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Richard L. Sales 

Personal Resume: 

BACKGROUND

Born 1954, Chicago, Illinois Colorado
Married 27 years, one adult child

REGISTRATION

License #B-1724

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Architecture and Urban Design, University of Illinois
Master of Architecture, University of Kansas

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

City of Delta, Community Dev. - Director 1992 to present
CDI, Inc - President 1987-1992
Architectural Ventures Inc. - President 1985-1999
The Barrett Partnership - Boulder, CO 1981-1985
Community Architects - Boulder, CO 1980-1981
Dir. Comm. Devel. Dept. - Palatine, IL 1979-1980
Architectural Services - Kansas University 1978-1979
Wendt, Cedarholm, Tippens - Chicago, IL 1976-1978

RESEARCH AND TEACHING

Research Assistant, School of Architecture, Kansas University, Solar Assisted Heat Pumps
Teaching Assistant, School of Architecture, Kansas University, Environmental Systems

INTERESTS:

Learning, Reading, Teaching, History, Traditions, Living History Playing, Fly Fishing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Backpacking, Sailing, Golfing Art, Photography, Painting, Woodworking Farming, Cattle Ranching, Splitting Wood

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM:

Delta Kiwanis
Delta Pow Wow Chairman / Volunteer
Photographer – Public Lands Coalition
Photographer – Community minded publications
Artist shoot – Working with Western artists for reference material
Architect – volunteered to design Golf course clubhouse
Eagle Scout Advisor
Museum interpreter and historic dead guys (spirit walk)
Demonstrator for Sioux tipi construction and set up

Responsibilities as Director of Community Development – City of Delta

Building Department

Building, Mechanical, plumbing permits and inspections
Site Development Standards
Sign, demolition, flood plain permits
Fire safety and dilapidated structures
Site-built, Manufactured, and mobile home structures
Commercial structures of all types
Mechanical and Plumbing Contractor licenses
Misc. Permits – awnings, sheds, moving
Flood Damage prevention
CRS program
Flood Plain variances
FIRM maps (flood insurance rate maps)
Provide educational opportunities for builders
Develop and update ordinances, 2003 IBC

Planning Department

Subdivisions of all sizes, PUD’s, Variances, Conditional uses
Change in non-conforming uses, Zoning
Field Land Use and property questions
Annexations, Initial zoning and Re-zonings
Improvement agreements / SID, Water and sewer Tap sales and information
Annexation agreements, Utility extension agreements
Comprehensive Plan, Major Street Plan
Mobile and travel home Park licensing & development
Off Street parking, Building permit and site development review
Review County subdivisions, IGA with County for tiered growth
Develop and update ordinances, Easements, r.o.w. acquisitions

Geographic Information Systems

City Maps of all sorts, Mapping utility infrastructure
Mapping streets, addressing, tracking annexations
Tracking subdivision agreements, Crime mapping and evaluations
Building and maintaining data sets for all of the above

Flood Control

Flood maps and updates (Federal Gov)
Emergency Management (members of LEPC)
Grant writing for Projects 

  • Project Impact
  • W.W.P. dike
  • All hazard alert radio system
  • Hazard Mitigation planning grant

Dam operations meetings
Some 404 permits
Gunnison River Consortium
Planning emergency response for disasters
Water Quantification Court case National Park Service / Bureau of Reclamation

Property Management

City Buildings, City Land – Buy and Sell
Maintain some buildings
Act as owner’s representative for some construction projects (library, P.D., etc.)

Transportation Planning

City Rep on GVTPR board
Hwys, trials, air, transit, rail
CDOT 20 year Plan, Statewide Improvement Plan
Tea21 monies - grants for Garnet Mesa trail, Hwy landscaping
CDOT lobbying for access designations, project timing

Smart Growth Initiative

Past member of the committee when meeting
Now stay in loop and do a presentation or two on planning issues

Business Enhancement

Set up the Downtown Revitalization Task Force
Facade Program
Participated in Business Enhancement Program
Help in business recruitment with DADI

Education and training department-wide
Customer Service training

Past Projects: Delta

Bill Heddles Recreation Center
Police Station addition and remodel
Utility Department addition and remodel
Devil’s Thumb Clubhouse, design, construction and barn raising
Devil’s Thumb restrooms
Mountain View Park Restrooms
Conceptual design – Delta Public Library
Addition to Bill Heddles Recreation Center
Pow Wow traditional dance arbor – Design and Build
Historic log trading post buildings

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