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What is the ideal candidate for the City of San Luis Obispo's Community Development Director?

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What statement best describes your relationship with the City of San Luis Obispo? (Please check all that apply)

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What local issues do you think should be the new Community Development Director's focus? (Please select your Top 5 issues)

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Please rank from 1-5 (1 being highest) the 5 types of career experience that you think is most important for the next Community Development Director to possess.

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What personal attributes of the next Community Development Director are most important to you? (Please select all that apply)

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Are there any other comments that you would like to add to help the City define the ideal candidate and be successful in recruiting the next Community Development Director?

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If you live in the City of San Luis Obispo, how long have you lived here?

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What is your age?

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What is your race/ethnicity? (Please select all that apply)

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Which gender do you most identify with? (Please select all that apply.)

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January 26, 2023, 8:44 AM
  • What statement best describes your relationship with the City of San Luis Obispo? (Please check all that apply)
    • I am a resident of San Luis Obispo.
  • What local issues do you think should be the new Community Development Director's focus? (Please select your Top 5 issues)
    • Continued focus on design, placemaking and community building
    • Continued implementation of the City’s affordable housing goals and programs
    • Focused work on historic preservation
    • Implementing adopted polices which address climate change in all development projects and identifying new polices to keep San Luis Obispo as a leader in this field
    • Neighborhood wellness and safety, including code enforcement
  • Please rank from 1-5 (1 being highest) the 5 types of career experience that you think is most important for the next Community Development Director to possess.
    • Excellent customer service and communications skills - 1 - Very Important
    • Experience as a Community Development Director - 2
    • Experience as an Assistant Community Development Director, Deputy Community Development Director, or Department Head - 1 - Very Important
    • Experience building a strong economic base - 2
    • Experience in an agency of similar size, scope, and complexity - 2
    • Experience with California law, rules, and regulations - 1 - Very Important
    • Experience working in a town with a large University - 3
    • Improving performance management and team development - 2
    • Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into land use decisions. - 2
    • Private sector development/planning experience - 2
    • Proven ability to effectively create/maintain momentum and effectively lead - 1 - Very Important
    • Proven track record of results - 2
    • Public sector/local government experience - 3
    • Strong land use policy experience - 1 - Very Important
    • Track record of positive community relations - 1 - Very Important
    • Track record of strong City Council/Commission/Committee relations - 2
    • Other - 5 - Not important
  • What personal attributes of the next Community Development Director are most important to you? (Please select all that apply)
    • Approachability/accessibility
    • Collaborative style, both inside City Hall and with the public
    • Customer service oriented
    • Excellent communicator
    • Goal and solutions-oriented
    • People person and relationship builder
    • Strong financial understanding
    • Strong manager of people and resources
    • Strong work ethic, integrity, and discipline
  • Are there any other comments that you would like to add to help the City define the ideal candidate and be successful in recruiting the next Community Development Director?
    No response.
  • If you live in the City of San Luis Obispo, how long have you lived here?
    • 21-40 years
  • What is your age?
    • 60-69
  • What is your race/ethnicity? (Please select all that apply)
    • White/Caucasian
  • Which gender do you most identify with? (Please select all that apply.)
    • Man
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Excellent customer service and communications skills
Experience as a Community Development Director
Experience as an Assistant Community Development Director, Deputy Community Development Director, or Department Head
Experience building a strong economic base
Experience in an agency of similar size, scope, and complexity
Experience with California law, rules, and regulations
Experience working in a town with a large University
Improving performance management and team development
Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into land use decisions.
Private sector development/planning experience
Proven ability to effectively create/maintain momentum and effectively lead
Proven track record of results
Public sector/local government experience
Strong land use policy experience
Track record of positive community relations
Track record of strong City Council/Commission/Committee relations
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