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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/17/2009 - RESOLUTION 2009-020 MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS ITEM NUMBER: 18 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: February 17, 2009 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Wanda Krajicek SUBJECT Resolution 2009-020 Making Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A vacancy currently exists on the Senior Advisory Board due to the resignation of Bud Herin. Mayor Doug Hutchinson and Councilmember Lisa Poppaw reviewed the applications on file and are recommending Linda Iverson to fill the vacancy with a term to begin immediately and set to expire on December 31, 2010. A vacancy currently exists on the Telecommunications Board due to the resignation of Jason Rist. Councilmembers David Roy and Wade Troxell reviewed the applications on file. The Council interview team is recommending Sean Rees to fill the vacancy with a term to begin immediately and set to expire on December 31, 2010. A vacancy currently exists on the Water Board due to the resignation of Doug Yadon. Councilmember David Roy and Mayor Pro Tern Kelly Ohlson reviewed the applications on file and are recommending Brian Brown to fill the vacancy with a term to begin immediately and set to expire on December 31, 2011. ATTACHMENTS 1. Applications of proposed new appointees. ATTACHMENT 1 Fort Collin'APPLICATION FOR BOARD OR COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP NOTE:Application deadlines vary. Please check"CURRENT VACANCIES" listing for deadlines. Late applications will be kept on file for future vacancies. Return completed application to: please type or use black ink City Clerk's Office - Please limit attachments to two pages City Hall West - For questions or additional information 300 LaPorte Avenue call the City Clerk's Office, 416-2525 P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Incomplete Applications will NOT be FAX: (970) 221-6295 considered for appointment Name of Board or Commission: Senior Advisory Board Name: Linda Iverson Residence: 5125 Red Bud Court Zip:80525 Mailing Address: 5125 Red Bud Court Zip:80525 Day Phone: 970-377-2507 Night Phone: E-Mail Address: healthworklaC .a.com Have you resided in the FC Growth Management Area for at least one year? *es ❑ No (see attached map) Which Council District do you live in? (see attached map) I1#ffA#xi= -:;3 Are you a registered voter? *es ❑ No Current Occupation: semi-retired Registered Nurse Employer:self Prior work experience: (please include dates) Geriatric Care Manager, hospice nurse, geratric nurse to 224 inch endent seninrs adult famly home owner in past Volunteer Work: (please include dates) Current: AARP- Divided We Fail campaign (affordable access healthcare for all) Habitat for Humanity Interfaith roiinril nn own visitation with doe to nursing homes Have you ever been convicted of a crime (except for minor traffic offenses that resulted only in a fine)? ❑ Yes X No If yes, please explain in complete detail. State the nature and approximate date of the conviction, the sentence imposed, whether the sentence has been completed, and any other information you consider to be relevant Are you presently serving on a City board or commission? ❑ Yes XNo If so, which one? Why do you want to become a member of this particular board or commission? I have worked with and been interested in helping seniors for about the last 12 years of my career. I have a Master of Nursing with a Minor in Business and over 35 years of experience that I can share or contribute in some way. This application was submitted online on: Sep-22-2008 10:18 AM Briefly explain what you believe are the three most important issues facing this board or commission, and how do you believe this board or commission should address each issue? 1) Advocacy for seniors especially in the healthcare sector-many go to the doctor because their"facility" sends them -they don't know why they are there nor does the doctor. I don't have the answer because the need is so oreat. With collaborative discussions. the commission could perhaps bring the issue menthe fnrefront 2) Access to and knowledge of resources available to seniors and their families-continue to link and work with local resources putting all information in one source then identifying how to disperse the source to those in need I have found people won't pay attention to resources until the need is personal to them-sn resources need to he easily availshlp when it rines hprnmp personal 3) Loneliness and lack of purpose for seniors-identify and implement programs that give seniosrs a purpose One idea is to implement a reading program -senior facilities have transportation resources and could drive seniors interested to grade schools and have the children read to them to practice their skills Nn rnst-grpat fit List any abilities, skills, certificates, specialized training, or interests