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FROM: Council Member John Ewan and Council Member Ken Schwartz
Council Subcommittee for the Parks and Recreation Commission
Prepared By: Lee Price, City Clerkd,,/'
SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATION
1. Reappoint Gary Clay to a four-year term beginning on April 1, 2003 and expiring on March
31, 2007.
2. Appoint Alan Thomas to a four-year term beginning on April 1, 2003 and expiring on March
31, 2007.
DISCUSSION
Two terms will expire on the Parks and Recreation Commission on March 31, 2003. Gary
Clay's term expires on March 31, 2003. He is eligible to reapply and serve a four-year term.
Teresa Larson's term expires on March 31, 2003. She has not reapplied. After advertising, the
Council Subcommittee for the Parks and Recreation Commission interviewed three applicants
and is pleased to recommend the reappointment of Gary Clay to a four-year term and the
appointment of Alan Thomas to a four-year term.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Gary Clay's application
2. Alan Thomas' application
COUNCIL READING FILE
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Gary R. Clay,Ph.D. Associate Professor
Address: 470 Woodbridge Street, San Luis Obispo,California 93401
Phone: Home: (805) 541-9591 Business: (805) 756-1372
E-Mail: gclay@calpoly.edu
EDUCATION:
- Ph.D.,School of Renewable Resources,University of Arizona,Tucson, 1995
- Master of Landscape Architecture,University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign, 1986
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture,Utah State,Logan, 1974
- Associate Degree,Civil Engineering,Erie Community College,Buffalo,N.Y., 1970
DESIGN REVIEW- EXPERT TESTIMONY:
- City of Morro Bay,Public Services Department. Review and Critical Assessment of the
Visual Quality Component of the 1999/2001 Application for Certification of Duke Energy's
Morro Bay Power Plant. I critiqued the visual quality component, and presented expert
testimony at meetings and public hearings for the California Energy Commission.
- City of Milpitas,California.Expert opinion and testimony to the California Energy
Commission related to Calpine c* Power's application for certification for the development
of an energy generating facility in San Jose,CA. 2000—2001.
- Beikae v. BSI Consultants. Expert opinion and landscape consultancy for Jules F.Miller:
Berryman&Henigar Associates as related to an accident from a bicycle-related fall in
Laguna Niguel,CA. 2000—2001.
- The City of Santa Monica,California. A critical review of the status of existing tree
plantings along the Santa Monica Promenade. Suggested alternative planting strategies to
minimize the potential for pedestrian accidents along the promenade,and provided
recommendations to improve the safety of the pedestrian corridor. Spring/Summer,2000.
TEACHING-BASED ACTIVITES:
California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo,California—9/95 -present.
Associate Professor,Landscape Architecture Department,Instruction for Courses Including:
LA114: Landscape Analysis and Planning,
- LA 213: Site&Terrain Analysis,
- LA231: Landscape Construction,
- LA252: Site Planning and Design,
- LA318: Applications of GIS in Natural Resources,
- LA351,352,33353:Design for Landscape Architects,
- LA451: Regional Landscape Assessment
The University of Arizona: Tucson,Arizona- August 1993 to August 1995
Graduate Research Associate, 1993, 1994, 1995
Instructor of Introduction to Computer Aided Design,Spring 1993, 1994, 1995
Team Lecturer of 3rd year Landscape Design Studio,Fall 1993, 1994
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RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Edward D.Stone Jr. & Associates: Ft. Lauderdale,Fla. - September 1986 to June 1993.
Coordinator of computer-related planning and design services,including:
Researched new hardwarelsoftware for office design activities
- Supervised the training and support of staff members in computer-aided design,three
dimensional modeling,and digital landscape simulation
- Participated in proposal writing for projects with computer applications
Participated in office presentations and computer demonstrations
Participated in community programs and workshops providing technological assistance
Major Project Involvement:
Disney Development Corporation.USA:The creation and management of proposed and
as-built site information for the Orlando,Florida Disney holdings.
Malanalco Resort.Mexico: Computer-generated site analysis of a 1200 hectare parcel in a
mountainous landscape north of Mexico City.
Euro-Disney.France:Project organization of various site elements associated with the
development of a major amusement attraction in France.
Desaru International Resorts.Malaysia:The establishment of a CAD database for an 18,000
acre resort in easter Malaysia.The project included eight resort hotels,four golf courses,
tennis and yachting facilities, and a convention center.
