Golden State Planning & Environmental Consulting, Inc.
 


City of San Juan Bautista
November 2000 - Present
GSPEC staff is currently serving as City Planner and City Building Official for the City of San Juan Bautista. Our staff manages current and long-range planning projects. Long-range planning projects include the 2001 Housing Element update, a comprehensive update of the City's zoning ordinance, a Historic Plan, and Design Guidelines. Tasks also include overseeing the duties of the code enforcement and building inspection contractors.

City of Marina
December 1999 - 2007
GSPEC staff provided project management services for the City of Marina Development Services Department.

GSPEC has also provided contract planning services to the City of Marina Planning Services Division. Tasks included both long-range and current planning projects such as drafting of ordinances, general plan amendments, Local Coastal Plan amendments, and other policy documents; processing large scale development projects and annexations; and designing and executing scopes of work for long-range planning projects that often require hiring subconsultants to deliver specialized research documents. These tasks were successfully executed under strict deadlines for City Council and Planning Commission hearings.

Local Agency Formation Commission of Monterey County
August 2004 - 2007
GSPEC staff provided planning/analyst support for the Local Agency Formation Commission of Monterey County. Our staff manages sphere of influence and annexation requests. Tasks included facilitation between stakeholders, property owners and public agencies, identification and analysis of issues related to boundary changes, preparation of staff reports and presentation of projects before the Commission.

GSPEC staff also prepared a Municipal Services Review for the Monterey Peninsula cities and districts.

City of Carmel
May 2001 - 2006
GSPEC staff provided project management support for the City of Carmel. Our staff managed current planning projects which included use permits, design review, historic review, and environmental review. Tasks included preparation of staff reports and presentation of projects before the Planning Commission and the City Council.

City of Monterey
January 2003 - July 2004
GSPEC staff served as contract planning staff for the City of Monterey. Tasks included design review, environmental review, and various advanced planning projects.

City of Soledad
January 1999 - April 2003
GSPEC provided contract planning services for the City of Soledad. Tasks included managing and preparing EIRs, processing sphere amendments and annexation requests through LAFCO, preparation of staff reports for residential and commercial projects, and assisting the Director of Community Development in preparation of the city's current General Plan Update. Responsibilities included managing consultants, reviewing and commenting on draft documents (EIRs, Design Guidelines, and the Draft General Plan and associated documents), coordination of the City's comments on EIRs, and participating in Planning Commission and City Council meetings, and public workshops.

City of Gonzales
May 2001 - April 2003
GSPEC provided contract planning services for the City of Gonzales. Tasks include writing and managing initial studies for various public works, commercial, and residential projects. Matthew Sundt served as project manager and staff for all tasks required by this contract.

City of Seaside
June 2001 - June 2002
GSPEC provided contract planning services for the City of Seaside. Our staff managed current planning projects, which included processing use permits, design review, preparation of environmental documents and updates to the Cities zoning ordinance.

County of Monterey
March 1999 - June 2001
GSPEC provided planning services to the County of Monterey. Our staff managed current planning projects, including permit applications for complex development projects. These project applications required analysis for completeness, consistency with County standards and policies, and CEQA review. Coordination with other county departments, state agencies and land use advisory committees is required for most projects. GSPEC provided these services to the County with the level of efficiency and thoroughness that is required within an extremely busy planning department.