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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 03142006 - C.15 Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa mij Count FROM: Supervisor Federal D. Glover �.=y �- �:a y DATE: March 14, 2006 c SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT TO THE COUNTYWIDE BICYCLE ADVISORY • I COMMITTEE SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint the fallowing individual as a regular District V representative of the Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee, for a term to expire March 14, 2010. Bruce Ohlson 3829 Los Altos Place Pittsburg, CA 94565 CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECO ENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON 2Gh APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED: 0 ER: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS: UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AYES: NOES: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. cc: Steve Kowalewski,Public Works ATTESTED � ` 1 d v Gl& JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OFf THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 7A�ND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY � / / 't�/l� DEPUTY 2005-12-9 BAC application d L� D e,EC 2 2 200:� CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM RECEIVED Name of Advisory Body. applying for: DEC 19 1UU5 Countywide Bicycle Advisory Committee Representing: Delta Pedalers Bicycle Club CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA COSTA CO. Name of Applicant: Bruce "Ole" Ohlson Home Address: 3829 Los Altos . Place (925) 439-5848 Pittsburg CA 94565 Bruceoleohlson@ho.tmail.com Signature: 13, C � Today' s Date: December 9, 2005 Education/Background: * Bachelors : Philosophy (Cal State Chico) * Masters: Recreation (Bowling Green University OHIO) * Certificate: Welding Technology (Los Medanos College) * Bicycled Around the World 1995-1996 (20 Countries, 20 Months, 20, 000 Miles) * American Welding Society CWI, 2002 * East Contra Costa Leadership Training, 2004 * American Concrete Institute FTT Grade I, 2005 Occupation & Employer: -Construction Laborer/Truck Driver California Construction Service 161 Clark Avenue #A Pittsburg CA. 94565 (925) 383-6060 Community Activities : * Planning Commissioner for City of Pittsburg * TRANSPLAN alternate for City of Pittsburg * Board of Directors, East Bay Bicycle Coalition * Advocacy Committee, Delta Pedalers Special Interests: * East County' s Bicycle Advocate (Attend 3 to 4 public meetings per week for the past 7 years) * Utility Bicyclist (5, 000 miles per year) ftip G '4q tl't JTT2�— j F131aG References: *Marc Grisham, City Manager, Pittsburg *Michael Kee, Mayor, Pittsburg *Vicki Zumwalt, Chairperson, Bay Point MAC *Don Freitas, Mayor, Antioch *Ed Franzen, Traffic Engineer,. City of Antioch *Karen Wahl, Grants Administrator, City of Brentwood *Dale Dennis', Staff for Highway 4 Bypass Authority *John Greitzer, Staff for TRANSPLAN Sr a-��c_Y1 �L'�C-'C,E,•�''�-iii��.age 1 ��-`�-�.�.C: �'�i�-'l �J Bruce "Ole" Ohlson 3829 Los Altos Place (925) 439-5848 bruceoleohlson@hotmail.com> Pittsburg CA 94565 (December 2005) LICENSE: California Commercial Drivers License SO431803 Class B With HazMat, Tank, and Passenger endorsements. Spotless H6 SKILLS: Welding and Fabricating (SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, OAW, OFC) ♦ Handy with tools: (Home maintenance, plumbing, and electrical work) ♦ Computer Literate: (Word and Excel in the Windows operating system Type 45 wpm) EXPERIENCE: Los Medanos Community College Part-time Student Spring 1997--Current Pittsburg Study Welding Technology including theory, application, safety, blueprint reading. Practice welding in the lab under the instruction of Andy.Ochoa, Department Chair of the program. Call Mr. Ochoa at (925) 439-2181 X3342 for a reference. City of Pittsburg Planning Commissioner July 2004--Current (Volunteer Position, Appointed by the City Council) Provide citizen (3-year term) oversight of staff and developers to.assure that Pittsburg's General Plan is followed during build- out. Call Pittsburg's Planning Director, Melissa Ayers, at (925) 252-6933 for a reference. California Construction Service Construction Laborer/Truck Driver 2005--Current Pittsburg..........Lift and carry, measure and mark, saw and nail. Small company. We build stuff above and below ground. Operate the digger, drive the truck. Maintain and repair equipment,. Weld. Call Andy Williams, owner, (925) 383-6060 for a reference Antioch Building Materials Truck Driver 2000--2005 Pittsburg Operate 65,000 lb GVW cement mL%er hauling 10 yards of concrete to job sites in East