From: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2022 3:06 PM
To: Website DL - Clerk's Office
Subject: [External] Online Form Submittal: Board / Committee / Commission Application Board / Committee / Commission Application
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full Name:* Email Address:* Gender:
Elizabeth (Betsy) Cooley
Please specify the Board, Commission or Committee you are applying for:* [Emeryville Transportation Management Association VI
Which position on the Advisory Body are you applying for?* [Resident V]
I am currently a member of the above Committee, and am seeking reappointment.* (X) Yes () No
If you are seeking re-appointment, has any of your information changed within the last 12 months? If your answer is yes, please complete the rest of this form. If your information has not changed within the past 12 months, please only enter your name and email information above. You do not need to complete the remainder of this form.
(X) Yes () No
RESIDENCY / EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Home Address:* City: State:* Zip Code:*
Home/Cell Phone Number:* How long have you lived in Emeryville?* 35 years
Place of Employment: Occupation:
Retired Former Office Manager, Various Law Firms
Business Address: City: State: Zip Code:
n/a
Business Phone Number: How long have you worked in Emeryville? n/a 9 mos. 2009 Artists Coop
Upload Your Résumé:
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EDUCATION / EXTRACURRICULAR INTERESTS
High School:
Needham High School, Needham, MA
College:
Lasell Jr. College, Auburndale, MA
Trade or Business School(s):
n/a
Other Interests:
Politics, Public Transportation, Reading, Walking, Photography, Exercising, two adorable little kitties I adopted several years ago
1 ADVISORY BODY EXPERIENCE / INFORMATION
Are you currently serving on other Boards, Commissions or Committees? () Yes (X) No
Have you served on a Board, Commission or Committee before? (X) Yes () No
Please list all past and current City of Emeryville advisory boards.
Housing Committee, Past Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee - Past 2016 Bicycle and Pedestrian - Past Marina Committee - Past Emery Go-Round Task Force and later Stakeholders Task Force - Past Ad Hoc Committee on Significant Structures - Past
Please list any past and current board, commission or committee memberships outside of Emeryville.
Emeryville Transportation Management Association, Current Board Member Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District, Former Trusteee Watchdog Committee Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) - Former member Alameda County Commission on Aging - Former member EUSD Measure J Citizens Oversight Committee - Former member
Please list all organization memberships and positions held.
Watergate Community Association: Inspector of Elections, Election Committee - Past Watergate Community Association: Chair, Facilities Safety and Security Committee - Past Please list any relevant work and volunteer experience.
Federal Public Defender, Office Manager McCarthy Johnson & Miller, Legal Assistant in Union-Side Labor Law Firm Law Office of Thomas E. Horn, Office Manager Volunteer: Volunteered two days a week at Golden Gate Library. Glide Memorial serving breakfasts some weekdays and making lunches on weekend. Worked one night a week at a church in Oakland that was part of a group of churches during the winter months that provided overnight housing for people without homes. Worked on a variety of local and national political campaigns.
Why are you interested in serving on this Board, Commission or Committee?* I have been a Board member of the ETMA for the last 6 years and have continued to expand my knowledge of how the ETMA and Emery Go-Round functions. Before the inclusion of residential property owners in the current PBID, I attended almost every Board Meeting of the ETMA for 4 or 5 years, so l am very familiar with various budgetary and other challenges that need to be addressed on a regular basis to keep the Emery Go- Round system running reliably while at the same time respecting fiscal responsibilities. I've been a supporter of and have used public transit for most of my working life and now in retirement. (I'm very aware that the Emery Go-Round is not a traditional public transit system; however, it is open to the public and is paid for by Emeryville residential and business property owners through a PBID and has been a tremendous asset to everyone residing in, working in or visiting the City.) It is important to me that the Emery Go-Round continues to provide reliable service to residents along with the businesses, shoppers and other users in an efficient, reliable and fiscally responsible manner.
PLANNING COMMISSION APPLICANTS ONLY
Please provide a short (300 words or less) statement discussing your ideas and attitudes about planning in Emeryville. Please consider issues such as traffic, industrial and commercial development density, affordable housing, maintaining community diversity and jobs/housing balance.
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