Agenda packet — Santa Cruz City Council, January 17, 2023

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Special Meeting – January 17, 2023
6:00 p.m. ADVISORY BODY INTERVIEWS, ZOOM/COUNCIL CHAMBERS IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Pursuant to California Government Code 54953(e)(1)(A) and (C), and the City of Santa Cruz’s resolution authorizing continued virtual participation in public meetings given the COVID-19 pandemic, meetings of the Santa Cruz City Council are being conducted with a hybrid format, providing both in-person and virtual participation in order to promote social distancing and protect the health and safety of attendees, staff, and Councilmembers.

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sensitivities we ask that you attend fragrance free. Upon request, the agenda can be provided in a format to accommodate special needs. Additionally, if you wish to attend this public meeting and will require assistance such as an interpreter for American Sign Language, Spanish, or other special equipment, please call the City Clerk’s Department at 420-5030 at least five days in advance so that we can arrange for such special assistance, or email [email protected]. The Cal-Relay system number: 1-800-735-2922.

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City Council Special Meeting
6:00 P.M.

Call to Order
Roll Call
General Business

1. Advisory Body Interviews
Mayor Keeley will invite advisory body applicants to address the Council
Adjournment
City Council Special Meeting

AGENDA REPORT
DATE: 01/12/2023
AGENDA OF: 01/17/2023
DEPARTMENT: City Clerk
SUBJECT: Advisory Body Interviews
RECOMMENDATION: Mayor Keeley will invite advisory body applicants to address the Council
ATTACHMENTS:

1. LIST OF APPLICANTS SORTED BY COMMISSION-COMMITTEE.DOCX

2. ARTS COMMISSION APPLICATIONS.PDF

3. BOARD OF BUILDING AND FIRE APPEALS APPLICATIONS.PDF

4. CPVAW APPLICATIONS.PDF

5. DOWNTOWN COMMISSION APPLICATIONS.PDF

6. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION APPLICATIONS.PDF

7. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION APPLICATIONS.PDF

8. PLANNING COMMISSION APPLICATIONS.PDF

9. SISTER CITIES COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS.PDF

10. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION APPLICATIONS.PDF

11. WATER COMMISSION APPLICATIONS.PDF

1.1 2023ADVISORY BODY APPLICANTS LIST

BY COMMISSION
Please note: Some applicants included advisory bodies that do not currently have openings.

Only the advisory bodies with openings are included below.

Arts Commission (Four openings) (The Arts Commission allows for two County members, so long as they work in qualifying fields. One county position is vacant for this application period.) Robert Blitzer (1/1)
Martel Braymer (1/1)
Christopher Carr (1/1)*
Isabel Contreras (1/1)**
Samantha Rose Lee (2/6)
Sean McGowan (1/1)*
Valeria Miranda (1/1)
Nikki Patterson (1/1)
Joy Schendledecker (2/8)
Vivian Vargas (1/1)
**Lives outside City Limits. There is currently one possible Arts Commission opening which can be filled by a non-resident.

Board of Building and Fire Appeals (Six openings)
Rory Howland (1/1)
Thomas Kern (1/1)*
Christian Nielsen (1/1)
Monica Ratliff (1/1)*
Scott Rogers (1/1)
Bill Schultz (4/4)
Patrick Splitt (1/1)*
Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women (Three openings) Deborah Christie (1/2)
Ilene Feinman (1/1)
Savannagh Hartwell (3/3)
Emma Ledvina (1/1)
Samantha Rose Lee (1/6)
Dena Loijos (1/1)*
Karen Madura (1/1)*
Joy Schendledecker (3/8)

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*Currently serving on advisory body and interested in reappointment.

Downtown Commission (Two openings)
Carolyn Book-Kelley (1)*
Peggy Dolgenos (1/1)
Savannagh Hartwell (1/3)
Samantha Rose Lee (3/6)
Cynthia Mathews (1/1)
Chad Mitcham (3/3)
Bubb Rader (1/1)
Joy Schendledecker (7/8)
Boden Shargel (2/5)
Rafa Sonnenfeld (1/2)
Historic Preservation Commission (One opening)
Jessie Durant (1/1)
Samantha Rose Lee (4/6)
Donna Ramos (1/1)
Bill Schultz (3/4)
Parks and Recreation Commission (Two openings)
Bradley Angell (1/1)*
Esabella Bonner (1/2)
Deborah Christie (2/2)
Gillian Greensite (1/1)*
Walter “Joe” Griffin (1/1)
Samantha Rose Lee (4/6)
Michael Polhamus (2/2)
Joy Schendledecker (5/8)
Boden Shargel (4/5)
Nikolas Strong-Cvetich (1/1)
Leslie Wooding (1/1)
Planning Commission (Two openings)
Bradley Angell (2/2) (currently serving on the Parks and Recreation Commission) Ayo Banjo (1/1)
Elizabeth Conlan (1/1)
Candice Elliot (1/1)
Timerie Gordon (1/1)
Kenneth Matlin (1/1)
John McKelvey (1/1)
Philip Mekis (1/1)
Daniel Nelson (1/1)
Michael Polhamus (1/2)
Ron Pomerantz (1/1)
Charles Prograce (1/1)

