Attachment 1
Applications and Resumes
Senior Citizen Board
Submit Date: May 18, 2022
Resubmitted for City Council
Consideration: October 26, 2022
Prefix 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?
Board of Library Trustees: Submitted
Senior Citizen Board: Submitted
Length of time as a Burbank Resident:
26 years in June 2022
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? My education and areas of work have been involved intimately with Reading, Expression. Research, Writing. A library is where people, no matter what age, learn these tools, and get a chance to practice these. If I can assist people of all ages to better appreciate and/or to develop skills in these areas, that wouild be a good fit for me. As for the Senior Citizen Board, well I do qualify as a Senior and the same principle applies: use my skills to make life better for Seniors.
Education
Fordham University, School of Education: BS Secondary Education. New York University, Master of Arts in Educational Theater. California State University, Northridge. Master of Arts in English.
Mr John A. Medici
North Rose St
Burbank CA 91505
Home: Mobile:
Retired. Adjunct Associate Professor
Instructor LA City College ...
Actor, SAG/AFTRA, Actors
Equity Assoc. a
Mr John A. Medici
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Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
I have studied acting with Lee Strasberg, NYC. In Los Angeles with Allan Miller ( at 90 is still active), here in LA and NYC. I have been an intern at the Actors Studio, NYC. I have acted and directed for theater, in NYC, Los Angeles and in other regions as well.
Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
I taught Theater history. -- taught Directing and Acting in comunity colleges. I have directed many theater productions at schools and professionally. I taught English, with an emphasis on writing, also in community colleges. I wrote a memoir of childhood, published 2017. "Pleasant Avenue, A place, A boy, A family." available on Amazon.
Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:
None
List Community activities in which you are involved:
I have been evaluating written essays for a Scholarship committee at the SAG Foundation. I've done volunteer work with Union committees. I have been a poll worker for elections. I walked the streets and did door to door US Census interviews.
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.
No relationships with any Burbank city employees.
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
Mr John A. Medici
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:
Board of Library Trustees.
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 the earlier part of this application, I have expressed how my education, a professional life in teaching English and Writing at an adult level and my personal work in Theater, where I learned to work with others and to help people to express themselves, as well as my experience in writing a memoir ... all add up to a person suited to serving others in library work.
May I mention that a teacher is taught by their students; I like to be challenged, to give something back to others.
What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? Serving on
Library Commission/Committee, I would want to expand the library's outreach to communities which are lacking in either knowledge of what a library has to offer, or those who may need encouragement to use the library.
In short, I'd like yo help library management in whatever its goals are.
Second Choice
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:
The Senior Commission/Committee ... well, I do belong with that community.
Let's just say, I remember
Harry Truman.
His first term!
I have the same goal that I have for any Burbank volunteer work: to use myself in service.
I'd like to offer to others my personal ideal for this phase of life -- each day is a gift and often we have to learn how to use and how to enjoy that gift.
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 an actual resume of my teaching career ... somehow I can't seem to find the digital copy of it.
It lists
how I started teaching in Community College as far back as 1978, all the places I taught at and the varieties of subjects in English (mostly Writing) and Theater, acting and directing.
If I am able to redo the
resume, I will send it or bring it in, if and/or when I am interviewed.
Thank you very much.
Mr John A. Medici
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
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
Mr John A. Medici
JOHN MEDICI AFTRA SAG, AEA
Mobile:
Home:
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TELEV
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Comedy Central: Kroll show Murphy Brown Benson Moonlighting Who’s The Boss Daddy Dearest Oh Madeline General Hospital Quincy Soap Cagney and Lacey Hill Street Blues Washingtoon Mike Hammer Baby Comes Home Gangster Chronicles Jayne Mansfield Story
FILM: Serpico My Favorite Year The Mask
STAGE: L.A.
Solo Performances, Self – written.
AKA MEDICI PASTA, DREAD & MAZEL @ Back Alley Theater, Theater East, No Ho Renegade Are You Now or Have You Ever Been The Journalists @ Back Alley Theater.
Dead End at Sunset @ Theater East I Won’t Pay You @Renegade West Theater.
The Lucky O’Learys @ El Portal Theater. Skaters @ L A Actors Theater.
St. Jack @ Matrix Theater. Nevada @ Taper Forum LA.
Director: 40th Anniversary, 2008 Lovers and Other Strangers @ 69 Cent Theater.
BROADWAY: NYC. Lenny Lovers and Other Strangers
A D R: Rapid Fire I KE Rhinestone
REGIONAL & OFF-B’WAY:
Scapin The Odd Couple The Apple Tree
The Owl &The Pussycat Cactus Flower Torchbearers
Magic of Jolson The Typists Star Spangled Girl
The Mandrake Arms and The Man The Knack
Submit Date: Oct 30, 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?
