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Home My WebLink About13 - Economic Development CommitteeaEwvaRr CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH o° m� COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT 3300 NEWPORT BOULEVARD NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92658 (949) 644 -3200; FAX (949) 644 -3250 Agenda Item No.: Staff Person: REPORT TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL 3, 1999 13 Sharon Wood (949) 644 -3222 SUBJECT: Nomination from Economic Development Committee to Fill EDC Vacancies SUGGESTED ACTION: Appoint Mark Murrel as Mariners Mile Representative, Ron Baers as Member At Large, and Reassign Steve Sutherland as Member At Large to fill vacancies on Economic Development Committee The Economic Development Committee wishes to nominate Mark Murrel as the representative for • Manners Mile. Mr. Munel's company is owner of commercial property on Mariners Mile and he is a commercial broker in Newport Beach. The Economic Development Committee also wishes to nominate Ron Baers as a member At- Large. Mr. Baers is an urban design architect and planner who is involved with many Newport Beach activities, including the Balboa Theater. He is currently working as a consultant to the City on urban design issues in Balboa Village. The EDC and staff believe Mark Murrel and Ron Baers will be valuable additions to the Committee. With these appointments there will be no remaining vacancies on the Economic Development Committee. Steve Sutherland recently moved his office from Manners Mile to near the Airport in Newport Beach. He will now be a member At -Large instead of his previous position as representative from the Mariners Mile business district. SHARON Z. WOOD Assistant City Manzoe Attachments - Resume of Mr. Mark Murrel Resume of Mr. Ron Baers RESUME • MARK G. MURREL Mark G. Murrel is a 38 year resident of Newport Beach. Mr. Murrel is a principal of The Murrel Company, a Newport Beach based commercial real estate firm. During the past 15 years, the principals of The Murrel Company ( "TMC ") have been directly involved in the development, acquisition and management of over 2.0 million square feet of suburban office, industrial, and business park properties in the Southern California region. TMC's strong relationships with financial institutions, life insurance companies, pension funds, and property owners have enabled the firm to pursue acquisitions of quality, well located properties. This includes stabilized performing real estate assets, undervalued properties, and mortgage backed notes. Mr. Murrel graduated from Newport Harbor High School and received a business degree from the University of Southern California. An affiliate of TMC recently purchased Manner's Mile Marine Center on West Coast Highway in the City of Newport Beach and TMC operates their commercial real estate company from this location. 0 AIA.AICP PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PLANNING AND Over 25 years of professional experience in all phases of public land use planning, URBAN DESIGN development regulations, urban design plans and guidelines, and all phases of land R E S O U R C E S development, from feasibility analysis through detailed site planning. AA6 OLD NEWPORT BOULEVARD, SUITE 202 NEWPORT BEACH, CA. 92663 PHONE I-. 6A5 1998 r s e PI-631 18A6 PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN PRIVATE SECTOR Consultant to landowners and developers on preparation of master plans for new towns, residential planned developments, golf course residential communities, mired use developments, destination resort communities, industrial and business parks, development feasibility studies, and documents for regulatory approval processing. PUBLIC SECTOR Consultant to federal, state, and local government agencies for preparation of • regional plans, community plans, downtown development plans, urban design plans, urban renewal master plans, new town in -town master plans, zoning ordinances and design guidelines, prototype housing for affordable homes, park and recreation master plans, and historic preservation plans and design guidelines. ARCHITECTURE Design and architectural programming for private residences, special education facilities, industrial, commercial retail, recreation and resort facilities, and site planning for residential developments. SELECTED LIST OF MAJOR PROJECTS PRIVATE SECTOR: PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN Ko Olina Resort and Residential Master Plan and Design Guidelines Ko Olina Resort Marina Mixed Use Planning Studies Coyote Hills Golf Course - Residential Master Planned Community Maui Lani Golf Course - Residential Master Planned Community Stevenson Ranch Golf Course - Residential Master Planning Studies San Emidio New Town Master Plan Otay Mesa New Town Master Plan Gale Ranch Master Planning Studies Stonechase New Community Mastcr Planning Studies • Ahmanson Ranch New Community Master Plan Porter Ranch Residential Planned Development Signal Hill Residential Planned Development Northeast Ridge Residential Planned Development 3 Dana Point Village Residential Planned Development • Sunset Farms Industrial - Business Park Master Plan and Design Guidelines