Galadriel Burr Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, California, United States

I am currently a Community Services Specialist III with the City of Berkeley’s Building and Safety Division, tasked with management of seismic programs, Berkeley's Exterior Elevated Elements (E3) Program, and development of an Amnesty Program for unpermitted dwellings units. Seismic programs include the Soft Story and Unreinforced Masonry programs, and the Retrofit Grants Program funded by hazard mitigations grants received through FEMA and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).Duties include management of Berkeley’s seismic programs and collaborating with other jurisdictions to foster greater communication and informational exchange, working with property owners and their design and construction professionals regarding their retrofit projects, and overseeing code enforcement for properties out of compliance with the soft-story and unreinforced masonry (URM) ordinances.For Retrofit Grants Program participants, duties also include coordination with FEMA regarding the environmental and historic preservation (EHP) review, education of property owners regarding program policies and procurement requirements, processing of reimbursement and extension requests, and removal of buildings from the City’s Inventory of Potentially Hazardous Buildings once retrofits are completed. I have prepared grant applications to secure federal and state funding for projects with budgets of $4-6M, drafted fiscal and informational narratives, received Benefit Cost Analysis training through Cal OES and FEMA, and built positive working relationships with local, state, and federal entities.Work also includes GIS mapping and analysis for the Retrofit Grants Program, Rental Housing Safety Program and the Building and Safety Division, provision of seismic program updates and GIS graphics for updates to Berkeley's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP), and drafting, submitting and presenting Council Reports to City Council.

Berkeley, California, United States

Management of the City of Berkeley's Retrofit Grants Program, including oversight of two hazard mitigation grants funded through FEMA and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). Coordination of seismic programs and code enforcement for buildings included on the city's list of potentially hazardous buildings. Provision of technical assistance and GIS analysis for the Building and Safety Division, Planning Department.

Berkeley, Ca.

Management of City seismic programs, including the Retrofit Grants Program funded by FEMA and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).

Berkeley, Ca.

Assisted with the City of Berkeley’s seismic Retrofit Grants Programs funded through CalOES and FEMA, updated the soft story and non-ductile concrete building inventories, GIS mapping and analysis of seismically vulnerable buildings, reviewed building permit histories for past retrofitting efforts, and conducted outreach to property owners potentially eligible for grant funding. Also assisted with emergency operations and development of the city’s rapid-assessment data collection tool.

Santa Clara, Ca

Assisted with researching and mapping underground electrical easements within the City of Santa Clara, including analysis of easement documents and their corresponding maps and historic data.

San Jose, California

Managed neighborhood survey projects in the South University and the Northside neighborhoods, including housing unit assessments, random sampling of residents, production of survey materials, and supervision of the survey process.Other projects include work with the Guadalupe/Washington Safety Coalition, and assistance with local community events within San Jose.

San Jose, Ca

GIS technician and data analyst for the City of San Jose's Illegal Dumping Project. Managed data collection tool and designed maps depicting project data and analysis.Co-Presenter at the 2016 AASHE Sustainability Conference and Expo in Baltimore, Maryland for the City of San Jose's Illegal Dumping Project.

Assisted with writing and compiling the East Santa Clara Street Assessment Report. Performed assessment of historical buildings within the East Santa Clara Street Urban Village boundary for the City of San Jose; compiled report outlining potential buildings for addition or removal from the official Historic Resources Inventory List.

Master’S Degree, Urban And Regional Planning/Environmental Planning

Activities and Societies: President of the Urban Planning Honors Society (URB)Received Environmental Planning Certificate, as well.

Bachelor’S Degree, Liberal Arts, Graduated With Honors