1.3 APPLICANTS LIST BY COMMISSION 3
*Currently serving on advisory body and interested in reappointment.

Planning Commission (Two openings) (continued)
Andy Schiffrin (1/1)*
Joy Schendledecker (6/8)
Bill Schultz (1/4)
Boden Shargel (1/5)
Rafa Sonnenfeld (2/2)
Joe Thompson (1/3)
Sarah Wilke (1/1)
Shawn Williams (1/1)
Sister Cities Committee (Three openings) (City residents only. The Sister Cities Committee allows for three non-City members. Those positions are not vacant for this application period.) Esabella Bonner (2/2)
Samantha Lee (6/6)
Linda Snook (2/2)
Isabelle Tuncer (1/1)*
Anita Wood (1/1)*
Transportation and Public Works Commission (One opening) Susan Gilchrist (1/)
Theo Kell (1/1)
Sabrina Lopez (1/2)
Chad Mitcham (1/3)
Alex Ponik (1/1)
Joy Schendledecker (1/8)
Boden Shargel (3/5)
Joe Thompson (2/3)
Water Commission – City Elector (Two openings) (City residents only. The Water Commission allows for one qualified elector of the County who resides outside of the City limits, but within the City’s water service area. This position is not vacant for this application period.) Ross Albert (1/1)
Maggie Duncan-Merrell (1/1)
Megan Goddard (1/1)
Jonathan Lear (1/1)
Sabrina Lopez (2/2)
James Mekis (1/1)
Sierra Ryan (1/1)*
Joy Schendledecker (4/8)
Bill Schultz (2/4)
Joe Thompson (3/3)

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1.76 To Whom it May Concern,
I have served on the CPVAW since 2020 and would love to be considered for another term. I have worked to make my time served important and relevant and I would appreciate the chance to continue some of the projects I have been involved in and to collaborate with my fellow Commissioners. I represent a large community in Santa Cruz due to the nature of my work and I want to continue to have a voice on the Commission and help those who struggle with issues of domestic violence and sexual violence. The Commission has seen a large disruption due to COVID-19 and there has been a revolving cast of staff members assigned to help us. If I could continue to serve, it would help stabilize the Commission and keep us on task with our work plan laid out for 2023 and so on, because I am invested and involved already in the process. Thank you for your consideration.

During my time on the Commission, I helped design and implement public outreach targeted at bar and restaurant spaces in Santa Cruz. Posters were made with vital resources and phone numbers for local organizations to help those who need it. Additionally, coasters were printed to be used in these spaces to highlight consent, respect, and non-violence. There was also a poster and corresponding coasters with the ability to test for GHB and Ketamine, which are two common date rape drugs. The posters serve to inform that the coasters are available for free, to deter any would be druggists, and to raise awareness that people are alert and watching for someone to spike a drink. I would like to continue this project and keep on reaching out to our local businesses to provide resources for these ongoing threats to public safety.

I have also been involved in writing and producing a series of PSA’s designed to be aired on public TV and social media. These PSA’s tackle a range of topics dealing with men being allies, to the escalation of violence leading often to murder, to the need for people to report assault and the resources available if they do. There is a fourth PSA that addresses talking to your children about the things they may see on the internet and giving resources for parents, to make these talks easier. These PSA’s have taken a lot of time and energy and have enlisted the help of multiple volunteers in our community. People have been delighted to share their time and to help a worthy cause. I would like the chance to continue the Commission to properly broadcast these messages and to further outreach in our community.

I have also worked to maintain regular ties with our Community Partners, such as the Walnut Avenue Women and Family Center. I have stayed up to date with their calendar and offerings and have helped to amplify their offerings. I would like to continue to be a liaison with their organization and to report back to the CPVAW when appropriate.

There is more that I have done and I am excited to do with the CPVAW. I truly enjoy helping my amazing community and volunteering my time in service to others. I am also happy to meet in person at any point to make my case. Examples of the projects I mentioned can be seen on the CPVAW website at the City of Santa Cruz. Please consider keeping me on with my passion for this cause, my ideas for change, and my willingness to be involved to help others. Thank you for taking the time to read this and consider my appointment.

