Manage the City's Economic Development, Planning, and Building Divisions. Continue to work the City Council, Planning Commission, Developers, and community groups developing and facilitating strong working relationships.Facilitated various Grants and programs within the community. Successful Awards Include: 1. SB2 2. REAP 3. 2018 HOME Award ($500k) 4. CDBG Ec. Dev. (Competitive Application - $500k) 5. CDBG - CV1, CV2, & CV3 6. CalHOME 2020Recently Drafted and presented to Council for consideration: 1. Residential Incentive Program - A two year program temporarily reducing the City's Residential Impact Fees. 2. Industrial Incentive Program - The program reduces development costs based upon the number of jobs created. Worked with City Staff to overhaul the City's Building Permit Fee Structure. The previous building permit fee structure was last updated in 1999. The new building permit fee structure was redesigned into a tiered approached creating a more streamlined calculation process.

Some of my duties included negotiating contracts with non-profit organizations, developers, and outside vendors. In my last year with the City, I oversaw and managed an operating budget for the Housing Division of approximately $5 Million. Some of the larger multi-family projects at various capacities include: - Woodbridge Apartments (75 Units) - 2010 - Gateway Terrace Apartments (66 Units) - 2013 - Gateway Terrace II Apartments - (50 Units) – 2020 - Childs & B Street (Childs Court) Apartments (120 Units) – Secured over $20 Million in grants from various Federal, State and Local Agencies. The largest grant amount secured was a $14.5 Million grant from AHSC. Combined, these projects invested over $100 million in the community and approximately 311 new affordable housing units within the City of Merced. In addition to large multi-family projects, I managed the City’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program; which required purchasing, rehabilitating, and reselling over 40 single-family foreclosed properties for First Time Home Buyers.

Managed Community Development Block Grant Program, HOME Investment Partnership Grants, CalHome Program, Federal and State Neighborhood Stabilization Programs, and other project supportive grants awarded by either the Federal or State governments.

Building Department: Reviewed Industrial, Commercial, and Residential Building Permits.Engineering Department: Managed the 5-year Capital Improvement Program for 3 years and applied and received grants for Capital Projects.Some of the assignments included: - Implementation of the City's Cost Allocation Plan - Drafting the City's Traffic Calming Guidelines - Drafting the City's Small-Lot Design Guidelines - Staff Lead for the Capital Improvement ProgramPlanning Department: Processed NEPA and CEQA Documents, General Plan Amendments, Zone Changes, Conditional Use Permits, Tentative Subdivision Maps. Worked with community members and developers to ensure project compatibility.

General Duties: Processed Conditional Use Permits, CEQA Environmental Reviews (Exemptions, Negative Declarations, and Environmental Impact Report’s), Site Plan Review Applications, and Planned Developments Establishment Applications. Unique Projects: Coordinated various land use projects for the Hilmar Community, Managed Environmental Impact Report’s (EIR) for diaries in Merced County, Coordinated with internal departments and regional transportation agencies, and Coordinated projects with environmental agencies to ensure projects were mitigated.