COMMUNICATIONS
IN RELATION TO THE
CITY OF ELK GROVE
MARCH 13, 2024
REGULAR MEETING
SACRAMENTO ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION (SEC)
Recruitment Authorization: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Recruitment Start Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2024
Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Recruitment Appointment: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
(Listed in order received)
NAME CONTACT ADDRESS DISTRICT
1 Michael Monasky
Home:
Elk Gr
ove, CA 95624
2 2
Eugene Lee
Home:
Elk Gr
ove, CA 95758
1 Qualifications: Applicants of the general public are encouraged to apply who have experience from vocational disciplines or areas of interest or experience representing: Health services profession, legal services profession, industry, engineering, transportation planning, environmental group, toxics/hazardous materials, environmental health, industrial hygiene, water quality, waste disposal, land use planning, vector control, chemical reuse/recycling and the general public
March 1, 2024
Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen
City of Elk Grove
8401 Laguna Palms Way
Elk Grove, CA 95758
RE: Vacant Elk Grove Representative, Sacramento Environmental Commission
Dear Mayor Singh-Allen:
It is my honor to submit my application as the Elk Grove Representative to the Sacramento Environmental Commission for consideration and approval by you and the City Council.
I am a proud District 1 (Suen) resident and parent in Elk Grove since 1989. My children excelled and successfully graduated from the Elk Grove Unified School District and are employed in environmental and engineering careers. I am convinced that experienced and ethnically diverse local leadership that is committed to public service can create and improve healthy communities as evidenced in Elk Grove.
My personal and professional public service of nearly 36 years demonstrates my commitment to creating sustainable communities. Professionally retired, my diverse experience includes:
x Technical expertise in world-leading energy efficiency, building decarbonization, weatherization, and clean energy equity policies and strategies from working at the California Energy Commission and at a local energy non-profit organization. x Proudly serving as a trained City of Elk Grove Climate Ambassador to advance the city’s Climate Compass based on residential and commercial feedback. (See City of Elk Grove Newsletter, March/April 2024.)
x Serving as Board Treasurer at Sacramento Splash to lead, inspire, and teach children the natural world, environmental stewardship, and climate careers. x Volunteering with the Sacramento Tree Foundation and planting nearly 30 native oak trees to create a future urban forest on Whitelock Parkway in Elk Grove. x Launching and administering new state sustainable funding programs: the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program, Transit-Oriented Development Housing Program, and the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program. x Advising climate careers for students at UC Davis and professionals through the #OpenDoorClimate network.
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Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (GLG) Network Expert - Clean Energy, Sustainable Communities, Built Environment (Part-time)
HAVE YOU SERVED ON AN ADVISORY GROUP BEFORE? IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN:
Yes, I am an experienced non-profit board of direct or. I am currently serving as Board Treasurer for Sacramento Splash, an environmental education non-profit dedicated to protecting our region's vernal pools and educating children of the natural sciences.
IF APPOINTED, WILL YOU BE ABLE TO ATTEND MEETINGS REGULARLY AND DEVOTE THE TIME NECESSARY TO FULFILL YOUR DUTIES AS A MEMBER?
Yes.
DO YOU OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP (PROFESSIONAL, FINANCIAL, OTHER) THAT MAY PRESENT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR THIS ADVISORY GROUP? ____ YES _x NO IF YES, PLEASE EXPLAIN:
EUGENE LEE
C
Elk Grove,
CA 95758
EDUCATION/MEMBERSHIPS:
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science – Public Service, Environmental Policy Minor, Rhetoric – (Public and Organizational Communication)
VOLUNTEERISM:
Climate Ambassador, City of Elk Grove (2023 – Present)
Career Advisor, OpenDoorClimate (2023 – Present)
Alumni Career Advisor, UC Davis (2021 – Present)
Board Treasurer, Sacramento Splash (2022 – Present)
SPECIAL SKILLS:
x Personal and professional commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. x Excellent analytical, collaborative, interpersonal, and team-building skills. x Listening, public speaking, and written communication. x Problem-solving, negotiating, and developing innovative solutions. x Strong emotional intelligence.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
GLG Network Expert
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. (GLG)
October 2023 - Present
x Provided professional consulting services regarding clean renewable energy, decarbonization, data collection, analysis, and reporting, sustainable community development, government administration, regulations, industry trends, and policy making.
Energy Resources Specialist (Supervisor) Retired
Existing Buildings Office – Policy and Analysis Unit
California Energy Commission, Efficiency Division
March 2022 – August 2022
x Led team to renew #1 state energy efficiency ranking (https://www.aceee.org/state- policy/scorecard).
x Supervised engineers and staff responsible for the research, development, analysis, and implementation of policies promoting building decarbonization (AB 3232/Ch. 373), energy efficiency (AB 758/Ch. 470), and clean energy equity (SB 350/Ch. 547) in existing buildings. x Supervised staff for the development and writing of the Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR) affecting existing buildings.
x Represented CEC to utilities, legislative staff, federal, state, and local government agencies, public, energy consultants, and energy program administrators. x Served as Assistant Tribal Liaison and on the CEC-wide Advancing Energy Equity workgroup.
