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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-01-15 Packet (2)ITEM NO. 3a DATE: January 15, 1997 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT SUBJECT: CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS FOR PLANNING COMMISSION VACANCY SUMMARY: Two vacancies currently exist on the Planning Commission, including the unexpired term of Phillip Ashiku, and the unexpired term of John McCowen. Dr. Ashiku's term expires on June 30, 1998, and the new appointee will be eligible for two additional terms, through June 30, 2004. Mr. McCowen's term expires on June 30, 1997, and the new appointee will also be eligible for two additional terms, through June 30, 2003. Dr. Ashiku's seat has been vacant for two months, whereas Mr. McCowen's vacancy was created by his very recent resignation, which appears on the "Consent Calendar" for tonight's regularly scheduled meeting. Accordingly, the Council has the (continued on page 2) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct Planning Commission candidate interviews in order to appoint one or two candidate(s) at the January 15, 1997, regular meeting. ALTERNATIVE COUNCIL POLICY OPTIONS: N/A Citizen Advised: N/A Requested by: Candace Horsley, City Manager Prepared by: Robert Sawyer, Planning Director Coordinated with: Candace Horsley, City Manager and Mike Harris, Asst. City Manager Attachments: List of Board and Commission Members Candidate Applications Candace Horsley, City,Manager Page 2 opportunity to fill one or both of the vacant seats at the January 15, 1997, regular meeting, depending on the number and availability of qualified candidates. In order to facilitate the subject interviews, the applications submitted by the January 8, 1997, deadline, including four which were carried over from the active candidate pool, are attached to this report. To date, the five candidates consist of Derek Fridley, Mike Correll, Michael Brown, Paul Eveleth, and Christopher Fetzer. Messrs. Fridley, Correll, Brown, and Eveleth applied in the past, and remain in the active candidate pool, and Mr. Fetzer applied during the most recent recruitment exercise. Please note, however, that due to the limited candidate response as of January 8th, the deadline has been extended by the City Manager to Monday, January 13, 1997. Hence, additional application(s) may be forthcoming, and additional candidate(s) may be available for consideration at the interview, as well as the appointment. Staff will forward to the Council any additional candidate applications received by the evening of January 13, 1997. TERMS OF CITY OF UKIAH BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS - DECEMBER 16, 1996 Airport - 3 year term - Mastin Ken Fowler* Matthew Froneberger Allan Hunter Bob Webb Mark Davis* Present Term Last Date Expires to Serve 6/30/98 6/30/01 6/30/98 6/30/01 6/30/98 6/30/98 6/30/98 6/30/01 6/30/99 6/30/99 *Two Commissioners may reside in the City's Sphere of Influence Planning - 3 year term - Malone Eric Larson Vacant Jennifer Puser Judy Pruden John McCowen 6/30/98 6/30/98 6/30/98 6/30/99 6/30/97 6/30/01 6/30/04 6/30/01 6/30/02 6/30/03 Parks and Recreation - 3 year term - Malone Angela Hooper Allen Carter John W. Meier Jeffery Anderson Susan Johnson Donald Rones Michael Woskow** 6/30/98 6/30/98 6/30/98 6/30/98 6/30/98 6/30/98 6/30/99 6/30/02 6/30/99 6/30/02 6/30/99 6/30/02 6/30/99 6/30/02 **Two Commissioners may reside within City's sphere of influence civil Service Board Albert Beltrami (reappointed by Council 9/6/95) Gary Bruchler (appointed by employees 1991/reapplied 8/31/95) Dan Saylor (appointed by two other members) City Representative on the Library Advisory Commission Ann Fatch 6/30/92 Cultural Arts Advisory Board - Malone Currently Inactive Golf Course Committee - 2 year term - Malone Don Rones - Parks Representative 6/30/97 Perry Ramsey - Public Member 6/30/97 Elsie Nielson - Public Member 6/30/98 Faye Hefte - Women's Golf Club 6/30/98 Don Crawford - Men's Golf Club 6/30/97 6/30/01 6/30/97 6/30/02 6/30/02 6/30/99 Demolition Permit Review Committee - 2 year term Thom Parducci - Design Review Comm Chr. 6/30/97 Clif Shepard - Building Official 6/30/97 M. Giuntoli resigned 9/94 - Hist. Soc. 6/30/95 Judy Pruden - Resident 6/30/97 Director of Public Works/City Engineer 6/30/97 6/30/97 6/30/97 6/30/97 Investment Oversight Committee - Public Member 2-year term - Malone Candace Horsley - City Manager Gordon Elton - Finance Director Jim Mastin - City Council Member Monte Hill - Public Member 6/30/98 N/A Allen Carter - City Treasurer, Chair 6:ky\Icings CITY OF UKIAH APPLICATION FOR PLANNING COMMISSION I am applying for an appointment to the City of Ukiah's Planning Commission. 2. Residence Address ~O ........ ~ /? 30/~/ ~/~ Res. Phone 3. Business Address~°~3 ~~~.