Submit Date: Mar 31, 2023
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Employer Job Title
City of Napa Boards & Commissions
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Mailing Address (if different than Resident Address above) Length of Residence in the City of Napa:
33 years
Length of Residence in the County of Napa:
33 years
Registered to vote in the City of Napa?
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Ethnicity *
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Interests & Experiences
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Cultural Heritage Commission: Submitted
Elizabeth P. McKinne
Napa CA 94559
Self Visual Artist
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Community Service Experience:
Member of Napa County Landmarks preservation non-profit Appointed member of the Preservation Advocacy Committee for NCL Host for Historic Old Town community event, Porchfest Host for The NCL Candlelight Tour for my residence at 459 Randolph Street Docent for The NCL Candlelight Tour Trustee of The Oxbow School, Napa, from 2000-2006
Education:
M.F.A. University of Colorado, Boulder 1980 B.F.A. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1975 Other relevant experience or expertise:
Historic architecture and interiors are a near life-long passion of mine. I am an old house owner and have been very engaged in the restoration of two houses in Napa Abajo/Fuller Park, one built in 1884 and the other in 1896. I have been an advocate for my National Register District as well as other historic neighborhoods in Napa. In addition to frequent attendance at CHC meetings, I have attended preservation workshops held by SHPO and the California Preservation Foundation. I am actively involved in historic preservation in Napa, where I have served on the Preservation Advisory Committee of Napa County Landmarks. Much of my free time is spent trying to educate myself about preservation, period interior design and architecture as well as planning matters related to historic preservation. I have been a resident of Old Town Napa for 33 years and am familiar with many of our historic properties and architectural styles found in Napa. I have an education in the visual arts and have been a practicing color consultant for (primarily) residential projects.
Additional Questions
What is your understanding of the role and responsibility of this board? The Cultural Heritage Commission has many duties, among them: The CHC makes decisions as to whether projects submitted are compatible with the Secretary of Interior Standards and Napa’s Municipal Code regarding historic preservation. It makes decisions regarding appropriate adaptation and preservation of local historic properties. The CHC makes recommendations and advises the City Council on preservation matters and historic cultural resources. The CHC considers proposed changes to a recognized historic property and decides whether these projects qualify for a certificate of appropriateness. It determines eligibility and awarding of Mills Act contracts.
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Have you ever attended a meeting of this board? If so, how many? Many meetings over many years.
What duties of this board are most interesting to you?
Everything is interesting to me.
What activities of this board are least interesting to you? None. I am interested in all aspects of preservation brought to the CHC.
What programs or projects would you like to see improved or implemented? I would like to see the CHC fulfill one of its responsibilities as a Local Certified Government body by holding workshops and preservation educational presentations for the public. I think this would encourage preservation in the public at large and guide people toward appropriate solutions for their requested projects. I think if our residents were better informed about preservation they would gain even more of an appreciation of Napa's historic districts as a very valuable cultural resource. I believe there is a need for the Napa Planning Department to engage a dedicated preservation planner to help property owners with the process of gaining permits for projects that involve preservation questions. In many instances a specialized preservation planner may help property owners avoid having a hearing at the CHC if the issues can be handled well by the dedicated planner, one who is well trained in applying and upholding the Secretary of Interiors Standards to projects.
How would you approach improving these project(s) or program(s)? I believe the CHC can schedule the educational projects in conjunction as this is acknowledged as part of its duties. Changes re: a dedicated preservation planner in our Planning Department and authorization of the CHC to uphold its recommendations would require approval from the Napa City Council.
Are you involved in any organizations or activities that may result in a conflict of interest if you are appointed to this board?
No. I am a member of Napa County Landmarks which also promotes preservation in Napa, a goal compatible with serving on the Cultural Heritage Commission. I am also a member of the NCL Preservation Advocacy Committee.
