Parks and Recreation and Local Government Specialist
Brian K. Petree is an accomplished professional with over 35 years of experience in municipal government administration and consulting. He retired from the City of Norco in 2021 after serving as the City’s Deputy City Manager, providing direction operations across six key divisions including recreation programming, park maintenance, public facility management, senior services, animal control, and childcare programs. He previously served as the City’s Director of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services, and oversaw the maintenance and operation of 900 park acres, 30 miles of equestrian trails, and numerous public facilities such as libraries, amphitheaters, and senior activity centers. Prior to this role, he managed parks and recreational services for the City of Montebello, where he led operations for 76 acres of parks and facilities including aquatic centers, cultural arts parks, sports complexes, and a petting zoo.
Mr. Petree possesses extensive expertise in governmental policy, strategic planning, programming processes, capital improvement development and funding, entitlement procedures, and environmental and community engagement. His broad skillset includes consensus building, management training, and overseeing complex project development with strategic precision. Throughout his career, Mr. Petree has cultivated a reputation for effective collaboration with public schools, private organizations, non-profits, and government entities at the federal, state, county, and city levels. He is adept at contract administration, the establishment of assessment districts, emergency management, land development negotiations, and leasing agreements. His experience extends to engaging with culturally diverse groups, facilitating facilities lease and fee analyses, and supporting administrative functions. He holds a degree from California State University, Fresno, and has completed various government leadership programs. Additionally, he served as President of the California Parks and Recreation Society Administrators Section.
“Thank you so much for this training. This was the best PIO training I’ve ever received.”
S-403 Information Officer class participant
“Thank you so much for all you have done. And it’s so comprehensive, I know it’s going to take a while for us to digest it all, but I think you’ve come up with some really good recommendations.”
Pro Tempore City of Vista, CA
“I was absolutely thrilled with the report because it was very comprehensive, very detailed. I call it the ‘time-in-motion study’ almost and some of the aspects [are] ‘how does your paper flow? How can you make your processes better? . . . As a government agency, how can we provide better service to the constituents?’ And to us we think that this study identifies those things down to all of the small paper processes and flows.”
Retired City Manager City of Vista, CA
“I really want to express my appreciation for this work that’s been done in a collaborative way in which the study was put together. . . . I’ve seen a number of studies start in the fire department and this is the first one I can remember that has actually been fully completed and brought to the council, and it was done in a very thorough fashion. This is the best assemblage of comprehensive information about the fire department today, as well as what our needs might be in the future, that I have seen. So thanks to everyone. Thank you, Stewart, for giving us our money’s worth on our consultant contract with you.”
City Manager City of San Luis Obispo
“[Stu Gary’s] knowledge, expertise, and demeanor were invaluable in our efforts to ferret out a fair agreement with the City. I could go on and on about Stu, but you already know all of the superlatives.”
AAE, General Manager Monterey Regional Airport
“I really, really enjoyed reading your Word product. I appreciate the fact that it was direct, it was constructive, and . . . it wasn’t finger-pointing, it was just . . . the facts. And I think that the money was well spent.”
Salt Lake City Council Meeting