~,~ .~c ~'~ %us. Phone 4. Employer ~~' Job Title~~,j~ Employed Since 5. How long have you resided in Ukiah? ~ years; Mendocino County ~ years 6. Please list community groups or organizations you are affiliated with and indicate any offices held Please answer the following questions on separate sheets of paper and attach. 7. Why are you applying to serve on the City of Ukiah's Planning Commission? 8. What is your understanding of the purpose, role and responsibility of the Planning Commission? 9. What is, or should be the relationship between the City's Planning Commission and the City Council, and between the Commission and Staff? 10. How do you believe your own skills, experience, expertise and perspective will be beneficial to the work of the Planning Commission? 11. What do you believe is the most important land use related issue presently facing our community? 12. As a member of the Planning Commission, how would you attempt to address this priority issue? 13. In your opinion what type or types of growth, if any, should the City encourage? 14. In your opinion, what type or types of growth should the City discourage? 15. Are there any changes to the City's current planning review process that you would like to see implemented? 16. What kind of ideal community do you envision for Ukiah? Please return this application and attachments to the City Clerk by Noon on April 10, 1996. Derek Fridley 807 Walnut Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 Application For Planning Commission Addendum 7) I am applying to serve as planning commission member because I care about the future of the City of Ukiah, and feel that I have a proper combination of education and experience to become a useful and effective member of the planning commission. 8) The planning commission is responsible for city planning decisions; it works with staff members who provide recommendations and data for the basis of informed planning decisions. 9) The City Council appoints the planning commission members and oversees planning staff members, who work as a liaison for the City Council and Planning commission. 10) I have a BA degree from Sonoma State University in Management Studies with a minor in Environmental Studies and Planning. I have a ID law degree from Empire Law School and am a member of the California State Bar (inactive). I am a Certified General California Real Estate Appraiser (AG0019270). I am a graduate of Ukiah High School and have had a long standing interest in the community. 11) The most important land use issue in our community is that of maintaining the quality of environment with the limited resources available to the municipality. These include air quality measures that recognize the Ukiah Valleys susceptibility to inversion layers, water quality measures that recognize the riparian environments and flood plain issues, and balancing competing interests of environmental and business groups. 12) As a member of the Planning Commission, I would be sensitive to staff recommendations regarding environmental concerns, and support the commissions efforts to balance the interests of landowners with the quality of the local environment. 13)The city should encourage growth which meets the societal needs of its diverse inhabitants; but only with attention to the provision of proper infrastructure components. If the infrastructure needs cannot be satisfied, the growth should be postponed. In addition, alternatives to traditional infrastructure items like bike pathways should be planned for. 14) The city needs to discourage growth that will significantly impact the quality of environment. This is particularly important for Ukiah as opposed to a city like Santa Rosa due to the size and shape of the Ukiah Valley. Air quality issues are more important here because inversion layers tend to trap contaminants in the valley and not disburse them as readily as the Santa Rosa plains do. Runoff concerns can be crucial to hillside projects in this area. Many other land use issues are affected by the physical and environmental characteristics unique to the Ukiah area. Date CITY OF UKIAH APPLICATION FOR pLANNING COMMISSION T am applying £or an appointment to the City of Uk±ah's ~'±anning"C0mm~ission. 1. Name 2. Residence Address Res. Phone 3. Business Address t~ ~/~/~f-~/ ~. P'//I/~I~ BUS. Phone/~ ~ ~73~ 4. Employer~/~.c, Job Title.~.~/?Z~ /-/q'~2...~. Employed Since /~/..-'~ 5. How long have you resided in Ukiah? /.~ years; Mendocino County /~ years 6. Please list community groups or organizations you are affiliated with and indicate any offices held ..,~,..~.-~.~ J~Z~,~ ~'~ ~?~t~ Please answer the following questions on separate sheets of paper and attach. 7. Why are you applying to serve on the City of Ukiah's Planning Commission? 