you have which are applicable to this board or commission: 35+ years as Registered Nurse 12+years working with geriatrics independent seniors and hospice Master of Nursing Minor in Business Red Cross Nurse for 35 years semi-retired have time and interest in seniors/geriatrics Please specify any activities which might create a serious conflict of interest if you should be appointed to this board or commission: I am not sure if it is an asset or a conflict- I am currently not working but may go back to part-time geriatric rarp managpmpnt sump time in the future Have you attended a meeting of the board or commission you are applying to or talked to anyone currently on the board? ❑Yes X No Comments: All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend a regularly scheduled meeting of the board or commission for which they are applying. Frequent non-attendance may result in termination of the appointment Signature: Date: 111/3 S I have a passion for helping and working with the geriatric population. The general population is aging and soon the largest segment, "Boomers", will be "Seniors", and "Seniors, will soon be "Geriatrics". I hope to contribute in some way to solutions so that the same issues do not have to be solved over and over on an individual basis as each person and family faces aging and its inherent loss of independence physically, mentally, socially and sometimes spiritually. EortCollin�`PPLICATION FOR BOARD OR COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP NOTE: Application deadlines vary. Please check"CURRENT VACANCIES"listing for deadlines. Late applications will be kept on file for future vacancies. Return completed application to: Please type or use black ink ° City Clerk's Office - Please limit attachments to two pages City Hall West - For questions or additional information 300 LaPorte Avenue call the City Clerk's Office, 416-2525 P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Incomplete Applications will NOT be FAX: (970) 221-6295 considered for appointment Name of Board or Commission: Telecommunications Board Name: Sean Rees Residence: 827 Apex Dr A Zip:80525 Mailing Address: Zip: Day Phone: 805-550-1295 Night Phone: E-Mail Address: _seanrees(@Qmail.com Have you resided in the FC Growth Management Area for at least one year? *es ❑No (see attached map) Which Council District do you live in? (see attached map) District 1 Are you a registered voter? Yes ❑No Current Occupation: Software/Firmware Engineer Employer:Pelco Prior work experience: (please include dates) Lead web developer for embedded I camera platform Also responsible for some of the networking subsystems on the platform (SNMP LDAP HTTP) In addition to my regular profession I am a technical consultant on topics ranging from software development to networking to PC repair. Volunteer Work: (please include dates) Currently volunteering as a web site maintainer/developer/administrator for a congressional campaign Elected as a delegate to paM county and state conventions When I lived in California I occasionally volunteered in a technical capacity to the local Macintosh User Group. Have you ever been convicted of a crime (except for minor traffic offenses that resulted only in a fine)? ❑ Yes X No If yes, please explain in complete detail. State the nature and approximate date of the conviction, the sentence imposed, whether the sentence has been completed, and any other information you consider to be relevant Are you presently serving on a City board or commission? ❑ Yes XNo If so, which one? Why do you want to become a member of this particular board or commission? Telecommunications are a vital part of the information age As a younger member of the community and in a technical practice I believe I have both the interest and the capability to advise well in this area on behalf of the community at large This application was submitted online on: Sep-08-2008 09:27 PM Briefly explain what you believe are the three most important issues facing this board or commission, and how do you believe this board or commission should address each issue? t) 1 believe the first priority of the Telecommunications Board is to monitor the incumbent cable orovider's compliance with its franchise agreement with the city--specifically in the customer service area. 2) 1 believe the second priority should be a study of broadband access throughout the city and compared to other cities. In my former residence in southern Fort Collins. my only option for fast (better than 2 megabit)internet service was Comcast(over DSL and 2 wireless providers). With Comcast starting to provide usaae caps and the seemingly underdeveloped nature of Qwest's infrastructure, it may be time for Fort Collins to investigate and/or nrmmntP alternatives to the two majnr inrumhPnts 3) 1 believe the third priority of the Telecommunications Board should be to stay abreast of developments in the telecommunications area and be able to offer expertise in these