Warmly, Karen Madura

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To whom it may concern,
My name is Bubb Rader and I’m applying to serve on the Downtown Commission. Here are some relevant reasons I feel I’m more than qualified... • Attended and received a BA from UCSC as a history student • Began working in Downtown Santa Cruz in 2006 and ran Pacific Wave as GM for 7 years until 2015
• Opened Berdels with my wife Dana Rader at 1233 Pacific Ave. In Downtown Santa Cruz in April of 2015. Berdels has doubled in size, grown a vibrant website and is alive and strong as we close 2021 and move into our 6th year of business. We will be opening our Westside location in early 2021. Through Berdels I have employed many high school and college students. We have supported local schools through donations and last year made our biggest contribution to the Santa Cruz High marching band where we purchased their 22ft travel trailer. We sponsor many young surfers as well as sponsored team riders.
• I lived in Downtown Santa Cruz from 2006 until 2009. Married Dana Rader in the backyard of our friend’s home on Bay and Laguna and then purchased our home on Westside of Santa Cruz in 2015 where we are now raising our 2 boys Leon and Lou.

Leon attends Natural Bridges pre-school and Lou lives the good life playing all day with the nanny.
• Opened Westcliff Wellness, now 3 Bros, on Fair Ave. with my wife Dana Rader and a team of 5 other founders.
• Helped my wife Dana Rader open Stripe retail in 2009 until she sold it in 2018. • Lived in Downtown Santa Cruz from 2006 until 2009
Beyond the bullet points I believe it is important I explain why I include my wife in many of my bullet points. Dana and I met while I worked Downtown at Pacific Wave and she was working Downtown at Toadal Fitness. Our first date was at Hulas on the very first night they were opened. It is easy to bullet point the combined 30 years we have professionally dedicated to Downtown Santa Cruz but it is a little harder to convey how truly connected it is to us. I understand this application is about my position on the Downtown Commission but to accurately show my connection I believe it is necessary to paint the entire picture. Downtown Santa Cruz is not just a place I have worked but it is an everyday essential fabric of my life and has been for a long time.

With the support of Council Person Renee Golder, former Mayor David Terrazas and my extensive Downtown Santa Cruz professional resume I believe I would be a strong addition to the Downtown Commission.

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Esabella Bonner (she/her)
Bay Area, California
Education
San Jose State University, 2017 – 2019
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Concentration in Human Resources Management
Activities and Societies: Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Member, 2018.

Cabrillo College, 2013 – 2015
Associate’s Degree, Sociology
Activities and Societies: Cabrillo College Women's Soccer Team 2013-2014 Professional Experience
Black Surf Club Santa Cruz, Inc.

Founder/Executive Director, September 2020- Present
- Spearheaded a nonprofit surf organization to combat the lack of diversity, access, and representation in the sport of surfing and outdoor recreation. - Won Goodtimes Santa Cruz ‘Best Surf School’ in our first year of operating. - Successfully fundraised and secured grants for over $275,000 to support organizational goals. - Recruited a team of 11 highly engaged board members, 12 volunteer surf instructors, and over 30 volunteers.
- Grew the organization to over 250 members and garnered community support and public buyin for our mission. - Founded the annual Liberation Paddle Out (2021/2022) which provides a safe entry point for BIPOC community members to connect with the ocean and provides nearly 200 free equipment bundles for folks to join yearly.

Self-Employed
Principal Equity Consultant, September 2020- Present
CARES Justice Group Advisor (County of Santa Cruz Advisory Group) - Hand selected by local county supervisor to serve as an equity advisor on a team of 9 other community leaders.
- Work on a variety of initiatives and projects including analyzing county policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with community leaders and stakeholders to create and forage a more equitable community.

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Sage Intacct, Inc.

Recruiter, September 2020 – July 2021
- Full cycle recruiting for Sales (Pre-sales, Sales Development), G&A (Finance, Business Transformation), Client Services (Customer Support, Professional Services), and Product (UX/UI, Training).
- Continuously built strong hiring manager relationships by providing quality candidates, partnering on the interview process and instilling confidence around closing candidates. - Led company through Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy implementation.

Recruiting Coordinator, September 2019 – September 2020 Recruiting Assistant (Contract), June 2019 – September 2019 - Schedule and coordinate candidate interviews (US & International), including travel and accommodation if necessary.
-Acted as a liaison between candidates, recruiters and hiring managers as well as identified opportunities to improve the candidate experience.
-Handled full life-cycle recruitment for assigned internship roles. - Ensured a positive candidate experience with onsite interviews. - Led content creation for the company and managed all social media platforms. - Built out Glassdoor updates, including increasing Intacct's rating from 4.3 to 4.7 and maintaining it at or above a 4.5 rating.
- Worked closely with the Marketing team to build out Intacct's Careers page. - Familiar with navigating and posting jobs to job board sites such as Monster, LinkedIn, Handshake, Indeed, etc.
- Assist in activities that support recruiting objectives such as driving employee referrals and encouraging employment branding efforts.
- Design and build internal and external email campaigns and landing pages to target potential candidates.

Chad Hoesing, CPA, Inc.