Please list two local references and their phone numbers:
Napa Residents: Austene Hall (former member of the Landmarks Commission at the City of Berkeley, a parallel body to our CHC.) Charles Shinnamon, How did you learn of this vacancy?
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ELI
ZABETH MCKINNE
Napa, CA 94559
Objective
To serve on Napa’s Cultural Heritage Commission
Qu
alifications
See application
Education
1980 M.F.A. University of Colorado at Boulder
1975 B.F.A. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Em
ployment
1975-Lifelong – Practicing Fine Artist
My primary interest is in making, showing and selling my work. I have been represented by galleries in San Francisco (Janet Steinberg Gallery, Gump’s, Ianetti-Lanzone) Mill Valley (Susan Cummins Gallery) Denver (Sebastian Moore Gallery) Seattle (MIA Gallery) and have shown in these and other venues for over 30 years.
2004- 2018 Color Consultant for primarily residential projects
After working on the interiors of both my houses, I was asked repeatedly to help others with color choices for their homes and businesses. Encouraged by this and happy working with interiors, I began “Elizabeth’s Eye Color Consulting” in Napa, helping clients with interior and exterior colors, primarily for residences.
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2000- 2004 Retail/product consultant for COPIA
As the retail consultant, I worked with the interior architect/ store designer for the project and the President of Copia in developing concepts for and dedicated spaces for merchandise for the gift store at the Center. I researched and recommended initial product lines for the store’s permanent buyer to pursue for the store’s opening, sourcing at the New York and San Francisco Gift Shows. 1981—1999 Buyer at Arch Drafting Supplies, San Francisco, serving architects, designers and artists I began Arch as a sales person for architectural supplies after having worked in the art supply industry for several years before, during and after graduate school. I became the primary buyer for drafting supplies at the store, responsible for inventory, purchasing decisions and execution during which I worked with sales reps as well as with catalogue purchasing. In 1990, with the encouragement of my employer, I began developing a new section of the store devoted to more “gift/ design oriented” products. During the first year I trained the new buyer for supplies purchases while shaping the character of new products for the gift section. I continued as buyer until the end of 1999. 1979-1981 Art Hardware, Retail sales and assistant to the manager/buyer
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ELIZ
ABETH MCKINNE/ Fine Arts CV
BIRTHPLACE Raleigh, North Carolina
EDUCATION
1980 M.F.A., Painting, University of Colorado, Boulder
1975 B.F.A., Painting, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
AFFILIATIONS
2000 – 2006 Trustee of The Oxbow School, Napa, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1997 “Shape of Memory,” Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1995 “Works on Paper,” MIA Gallery, Seattle, Washington 1994 “Ruminations,” Codorniu Napa, Napa, CA
1992 “Elizabeth McKinne,” MIA Gallery, Seattle, Washington 1988 “Elizabeth McKinne, New Works,” Janet Steinberg
Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
“Elizabeth McKinne, Drawings on Paper,” San Marco
Gallery,
Dominican College, San Rafael, CA
1986 “Elizabeth McKinne, Drawings,” Hanes Art Center
Gallery,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
“Elizabeth McKinne, Paintings and Drawings,” Janet
Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1985 “Elizabeth McKinne,” Elements Gallery, New York, New York
1984 “Elizabeth McKinne, Paintings,” Anna Gardner Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA
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1980 “E
lizabeth McKinne,” Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Sibelle- Wolle Fine Arts Building, University of Colorado,
Boulder
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 “Gems V,” Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA (Susan Aulik juror)
2021 “Happenstance,” MarinMOCA, (Zoe Taleporos, juror) “Crocker Kingsley Annual,” Blue Line Arts Gallery,
Roseville, CA,
(Carrie Lederer, juror) Award: 2
nd P
rize, catalogue
2019 “Microcosms II,” Gallery 621, Benicia, CA (Chester Arnold, juror)
2018 “No Mud, No Lotus,” Orangeland Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 “Forma Natura,” Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA (Mark Eanes, juror)
2015 “Variations on Abstraction, 2010-2015,” Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA
“Fragments,” Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA
“Botanica,” Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA (Ken
Harmon and McKenzie Stevens, jurors)
2014 “2014 Juried Art Show,” Piedmont Center for the Arts, Piedmont, CA
“(n)collage,” Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma, CA (Inez
Storer, juror)
“Altered Landscapes,” Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA (Phil Linhares, juror)
“Slice,” Pence Gallery, Davis, CA Award: 3rd P
lace, (Carrie
Lederer, juror)
“Micro Visions,” Red Dot Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2013 “Gems II,” Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA
“Slice,” Pence Gallery, Davis, CA (Rachael Teagle, juror) “Vessels,” Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA (Larry
Render, juror)
2010 “Antivore Antics,” Auction, di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA ATTACHMENT 1
2007 "M
oonproof Madness," Auction, di Rosa Preserve, Napa,
CA
2004 “25th Anniversary Exhibition,” University Art Gallery, Sonoma
State University, Rohnert Park, CA
2003 “Au Naturel,” di Rosa Preserve, Auction, Napa, CA 2002 “Director’s Cut,” Auction, di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA 2001 “Operating Systems,” Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
2001 “Underfoot,” Centro Cultural Alumni, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1998 “20th Anniversary Exhibition, Part II,” San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, San
Francisco, CA
1997 “Small Works,” Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA “So Long Salon,” MIA Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1996 “Drawings: Realism to Abstraction; A Contemporary Survey of the Bay Area,” Triton Museum of Art,
Santa Clara, CA
“Garden Impressions,” Hewlett- Packard Corp., Palo Alto, CA
1995 “Diminutive Pairs,” Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Napa, CA “USA Within Limits,” Galeria Milan, Sao Paolo, Brazil
1993 “Summertime,” MIA Gallery, Seattle, Washington “Gender Specific,” MIA Gallery, Seattle, Washington
“Botanic,” Sean Elwood Fine Art, Seattle, Washington
1990 “Elizabeth McKinne, Katherine Jernberg,” Gump’s
Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1989 “Columbus, 1492-1992,” Galleria San Benigno, Genoa, Italy
“Drawings, Part I,” Iannetti-Lanzone Gallery, San
Francisco, CA
1988 “Art LA ’88,” Janet Steinberg Galley, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
“Sixteen Young Bay Area Artists,” Clara Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
“Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, “ San Francisco Museum
of Modern Art Rental Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1987 “B
ay Area Artists Small Works Invitational,”
Janet Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1986 “The Right Foot,” San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco International Airport
“The Flower and Garden Show,” DW Gallery, Dallas,
Texas
“Elizabeth McKinne, Eleanor Rufty,” Reynolds/Minor
Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
“Recent Drawings from Northern California,”
Memorial Union Gallery, University of California,
Davis
“California Paintings,” J.B. Speade Museum,
Louisville, Kentucky
“Master Lines,” Palo Alto Cultural Center,
Palo Alto, CA
1985 “Pro Arts Annual,” Pro Arts, Oakland, CA
“Bay Arts 85,” Arts Council of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA “Artquest ’85,” Los Angeles, CA (Finalist)
1984 “Julia Marshall, Stuart Fineman, Elizabeth McKinne, Janet Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Arrangements,” San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
“The Subject Is Objects,” Hearst Art Gallery,
St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA
1982 “Works on Paper,” Sebastian Moore Gallery, Denver, CO
“Vessels,” University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA
