Attachment 1 — Burbank City Council, November 15, 2022

Attachment 1
Applications and Resumes
Transportation Commission
Submit Date: Oct 04, 2022
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title Occupation
City of Burbank Boards, Commissions & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Transportation Commission: Submitted
Length of time as a Burbank Resident:
7 years
Burbank Registered Voter?
Yes No
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.

Why are you interested in serving on a board, commission or committee? Because of my background in civil engineering, I am interested in serving in the transportation commission of the city that I live in.

Education
Master of Science in Civil Engineering/ transportation engineering Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
Licensed civil engineer
Roya Falahati
E Santa Anita Ave
Burbank CA 91501
Home:

County of Los Angeles, Public
Works Associate Civil Engineer
Civil and Transportation
Engineering
Roya Falahati

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Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
Experienced in transportation projects and in worked in different local agencies in last 8 years.

Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:

I have been employee in two Cities through my professional career and also am serving in the county of LA. As a public servant in 3 public agencies, I have been always involved in community events to listen to the constituents while complying City and County guidelines.

List Community activities in which you are involved:

American Society of Civil Engineers, Institute of Transportation Engineers.

If you are related to any City of Burbank employee(s), please state their name(s), relationship(s), and department(s). If you are not related to a City of Burbank employee, please put N/A.

NA
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest:

Rules of law and ethics prohibit members from participating in and voting on matters in which they may have a direct or indirect conflict of interest including a financial interest. Are you aware of any potential conflicts of interest which may develop from your occupation or financial holdings in relation to your responsibilities as a member of the Board, Commission or Committee to which you seek appointment?
Yes No
If you answer yes, explain in detail any potential conflicts in the same manner as required by the Fair Political Practices Commission’s Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700). (If you should have any questions about this matter or need further information as it relates to your situation, please advise the City Clerk prior to submitting your application.) NA
Roya Falahati

AB 1234 Training
The Board, Commission or Committee (collectively Board) you are seeking appointment to provides City reimbursement for attending trainings or conferences. Therefore, under State Law all members of the Board must receive at least two hours of ethic’s training, as prescribed by the Fair Political Practices Commission, within one year of appointment and once every two years thereafter.

First Choice
FIRST choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Transportation Commission
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.

I have a master degree in transportation engineering, and practiced in transportation engineering for the past 7 years. Also, in my current job, we are planning for transportation projects through the County. Also, as a previous City employee and current City resident, I believe I have good knowledge of both sides' (Local government vs constituents) expectations form each other, which helps me to share unbiased ideas by looking at the facts. Also, I am very familiar with engineering manuals, transportation guidelines and City's municipal codes.

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? To share ideas to improve the transportation system throughout the City, improve safety of the pedestrian and enhance the connectivity of different district in the City the per Local and State guidelines and practices to ultimately transfer our City more to safer and more livable for all the transportation modes.

Second Choice
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

NA
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? Supplemental Questions
Acknowledgements
Roya Falahati
Acknowledgment No. 1 - General

ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IS A PUBLIC RECORD AND WILL BE POSTED ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE. All City Board, Commission, and Committee members serve without compensation from the City. No person shall serve at the same time on more than one Board, Commission or Committee. All applicants must be electors of, and actually reside in the City of Burbank, with the exception of the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission and the Sustainable Burbank Commission. (Per BMC Section 2-1-405, 2-1-406, 2-1-407) I Agree
Acknowledgement No. 2 - City of Burbank COVID-19 Vaccination Policy I have read the City of Burbank Covid-19 Vaccination Policy and hereby agree to provide proof of vaccination or either a medical or religious exemption form. Upon receipt of the application City Clerk’s Office staff will contact me with further instruction. Vaccination documentation will not be disclosable to the public.

I Agree
Roya Falahati

ROYA FALAHATI, EIT, MSCE
E Santa Anita Ave
Burbank CA, 91501 TEL:

Work Experience
Senior Civil Engineering Assistant- Public Work, County of Los Angeles 5/2019 –present  Transportation planning and scoping for capital improvement projects in County of Los Angeles Unincorporated area
 Coordinating with funding agencies for grant applications such as Caltrans and LA Metro  Affordable Housing and Sustainable Community (AHSC) project management  Attending community meetings and providing project related information to the public Engineering Assistant-Traffic, Public Work, City of Burbank 8/2017 –5/2019  Reviewed preliminary/ final plans, civil engineering design for Capital Improvement projects  Conducted engineer cost estimation and prepared bid package and special provision for CIP.  As the project manager of capital improvement project, conducted pre-construction meetings, and coordinate with other departments and other agencies
 Reviewed project submittals, respond to RFIs, and change orders  Designed and drafted traffic signal, signing/ striping and traffic control plans utilizing Computer drafting tools and follow MUTCD, Caltrans Standard plans, NACTO
 Advised and assisted project managers and other staff members in project planning, design and contract administration
 Reviewed and commented on contractors’ street usage permits, excavation permits and traffic control plans considered CA MUTCD, Municipal Codes and Green Book
 Coordinated with inspectors and contractors and conducted field check for the constructions projects as needed
 Reviewed and commented on proposals, development reviews, and traffic studies  Received and responded residents’ questions and complaints in person, by phone, email or over the counter in regards to stop signs, speed humps, permits, parking issues ext.  Monitored and trained temporary city employee and interns in their engineering assignments  Prepared presentations and attended traffic commission meetings and council meetings Transportation Associate, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority 5/2017- 8/2017  Assisted project manager in leading the Capital Improvement projects by following the Caltrans (PDPM) project development procedures Manual
 Reviewed CIP projects, analyzed proposed bids, prepared of funding agreements and Amendments  Analyzed Environmental documents (EIR/EIS) and evaluated the proposed traffic mitigation alternatives  Performed feasibility studies and evaluated the budgets, benefits and risks of the proposed alternatives  Reviewed local agencies monthly and quarterly expenditure reports/ invoices and submitting reports to Metro Account Payable Auditors and legal
City Temporary Engineer, Department of Transportation, City of Pasadena 8/2016- 5/2017  Performed engineering inspections, designed and drafted channelization plans, using MUTCD, Caltrans Standard plans, HSM by computer-aided drafting tools
 Utilized ArcGIS for creating citywide maps and maintained and updated relevant records  Performed traffic studies, speed survey, and field visits for data collection  Received and responded to residents’ questions and complaints in person, by phone or email  Reviewed traffic warrants and traffic calming approaches, and signal timing plans

Education
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 2015/8- 2017/3  Master of Science Civil Engineering GPA: 3.9
Qazvin International University, Iran 2009/9- 2013/2  Bachelor of science Architecture Engineering- GPA: 4.00 License
NCEES
 Passed National Professional Engineering (PE) exam 10/2019 Eligible to attend state PE tests Expected: in next quarter

 Engineering in training exam (ID: 16-463-77 ) 4/2018 ETS
 Graduate Record Examination (GRE) 11/2014

Relevant academic courses:

Design of Transportation facilities- Traffic Flow and density- Traffic and highway safety analysis- Intelligent Transportation System Design- Transportation system simulation- GIS application in Transportation- Traffic forecasting and modeling- Application of probability concepts in engineering- Traffic signal operation and design- Research methods
Professional skills and certifications
 Computer Programs:

Auto CAD - Crossroads - Micro Station - Revit – ArcGIS – Synchro – Vissim – Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio) Adobe software (Photoshop, Illustrator) Published Conference Proceedings
 Presenter; Transportation Research Board Conference, Washington, DC, 2017  Presenter; Lifesaver Conference, March 2017, Charlotte, NC  Published; WDSI Conference, April 2017, Vancouver, Canada Honored, achievements and affiliations
 Participated and volunteered at Southern California Associate of Government (SCAG) “General Assembly” annual Conference 5/2017  Women in Transportation Seminar Island Empire, graduate student scholarship recipient 1/2107  Berkeley UCCONNECT Researcher presenter and scholarship recipient 8/2016  Member at Academy of transportation WTS Orange County 7/2016  Cal Poly Pomona University Scholarship recipient 3/2016  Graduated as a valedictorian student in bachelor of science 3/2013  Presenter at international annual Transportation Research Board conference, DC 1/2016 & 1/2017  Attended International ITE conferences, Anaheim, CA, and ITE Western Meeting, Albuquerque, NM 2016  Member at of ASCE international/Orange County/ Los Angeles County _ ITE _ WTS

Submit Date: Oct 08, 2022
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title Occupation
City of Burbank Boards, Commissions & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Transportation Commission: Submitted
Length of time as a Burbank Resident:
4 years
Burbank Registered Voter?
Yes No
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.

