IBA Report Distribution
• Website Administration
• Social Media Backup (i.e Twitter)
• Correspondence Distribution
• OnBase Council/Committee Docket Item Intake
• Zoom/Virtual Platform Logistics