Staff Accountant, May 2016 – December 2019
-Prepare simple to complex individual, business, payroll, exempt and gift tax returns for hundreds of clients.
-Provide auditing, review and financial compilation services for various non-profit and exempt clients.
-Compile invoices, letters, audit and financial reports, and other documents using a variety of computer software.
-Compose legal documents including wills, articles of incorporation, trusts, powers of attorney, shareholder agreements and other various legal documents. -Formulate correspondence and responses for IRS tax notices and audits.

La Madrona Athletic Club
Front Desk Receptionist, August 2014 – April 2019

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-Provide training for new staff members and ensure they are transitioning well into their positions.
-Provide excellent customer service to all those in attendance at the facility.

Event Coordinator, September 2015 – July 2016
-Effectively plan well attended club events to fulfill member’s interests. -Plan and communicate event details in a timely manner. -Manage all advertising and signups (if any) for events. -Coordinate and manage coverage for all club events.
-Work in conjunction with the General Manager to maintain all administrative scheduling of events.
-Compile and submit information on upcoming events for the monthly club newsletter. -Notify the General Manager of any new programs or changes in existing events being planned.

Volunteer
Black Health Matters Advisor, September 2020- Present
- Worked closely to roll out a Community Assessment Project focusing on collecting data and providing resources for the Black and African American community living in Santa Cruz County.

Community Action Board (CAB) of Santa Cruz County Board Member, March 2022-Present Honors and Awards
- 2021 ACLU Santa Cruz Chapter Bell of Freedom Award

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Please note: This application is considered a public document, and will be available for release upon request.

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO ADVISORY BODIES Applications will be considered active for two years from date of submission.

NAME* DATE
RESIDENCE ADDRESS* CITY ZIP
EMAIL* HOME # CELL #

EMPLOYER OCCUPATION
REGISTERED CITY VOTER? Yes No YEARS LIVED IN CITY LIMITS OF SANTA CRUZ EMPLOYED BY CITY OF SANTA CRUZ? Yes No PRESENTLY SERVING ON ADVISORY BODY?** Yes No PERSONAL REFERENCE or ENDORSING
COUNCILMEMBER (optional) PHONE
*required fields.

ADVISORY BODIES
If you are applying for more than one advisory body, please rank your preferences numerically with #1 as your first choice.

Arts Commission* Historic Preservation Commission*
Board of Building Appeals* Parks and Recreation Commission* Children’s Fund Oversight Committee Planning Commission*

Commission for the Prevention of Violence
Against Women* Sister Cities Committee
Downtown Commission* Transportation and Public Works Commission* Equal Employment Opportunity Committee Water Commission* Other Advisory Body, or if you are applying for a specialized category, please indicate:

Advisory Body Category
* A Statement of Economic Interest must be filed after appointment by those appointed to the advisory bodies marked with an asterisk (*). The statement includes, but is not limited to, disclosure of financial, business and real property interests held by the appointee (and spouse) in the City of Santa Cruz or within 2 miles of the jurisdiction of the City of Santa Cruz. ** Council Policy 5.1 states that members shall not serve simultaneously on more than one advisory body. If you are presently serving on (or are appointed to) an advisory body, your application to serve on a second advisory body will be forwarded to the Council for consideration only if you indicate that you are willing to resign from the first advisory body. If you are appointed to serve on an advisory body, you may also be eligible to serve on another advisory body or task force if it is scheduled to sunset within 13 months.

SIGN AND RETURN TO CITY CLERK’S DEPARTMENT
By Email [email protected]
By Mail/In Person: 809 Center Street, Room 9
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Signature of Applicant Fax: 831-420-5031
● PLEASE USE THE REVERSE SIDE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ● 6 Sonja Brunner
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01/10/2023
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Santa Cruz Black
Santa Cruz
Ayo Banjo
95060
Director of Programs

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Please note: This application is considered a public document, and will be available for release upon request.

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO ADVISORY BODIES Applications will be considered active for two years from date of submission.

NAME* DATE
RESIDENCE ADDRESS* CITY ZIP
EMAIL* HOME # CELL #

ADVISORY BODIES
If you are applying for more than one advisory body, please rank your preferences numerically with #1 as your first choice.

Arts Commission* Historic Preservation Commission*
Board of Building Appeals* Parks and Recreation Commission* Children’s Fund Oversight Committee Planning Commission*

SIGN AND RETURN TO CITY CLERK’S DEPARTMENT
By Email [email protected]
By Mail/In Person: 809 Center Street, Room 9
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Signature of Applicant Fax: 831-420-5031
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Santa Cruz 95064
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Experienced project manager in union, non-profit, government, and campaign environments with strong relationship-building skills. Thrives when working on a team and promotes positive and productive work environments while striving to achieve hard deadlines and goals. Remains calm and focused in challenging and high-stress roles.