8. What is your understanding of the purpose, role and responsibility of the Planning Commission? 9. What is, or should be the relationship between the City's Planning Commission and the City Council, and between the Commission and Staff? 10. How do you believe your own skills, experience, expertise and perspective will be beneficial to the work of the Planning Commission? 11. What do you believe is the most important land use related issue presently facing our community? 12. As a member of the Planning Commission, how would you attempt to address this priority issue? 13. In your opinion what type or types of growth, if any, should the City encourage? 14. In your opinion, what type or types of growth should the City discourage? 15. Are there any changes to the City's current planning review process that you would like to see implemented? 16. What kind of ideal community do you envision for Ukiah? Please return this application and attachments to the City Clerk by Noon on April 10, 1996. . . ............... ::com. P~.f;blc . ujifh . CITY OF UKIAH APPLICATION FOR PLANNING COMMISSION I am applying for an appointment to the City of Ukiah's Plan. n&~gr.c~mmis-si~n. 1. Name Michael W. Brown 2. Residence Address ~_Q] wnr~.h ~rn~s 3. Business Address . 900 Talmage Road, URiah 4. Employer Parnum Paving & Redi-Mix Job Title Mana. ger Res. Phone 463-6Q79 Bus. Phone 462-4474 Employed Since 1974 5. How long have you resided in Ukiah? 2 years; Mendocino County 44 years 6. Please list community groups or organizations you are affiliated with and indicate any offices held Vice President, Ukiah Rod & Gun Club Please answer the following questions on separate sheets of paper and attach. 7. Why are you applying to serve on the .City of Ukiah's Planning Commission? 8. What is your understanding of the purpose, role and responsibility of the Planning Commission? 9. What is, or should be the relationship between the City's Planning Commission and the City Council, and between the Commission and Staff? 10' How do you believe your own skills, experience, expertise and perspective will be beneficial to the work of the Planning Commission? 11. What do you believe is the most important land use related issue presently facing our community? 12. As a member of the Planning Commission, how would you attempt to address this priority issue? 13. In your opinion what type or types of growth, if any, should the City encourage? 14. In your opinion, what type or types of growth should the City discourage? - 15. Are there any changes to the City's current planning review process that you would like to see implemented? 16. What kind of ideal community do you envision for Ukiah? Please return this application and attachments to the City Clerk by Noon on April 10, 1996. . To help keep Ukiah in the top ten cities nationwide, as well as an environmentally clean and productive city. 8. To keep the city in balance both economically and environmentally. . All parties must maintain an open and close relationship to help keep an environmentally and clean and productive city. 10. I have lived in the Ukiah area for 46 years and have worked in the construction industry for 22 years. As manager of Pamum Redi-Mix, I am very aware of both environmental and growth issues our city is faced with. 11. Redwood Business Park ¸12. Pursue types of businesses that would benefit our sales tax revenue and create jobs in our community. 13. Small business/industry and housing. 14. Environmentally unsafe types of businesses. 15. Not at this time 16. A community where my children and their children can live a clean, healthy and productive life. . APPLICATION FOR PLANNING COMMISSION '.'(t41-t Date 7-8-96, 'J{"/ # ~!' ~.99~ CITy CL£,.,-f.~. I am applying for an appointment to the City of Ukiah,s Planning b~oP~~jon. 1. Name Paul Eveleth 2. Residence Address 880 A. S. 0rchard Ave. 3. Business Address 880 A. S. 0rchard Ave. 4. Employer GTE Job Title Manaser Res. Phone 468-9697 Bus. Phone 972-8000 Employed Since 1980 5. How long have you resided in Ukiah? ! years; Mendocino County. 1 .years 6. Please list community groups or organizations you are affiliated with and indicate any offices held Please answer the following questions on separate sheets of paper and attach. · Why are you applying to serve on the City of Ukiah's Planning Commission? · What is your understanding of the purpose, role and responsibility of the Planning Commission? · What is, or should be the relationship between the City's Planning Commission and the City Council, and between the Commission and Staff? 10. How do you believe your own skills, experience, expertise and perspective will be beneficial to the work of the Planning Commission? 11. What do you believe is the most important land use related issue presently facing our community? 