Okaloosa County BOCC — August 18, 2015 — Exhibit B - Proposal — reading text

other financial strategies to ens ure a strong county fo undation. My ski ll and ex perience with State and Federal legislation, BP Oil Spi ll/ RESTORE, Disaster Management and Emergency Operations, Transportation and Grant Do llars, Econo mic Development Correcti ons Operati ons/Site selections, wi ll be of great value to any agency. Departm ents/O perations Managed: o Budget and Finance o Parks and Recreation o Eco nomic Development (EDATE) o Transportation o Public Works and Roads o E ngineering • Libraries • Environmental Services o Solid Waste/La ndfill Operations o C orrections/Probation/Jail Operations Resume Larry M Newsom November 22, 20 10 Page2 of 7 • Administration • Community Redevelopment Operations • Community Services/Neighborhood Centers • Public Safety/Fire-EMS/ 911 Operations • Public Information Operations (PIO) • Public Transportation (ECA T) • Community Transportation Coordination • Para-transit/ADA/Medicaid Transportation Services • Emergency Management Operations/Incident Command • Human Resources As the Past Chief of Traffic Operations, Interim Coun ty Administrator, and Assista nt Ad min istrator I have had the opportunity to direct, manage projects, and coordinate many acti vities listed below. Also, with many of the identified projects I created fin ancial partnershi ps with th e Flori da DepaJiment of Transportation (State and District Secretary) and Federal Highway Ad mi nistration bringi ng over 40 million additional do llars to Escambia County: • Nine Mile Road 4- La ne Capacity Project • Bu rgess-Creighton 4-Lan e Extension • Pinestead-Longleaf 4-Lane Co rridor • Blue Angel Parkway 4-Lane Capacity Project • Sorrento Road 4-Lane Capacity Project • O live Road Corridor Improvement Project • Gulf Beach Highway Co rridor Improvement Project • Langley Avenue/Tippen Ave/9'h Ave Improvement Project • Jail Master Plan/S ite Selection • State and Federal Lobbyist • State and Federal Delegates/Grants a nd Appropriations • RESTORElDeep Water Horizon / BP Oil Spill • Federal Stimulus Program (A RRA) • NW Florida Regional Planning Council • FL-AL Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) • Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) • Pensacola Chamber of Com menee • Transportation Regional Incentive Program(TRIP) • Df"elop Legislation for Public Private Partnership (3P), Eseambia Co unty • Highway 29 Co rridor Planning Study • Military Joint Land Use Stud y • Tra ffic ConcurrencylDwelling Database • University of West Florida Development Master Plan • Florida Association of Counties • Local Option Sales Tax Referendum /Promotion • Perdido Key and Wedgewood Neighborhood Plan • North End County Zoning/ lnf.-astructure Evaluation • Comprehensive Plan/Land Development Code Evaluation As Interim County Admini strator/Incident Commander I had to manage many unforeseen disasters within Northwest Florida impacting the citizens of Escambia County. I have worked with Governors Charlie Christ Resum e Larry M Newsom November 22 , 2010 Page 3 of7 and Ri ck Scott, State Emergency Management, FEMA, US Coast Guard, FOEP, FOOT, State and Federal delegates to ensure coordination before, during and after each event listed below: Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill Ice Storm 2014 Train Derailment McDavid Escambia County Flood 2014 Central Booking Detention Explos ion Interim County Administrator (Escambia County) Thi s position repl aced two separate Administrators within a three year period ( Randy O li ver and George Toual1 ) dealing widl normal operati ons. Add itionally, we had to deal with local disasters that required activation of the Emergency Operation Center (Ice Stonn, Train Derailment, Flood, and Jail Explosion). This requires acti ng as Incident Commander during the BP Oil Spill noted earli er. The task is manag ing the incident with a post financial recovery plan working with the state (OEM) and federal (FEMA) agenc ies. Interim Assistant County AdministratorfTransportation Bureau (Escambia County) This titl e/position required direct communication with the County Administrator (Randy Oliver) and Bureau Chiefs to manage day to day operati ons such as Transportati on Planni ng and Design, Development Services, Management and Budget, Neighborhood Services, Solid Waste, Public Safety, Public Works, Economic Deve lopment, Oil Spill Recovery, Growth Management, Marine Resources, Community Red evelopment, Mass Transit, Engi neering, Parks and Recreation, and Water Resources. Additi onall y, I worked with Federal and State Lobbyists, Congressional and Legislative delegates to ensure State, Regiona l, and Local Policy iss ues were ad dressed. I have been assigned to work with Commissioners from all Gulf Coast Counties, Univers ities, Incorporated Area City Managers, Mayors and Councils, School Superintende nts, OEP, EPA, Emergency Management Agencies to Develop a Strategic Plan for Environmental and Economic Recovery effoi1s. Interim County Administratorrrransportation Bureau (Escarilbia County) This pos ition was a result of the re lease oflhe existing County Adm in istrator (Bo b McLaughlin). This title and/or position required direct comm uni cation with Commissioners, Interim Assistant County Ad ministrator to manage policy and operati onal staff of I 100 employees to ensure annual goals an d objectives were achieved. Primary task ad dressed in the ten ure was to balance a $380 mi llion dollar bud ge t, perfoml as the Incident