From:                                   Don Gustafson [host@cityofls.net]

Sent:                                    Thursday, April 07, 2016 5:55 PM

To:                                        Julie Pryor

Subject:                                Form submission

 

 The following committee interest information was submitted through cityofls.

Name: Don Gustafson

Address: 220 SW Ansel Adams Dr
Lees Summit MO 64081

Email: gustoexpresso@gmail.com

Phone: 503-313-0269

Council District: District 2

How many years a resident: 5+

High School: Boone High School Boone, IA

College: Iowa State Univ. & Univ of Kansas

Employment:Retired

Position:

Why interested: I am interested in serving on the City Planning Commission. I am retired now but have had a professional city planning and transportation planning career. I have been a resident of Lees Summit for over five years and I am a former business owner in Lees Summit, GUSTO! Coffee. I believe that my experience would be an asset to the Planning Commission. I worked for the City of Kansas City, Mo. Planning and Public Works Departments for twenty one years, serving on MARC committees, and ten years with the City of Beaverton, Oregon. All of my experience has been as staff to the city planning commissions and working with city counselors, developers and city residents. A major part of my career has been in transit and light rail development and the planning around transit centers. The fast growth of Lees Summit has presented a lot of challenges to the city and requires commissioners with a good working knowledge of planning principles as well as a vision for the management of the growth potential the city has. Thank you for your consideration. References are available upon request.

Other participation: I have been involved with the The Longview Alliance meetings in the review of porposed developments in the Longview area. Former member of the Lees Summit Chamber of Commerce.

Interested in serving on: Planning Commission

Other interests: