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3. What experience and qualifications do you have that you feel will contribute to the Planning Commission's work and which will enable you to provide a service in this regard? I have 26 years of experience in transportation, more than half of which has been at the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies, where we oversee research on a wide variety of transportation issues, including the relationship between land use and transportation. Through my role as Associate Director at the Center, I am familiar with the challenges associated with growth in the Twin Cities metropolitan region. As an 18- year resident of Lake Elmo, I am familiar with our city's philosophy about growth and the policies laid out through the Comprehensive Plan. Through my experience and my education, I also have gained an understanding of the distinction between informing policy makers, creating policy and implementing policy. My professional role as a member of the University community includes disseminating knowledge from research that helps inform policy makers in an unbiased way. As a member of the Lake Elmo Planning Commission, my role would be to implement policy. And, as a student in the University's Masters of Public Affairs Program, I am learning about the role of creating policy. In addition, I have many years of experience working with diverse interests, facilitating discussions among these interests, and negotiating compromise, all important qualifications for serving effectively on the planning commission. 4. How much time do you have, or are you willing to devote to Planning Commission activities? I am requesting that my appointment to the Planning Commission become effective in June 2006. At that time, I will be fully prepared to commit the time necessary to attend plamring commission meetings twice per month and to familiarize myself with the materials related to the agenda in preparation for meetings. I am currently enrolled in the Masters of Public Affairs Program at the University of Minnesota and will be taking two classes in spring semester and my final class during the summer. I understand what it means to devote personal time to fulfill a public role and I am willing to devote as much time as necessary to perform this role to the best of my ability. S. What property or development interest, either direct or indirect, do you have within Lake Elmo? My only property interest in Lake Elmo is my private residence, where I have lived for 18 years.