Why are you interested in serving on a board, commission or committee? I have been fascinated with civic planning ever since I was a kid playing Sim City. While my career took a notably different turn, I've never stopped thinking about how cities and towns are planned, laid out, and create plans for growth and sustainability. Now that I'm a little older, I want to actually have a say in my local government, and help create both long and short term goals for the place where I live to move into the future in an equitable and healthy manner. Especially now that we are homeowners, I feel a responsibility to engage in the civic process to make my home into a better version of itself. By serving on the Transportation Commission I feel that I could satisfy that responsibility, while at the same time doing something I'm very interested in.

James Ingram
West Palm Ave
Burbank CA 91506
Home: Home:

Run Games Composer/Sound Designer Composer
Mr James Ingram

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Education
BS/AS Business/Computer Science, Keene State College Master Recording II, Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences
Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
Burbank CERT, Adult First Aid/CPR, US Soccer Federation grassroots coaching license. I also did event planning and production while working in the music business. In a production manager role, it is extremely important to have logistics, travel, and communication skills while managing the transportation of multiple busses of people, as well as over 15 tractor trailers worth of equipment. I am a big fan of going to the movies, and am adamantly unashamed to admit I love the quirky presence of 3 AMC theaters in downtown.

Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:

None
List Community activities in which you are involved:

Burbank CERT, LA Coed Soccer League, Livable Communities Initiative If you are related to any City of Burbank employee(s), please state their name(s), relationship(s), and department(s). If you are not related to a City of Burbank employee, please put N/A.

My in-laws are all educators employed by B.U.S.D. Emily Curran - Adaptive P.E., Marty Curran - Substitute teacher, Ryan Curran - Substitute teacher
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest:

If you answer yes, explain in detail any potential conflicts in the same manner as required by the Fair Political Practices Commission’s Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700). (If
you should have any questions about this matter or need further information as it relates to your situation, please advise the City Clerk prior to submitting your application.) AB 1234 Training
The Board, Commission or Committee (collectively Board) you are seeking appointment to provides City reimbursement for attending trainings or conferences. Therefore, under State Law all members of the Board must receive at least two hours of ethic’s training, as prescribed by the Fair Political Practices Commission, within one year of appointment and once every two years thereafter.

First Choice
FIRST choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Transportation Commission
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.

After working in the music touring world for over 10 years, I am intimately familiar with how integral our transportation network is. Coordinating efficient and timely travel for equipment and personnel is integral to doing the job. Additionally, I have extensive experience working and traveling in other countries, and utilizing the transportation networks in them. This has given me firsthand experience in how local transportation networks around the world affect the cities and towns they are in. From London Heathrow's placement incredibly far outside the city, to crossing the Atlantic on both ships and boats (a great difference!), to navigating Italian cities that were planned thousands of years ago in semis, and navigating a subway with a literal 100% language barrier in Shanghai, I have lived and worked in the environments in which various transport grids exist. Knowing and interacting with the people who use these networks gives me a lot of insight into how planning affects people and cities.

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? In a self contained city such as Burbank, it is integral to create opportunities for people of all socioeconomic standing to own homes and have good paying jobs. That being said, my primary goal in serving on the Transportation Commission is to ensure that Burbank's transportation planning has a consistent vision for the future to do just that. With limited space, and a growing population, it is more critical than ever to ensure that Burbank adopt transportation policies that include equitable thinking for not only vehicle owners, but also residents who rely on public transit. I would like to see Burbank adopt pedestrian friendly policies to make streets safer for all our residents, as well as increase the efficiency of our neighborhoods to create more jobs, more homes, and more environmentally conscious spaces in our city. Transportation policies can shape the entire nature of a city, and I hope by reforming Burbank's vision, the Transportation Commission can truly help turn Burbank into a regional leader for affordable homes, equitable public transit, and create many more jobs for our residents.

Second Choice
Mr James Ingram
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Planning Board
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position I'll be honest, I probably don't have the qualifications on paper that would impress anyone. I'm just a guy who makes music, and also wants to make my home a better, more equitable place for people to live.

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? I would like to guide Burbank's public policy towards the promotion of green energy, waste reduction, and an overall decrease in automobile reliance. I also would like to push Burbank's policies to become more progressive towards affordable home ownership issues. I don't have any conflicts of interest, or any vested financial interests in joining this board.

Supplemental Questions
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgment No. 1 - General

I Agree
Mr James Ingram
JamesIngram
W Palm Ave, Burbank, CA 91506 |

WORK EXPERIENCE
2021 - Present Run Games, Los Angeles, CA
Composer, Sound Effects Designer
2019 - Present Burnett Music Group, Los Angeles, CA
Composer - network television music library.
2015 - Present Sounds Like Sound, Los Angeles, CA
Sound Effects Designer, Sound Effects Editor
2011 - 2017 Blink 182, Los Angeles, CA
Live Sound Engineer, Programmer, Arranger
Pro-Tools operator
2008 - 2011 Freeland Audio Engineer, Los Angeles, CA
Live Sound Engineer, Programmer, Arranger
Pro-Tools operator
2005-2010 Opra Music Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Studio Manager, Engineer
205 The Salt Mine, Mesa, AZ
Studio Assistant

EDUCATION
2005 Master Recording and Production Program
Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences
Tempe, Arizona
2000 – 2004 Bachelor of Science in Management
Keene State University – Keene, NH

JamesIngram
W Palm Ave, Burbank, CA 91506 |

PARTIAL MUSIC/FILM/TELEVISION CREDITS
Hypochondriac 2022 Feature Film Dir. by Addison Heimann Sound Designer The Water of Life 2020 Feature Documentary Dir. by Greg Swartz Composer I’m Poppy 2018 TV Pilot Dir. by Titanic Sinclair YouTube Sound Designer Essere Amato 2018 Short Film Dir. by Bas Tzion Beahan Sound FX Editor Jameson 2018 Short Film Dir. by John Humber Sound Designer Thirsty Girl 2017 Short Film Dir. by Sean Berger Composer I’m Scared 2016 Short Film Dir. by Pete Levin Composer
For All Kings 2016 LP Album Prod. by Jay Ruston Megaforce Engineer California 2016 LP Album Prod. by John Feldman BMG Engineer Welcome to Happiness 2015 Feature Film Dir. by Oliver Thompson Orion Pictures Sound FX Editor The Killer Instinct 2015 LP Album Prod. by Nick Rasculinecz Nuclear Blast Mix Assistant Savages 2014 LP Album Prod. by Howard Benson Roadrunner Assistant All You Can Eat 2014 LP Album Prod. by Jay Ruston Open E Mix Assistant Revolution Rise 2013 LP Album Prod. by Jeff Pilson Century Media Engineer In A Warzone 2013 LP Album Prod. by Christ Holmes Epitaph Engineer House of Gold & Bones 2013 LP Album Prod. by Dave Bottrill Roadrunner Assistant Get Wet 2013 LP Album Prod. by Rain Man Columbia Engineer Neighborhoods 2011 LP Album Prod. by blink-182 Interscope Engineer Goblin 2011 LP Album Prod. by Tyler, the Creator XL Vocal Engineer Heart of a Champion 2010 LP Album Prod. by Beanz n Kornbread Warner Bros. Mixing, Engineer 31 Minutes to Takeoff 2010 LP Album Prod. Mike Posner J Engineer R.O.O.T.S. 2009 LP Album Prod. by Mike Caren Atlantic Engineer Prehistoricisms 2008 LP Album Prod. by Intronaut Century Media. Assistant Wolves 2007 LP Album Prod. by Ross Robinson Reprise Engineer The Best Damn Thing 2007 LP Album Prod. by Butch Walker RCA Assistant Spirit 2007 LP Album Prod. by Simon Cowell Sony BMG Assistant

