City Council Agenda and Packet 2019 02 26 SP

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Revitalization Commission 2019 3 3) What professional qualifications, skill sets, and relevant experiences do you have for this position? The two most relevant experiences I have had with regard to the LRC are participation in the Small Area planning process and in DRCOG's Citizens' Academy. First, I was involved in the majority of the Small Area Plan discussions. I became aware of the South Boulder Road discussions perhaps 1/3 of the way through the process, and from then on I attended nearly every Council meeting related to the plan as well as all workshops/ events for both South Boulder Road and McCaslin.l also participated in all requests for public input online. Although I didn't realize it at the time, this was a great way to learn about planning, zoning, the development process, and ways to solicit public opinion, as well as to understand desires the public had regarding development in Louisville. Both plans involve the areas adjacent to and/or in the revitalization zones so this was a great way to learn more about specific needs and issues in the area. This past fall I participated in the DRCOG Citizen's Academy which this proved to be an excellent complement to what I had seen in the Small Area Plans. The program is seven weeks long and consists of lectures, small group interactions, and networking opportunities. Subjects include a wide range of regional issues including transportation planning, city planning, housing, economic vitality, and civic engagement. The overall goal is to help understand the evolution of the Denver Metro area and to encourage residents to act, both individually, and collectively, to enhance the region's success and to address challenges, both emerging and ongoing. Participation in the Academy exposed me to a variety of ideas about urban planning as well as to many people who are making a difference in the area. I Teamed so much through the process. In particular, the experiences I have had that would be relevant to the Highway 42 Revitalization Plan would be finding ways to support connectivity and transportation. In the definition of blight, there are currently at lest two criteria related to transportation — predominance of defective or inadequate street layout and the existence of zones that endanger life (along Highway 42) that exist in the redevelopment zone. I would like to take what I teamed in the Small Area Plans and the DRCOG program to address these issues. It is imperative that we look at better ways of creating safer and more rational connectivity for pedestrians and bikers, better used of public transportation and of emerging technology in transportation, and better road design. 27