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AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: June 19, 2018
Item #
Reviewed By:
Contact Name: Amber Landry Department Director: Mela ibb..'�
Fr.,Contact Number: Ext. 1024 City Manager: Robert Fr. %�j 7'
Subject: New Appointment to the Code Enforcement Board (3-year term).
Background Summary:
The Code Enforcement Board was created by Ordinance No. 741 on June 16, 1981. The purpose of
this Board is to review infractions of the City technical Codes negotiate compliance and impose fines
for failure to comply. The Code Enforcement Board is to have seven (7) regular members and two (2)
alternate members, all with a three-year term. Currently, the Board has six (6) regular members and
no alternate members.
An application has been received by Masood Mirza who has shown an interest in being appointed to
the Code Enforcement Board as a regular member, for a term ending June 2021. At this time, there
are no other applications on file for this Board.
Issue:
Should the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners consider appointing Masood Mirza to serve as
a regular member on the Code Enforcement Board for a three-year term?
Recommendations
Staff recommends that the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners consider appointing Masood
Mirza to the Code Enforcement Board to serve as regular member, for a term ending June 2021.
Attachments:
Board Application
Board List
Financial Impact:
None
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APPLICATION FOR SERVING ON CITY BOARDS
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MASOOD MIRZA P.E.,P.T.O.E.
412 S.E. 25th Avenue, Ocala FL. 34471
Phone(352)671-8378 Email: Masood.mirza@marioncountyfl.org
SUMMARY Transportation/Traffic Manager with more than 25 years of
international experience in the transportation-engineering field
including transportation planning and engineering program
management of multimodal projects including LRT and BRT projects.
Experience in transportation planning includes transportation system
planning, facility developments, planning of transit, bicycle and
pedestrian facilities, GIS and travel demand forecasting. Experience in
engineering includes transportation system analyses, production of
traffic signal and street widening plans, signal timing plans, traffic
operations and traffic impact, access and parking studies, macro and
micro simulation traffic modeling, and signing and marking, and traffic
control plans. Experience in pavement management includes managing
material testing, developing asphalt concrete mix and pavement
structure design for rural and urban highways and freeways.
EDUCATION Ph.D,Civil Engineering(expected date of graduation May,2018)
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
MS, Civil Engineering
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
BS, Civil Engineering
N.E.D. University of Engineering&Technology,Karachi, Pakistan
REGISTRATION Florida P.E. #59912
PTOE,# 1596
EXPERIENCE
June 2014 to Marion County BOCC Ocala,FL.
To this date County Traffic Engineer
• Manage the operations of the Traffic Division of the department
consisting thirteen employees and four sections including traffic
signals, signs,pavement marking and traffic engineering.
• Supervises the design of various traffic control devices and
roadway geometry. Directs the preparation of preliminary and final
design on urban and rural road projects and other public works
projects.
• Establishes budget requirements for Traffic Division to be included
in yearly departmental budget.
• Develops and updates the County's 5-Year Transportation
Improvement Program.
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• Represents the Department at the TPO Technical Advisory
Committee.
• Manages road design contracts performed by private consulting
firms.
November 2013 to City of Cape Coral Cape Coral FL.
November 2014 City Traffic Engineer
• Administered personnel functions for the Transportation Division
and managed annual capital and operating budget (1.0 million
dollars)and special projects as directed.
• Managed preparation of plans and specifications for projects and
equipment required to be released for public bidding as per
established state regulations.
• Evaluated and participated in developing project cost projections,
and completion schedules.
• Reviewed site and infrastructure plans and development proposals
to ensure compliance with federal, state and local standards.
• Assisted in guiding the City's long and short range transportation
planning and is responsible for assisting in preparing the City's
five-year Transportation Capital Improvement Plan.
• Monitored and reviewed production and accounting records for
efficient use of resources, maintaining adherence to established
budget projections, and forecasting annual operations expenses.
February 2011 to Region of Waterloo Waterloo, Canada.
November 2013 Senior Project Manager—Rapid Transit
• Managed transportation planning group within Rapid Transit
division.
• Developed RFP for the hiring General Engineering Consultant for
the Regions LRT project.
• Managed Rapid Transit's Environmental Assessment(EA)process
(Equivalent to PD&E process)including consultant selection.
• Participated, as task lead, in the development of RFP in
accordance with Infrastructure Ontario(IO)policies and guidelines
for construction of Region's light rail transit project.
• Reviewed and analyzed reports including Functional design,
Traffic Engineering, Multiple Alternative Evaluation (MAE) and
Environmental evaluation.
• Managed the development of LRT safety and operations protocols.
• Managed the preliminary design efforts for the surface and
subsurface drainage and utilities along the rail corridor
• Managed the rail crossing bridge design, approval and construction
project.