areas Such areas might include VolP. IPv6 the FCC spectrum auction Comcast's rollout of DOCSIS 3 Qwest's rollout of ADSL2 Qwest Mnhile's transition to Verm7nn WirplPcs etr. List any abilities, skills, certificates, specialized training, or interests you have which are applicable to this board or commission: I'm an active computer Beek with specialized skills in IP networking. I actively monitor telecommunications related websites for news on local and national telecommunications issues. primarily in the cellular and IT spare Please specify any activities which might create a serious conflict of interest if you should be appointed to this board or commission: none Have you attended a meeting of the board or commission you are applying to or talked to anyone currently on the board? ElYes X No Comments: The board doesn't seem to have met in a few months (last minutes from June) I was unaware of its Pxistenre until this day This should change All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend a regularly scheduled meeting of the board or commission for which they are applying. Frequent non-attendant ay result in termination of the appointment Signature. Date: r� Zt�IV This information is also available on my Linkedln profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/seanrees Sean Rees Software Engineer/Architect seanrees@gmail.com Summary Software and Network Engineering geek. Experience Software Engineer 3 at Pelco April 2006 - Present Developer and champion for web interface of next-generation IP camera platform. Prior to this assignment, technical lead and software engineer on operations and software development information systems software. Principal at Dreamfire Solutions April 1998 - Present Software Engineer and Technical Consultant Science and Engineering Technical Scholar at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory July 2003 - March 2006 Technical resource and developer on data warehousing/reporting tool. Linux/*ix administrator. Project lead for web repository application; a web tool to fetch archived reports from reporting tool. Tutor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo January 2003 - June 2003 (6 months) Served as a tutor in the Computer Science Tutoring Center, assisting undergraduates with theory, algorithm design, Java, and C++. Utilized a carrot-and-stick approach to tutoring where tricky student problems would be solved through short brainstorming sessions and words of encouragement rather than direct solutions. In this capacity, I could handle 15 students or so at the same time. Software Developer at Intel Corporation June 2002 - September 2002 (4 months) Maintainer and principal developer for Java/Oracle-based internal asset tracking tool. Assisted other sites (China and The Philippines) in deploying the tool. Designed and implemented feature allowing for tracking transfers of assets between sites. Education California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo BS, Computer Science, 2001 - 2006 Honors and Awards National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Cal Poly's Dean's List. Pelco ICSEA (Internal Customer Service Excellence Award) runner-up, March 2007. Interests Travel, *ix, technology, reading, beer, billiards, consumer media APPLICATION FOR BOARD OR City of Fort Collins COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP NOTE deadlines vary. Please check"CURRENT VACANCIES" listing for deadlines. Late applications will be kept on file for future vacancies. Return completed application to:Please type or use black ink City Clerk's Office _Please limit attachments to two pages City Hall West For questions or additional information 300 LaPorte Avenue call the City Clerk's Office, 416-2525 P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Incomplete Applications will NOT be FAX: (970)221-6295 considered for appointment Name of Board or Commission: Water Board Name: Brian J Brown Residence: 807 Warren Landing Zip;80525 Mailing Address: Zip: Day Phone: 970-215-4616 Night Phone: E-Mail Address: brian.brownDhdrinc.com Have you resided in the FC Growth Management Area for at least one year? *es ❑No (see attached map) Which Council District do you live in? (see attached map) District 2 Are you a registered voter? *es ❑No Current Occupation: Civil Engineer Employer:HDR Inc. Prior work experience: (please include dates) 11/2003-9/2005 Civil Engineer in Rifle Colorado for Colorado River Engineering Land development engineer for projects from conception to constructed 3/2006-10/2007 Civil Engineer in Frederick Colorado for Civil Resources, Land development engineer and water storage development)1/2007- ow Civil Engineer in Fort Collins for HDR Inc., Hydrology and hydraulics engineering design Volunteer Work: (please include dates) 11/1998-6/2000 Silt Colorado Town Trustee 9/1999-4/2004 Founder. President then Executive Director of LoVa Trails and Open Space non-profit Focus is to create continuous trail