12. As a member of the Planning COmmission, how would you attempt to address this priority issue? 13. In your opinion what type or types of growth, if any, should the City encourage? 14. In your opinion, what type or types of growth should the City discourage? 15. Are there any changes to the City's current planning review process that you would like to see implemented? 16. What kind of ideal community do you envision for Ukiah? Please return this application and attachments to the City Clerk by Noon on Thursday,~~r; 1996. commpc, wpd 3w~ /~! 7-8-96 Paul Eveleth Application for Planning Commission: Questions 7-16. . . . 10. 11. 12. As City Councilman for the City ofLomita I found the experience very rewarding. I am excited at the possibility of serving this community on the Planning Commission and look forward to the oppo~unity of once more becoming an involved citizen. The role of Planning Commission is to assist the City Council in areas of city planning. The Planning Commission acts upon community requests, performs delegated tasks of the City Council and apply community diligence. Community interest and service is paramount. I have served as Commissioner and City Councilman and therefore have direct experience with City Government. As a community businessman I have a vested interest in the well-being of this community. Most importantly I feel an obligation to be more than a receiver of societies efforts. We must plan for the future without destroying the past. The City Council defines direction, the Planning Commission follows that direction. 13. 14. 15. Small business and tourism dominate our business climate. Logic dictates that we should utilize a mutual fund approach and vary our business mix. Growth by demand is inevitable and cannot be legislated. Unknown. 16. A community where 100% of the population votes. CITY OF UKIAH APPLICATION FOR PLANNING COMMISSION RECEIVED CITY OF UKIAH Date {".0 '~..- ' ~ OCT 3 !996 I am applying for an appointment to the City of Ukiah's Planning Commission. 3. Business Address ~ ~ /t) ~ ~.~"o._1/"C ~ . CI'T¥ CLERK DEPARTMENT ,e,. ,,one 9Rg Bus. Phone 6s-5-207 Employer~-.iG-L ~_)u4.i(~L~-~[7~04~'' Job TitleT~~~ /~-~-,Employed Since ."/~. S'l~.r__~/~ 5. How long have you resided in Ukiah?~_.7 years; Mendocino County~_~ years . Please_list community groups or organizations you are affiliated with and indicate any offices held. ,_. Please answer the following questions on separate sheets of paper and attach to application. 7. Why are you applying to serve on the City of Ukiah's Planning Commission? 8. What is your understanding of the purpose, role and responsibility of the Planning Commission? 9. What is, or should be the relationship between the City's Planning Commission and the City Council, and between the Commission and Staff? 10. How do you believe your own skills, experience, expertise and perspective will be beneficial to the work of the Planning Commission? 11. What do you believe is the most important land use related issue presently facing our community? 12. As a member of the Planning Commission, how would you attempt to address this priority issue? 13. In your opinion what type(s) of growth, if any, should the City encourage? 14. In your cpinion, what type(s) of growth should the City discourage? 15. Are there any changes to the City's current planning review process that you would like to see implemented? 16. What kind of ideal community do you envision for Ukiah? 17. Are there any other City of Ukiah Committees/Commissions in which you are interested and on which you would be willing to serve? Please return this application and attachments to the City Clerk by Noon on Tuesday, September 10, 1996. commpc.wpd 7. I have lived in the Ukiah Valley all of my life and would like to ensure that a high quality of life is preserved so our children can enjoy the same quality of life that I have had the opportunity to enjoy. 8. I believe the role of the planning commission to ensure that sustainable businesses are approved for the community. I also strive to keep a healthy community intact so that our children have a safe place to raise their own family. 9. I feel that the Planning Commission and the City Council should work closely together to ensure that the decisions made by the two are in the best interests of the citizens of Ukiah. The same goes for the Commission and Staff. 10. I bring to the committee a true passion of how the quality of life in the Ukiah Valley needs to be preserved. I have lived in this valley all of my life and plan to live here for the rest of it. 11. I would have to say that the most important land use issue facing our community is the use of the airport industrial park and what businesses should go in and how to ensure that the businesses that do go in offer quality jobs for the citizens of Ukiah. 