EXPERIENCE
Gail Pellerin For Assembly 2022| Field Director | Santa Cruz & Santa Clara County Jun 2022 - Nov 2022 ● Organized teams of up to 45 volunteers for canvases, phonebanks, and actions to build name recognition and support across multiple counties.
● Led outreach to important stakeholders and elected officials in both counties. Experience and connections with Environmental Justice groups, Labor, and Democratic Clubs.

NWF Strategies| Sr. Campaign Intern | Primarily Remote Jan 2021 - September 2021 ● Built consensus on strategy among more than 150 members and coalition partners. ● Organized teams of up to 65 volunteers for canvases, phonebanks, and actions to build political power. ● Led outreach to LGBTQ+ groups and elected officials.

John Laesch For Mayor |Campaign Assistant | Aurora, IL Jan 2021 - April 2021 ● Managed social media accounts, messaging, email, and text fundraising. ● Co-Led opposition research and field operations leading up to GOTV. ● Led rapid response fact-checking of policy disputes, political attacks, and public-facing campaign documents. ● Provided debate preparation and coached candidate how to respond, attack, and stay calm under pressure. ● Managed call time and increased candidate fundraising, asks, and overall organization.

The Borgen Project| Political Affairs Intern| Remote Sep 2020 - Jan 2021 ● Lobbied congressional officials for poverty reduction efforts. ● Fundraised for the non-profit by sending out emails and letters. Top intern at the Borgen Project and helped coordinate between other interns and myself.
● Developed and honed in on relations to push talking points and crisis management. ● Built relationships with community groups in economic development, environment, and technology Starbucks| Shift Supervisor|Santa Cruz, CA Nov 2019 - Aug 2022 ● Successfully unionized the first Starbucks in California, working with my workers to make our workplace more democratic and better for the workers.
● Organized my coworkers and myself through team building, trust exercises, hangouts, one on ones, group meetings, phone calls, and building up leaders to help organize each other and other stores.

Education
University of California, Santa Cruz, Environmental Studies Major SKILLS
Leadership, Communication, ThruText & Spoke, Thru Talk, MailChimp, Action Network, Zoom, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Canvas, Slack, Website and Graphic Design.

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2 SKILLS
• Customer centered philosophy
• Project Management
• Public speaking
• Community Engagement
• Communication skills

ACTIVITIES
Professional Development:
• Graduate of the 2021 California Planning Association Leadership Academy (February 2021 – June 2021) - Leadership development program with industry professionals to prepare me to take on a role with more responsibility.
• Blueprint Reading Class at Cabrillo College (February 2021 – May 2021) – coursework to develop building plan review skills.
• APA Mentoring Program (November 2019 – Present) - Professional development and guidance to further career goals.
• UC Davis Extension CEQA Training (July 2019) – Coursework providing an overview of the California Environmental Quality Act processes
• Summer in The City Intern Program (June 2019) – Oversaw three high school interns and introduced them to urban planning and development processes in the City of Watsonville. • Future plans to enroll in graduate school to earn a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree
Awards:
• Koret Scholar and Fellow, Undergraduate Research Commons (November 2017 – June 2018) – Research funding for No Place Like Home Resource Mapping Project. • Bill Friedland Award (June 2018) - Awarded annually to the student who best exemplifies the social and academic commitment embodied in Community Studies. • Student Commencement Speaker (June 2018)- Nominated by fellow classmates to give the Class of 2018 Student Commencement speech
• North Bay Business Journal 40 under 40 Young Professional to Watch (May 2016) - Received this honor as a youth board member on the Board of Directors for Social Advocates for Youth in Santa Rosa (May 2016)
• Board Member of the Year, Social Advocates for Youth (November 2015 – August 2016) - First youth board member in organization’s history to be recognized with this award.

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Esabella Bonner (she/her)
Bay Area, California
Education
San Jose State University, 2017 – 2019
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Concentration in Human Resources Management
Activities and Societies: Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Member, 2018.

Cabrillo College, 2013 – 2015
Associate’s Degree, Sociology
Activities and Societies: Cabrillo College Women's Soccer Team 2013-2014 Professional Experience
Black Surf Club Santa Cruz, Inc.

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Sage Intacct, Inc.

Chad Hoesing, CPA, Inc.

La Madrona Athletic Club
Front Desk Receptionist, August 2014 – April 2019

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-Provide training for new staff members and ensure they are transitioning well into their positions.
-Provide excellent customer service to all those in attendance at the facility.