Energy Resources Specialist (Supervisor)
Existing Buildings Office – Benchmarking and Equity Unit California Energy Commission, Efficiency Division
October 2017 – February 2022
x Launched the new state Building Energy Benchmarking Program (AB 802/Ch. 590) and led the adoption of regulations, outreach and education workshops to building owners, public and private organizations.
x Resolved data reporting challenges with investor and publicly owned utilities. x Supervised staff implementing the SB 350 Low-Income Barriers Study energy equity strategies (e.g. equity indicators data research) and Local Government Challenge energy grants. x Served as project manager to develop and complete the Clean Energy in Low-Income Multifamily Buildings (CLIMB) Action Plan.
x Served as technical resource to the California Energy Efficiency Action Plan and California Building Decarbonization Assessment.
x Represented CEC to the Governor's Office, utilities, legislative staff, federal, state, and local government agencies, public, energy consultants and energy program administrators. x Analyzed state energy legislation.
x Prepared annual workplans, performance metr ics, staff evaluations, and hired staff. x Served as Assistant Tribal Liaison and on th e CEC-wide Advancing Energy Equity workgroup.
Special Assistant to the Deputy Director
Program Design and Development Branch
State Department of Housing and Community Development
January 2017 – September 2017
x Served as project manager and interagency liaison for the Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program (VHHP) Interagency Steering Committee and workgroup. x Coordinated VHHP public commu nication, application evaluations, awards, guidelines, and Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA) planning.
x Served as technical community developmen t advisor for HCD Programs and operations. x Spoke at public grand openings, groundbreakings, and housing conferences. x Secured successful public-private pa rtnerships and trust with stakeholders. x Amended the State Uniform Multifamily Re gulations (UMRs) and analyzed state housing legislation.
Chief
NOFA and Awards - Operations Section
State Department of Housing and Community Development
July 2015 – December 2016
x Supervised a 40-person section of managers and staff responsible for application evaluations, awards, and contracting for all state housing and community development programs. x Co-created and launched the new intera gency Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program and guidelines (Rounds 1-3). x Conducted technical assistance workshops fo r local and regional governments, transit agencies, port authorities, infill housing developers, consultants, and stakeholders. x Served on statewide housing and sustainability conference panels.
Chief
Infill Infrastructure Grant & Transit-Oriented Development Housing Section State Department of Housing and Community Development
November 2007 – June 2015
x Responsible for the Section management, hiring, program budgets, project award and management of $1 billion+ in new Proposition 1C bond financing to construct major infrastructure districts and areas and affordable high-density housing (Infill Infrastructure Grant & Transit-Oriented Development Housing Programs).
x Provided technical assistance to local governments, transit agencies, and developers for the development of infill transit-oriented developments and major redevelopment project areas. x Knowledgeable in local & regional governments, planning, lender risk, market challenges, and use of federal, state, local government, and redevelopment financing. x Successfully conducted public guideline and app lication workshops and stakeholder meetings with local and regional governments, interest groups, lobbyists, and developers. x Conducted Executive Staff and loan commit tee briefings and funding recommendations. x Effectively spoke at project grand openings , groundbreakings, program workshops, and housing conferences.
x Secured successful public-private partnerships and stakeholder trust.
Multifamily Housing Program Manager and Section Chief
HOME Program
State Department of Housing and Community Development
March 1997 – June 2005; May 2006 – October 2007
x Supervised a 35-person section of housing managers and staff. x Served as the Environmental Specialist and provided direct environmental compliance technical assistance to rural local governments and developers. x Conducted environmental compliance and multifamily financial feasibility workshops. x Trained and directed staff to unde rwrite single- and multifamily housing loans, perform financial feasibility analyses, and monitor contract performance of local governments and non-profits. x Successfully negotiated real estate loan terms wit h banks, attorneys, developers, localities, and tax and bond consultants for multifamily housing developments in rural areas. x Managed state housing contracts to local go vernments and non-profit organizations. x Assisted in the original development of the State Uniform Multifamily Regulations. x Knowledgeable in strategic plan ning, personnel and program administration, state contracting, and federal and State auditing of local governments and non-profit organizations.
Comments by Michael Monasky
before the City Council, Elk Grove, CA
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Re: Vacancy on the Sacramento County Environmental Commission
Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen got it right in 1882 when he composed “An Enemy Of The People.” It’s the tale of a doctor who runs the municipal spa and must report it’s being poisoned by a tannery run by his father in law. His brother is the town judge who follows the popular will to keep the city’s coffers filled with cash from visitors to the spa and to bolster the myth of its healing waters. Ibsen equivocated that he didn’t know if the story was a tragedy or a comedy. I suspect it’s both.
This council mimics the popular sentiment reported in Ibsen’s play. Most people neither know nor care to know about just how dangerous social policy and planning can be to their collective health. We’re awash in chronic diseases which deprive most of us of happy, healthy and long lives. Our communities have been planned around slow trips with individual automobiles which keep us off our feet and apart from each other. Because the burdens of housing and transportation are not shared, these individuated plans create unhealthy stress on our bodies. Ours is not a sharing and caring society.
Psychologist Paul Gilbert wrote:
“One of the challenges to creating a more compassionate society is to find ways to create the social and economic conditions that regulate control and hold strategies and promote care and share. No easy task.”
https://typeset.io/papers/creating-a-compassionate-world-addressing-the-conflicts-2kfcp04smd
I’m here because I submitted a complaint against the yawning pit of deficiencies in the so-called health impact assessment attached to the environmental impact report for the zoo. The city clerk informed me of this vacancy, so I applied.
The county public health services department should be recruited with the planning department when drafting environmental reports so that chronic human diseases can be considered. The hold and control policies of consumerism leave us with toxic air, water, and soil; deprive us of shared transit amenities; indebt us to pulling ourselves up by our own bootstraps. It’s an unwise way of living that destroys species upon which we depend, and will ultimately result in our collective demise.