Marti Brown

  Highlights & Accomplishments

Vision.   Strategy.   Planning.   Implementation.

CITY OF MARYSVILLE

• 2018-19 City Accomplishments - It covers all the bases!
  

CITY OF ARVIN

• 2016-17 Community Development Department Accomplishments.
  

FRANKLIN BOULEVARD BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

• Introduced strategy and plan to develop a Community & Economic Development Plan for the North Franklin Business District (2013).
  

• Based on historical research, re-branded the "North Franklin District" to "The Historic Monterey trail District" (2016).
  

• Prepared, submitted and won a $443,000 Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) grant application to consider a new streetscape for Franklin Boulevard (2015).
  

CITY OF VALLEJO

• Spearheaded and successfully won council approval for first city-wide Participatory Budgeting (PB) process in North America (2012).
  

• Initiated application (2013) and Vallejo won Code for America (CfA) Government Fellowship (2014).
  

• [Marti and] 'Participatory Budgeting (PB)  goes to Washington’ (2014).
  

• Initiated and won council approval to establish a Community Benefits District  (CBD) Ordinance (2013)
  

• Co-sponsored formation of a Public Safety Advisory Committee to research, analyze and recommend best practices in public safety efforts (2012).
  

• Successfully solicited and advocated for consultant services that led to the City of Vallejo's comprehensive General Plan (GP) Update (2012).
  

• Co-sponsored and won council approval for Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) resolution (2011).
  

• Initiated resolution and won council approval to complete construction of Hiddenbrooke Park (2011).
  

• Initiated resolution to seek inter-public agency cost savings collaboration on procurement and other services (2011).
  

• Vocal advocate and campaigner of Measure C – Taxation of Medical Marijuana (2011).
  

• Sponsored 'Reinventing City Government' public speaker series (2010/2011).
  

• Co-chaired the 'Measure A' Campaign to remove Binding Interest Arbitration (BIA) from the Vallejo City Charter (2010).
  

MISCELLANEOUS

• Successfully spearheaded labor contract negotiations for Employee Association (2009).
  

• Successfully spearheaded settlement agreement between Vallejo Waterfront Coalition (VWC), the City of Vallejo and the Callihan-DeSilva Group (2006).
  

The best way to find yourself is

to lose yourself in the service

of others.

~ Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader & Philosopher

Areas of Expertise & Interest

• Public Policy
  
• Urban Planning
  
• Community & Economic Development
  
• Public Engagement
  
• Civic Innovation
  
• Participatory Budgeting
  
• Strategic Planning
  
• Shoe String Budgets
  
• Leveraging Resources
  through Private-Public Partnerships