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Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 8:46 PM
To: Website DL - Clerk's Office; Pedro Jimenez; Brad Helfenberger Subject: [External] Online Form Submittal: Board / Committee / Commission Application Board / Committee / Commission Application
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full Name:*
Gail Donaldson
Email Address:*
Gender:
F
Please specify the Board, Commission or Committee you are applying for:* [Parks and Recreation Committee \/]
Which position(s) on the Advisory Body are you applying for? [Community Member \/]
I am currently a member of the above Committee, and am seeking reappointment.* ( ) Yes (X) 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.
( ) Yes ( ) No
RESIDENCY / EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Home Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
How long have you lived in Emeryville?
23 years
Place of Employment:
Gates + Associates
Occupation:
Landscape Architect/Planner
Business Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number: How long have you worked in Emeryville?
n/a
EDUCATION / EXTRACURRICULAR INTERESTS
High School:
El Cerrito High School
College:
U.C. Berkeley, Hastings College of Law, U.C. Berkeley College of Environmental Design Trade or Business School(s):
Other Interests:
Exploring cities. Exploring nature. Travel, reading, gardening, music, cooking, conversation.
ADVISORY BODY EXPERIENCE / INFORMATION
Are you currently serving on other Boards, Commissions or Committees? (X) Yes ( ) No
Have you served on a Board, Commission or Committee before? (X) Yes ( ) No
2 Please list all past and current City of Emeryville advisory boards.
Planning Commission (current) Parks and Recreation Committee (current - Planning Commission representative) Community Grants Selection Committee (current & past) Center for the Arts Blue Ribbon Committee (past) General Plan & Zoning Update Steering Committee (past) Parks & Recreation Strategic Plan Ad Hoc Committee (past) Brownfields Committee (past) Climate Change Task Force (past) Please list any past and current board, commission or committee memberships outside of Emeryville.
Board Member, A Safe Place (shelter for domestic violence victims) (past) Please list all organization memberships and positions held.
American Society of Landscape Architects, Northern California Chapter (member) American Planning Association, Northern California Chapter (member)
Please list any relevant work and volunteer experience.
My professional work for the last decade has focused on park system planning.
Why are you interested in serving on this Board, Commission or Committee? I currently serve on this Committee as the Planning Commission representative. I am leaving the Planning Commission and would like to continue to serve on the Parks and Recreation Committee. Emeryville's parks and its recreation programs are fundamental to the City's quality of life. I would like to continue to use my personal and professional experience to contribute to the quality of these essential elements of our community.
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.