City of Costa Mesa Application for Committee Appointments (Feb. 24') 1 / 2
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Full Name:
Syed Zia Hussain
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Indicate the name of the Committee you are interested in serving on:
Animal Services Committee ,
Active Transportation Committee,
Finance and Pension Advisory Committee,
Housing and Public Service Grants Committee ,
Mobile Home Park Advisory Committee
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Indicate why you wish to serve on this Committee. Provide any experience or qualifications you may possess that you think would be beneficial to this Committee. A resume (optional) may be attached.
I am a fresh graduate from Cal Poly Pomona State University undergraduate degree in Urban Planning. I have volunteered with Civic Well Climate Forum 2023, I am also serving at the Mobile Housing Committee City of Costa Mesa at this moment. I have conducted couple of research in Costa Mesa, CA voluntarily. I find Costa Mesa one of the best cities within Orange County and believe it has a lot potential to improve and imply sustainable solutions for future growth.
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As a Committee member, what ideas or projects are of interest to you? I would like to serve as a Costa Mesa resident. I have been living here for 11 years. As a City of Costa Mesa Committee member, I would be able to play my part in finding better and sustainable solution to further improving the Costa Mesa.
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Name: Syed Zia Hussain
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Full Name:
Syed Zia Hussain
1 Syed Zia Hussain
Member of Mobile Housing Committee, City of Costa Mesa, CA. 2023.
[email protected]. Cell phone: 1-714-280-3730
Education
Cal Poly Pomona, California, CA. Dec 2023 Bachelors of Urban Planning. GPA 3.16
Orange Coast College. California, United States. Dec 2019 Associate degree in Architecture (Honors)
GPA 3.36
Orange Coast College. California, United States. Dec 2016 Associate Degree (Honors) in Event Management
GPA 3.36
Relevant Coursework
CEQA 101 online Course (Gov. Office Planning and Research).
URP 4040 Place-making – Study Florence-Graham city. In final research presentation proposed solutions to the S. Central Ave and E. 74 Street. Focus of the research was to make the site more safer, and children friendly because of the Wisdom Elementary School.
Advance Project Management from Coastline Community College.
Freelance Projects 2023 –To-date
Community Enrichment Program,
Civic Well 2023 Adaptation Climate Forum – Support to recruit volunteers, Videography on “Impact of McBride Park Long Beach on Youth”
McBride Park Impacts on the Youth Community Long Beach, California. - YouTube Work Experience
Community Service Leader II Jan ’24 - update Work for R.O.C.K Program, it is after school program served by Recreation Department, City of Costa Mesa, CA. Require self- motivation and team-player abilities. Assist with program planning on field; maintain record of schedule and log-book of day to day duties and hours of work. Supervise check-in and check-outs, activities, fire drills, help with homework, artwork and games, and keep a health and safe environment.
Student Connect SoCal Community Outreach: SCAG Project May ‘23-June ’23 Engage public to fill out surveys, conduct street events, Research and suggest new locations for more survey Planning Aide Intern: June ‘22-July ‘22 Cal Poly Pomona Facility Planning and Management, CA.
Record keeping, cold calls, drawing figure grounds, site analysis, printout architectural drawing, keeping files, report writing, and administrative work.
Administrative Intern Oct ‘21- Feb ‘22 City of Tustin Department of Community Planning, Tustin, CA.
Review variance, condition permits, and design reviews, Quality control and update code files. Customer service and attend phone calls. Review General Plan, zoning, subdivision, and environmental report review. Work as a team and individually.
Recreation leader June ’20 –Oct’21 City of San Clemente, San Clemente.
Supervised Summer campus games and activity for children, manage inventory, customer service, games, and setups and breakdowns.
Event Planner Unpaid Intern June‘15 –Dec‘15 American Family Housing, Tustin, CA
Outreach, promotion, and marketing for “Summer Festival for Homeless Veterans”. Sold out a stall and raise more than $ 3,000 through bringing in vendors.
2 Awards and Recognitions:
Research on Walkability, presented at OCC Symposium 2019 and 2020 and Cal Poly Pomona 2023.
Topic: ”Effects of New High-Density Residency on Walkability in Costa Mesa, CA”.
Topic: “How Mix-Use Land Contributes to Walkability in 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA.” 2023.
Administration Skill: Comfortable working in, group and individual setting, research, excellent customer service skills, and marketing and sales experience, organizational skills, general clerical tasks, data managing, data entry, report writing, and event management.
City of Costa Mesa Application for Committee Appointments (Feb. 24') 1 / 2
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Full Name:
Kathryn Grant
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Indicate the name of the Committee you are interested in serving on:
Finance and Pension Advisory Committee,
Housing and Public Service Grants Committee
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Indicate why you wish to serve on this Committee. Provide any experience or qualifications you may possess that you think would be beneficial to this Committee. A resume (optional) may be attached.
I am interested in 2 committees. I love all things finance because I am a high school math teacher. I am interested in making sure our city stays on budget and is fair to its employees regarding pension. The housing and public service committee interests me because I have remodeled and custom built 2 homes of my own in Costa Mesa and gone through all the planning/permitting and construction process. I also want to help our city with housing issues and help solve any problems we have.
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As a Committee member, what ideas or projects are of interest to you? - Building/expanding housing in our city meanwhile ensuring our current homeowners & citizens have little negative impact . -Keeping finances in order and preventing debt
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