Community Action Board (CAB) of Santa Cruz County Board Member, March 2022-Present Honors and Awards
- 2021 ACLU Santa Cruz Chapter Bell of Freedom Award

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Sabrina Lopez
, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

EDUCATION
2015 – 2019 B.S., Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology University of California, Santa Cruz 2019 UC Center Sacramento Program University of California, Davis 2018 UCD School of Earth Sciences exchange program University College of Dublin, Ireland

EXPERIENCE
June 2020 – Current. Health Program Specialist, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY • Case manages patients and families who experience childhood lead poisoning • Leads outreach and education activities for community members • Maintains inter and intra-agency connections and collaborations • Communicates with medical personnel, public health officials, families/patients, and other collaborators • Educates community on pedestrian and cyclist safety
• Collaborates with Residential Care Facilities for COVID-19 prevention education October 2017 – August 2019. University and Student Life Guide, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ • Led groups of 30+ people on 90 minute campus tours 2-3 times a day • Gained extensive public speaking skills, acting as a campus representative • Developed expansive knowledge base of UCSC academics, student life, and history January 2019 – March 2019. Undergraduate Intern, CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY/UC CENTER

SACRAMENTO
• Conducted personal project regarding asbestos testing at a low-income public school • Assisted CalRecycle with recycling facility compliance in West Oakland • Worked with stakeholders and Non-Profit Organizations on the Stockton Air Quality and Water Quality improvement efforts • Aided in document editing and analysis for various projects • Educated in policy courses
• Carried out individual research about methane gas and climate change policy implementation June 2018 – August 2018. Big Lift Inspiring Summers (BLIS) Learning Facilitator Intern, SAN MATEO COUNTY LIBRARIES • Facilitated a summer learning camp of rising kindergarteners focused on STEM for cognitive development • Led low-income children through hands-on educational activities • Collaborated with county faculty, educators, parents, and students for a focus on educational enrichment to prevent summer learning loss
March – June 2018. Undergraduate Research Assistant, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ • Assisted in Diatom research in an Earth and Marine lab at UC Santa Cruz, utilizing micro and molecular biology techniques under the supervision of principal investigator Marilou Sison-Mangus Summer 2016 – 2018. Lead Outreach Intern, SAN MATEO COUNTY LIBRARIES • Managed and supervised high school summer interns across the county library system • Helped lead trainings for new employees (ex. 3-D printing training) • Organized and facilitated community events for children, teens, and adults SKILLS
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Proactive and enthusiastic approach to work
• High attention to detail
• Works well both independently and as part of a
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• Adaptable and flexible
• Strong time management skills

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CITY OF SANTA CRUZ APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO ADVISORY BODIES Applications will be considered active for two years from date of submission.

NAME* DATE
RESIDENCE ADDRESS* CITY ZIP
EMAIL* HOME # CELL #

ADVISORY BODIES
If you are applying for more than one advisory body, please rank your preferences numerically with #1 as your first choice.

Arts Commission* Historic Preservation Commission*
Board of Building Appeals* Parks and Recreation Commission* Children’s Fund Oversight Committee Planning Commission*

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Experienced project manager in union, non-profit, government, and campaign environments with strong relationship-building skills. Thrives when working on a team and promotes positive and productive work environments while striving to achieve hard deadlines and goals. Remains calm and focused in challenging and high-stress roles.

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Megan Goddard, PhD
[email protected]

SUMMARY STATEMENT
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 16+ years of successfully building and managing technical teams and complex programs at Google.

Self-staer with abilities collaborate eectively across diverse teams, derive and launch solutions to complicated issues, strategically design programs and vision, and passionate about learning new skills quickly and apply to changing conditions.

GOOGLE EXPERIENCE
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Google Maps, Data Connections Engineering Q2 2021 - Present Sr Program Manager, Lead
● Program Manager suppoing 50+ person Engineering team. We are responsible for creating tools to ingest external data to publish on Google Maps Central Accessibility (A11y) Engineering Q1 2018 - Q2 2021 Sr Program Manager, Lead
● Lead Geo Program - Initiated and developed accessibility program for Geo ● TPgM People Manager (10 Fulltime, 21 Contractor) for an internal Panerships & Program team covering Education, QA testing, and Standards. We are responsible for seing goals and building scalable programs for all of Alphabet to meet Accessibility Compliance Guidelines for all external products
Flood Modeling, 20% Program Manager
● Consult technical team on hydrologic modeling and data sourcing [ Blog post] Cloud gSuite Enterprise, Security Trust and Privacy, Sr Program Manager Q2 2017 - Q4 2017 gTrust Program Manager
● Designed external facing dashboard for General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) Readiness suppo for enterprise customers
● IAPP EU ceication in progress
Google Fiber, Sr Program Manager Q1 2016 - Q2 2017
TL/Manager: Asked by exec management to lead team to improve geo data quality ● People Manager of 5 FTE & 12 TVC, team and project ended in Q12017 ● Spearheaded acquisition of 18.6M and developed strategy to scale data production 10x over three months for a cross functional team (1000+ people); Team successfully saved over $ 20M in 2016 for Fiber

