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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMark EggeFrom:webadmin@bozeman.net To:Agenda Subject:Citizen Advisory Board Application Date:Sunday, September 26, 2021 10:06:37 AM A new entry to a form/survey has been submitted. Form Name:Citizen Advisory Board Application Date & Time:09/26/2021 10:06 AM Response #:16 Submitter ID:43977 IP address:2600:6c67:447f:ae7a:18b:73af:8023:4c26 Time to complete:11 min. , 52 sec. Survey Details Page 1 WELCOME Thank you for your interest in joining a Citizen Advisory Board. The City of Bozeman elected officials and staff believe in the value of public participation and local governance in the decision-making process and encourage all interested members of our community to apply. As set forth in Resolution 5323, the City is committed to building Advisory Boards that advance the City’s goals of increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Because of this goal, the City is actively working to achieve membership that reflects, at the least, the demographics of our community. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, veterans, and other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. CONTACT INFORMATION The City will need to communicate with all board members via email for a number of annual communications, so a valid email address is required for all applicants. Please notify the City Clerk's Office if your email address changes for any reason. The City will need to communicate with all board members via email for a number of annual communications, so a valid email address is required for all applicants. Please notify the City Clerk's Office if your email address changes for any reason. Please note that your application will become public information. All required fields are marked with a red asterisk *. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT Each official and employee serving on a multimember agency is expected to devote the time and effort necessary to ensure the successful functioning of such agency (Bozeman Municipal Code, Section 2.03.490.C.). Additional standards of conduct and norms are included in Resolution 5323. Applicant Information First Name Mark Last Name Egge Physical Address 542 N Black Ave PO Box (if different from physical address) Not answered City Bozeman State Montana Zip Code 59715 Primary Phone (406) 548-4488 Additional Phone Not answered Current Occupation Data Scientist Employer High Street Email mark@eateggs.com Which position are you applying for? (○) Transportation Board Do You Live in the City Limits? (Some positions do require you live within Bozeman city limits while others do not.) (○) Yes How long have you lived in the Bozeman Area? (○) 6-10 years Have you ever served on a City or County Board or Commission? (○) Yes (If Yes, where and how long?) Parking Commission - 4 years, Planning Board - 2 years Please describe your professional and personal experiences, interest, and qualifications that make you a good fit for this board. I apply to the Transportation Board qualified by my knowledge of transportation systems and policy; my professional work in transportation planning; and, my institutional knowledge of the consolidated boards and the City’s adopted plans. If selected to serve, I hope to contribute to Bozeman's success in providing multimodal accessibility to its residents while promoting health and safety, achieving the city’s climate goals, and promoting affordability and livability of the city. Professionally, I work on the quantitative side of transportation planning on behalf of numerous state transportation agencies and MPOs. My work includes long-range transportation planning and supporting agencies in updating their capital improvement programs. I’m versed in transportation planning processes, experienced with measuring and assessing system needs (often stated in terms of asset condition, safety, capacity, and equity), and am familiar with roadway design and asset management practices. One area where I have particular expertise is in implementing performance-based planning—an approach to prioritizing capital improvements based on expected impacts toward achieving an agency’s goals. I will be presenting my work on assessing system needs on arterial roads within the Phoenix metro region at the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations annual conference next month. I am published in the Transportation Research Record and the Journal of Public Transportation. My grad school coursework also included research with Pittsburgh’s regional transit authority and the City of Pittsburgh’s Parking Services division. In the local community, I am the current chair of the Parking Commission and the Parking Commission Administrative Review Board. I am also a member of the Streamline Advisory Committee, and the Trails Committee of GVLT’s board. I am a friend and ally of the Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board and Pedestrian and Traffic Safety boards. In any given week I am, myself, a pedestrian, cyclist, and driver—and participate in each with the critical eye toward how our systems may be improved for all users. I am very familiar with the city’s current Transportation Master Plan, Downtown Parking Strategic Management Plan, MSU’s Bicycle Master Plan, and am a co-author of the city’s currently adopted Community Plan (with notable contributions to the transportation chapter). My application to serve is motivated by a desire to see Bozeman achieve its climate goals (some 35% of Bozeman’s greenhouse gas emissions are transportation related), provide safe and convenient travel for all users of all modes (I grieve the preventable death of Alexa Jane Dzintars and all injuries on Bozeman's roads), and desire for stronger alignment between the city’s transportation investments and the city’s goals, including equity in our transportation system and affordability (for most households, transportation is the next largest household expense after housing). I am prepared to dedicate the time required to fully participate in the success of the board. I have reduced my work schedule to 80% of full-time, principally to allow greater time for community involvement. If selected, I would bring to the board my enthusiasm, time, knowledge and experience. The City of Bozeman strongly values diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Describe any efforts you have engaged in to expand your understanding of DEI. For transportation planning purposes, incorporating equity means, fundamentally, extending the planning question from "what" (e.g. "what is the benefit of a proposed project?") to "what for whom" (e.g. "what is the benefit of a proposed project and who receives the benefits?"). As a member of the Transportation Research Board committee on Data for Decision Making, I am helping organize a committee session on equity for our January, 2022 meeting. I recently assisted the Kansas Department of Transportation in preparing their response to US DOT’s Request for Information on Transportation Equity Data. Although I would not contribute to the diversity of the board, I hold and view equity as a fundamental lens through which all policy and investment decisions should be made. References: Please provide name, phone, and email contact information for two references. Reference 1 David Kack Director Western Transportation Institute 406-994-7526 dkack@montana.edu Reference 2 Chris Naumann Senior Planner Sanderson Stewart 406-522-9876 chris-naumann@outlook.com The Bozeman City Charter, voted in by the citizens of Bozeman in 2008, requires annual ethics training. If appointed, do you understand you will be expected to take online and in person ethics training? (○) Yes How did you hear about this board or vacancy? city website Is there any other information that you feel we need to know? Not answered If you have a disability that requires assistance or need accommodations, please contact our ADA Coordinator, Mike Gray, at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301). Please note that for most Citizen Advisory Boards, materials are distributed electronically for each meeting. Your application and all information submitted is considered a public record. All applications are included in the City Commission’s Meeting materials for consideration which are electronically archived and available to the public. Thank you, City Of Bozeman This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email.