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Home My WebLink About12 HISTORIC RES COMM 11-7-05 AGENDA REPORT Agenda Item Reviewed: City Manager ~ ~ Finance Director ~ MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 7, 2005 TO: FROM: WilLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: MARIA R. HUIZAR, CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CLERK APPOINTMENT ON THE HISTORIC RESOURCES COMMITTEE SUMMARY: One position on the Historic Resources Committee is vacant due to the resignation of Carol Tink Fox; the term expiration for position is July 21, 2008. The City advertised the vacancy in the City's website and in the Tustin News. Linda E. Smith submitted an application for consideration for the position. RECOMMENDATION: Pleasure of the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact. BACKGROUND: The Historic Resources Committee meets on an as-needed basis or at least once per calendar quarter as requested. The Committee acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council on matters affecting the Cultural Resources District (Old Town Tustin), provides recommendations on building and other activities occurring within the District, and serves as a liaison between Old Town residents and the City Council. It is highly desirable that applicants reside or conduct business in the Cultural Resources District, demonstrate interest and knowledge in local history and historical preservation, and/or have expertise in the professions of Architecture, Planning, Archeology, History or other historic preservation-related disciplines. Applications were due October 17, 2005. Linda E. Smith, who meets the qualifications, was the only applicant for said vacancy. VfrI ~ ;( ¡iN VA-, .; Maria R. Huizar . Chief Deputy City Clerk Attachment CITY OF TUSTIN APPLICATION FOR SERVICE COMMISSION I COMMITTEE CITY OF TUSTIN LUUJ Ul-I -::> A tj: ULI NOTE: This application is a public document and may be released to interested parties. Commission/Committee on which you wish to serve: Historic Resources Advisory Committee Name: Linda E. Smith (Llyn) Home phone: 714-544-5397 Work phone: 949-824-2484 Street address: 540 West Third St. City: Tustin Zip Code: 92780 1. Reason you wish to serve on Commission/Committee: Interest in preserving Old Town. As a 31 year resident of Tustin, the last 12 living in Old Town, I have watched the periodic rejuvenation of Old Town over the decades. 2. Please list your background and experience you feel qualifies you for the position: Tustin resident for 31 years, in a variety of neighborhoods, the last 12 in Old Town. As a native of San Francisco, I watched the rejuvenation of the Victorian "Old ladies" as an outgrowth of the Hippie era. Fortunately for later generations, the then "harebrained" restoration of these homes and neighborhoods has preserved for the next generation an invaluable and otherwise irrretreivable heritagt. 3. Please list professional organizations on which you have served: 4. Please list anv Drofessionallicenses (current or DasH: Have you ever had a professional license su spended or revoked? If yes, explain. [:J Yes ¡¡ No 5. Education: Circle highest grade completed: 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 List all Colleges, Business, or Trade Schools Dates Attended: License,oegree Obtained: Attended: U"'~"'",,'C"'fum". '0'", "6H'ooó1987-89 tJ.A- History and tJA ::;OClal cco 0 uc".."""," ",,-w """',,,,"'",., "'""'" OA ",o'" 000" 'œ" "" Please complete Page 2 6. What type(s) of civic activities are you involved in? Please list any positions you currently hold with another public agency. Member, Board of Directors, Irvine Sister City Foundation (1990-present 7. Do you or your spouse do business with or work for the City of Tustin or a business that contracts with the City of Tustin? If yes, explain: [J Yes ŒI No 8. Do you or your spouse do business with developers or work for a business that provides services for developers or vendors of developers? If yes, explain: [J Yes III No 9. Have you ever been convicted (including pleading "no contest") of an offense other than receiving a traffic citation? [ Yes Jill No This includes any convictions which have been expunged from the record or have been dismissed after conviction. A yes answer is not an automatic disqualification to appointment: items are considered only as it relates to the position for which you are applying. If yes, please attach a written explanation. If applicable, include offense(s), place(s), date(s) and penalty (Ies). PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING I certify that all statements made in this application are true and complete. I agree and understand that any misrepresentation or omission of a fact may result in disqualification of my application, refusal of aR ointment, and/or dismissal from appointment with the City. Date: 