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Boards and CommissionsVACANCIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR CITY OF DUBUQUE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS For Council Meeting of Monda_v_. Janua~. 15. 2001 6:30 P.M. Public Libra~_ Auditorium APPLICANTS ARE INVITED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THEIR POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ADVISORY COMMISSION 2 Unexpired 3 Year term.w which will expire 10-I-02 & 10-1-03 2 VACANCIES Leslee Spraggins, 1780 Plymouth Ct. Ci a rdsa nd Commissions (Apptd.) ~OARD OF APPEALS - BU,LDING CODE I Appt' 3 Yr' Terrn' Meet °n Cai' I 3rd Monday at Five Flags ADVISORY COMMISSION Meet 3rd Tues. Library 6:00 Sr. L~nn M. Fangman(C. Tr. 10) 02-1501 Jim Giesen (At Large) 02-1g-01 (C. Tr, 3) 02-15-01 Harry Neustadt (Housing) 02-15-0I J I Leonard Rhomberg, Jr. (Master) 1 t -02_99 John V. Walsh (At Large) 09-08~31 ] TRANSIT BOARD OF TRUSTEES, 3 yr. I CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA BOARD/COMMISSION APPLICATION FORM Individuals serving on Boards and Commissions play and important role in advising the Council on matters of interest to our community and its future. The City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 50 W. 13th St., Dubuque, IA accepts application for any Board and/or Commission at any time, and that application stays active for one year from the date of receipt in the Clerk's Office. At the appropriate regularly scheduled council meeting, applications will be submitted to the City Council for their review and applicants are encouraged to address the Council stating their reasons for wanting to serve on this particular commission. Applicants will be advised when the application is being presented. Appointment to the Board or Commission will be made at a later meeting. Applicants will then be notified as to the outcome of the Council's action. If not appointed at that time, this application will be resubmitted, as needed, as long as the application is active (unless the applicant advises they are no longer interested) DATE: 1 8 01 ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION APPLYING FOR: Environmental Stewardship NAME: Leslee Spraggins ADDRESS: 1780 Plymouth Court BUSINESS: The Nature Conservatory ADDRESS: 601 N. University, Little Rock, ARK 72205 OCCUPATION: POSITION WITH COMPANY: Project Manager HOME PHONE: 319 584 9809 BUSINESS PHONE: Same EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION WHICH QUALIFIES YOU FOR THIS BOARD/COMMISSION: 7 Years Big Woods Project Manager - work with public and private partners to conserve, restore, expand, connect and sustainably use 1/2 million acre forested weland; 2 years Recycling coordinator ARK Dept. of Pollution Control & Econology; also Planning Experience with counties. WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS CAN YOU MAKE OR STATE REASON FOR APPLYING: Have helped design compatible economic development; extensive work with federal & state agencies as well as with farmers, foresters and fishermen; Open mind; Want to learn more about Dubuque. LIST TWO REFERENCES: NAME: Nancy DeLamar; State Dir. Ark Nature Conservacny ADDRESS: 601 N. University Ave., LR ARK 72205 NAME:Jeff Bullock, Pres. ADDRESS: University of Dubuque Specific attention should be directed to possible conflict of interest. For further clarification, if a situation arises, contact the appropriate Staff or Legal Staff. Are you currently serving on a City Board or Commission: No SIGNATURE: /s/ Leslee D. Spraggins If questions, contact the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 50 W. 13th St., Dubuque, IA 52001. Phone (563) 589 4120. ALL NAMES WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE LIST AFTER A ONE YEAR PERIOD. CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA OA D/COMMISSIO APPL ¢A'nON Individuals serving on Boards and Commissions play an important role in advising the Council on matters of interest to our community and its future. The City Clerk's Office, City Hall, accepts applications for any Board and/or Commission at any time, and that application stays active for one year from the date of receipt in the Clerk's Office. At the appropriate regularly scheduled council meeting, applications will be submitted to the City Council for their review and applicants are encouraged to address the Council stating their reasons for wanting to serve on this partiCular commission. Applicants will be advised when the application is being presented. Appointment(s) will be made at a later meeting. Applicants