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Home My WebLink About2003-11-04; City Council; 17368; Traffic Safety Commission AppointmentIEPT. CLK CITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL TITLE: TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION APPOINTMENT DEPT. HD. CITY ATTY. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2003- 291 appointing one member to the Traffic Safety Commission. ITEM EXPLANATION: Robert Mertz has resigned from the Traffic Safety Commission leaving an unexpired term. The vacated term expires July, 2005. Other members of the Traffic Safety Commission are: James Courtney, Gordon Cress, Jerome Schall and Steve Dorsey.. EXHIBITS : 1. Resolution No. 2003-291 appointing one member to the Traffic Safety Commission. 2. Applications received in calendar year 2003. 3. Letter of resignation from Robert Mertz. DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Isabelle Paulsen, (760) 434-2809, ipaul@ci.carlsbad.ca.us \ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2003- 291 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING ONE MEMBER TO THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION WHEREAS, Robert Mertz has resigned leaving an unexpired term that ends July, 2005, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, Zalifornia, as follows: 1. 2. That the above recitations are true and correct. That the following person is hereby appointed to serve as a member of the Sarlsbad Traffic Safety Commission for a term to expire in July 2005: Susan Gardner PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council held on the 4th day of November , 2003, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Finnila, Kulchin, Hall and Packard NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST &*= RAIN M. WOOD, City Clerk afw*:u APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT BOARD(S) AND/OR COMMISSION(S) U (Please print or type) NAME(S) OF BOARD(S) AND/OR ES\ &.A) R Gd16 I5 Sbv PRESENT OCCUPATION: E1 FcrT E\ CAL FAlr~\h)C-TiCf? BUSINESS NAME: REbH&.J V- /?,AJerSfyp ~!-%Ac I Am - BUSINESS ADDRESS: 27% 0 Ems€\IELT 3 sw \TC WORK PHONE: C7h 0>43 , 4-- (9771 r- c - U. S. Citizenship (required for all appointments) X Yes No Resident of Carlsbad (required for all appointments) A Yes No Registered voter in Carlsbad (required for all appointments) No $, Yes I am familiar with the responsibilities assigned to the Board(s) or Commission(s) on which I wish to serve. I am willing to be interviewed regarding my qualifications for appointment by a committee designated by the City Council or at the request of an individual Council Member. I am willing to file financial disclosure statements as required by the state’s or city’s Conflict of Interest codes. SIGNATURE: DATE: 9/2/03 Upon completion of yo uer the application to the following address: Carlsbad City Clerk’s Office 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 H ‘~Word\Cammissions\Intro-Table-Application.dnc Principal, Redhawk Energy Consultants California Licensed Pmfessional Engineer #El 6789 SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Ms. Gardner is a California Licensed Professional Electrical Engineer with more than 25 years experience in engineering and project management. She specializes in distributed generation (DG) projects including site surveys, engineering design, managing the installation and facilitating permitting and regulatory compliance. As a member of the CPUC Rule 21 committee, she is familiar with the technical and testing requirements for interconnection with a public utility within the state of California. SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS Proiect Management Currently acting as primary in installation of Beta co-gen project requiring co- ordination of DTE, SDG&E and Sodexho-Mariott. This included: a feasibility study of the customer's rate schedules, heat load and electrical load, negotiating contract between the parties, scheduling work flow as to minimize down time on a 24 hour business, selecting contractors and engineering upgrades to existing infrastructure. 0 As Project Manager, streamlined installations for DG sites by creating procedures and identifying critical points in the installation process. ABB- Catalyst Power As the on-site engineer at powerhouse construction, supervised up to 60 electricians Wesfinghouse Power Generation Division As a full time faculty member for the Department of Electrical Engineering, honed skills in verbal and written communication and worked with diverse groups of people. California State University-Sacramento As Electrical Engineering Manager, created budgets and scheduling for three concurrent projects, directed resources between R&D projects, production, sales and field support, worked directly with wafer processing site engineers and other OEM's to assure SEMI S2 (semi-conductor safety standard) compliance after integration of equipment, and contributed to the creation and revision of design procedures for IS0 9000 certification Ebara Technologies Enaineerina and Desiqn As lead engineer, created specifications, schematics, layouts, assembly drawings and bills of material for production and installation of enclosed stand alone DG/UPS. Developed and performed test procedures to prove Y compliance to Rule 21 for utility interconnect, worked with utilities in facilitating interconnect application and local governments in procuring air quality permits and building permits. After installation, studied reliability of 24i7 units. ABB-Catalyst Power 0 As field service engineer, acted as on site representative for company in new construction (Rancho Seco, Coulee Dam, Diablo Canyon, et at), tested existing generators in both control and power generation, acted as trouble- shooter for any electrical problem associated with company supplied generators (of any age) in the Western half of the U.S. Westinghouse Power Generation Division 0 As control system engineer, designed the fuel system for the Department of Defense Space Shuttle launch pad at Vandenburg AFB. Coordinated efforts between existing Kennedy Space Center launch pad and Vandenburg to assure commonality between two systems Lockheed-Martin (hnnetly Martin- Marietta) EDUCA TlON PhD- all but dissertation, Electrical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno M.S. Electrical Engineering, California State University B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Kansas CO MMUNl TY ACTIVITIES Community involvement over the last 20 years has included volunteering for community sports programs by serving as a soccer coach and executive Vice- President of Little League. City involvement included fund raising for Downtown Improvements and volunteering for the Placer Food Closet. For my church, I have served on three vestries for a period of 8 years and taught Sunday School. . Professionally, I acted as the minority advisor for California State University School of Engineering after receiving training for the State of California Investment in People Program. I am currently sitting on the California Energy Commissions committee to write the standard for private parties to connect to the electrical grid. Since moving to Carlsbad, I have focused my activities around my son's school. I have completed two terms serving as the President of the Parents Association, and volunteering as tutor. AODlTlONAL INFORMATION The subject of my research for my dissertation was longitudinal control of vehicles on an automated highway. This included traffic studies by UC Berkeley and CalTrans. Consequently, I am aware of some of the latest advancement in traffic control. APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT BOARD(S) AND/OR COikLi'KISSION(S), -- _._" __ . - -- (Please print or type) ' ClTy OF CARLSBAD ClT/ CLERK'S OFFICE - NAME(S) OF BOARD(S) AND/OR COMMISSION($) IN WHICH INTERESTED:&%: n NAME: 3 Prn! s ADDRESS: 3522 Gzzkzz F/# CITY: k d, 4. ZIP CODE: 420 0 , ' re EMAIL ADDRESS: /O[O-fZOQ <@ &@LI &%- HOME PHONE: 4.24- z/r@ PRESENT OCCUPATION: /ar~ed BUSINESS NAME: --e+- BUSINESS ADDRESS: .-@- WORK PHONE: -6- U. S. Citizenship (required for all appointments) Resident of Carlsbad (required for all appointments) Registered voter in Carlsbad (required for all appointments) No NO No I am familiar with the responsibilities assigned to the Board(s) or Commission(s) on which I wish to serve. I am willing to be interviewed regarding my qualifications for appointment by a committee designated by the City Council or at the request of an individual Council Member. I am willing to file financial disclosure statements as required by the state's or city's Conflict of Interest codes. Upon completion of your application, please mail or deliver the application to the following address: Carlsbad City Clerk's Office 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 G H\Word\Commisrdons\lntro-Table-Application.doc 7 t RCJEERT L. MERTZ 6946 MIMOSA DRIVE C ARLSEAD , CALIFORNIA 9 2 0 0 9 August 7,2003 City of Carlsbad Mayor Bud Lewis 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008-1 989 Dear Mr. Mayor, Since I and my wife will be moving from Carlsbad to Lake San Marcos by the end of August, I offer my resignation from the Traffic Safety Commission, effective immediately. I am truly sorry to be leaving the City which has impressed me as the best managed community I have had the pleasure to inhabit. Seding on the TSC has been a pleasure, especially with the guidance and support of Bob Johnson, a very competent and pleasant public servant, and his staff. Thank you for having given me the opportunity to make my small contribution to the City. Sincerely yours, 'k$ ,-, j;q Bob Mertz Cc: Bob Johnson, Ray Patchett ClTY OF CAFILSBAO C1W CLERKS OFFICE