12. I would try to ensure that in the future that additional industrial park land is used for industrial purposes and not large commercial retail. 13. The City and County need to work together and promote tourism which is an untapped resource that could generate many high quality jobs. 14. We need to discourage large commercial retail that offer jobs that don't pay workers the wages needed to buy a home and raise a family. Many large retail employers hire only part-time employees and pay Iow wages with no benefits. 15. This is a question that I feel that I cannot answer until I have more thoroughly reviewed the planning review process. 16. I envision a community that encourages and attracts businesses that will offer jobs to the citizens of Ukiah that will allow them to purchase a home. A community that is a healthy environment to raise children and preserve the beauty and feel of a small town. 17. lam interested in serving on any committee that I feel I can be beneficial to. MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: SUBJECT: January 13, 1997 Honorable Mayor Malone and Members of City Council Candace Horsley, City Manager Miscellaneous Agenda Items Regular Adjourned Meetinq - 5:30 p.m. We received one additional Planning Commission application from Mr. Joe Chiles, which you will find attached. Christopher Fetzer withdrew his application on January 13, 1997, so the schedule for interviews will be as follows: 5:40 p.m. Mike Brown 5:50 p.m. Mike Correll 6:00 p.m. Joe Chiles 6:10 p.m. Paul Eveleth Regular Meetinq - 6:30 p.m. Attached you will find the draft minutes from the December 18, 1996 Regular Meeting, Item 4ii of your packet. If you have any questions regarding any of these items or any other items on any of our agendas, please do not hesitate to call me at 463-6213. CH:ky Atts. 4:Sec:MCC57 CITY OF UKIAH ~ APPLICATION FOR PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT Date . . I am applying for an appointment to the City of Ukiah's Planning Commission. 1. Name ,.~O~ ~ ~ Residence Address //O:~-(.P Business Address ~' ~~ ~ 5~ Bus. Phone 4. Employer ~-~ ~ C-~ 5. How long have you resided in Ukiah? Job Title ~'~]~ /~/)~,4~,~T' Employed Since /75' '7/ ! years; Mendocino County? ~Z. V~-~Califomia? /-~/~ ! 6. Please list community groups or organizations you are affiliated with and indicate any offices held. Please answer the following questions on separate sheets of paper and attach to application. 7. Why are you applying to serve on the City of Ukiah's Planning Commission? 8. What is your understanding of the purpose, role and responsibility of the Planning Commission? 9. What is, or should be the relationship between the City's Planning Commission and the City Council, and between the Commission and Staff? 10. How do you believe your own skills, experience, expertise and perspective will be beneficial to the work of the Planning Commission? What do you believe is the most important land use related issue presently facing our community? As a member of the Planning Commission, how would you attempt to address this pdodty issue? In your opinion what type(s) of growth, if any, should the City encourage? In your opinion, what type(s) of growth should the City discourage? Are there any changes to the City's current planning review process that you would like to see implemented? What kind of ideal community do you envision for Ukiah? Are there any other City of Ukiah Committees/Commissions in which you are interested and on which you would be willing to serve? 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Your name will be kept in an applicants' pool for one year from the date of your application, and we will notify you of vacancies as they occur. For more information or if you have questions, please contact the City Clerk's office at 463-6217. Thank you for your interest in serving the City of Ukiah. commpc.wpd January 11, 1997 Application from Joe Chiles 7. I'm applying for the Ukiah Planning Commission because I want to be an integral part of the decision making process of my community. 8. The role and responsibility of the Planning Commission is one of thorough investigative and proper decision making based upon current laws and codes. 9. The relationship, or role, of the Planning Commission to City Council is one o{ advisory only. The relation between staff and commission is for staff to provide useful information so that the right and proper decisions can be made. 10. I served on the Planning Commission of the City of Galt, California from April 1992 to June 1994. During that term, I sat on the committee that outlined the city's Parks Master Plan. I also was on the committee that oversaw the development of the Lincoln Way Project. This was a major redevelopment project on the city's main street. I also attended the California League of Cities Planners Institute in 1993 and 1994. 