“Art for Limited Space,” Anna Gardner Gallery,
Stinson Beach, CA
“Small Format, “ Spring Annual at The Richmond Art
Center, Richmond, CA (Amsterdam Art Award)
“Group Exhibition,” San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Works on Paper,” Sebastian Moore Gallery, Denver, CO
1981 “California Works ’81,” Sacramento, CA (Honorable Mention)
1980 “Sebastian Moore Gallery, Denver, CO
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1979 “4
for Christmas,” St. Charles on Wazee Gallery, Denver,
CO
1978 “Introductions 78,” Van Doren Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Stockton National 1978, Contemporary Trends in
Printmaking and Drawing,“ Stockton, CA
1976 “Art of the Carolinas,” The 1976 Springs Traveling Art Show, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina
1975 “The Spring Mills Show,” Lancaster, South Carolina (Honorable Mention)
TEACHING
1992 Instructor, Drawing, Sonoma State University,
Rohnert Park, CA
1988 Visiting Artist Instructor, Children’s Drawing Workshop, LEAP, San Francisco, California
1987 Artist in Residence, San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
1986 Artist in Residence, San Francisco School of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Instructor, Drawing Workshop, College of Marin,
Kentfield, CA
1980 Graduate Instructor, Painting, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Graduate Instructor, Drawing, Univ. of Colorado,
Boulder
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AR
TIST LECTURES
1988 Dominican College Lecture Series, San Rafael, California Sonoma State University Artist Lecture Series,
Rohnert Park, CA
1987 “Processes” Visiting Artist Lecture Series, CCAC, Oakland, CA
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Ackland Loan Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Americana Hotel, San Francisco, California
Amoco, Denver, Colorado
ArtVentures, San Francisco, California
Atlantic Richfield, Dallas Texas
Horne, McClatchy and Coblentz, San Francisco, California
Itel Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
Kaiser Permanente, Roseville, Pleasonton, South Sacramento and Vallejo, California
Kimpton Investment Co., San Francisco, California
F.R. Mayer Investments, Denver, Colorado
McCutchen, Doyle, Brown and Enersen, San Jose, California
Betty Irene Moore Hall, UC Davis, Sacramento, California
Nordstrom, Corte Madera, California
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Pa
cific Bell, San Francisco, California
Paine Webber, Inc., San Francisco, California
Paribas Technology, San Francisco, California
Cindy Pawlsen, Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen, St. Helena, California
Progressive Corporation, Pepper Pike, Ohio
SSI, San Francisco, California
Saintsbury, Napa, California
Somach, Simmons and Dunn, Sacramento, California
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
Unisource Financial Group, San Francisco, California
Yokahama Royal Park Hotel, Yokahama, Japan
Western Paintings Conservation, Denver, Colorado
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BI
BLIOGRAPHY
New American Paintings, Book XXXI, Open Studio Press, January 2001.
Miller, Alicia. "Scott Greene and Elizabeth McKinne at Susan Cummins Gallery." ARTweek, CA, August 1997.
Telford, Anne. "Elizabeth McKinne." Art, Northern California Home & Garden, CA, October 1989.
Baker, Kenneth. “Group Show at Iannetti-Lanzone.” San Francisco Chronicle,June 21, 1989.
Tromble, Meredith. "Elizabeth McKinne at Janet Steinberg," Transcript of radio show, West Coast Weekend, KQED-FM, San Francisco, CA, March 5, 1988.
Nadaner, Dan. "Direct Marks and Layers of Mystery," ARTweek, CA, May 30, 1987.
Jordan, Jim. "Drawn to Richmond, Bay Area Drawing, " East Bay Express, Oakland, CA, July, 10, 1987.
Tromble, Meredith. "Bay Area Drawing," Transcript of radio show, West Coast Weekend, KQED-FM, San Francisco, CA, May 16, 1987.
Kutner, Janet. "Exhibits of a different color." The Dallas Morning News, TX, April 16, 1987.
Merritt, Robert. "Rufty, Drought expand imagery." Richmond Times-Dispatch, VA, May 24, 1986.
Winter, David. "Elizabeth McKinne." ARTnews, NY, Summer 1986.
Shere, Charles. "Two-woman exhibit is alive with spontaneity." Art Scene, The Tribune, Oakland, CA, March 18, 1986.
