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Shelley Eichner, AICP
<br />Senior Vice President
<br />SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Ms. Eichner is a Senior Vice President and a Partner of Calvin, Giordano & Associates and oversees all private sector and public sector planning activities. She has over 30 years of diversified planning and platting experience in securing land development approvals, land use plan amendments and local government planning. Ms. Eichner previously served as Senior Planner for Broward County’s Department of Planning and Environmental Protection. She managed and supervised plat applications, created a permit monitoring system, and monitored compliance with all aspects of development approvals. Duties included coordinating the development review agencies in the preparation and adoption of the ordinances amending the Weston Development of Regional Impact.
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<br />PROJECT EXPERIENCE
<br />Growth Management Director and Provision of General Planning Services: City of
<br />West Park, City of Weston, Town of Surfside, Town of Loxahatchee Groves. Responsible for all planning activities, including plat and site plan review as well as the creation and modification of land development regulations; establishment of zoning, landscaping, sign codes; and, preparation of a master park plan. Oversaw communication and coordination between city management, elected officials, major developers, and residents.
<br />Site Plan Review: Supervised preparation and presentation of site plan reviews and reports under an ongoing cost recovery process. Plans from the cities are distributed to various plan review disciplines and the final reports are presented in a cohesive and consistent manner.
<br />Comprehensive Planning: Supervised preparation of comprehensive plans, evaluation and appraisal reports, EAR-based amendments, water supply plan goals, and capital improvements element updates for various local governments.
<br />Zoning Codes: City Weston, City of West Park, City of Sunny Isles Beach, Town of
<br />Surfside. Responsible for preparation, presentation and adoption of zoning codes. Direction required the coordination of workshops and consensus building among the elected officials, residents and developers in the city.
<br />Transit Oriented Development: Sheridan Station-side Village, Hollywood, Florida. Coordinated all planning and engineering services for the site plan application and land use plan amendment for the Sheridan Station-side Village, a mixed-use development integrating an existing Tri-rail station and other transit services.
<br />Town Center Zoning Overlay Districts: City of Hollywood, City of Miami Gardens, City
<br />of Sunny Isles Beach. Responsible for development of zoning overlay district comprising zoning criteria, architectural, and landscape requirements leading to town center master plan implementation and for special districts.
<br />Ongoing Private Development Coordination: Responsible for coordinating all aspects of land development activities including platting and site planning, rezoning, and obtaining all government approvals and building permits. Specific tasks involve ensuring that engineering, survey, landscape architecture, and construction management personnel are working together to bring a project to completion.
<br />EDUCATION
<br />M.P.A., Florida Atlantic
<br />University, Boca Raton, FL
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<br />B.A., Psychology and
<br />Management, McGill
<br />University, Montreal,
<br />Canada
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<br />PROFESSIONAL
<br />REGISTRATION
<br />American Institute of
<br />Cer tified Planners
<br />No. 116948
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<br />PROFESSIONAL
<br />ASSOCIATIONS
<br />American Planning
<br />Association -
<br />Past President of
<br />Broward Chapter
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<br />PROFESSIONAL
<br />MEMBERSHIPS
<br />Broward County
<br />Management Efficiency and
<br />Study Committee, Member
<br />(Appointed by County
<br />Commission); Chair of
<br />Growth Management
<br />Subcommittee,
<br />2004-2006, & 2009-2011
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<br />Technical Advisor y Group
<br />to the Broward County
<br />League of Cities, Chair,
<br />2003-2006
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<br />Chair Staff Working Group,
<br />School Board of Broward
<br />County, 2005-Present
<br />Broward County Oversight
<br />Committee,
<br />2009 - Present
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<br />Broward County League
<br />of Cities Scholarship
<br />Committee, Chair,
<br />2010 - Present
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