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Home My WebLink About03/15/2005, A4 - APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATION TO THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE • I counat j Agenda Repout I=.N..b. C I T Y OF SAN LUIS OBISPO FROM: Vice Mayor John Ewan and Council Member Paul Brown Cultural Heritage Committee Council Subcommittee Prepared By: Audrey Hooper, City Clerk SUBJECT: APPOEVIW= RECOMMENDATION TO THE CULTURAL F=AGE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION Appoint Lynne Landwehr to a four-year term beginning on April 1, 2005 and ending on March 31, 2009. DISCUSSION: There is one vacancy on the Cultural Heritage Committee. Paula Juelke Carr's term expires March 31, 2005. She is not eligible to reapply for this committee. The Council Subcommittee is pleased to recommend the appointment of Lynne Landwehr to a four-year term beginning April 1, 2005 and ending March 31, 2009. ATTACHMENTS 1. Lynne Landwehr's application COUNCIL READING FILE All applications G:\Clerk\304 City Advisory BodieACHC\CHC Agenda Report 2005 �� 1 ATTACHMENT 1 aavisony B06y 'application NAME 14nnP r.aHOME PHndwehr 8 'P 4H ONE?813 2644 Flora Street,San Luis Obispo 93401 same as above RESIDENCE STREET ADDRESS CITY ZIP WORK PHONE Registered to vote?�1 es Live in the City Limits?1�_S How long? 30 eft Ever attended an advisory body meeting? uetC PLEASE LIST THE ADVISORY BODIES YOU ARE(APPLYING FOR: (t) Cultural Heritage Committee (2) (Supplemental Questionnaires and interviews are required for each). EMPLOYMENT(Present or last employer[or school, if applicable]); Independent Contractor for research,writing,editing,and website projects. EDUCATION: BA.,MA. in French Language and Literature,with a Minor in English r m college; Umversft d'Aix-Marseille; University of Missouzi). Secondary Teaching Certification,Northern Arizona University. RELEVANT TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATES OF TRAINING, LICENSE OR PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION: Office Manager/Researcher/School Tours Coordinator for can Luis 0h;spa ColmtyHistoriCal Museum, 1996-1999. INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY,VOLUNTEER, PROFESSIONAL AND/OR ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS: Volunteer:Options(for Adults with Disabilities);United Way, CURRENT OR PREVIOUS.SERVICE ON CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ADVISORY BODIES(Please list names/dates), Member,Committee on Guidelines for Private Artin Public Places, Wendy George coordinating. —Yp—n—n—g,—FJ97.7 How did you hear about this vacancy? Newspaper Ad ✓Community Group_ Word of Mouth V" City Hall ✓ Website_ Current Advisory Body Other: please specify 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 Interests (Form 700)disclosing all reportabb interests held at the time of appointment. If applicable, a copy of this form will be provided by the City Clerk. (3) Unless otherwis indicated, please fill out the attached Supplemental Questionnaire. Thank you. P4 -a GA304 City Adviwry BodieMpplica3an&Supplemenal.MdWwry Body APPllcal, OFFICE USE ONLY ._ .- ITAGNME I: i APPUCANT'S NAME ADVISORY BODY APPUED FOR SCREENING RECOMMEND FOR INTERVIEW DATE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT_YES_NO SCREENING RECOMMEND FOR INTERVIEW DATE: COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT:_YES_NO TERM BEGINS: TERM ENDS: UNEXPIRED TERM: FULL TERM: COMMENTS: LTR SENT(Date) �-3 G.-V 0(City Advisory Bodle.Mpplicadon k SapplementalsMdvisory Body Applicatio ATTACHMENT 4 Advisory Body Application — Supplemental Questionnaire Cultural Heritage Committee (CHC) 1. Why do you want to be a member of the CHC? I have a continuing interest in the history of both the City and the County of San Luis Obispo,and a desire to see local historical resources used to their best advantage for the community's residents and visitors. 2. What do you hope to accomplish? I hope to serve as a resource on historical background. Also, please see#5 on following pace. 3. Have you ever attended a meeting of the CHC or another City advisory body? If so, what observations did you make? I attended a 2001 meeting of the Cultural Heritage Committee when the issue under review was that of preserving or demolishing the City's former Tansportation Department garages, located just behind the new fire station on Santa Barbara Street I observed a healthy give-and-take,with public input respectfully listened to,and with Committee members exercising tact and patience in a difficult situation. 