1.5 Years
Burbank Registered Voter?
Yes No
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.

Why are you interested in serving on a board, commission or committee? I am very passionate about working to stop climate change, and transportation is one of the main drivers of that. This means that we need to work quickly in order to revamp how we get around our communities instead of just continuing with the “business as usual” which got us into this situation. As someone who regularly uses statistics in my 9-5 job, I believe that I am exceptionally well equipped in order to understand the data behind transportation. This will help me see through the numbers and gain an understanding of what types of transportation methods are needed in which locations. A large part of my job is also person-centric. So I believe that I will be able to talk to people in a way that cuts straight to the emotional reason why they do or don’t support certain projects. Once we understand that, we can address it and move forward with something that the community will truly treasure.

Nathan Adair
N Screenland Drive
Burbank CA 91505
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PPG Aerospace Process Optimization Specialist Continuous Improvement Nathan Adair

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Education
B.S. Plastics Engineering Technology from Penn State
Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
Lean Manufacturing Black Belt Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:

None
List Community activities in which you are involved:

Citizens Climate Lobby
If you are related to any City of Burbank employee(s), please state their name(s), relationship(s), and department(s). If you are not related to a City of Burbank employee, please put N/A.

N/A
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest:

First Choice
FIRST choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Transportation
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.

As a black belt in lean manufacturing I am well versed in many different tools which are used to map flow, and perform problem solving.

As a six sigma green belt I am great at using many different statistical tools in order to analyze large data sets in a way that lets us figure out a path forward.

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? I want to create a future where people can easily travel wherever they need to go in Burbank safely, quickly, and without harming the environment.

Second Choice
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? Supplemental Questions
Acknowledgements
Nathan Adair
Acknowledgment No. 1 - General

I Agree
Nathan Adair
Nathan Adair

HIGHLIGHTS
● Diverse experience in manufacturing including Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain ● Experience managing internal programs
● Experience leading manufacturing in a highly regulated field ● Led recovery of backorder from $400,000 to $20,000 after being shut down for 4 weeks due to a wildfire

EDUCATION
Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Science, Plastics Engineering Technology

WORK EXPERIENCE
PPG Aerospace Sylmar, CA
Continuous Improvement Specialist 2020 – Present
● Worked across departments to ensure alignment of schedules and activities to company needs ● Assisted departments in brainstorming solutions, prototyping, and delivering to production ● Facilitated root cause analysis events in order to resolve customer problems ● Collaborated across departments to prepare for facility’s first ever Program Risk Review by a top client ● Created a cross-functional key performance indicators meeting to monitor production, and prioritize improvement projects on a daily basis
● Fostered positive relationships with management and served as primary point of contact on all cost savings projects
● Planned and executed a building layout based on cycle times, customer demand, and process flow ● Applied six sigma tools to assess and implement improvements to processes ● Performed time studies and line balancing on all parts of value stream in order to achieve optimal labor usage for a line which produces 16 million in sales annually ● Created standard work combination sheets and standard work instructions for each work cell along the value stream
● Facilitated brainstorming for a new process for casting process in order to save $100K per month by reducing variation and defects
● Led brainstorming for a new edge protection and application in a fiscally responsible manner ● Fostered communication between management and shop floor personnel Freudenberg Medical Carpinteria, CA
Continuous Improvement and Production Manager 2017 – 2020 ● Launched 7 new product families in collaboration with the Engineering team ● Managed P&L budget for production department
● Integrated forecasts from new customers in order to create a production schedule. Met weekly with customer in order to manage adjustments to the schedule during the product launch process ● Overall responsibility for production from raw material to finished goods of $800,000 in monthly sales ● Managed 14 production machines and 55 employees across 3 shifts in order to meet production targets ● Coordinated Operations with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Customer Service departments in order to obtain optimum production and utilization of resources ● Determined responsibilities of staff members in order to create clear Value Streams, and reduce labor ● Key Team member for increasing the plant sales from 19MM in sales in 2016 to 21MM in 2019 Continuous Improvement Manager 2014 – 2017
● Worked with Operations, General Management, Quality, and Engineering in order to develop a vision and strategy for process improvement and simplify it into actionable and solvable tasks ● Led, coached, motivated, and developed 160 hourly employees, supervisors, and managers as they learned and applied more lean skills
● Obtained Lean Systems Black Belt Certification through Freudenberg Medical Rotational Engineer 2012 – 2014
● Worked different jobs in production, supervision, quality, and engineering at five branches in three different countries over a two year period.

Submit Date: Oct 10, 2022
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title Occupation
City of Burbank Boards, Commissions & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Landlord-Tenant Commission: Submitted
Transportation Commission: Submitted
Length of time as a Burbank Resident:
26 years
Burbank Registered Voter?
Yes No
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.

Why are you interested in serving on a board, commission or committee? I have been living in the City of Burbank since 1996 and would like to serve the City Education
AA and some College Courses
Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
Viken Kotoyan
N Frederic Street
Burbank CA 91504
Home:

Kava Foothills LLC manager
commercial property
Management in Los Angeles
Viken Kotoyan

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Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
Ran an import Export and Manufacturing Company the last 23 years Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:
none
List Community activities in which you are involved:
none
If you are related to any City of Burbank employee(s), please state their name(s), relationship(s), and department(s). If you are not related to a City of Burbank employee, please put N/A.

N/A
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest:

Rules of law and ethics prohibit members from participating in and voting on matters in which they may have a direct or indirect conflict of interest including a financial interest.

Are
you aware of any potential conflicts of interest which may develop from your occupation or financial holdings in relation to your responsibilities as a member of the Board, Commission or Committee to which you seek appointment?

Yes

No
If you answer yes, explain in detail any potential conflicts in the same manner as required by the Fair Political Practices Commission’s Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700). (If
you should have any questions about this matter or need further information as it relates to your situation, please advise the City Clerk prior to submitting your application.) AB 1234 Training
The Board, Commission or Committee (collectively Board) you are seeking appointment to provides City reimbursement for attending trainings or conferences. Therefore, under State Law all members of the Board must receive at least two hours of ethic’s training, as prescribed by the Fair Political Practices Commission, within one year of appointment and once every two years thereafter.

Viken Kotoyan
First Choice
FIRST choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Landlord Tenant Commission
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position. ability to work with people, and manage sales team and attend trade show locally and internationally.

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? to manage and understand at best the current rental and Ownership challenges in the City of Burbank.

