The College Area Community Planning Board (CACPB) will be conducting its annual elections at the meeting on Wednesday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the College Rolando Library, 6600 Montezuma Road. Community residents who are registered to vote with the CACPB are encouraged to arrive at 6:30 p.m. to expedite distribution of ballots.
Anyone who signed up as a member of the College Area Community Council (CACC) since 2008 and any other community members who completed a CACPB registration form by February 9, 2011 are eligible to vote. Each registered member of the household is entitled to one ballot. Community members should bring a driver's license or California identification card. If the address listed on the driver's license or identification card is outside the College Area, proof of residency in the College Area is also required. Acceptable documentation includes a utility bill, credit card bill, or rental lease that lists the current College Area residence.
The CACPB is the City-recognized community planning group for the College Area. Board members also serve concurrently on the College Area Community Council, and meeting of the CACC and CACPB are held jointly.
There are six three-year seats that will be filled by election on March 9. To be eligible to run, an individual must be a community resident, property owner or business owner within the College Area and must have attended a minimum of two CACPB meetings between February 2010 and February 2011.
Seven people have filed to run for the six seats:
Steve Barlow is a resident property owner on 68th Street who has lived in the College Area for 7 years. Steve is a research scientist in the SDSU Biology Department. He is an incumbent CACPB member and is Chair of the Saranac Mohawk Community Group.
John Burkett is a resident property owner on Catoctin Drive who has lived in the College Area for 2 years. John is a budget administrator for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He is an incumbent CACPB member and is involved in the Rolando Little League and La Mesa American Youth Soccer Organization.
Jean Hoeger is a resident property owner on Redding Road who has lived in the College Area for 25 years. Jean is a teacher in the San Diego Unified School District. She is a member of the CACC Code Enforcement & Nuisance Rental Properties Committee and is active in the College View Estates Association.
Robert Montana is a resident property owner on Mary Lane Drive who has lived in the College Area for 18 years. Robert is a consultant and an instructor in the Grossmont Community College District. He is an incumbent CACPB member and a member of the CACPB Project Review Committee.
Frank Musgrove is a resident property owner on Collwood Boulevard who has lived in the College Area for 18 years. He is an AV Production Technician at Qualcomm. He is an incumbent CACPB member and volunteers for the San Diego Junior Theatre.
Alfredo C. Valverde, Jr. is a resident property owner on Toyon Road who has lived in the College Area for 26 years. Alfredo is a financial investor at SEI. He is Vice President of the Alvarado Estates Association and serves on the Francis Parker School Development and Philanthropy Committee.
Mitch Younker is a resident property owner on Collier Avenue who has lived in the College Area for 35 yeas. Mitch is retired and is an incumbent CACPB member and a member of the CACC Code Enforcement and Nuisance Rental Properties Committee.
Additional nominations may be made from the floor at the time of the election, provided they meet the eligibility criteria listed above.
Elections of officers for the 2011-12 term will be held at the April 13 meeting.