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● Assigned as Lead Fiber Program Manager to x corrupted geo data. ● Secured 200K budget and designed methodology to measure address data quality critical for Fiber planning at Eng director's request and lowered ticket turn-around time from 26 to 2 days to fuher improve customer service signups.
● Initiated and managed a cross-depament (Access / Geo) program to manage and streamline requests for geo data, including communications, joint OKR planning, and built cross-functional engineering working groups
Rapid Rollout Lab (RRL), Sr Program Manager Q1 2015 - Q1 2016 Team PgM / Chief of Sta: Managed day-day tasks for team ● Designed collaboration ML model for Telephone Pole and Wire Identication as a Google Service to reduce costs from $40 to $10 per pole for pole locations; Secured initial funding with Product Manager of 1M to launch program with Geo and initiated ramping of engineering and operations teams
● Geo Data Specialist for special projects; designed suitability analysis and evangelist for geo data and mapping
Maps for Business, Sta Geo Data Specialist Q3 2014 - Q4 2014 Technical Program Manager for Google Maps for Business Imagery resale and Skybox ● Onboarded Skybox team during integration aer company acquisition ● Developed strategies to streamline data imagery processing ● 20% Project: Initiated water conservation project to educate Googlers on water resource issues; program launched in 2015 to internal googlers worldwide Ground Truth (GT), Sta Geo Data Specialist Q4 2007 - Q2 2014 TL/Manager: GT’s mission is to Map the World. Ground Truth launched maps.google.com in 50+ countries replacing the licensed data saving Google $300M + in licensing fees. ● Built and managed two technical teams of ~15 (SWEs, Geo Data Specialists, and TPgMs) ● Spearheaded GT’s core data evaluation process and geopolitical reviews and ramped team in India to provide quality feedback; Successful results by providing clear guidance and data driven decision making for cost analysis for over 800+ complex datasets ● Designed and launched cross-functional program around the world to set project strategy, project plans, roadmaps and launched 10 releases on time over 4 years ● Managed all internal “Mapping Events” to acquire local knowledge and quality data from Googlers at over 30 oces
● As one of the original GT members, consistently organized and lead internal team events (summits, team building, communications), as the team grew to over 100+ people and 4000+ people in Operations
● Initiated and successfully launched job ladder update for Geo Data Specialist in collaborated with HR and executive management for Geo-Wide Impact

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Google Eah , Geo Data Specialist Q3 2006 - Q4-2007
Technical GIS Specialist : Managed projects with external paners to publish layers on Google Eah with a focus on Africa
● Launched datalayers into Google eah including US Holocaust Museum Crisis in Daur, Tracks 4 Africa, National Geographic, US National Forest Service, United Nations Environmental Programme, Fair Trade Ceied, and World Wildlife
● Wrote technical documents for KML Best Practices Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions documents for publication to external providers
● Designed evaluation guidelines specically for African Geo datasets. ● Piloted Africa Maps program in collaboration with New Business Development Team - successfully developed program across seven African countries and conducted “Train the Trainer” for over 300 people in Africa

AWARDS AND SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ ● Selected in 2008 to paicipant for Google Reach Pilot leadership program in Accra Ghana ● 2010 and 2013 Google Company Award Recipient
● Speaker at TED Global in Tanzania
● 2008 Global Philanthropy Forum - demonstration of "Crisis in Daur" layers with Larry Brilliant, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin as pa of the "Leveraging Information" panel ● US Holocaust Museum Crisis in Daur - with recognition of US President ● Leadership Santa Cruz County, Class 35 Graduate
● Board of Directors, Coastal Watershed Council

EDUCATION
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2005 Ph.D., Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University 2001 M.S., Environmental Engineering and Science, Clemson University 1996 B.S., Environmental Resources Sciences, University of California, Davis

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2005 Adjunct Instructor , Depament of Geomatics Technology, Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC 2001-2005 Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant Depament of Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University, SC
2002-2004 GIS Analyst and Project Environmental Engineer RMT, Inc, Greenville, SC (in parallel with PhD) 1999-2002 - GIS Analyst and Graduate Research Assistant , Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson University, SC 1997-1999 - GIS Manager and Environmental Scientist , Tetra Tech, San Francisco, CA 1996-1997 - Junior Consultant , ERM-Umwelt Consult, Bensheim Germany 1995-1996 - Environmental Scientist , ERM-West, Sacramento, CA

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James Mekis
, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 • •
Product and Management Leader
Technology • Production
Successful problem solver with more than twenty years of management results.

Production & Business Workflow / Technology Assessment & Integration / eCommerce Development / Cross-functional Leadership / Project Management / Innovation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Semi-Retired, Santa Cruz, CA 2014 to-date
Community & Industry
Continuing contributions: Santa Cruz Water Commission 2016-2019, Cal Poly advisory board, and further development of automation interoperability standards for the printing industry.

