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Home My WebLink About8.1 SB343 City Council Vacancy Redacted December 17, 2014 The Honorable David Haubert and Councilmembers City of Dublin 100 Civic Center Dublin, CA 94568 Dear Mayor Haubert and Councilmembers: Subject: MonaLisa Ballesteros I am writing to personally commend and vouch for MonaLisa Ballesteros' character. It is with great pleasure that I offer this character reference letter for MonaLisa Ballesteros. I have known her for more than sixteen years. I first met her while she was employed in the City Clerks office with the City of Phoenix. At the time I was assigned to the Mayor's Security Detail from the Police Department. I had numerous occasions to observe her at work dealing with the public and City Officials. She was always professional and pleasant. In my contacts with her, I recognized her passion for helping people and serving the public. She later developed a strong interest in police work and applied to the Phoenix Police Department. She easily passed a rigorous background investigation and was a strong candidate for assignment to the Police Academy. Fate brought her to your fine City and I am not surprised to learn that she has continued serving her fellow citizens in a leadership capacity. MonaLisa is a trustworthy,honest and loyal person who deserves strong consideration for the position of councilwoman. Please feel free to contact me at 602-509-7819 or gi1.s( q.com Sincerely, Gilbert J. Soto Police Sergeant(retired) 4925 W. Kiva Street Laveen,AZ 85339 Christie L. Lawson 18 Oak Street, #825 Brentwood, California 94513 Mayor Haubert and Dublin City Council Members City of Dublin 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, California 94568 Dear Mayor Haubert,Vice Mayor Gupta, and Councilmembers: I am writing you this evening to strongly consider Ms. Mona Lisa Ballesteros for the vacant Dublin City Council position. For the past 9 1/2 years, I have had the pleasure of working with Ms.Ballesteros in several roles at Dublin San Ramon Services District; two of which, were her Administrative Assistant/Technician roles at the front desk and in the Human Resources Division. Ms. Ballesteros has been a consummate professional, has honored the code of confidentiality (when appropriate), and has been incredibly analytical in her thinking since the day I met her. There has never been a time where I've had to question Ms. Ballesteros' ability to uphold the DSRSD Employee Code of Ethics. In addition to working with Ms. Ballesteros in a human resource capacity, she has participated with consultants, other local agencies, and District staff as a member of numerous District workgroups. Currently, I am serving along with her and other departmental staff on the District's Electronic Content Management System project, and would consider her one of our more technically savvy team members. Her technical and communication skills have been a great asset to our team. Ms. Ballesteros is also very active in the Dublin community as she has been involved with Dublin Partners in Education (DPIE) for a number of years; as well as, serving as a Commissioner for the Dublin Parks and Community Services Commission. Ms.Ballesteros is a leader and the Dublin City Council would be very fortunate to have her serve as a trusted member of the community. I believe she is, and always will be,that person who will seek to make the community(her community) great. Thank you for your consideration of Mona Lisa Ballesteros for Dublin City Council. Regards, Christie L.Lawson Caroline Soto From: Mona Lisa Ballesteros <artsbymlb @gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 11:27 AM To: Caroline Soto Subject: Fwd:City Council Appointment- 2nd Interviews Forwarded message From: KAREN<thevadens @comcast.net> Date: Thu,Dec 18, 2014 at 8:17 AM Subject: City Council Appointment-2nd Interviews To: david.haubert@dublin.ca.gov, abe.gupta @dublin.ca.gov, don.biddle @dublin.ca.gov, kevin.hart@dublin.ca.gov Cc: "Mona Lisa F. Patel" <artsbymlb @gmail.com> Mayor Haubert and Council Members, I am Karen Vaden, a resident of Dublin for over 30 years and I am emailing you today to encourage you to appoint Mona Lisa Ballesteros to the vacant seat on City of Dublin's city council. I have worked with Mona Lisa at Dublin San Ramon Services District (the District) for over 9 years, she is a motivated and dedicated worker and has always worked to improve herself and to advance at the District. Mona Lisa looks for process improvements and is sought out by other employees for her input on making process improvements. She is well respected at the District as a hard worker and is dedicated to do her best for the District and for the community. As long as I have known Mona Lisa she has