Contra Costa County. Deliver to small and large pumps, wheel-barrows, or "tailgate" the load. Maintain radio communications with dispatch office, deal with quality control inspector, collect COD cash, set and adjust the concrete's slump. Call Niels Larsen, owner, (925) 432-3828 for a reference. Rapid Response Temporary Agency Bus Driver Dec 1999-June 2000 Pittsburg Pick up homeless families at meeting points and drive them to various churches volunteering as temporary shelters in Central and East Contra Costa County. U.S. Census Bureau Trainer Jan-Feb 1999 Oakland CA Use a verbatim text to orient new employees. Train Listers, and Crew Leaders to field-check living quarter addresses during the address-checking portion of Census 2000. Lead discussions, answer questions. Teach six 16-hour classes. Labor Ready Temporary Agency Construction Laborer May-Sept 1998 Concord CA Assist the site superintendent during the building of a $1.2M restaurant from initial demolition and site preparation at the beginning to working down the punch list at the end. Supervise up to six other laborers. Receive, inventory, and distribute materials. Keep the site.clean. Adventure Ultimate Expedition Leader Feb 1995-Oct 1996 WorldWander Research, plan, and advertise for partners to go on a self- contained, around-the-world bicycle tour. 140 people wanted more information. 27 said they'd go. 23 showed up to start. We didn't always ride together, but 12 finished. Bicycled over 20,000 miles in 19 countries on 4 continents in 20 months. Hostelling International Hostel Manager Feb 1993-Nov 1994 Massachusetts Full-charge manager of America's finest destination hostel, Star of the Sea, on the historic island of Nantucket. Greet, register, and orient visitors. Bruce "Ole" Ohlson (page 2) (925) 439-5848 Collect money. Maintain reservation system and financial records. Clean, maintain, and repair the building (built in 1873). Recruit, train, and supervise staff of four. North American River Runners Whitewater Raft Guide Mar-Aug 1992 West Virginia Responsible for safely conducting groups of seven clients through class III, IV and V rapids on the New River in a 14-foot rubber raft. Assist with maintenance of vehicles and buildings at the base camp. (The water in the New River Gorge National Park is the best `big water' on the East Coast. At high flow levels, it is comparable to the Grand Canyon.) Green Tortoise Adventure Travel Leader/Driver 1984-1988 San Francisco Tourguide/bus driver for up to 38 people as we traveled and camped all over North America including Alaska & Mexico on 7- to 30-day trips. Supervised assistant driver and cook. Collected and disbursed money. Maintained and repaired the bus. Wrote from scratch or extensively revised route guides for all trips. Between trips worked in the company's bus maintenance shops. Capital Enterprises Prefabricated Housing Parts Assembler 1981-1983 Sacramento Assemble pocket door frames and headers using electric and pneumatic staplers and a jig. Objective was high production without any rejects. Big.R Farm Store Warehouseman 1979-1980 Sacramento Chain link fencing parts specialist in large retail warehouse. Fill orders. Deal with the public. Stock product. Operate forklift. Welded occasional projects. Boy Scouts of America, Maintenance Supervisor 1975 Camp Winton Ensured that the physical plant of the camp ran smoothly. Maintained and repaired outboard motors, gravity potable-water system, pumped sewer system, electrical and plumbing systems in 5 buildings of this secluded, mountain-lake summer camp. Supervised two assistants. Welded security hardware for all 5 buildings. EDUCATION: Masters: Recreation 1991 Bowling Green State University, Ohio Bachelors: Philosophy 1971 California State University, Chico Associates: Mechanical Electrical Technology 1983 City College, Sacramento Certificate: Welding Technology 2003 Los Medanos College, Pittsburg TRAINING: American Welding.Society: Certified Welder (NR211 Flux Core, 3G, unlimited) 2005 American Concrete Institute: Concrete Field Testing Technician I 2005 East Contra Costa Leadership Training Program Politician School 2004 American Welding Society: Certified Welding Inspector 2002 Adventure Cvcling Association: Leadership Training 1994 Rescue Three: Swift Water Rescue Technician 1992 North American Search & Rescue Association: Wilderness EMT-1 1990 Cummins West: Engine Maintenance Technician 1987 Sierra Detroit Diesel: Factory Training (71 Series engine rebuild) 1985 AWARDS: LMC Honors Transfer Program Persuasive Writing (First Prize) 2003 Hostelling International: Manager of the Year 1994 Green Tortoise: Safe Driving Award 1987 Boy Scouts of America: Eagle Scout 1967