CITY OF

ASHLANDAPPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO

CITY COMMISSION COMMITTEE

Please type or print answers to the following questions and submit to the City Recorder at

City Hall 20 E Main Street or email If you have any questionsplease feel free to contact the City Recorder at 488 5307 Attach additional sheets if

necessary

Name Ronald Bolstad

Requesting to serve on Firewise Commission

Address 481 Thornton Way AsWand OR

Occupation Retired SOU Administrator Phone Home 541 488 3593

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Email bolstad@mind net

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1 Education BackeroundWhat schools have you attended Stanford University and University of California

Berkeley also a few credits at San Jose State and UC Davis

What degrees do you hold BA in Economics MBA in Higher Ed Administration

What additional training or education have you had that would apply to this position

As Southern Oregon University s designated liaison to the City of Ashland s emergency

management center during annual drills I was trained to participate in the commandcenter and help guide the emergency preparation and responses on the SOU campus

2 Related ExperienceWhat prior work experience have you had that would help you if you were appointed to

this position

I possess forty years administrative experience in public higher education which

included significant planning leadership and teamwork roles through numerous

committees task forces work groups etc Also while employed at SOU 22 years I

had frequent communications with the media presented information to the Ashland CityCouncil and interacted with SOU s neighbors on long range planning and propertyissues For several years I served as an active participant on the City of Ashland s

Transportation Task Force charged with reviewing and making recommendations

regarding the Transportation element of the City s Comprehensive Plan

Do you feel it would be advantageous for you to have further training in this field suchas attending conferences or seminars Yes Why It would be helpful to receive

information concerning techniques to enlist citizen and neighborhood support of the

Firewise goals

rl13 Interests

Why are you applying for this position

I reside in a wildfIre prone neighborhood in NW Ashland that is subject to the provisionsof the Oregon Forestland Urban Interface Fire Protection Act I wish to be more

effective in enlisting the interest and commitment ofmy neighbors in the city and

adjacent county lands in taking measures to reduce fire risks I believe membership on

this commission would be an appropriate way for me to give back to the community that

has enriched my family s lives for many years I consider fIre prevention and a

dependable water supply to be two of Ashland s critical issues

4 AvailabilitvAre you available to attend special meetings in addition to the regularly scheduled

meetings Generally yes Do you prefer day or evening meetings Daytime meetingspreferably not Wednesday afternoons and Thursdays noon to 1 30 p m

5 Additional Information

How long have you lived in this community 27 years

Please use the space below to summarize any additional qualifications you have for this

position

When I first heard about the national Firewise Communities program some months agoand perused its web site I felt its program ideal for Ashland in general and my own

neighborhood in particular With respect to the latter I concluded that the program could

provide the context for promoting more attention to fuel reduction in my neighborhood

I have served in a voluntary capacity through my church Ashland Rotary Club BoyScouts ofAmerica Ashland Community Hospital Foundation Board Ashland RotaryFoundation Board and providing entertainment to shut ins through the local district of

the Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association

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February 18 2011 Ronald S Bolstad

CITY OF

ASHLANDAPPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO

CITY COMMISSION COMMITTEE

Please type or print answers to the following questions and submit to the City Recorder at

City Hall 20 E Main Street or email christeb@ashland or us If you have any questionsplease feel free to contact the City Recorder at 488 5307 Attach additional sheets if

necessary

Name James R Hardt

Requesting to serve on Firewise Commission

Address 451 Thornton Way

Occupation Retired EducatorBusinessperson Phone Home 482 7798

Email ihardt@opendoor co

Fax 482 01251 Education Back round

What schools have you attended University of California BerkeleyHarvard University University of Massachusetts University of

Colorado Army Security Agency Cryptography School

What degrees do you hold

Ph D Berkeley Masters Harvard Bachelors University of

Massachusetts Army Security Agency NSA Teacher Certificate

What additional training or education have you had that would apply to this position

Harvard Management Certificate Program Community CollegeLeadership

CERT Training 2002 Briscoe Team Leader Five yearsAdvanced Training 2011

Map Your Neighborhood Thornton Way Leader Hosted Meetingsin my home

2 Related Experience What prior work experience have you had that would help youif you were appointed to this position

Community Leadership Thirty year Community College career

CEO 13 years VP Dean 500 FTPT employees worked with

scores of community technical advisory committees and other

constituents including women s groups Hispanics blacks gayschamber of commerce pressure groups etc

Temporary Employment Agency 5 years 1900 plus employeesin Ashland Medford and Grants Pass

Do you feel it would be advantageous for you to have further training in this field such

as attending conferences or seminars Why

Yes I shall be eager to attend conferences and seminars to improvemy knowledge base and my ability to lead and otherwise serve

113 Interests

Why are you applying for this position

Per a Chris Chambers CERT presentation I attended Ashland is

among the most vulnerable intra forest urban towns in the State

and my neighborhood is probably the penultimate most dangerousarea in Ashland

4 AvailabilitvAre you available to attend special meetings in addition to the regularly scheduled

meetings Do you prefer day or evening meetings

Mornings afternoon evenings whenever Shall respond on short

notice

5 Additional Information

How long have you lived in this community Since 1996

Please use the space below to summarize any additional qualifications you have for this

position

A My CERT QUAKEWISE CERT and Neighborhood Mappingexperiences lead me to consider whether a FIREWISE CERT

could be established to enlist and train members one to

FIREWISE Map Neighborhoods and assess areas such as fuel

reduction for improvement and two to train members to spotfires evacuate neighbors etc

B Fuel Legislation Needed Watching a small patch of flamingjuniper come within fewer than so said the fire chief two

minutes of destroying an adjacent large new two story masonry

college science building taught me that juniper and blackberryshrubs and other fuels that thrive within the Ashland city limits

and those adjacent to the city perimeter threaten our homes and

families Legislation to remove those fuels is critical

C Experience with Elected Officials I have had twenty five

years experience working with elected officials College Boards

of Trustees Thirteen of those years as CEO I reported directlyto the board and developed all of the agenda for each of the

monthly meetings

D Experience Serving on Councils Task Forces Commissions

I have served on a plethora of Councils Task Forces

Commissions Committees etc including several majorones in Medford and Ashland

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March 18 2011

APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TOCITY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE

Please type or print answers to the following questions and submit to the City Recorder at City Hall, 20 E Main Street, or email christeb@ashland.or.us. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the City Recorder at 488-5307. Attach additional sheets if necessary.

Name Eric Olson

Requesting to serve on: Firewise Commission (Commission/Committee)

Address 385 Strawberry Lane, Ashland, OR 97520

Occupation Grant Manager for Goodwill Industries International, Rockville MD (I work from my home on Strawberry Lane)

Phone: 240-676-1747

Email eric.olson@goodwill.org

1. Education BackgroundWhat schools have you attended?High School in Morgantown West Virginia, 1966-1969West Virginia University, 1969-1972University of Utah, 1973-1976

What degrees do you hold?B.S. in Special Education, University of Utah, 1975M.ED in Special Education, University of Utah, 1976

What additional training or education have you had that would apply to this position?I have many specialized in training in working with Boards and currently hold positions on two Boards:

-Pathways, Inc, Ashland OR – Vice Chair-International Association of Business Industry and Rehabilitation, Washington DC –

Past Chair

2. Related ExperienceWhat prior work experience have you had that would help you if you were appointed to this position?I have owned and managed timberland in West Virginia and currently own timberland in Idaho. I am a member of the Idaho Foresters Association, the Northwest Woodlands Association, and am an owner of a Certified Family Tree Farm in Idaho.

I am very committed to creating safe living environments in the residential/forest interface of Ashland to protect both fire safety as well as wildlife habitat. I have worked directly with the Ashland Fire Department for over 8 years to create a defensible fire safe environment around my residence on upper Strawberry Lane and at the same time worked to maintain a natural habitat for wildlife.

I am a member of the Strawberry Lane Meadows Homeowners Association and am the past Secretary of the association.

My application for the Firewise Commission has been encouraged by the Strawberry Lane Homeowners Association Open Space Committee.

Do you feel it would be advantageous for you to have further training in this field, such as attending conferences or seminars? Why?

Yes I feel additional training would be of value and would be interested in participating. Our particular circumstances in creating a Firewise Community here in Ashland are not unique and we should avail ourselves of every opportunity to learn from other communities.

3. InterestsWhy are you applying for this position?

I believe in the concept of building strong communities and believe community and neighborhood involvement is the key to healthy community living. Given the nature of our natural environment in Ashland with its proximity to vulnerable forest land it is critical to work jointly to lessen fire danger and preserve open space and a natural environment.

4. AvailabilityAre you available to attend special meetings, in addition to the regularly scheduled meetings? Do you prefer day or evening meetings?

I prefer evening or late afternoon meetings, but have flexibility in my schedule. I do have occasional out of town travel for work.

5. Additional InformationHow long have you lived in this community?

13 years in Ashland23 years in the Rogue Valley

Please use the space below to summarize any additional qualifications you have for this position

I feel I am very well qualified for this position and as important; I am interested in achieving the same goals of creating a Firewise environment of involved neighbors and community.

April 3, 2011

Eric Olson

CITY OF

ASHLANDAPPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO

CITY COMMISSION COMMITTEE

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