always had the passion and desire to improve the community in which we live. As many residents will talk and complain, Mona Lisa takes action and gets involved. She will take action and will work to improve the City of Dublin. She does not have any hidden agendas, above all else she wants the best for our community. Mona Lisa is a true leader, and as Benjamin Franklin once said "A true leader is one who is humble enough to admit their mistakes when presented better information or after full consideration is willing to change opinion, even on important subjects." I encourage you to give Mona Lisa your full consideration when making your decision for the appointment to city council. Sincerely, Karen Vaden 1 Caroline Soto From: Erin.Stonestreet @bavarian-nordic.com Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 11:29 AM To: Caroline Soto Subject: In support of Lynna Do Dear City Clerk Caroline Soto, My partner and I would prefer to be at the Council meeting this evening to speak with the Council in person, and to express our support of Lynna Do for City Councilmember, unfortunately we work on the Peninsula, and our commute from Mountain View/Sunnyvale to Dublin is a rough one!As a result we won't make it to the Council meeting, so we will have to express our support in an email. Some points about Lynna Do for your consideration: 1. Lynna is passionate about serving her community and does so through the Community Programs Council and the Junior League of Oakland-East Bay. 2. She is a proud resident of the City of Dublin and uses every opportunity to share her pride in the city. 3. Lynna volunteers her time, fundraising efforts, and athleticism through multiple community-based and charitable running events each year, including the CPOA's Run to Remember. 4. As an Asian American and a Lesbian, Lynna can add a unique perspective and enhanced community representation to the Dublin City Council. Finally, we would like to add that Lynna is committed to her public service and she truly enjoys the work she does in support of her community. She would be an excellent addition to our City Council. Respectfully- Erin Stonestreet & Colleen Brown 4750 Tassajara Rd. Dublin, CA.94568 Erin Stonestreet HR Manager • Bavarian Nordic, Inc. • lei • 2425 Garcia Ave Phone: 1-650-681-4666 Mountain View,CA 94043 USA www.bavarian-nordic.com tt ' )- �i'!ts . t;' ' t'tIt3(1 (l��,j n tCAn4rn, i -el, ( , p( i1�� .�t'a i '11'1 t � r =i' i i t Ei i; °. l c {T `ct" 1 .'I tal. rd 0 .0. x.a:t A Please consider the environment before printing this email 1 December 17, 2014 Mayor Haubert and Council Members Dublin City Hall 100 Civic Center Dublin, CA 94568 Dear Mayor Haubert and Council Members I am pleased to write a letter of recommendation for Mona Lisa Ballesteros for Dublin City Council. I have known Mona Lisa for 15 years. I became acquainted with her when we worked together for the City of Phoenix Municipal Court. During that time, I found her to be an amazing person great mentor and friend. She is someone that you can depend on for anything not to mention trustworthy and loyal. Over the time that I have known her,I have witnessed tremendous growth in Mona Lisa and am certain that the skills and abilities she has developed will allow her to excel at any endeavor. Furthermore,Mona is very dedicated and always up for a challenge never one to give up. I admire her honesty,dependability,compassion and most of all the motivation she inspires to all to give back to the community. In short, I recommend Mona Lisa enthusiastically and without reservation. I believe she would be a valuable asset to Dublin City Council. Sincerely, Lydia Valencia Bailiff 7301 W Meadowbrook Ave Phoenix,AZ 85033 Sheila Patel 3550 Capoterra Way Dublin, CA 94568 Attn: Mayor Haubert 100 Civic Center Dublin, CA 94568 Dear Mayor Haubert and Council Members, Please consider the following as a request for you to appoint Mona Lisa to the Dublin City Council. I strongly believe that Mona will be a positive attribute to the committee as she has already made such a positive impact within her town. Mona has a natural altruistic attitude to not only service those in need but to get others involved for the root of the cause. The enthusiasm that Mona portrays for community involvement, passion of equality, and family values is admirable and contagious. Her understanding of social media, current events, and other peoples innate needs make for the perfect candidate to represent such a vision-oriented town as Dublin. Mona Lisa has also demonstrated experience working in a public environment as in her current position. She truly understands our Dublin community and will bring refreshing ideas and experience to the Council. Thank you for your time and attention. Sincerely, Sheila Patel