10/03/2005 Signature: This application must be completed in full and your resume indicating current and prior employment for ten (10) years must also be attached for your application to be considered. Please return application and resume to: City of Tustin Office of the City Clerk 300 Centennial Way Tustin, California 92780 Thank you for your interest in serving our community! LINDA E. SMITH 540 West Third Street Tustin, CA 92780 Home: 714/544-4524 Work: 949/824-7340/2484 Fax: 949/824-3055 E-Mail: lesmith@ucLedu CAREER SUMMARY Thirty years of administrative and technical experience in areas of higher education administration: Planning, programming, and accounting/finance, pre- and post award administration Developing written budget and international agreement guidelines and procedures Training and supervising employees and students Interacting with students, staff, faculty and off-campus/international visitors Motivated, self directed, adaptable and discreet. Experienced with campus online accounting processes. Seeking to expand budget analytical skills and financial planning expertise in a management position. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Financial Analyst, Scheduling & Conference Services, University of California, Irvine (31O2-present) Manage financial resources of a flow-through operation with annual budget of over $1,500,000 which schedules all events on both the general campus and UCI Student Center; includes all summer residential conferences. Develop solutions to mitigate problems, inform and offer resolutions to discrepancies, and analyze budget/accounting for the various on and off campus sponsors. Design and maintain online reconciliation of monthly project account budgets; balance accounts each month. Process billing of sponsors utilizing online Departmental Recharge System, Campus Billing Services and ASUCI invoicing. Manage payroll and personnel processing using online systems. Administrative Analyst, CAMP-Statewide (CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION), Office of Student Affairs, University of California, Irvine (3/92-3/02) Provide analyzes for a two-part National Science Foundation sponsored (5-years each) Cooperative Agreement of $5,000,000 to collaborate with other statewide and national organizations. Includes all pre- and post-award development and actions: develop budgets including cost-sharing for each annual and new phase submission as well as report on past budgets and cost sharing for agency annual reports. Develop budget projections and analyzes from various source funds totaling $1.6 million annually and formulate distribution of award funds throughout the state. Develop solutions to mitigate problems, inform and offer resolutions to discrepancies, and analyze budget/accounting for Statewide Office and eight Regional Offices. Design and maintain online reconciliation of monthly project account budgets. Balance accounts each month. Assemble data and informational presentations for local, state, and national review and dissemination. Facilitate training of regional coordinators. Plan, budget, implement, and coordinate at local and other campus sites annual statewide symposia for undergraduate research projects sponsored by the CAMP Program. Maintain local Macintosh/Windows computer systems. Managed office renovation including budgeting ($IOOK) and space assignment, moves, networking, reorganization, and management of design. implementation and completion of construction. Act as coordinating point with other departments for overall space availability. Zone Captain, Gateway Zone. Emergency Preparedness Program, University of California, Irvine (9/00-4/05) Coordinate emergency response team for the Gateway Zone (Eight buildings: Administration. Cross Cultural Center, Gateway Commons, Library, Student Services I and II, Student Center, Irvine-Barclay Theater, and Parking Structure). Present emergency response workshops to 560 Office of Student Affairs personnel. EDUCATION B.A. Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine, 1989 Emphasisc Social and Human Behavior History, University of California, Irvine, 1971 Emphasis: Modern European Certificate: Personal Financial Planning, University of California, Irvine Extension, 1999 UCI Business Officers Institute, October 2003 UC Systemwide Business Officers Institute, December 2003 UeI LEAP Administrative Management, 2002 UCI LEAP Supervisory Leadership Specialized Studies, 2003 B.A. AFFILIATIONS Member, Board of Directors, Irvine Sister Cities Foundation, 1992-Present Participant, UCI Student Services Staff Development Diversity Workshop, 1996 Recipient, Affirmative Action Staff Development Scholarship Award,1993 ($500) . Completed Light Urban Rescue course at UCI, May 1996 . Certified in CPR and First Aid. March 1996, August 2001 . Completed Fire Extinguisher Training at lICI, 1985