CITY OF FRESNO
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WHEREAS, Kristine Cai has been with Fresno Council of Governments for 21 years and proudly served as Deputy Director from 2019-2023. Graduating with a master’s degree from Kansas State University in Regional and Community Planning and a bachelor’s degree in English from Guangzhou Foreign Language Institute University in China, Kristine went to work with the San Joaquin Council of Governments in 1999 before joining Fresno COG in 2002; and
WHEREAS, During her professional career, Kristine has prided herself on being a leader in utilizing integrated planning techniques, combining transpor tation, and land use and air quality planning in development of Fresno COG’s Regional Transportation Plan /Sustainable Communities Strategy.
Kristine has worked on and implemented many pr ojects and programs that advanced mobility for people and goods, improved air quality and advan ced sustainable planning practices in the Fresno region as well as the San Joaquin Valley; and
WHEREAS, Highlights of Kristine’s career include: serving as Fresno COG project manager for three cycles (2014-2022) of the Fr esno Council of Governments Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS), initiating and leading the development of the SB 743 Regional Implementation Guidelines that are now being widely used by local governments in Fresno County, managing the Measure C Transit Oriented Development (TOD) program since the inception of the program in 2006, and serving as project manager for the eight San Joaquin Valley MPOs on a Valley-wide Household Travel Survey; and
WHEREAS, Although Kristine has resigned from Fresno COG, she will still be serving the Valley in her new role as a consultant. Kristine has a son (Todd) who lives in the Bay Area, and she is moving to the Bay Area to be closer to him and family/friends. In her spare time, Kristine likes to travel. To date she has been to Japan, Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, China, and Taiwan. She also likes to play pickleball with friends; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we Mayor Jerry Dyer and the Fresno City Council recognize the many years of service to the City of Fresno, and do hereby honor:
“Kristine Cai”
in the City of Fresno.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 20 th
day of July 2023.
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY P. DYER, Honorable Mayor MIKE KARBASSI , Councilmember District 2
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ TYLER MAXWELL, Council President ANNALISA PEREA, Council Vice President
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3 LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember District 5
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7