Second Choice
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Transportation
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position none
What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? to help the City run better
Supplemental Questions
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgment No. 1 - General

ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IS A PUBLIC RECORD AND WILL BE POSTED ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE. All City Board, Commission, and Committee members serve without compensation from the City. No person shall serve at the same time on more than one Board, Commission or Committee. All applicants must be electors of, and actually reside in the City of Burbank, with the exception of the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission and the Sustainable Burbank Commission. (Per BMC Section 2-1-405, 2-1-406, 2-1-407) I Agree
Viken Kotoyan
Acknowledgement No. 2 - City of Burbank COVID-19 Vaccination Policy I have read the City of Burbank Covid-19 Vaccination Policy and hereby agree to provide proof of vaccination or either a medical or religious exemption form. Upon receipt of the application City Clerk’s Office staff will contact me with further instruction. Vaccination documentation will not be disclosable to the public.

I Agree
Viken Kotoyan
Submit Date: Oct 11, 2022
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title Occupation
City of Burbank Boards, Commissions & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Transportation Commission: Submitted
Length of time as a Burbank Resident:

1.5 years
Burbank Registered Voter?
Yes No
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.

Why are you interested in serving on a board, commission or committee? I’m the daughter of a Mexican immigrant who grew up in the Bay area and I’ve chosen to make Burbank my permanent home - I am committed to making it as livable as possible for those who live, work, and play here. My lifelong experiences with disparities in access to safe transportation and a career in transportation equity fuel my desire to serve Burbank in this way. For a decade I lived in the working class Latino immigrant neighborhood where my mom grew up, which had the highest rates of childhood obesity in the state yet no bike lanes and broken sidewalks - surrounded by factories that forced us to breathe polluted air; a daily reminder of the intersectional barriers our communities face to living healthy lives and having walkable neighborhoods. I want to serve because I believe I can improve transportation for everyone in Burbank whether they are walking with their kids to school, biking to the farmer’s market, or commuting to work at the studios.

Melinda Amato
N Griffith Park Drive
Burbank CA 91506
Home:

Impactive Senior Client Strategy Advisor Political Technology Melinda Amato

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Education
B.A. Political Science/Sociology USC
Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
LA METRO's Safe Streets course.

Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
I have worked in transportation equity at both the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition - where I served as Organizing Director and oversaw Walk Bike Burbank and at Bird where I served on the advocacy team organizing to make streets safer across the world.

Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:

None.

List Community activities in which you are involved:

I am the Civic Engagement Chair and SWAP co-chair for MAEVE Burbank.

If you are related to any City of Burbank employee(s), please state their name(s), relationship(s), and department(s). If you are not related to a City of Burbank employee, please put N/A.

N/A
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest:

First Choice
FIRST choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Transportation
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.

In my role as an Organizing Director at the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition I ran campaigns across Los Angeles County to make communities safer and more accessible to people using non car modes of transportation. I continued this work at Bird where I created a safe street infrastructure campaign framework with the Director of Safety Policy and Advocacy and ran rider campaigns around the globe mobilizing hundreds of thousands of riders to contact their elected officials. I organized riders in California against anti-environmental mobility legislation. Working with environmental equity groups I ran a dozen campaigns around creating safer streets for all and other initiatives at a time ensuring each were sensitive to the unique political climate in every market.

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? As an organizer with a passion for social and environmental justice and a background in building coalitions, I am excited about the opportunity to serve on the Burbank Transportation Commission. I am a parent and homeowner in Burbank with a lot of investment in the success of our City. My goals are to make this City a more livable place for all who live or visit here regardless of what mode of transportation they use.

Second Choice
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? Supplemental Questions
Melinda Amato
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgment No. 1 - General

I Agree
Melinda Amato
Melinda Amato
W Tujunga Ave Burbank, CA 91502 ●

EDUCATION
University of Southern California B.A. Sociology/Political Science

EXPERIENCE
Impactive (Formerly Outvote) Remote
Senior Client Strategies Advisor January 2021-Present
Client Strategies Advisor August 2020-January 2021
Manage enterprise clients including DCCC, Planned Parenthood, and Fair Fight. In 2020 cycle provided training and support for 70+ DCCC campaigns empowering them to reach over 17 million voters and recruit over 28,000 volunteers. Create and manage ongoing client education on campaign best practices. Run webinars for current and prospective clients on topics ranging from volunteer recruitment to GOTV . Facilitate bi-weekly anti-racism working group.

Bird Los Angeles, CA
Senior Advocacy Associate March 2017-May 2017
Advocacy Associate August 2018-February 2019
Managed rider advocacy campaigns across the globe targeting elected oﬃcials by collecting and delivering tens of thousands of unique rider stories. Prepared and delivered daily updates from across all markets for Bird executives. Collaborated with transportation advocates to advance safe street legislation and developed strategic messaging for these initiatives. Provided talking points for public comment. Ran listening tour with equity focused transportation groups. Founded and led Latinx Employee Resource Group.

Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Los Angeles, CA
Organizing Director Spring 2017
Built and maintained relationships with transportation and social justice organizations as allies. Attended key stakeholder meetings and advocated on behalf of people using non car modes of transportation. Managed membership program and 13 local chapters and 4 regional Neighborhood Bike Ambassador (NBAs) Groups. Attended Metro and Investing in Place meetings and reported back to sta ﬀ. Developed
strategies to increase membership participation, better engage NBAs and create more partnerships. Provided talking points for public comment.

Children’s Burn Foundation Los Angeles, CA
Program Coordinator December 2016 - February 2017
Built and maintained relationships with doctors and hospitals in foreign countries. Coordinated CBF’s family emergency program serving nearly 100 children annually and worked with social workers across countries to ensure families receive the care they need.

NationBuilder Los Angeles, CA
Customer Service Representative / Eﬃciency Expert September 2014 -December 2015 Trainer November 2013-September 2014
Organizer for Campaigns and Los Angeles Nonproﬁts February 2012-November 2013 Created and facilitated a mentor program for all incoming Organizers tripling employee retention. Managed the creation and execution of an auditing structure for auditing customer service of over 8,000 customers and wrote audit reports for the CEO and tech leads about customer feedback and quality of customer service. Audited thousands of customer service contacts monthly for trends and quality. Provided phone and email customer service for over 8,000 campaigns and nonproﬁts helping with outreach, fundraising, and volunteer management.

USC Sociology Department Los Angeles, CA
Research Assistant Summer 2010
Conducted, transcribed, and coded interviews with Latino immigrant parents in Spanish using Dedoose software for the Los Angeles Parent Engagement Study in conjunction with UCLA’s Sociology Department. Wrote a research paper based on ﬁndings.

USC’s Joint Educational Project (JEP) Los Angeles, CA
Research Assistant Spring 2009-Spring 2011
Conducted literature reviews on service learning. Worked with Dr. Susan Harris to measure the eﬀectiveness of the service learning programs oﬀered by JEP. Created the pre & post JEP experience surveys on Qualtrics, then analyzed the data using SPSS software. Hired and supervised ﬁfteen paid student tutor positions
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE:

New Leaders Council - Los Angeles (fellowship program for young progressives)Vice President, Assembly District Delegate to the California Democratic Party for Assembly District 59 (2017-2021), Latina Public Service Academy (A Hispanic Heritage Foundation Program) Board Member, Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project V olunteer Interpreter and Translator, USC College Democrats Alumni Club President (2016-2017), SugarWatch (a health nonproﬁt) President of the Board (2016-2017).

LANGUAGES: Fluent in Spanish

Submit Date: Oct 14, 2022
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Transportation Commission: Submitted
Length of time as a Burbank Resident:

Since 2019
Burbank Registered Voter?
Yes No
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.

