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Home My WebLink AboutCC Planning Commission AppointmentFOR CITY CLERK ONLY Council Meeting: June 21, 2021 Disposition: Approved appointment of Camille Harris to fill one four-year term to the end of June 2025 on the Planning Commission Agenda Item No: 5.b Meeting Date: June 21, 2021 SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT Department: City Clerk’s Office Prepared by: Lindsay Lara, City Clerk City Manager Approval: ________ TOPIC: PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT SUBJECT: APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF CAMILLE HARRIS TO FILL ONE FOUR-YEAR TERM TO THE END OF JUNE 2025 ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION It is recommended to appoint Camille Harris to the Planning Commission to the end of June 2025. BACKGROUND / ANALYSIS On May 10, 2021, the City Council interviewed applicants to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission following Elias Hill’s appointment to the City Council. During interviews, the City Council chose to appoint Jon Haveman to the Planning Commission. Prior to the interviews it was brought to the City Council’s attention that Berenice Davidson’s term was going to expire at the end of June and that Commissioner Davidson would not be reapplying for another term. The City Council subsequently recommended that staff return with a recommendation to appoint Camille Harris to the end of June 2025. The Planning Commission consists of resident volunteers appointed by the City Council to make decisions or advise the Council on land use and property development issues. The Commission assures that new development is consistent with our long-range General Plan, State laws and other public policies that advance the interests of our community. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. RECOMMENDED ACTION It is recommended to appoint Camille Harris to the Planning Commission to the end of June 2025. ATTACHMENTS 1. Application – Camille Harris Boards and Commissions Application 4 / 12 Q1 Contact Information First and Last Name CAMILLE HARRIS Address City/Town SAN RAFAEL State/Province CA ZIP/Postal Code 94901 Email Address Phone Number Q2 What Board would you like to apply to? Measure E Transaction and Use Tax Oversight Committee , Planning Commission Q6 How long have you lived in San Rafael? OFF AND ON FOR 9 YEARS Q7 Business Information Respondent skipped this question Q8 How did you hear about this vacant position? Other (please specify): Lindsay Lara #2 COMPLETECOMPLETE Collector: Web Link 1 (Web Link) Started: Thursday, February 04, 2021 2:17:16 PM Last Modified: Friday, February 05, 2021 7:12:27 AM Time Spent: 16:55:10 IP Address: 205.169.52.117 Page 1 Page 3 - Boards and Commissions Application 5 / 12 Q9 Do you participate in any civic activities? If so, what are they? Yes - I'm am ambassador for my MBA program Q10 List any civic organizations of which you are a member: n/a Q11 Education: B.S. from University of Maryland, College Park In progress MBA from University of Caifornia, Davis Q12 Why are you interested in serving on a board or commission? I would love to be more active in the community I love so much. Q13 Describe possible areas in which you may have a conflict of interest with the City: None that I can think of Q14 Upload your resume. Camille Harris _ 2021 _ Resume.pdf (164.9KB) Q15 Ethnicity Q16 To which gender do you most identify? Page 4: Demographics Boards and Commissions Application 6 / 12 Q17 How old are you? 1111 CAl\lILLE HARRIS ~- PROFILE Cre ative & S trategically-Minded En tre preneur with over a decade of varied marketing, human resources, and operations experience. Seeking a Marketing position to fully utilize passion for marketing, employee engagement, and process improvement, and merge with a BS in Marketing and MBA curriculum focused on Analytics, Marketing, and Strategy. Sp ecialties : Marketing Project Management, Content Management, Marketing Campaigns, AIB Testing, Process Improvement, Strategic Planning, Change Man agement, HRIS , Cross-Functional Collaboration, Perfo1mance Management, Interperson al Communication, Coaching, Training, Corporate Communications Technologies: MS Office, Advanced Excel (Cha1t s, Formulas, Pivo t Tables, Macros, Graphs), Adobe Suite, Outreach IO EDUCATION Maste r of Bus iness A dministration , (STEM Designated), Emphases: Analytics , Mu ke ting, and Strategy, Expected Jtme 2022 University of Califomia Davis, Graduate School of Man agement • Relevant Courses : Marketing Management, Markets & The Film, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strat egy, Marketing Research, Customer Relationship Management, Power & Influence in Man agement, D at a Analysis for Managers B ac helo r o f Scien ce, M arketing & Internation a l Business, 2007 University of Maryland, College Park ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PEOPLE OPERATIONS, & MARKETING EXPERIENCE Principal, Symbiotic Consultin g LLC, Sacramento, CA, May 2020 -Present • Provide holistic, strengths-based coaching to creative professionals and entrepreneurs . • Build trusting relationships with clients in service of co-creating a safe and supportive coaching environment. • Utilize ICF Core Competencies to p a1tner with clients in a process that inspires them to maxfrnize their personal and professional potential. P eople Operations Sp ecialist, Mattermost, Inc., San Francisco, CA, September 2017 -March 2020 • Grew fully remote team by over 300% including assisting with 3 confidential executive searches by collaborating with various department heads to assess headcotmt needs, source candidates, schedule/conduct interviews, and overhaul recmitrnent documentation with a marketing perspective. • Marketed culture development, addressing staff inquiries related to company policies, resources, and culture fit. • Supported Administrative team in planning and executing annual on-site, MatterCon, including assisting with preparation of immigration letters and collaborating with vendors . • Spearheaded and managed a comprehensive remote on-boarding program (from Day O to 90), including management of Bamboo HR, team calendar, and other tools . • Coordinated all staff off-boarding, consistently maintaining utmost confidentiality for all depa1ting staff members. CONTENT MARKETING & TECH PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE Proj ect Coordinator, Judicata, Inc., San Francisco, CA, Febmary 2016 -July 2017 • Created and oversaw outbound Marketing Campaigns. Identified qualified leads, targeted marketing campaigns for various audiences, developed email subject/message copy, tested AIB content based on KPl's, & u tilized the Outreach.io marketing platfo1m resulting in the successful on-boarding of 1000s of new customers through email marketing. • Led project oversight for legal technology company providing research and analytics tools . Reviewed case law to ensure the accuracy of software to read and analyze legal briefs, communicated with end-users to understand product preferences, and presented findings to Product Managers, Engineers, and Executives. • Led office management procedures to suppo1t day to day operations, answered and directed incoming phone calls, oversaw outbound correspondence, maintained financial records, and reviewed P&L statements . Con ten t Mod erator, Hub Pa ges, Inc., San Francisco, CA, April 20 11 -December 2018 • Oversaw issues related to ad placement, content management, and site bugs . Provided technical support to site contributors and users and addressed user inquiries related to moderation decisions and content policies. • Led review and approval of 1000s of user-generated articles for web publishing site , edited user-subinitted questions, and author-generated answers . Reviewed content for compliance with ad-partner policies and worked with content creat ors to interpret and adhere to site rules and regulations. • Pa1tnered with remote team to maintain adherence to moderation standard s. Contributed to development and implementation of policies. Trained new team members on updated procedures & assessed perfo1mance/decisions. COMMUNITY SERVICE Masks for Docs, People Operations Lead , Sacramento, CA Be th e Match , Volunteer , Oakland, CA