Heidi Scoble, AICP MPA

Experience

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  City of Sausalito

  Jun 1997 - Dec 1999

  Entry Level Planning Position

  • Assistant Planner

    Jun 1998 - Dec 1999

  • Planning Technician

    Jun 1997 - Jun 1998
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  Town of Truckee

  Nov 2000 - May 2006

  Managed all current planning activities, which included supervising four planners, assigning and reviewing current, advanced, and environmental planning projects, review of staff reports, and provided staff assistance. • Staff training • Prepared evaluations • Processed advanced and complicated land use permit applications.

  • Senior Planner

    Dec 2004 - May 2006

  • Associate Planner

    May 2002 - Dec 2004

  • Assistant Planner

    Nov 2000 - May 2002
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  SCO Planning and Engineering

  Apr 2007 - Nov 2008

  Principle Planner

  Provided land use consulting services to both the public and private sector. Managed a variety of environmental and land use projects in Nevada and Placer Counties. Facilitated the environmental and land use discretionary application process, made presentations to hearing bodies, such as Planning Commissions, City Council's, Board of Supervisors, and wrote environmental documents consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Also prepared and implemented mitigation monitoring programs pursuant to CEQA. Show less

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  City of Sausalito

  Dec 2008 - Feb 2014

  Associate Planner

  My responsibilities included research and analysis of development for all land-use entitlement projects, including fieldwork, data-entry, writing staff reports, presenting to the Historic Landmarks Board, the Planning Commission, and the City Council, interpreting the Zoning Ordinance, the Marinship Specific Plan, and General Plan, and assisting the public at the counter and over the phone. I was assigned to be the project manager of a variety of complicated current and long range projects. I was also assigned to be the staff liaison to the Historic Landmarks Board, which included orientation for new Board Members and annual training regarding Historic Preservation and the Brown Act. I over-saw the Community Development Department during the Director's absence and provided direction and training to the Director and all planners within the Department regarding compliance with all matters regarding historic preservation. My successes at the City of Sausalito included applying for and receiving a Certified Local Government (CLG) status, as well as receiving a CLG grant for the preparation of a Historic Context Statement for the City. Show less

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  County of Marin

  Mar 2014 - Nov 2015

  Planner- Current

  This is a Journey level planning position. I implemented and/or processed current land use entitlement projects of moderate to high levels of difficulty and complexity with moderate to high levels of public interest. I was required to exercise considerable independence and judgement. Accordingly, I was assigned and processed a wide variety of land use entitlement applications for residential, commercial, and industrials development. Examples of the types of applications I was assigned ranged from Design Review (small to high end residential development), Variances, Use Permits, Coastal Permits, Certificates of Compliance, Lot Line Adjustments, Master Plans, Precise Development Plans, Subdivisions, and Permit Amendments.As a Planner for Marin County, I was required to know the following:1. Principles, practices, and trends in urban and regional planning, including physical, social, and economic factors;2. Current trends in planning an their relationship to the federal, regional, state, and local planning, such as compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the California Subdivision Map Act; 3. Zoning and planning administration; 4. Research and statistical reporting methods; 5. Report writing;6. Organization of local government and concepts of public administration; 7. Codes, ordinances, and laws related to comment and current planning, zoning, environmental resource protection, and subdivisions. Show less

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  Town of Ross

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2020

  As a Planning Manager for the Town of Ross, I manage all functions related to the Town's Planning Department from developing department related budgets for planning and building, developing internal systems, such as fact sheets, guides, records retention, and implementing a Town-wide Permit tracking system to facilitate an efficient department and well-organized department. Other responsibilities and duties include project management of advanced and long range planning priorities, such bringing forward to the Town Council new and/or amended regulations/policies, project management of special Town capital improvement projects, project management of all current planning land use permits and applications, provide direction to all departments regarding conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act, responding to Marin County Grand Jury Reports, conducting Town-wide community surveys for a variety of Town Council priority projects, writing articles for the Morning After (Monthly Community Newsletter). I also manage and facilitate the Town's Advisory Design Review Group, including the preparation of public notices, preparing agendas, and preparing minutes from the public meetings. Show less

  • Planning and Building Director

    Dec 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Planning Manager

    Nov 2015 - Dec 2018
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  City of Sausalito

  Jan 2020 - Jun 2022

  Responsible for all programs, services, and activities of the Office of the City Clerk, including records management, oversight of local elections, maintenance of the municipal code, public records requests, and administering the public hearing process for the City Council.

  • Assistant To The City Manager/City Clerk

    Jul 2020 - Jun 2022

  • City Clerk

    Jan 2020 - Jul 2020
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  Town of San Anselmo

  Jun 2022 - now

  Planning Director for the Town of San Anselmo

  Provide complete oversight and management of the Planning Department, including development of organization-wide goals, objectives, policies, and procedures relative to all town related land use matters. Prepared and managed department operating budget. Performed and managed complex and sensitive current and advanced land use projects, including General Plan Updates and implementation projects. Other responsibilities include providing new employee onboarding and training and acting as the Secretary to the Planning Commission, in addition to being the staff liaison to the Economic Development Committee, the Open Space Committee, and the Housing Element Advisory Committee. My accomplishments include updating and formalizing internal policies and procedures, preparing onboarding materials, training materials, and templates, updating the record keeping policies and management of files, facilitate the update of the Housing Element and preparation of a new Safety Element, facilitating the adoption of new Inclusionary Housing regulations, which includes adoption of a Commercial Linkage Fee and establishment of an Affordable Housing Fund, facilitating the adoption of the Objective Development Design Standards, facilitation of the adoption of SB 743 Vehicle Miles Traveled Threshold of Significance policies, securing planning grants and grants management, implementation of the Town’s Economic Development Committee Action Plan, and successful management and training of the Planning Commission. Show less