Why are you interested in serving on a board, commission or committee? TV & Film connoisseurs around the world know about Burbank - we are the Media Capital of the World for a reason, that, as you know, we're the best at making fantasy worlds and stories come to life. Some of these stories take place in worlds where you'd want to spend time yourself, like the fantasy world of Harry Potter, for instance. And its Diagon Alley pedestrian-only shopping street, full of people and excitement and more than a little mystery. While we’re excellent at creating fantasy worlds in which our characters live, we are not often as great at creating a city in which real people can find accessibility, community, safety, and vibrance. I love living in Burbank for its people, its culture, the opportunities this city provides, and so much more. But access, safety, and convenience for cyclists and pedestrians in this city is not something I'm able yet to love. Burbank is made for transit by car and our infrastructure caters to drivers.

This makes for a more sterile city where the livability and mystery have been in many ways removed and replaced by multi-lane thoroughfares. Burbank is fantastic - but improved pedestrian and cycling infrastructure would make it so much better. And I'm sure many experience similar feelings. Imagine for a John "Brooks" Pipher
E. Angeleno
Burbank CA 91501
Home:

WVRO-TV, Inc. - L.A. Castle
Studios Executive
TV & Film Studio Exec. / &
Presbyterian Minister
Rev. John "Brooks" Pipher

moment please a fictional young Burbank resident named Karla. Karla is a single mother who is new to the city and she has landed a great job in animation at a studio. She's excited to be making $75,000 annually and she has just rented a small but nice apartment near the intersection of Magnolia and Sixth.

Karla is hoping to save up to one day buy a townhome, condo, or small house in Burbank. So she's frugal.

At the grocery store, she buys what's on sale. When furnishing at North America's largest Ikea, she buys only what's needed for her and her child, nothing more. In the city Karla moved from, she did not need to own a car because of a robust public transportation system and streets that are safe for walking and cycling. She assumes that the same will be true in Burbank.

Leading up to the first day at her child's new
school, Karla checks the options for taking a Burbank Bus, but the times and stops don't make sense for her and her child to get to school and then to work. Since she and her child both have bicycles, she looks at an online map for the best route to the school. But she finds that bicycle riders in Burbank share the road with drivers, and some of the vehicles she's seen drive by on Magnolia are big pickup trucks. It doesn't seem like a safe option for her child to ride a bicycle to school, so she decides that walking will be the best option. But she's apprehensive at the amount of time that walking her child to and from school will take each day.

The first day of school comes and the walk takes twenty minutes each way, but is relatively uneventful - and now she has the rest of the day to run errands, go grocery shopping, and to ride a bicycle to the studio where she'll begin work tomorrow to find out the best route and how long it'll take to go there and back.

Karla brings her bicycle out of her apartment and heads to her first errand, the Burbank Police Station on Third, where she hopes to ask a police officer about local parks for her child to meet friends. Karla quickly discovers that she cannot find a designated place to lock up a bicycle at the station. It's likely, she realizes, that the Burbank Police Station has no bicycle rack or parking. Karla cannot leave her bicycle outside unlocked. So she decides to skip that stop and to ride to the studio instead.

The map application on her phone says that the best bike route to the studio is to take Magnolia and to cross over the Magnolia bridge. Karla hopes that there's a separated bicycle lane for her safety when going over the bridge, but there's not. She feels unsafe riding down Magnolia while approaching the bridge, but hits the bridge with some speed so it won't be long before she makes it to the top and can begin to descend. Karla is riding to the right of the right lane when she hears a rumbling behind her.

Looking back, it's a large pickup truck coming up the bridge fast and it seems like the driver wants to share the right lane with Karla. But there's not enough room for both of them in the lane! Karla swerves into the middle of the right lane to prevent the truck from coming in the same lane next to her and squeezing her into the curb. She's going fast for an uphill climb, about 12 miles per hour. But that's not fast enough for the truck driver, who comes up to what seems like mere inches behind Karla and the driver begins to lay on the horn, scaring Karla and nearly making her fall. There's no vehicle in the passing lane, so the truck can easily go around, but the truck decides not to pass. Because there's no designated bicycle lane, the truck driver seems to think that Karla is riding in a place she shouldn't be.

Thankfully though, the honking stops.

Now they're descending down Magnolia, Karla ahead of the truck.

One little slowdown on the bike, and Karla will be crushed by the truck. But at the bottom of the bridge, the truck zooms around Karla by taking the passing lane. At the light at Magnolia and Victory, Karla passes the truck which has been caught in a long line of cars waiting at the light. Karla did not slow the truck down one bit, as the red light had stopped many vehicles ahead of the truck.

Karla is sweating from
fear as she arrives to the front entrance of the studio. She's grateful for the new law requiring vehicles to give a full lane when passing cyclists, but she hasn't seen any signage to educate drivers about this upcoming rule. There were no protected bicycle lanes on her way to the studio; only thin lines of paint separating her from a hundred passing multi-thousand pound vehicles. She's glad to have survived this first ride to the studio, but she has no idea how she'll make it home, and, thinking of her child, she cannot imagine doing this same ride every day, knowing that each day would be just as dangerous for her as this first ride, especially on the bridges.

Consulting her phone, Karla looks for alternate routes home. She sees that the Burbank Boulevard Bridge is newly constructed and she sees bike lanes in the satellite view. What Karla doesn't know is that those lanes end mid-way over the bridge. Karla is soon thrown out in the midst of a hundred cars all going fast and trying to get on I-5. She's like a single Rice Krispy and the cars are a hundred teeth. It's all she can do to fight with every breath to pedal as hard as she can to make it to the other side of the bridge. The car horns and close calls keep coming rapidly from every angle.

Karla is now exhausted but alive. Looking at the time, she knows her child's school will be let out before too long and she wants to be there for the walk home. Karla consults her phone for pedestrian-friendly markets to pick up some lunch and groceries, but even San Fernando is full of cars. Suddenly her new city feels very lonely. Karla is trapped. There is almost no place she can go as an adult cyclist without battling cars for her survival, and there's certainly no place that she and her child can ride together. Even the Chandler Boulevard path, which she had read about online before moving, is totally inaccessible to her Rev. John "Brooks" Pipher
family because it would require a car for her and her child to cross to that side of town without relying on the bus schedule. A new city that should feel alive and vibrant feels in that moment instead to be totally dead. Karla hasn't seen any friendly faces on her ride. Everyone is behind tinted glass, driving their cars.

Karla arrives now to Sprouts. There's no bicycle rack, but she chains her bicycle out front where the shopping carts are stored. Walking around the store, she feels dazed. And she knows that now there's a major decision for her now to make. Karla considers leasing or buying a car. She saw a nice looking vehicle advertised for sale for $30,000 earlier that day. But she thinks of her salary. A $30,000 car on a salary of $75,000, that's a significant portion of what she makes in a year. And then she'll need to add insurance fees, registration fees, and gas. Her dream of owning a home in Burbank is now further away because of these potential added expenses. And suddenly her frugality at the grocery store seems a little silly. What's the point of saving a couple of dollars here and there to invest in her savings if her city hasn't invested in the health and safety of people like her and her child and she's required to make a major vehicle purchase to simply move around town? Or Karla will make a decision to move out of Burbank.

She'll move to somewhere where she'll earn less salary, but will not need a car, and she'll be safe on her bicycle. Not owning a car makes up for the salary difference anyway.

The fictional story of Karla ends
then at a crossroads.

I am sure that there are many real Karlas in our great city of Burbank. They would use alternate transportation options if they were available. But the safety risks make active transportation modes of travel not worth trying. And I'm sure that there are many who would love to move to Burbank, but the city is largely closed off to those who do not own or cannot drive cars.