Mekis Associates, Sunnyvale & Santa Cruz, CA 2001 – 2014 Principal
Last primary client was Caslon & Company, the management company of PODi, a digital printing trade and standards organization. Responsibilities included:
• PODi Director of Technology, driving development of PPML, the XML variable data publishing language. Three releases completed, also developed testing tools and a certification program now used by HP, Canon, Xerox, and more. • Develop unique tools, training materials & website for service providers, assisting them to better position their products and successfully grow sales. • Speaking to groups internationally on the power of relevant marketing campaigns.

Independent consultant. Projects for manufacturers included:
• Extended contract as Product Manager and Industry Expert for the creation of a webbased print procurement and JDF creation product developed by Heidelberg, the world's largest manufacturer of printing equipment.
• Developed new distance-learning products and partnerships for I.O. Technologies • Consultant for Hewlett-Packard to assist commercial printers in developing digital color workflow and business plan.
• Consultant for EFI on product positioning of Fiery embedded servers Also consulted for commercial printers on digital printing/variable data feasibility, and was speaker for events on industry trend topics.

EFI (Electronics for Imaging), Fremont, CA 2004 – 2005
Sr. Manager, Product Strategy & Marketing
Created vision and direction, re-focusing a $40M+ Fiery embedded color market segment:
• Developed new market requirements and guidance.
• Drove development of user-friendly tools and workflow functionality to address this Multi-Function Printer (MFP) segment for power-user customers. • Segment market requirements included a new drivers, web-browser interface, authentication and security features that were completed in less than half the anticipated time with a highly focused hands-on small-team approach.

Impresse Corp., Sunnyvale, CA 1999 – 2001
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Guided Impresse’s integration and standards functionality in this technical marketing role, creating partnerships and education efforts around the benefits which collaboration tools and workflow automation bring to the broader printing industry. This included:
• Subject matter expert; providing industry specific knowledge and user requirements to guide product development.
• Requested speaker at printing industry events on the topics of print eProcurement, workflow automation, and emerging automation standards, such as JDF. • Originated the Impresse/Cisco business development partnership. • PrintTalk creation. While employed by Impresse, Co-founded and managed development of PrintTalk, an XML messaging standard to automate communication between the business systems used by print buyers and those used by their printers. PrintTalk is now tightly integrated within the widely supported JDF (Job Definition Format) industry standard.

GEORGE Lithograph, Brisbane, CA 1987 – 1999
Director, Technology Development (and co-owner)
In 1989, George Lithograph had no digital production capabilities. By 1999, George was widely considered an innovative technology leader. The company grew sales from $11 million in 1988 to $60+ million in 1999, placing it within the printing industry's top 1% in annual sales. My technology restructuring efforts contributed to the outstanding valuation received when we sold the company in 1998.

Created and operated George’s strategic workflow and integration program. This multimillion dollar program identified & developed technology "edges" that enabled George to expand in its high-tech marketplace. I created technology strategy, implementation and infrastructure; negotiated capital equipment purchases, managed integration and training.

Registered the Internet domain name George.com in 1992 and fired-up servers for email, FTP and Web to accelerate business relationships, years before competitors.

Speaker on workflow innovation for Viewpoint, Digital Smart Factory, Seybold & Xplor conferences.

PROFESSIONAL & EDUCATION
Advisory Board, Graphic Communications Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 2003 to-date. http://www.grc.calpoly.edu/industry/graphiccommunication-department-advisory-board Advisory Board, CIP4 (The International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress), based in Zurich, Switzerland 2002-2004, 2006-2008, and 2010-2012. www.cip4.org/
Co-Chair, JDF Product Description workgroup, within CIP4, 2001 to-date.

Cal Poly, California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo BSc Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Communications Technology and Management, 1972

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CITY OF SANTA CRUZ APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO ADVISORY BODIES Applications will be considered active for two years from date of submission.

NAME* DATE
RESIDENCE ADDRESS* CITY ZIP
EMAIL* HOME # CELL #

ADVISORY BODIES
If you are applying for more than one advisory body, please rank your preferences numerically with #1 as your first choice.

Arts Commission* Historic Preservation Commission*
Board of Building Appeals* Parks and Recreation Commission* Children’s Fund Oversight Committee Planning Commission*

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Experienced project manager in union, non-profit, government, and campaign environments with strong relationship-building skills. Thrives when working on a team and promotes positive and productive work environments while striving to achieve hard deadlines and goals. Remains calm and focused in challenging and high-stress roles.

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From: Judi Grunstra <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2023 2:25 PM
To: City Council
Subject: Special Meeting_appointing Advisory Body members Dear Council,
If you happen to read this before the meeting, I would suggest one question to ask the applicants for the Parks & Rec Commission is whether they have read the Parks & Recreation Master Plan document.

Hopefully you have spent some time reviewing this important planning document, whether you are new to the Council or have served for a few years. I just spent considerable time reading the plan and noting important points, including recommended actions to be taken up by the Commission.

Please make sure your appointees are knowledgeable and qualified. This could mean re‐appointing Commissioners who are currently serving.

Thank you.

Judi Grunstra

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