W.J. Cairns &Partners: Edinburgh, Scotland-July and August 1986. Technical assistance
to W.J. Cairns&Partners in the development and presentation of a proposal to the Scottish
Development Agency for funding of a two year study on computer applications for design
professions in the United Kingdom. .
The University of Illinois: Department of Landscape Architecture,Champaign-Urbana,
Illinois- 1984 to 1986
- Teaching Assistant of introductory design class. Research assistant responsible for the
computer mapping for a Dept. of Forestry study on farmland biomass levels.
- Computer Mapper responsible for the DOC's Illinois Boat Guide Manual.
E.B.C.Hong Kong: Kowloon,Hong Kong- 1980 to 1984. Project Involvement:
- Ocean Park Master Plan and Implementation: Major portions of the design,implementation
and contract management of the redevelopment plan for a theme park in Hong.Kong.
- Tuen Mun Areas 13 and 15 Housing Estates: Design and site supervision of all hard and
soft works for open space areas in two public housing estates (90,000 persons).
- Tan Kwai Tseun Borrow Site:The documentation and supervision of quarry rehabilitation
works for a 170 hectare site,including erosion control systems and a rigorous program of
hydro seeding and re-vegetation.
The Planning&Design Group: Denver, Colorado- 1979 to 1980
Denver West Office Park: Site design and detailed construction documents including
finished grading plans,deck and patio design,the preliminary design work for several water
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amenities at major entrance locations,and site supervision of planting stages.
Rainbow Ridge Office Park: The preliminary site planning and design,the grading studies,
the planting plans,and the construction documents.
David N. Carlson and Associates: Chicago, Illinois - 1977 to 1979
- Lake Barrington Shores: Landscape Architect assisting in the planning and design of
exterior spaces at the 510 acre resort development,included golf clubhouse entrance and
planting design,condominium groups 5 &6 site and planting designs,marina design.
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission: Chicago, Illinois - 1976 to 1977
Principle author, Regional Land Use Policy Plan for the six county Chicago Metropolitan
Region..I contributed to an expressway interchange study and preliminary open space
network,and initial studies leading to a regional air quality program.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT:
• PUBLICATIONS:
Assessing Infrastructure Expansion as a Means of Managing Visual Quality. Submitted for
peer review;KERB* A Journal of Landscape Architecture June 2001.
Feng Shui as Tool:Relating Escoteric Concepts to Western-based Site Analysis,Submitted for
peer review;Landscape Journal,October,2000.
Monitoring of Forest Transitions Using,Scanned Ground Photographs as a Primary Data
Source,Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 67(3)2000, 319-330.
Scenic Landscape Assessment: Variability of Preference Along a Road Corridor in Southern
Utah,Landscape and Urban Planning,49 (2000). 1-13.
Feng Shui and Landscape Architecture•Integrating Traditional Chinese Siting Techniques with
a Western-Based Design Approach,Submitted for re-review;Landscape Journal,October,
1999.
Integrating Spatial Data with Photog=raphy for Visualizing Changes in a Forested En_v_ironment,
URISA;Journal of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association;Fall, 1998.
Spectral Analysis for Articulating Scenic Color Changes in a Coniferous Landscape.
Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing,63(12) 1997, 1353-1362.
GIS and Site-Scale Planning: Challenges and Opportunities for Environmental Designers, ,in
proceedings; The 4th International Conference on Integrating GIS and Environmental
Modeling,Banff,Canada,September, 2000.
Feng Shui and Environmental Analysis: A Cross-Cultural Approach Toward Comprehensive
Resource Planning,in proceedings;Seventh International Symposium on Society and
Resource Management,The University of Missouri,Columbia,MO,May, 1998.
Feng Shui and Landscape Architecture: Blending;Traditional Site Principles with a Modern
Design Philosophy.in proceedings;ASLA Annual National Conference,Atlanta,GA,
November, 1997.
Modeling Scenic Landsc=Resources: An Integrated Approach at Articulating Color/Change
Relationships in a High Elevation Forest in Southern Utah Gary R. Clay,EOM,The
Magazine for Geographic,Mapping,Earth Information,August, 1996.
The Application of SW&I al Analysis to Scenic Visualizations in Forested LandsLW,Gary R.
Clay and Terry C.Daniel,May, 1998.The Sixth International Symposium on Society and
Resource Management,The Pennsylvania State University, University Park,May, 1996.
Integrating GIS Data with Digitized Photography to Simulate Change Relationships in a
Forested Environment.Gary R.Clay,in proceedings;The 1996 SSRI Users Conference,
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Redlands,CA,May, 1996.