My name is John "Brooks"
Pipher. I'm proud to live in the City of Burbank. My wife and I recently purchased a condo/townhome near the intersection of Angeleno and Sixth. I work as an executive at L.A. Castle Studios, at the intersection of Olive and Victory. I'm also a pastor and I'm working on starting a new Presbyterian church in Burbank that's called Covenant.

I try to make every trip that I take in the city of Burbank by walking or by bicycle. I do own a car - but for the health of my city and my neighbor, and my own health, I make an effort to use that car as little as possible. Regarding a possible place on the Transportation Commission, I know what it's like to live in Burbank and to have a bicycle commute in Burbank. I know the places that are particularly dangerous and where even small changes could make a great improvement in quality of life for me and I'm sure many others as well.

I talk frequently about commuting by bicycle with people who live and or work in Burbank and I'm saddened to hear so often that the danger prevents people from choosing an alternative to the car. The City of Burbank, sadly, does often feel somewhat dead to me, because I simply cannot travel here in a way that seems safe. So there are trips that I choose not to take. It's confining.

I hope to serve on the transportation commission in order to recommend to City Council practical ideas that would improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. My focus would be on those who would choose to or simply need to walk or take a bicycle to run errands, go to school, and to go to work.

Increasing the number of pedestrians in the city adds vibrance to the city. It's a wonderful feeling to be on a busy street full of people with opportunities for smiling and talking, meeting together, and making new friends. Reducing the number of able-bodied people in cars also frees up traffic and parking spots for those whose disabilities necessitate the use of a personal vehicle.

I very much appreciate your
consideration of this application. Thank you!
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Business: Florida Atlantic University (2010) Master of Divinity: Erskine Theological Seminary (2014)
Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
I spend time researching active transportation in cities worldwide - it's something that interests me greatly.

I talk often with residents and those who work in the City of Burbank about cycling to work and what safety changes would get them out of the car and onto a bicycle.

I am a minister of the gospel (Associate
Reformed Presbyterian) and care deeply for my neighbors and friends in Burbank.

Rev. John "Brooks" Pipher
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Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:

N/A
List Community activities in which you are involved:

Burbank Young Professionals - a division of the Burbank Chamber of Commerce.

If you are related to any City of Burbank employee(s), please state their name(s), relationship(s), and department(s). If you are not related to a City of Burbank employee, please put N/A.

N/A
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest:

Rules of law and ethics prohibit members from participating in and voting on matters in which they may have a direct or indirect conflict of interest including a financial interest.

Yes

First Choice
Rev. John "Brooks" Pipher
FIRST choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Transportation Commission
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.

My wife and I are both avid cyclists in Burbank. I try to accomplish the majority of my transportation needs by walking or bicycling, especially to and from my home in Burbank and where I work in Burbank. I do own a car and therefore am interested in helping to create a safer environment for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.

My father was a victim of a hit and run in Los Angeles just outside of Burbank. He was riding his bicycle in the proper bicycle lane when he was struck. Thankfully he survived the incident.

This
experience however has provided a special interest for our streets, safety, public transportation, and vehicular movement.

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? To help make Burbank a safer place to live, work, and move about.

Second Choice
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

N/A
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? Supplemental Questions
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgment No. 1 - General

ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IS A PUBLIC RECORD AND WILL BE POSTED ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE. All City Board, Commission, and Committee members serve without compensation from the City. No person shall serve at the same time on more than one Board, Commission or Committee. All applicants must be electors of, and actually reside in the City of Burbank, with the exception of the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission and the Sustainable Burbank Commission. (Per BMC Section 2-1-405, 2-1-406, 2-1-407) I Agree
Rev. John "Brooks" Pipher
Acknowledgement No. 2 - City of Burbank COVID-19 Vaccination Policy I have read the City of Burbank Covid-19 Vaccination Policy and hereby agree to provide proof of vaccination or either a medical or religious exemption form. Upon receipt of the application City Clerk’s Office staff will contact me with further instruction. Vaccination documentation will not be disclosable to the public.

I Agree
Rev. John "Brooks" Pipher
Landlord-Tenant Commission
Submit Date: Oct 10, 2022
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
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Employer Job Title Occupation
City of Burbank Boards, Commissions & Committees
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Profile
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Landlord-Tenant Commission: Submitted
Length of time as a Burbank Resident:

Five months
Burbank Registered Voter?
Yes No
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.

Why are you interested in serving on a board, commission or committee? I spent six years as a tenants advocate and a founding member of the Glendale Tenants Union. Housing security is a national crisis, but especially pronounced for younger people, seniors, immigrants, and people of color. I'm one of the lucky ones to have bought a house here in Burbank in 2022, but my wife also immediately lost her job upon our moving in so I am hyperaware of just how fragile the American 'ladder to the middle class' is. I am a policy analyst for California Housing and Community Development, so my career is deeply rooted in the present experience of housing and the many ways it is supposed to work - and, far more often, the many ways it fails people. Housing is a human right, and wise, equitable housing development is the core of a sustainable future.

Mike Van Gorder
W. Elm Ct
Burbank CA 91502
Mobile:

State of California Analyst Governmental Analyst
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Education
Master's Degree, UCLA - Community and Economic Development Bachelor's Degree, Chapman University - Sociology
Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
Being a parent of a toddler under Covid conditions while also holding down a job and getting a graduate degree. Three mutually exclusive worlds, smashed together with no external support whatsoever.

Surviving that time was a life achievement.

Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
I bake a mean sourdough loaf.

Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:

N/A
List Community activities in which you are involved:

Member of the Burbank Democrat Club. My daughter attends Miss Cherylann's Little Feet Dance Academy. I applied for this commission back in May and I guess I wasn't well-known at that time. I'm hoping that my qualifications and dedication to this specific issue get me appointed, because I would very much like to serve in this capacity and have THIS be the community activity in which I am involved.

If you are related to any City of Burbank employee(s), please state their name(s), relationship(s), and department(s). If you are not related to a City of Burbank employee, please put N/A.

N/A
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest:

First Choice
FIRST choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Landlord-Tenant Commission
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.

I work for the state investigating housing policy. I am extremely qualified. I am a homeowner that spent years as a tenant advocate, and I am in the position of possibly needing to rent out part of my home. So this covers all the bases of need. I am concerned that not enough people on this commission are aware of how hard it is for people who are not long-time residents to establish and keep a home. Prices are insane, supply is choked off and there is a huge gulf between the Haves, who got into their homes years or decades ago, and the Have-Nots. I have lived the experience of buying, and nearly losing, and living in constant fear of losing, my home. This qualifies me more than my technical understanding, which is extensive.

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? Promoting equitable housing solutions for people who need them.

Second Choice
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

I'm all in for Landlord Tenant Commission.

Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? Mike Van Gorder
Supplemental Questions
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgment No. 1 - General

I Agree
Mike Van Gorder

MIKE VAN GORDER

EDUCATION
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs – Master of Urban Planning, Class of 2021 Housing and Community Economic Development Concentration

Chapman University – Bachelor of Arts, Class of 2007
Sociology Major, Thesis: “Student Debt & Life Choices”

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA August 2021-Present Policy Analyst
• Subject Matter Expert in ADU Law, Housing Element Law, SB9, Housing Crisis Act, State Density Bonus Law with the Accountability and Enforcement Unit.
• Investigate Jurisdictions, write enforcement letters, and engage with staff, legal counsel and elected officials to ensure compliance.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES January 2021 – June 2021 Teaching Associate
• “People, Organizations & Systems” with Dr. Jorja Leap – Public Policy & Social Welfare. • “The Urban Revolution” with Dr. Ananya Roy – Public Policy, Urban Planning & Critical History. • Responsible for 60-student discussion sections, lesson and coursework planning, and grading. • Routinely provided students counseling and support during notoriously challenging Covid-era, online-only education.