will be notified as to the outcome of the Council's action. If not appointed at that time, this application will continue to be resubmitted, as needed, as long as the application is active (unless the applicant advises they are no longer interested). DATE: j ~ ~o - ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION APPLYING FOR: OCCUPATION: POSITION WITH COMPANY: j0 HOME PHONe EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS BOARD/ COMMISSION:, WHAT CONTRIBU, T, IONS OO, YOq FEEL. VO, U CAN MAKE,!O :THIS ADVISO~RY BOARD (OR STATE REASON LIST TWO REFERENCES: I ', / / Specific attention should be directed to possible conflict of interest. For further clarification, ff a situation arises, contact the appropriate Staff personnel or Legal Staff. Are you currently se~ing on a City Board or Commission: ~'~ If questions, contact the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 13th & Central, Dubuque, IA 52001 Phone: 589-4120; A~L NAMES WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE LIST AFTER A ONE YEAR PERIOD. LESLEE DITZIG SPRAGGINS 1780 Plymouth Court Dubuque, Iowa 52003 319 / 584-9809 leslee_spraggins a~ahoo.com ~pplylug £o~ the Env~tollrmelltal Stewardstdp Advlso~y Conm~Jssion for the City o£Dubuque RECENT RFJ.EVANT EXPERIENCE: · Initiated "Visions for Clarendon" with broad-based citizen steering committee, 1999. The "Strategic Plan for Compatible Economic Development" will be published January 2001. (Clarendon is a small Delta river town in Arkansas, with an agriculture-based economy, located between two national wildlife refuges.) · Organized field trips for International Migratory Bird Day. (60 species recorded May 1999 on the White River, a tributary, of the Mississippi River) · Wrote article for National IVetlands Newsletter, 1999. · Worked with Arkansas Highway Department, and many partners, to move the proposed location of the "Great River Bridge" between Arkansas and Mississippi to a more ecologically compatible location, 1998. · Designed Ar-kansas's first Native Plant conference, 1997. (Cooperative Extension now runs; the conference has had a sell out crowd every year.) · Organized "Top Dollar for Your Timber" workshops with 40 partners, 1997. (400 landowners attended) Goal - to encourage forestry management as an economic option for Delta farmers. · Worked with John Deere dealers on rental rebate program for no-fill farm equipment, 1996. WORK: 1993-2000. (part time through January 2001) Big Woods Project Man _ager --The Nature Conservancy, Arkansas Field Office. Work with agencies and private individuals to conserve, restore, expand, connect and sustai,ably use the internationally important, half rn~lllon acres of forested wetland in the "Big Woods" (m Arkansas's Delta). Involved in policy-making with agencies as well as individual farmer contact (Due to the Conservancy and many parmers, more rh.o 20,000 acres have been reforested in seven years in the Big Woods.) 1991-93. Recycling Coordinator - g rlr~nsas Department of Environmental Q, mlity (was Ark. Dept. of Pollution Control & Ecology). Worked with local governments, recycling businesses and citizen committees to build recycling infrastructure in central Arkansas. L. Spraggins Page 2 · 1984-91. Stay-at-home mom and community, volunteer (Sunday School teacher, PTA officer, Little Rock School District planning committee, recycling committee) · 1983-84. Office Man ~ager. Arkansas "Gary H~:t for president" campaign_. · 1982-83. Assistant to the Director. Project PENCIL. Helped start the "Adopt a School" program for public schools in Nashv'~lle/Davidson County, Tennessee. (Included recruiting CEO's) · 1981-82. Computer Sales, Tandy/Radio Shack computers, Nashville, TN · 1980-81. Regional Planner, White River Planning & Development District, Helped local communities (10 counties in north central Arkansas) with plans and grants -- e.g. comprehensive development, priority street maintenance, housing rehabilitation, parks, /ndustrial development · t 978-79. Planning Technician, Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments. (Water Quality section.) DUCATION: · 1978. B.S. in Radio-TV, Department of Communications, University of Illinois, Urhana/Champaign. (electives related to ecology & natural resource management) · 1975-76. Universitaet des Saarlandes, West Germany (language courses) · 1973-75. Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas (communications and business courses) · 1973. Graduated 5th in class at Benton High School, Benton, AR Received 4-year Alcoa scholarship, math award, "I Dare You" award.