Dickson, Joanne. “Art Notes.” Point Reyes Light, CA, April 26, 1984.
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Br
agdon, Phyllis. "Everything she does focuses on her everyday environment." Marin Independent Journal, CA, April 23, 1984.
Singletary, Suzanne M. "Works on Paper at Sebastian-Moore Gallery, Denver." Art Space, Summer 1982.
McDonald, Robert. "Two Emerging Artists." ARTweek, CA, July 29, 1978.
Frankenstein, Alfred. "He's Ushering in The Brave New World." At the Galleries, San Francisco Chronicle, CA, July 22, 1978.
Bloomfield, Arthur. "Little Refreshment on the Art Gallery Tour." S.F.
Examiner, CA, July 12, 1978.
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Submit Date: May 17, 2023
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
Email Address
Street Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title
City of Napa Boards & Commissions
Profile
Mailing Address (if different than Resident Address above) Length of Residence in the City of Napa:
19 of the last 44 years (2 years most recently)
Length of Residence in the County of Napa:
37 of the last 44 years (since 1979)
Registered to vote in the City of Napa?
Yes No
Ethnicity *
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic
Interests & Experiences
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Cultural Heritage Commission: Submitted
Kent Rasmussen
Napa CA 94559
Kent Rasmussen Winery Owner
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Community Service Experience:
President - Rasmussen Family Fund - A charity that offers broad support for educational and cultural non- profits. While we support 501c3s statewide, we focus on groups close to home. Member - Napa Valley Community Fund Past board member (long ago) - Wolff Center My wife, Celia Ramsay, has also served on the boards of the Freight and Salvage (Berkeley), The White Barn (St. Helena), Lark Music Camp (Mendocino), St. Helena Educational Foundation and others.
Education:
BA - History - UCB - 1979 BS - Viticulture and Enology - UCD - 1983 Other relevant experience or expertise:
I have had a lifelong interest in the preservation and rehabilitation of historic homes. Currently, my wife and I live at 361 Franklin, one of the pretty Victorians in the block with all the redwood trees. We are doing our best to be good stewards of one of Napa's gems. Prior to our purchase of this house we lived in Berkeley for a few years and during that time we completed a garden to roof rehab of one of Bernard Maybeck's most significant homes in Berkeley (1325 Arch Street). In 1999 we built a unique craftsman style home in St. Helena (1001 Silverado Trail). In the mid 1980s, we brought three Resource Listed home in old town Napa back to life (367 Cross St., 1248 Hayes St and 1457 Calistoga Ave.). While rehabbing has never been a business for me, it has been a lifelong pursuit and, after 40 years I have a lot of knowledge about, and respect for, historic homes. Professionally I am a winemaker. I planted my first vineyard in Carneros in 1979. In 1986 my wife and I started a winery on that property and then moved it to St. Helena in 1995, then to the Napa Business Park in 2012. Owning and operating a winery in the Napa Valley through the near entirety of the Valley's change from a fairly depressed agricultural community to what it is today gives me a lot of historical perspective.
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What is your understanding of the role and responsibility of this board? In a broad sense, the Cultural Heritage Board role is to act as the City Council's steward of Napa's historic structures and neighborhoods. It should be the "go-to" group when information and guidance about historic structures is needed. More specifically, the Cultural Heritage Board gives thought to the current historic assets of the City and how best to manage these assets to forward the City's goal of maintaining its history. Many of Napa City's historic structures were lost in the 1960s and 1970s, but also a lot of its remaining assets have been diluted by poor renovation practices and inappropriate choices in new construction near historic assets. The Cultural Heritage Board's role is to be more thoughtful and try to minimize these issues in the future.
Have you ever attended a meeting of this board? If so, how many? I've attended CHC board meetings twice, both times when I had projects before the Commission.
What duties of this board are most interesting to you?