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• Managed utilities relocate and ROW acquisition efforts for the
project.
• Prepared reports, technical and policy briefs for Regional Council
and senior management.
January 2010 to KOA Corporation (Contract) Orange,CA.
December 2010 Senior Project Manager
• Managed transportation planning group consisting of 5 engineers
and Planner with operating budget of 0.5 million dollars.
• Developed proposals, marketing, and client coordination.
• Managed traffic signal optimizing projects for the Cities of Salt
Lake (150 signals), Utah and Santa Monica (125 signals),
California using Synchro software, including calibration and
optimizing the models and development and implementation of
traffic signal timings for various controller types.
• Managed bicycle and pedestrian facilities projects including
location, surface utilities and ROW impacts and traffic operational
evaluation, for Cities of Long beach and San Celemente,
California.
• Developed quality control and quality assurance manual for the
Company
June 2003 to URS Corporation Ocoee, FL.
March 2009 Senior Transportation Engineer
• Developed interchange justification reports (IJRs) and interchange
modifications reports(IMRs)for the following projects:
o SR 50/Turnpike interchange: City of Ocoee, Orange County
o Sunrise Boulevard/Sawgrass interchange: City of Sunrise,
Broward County
o SW 8th Street/ Homestead extension of Florida's Turnpike
(HEFT) interchange improvements: City of Miami, Miami-
Dade County
o Stirling Road/Turnpike interchange,Broward County
o SW 8th Street/ Homestead extension of Florida's Turnpike
(HEFT) interchange improvements: City of Miami, Miami-
Dade County
• Managed and designed traffic signals in the Counties of Miami-
Dade,Broward,Palm Beach and Martin.
• Developed Project traffic for several Turnpike widening and
interchange projects using FSUTMS modeling software.
• Managed and developed traffic safety and access management
studies for Florida Department of Transportation.
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June 2001 to ATKINS/PBS&J Miami,FL.
June 2003 Senior Transportation Engineer
• Managed and designed traffic signals, including surface and
subsurface utility relocation and ROW issues, in the Counties of
Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Martin.
• Managed and developed traffic safety and access management
studies for Florida Department of Transportation.
• Managed and developed traffic impact studies for commercial and
residential developers and for school districts in Miami-Dade,
Broward and Martin Counties.
• Developed traffic operational models for San Juan, Puerto Rico,
City of Fort Lauderdale, City of Boca Raton and City of Pembroke
Pines.
• Managed traffic counts and field data collection programs.
• Developed proposals, cost estimates, and negotiated contracts with
private clients.
September 1995 to City of Springfield Springfield,OR.
May 2001 Transportation Planning Engineer
• Performed transportation system planning activities for the City,
including interagency communications and public involvement.
• Represented public works department and the City in regional
transportation planning efforts to coordinate project planning,
development and funding activities.
• Presented transportation plans and projects to the City Council,
commissions and citizen groups.
• Reviewed land development applications for compliance with City
codes and policies, and prepares recommendations for conditions
of approval.
• Involved in the development of bicycle system planning.
• Represented the City in regional transportation planning efforts to
coordinate project planning,development and funding activities.
• Represented the City in the regional long-range planning efforts
including developing regional transportation model and regional
Bus Rapid Transit(BRT) system.
• Reviewed design of traffic signal, ITS systems,HOV facilities and
street lighting projects.
Work experience prior to this date will be provided upon request.
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
Proficient with transportation engineering software including Synchro,
CORSIM, HCS, TRANSYT 7F, FSUTMS, CUBE Voyager,
TMODEL2, Signal 94 (TEAPAC),NCAP,PASSER II-90
AFFILIATIONS Fellow of Institute of Transportation Engineers
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CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD
Created by Ord.#741 on 6/16/81/Amended by Ord.#1004 on 9/1/87/#89-43 on 11/21/89/#95-06 on 3-7-95.
Members must be City residents per§7-5.A,Code of Ordinances and they will serve 3 year terms.
Election for Chair and Vice-Chair held in June.
(7 regular and 2 alternate members)
4 is a QUORUM
Member District Email Term Expires
1. Chairman Lowery 2 dclowerv75@Email.com June 2021
2. Vice Chairman Keith Carrington 1 KdCarrington@outlook.com June 2021
3. Member Valerie Odom 4 Vodom@pomis.com June 2021
4. Member Bradley Lomneck 2 Blomneckl@Email.com June 2019
5. Member Warren A Lewis 1 walewis@051515(a gmail.com June 2020
6. Member Dennis Murray 3 DMurray104(a,cfl.rr.com June 2020
7. VACANT
Alternate Members District Email Term Expires
1. Vacant
2. Vacant
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