Innovative professional with 35 years of experience
in community revitalization and development. Strong problem solving,
negotiation, interdisciplinary communication, organization and facilitation
skills. Work experience includes land use planning, engineering, economic
development, redevelopment, and organizational development, with special
emphasis on community revitalization. Formal
education in city planning, engineering and public administration.
LEADERSHIP
AND MANAGEMENT:
Experience managing the efforts of engineering,
planning and redevelopment staff relating to the development of large in-fill
sites with significant infrastructure and environmental challenges. These
complex projects required ongoing interdepartmental coordination, extensive
community interaction, and direct contact with upper management, community
leaders and government officials. Also responsible for recommending and
implementing changes in methods, systems, policies and procedures relating to
internal operations in both planning and redevelopment.
COMMUNICATION:
Extensive experience coordinating the activity
and exchange of ideas between diverse groups, both internal and external to the
organization. Have facilitated discussion and negotiated with a variety of
government entities including the Department of Fish and Game, Caltrans, BART,
and a variety of county and city governments and districts. Multi-disciplinary
background and formal training in negotiation, mediation, facilitated problem
solving, and communication. Numerous public presentations relating complex
issues and ideas to a variety of community organizations and hearing bodies.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT:
Responsible for new redevelopment area
formation, redevelopment plan amendments, Specific Plan development, and
issuance of RFPs and RFQs for infill development sites. Lead negotiator for
Cities on numerous development sites, both large and small. Facilitated development and
environmental clearances for land with endangered species and hazardous
materials. Managed contracts and consultant teams. Responsible for the
development and management of façade and commercial rehabilitation programs for
two cities.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
· General Plan Housing Element drafted for review and approval for the City of Alturas. Authored a complete rewrite of the City's Housing Element. Program emphasis was placed on Community Economic Development and housing revitalization rather than the development of new affordable housing stock due to the poor condition of existing housing stock and lack of area jobs.
Permit Application Package and Permit Processing Procedure Manual
Development for the City of Alturas. Responsible for the development of Application Package handouts
for use by the general public, and authored a comprehensive Procedure Manual for Zoning Ordinance implementation for use by City staff.
Procedure manual covered all phases of project processing, including the
development of forms, staff reports, and decision making steps for both the
environmental review and processing of use permits, variances, site plans, sign
permits, summary road vacations, administrative permits, certificates of
compliance, lot mergers, lot line adjustments, rezones and general plan
amendments.
·
Zoning Ordinance Restructuring and General Plan Update for City of
Alturas. Authored the complete re-write of the City’s Zoning Ordinance, and the update of
their General Plan to ensure compatibility between documents. Facilitated
six “Town Hall” style public meetings to educate the public and receive
feedback on Ordinance proposals. Project
included a land use survey of all properties and the rezoning more than half the properties in the City to correct zoning
and land-use inconsistencies. New
Ordinance and General Plan Amendments approved unanimously by City Council in
2014.
·
65th Street Station Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
TOD Description: $120 million mixed-use project with 120 residential units, 64,000
SF of retail, 72,000 SF of office, a 148 room hotel, and a 30,000 SF fitness
facility with an associated parking structure and off-site infrastructure
improvements including the relocation of an 11 berth bus transfer facility
adjacent to the 65th Street Commuter Rail Station.
Developer: Lucas Enterprises, LLC, Sacramento, CA
Responsibilities: Project Manager for the Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT)
responsible for real estate development negotiations. Responsibilities included
station concept plan editing, publication and dissemination; funding
negotiations; internal and external meeting facilitation, contract management,
and public presentations.
Results: Agreement executed with the developer, all discretionary
approvals for the proposed development secured; new bus transfer facility
design completed and approved; and $620,000 in project grants secured from the
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency.
·
Centerville Market Place Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
TOD Description: $84 million mixed-use project with 58,000 SF of commercial and
110 townhome-style condominiums half a block from the Centerville Commuter Rail
Station.