--In the next few years urban planning throughout California is going to be full of new issues due to the emphasis on additional housing. ADUs, lot-splits, and infill are hot topics. While some historic areas are exempt from some of this, there is going to be a lot of pressure to make adjustments. My biggest interest is helping to shape the City's thinking on these issues. --To come to some understanding of why there are so many derelict homes in old-town Napa. Doing anything about them may be beyond the scope of action for the Cultural Heritage Board, but a better understanding of those property owner's issues and thinking would be worthwhile. --Next on my list would be to look at the issue of how to handle the many not-so- historic assets mixed into historical neighborhoods. --The above are all big projects, but there are some smaller, more direct items I would like to see at the forefront; things like encouraging the City Council to take more notice when property owners do good things to their historic homes.
What activities of this board are least interesting to you? I can't answer this--I don't know the scope of the board's less-than-interesting duties. I am sure there are a few that will not interest me, but I will do my duty towards those also.
What programs or projects would you like to see improved or implemented? I have a lot to learn about what has been and is being done in Napa regarding cultural preservation. Over time I will become more versed on the issue and I will become engaged with new programs and projects that I know nothing of today. Here are a few things that come to my mind now: --As mentioned above, I think that times are changing in the world of urban planning. I would very much like to be at the forefront of developing Napa's response to those changes. --Recently I completed a historic rehab of a Maybeck home in Berkeley which helped me see the value of Berkeley's various historical groups. We have some that here in Napa, but the more the better. Creating "community" amongst historical property owners tends to drive more people to be interested in preservation work on their homes. --There are many "one- off" homes (geographically isolated in newer neighborhoods) and buildings in Napa that should be recognized for their place in Napa's history. I am unaware of a listing of these structures, but think that many of them are of value and should be noted.
How would you approach improving these project(s) or program(s)? As mentioned above, I need to learn a lot about what currently exists. Once I feel conversant, I will have a lot more to say.
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Are you involved in any organizations or activities that may result in a conflict of interest if you are appointed to this board?
It is likely in the next couple of years that I will be applying to do work on properties that I own that might require a certificate of appropriateness. If that happens, I will naturally recuse myself to avoid any conflicts. Other than that, I can think of nothing that will be an issue.
Please list two local references and their phone numbers:
--Paul Bartelt, Bartelt Engineering (Paul is a local civil engineer who has worked on many projects in Napa over many years). --Steve Carlin (Steve founded and developed the Oxbow Market Project) -
How did you learn of this vacancy?
Internet
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Submit Date: May 25, 2023
First Name Middle Initial Last Name
Email Address
Street Address Suite or Apt
City State Postal Code
Primary Phone Alternate Phone
Employer Job Title
City of Napa Boards & Commissions
Profile
Mailing Address (if different than Resident Address above) Length of Residence in the City of Napa:
0 Length of Residence in the County of Napa:
9 years
Registered to vote in the City of Napa?
Yes No
Ethnicity *
Caucasian/Non-Hispanic
Interests & Experiences
Which Boards would you like to apply for?
Cultural Heritage Commission: Submitted
Karen C Wesson
Napa CA 94558
retired
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Yes No
Community Service Experience:
Cultural Heritage Commissioner - 2021 - present Napa County Landmarks Member of the Board of Directors - 2017 to 2019, 2023 to present Napa County Landmarks Preservation Action Committee Member - 2015 to 2019
Education:
California State University, Hayward - Bachelor of Arts, Art; Teaching Credentials Pepperdine University - graduate level business classes Napa Citizens Academy Graduate Other relevant experience or expertise:
Winner of California Preservation Foundation Award - Preservation Design Award in the Restoration Category for a two homes in Napa, 2019 Courses in interior design and worked for two interior designers in San Francisco primarily as Executive Director with design/client assignments Over 45 years hands-on remodeling/restoring residences Apprentice Letterpress Printer using antique methods and machinery Additional Questions
What is your understanding of the role and responsibility of this board? To be a representative of the community to preserve and enrich the history of the City of Napa's buildings, structures, sites or areas that have important historical associations with past eras, events, persons and architectural styles so that current and future generations will have knowledge of the heritage of Napa's past. The use and understanding of the guidelines followed by the Commission in review of subject applications. To work with applicants to best achieve their plans while also following guidelines.