Remote Sensing Applications for Managing UDSA Forest Resources, Gary R. Clay and Stuart
E. Marsh,Unpublished report for 6-state consortium under federal contract to assess
integrated resource technologies for the USDA Forest Service,August, 1994.
A Research Design for Integrated Scenic Modeling of Environmentally Induced Color Changes
in a Coniferous Forest Gary R. Clay and Stuart E. Marsh,in proceedings;Decision
Support 2001,Toronto, September, 1994.
• PRESENTATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
July 2001. "Assessing Infrastructure Expansion as a Means of Managing Visual Quality".
MESH International Landscape Architecture Conference.Melbourne,Australia.
June 2001. "Visual Resource Management: Methods and Applications". One-week lecture
series to the Landscape Architecture Program,The University of New South Wales,
Sydney,Australia.
February 2001. "GIS and Design Education; Integrating Library Resources with an
Undergraduate Curriculum". GIS 2001, the 15th Annual GIS Conference-Branching Out:
Spatial Technology Goes Mainstream.Vancouver British Columbia.
September, 2000. "GIS and Site-Scale Planning: Challenges and Opportunities for
Environmental Designers",The 4th International Conference on Integrating GIS and
Environmental Modeling,Banff,Canada
Accepted for Poster Presentation; "Web Site Development in the Context of Landscape
Architectural Education"CELA 2000 Conference. Guelph,Canada August, 2000.
July, 1999. "Modeling Forest Transitions: Applying Statistical Data From Ground
Photographs to Simulate Change in a Coniferous Landscape". Fifth World Congress: The
International Association for Landscape Ecology. Snowmass,Colorado.
June, 1998. "Ground-Acquired Photography as a Data Alternative for Regional Forest-Health
Monitoring",presentation to;The Institute of Forest Resources Information Technology,
The Chinese Academy of Forestry,Beijing,China.
June, 1998. "Data Collection in Forest.Environments: Ground Monitoring to Augment
Synoptic Data Acquisition',presentation to; the Indian Forestry Ministry,Jabalpor,India
May, 1998. "Feng Shui and Environmental Analysis: A Cross Cultural Approach Toward
Comprehensive Resource Planning", Seventh International Symposium on Society and
Resource Management,Columbia,MO.
November, 1997. "Feng Shui and Landscape Architecture: Blending Traditional Site Principles
with a Modem Design Philosophy",ASLA Annual National Conference,Atlanta
October, 1997. "Integrated Modeling of Forest Transitions: a GIS/Remote Sensing Approach
Toward Large Scale Forest Management", presented at the request of the United Nations,
Foreign Agricultural Service Dept.,to a delegation of Indian Forest Managers who were
visiting institutions in the United States. San Luis Obispo,CA.
October, 1997, "The Impact of Time and View Orientation on Scenic Color Relationships",
Data Visualization 1997 Conference,St.Louis,Missouri.
May, 1997, "Measuring Scenic Color Transitions in a Coniferous Canopy", 1997 ACSM-
ASPRS-Resource Technology Conference, Seattle,WA.
February, 1997, "Integrating GIS Technology with Scenic Resource Modeling for Improved
Agency/Public Relations",GIS'97,Vancouver,Canada
July, 1996, "GIS Data Integration for the Simulation of Environmental Transitions: Extended
Research Activities at Midway Face",Gary R.Clay and Terry C.Daniel,Presentation to the
Joint Staffs of the Dixie and Fishlake National Forests, Cedar City,UT.
May, 1996, "The Application of Spectral Analysis to Scenic Visualizations in Forested
Landscapes",Gary R. Clay and Terry C.Daniel,The Sixth International Symposium on
Society and Resource Management,The Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
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May, 1996, "Integrating GIS Data with Digitized Photography to Simulate Change
Relationships in a Forested Environment",Gary R. Clay,ESRI Users Conference,
Redlands.
April, 1996, "Integrated Scenic Modeling of Environmentally Induced Color Changes in a
Coniferous Forest Canopy",Gary R. Clay,Cal Poly Brown Bag Lunch Series Presentation.
February, 1996, "Integrated Modeling for Large-Scale Scenic Resource Management", Gary
R. Clay,Combined Presentation to the USDA Forest Service and National Park Service,
Porterville,California.
September, 1994, "A Research Design for Integrated Scenic Modeling of Environmentally
Induced Color Changes in a Coniferous Forest",Gary R. Clay and Stuart E. Marsh,
Decision Support 2001,Toronto.
