City or San Clemente
MAY l l 2023
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE City Clerk Department
BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
APPLICATION
1. Name: IJ_ .... o_h_n_D_o_w _________________________ __.
2. How long have you lived in San Clemente? ... 12_6__,;y;...e_a_rs __________________ ___,
3. What is your occupation? !Business Owner/ Equipment Leasing Co.
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Please explain why you would like to serve on the Beaches, Parks and Recreation Commission.
Our beaches, parks and recreational facilities are significant and definining features of our town. We are a beach town. Managing and enhancing these recources so they reach their full potential is essential to meeting the expectations and desires of our residents and makes San Clemente a great place to live. I would like to do what I can to help the city reach its full potential with respect to these resources.
Please explain how your background and experience would contribute to the Beaches, Parks and Recreation Commission.
business owner and long term resident who appreciates and uses these resources. Avid surfer and tennis player. All my kids have used the parks and recreational faciltites (baseball fields, tennis courts, swimming pools etc .. ) and I have coached them at these facilities.
6. Please explain any expertise that you may have in the area of ocean water quality and/or beach environmental stewardship.
initial member of Save our Beaches San Clemente, an advocacy group focused on costal erosion
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9. What is your educat ional background?
High School/Colleges Attended Major Field of Study Degree? University of Illinois, Champaign - Urbana Accounting BS Please explain any experience that you have in community, governmental, charitable or educational affairs.
Member of Save our Beaches San Clemente
The Beaches, Parks and Recreation Commission meets on the second Tuesday in February, April, June, August, October r::n~ecembe, at 6,oo p m. Please e,plaln any challeages, if any, yo, may have In meeting this com mltment.
10. Please describe your views on the quality of City beaches and parks, including any steps you feel should be taken for improvement.
11. We need to maintain and enchance our beaches with a focus on sand replenishment and retention Please use the space below to explain any other factors about yourself that you would like for the Councilmembers to consider as they review your application.
Passionate about preserving our beaches and enhancing our park and recreatonal resources