Have you ever attended a meeting of this board? If so, how many? Yes. Approximately attending 20-30
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What duties of this board are most interesting to you?
Review of projects as they apply to the guidelines and working with applicants; working with other committee members, planning department and city council; special projects to educate the public about Napa's historical past. To preserve the historical character of Napa so that future generations will look back at our efforts with a positive view of decisions made by the Commission and City.
What activities of this board are least interesting to you? None
What programs or projects would you like to see improved or implemented? I would like to see a guide for applicants to assist them in the process in the submission of a Certificate of Appropriateness so that they have an understanding in the process and what the goals of the CHC are so that they may be better prepared in their application.
How would you approach improving these project(s) or program(s)? In the guide I would suggest a timeline on the process; resources such as the website for the Secretary of Interior's Standards; suggestions for help such as historical architects and historians, Napa County Historical Society and Napa County Landmarks; what the Planning Department does what the CHC does, links to the Board and Commission Meetings website to attend or listen to current/past meetings; examples of what may be acceptable and what is not with the goal of learning how a successful and clear application may be presented to the CHC.
Are you involved in any organizations or activities that may result in a conflict of interest if you are appointed to this board?
None
Please list two local references and their phone numbers:
Beverly Shotwell Ernie Scholbohm
How did you learn of this vacancy?
Other
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ROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
City of Napa, Napa
Cultural Heritage Commissioner
2021- present
One of the five-member advisory representatives to the City Council on matters related to preservation of historic resources, mainly regarding the Historic Resources Element of the General Plan and the Historic Preservation Ordinance.
Napa County Landmarks, Napa County
Board of Directors Member
2017- 2019, 2023 - present
M
ember of the nonprofit organization that advocates for the appreciation and preservation of historic buildings, sit
es and districts through educational programs, public policy, research, and technical assistance.
N
apa County Landmarks, Napa County
Preservation Action Committee Member and Newsletter Columnist 2014 – 2019
A
uthor of the Napa County Landmark’s A Resource Guide to Historic Property Research, Maintenance and Repair bro
chure on local, state, and federal resources for historic preservation. Regular columnist for the Newsletter – The Way it Was…
Ja
mes Marzo Design and Martha Angus Inc., San Francisco
Executive Director – Interior Design Firms
O
versaw the interior design firms of high end interior designers. Assisted in financial planning and development of c
ompany marketing strategies and conducted research for products, trends, inspirations, news, businesses, and so
cial media. Created design plans and projects for clients.
M
iller/Weiner Communications, San Francisco
Television Spokesperson – Entertaining and Lifestyle Expert Traveled throughout the United States and appeared on live television news and talk shows representing and publicizing corporate clients’ products, services, and brand image.
PRESERVATION PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Winner of the 2019 California Preservation Foundation Award for Preservation • Restored various historic buildings dating from 1856 to 1907 in the San Francisco Bay Area. • Understands Secretary of Interiors Standards to ensure work or changes are compliant and appropriate. • Utilizes skills and research knowledge to incorporate standards with historical building preservation. • Experience in wooden sash window renovation, woodworking, restoration challenges, and design. • Knowledge of sources for appropriate vintage items for authentic restoration. • Explores creative ways to salvage and reuse historical materials. • Understands how to implement research discoveries of structures to restore in-kind lost details. • Uses historical and genealogy research to uncover the history and story of structures and individuals. • Familiar with the application process for the City of Napa Mills Act.
EDUCATION
California State University, Hayward
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art and Double Teaching Credentials
City of Napa Citizens Academy Graduate
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AREN C WESSON
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