Commander d uring the Oil Spill Crisis, Negotiate Union Employee Contracts, initiate strategi c fi nan cial p311nership programs with FDOT District 3 and Escambia County to prod uce 15 major roadway projects creating over 400 additional jobs, and in excess of 80 milli on dollars in capital revenues in the area economy. Escambia County will have invested by 20 18, 40 million dol lars in State roadway projects. There is a local trans it initiat ive establi shed by Escambia County and NAS Pensacola to provide safe responsible transponation program for military staff for direct access to commercial core areas suppOi1ing local eco nomy. Bureau Chief Transportation , Economic Development, Governmental Affairs, ECAT (Escambia County) This title/position was an expansion of Traffic Operations and Transpol1ation to incl ud e working wi th area chambers and economic development groups to prepare local and regional strategies to maintain work force stability and promote new business opportunities throug h employee and tax incentives and develop financial and growth strategies to include land planning, roadway infrastructure, buildings, rail, transit, inlan d ports and pOl1 access. This position managed state and federal lobbyist annual contracts in regards to Appropri ations, Grants, Bill Amendments and Recommended new Bills for action. Met or communicated annually with Congressional and Legislative Delegates prior to each session to di scuss issues and requested actions. Past actions of success have included bi ll adoption of supp0J1 for a Regional Transportatio n Finance Authority (RTFA ) to proceed with the deve lopment ofa test pi lot project working with FDOT, Reg ional Planning Co uncils, and Regional Transpol1ati on Planning Organizations. In the newly acqu ired Escambia County Transi t Authority with the Transportation Bureau we implemented direct routes to service N AS Pensacola to Resume Larry M Newsom November 22 , 20 10 Page4of7 downtown Pensacola, Pensacola Beac h, Retail Outlets, and Malls with future plans to add or modify routes to attract ridersh ip to all commercial core areas to add stim ulus to the local economy. Additionally, we will develop a regional master plan to implement by 20 13 to add US 90 and 98 to serv ice from Escambia County to Okaloosa County. This will include Commercial Nodes and Park-n-Rides to reduce congestion and maintenance cost on major commuting conidors. Manager of Traffic Operations and Transportation (Escambia Co unty) -:- This title repOits directly to the Assistant or County Administrator with little or no significant changes to operational and fund management requi rements. I managed $100 mil li on Transpoltation Capital Dollars, $2 Mill ion in Operation Dollars. This position requ ired meetings with key County personnel and County Commiss ioners to ensure 5 and 20 year Transportation Plans meet demands. Escambia County Plann in g and Engineering, Deputy Directo r (Escambia County) -:- Supervised the Planning (G rowth Management) and Traffic Division, repolting to the Director of Planning and Engineering (County Engineer). -:- Primary functions were to manage ShOit and long range planning objectives as well as the daY-lo-day operations of the Planning Department. -:- These tasks included the oversight and agenda approvals of the Rezoning Hearings, Board of Adjustments cases, Planning Board procedures, and the Growth Management Repolt. -:- This temporary position, which lasted 15 months, allowed me the opportunity to gai n hands-on experience, and to understand the complex values of the Land Development Code and the Comprehensive Pl an. -:- I became involved with Escambia County's vision for the future, and learned how the Planning Depattment is an integral factor in the SUppOlt and realization of that vision. -:- During my tenure, even as I learned planning fundamentals, I also became more skilled in my direction of staff and in my communi cation ski lls, understanding that these skills are as important as knowledge in meeting goals and object ives . •:. Planning Projects Administered: I. Military Joint Land Use Project 2. West Florida University Master Pla n 3. Highway 29 Corrid or Plan 4. Perdido Key Neighborhood Plan Update 5. BalTier Island Dwelling Un it Monitoring 6. Concurrency Ma nagement Data Base 7. North End Zoning Review Escam bia Co unty E ngin eering, Chief, Traffic Operations and Engineering Divis ion (Escambia County) -:- RepOited to the County Engineer and managed 12-1 5 staff members, including engineers, with a general budget (operating and capital) of ten million dollars. -:- General responsibilities: o Oversight of traffic signal, operations and maintenance projects. o Oversight of roadway design reviews to ensure conform ity to FDOT and FHW A Design Resume Larry IV! Newsom November 22. 201 0 Page 5 or7 specifications and traffic operations req uirements. o Plann ing and implementation of minor and major roadway projects. o Supervision of access management and concurrency review fo r the Development Review Committee and maintain all associated databases. o Mon itor the county road way striping and street name s ign programs, and neighborhood traffi c projects. o Appoint staff as committee members to the Technical Coordination Committee to SUppOlt the Commission on the Transp0l1ation Planning Organizatio n (TPO) to ensure county needs are served by State Transp0l1ation Funds. o Oversight of permitting program, which includes construction in right-of-way, no parking requests, rec reational block parties, work