ADVANCE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE August 2020 – December 2020 Student Professional Intern
• Assisted with county policy making, statewide policy implementation, and outreach. • Specialized in the RHNA Housing Cycle, ADU Ordinances, Environmental Justice, and Multifamily Design Standards.

US CENSUS BUREAU 2019 & 2020 Field Representative
• Conducted in-person interviews for the American Housing Survey & 2020 Decennial Census. • Selected for the Pasadena area “Strike Team” to engage difficult Non-Response Follow-Up interview subjects.

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

GLENDALE TENANTS UNION April 2017 – April 2022 Founding Member
• Organized and educated the massive renter population of Glendale, California. • Led voter-led initiatives and directly pushed a former mayor into public support of rent control. • Led GTU Candidate Scorecard project which helped oust an incumbent and elect two renter-friendly councilmembers.

CITY COUNCIL CAMPAIGN January 2017 - April 2017 Candidate, Glendale City Council
• Ran as a grassroots progressive candidate and received over 3,100 votes (13% of the electorate). • Participated in 10 candidate forums and spoke to the concerns of the whole city as the only candidate from the mostly-rental working class community of South Glendale.

BERNIE SANDERS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN 2016 & 2020 ARDY KASSAKHIAN STATE ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGN 2016 NITHYA RAMAN CITY COUNCIL CAMPAIGN 2020 • Made hundreds of phone calls to speak directly to voters. • Canvassed in key local neighborhoods, engaging with voters across the political spectrum. • Led a team in Get Out the Vote efforts on Election Day, using the Voter Turnout report to encourage participation.

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

• Regional Housing Needs Assessment Review; Housing Policy; California Policy from the Policymaker’s Perspective; Microeconomics; Poverty & Inequality; Community Economic Development; Transportation & Land Use (Seminar & Design Studio). • Chosen for Community Collaborative Project on Covid Recovery for California Federation of Labor. • For now-councilmember Kevin de Leon’s California Policy Class, wrote bill to repeal Prop 13, establish density construction bureau, and graduate taxation based on the size of an owner’s portfolio and ‘unmet community need’. • For Housing Policy & Planning, wrote a memo calculating the cumulative statewide losses of Prop 13 at $0.545 trillion.

Kava Foothills LLC manager
commercial property
Management in Los Angeles
Viken Kotoyan

N/A
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest:

Rules of law and ethics prohibit members from participating in and voting on matters in which they may have a direct or indirect conflict of interest including a financial interest.

Yes

Viken Kotoyan
First Choice
FIRST choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? to manage and understand at best the current rental and Ownership challenges in the City of Burbank.

Second Choice
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IS A PUBLIC RECORD AND WILL BE POSTED ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE. All City Board, Commission, and Committee members serve without compensation from the City. No person shall serve at the same time on more than one Board, Commission or Committee. All applicants must be electors of, and actually reside in the City of Burbank, with the exception of the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission and the Sustainable Burbank Commission. (Per BMC Section 2-1-405, 2-1-406, 2-1-407) I Agree
Viken Kotoyan
Acknowledgement No. 2 - City of Burbank COVID-19 Vaccination Policy I have read the City of Burbank Covid-19 Vaccination Policy and hereby agree to provide proof of vaccination or either a medical or religious exemption form. Upon receipt of the application City Clerk’s Office staff will contact me with further instruction. Vaccination documentation will not be disclosable to the public.

I Agree
Viken Kotoyan
Submit Date: Oct 11, 2022
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
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Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title Occupation
City of Burbank Boards, Commissions & Committees
Application Form
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Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Landlord-Tenant Commission: Submitted
Planning Board: Submitted
Length of time as a Burbank Resident:
39 years
Burbank Registered Voter?
Yes No
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.

Why are you interested in serving on a board, commission or committee? I have lived in the city of Burbank for the entirety of my life, went to Burbank schools, worked in Burbank and own a home in Burbank. I feel it is time for me to give something back to the city that I love.

Education
Graduate of the Burbank Unified School District and attended Woodbury University.

Christopher Toth
W. Palm Ave.

Burbank CA 91506
Mobile:

JMG Group, Inc. President Consulting
Christopher Toth

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Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
- California Real Estate Brokers License holder
- Nationwide Multistate Licensing System licensee
(NMLS)
- Previously I was a Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist (CMPS) - Former member of the city
of Burbank Traffic Commission
Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
- Extensive knowledge pertaining to all aspects of Residential and Commercial Property Management -
Very familiar with the city of Burbank's process for permits, plan checks, inspections, etc. -
Comprehension of current building codes within the city of Burbank Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:

Former member of the city of Burbank Traffic Commission List Community activities in which you are involved:
2nd Trustee to the VFW 8310 Auxiliary Member of the Burbank Rotary If you are related to any City of Burbank employee(s), please state their name(s), relationship(s), and department(s). If you are not related to a City of Burbank employee, please put N/A.

N/A
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest:

Rules of law and ethics prohibit members from participating in and voting on matters in which they may have a direct or indirect conflict of interest including a financial interest.

Yes

No
If you answer yes, explain in detail any potential conflicts in the same manner as required by the Fair Political Practices Commission’s Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700). (If
you should have any questions about this matter or need further information as it relates to your situation, please advise the City Clerk prior to submitting your application.) Christopher Toth
AB 1234 Training
The Board, Commission or Committee (collectively Board) you are seeking appointment to provides City reimbursement for attending trainings or conferences. Therefore, under State Law all members of the Board must receive at least two hours of ethic’s training, as prescribed by the Fair Political Practices Commission, within one year of appointment and once every two years thereafter.

First Choice
FIRST choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Planning Board
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.

I am very familiar with the city of Burbank's process for permits, plan checks, inspections, etc., as I have helped multiple friends, family and clients with maneuver through the system.

I've dealt extensively with
bringing properties up to current codes including ADA requirements.

Working with a family in the local real
estate industry, I have a lot of knowledge of the rules and regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units as well.

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? Find ways to help streamline processes for the general public and make them easily understandable to navigate through.

I'd like to see the city of Burbank continue to add more housing, but want to make sure it fits in the areas that will be built in, to make sure traffic isn't negatively affected.

Second Choice
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Landlord-Tenant Commission
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position I have extensive knowledge of both Residential and Commercial Property Management.

I have personal
knowledge on the laws and rights of both landlords and tenants at the same time, and a strong understanding of the many contracts that are being utilized lately.

I have worked with negotiations for rent
amounts, repairs, disputes between tenants in the same building, and even experience with court ordered evictions, cash for keys, and Sheriff lockouts.

I know what a landlord must do in order to keep the property in a livable condition and what a tenant can and cannot do to their property.

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? Bring more awareness to everyone in the city of what the actual rights each tenants and landlords have.

Educate as many as possible, by being fair and just to each side and hope to form amicable terms to all in agreements.

Christopher Toth
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgment No. 1 - General

I Agree
Christopher Toth
Submit Date: Nov 03, 2022
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title Occupation
City of Burbank Boards, Commissions & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Landlord-Tenant Commission: Submitted
Length of time as a Burbank Resident:
21 Years
Burbank Registered Voter?
Yes No
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.

Why are you interested in serving on a board, commission or committee? I want to see how I can be of help to the commission and be more helpful to my surrounding community.

Education
John Burroughs High School, Los Angeles Valley College
Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
n/a
Ben S Contreras
N. Evergreen St.

Burbank CA 91505
Mobile:

Vista Sotheby's International
Realty Real Estate Agent Realtor
Ben S Contreras

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Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
Photography, fitness, content creation, biking.

Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:
n/a
List Community activities in which you are involved:

It's not specific to Burbank, but I go to skid row to make some food for the community every other week.

If you are related to any City of Burbank employee(s), please state their name(s), relationship(s), and department(s). If you are not related to a City of Burbank employee, please put N/A.
n/a
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest:

Rules of law and ethics prohibit members from participating in and voting on matters in which they may have a direct or indirect conflict of interest including a financial interest.

Yes

Ben S Contreras
First Choice
FIRST choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

From what I understand, you're asking what time works for me to have meetings. With that said, 6PM on Thursdays works.

Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.

I work with landlords and tenants directly so I understand the backend of how the process works when it comes to leases.

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? Second Choice
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IS A PUBLIC RECORD AND WILL BE POSTED ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE. All City Board, Commission, and Committee members serve without compensation from the City. No person shall serve at the same time on more than one Board, Commission or Committee. All applicants must be electors of, and actually reside in the City of Burbank, with the exception of the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission and the Sustainable Burbank Commission. (Per BMC Section 2-1-405, 2-1-406, 2-1-407) I Agree
Ben S Contreras
Acknowledgement No. 2 - City of Burbank COVID-19 Vaccination Policy I have read the City of Burbank Covid-19 Vaccination Policy and hereby agree to provide proof of vaccination or either a medical or religious exemption form. Upon receipt of the application City Clerk’s Office staff will contact me with further instruction. Vaccination documentation will not be disclosable to the public.

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Ben S Contreras
Submit Date: Nov 04, 2022
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
Email Address
Home Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title Occupation
City of Burbank Boards, Commissions & Committees
Application Form
Profile
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Landlord-Tenant Commission: Submitted
Length of time as a Burbank Resident:
11 years
Burbank Registered Voter?
Yes No
Interests & Experiences
Please tell us about yourself and why you want to serve.

Why are you interested in serving on a board, commission or committee? I THOUGHT I'd travel after retiring from LAUSD (6/19) but the world stopped. After 20 years on Inactive status, I had revived my State Bar status to Active but the organizations I tried to volunteer with had ceased taking clients, so I spent all my days happily sewing cloth masks for a local non-profit and then THAT stopped with the cessation of the mask mandate. I've lived here since 2011 & have always been civic/politically minded & now that I have more time, would love to be more actively involved in my adopted city. Only recently, I've decided that serving on a Board/Commission seems the most appropriate move for me--for my personal civic concerns and frankly, the LandIord-Tenant Commission would be a good fit for me--melding my bilingual ability with my most recent legal experience with the Inner City Law Center (albeit some time ago). I believe I can add to the decision-making process in a positive, cooperative manner.

Janis Cohen-Milch
S. California St.

Burbank CA 91505
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LAUSD (retired) Teacher/Testing Coordinator HS teacher/attorney Janis Cohen-Milch

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Education
BA (UC Berkeley, 1969); Howard University School of Law ('73); and CSULA '98 (teaching credential) Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
Prior to obtaining a teaching credential and working for LAUSD for 20 years, I spent 8+ years working predominantly in landlord-tenant issues for a non-profit law firm located in the skid-row area of Los Angeles. Because I was the only Spanish-speaking attorney for about 5 of those years, I also assisted clients with other issues affecting their lives--marital, criminal, small-claims economic issues, etc.

Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:

Served on the Transportation Committee of the Los Feliz Neighborhood Council.

List Community activities in which you are involved:

Since approximately early 2019, I have been a Spanish-speaking volunteer with a group from Temple Judea that assists long-term "green carders" in their final push to citizenship (filling out the 20-page application, setting up English classes, teaching civics in Spanish for the interview/test, etc)--this is in LA, not Burbank. Prior to the covid crisis, clients took classes at night school. Since resuming the program, individual clients have been assigned a mentor and my first mentee (learning US history/geography/government in Spanish) just became a new citizen last week, October 25 and voted for the first time (provisional ballot)! Additionally, since June, 2022, I've been the knitting/crochet instructor at 2 Jewish Community Centers (The Valley Storefront & the Fairfax center).

If you are related to any City of Burbank employee(s), please state their name(s), relationship(s), and department(s). If you are not related to a City of Burbank employee, please put N/A.

N/A
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest:

Janis Cohen-Milch

Rules of law and ethics prohibit members from participating in and voting on matters in which they may have a direct or indirect conflict of interest including a financial interest.

Yes

First Choice
FIRST choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

Landlord-Tenant Commission
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.

I was a staff lawyer with the Inner City Law Center in downtown Los Angeles for over 8 years.

We
primarily worked with tenants living in seriously substandard housing and brought lawsuits against slumlords who maintained these buildings;
remedies included restraining orders, rent escrow accounts and sometimes monetary damages for individual tenants (a la personal injury cases).

As well, I "worked"
individually with tenants and landlords in the myriad SRO hotels as problems arose, many times assiduously avoiding litigation. I rent a house in the Rancho district and am fortunate to have a landlord who appreciates my attitude and belief that I am the "steward" of her house.

I am respectful of her desire
to avoid unnecessary costs but as a result of my "uneventful" tenancy--more than 11 years--my requests are readily acceeded to--extra fruit tree pruning, annual root clean-out by plumber, etc.

What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? I think that as a civic-minded, politically-aware citizen with the added experience of both being an attorney with experience in this field (LA city law), plus the additional factor of having been a teacher for 20 years and therefore have the skills of collegiality and cooperation, not to mention being a renter myself and a Spanish speaker, I can bring critical thinking and mediation experience to address and hopefully redress the issues so presented.

In sum, I believe I would be a positive force on the Commission because in the end, the issues presented need to be met with and dealt by people who are committed to collaboration.

Second Choice
Janis Cohen-Milch
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:

I Agree
Janis Cohen-Milch

JANIS COHEN-MILCH
South California Street
Burbank, CA 91505

EDUCATION

1998 CSULA/Charter School of Education/Multiple Subject Credential Los Angeles 1973 JD Howard University School of Law Washington, DC 1969 BA, University of California/Criminology Berkeley, CA

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sept/2000- Los Angeles Unified School District
2019 (ret’d) City of Angeles Independent Study School
MS teacher/HS teacher/Testing-Data Coordinator

MS: Taught grades 6-8, all subjects. Met with student/parent weekly for teaching & super- vising; administered all State/District-mandated standardized tests; served as MS Rep to School Site Council;
HS: Taught grades 9-12, all subjects. Met weekly with student; had special expertise with below-level math skills; administered all State/District-mandated standardized tests. Served as Chair, School Site Council (2 terms).

TC: Responsible for training over 70 teachers and distributing all State & District-mandated testing materials; training teachers/counselors. Oversaw & maintained the online teaching portal for the foreign language graduation requirement (Edgenuity); assisted students w/their computer logins & helped teachers maintain their students’ progress.

1989-1997 INNER CITY LAW CENTER Los Angeles
Non-profit legal entity located in skid row of LA. Directly responsible for Spanish-speaking clients needing legal counsel; worked closely w/paralegal & attorney colleagues preparing major slumlord litigation. Developed & maintained large database of expert witnesses for assistance. Substantive involvement in representing children’s rights re slum housing and other advocacy issues.

1978-1989 LAW OFFICES OF JANIS COHEN-MILCH Los Angeles Sole practitioner of primarily family law including but not limited to custody/visitation issues, dissolutions, TROs, family support, paternity.

OTHER

1970-1973 DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia Hired upon law school graduation, worked primarily in Frauds section.

1979 GUARDIANS AD LITEM Los Angeles
Selected to be in initial class of adults appointed advocates for children in juvenile court system (precursor to present-day CASA)

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