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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 02 Employee Recognition-Greg Mott, 40 Years of Service Springfield Upbeat February 1, 2016 Employee Recognition: Greg Mott, 40 Years 1. What personnel data, promotions, career highlights, and significant accomplishments best tell our Council about the employee?  Greg started in 1975 as half-time planner aide under President Ford’s jobs training program.  Advanced from there to Planner 1, Planner 2, Associate Planner, Principal Planner, Senior Planner, Planning Supervisor, Planning Manager and is currently the Division Manager of Current Development for DPW.  Responsible for management and oversight of development review and land use applications, building plans, permits, inspection services, code enforcement, public improvement projects, and land drainage and alteration permitting.  He is primary staff support to the Springfield Planning Commission, having trained and guided dozens of members over the years through complex land use decision making processes. 2. How has the Department changed over the employee’s career?  Multiple departmental and program reorganzations over the last 40 years, most recently the merger of Development Services and Public Works into DPW.  Has served 4 city managers and 6 department directors and numerous Councils and Planning Commissions. 3. How has the employee grown in their position and their career?  He is one of the longest serving planners in Oregon with direct involvement and contributions to Oregon’s Land Use system, from the early beginnings of SB100, to the Metro Plan, to Springfield’s own Comprehensive Plan  He is considered a statewide expert on Oregon’s land use system.  He has served on numerous task forces and committees that advise the state on land use issues and legislation affecting land use. 4. What significant projects or events has the employee been involved in?  Joint adoption with Eugene and Lane County of the Metro Plan, the only jointly administered comprehensive plan in the state when adopted in 1982  Adoption of the Springfield Development Code 1987  Establishment of the Committee for Citizen Involvement  Establishment of the Historic Commission  Adoption of the Washburn Historic District  Relocated from former City Hall in the Odd Fellows Building at 4th and Main to new City Hall in former Downtown Shopping Mall at 5th and A Streets  Transfer of planning and building authority in the urbanizable fringe area from Lane County to the City of Springfield (first jurisdictional transfer of its kind in the state) 1987  Metro Plan amendment to allow development of the Gateway Mall 1985  Metro Plan and Development Code amendment to allow development of SONY Disc plant  Adoption of the Gateway Refinement Plan  Adoption of the City’s first tree felling ordinance  Adoption of the City’s Willamette River Greenway ordinance, boundary and overlay district  Joint completion with Eugene and Lane County of state acknowledgment of first Periodic Review of the Metro Plan in 1987  Adoption of the Booth-Kelly Mixed Use Plan District  Joint adoption with Eugene and Lane County of new autonomy decision-making process for Metro Plan amendments 1992, 2004 and 2014  Joint adoption with Eugene and Lane County of urban growth boundary amendment and Metro Plan diagram amendment to allow development of Lively Park and Swim Center in Thurston  Transfer of municipal authority of Glenwood from Eugene to Springfield 1999  Adoption of Master Planning Code amendment to allow development of Mt. Gate  Adoption of Metro Plan Nodal Development overlay districts  Adoption of the City’s first drinking water protection plan and overlay district  Adoption of the City’s first Hillside Development overlay district  Adoption of the City’s first Hospital Support overlay district  Adoption of the City’s first mixed use zoning districts for residential, commercial and employment development  Joint adoption with Eugene and Lane County of the region’s first regional transportation Plan (TransPlan) 2001  Joint adoption with Eugene and Lane County of the region’s first public utilities and facilities plan (PFSP) 2001  Joint completion with Eugene and Lane County of state acknowledgement of the second Periodic Review of the Metro Plan 2007  Metro Plan and Gateway Refinement Plan amendments to allow development of RiverBend Hospital campus in Gateway  Successful implementation of LUBA remand of Metro Plan and Gateway Refinement Plan amendments allowing development of RiverBend Hospital campus in Gateway  Planning and construction of the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway between Harlow Road and Beltline  Planning and construction of the Bob Straub Parkway between Jasper Road and Main Street  Adoption of the new Downtown Refinement Plan  Joint adoption with Eugene and Lane County of a Goal exception and Metro Plan amendment to allow the removal and replacement of the I-5 Whilamut Passage Bridge  Adoption of Development Code amendment to allow siting of the new Justice Center  Successful LUBA defense of Development Code amendment allowing siting of the new Justice Center  Simultaneous Metro Plan amendments to allow development of Royal Caribbean and Willamalane Sports Complex  Successful introduction and legislative adoption of HB 3337 which required Springfield and Eugene to each adopt an independent urban growth boundary and ultimately their own comprehensive plans  Joint adoption of the City’s first independent urban growth boundary  Completion of the City’s first Commercial and Industrial Buildable Lands Inventory and Economic Opportunities Analysis inspired by the passage of HB3337  Completion of the City first independent Residential Lands Inventory and Needs Analysis required by the passage of HB3337  Joint adoption with Lane County of the Glenwood Refinement Plan, Phase 1 and Glenwood Plan District 5. What positive comments do his/her co-workers have to share about the employee?  He is known for his elocution skills and ability to extemporaneously espouse on the virtues and vices of any given issue  He is a mentor to many people in the planning field and a fount of knowledge and wisdom  He is a deeply caring and committed individual who manifests his belief in customer service in his daily interactions with staff and the public  A problem-solver and deep thinker