Senior Citizen Board: 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 rented a home and Burbank for 10 years and when our landlord decided to move into the house, bought a condo right over the Burbank border, because we couldn’t afford a house in Burbank. I worked in Burbank at Disney for 26 years, and during covid, sold the condo, bought a house in Burbank and got a new job at Netflix- still in Burbank. I feel real love for this community and want to be involved.
Education
BA, Theatre, Albany University
Liane E Dietz
N Kenwood St.
Burbank CA 91505
Mobile:
Netflix
Director, Production
Management Animation Producer
Liane E Dietz
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Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
Tons of leadership training through work
Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
Broadway musicals, art, animation, mentorship- ( am a mentor with a few programs that focus on diversity in the Animation community)
Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:
I was a Girl Scout leader for 12 years and a volleyball team manager with Burbank park and Rex.
List Community activities in which you are involved:
See above
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.)Liane E Dietz
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:
Senior Citizen
Describe any qualifications, experience, and education, as well as any technical or professional background you may have relative to the duties of this position.
Well, I’m considered a senior citizen, I guess- or will be one soon. I was on the board of my HOA for 2 years.
I've worked in production management in animation for 28 years and feel like a lot of that skill set translates to being on a community committee.
I'm very organized and action oriented.
I'm an excellent
team player.
I know how to listen and feel like I would be a good representative for other seniors in the community.
What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? I’d like to be able to support programs in our community that focus on senior citizens- leaning into the arts, more specifically
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
Liane E Dietz
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
Liane E Dietz
LIANE DIETZ
EXPERIENCE
Disney Animation Studios, Burbank, CA 2015- Present Associate Producer – Creative Legacy
• In partnership with the Producer and VFX Supervisor, create strategic approaches to the various projects in the department, ranging from two attractions with 8 minutes of CG media for theme parks to 4 minutes of 2d media for stage productions. This includes budget, scope parameters and detailed schedules for their execution.
• Communicate with Artist Managers and Head of Production to acquire resources for multiple projects in the department at any given time.
• Strategize with Producer when there are no available resources within the studio on how to produce material for partners across the Walt Disney Company.
• Partner with colleagues at WDI, Disney Interactive, Cruise Lines, Publishing, Legal, Music and other branches of the Walt Disney Company on the various requests that filter into Creative Legacy. • Ensures creative leadership team works well together and manage them towards reaching and delivering the creative goals of the projects within pre-identified resource parameters. • Work closely with production management and team leadership to ensure high level objectives are clearly understood and communicated to crew.
• Maintain up-to-date schedule and publish to all show leadership, including department heads and Production Supervisors.
• Function as tactical consultant to the creative leadership, offering suggestions and alternatives to push their creative vision within production and budget constraints. • Work with outside vendors to review and approve bids and schedules for projects not produced internally.
• R eview contracts and invoices from outside vendors.
• Develop and maintain crew morale.
• Mentor direct reports and production staff to strengthen their leadership skills, production knowledge and collaboration.
• Work with HR on all employee relations issues.
• Report all issues and concerns to the executives. Create the agenda for the production updates and lead the meetings.
• Complete and deliver reviews of direct reports.
Disney Animation Studios, Burbank, CA 2006 – 2015 Senior Production Manager – Special Projects (Currently Creative Legacy) • Responsible for managing multiple projects simultaneously. The scope of such projects can include DVD bonus material, film shorts, commercials, print advertisements, animation for rides for theme parks, water shows or live stage shows, comprised of 2D, 3D or stereo animation. • Manage workflow, production and delivery of all materials created by department. • Develop schedules and budgets for all projects within the department. • Coordinate with outside vendors to receive bids and supervise production process to ensure schedule and budget goals are being met.
• M
anage freel ance artists and internal production staff of 15 people. • Assist in departmental staffing needs, interview candidates when necessary and generate new hire paperwork.
• Maintain and manage strong working relationships with partner departments throughout the Walt Disney Company.
• Make presentations to Executives when necessary.
Disney Toon Studios, Glendale, CA 2004– 2006
Production Manager – Special Projects (Currently Creative Legacy) • Responsible for managing multiple projects simultaneously. The scope of such projects included DVD bonus material, commercials, ice shows, theme park rides. • Managed workflow, production and delivery of all materials created by department. • Worked with production accountant to develop budgets and scheduled for all projects. • Coordinated with outside vendors to receive bids. Reviewed and pre-approved outside animation production companies with Producer of department.
• Supervised outside vendors to ensure schedule and budget goals were met. Managed a staff of freelance artists ranging from 5 – 20 internally.
DreamWorks Animation Studios, Glendale, CA 2003 – 2004 Production Supervisor – “Father of the Pride” – CG animated T.V. show • Supervised, coached and mentored a team of 1 Prod. Supervisor, 4 Prod. Coordinators and 5 Prod.
Assistants.
• Partnered with Human Resources to write and deliver performance evaluations for entire crew of 90 artists and 10 production staff.