system from Glenwood Springs to Parachute and accompanying open space. Trail system currently under construction and master plan has been adopted by all five adjacent municipalities and Garfield County. Have you ever been convicted of a crime (except for minor traffic offenses that resulted only in a fine)? ❑ Yes X No If yes, please explain in complete detail. State the nature and approximate date of the conviction, the sentence imposed, whether the sentence has been completed, and any other information you consider to be relevant Are you presently serving on a City board or commission? ❑ Yes XNo If so, which one? Why do you want to become a member of this particular board or commission? The Water Board advises on a subject area in which I have interest and expertise I can contribute this enthusiasm to help address the diverse needs of Fort Collins. Beyond my engineering and volunteer experience, I am an avid river boater. This application was submitted online on: Jun-18-2008 09:43 AM Briefly explain what you believe are the three most important issues facing this board or commission, and how do you believe this board or commission should address each issue? 1) Issue 1 - Meeting the water demands for the City of Fort Collins. Meeting these demands should involve securino new water rights and physical water supply for treated water supply and reducing demand through numerous water conservation efforts. Water conservation should address all raw and treated water users Water supply/demand analysis should include the substitution of raw water for treated water as feasible. Water reuse should also be utilized where appropriate and researched further to expand this opportunity. 2) Issue 2- Providing recommendations and guidance for stormwater conveyance systems Assist in identifying alternative low impact stormwater detention and conveyance methods which promote on-site infiltration and improve stormwater giiality whilP meeting the puhlir safety needs and expectations 3) Issue 3- Maintain and improve upon the health of our stream and riparian areas and provide recreational opportunities This includes providing minimum stream flows wetland protection riparian habitat improvement and adequate lineal open space to minimize adjacent land development iml2acts to our riparian/stream corridors This riparian and stream protection must allow for safe recreational access and activities such as rannping tiihinq fishing photngraghy and stream side sitting List any abilities, skills, certificates, specialized training, or interests you have which are applicable to this board or commission: Licensed Colorado Professional Engineer current focus hydrology and hydraulics Avid river paddler and member of the Fort Collins Paddlers Club Past elected official Member of numerous committees Founder of trails and nnpn scarp group Vndunteer then nrnfpssinnal grant writer Please specify any activities which might create a serious conflict of interest if you should be appointed to this board or commission: There is a potential conflict if HDR my employer were the constultant on City projects or were the consultant for apolicants that reouired Water Board review and recomendations, I would excuse myself from the discussion and room for any rnnsidpratinns that may havp a rnnfldrt of dntprpst Have you attended a meeting of the board or commission you are applying to or talked to anyone currently on the board? XYes ❑ No Comments: After attending the board meeting in February and researching other opportunities to volunteer my time- I determined that the hest fit to provide service back to my community would be to wait for a vacancy on the Water Board. All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend a regularly scheduled meeting of the board or commission for which they are applying. Frequent non-attendance may result in termination of the appointment Signature: Date: RESOLUTION 2009-020 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WHEREAS,a vacancy currently exists on the Senior Advisory Board due to the resignation of Bud Herin; and WHEREAS, a vacancy currently exists on the Telecommunications Board due to the resignation of Jason Rist; and WHEREAS, a vacancy currently exists on the Water Board due to the resignation of Doug Yadon; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to make appointments to fill these vacancies. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the following named persons are hereby appointed to fill current vacancies on the boards and commissions hereinafter indicated,with terms to begin immediately and to expire as set forth after each name: Senior Advisory Board Expiration of Term Linda Iverson December 31, 2010 Telecommunications Board Expiration of Term Sean Rees December 31, 2010 Water Board Expiration of Term Brian Brown December 31, 2011 Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 17th day of February A.D. 2009. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk