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Contra Costa County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Smart Voter Full Biography for Newell Arnerich

Candidate for
Council Member; Town of Danville

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VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY SERVICE & LOCAL INVOLVEMENT:

  • Danville Mayor 2004 & 1999, Danville Town Council, 1995 - present,
  • Danville Design Review Board 1990-1995
  • Danville Planning Commission 1991-1995, Past Chair
  • Danville Finance Committee, nine years
  • Town Council Liaison to San Ramon Unified School District
  • Citizens Advisory Committee on SRVUSD Facilities (Measure D recommendation)
  • Committee on Youth Safety and Development
  • Danville Area Chamber of Commerce 1993-present
  • Discovery Counseling Center, Board of Directors
  • Mustang Soccer League coach 1989-1999
  • Discovery Counseling Center Relocation/Renovation
  • "The Station" Relocation/Renovation
  • Valley Parent Preschool Relocation/Renovation
  • Key role in arranging Town of Danville's maintenance & management of Veteran's Hall on behalf of veteran's groups
  • Oak Hill Park's All Wars Memorial Project assistance in scope and funding opportunities
  • Danville's Library & Community Center Design Task Force
  • Danville's Oak Hill Park Community Center Design Task Force
  • Danville-Sycamore Valley Rotary Club, President, 2001-02, Member 1995-present
  • Professional Practice Owner, CEO/President 1978-present
  • Danville Kiwanis Club, Volunteer of the Year--July 4, 2005
  • Diablo Magazine's Threads of Hope Award Recipient

REGIONAL INVOLVEMENT:

  • Tri-Valley Affordable Housing Committee, Past Chair
  • TVTC,Tri-Valley Transportation Council, Member & Past Chair
  • SWAT, Southwest Area Transporation Committee
  • CCTA, Contra Costa County Transportation Authority, Past Board Member
  • Leadership San Ramon Valley, Board of Directors, Past President
  • Tri Valley Vision 2010, Open Space Sub-Committee
  • AIA, American Institute of Architects, 1987-present
  • NCARB, National Council of Architectural Registration Board 1986 - present
  • Advocate for Regional Planning Solutions
  • Measure J - Local School Bus Program "TRAFFIX" for SRV committee member 2007 - present
  • Measure J Urban Limit Line Committee - Southwest area, Chair
  • ABAG, Association of Bay Area Governments, Danville Representative
  • SPUR, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, Past Member
  • League of California Cities Commission on Housing, Community & Economic Development, 2006-7
  • Governor's Office of Emergency Services, CSTI, Emergency Management Course Graduate 2007

EDUCATION:

  • University of California, Berkeley, 1974 B.A.
  • University of California, Berkeley, 1976 M.A

My record of dedicated public service is founded on over eightteen years of community involement serving on both local and regional committees. I bring responsible experienced leadership with a consensus approach to solving problems and addressing issues that foster cooperation and trust. As Mayor in 1999, I provided a leadership role on several important issues including the Youth Advisory Committee on Safety & Development, community planning forums on Danville's 2010 General Plan and appointing a task force of broad based representatives to address downtown parking. As Mayor in 2004 I served on the reigional committee for the Urban Limit Line renewal process with Mayor Abram Wilson. The re-authorization of this important measure preserving our open space was successfully passed by the voters of the San ramon Valley.

Our small town continues to enjoy its unique rural setting and high standards as a small comfortable place to live and raise our families. In sharing this vision, I ask for your support and your vote on November 4.

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