11. I believe that the most important land use issue right now for this city is it's Sphere of Influence. My biggest concern is the county ignoring or not including the city in it's development projects that would affect the city. 12. By collecting enough information possible to enable members of the city council to make a sound decision based upon the facts. 13. The type of growth that would be beneficial to this city would be the type that would be long term with good paying jobs and be sensitive to the environment. 14. Any industry or business that would not provide a positive revenue base to the city. 15. At this point I do not have sufficient information on the review process to comment on it's overall effectiveness. 16. A place where businesses prosper, safety is foremost, education is a top priority and recreation is abundant. 17. Yes. CITY OF UKIAH APPLICATION FOR PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT f' I am applying for an appointment to the City of Ukiah's Planning Commission. 1. Name Residence Address /'6):~'(..) ~/~/q~)/~ ~ ~. Res. Phone Business Address ~ O. ,~0~ ~ S~ Bus. Phone , . 4. Employer ~ ~ C.-~ Job Title ~?o~ ~,~,~{c-~//T~ Employed Since /?~ ~// 5. How long have you resided in Ukiah? I years; Mendocino County? 2'~ V~Califomia? ~/~-- / 6. Please list community groups or organizations you are affiliated with and indicate any offices held. Please answer the following questions on separate sheets of paper and attach to application. 7. Why are you applying to serve on the City of Ukiah's Planning Commission? 8. What is your understanding of the purpose, role and responsibility of the Planning Commission? 9. What is, or should be the relationship between the City's Planning Commission and the City Council, and between the Commission and Staff? 10. How do you believe your own skills, experience, expertise and perspective will be beneficial to the work of the Planning Commission? 11. What do you believe is the most important land use related issue presently facing our community? As a member of the Planning Commission, how would you attempt to address this priority issue? In your opinion what type(s) of growth, if any, should the City encourage? In your opinion, what type(s) of growth should the City discourage? Are there any changes to the City's current planning review process that you would like to see implemented? What kind of ideal community do you envision for Ukiah? Are there any other City of Ukiah Committees/Commissions in which you are interested and on which you would be willing to serve? 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Your name will be kept in an applicants' pool for one year from the date of your application, and we will notify you of vacancies as they occur. For more information or if you have questions, please contact the City Clerk's office at 463-6217. Thank you for your interest in serving the City of Ukiah. commpc.wpd January 11, 1997 Application from Joe Chiles 7. I'm applying for the Ukiah Planning Commission because I want to be an integral part of the decision making process of my community. 8. The role and responsibility of the Planning Commission is one of thorough investigative and proper decision making based upon current laws and codes. 9. The relationship, or role, of the Planning Commission to City Council is one of advisory only. The relation between staff and commission is for staff to provide useful information so that the right and proper decisions can be made. 10. I served on the Planning Commission of the City of Galt, California from April 1992 to June 1994. During that term, I sat on the committee that outlined the city's Parks Master Plan. I also was on the committee that oversaw the development of the Lincoln Way Project. This was a major redevelopment project on the city's main street. I also attended the California League of Cities Planners Institute in 1993 and 1994. 11. I believe that the most important land use issue right now for this city is it's Sphere of Influence. My biggest concern is the county ignoring or not including the city in it's development projects that would affect the city. 12. By collecting enough information possible to enable members of the city council to make a sound decision based upon the facts. 13. The type of growth that would be beneficial to this city would be the type that would be long term with good paying jobs and be sensitive to the environment. 14. Any industry or business that would not provide a positive revenue base to the city. 15. At this point I do not have sufficient information on the review process to comment on it's overall effectiveness. 16. A place where businesses prosper, safety is foremost, education is a top priority and recreation is abundant. 17. Yes.