Developer: James Tong, Charter Properties, Pleasanton, CA
Developer: James Tong, Charter Properties, Pleasanton, CA
Responsibilities: Project Manager for the City of Fremont responsible for real
estate development negotiations. Responsibilities included the selection and
management of the City's consultant team; leadership of the City's
interdepartmental staff team; internal and external meeting facilitation
(including extensive meetings with the community to determine desired project
parameters); authorship and issuance of the RFQ/P; developer selection;
environmental investigation, hazardous material remediation, and building
demolition; and negotiation of the Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA)
that included a detailed site design. The project required extensive
interdepartmental coordination (including the Economic Development,
Engineering, Planning, and Building Departments), market and financial
analysis, and presentations to the community and City Council.
Results: DDA executed with Developer on March of 2005
· Façade and Commercial Building Rehabilitation
Developed
and managed the Façade Improvement Grant Program for the Cities of San Leandro
and Fremont, and the Commercial Rehabilitation Loan program for the City of Fremont.
Lead consultant teams and coordinated interdepartmental project reviews
(including the Economic Development, Engineering, Planning, and Building
Departments). Responsibilities included marketing, contract management, design
review, policy development, and negotiations.
· Downtown Revitalization Responsible for development of a plan addressing
conditions inhibiting desired development within the town center of Fallbrook
in San Diego County, including consideration of circulation, flood control, parking,
recreation and zoning deficiencies. Facilitated a series of five community
workshops with a self-selected fifty member community advisory group and a 15
member community leadership committee. The
Fallbrook Plan received an award for Comprehensive Planning for a Small
Jurisdiction from the American Planning Association in 2000.
· Upper San Diego River Improvement Project (a 600-acre mixed-use project with $34 million in public
improvements) Lead responsibility for the implementation of the area's redevelopment
plan requiring extensive public contact (including facilitating ongoing
discussions with an 18 member citizen's advisory group); interdepartmental
coordination; negotiation and management of contracts, grants and development
agreements; and the evaluation and recommendation of public policy and programs
relating to capital improvements, affordable housing and economic development
strategies.
· Case Tracking System Recommended, designed, and managed the development of a PC-Based
Case Tracking System for the San Diego County Department of Planning and Land
Use. This system required soliciting and consolidating input from all levels of
the Department, developing and executing training programs for all staff, and
facilitating interdisciplinary meetings to identify and streamline work flow
and procedures. Received a National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement
Award in 1992 for its contribution to improving County Government.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
June
2012-Present Principal, Andersen
Planning, Alturas, CA
Aug
2007-June 2012 Principal, Andersen
Planning Consultants, San Leandro, CA
Aug 2000- Aug 2007 Redevelopment Project Manager, Office of
Housing and Redevelopment, City of Fremont, Fremont, CA
Jan 1999-Aug 2000 Redevelopment Specialist, Development Services
Division, City of San Leandro, San Leandro, CA
Jan 1994-Jan 1999 Redevelopment Project Manager, Department of Planning and Land Use (DPLU),
County of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Oct 1988-Jan 1994 Community Development Project Manager, DPLU,
County of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Jun 1987-Oct 1988 Development Plan Check and Zoning Information
Specialist, DPLU, County of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Dec 1985-Jan 1987 Community Mediator/Trainer (volunteer) San Diego
Mediation Center, San Diego, CA
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AWARDS
2007 Certificate, NCI Charrette Planner, National
Charrette Institute
2001-2005 International
Director for the Northern California Chapter of the APA
2003 Co-Lead
American Planning Association Delegation to Cuba
2000 American
Planning Association Delegate to China
2000 Certification, American Institute of Certified
Planners (Certificate No. 015378)
2000 American
Planning Association (APA) Award for Comprehensive Planning for a Small Jurisdiction presented to
the San Diego County Planning Department for the Fallbrook Economic Revitalization Plan (Jennifer
Andersen, Project Manager)
1998 Certificate,
Community Economic Development Specialist, San Diego State University College of Extended Studies
1997
Certificate, Technology of Participation/Group Facilitation Methods, Institute
of Cultural Affairs
1997 Certificate, Technology
of Participation/Participatory Strategic Planning, Institute of Cultural Affairs
1993 Masters
in Public Administration, San Diego State University, Thesis Topic: Organizing for
Flexibility (a case study in organizational power structures and managing for change)
1985 Certificate, Community Mediation, USC Law
Center/San Diego Mediation Center
1984 BA, Urban Engineering, University of
California, San Diego, combining urban planning and engineering sciences