• Facilitated the creation of a brand new pipeline between the DW rough layout and editorial departments and Imagi, a new outsourcing animation company for the studio. • Was responsible for all weekly production reports to studio executives and created departmental schedules.
• Helped to overcome the ongoing challenges with working with feature studio resources on a television budget by brainstorming and implementing new staffing solutions.
Walt Disney Animation Studios, Burbank, CA 1995– 2003 Administrative Production Manager – “Home on the Range” • Managed the administrative pipeline from production and overhead departments including human resources, employee relations, recruitment, finance, facilities, operations and technology. • Managed production performance review process.
• Partnered with finance for yearly capital budget planning on behalf of the production. • Planned and coordinated two large-scale moves from one building to another, involving over one hundred artists and management crew.
Assistant Production Manager – Sweatbox Approvals – “Dinosaur”, Cleanup Department – “Hercules” • Coordinated and facilitated the scene approval process; via daily meetings with Directors, Producers and Department Heads to view live action plates and digitally animated scenes in continuity. • Participated in the creation of the digital pipeline for a traditional animation production facility.
Planned strategies to achieve weekly footage goals and deadlines for the Clean Up department. • Managed 125 artists in California, plus satellite unit in Paris with a crew of 33 artists plus two production assistants.
EDUCATION: BA – Theatre SUNY at Albany
ORGANIZATIONS: WIA, ASIFA
SPECIAL SKILLS: Shotgun, FileMaker, Gmail for Business (Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Forms), MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), PC & MAC. Very fast typist. Soprano with the Disney Candlelight choir and Disney Glee club. Dabble in voice acting for radio plays, staged readings and the occasional scratch recording. Love to travel, sing, eat good food and ride my bicycle (not necessarily at the same time).
Heritage Commission
Submit Date: May 25, 2022
Resubmitted for City Council
Consideration: October 26, 2022
Prefix 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?
Board of Library Trustees: Submitted
Heritage Commission: Submitted
Length of time as a Burbank Resident:
1992 - 2012 (Birth to College); August 2019 - Present
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've always been interested in public service--I take Shirley Chisholm's quote to heart: "Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth." I was born and raised in Burbank, and I grew up in Burbank Public Libraries. I have strong memories of reading outdoors during the summer as a child at the Northwest Branch, participating in cool science programs at the Central Branch, and waiting excitedly to enter the brand-new Buena Vista Branch. Libraries are one of the greatest tools for encouraging education for all ages. I think my passion for Burbank and its libraries, coupled with my previous experience of serving as an elected City Council member and Library Trustee in a town in VT (where I lived prior to moving back to Burbank to care for my elderly grandmother), would make me a perfect fit to serve in this role.
Brandon Batham
N. Evergreen St.
Burbank CA 91505
Mobile:
Genisa Iron Inc. Office Manager Office Manager
Brandon Batham
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Education
HS Diploma - Burbank HS, Burbank Adult School BA (American Studies & Politics) - Marlboro College (Marlboro, VT) Certificate - Non-Profit Management - Marlboro College Graduate School (Marlboro, VT) Additional Pertinent Courses or Training
Other Pertinent Skills, Experience or Interests
Community Involvement
Specify current or prior service on a City Board, Commission or Committee:
March 2017 - June 2019 - Member, Aldrich Public Libary Board of Trustees (Appointed, Barre, VT) March 2017 - March 2019 - Member, Barre City Council (Elected, Barre, VT) List Community activities in which you are involved:
Head Coach (Speech & Debate) - Burbank High School
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.) Brandon Batham
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:
Board of Library Trustees
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 served on a library board before (when I lived in Barre, VT) and have also served as an elected City Council member (also in Barre, VT), so I am very familiar with public bodies and how they need to operate within the law. I also think the most important experience I would bring is life experience--I would be able to communicate how Burbank's libraries impacted me both as a child and an adult. I would bring perspective about how library services help our community in the present and future.
What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? I want to ensure that children continue to have the same opportunities that I had as a child growing up with Burbank's libraries. I also want to find more ways to communicate the concrete ways that adults (including non-regular readers) can get use out of their library memberships. There are so many exciting things that happen at Burbank's libraries, and I feel like not enough people know about them! I would like to do my part to make sure the library is used by as many people across as many generations as possible.
Second Choice
SECOND choice for Board/Commission/Committee appointment:
Heritage 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 studied American Studies in college, which gave me a solid grasp on the concept of significance for people, places and things--rooted in both historical value as well as cultural impact. I've also served on several non-profit and public government boards.
What are your goals in serving on this Board/Commission/Committee? As someone who grew up in Burbank, and whose parents also grew up in Burbank, places and things that made Burbank a significant place are important to me. I'd be interested in finding ways for Burbank to share its historical and cultural roots. While Burbank may look like a very different community today when compared to when my grandparents moved here in the 1960's, I feel that it's still important to find ways to honor the history of a place, as well as the people who came before us.
Brandon Batham
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
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
Brandon Batham