PortAmerica New Community Master Plan and Design Guidelines Chaminade University (Hawaii) Master Planning Studies Iolani School Residential Planned Development Stonechase Sports Park Master Plan Studies La Mirada Residential Planned Development Emery Ranch Residential Planned Development PUBLIC SECTOR: PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN Hawaii State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan Kauai County Parks and Recreation Master Plan Sand Island State Park Master Plan Keehi Lagoon Recreation Master Plan Baltimore Inner Harbor Design Concept Plan Downtown Buffalo Development Plan Oahu Urban Design Plan Kauai Urban Design Plan Maui Community Plans American Samoa Housing Plan Chinatown Historic Preservation Plan and Design Guidelines Installation Urban Design Plans for U.S. Army Facilities on Oahu Midtown Santa Ana Specific Plan Urban Rail Local Study for South Coast Metro, Costa Mesa Old Town Tustin Design Charette Midtown Santa Ana Design Charette Balboa Design Charette Garden Grove Design Charette Tustin Air Base Design Charette (Dormitory Re -Use Studies) Main Street Santa Ana Streetscape Planning Military Housing Modernization Planning EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Ronald L. Baers, ALA, AICP Planning & Urban Design Resources 1992 - Present Principal Provide unique skills and experience in planning and urban design to private and public clients. Projects vary from downtown urban design plans to new community master plans. John Chapman Land Planning 1987-1992 Partner Lead urban designer/land planner for a wide variety of large scale development projects in Hawaii and the mainland United States. Projects include master planned resort and residential communities, new towns, mixed use commercial and industrial • centers, and recreation facilities. y • Phillips Brandt Reddick (PBR Hawaii) 1985-1987 Principal Director of planning for public and private planning and urban design projects. Community Planning Inc. 1982-1985 Director of Planning Responsible for private development master planning for large scale residential projects and industrial parks. Aotani and Associates 1972-1982 Vice President, Planning Responsible for the direction of public and private planning projects, including historic preservation, county urban design plans, recreation master planning, public facilities programming, residential and resort master plans, and development regulations. Wallace, McHarg, Roberts and Todd 1968-1970 Urban Designer Project designer for large scale urban renewal projects in Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia and Buffalo. • TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of California Irvine, Extension Certificate Program in Land Use and Environmental Planning, and Landscape Architecture. 1993 - Present Lecturer in Urban Design and Large Scale Design Studio Projects School Of Architecture University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, Hawaii 1980-1987 Lecturer, Part -time, In Urban Design and Large-Scale Design Studio Watts Urban Workshop Los Angeles, California 1967 Director of Student Intern Program PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Institute of Certified Planners, Charter Member Registered Architcct, Hawaii and California American Institute of Architects L 6 EDUCATION Master of Architecture in Urban Design University of California at Los Angeles Bachelor of Architecture, with Honors University of California at Berkeley PUBLICATIONS "Growth Strategies for Southern California," Architecture California, August, 1991. "Rezoning to Permit Mined Use Development," 1985 Zoning and Planning Law Handbook, Clark Boardman Company, Ltd. New York, NY, 1985. "Resource Suitability Analysis for Hawaiian Forests," Recreation Planning and Development National Conference ASCE, 1979. "Expectations - Honolulu Urban Design Plan," Hawaii Architect, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1973. "Urban Design: A Problem Solving Tool," Hawaii Architect, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1973. "User Orientation and Pathfinding in Large -scale Building Environments," Architecture Thesis, School of Architecture, University of California at Berkeley, • Berkeley, California, 1966. PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES Orange County Chapter, American Institute of Architects Chairman, Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team (R/UDAT) Chairman, Urban Design Committee Group Leader, Disaster Coordination Team and Registered Disaster Service Worker Balboa Peninsula Point Association Member, Planning Committee Balboa Merchants /Owners Association Member, Planning and Design Advisor Balboa Theatre Foundation (in formation) Board of Directors Planning and Design Advisor Downtown Improvement Association, Honolulu Vice - Chair, Chinatown Committee Member, Planning Committee Kailua Community Council Board of Directors Chair, Capital Improvements Program Committee Member, Planning Committee Honolulu Committee on Urban Design Chair, Civic Center Expansion Planning Committee Task Force to Streamline Development Regulations Windward Oahu Community Arts Council Treasurer Chair, Facilities Development Committee CJ 101