GITY GLERK
2016 JAN 25 AM 9:29
818-548-2090
Application for Appointment to City Board or Commission Please provide the following information and return application to the Office of the City Clerk by mail:
613 E. Broadway, RM 110, Glendale, CA 91206-4393; or by Fax: 818-241-5386. (Applicant must be a Glendale Resident and Registered to Vote in the City) Planning Commission
Name of Board or Commission
PRINT LEGIBLY OR TYPE Date: January 18, 2016
Name: • Talin Shahbazian
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I. PERSONAL
526675116
Number of years lived in Glendale 9
Are you a registered voter in the City of Glendale (Required)? Yes _ No_ HI. EDUCATION
College: CA Polytechnic Univ. San Luis Obispo _ Degree: MS College: CA Polytechnic Univ. San Luis Obispo _ Degree: _ BS III. BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Position: Senior Planner
Company Name: _ Los Angeles Air Force Base
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oreer. cly Zip code
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Job Description: "Direct all community planning efforts at Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB); including rewriting the base general plan
*Project manager on over 30 operation and maintenance project within LAAFB and its 4 installations (OVER)
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Design Review Board Candidates Only:
Are you a registered Architect? Yes • No Registration Number:
IV. ORGANIZATIONS/CIVIC ACTIVITIES
List Affiliations:
American Planning Association (member since 2005)
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
List relevant experience and skills: As a practiced planner with a background in engineering, I have extensive work experience in various planning disciplines including urban, transportation, and environmental planning. I have worked on day-to-day planning tasks, in addition to long-range plans, specific plans and rewriting the General Plan for Los Angeles Air Force Base.
VI. OTHER INFORMATION
(A) Please attach a current resume
(B) Please include a brief written statement outlining your views on the roles and responsibilities of this Board or Commission, its key issues, and your goals if appointed (attach additional sheet if necessary.
The Planning Commission with the City of Glendale has done an outstanding job reviewing short and long term planning policies and reviewing physical development patterns within the City while giving their informed recommendation to the City Council. My objective to join this expert team is to bring my planning skills and use that knowledge to befter serve the Commission, the City Council, and ultimately the City.
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K-506 (5/08)
Talin Shahharian
OBECTIBE
• Highiy experienced urban and transportation planner with over 5 years of experience in community, urban, transportation, and environmental planning within the public and private sectors.
Extensive project management experience covering planning, construction and engineering disciplines.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB), (2012 - Present)
Senior Planner/ Project Manager
• Direct all community planning efforts at Los Angeles Air Force Base' (LAAFB); including rewriting the General Plan and the Facilities Excellence Plan for the Base and its four installations. • Develop standards and criteria to guide agency representatives in evaluating comprehensive plans and analytical techniques.
• Lead, facilitate, coordinate, and execute interactions with intra and inter-agency stakeholders to collectively identify best practices for stakeholders and government partners to leverage when developing or revising infrastructure and community design, operations, and recovery plans and procedures. • Caliaborate with internal and external stakeholders, informing, developing and revising plans aimed at increasing intrastructure resilience.
• Project manager on over 30 operation and maintenance (0&M) projects within LAAB installations; involved in all phases of project while collaborating with various. teams to ensure successful planning, implementation and construction.
* Oversee the Space Allocation Team on Base; created a new database to catalogue all assets and personnel on Base.
• Maintain Secret Security Clearance since June 2012.
STV incorporated (2009 - 2011)
Transportation Planner
• vanaged coordination between the planning and engineering teams in support of the Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the 45-mile-long Los Angeles-to-Anaheim segment of the California statewide High Speed Rail (HSR) system:
• Directed development of technical reports to evaluate: potential parking expansion opportunities along Metrolink Station areas to serve current and projected parking demand near the stations. • Coordinated the preparation of EIR/EIS documents for relevant transportation and transit projects.
City of Paso Robles (2005 - 2008)
Project Planner
• Prepared staff reports for relevant projects and presented at planning commission meetings. Presented recommendations on zoning, land use; transportation, design and other related issues. • Issued permits, evaluated zoning requirements, and performed completeness reviews on projects submitted to the Community Development Department.
• Along with the City Engineer, identified traffic and parking issues within the City's downtown district.
EDUCATION
• California Polytechnic State University - San Luis-Obispo:- Master of Science in Engineering, specializing in Transportation Planning (Joint Degree Program)
• California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo - Master of City and Regional Pianning, specializing in Transportation Pfanning (Joint Degree Program) • California Polytechnic State University - San Luis.Obispo, - B.S. City and Regional Planning SKILLS /AFFILIATIONS.
• Proficient in GIS, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Adabe InDesign, and Microsoft Office Suite. • American Planning Association (member since 2005)