April, 1994, "Using TIN as a Data.Integration Platform for Visual Quality Assessment",Gary
R. Clay, Arizona Arc/INFO Users Group,Phoenix,AZ.
May, 1991,"New Technologies in the Landscape Architectural Profession",Gary R.Clay,.
Guest Lecture,University of Florida,Department of Landscape Architecture,Gainesville.
June, 1990, "Office Computerization;Trends and Practices",Panel Discussion,A.S.L.A.
Computer Subcommittee,A.E.C.Conference,Atlanta.
May, 1988, "Seeing the Future: Computer Video-Imaging in Practice",Capanelist,ASLA
National Convention , Seattle,Washington.
• EXTENDED PROFESSIONAL GROWTH:
JanuaryJune, 1999. Academic Opportunity Fund On-line Academy for CSU Faculty. Six-
month WEB development course for selected CSU Faculty. CSU Hayward's Certificate in
On-line Teaching Program.
July, 1988.Two-week Information Competence Workshop. Robert E. Kennedy Library,Cal
Poly. Sponsored by the Cal Poly Information Competence Committee.
February, 1998. One-Day TOPS Peer Mentoring Training Course. Sponsored by the Faculty
Instructional Development Committee,California Polytechnic State University,San Luis
Obispo,California.
July, 1997.Three-day ARC INFO/ARC VIEW Spatial Modeling Training. San Francisco
State University.
SERVICE: UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES AND MEMBERSHIPS:
- Cal Poly Academic Senate, 1997-2001
- CAED Caucus Chair, Cal Poly Academic Senate, 1998-1999
- Chair,Cal Poly University Scholarship Committee, 1998-2000
- Cal Poly Intellectual Property Review Committee,2001-2002
- Cal Poly Research and Professional Development Committee, 1998-1999
- Cal Poly Information Competence Committee, 1998-2001
- Academic Senate; General Education and Breadth Committee, 1997-1998
- CAED Graduate Programs Committee, 1998-1999
- Cal Poly Faculty Instructional Development Committee, 1996-1998
- Joint Art&Design/CAED Rendering,Modeling,Animation Laboratory Group, 1997
- Landscape Architecture Department: Curriculum Committee, 1996-1997
- Cal Poly Pacific Rim Group, 1996-1998
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• PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES/GROUPS:
Conservation Psychology Discussion Group and Listserv. 2000—present
Journal Article Reviewer,Landscape Journal. 2000—present
Journal Article Reviewer,Journal of Parks&Recreations Administration 2000—present
Design Communication Association,associate member..1998—present
Council of Educators in Landscape.Architecture (CELA). Member
Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society of International Scholars. 1996—present
• COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SUPPORT:
Commissioner,San Luis Obispo Park and Recreation Commission. 1999—present
Member, City of San Luis Obispo Task Force on Public Art. 1999-Spring 2000.
Member, San Luis Obispo County Tack Force on Bio-Solids. 1998 - 2000.
City of Morro Bay,Public Services Department. Review and Critical Assessment of the
Visual Quality Component of the 1999 Application for Certification of the Morro Bay
Power Plant:
Member,City Sub-Committee on the Development of the Damon-Garcia Sports Complexe
San Luis Obispo, CA. A working group in association with the Parks and Recreation
Commission of San Luis Obispo. 1999.
Participant, San Luis Obispo County Parks and Recreation Workshop.March 2000.
Jury. Damon-Garcia Sports Complex: San Luis Obispo,.CA. Consultant review leading to
the selection of a team to plan and develop all facilities.March 15,2000.
- Parks and Recreation Commission Representative: Focus group for design of the Santa
Rosa/Marsh Street park property.Fall, 2000.
California Central Coast Research Park, summer, 1998 workshop participant.
- Scenic visualization activities for the Sequoia National Forest.The effort is supporting a
program of simulation to visualize historic growth patterns and alternative futures for the re-
vegetation of an extended section of forest land clear-cut at the turn of the century.
- Scenic modeling of Midway Face and Sidney Valley,Dixie National Forest,Utah.
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SPECIAL NOTES: (1) This application and supplement are "public documents" and are available for review upon request. (2)
Applicants are advised that they may be requested to file a Statement of Economic Interest disclosing all reportable interests held by
you at the time of appointment. If applicable, a copy of this form will be provided by the City Clerk. (3) Unless otherwise indicated,
please fill out the attached Supplemental Questionnaire. Thank you.
Applications are accepted year-round;however, if you are applying for a current vacancy,your application must be returned to the
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