1� V - ATTACHMENT f Supplemental Questionnaire—CHC Page 2 4. What qualities,experience and expertise make you a good candidate for the CHC? Eighteen years of teaching experience(University of Missouri,Cal Poly,Cuesta College);twelve years of experience as Administrative Assistant/Office Manager in both the public and private sectors. Also,please see#6,following page. 5. In your view,what are some key cultural heritage issues in SLO? a.) The pressure for development is relentless,and the very qualities which make this city such a desirable place to live and work,are increasingly at risk. We need-to move into the future without obliterating the city's historic past. b.)While the City enjoys numerous visible links to the Chumash,to the early Hispanic settlers, and to Chinese and Japanese pioneers,I believe we could do more to highlight groups such as the Azorean Portuguese,the Germans,the Italian Swiss, and the more-recently-arrived Hispanics. This could be accomplished, in part,by a program of signage for buildings or locations tied to those groups(i.e.the Creamery complex[related to the county's early dairy farmers,many of whom were Italian-Swiss];First Bank[once the site of the Swiss-owned Grutli Hotel];the comer of Broad&Higuera Streets,once the site of the Andre store [a rallying point for the early Portuguese community];and the Sinsheimer Bros. building,the Sauer-Adams adobe,and the Sauer Grocery/Pier I building,all of which were German-owned and operated. Nor would signage have to be limited to"underrepresented"groups. The Andrews Bank Building's old brass sign is virtually illegible and largely ignored. The Johnson Building at the Comer of Chorro and Higuera deserves signage re the City's fust mayor,Charles H.Johnson,and the"Fanny Wrappers"building has a venerable banking history which is not apparent to passers- by. The Tower Building could use some explaining,there's a wonderful history at the site of Charles Shoes,and the Hudson's Grill building is of historical interest because of the old Sperry Flour Co.business once located there. Existing signage at the Presbyterian Church,behind the old"Cigar Factory,"and at the Dallidet adobe could be made consistent with other signage,and additional signage could be created for the Soda Works building on Nipomo Street,and for the Mission Grill building,the site of one of the city's earliest meat markets,and then of the old French Hotel. An effort such as this would do much to make the core of the city a sort of"museum without walls,"one which would be"visited"on a regular basis by residents and.visitors alike. MACHMENT I Supplemental Questionnaire—CHC Page 3 6. Is there any additional information about yourself you'd like to share? (Please feel free to attach a resume, if you have one.) Photography and background research for poster"Doorways of San Luis Obispo." Research and writing(with Paula Carr and others)for Chinese Traveling Exhibit and accompanying binder of teachers' resource materials, San.Luis Obispo County Historical Society. Creation of the Mission San Luis Obispo booklet for the 0-grade mission projects,available through the San Luis Obispo County Historical Society. Research and writing for: SLO Museum exhibit of the Carpenter Collection of early historical photos of county; Background texts for the large historical photos in the County Government Annex; Signage for Marsh Street branch of Wells Fargo Bank(for the July 0, 1890, photo-mural); Signage for the old Sauer Grocery/Pier 1 building(for the antique brick ovens); Mother's Tavern historical photos; "100 Years of Medical History in San Luis Obispo County,"which formed the narrative of a videotape sponsored by the SLO County Medical Society. Editing assistance for Gary L. Hoving's Journey of Justice;for Mary Trejo's Lopez Canyon for M.J.Munro's O'Halloran Land(a historical novel set on SLO County's North Coast),and for the SLO County Historical Society's newsletter"The Tolosa Times," 1996-1999. Creation(research,writing,photos,and technical work)and maintenance of local history website www.HistoainSLOCounty.com. Current projects include research on the Jack House and the E.R.Jack family;on the"other"merchants of Palm Street;and on colonies in the county(E.G. Lewis's Atascadero,the Swedish colony in Templeton,the Mennonites of Adelaida,and the Vachell brothers' English"colony"). Signature: _ _ _. Date: January 28,2005 �Co