| Community Involvement:
Robert has served on the Carpinteria City Planning Commission since 1995, becoming
its Chair in 2002.
In 2002, Robert became President of the
California Counties Architects and Engineers Association.
In 2002, Robert became a Santa Barbara Courthouse
Docent, the first
County Architect to do so.
in 2003, Robert was elected to the Board of the Architectural
Foundation, Santa Barbara.
Book Collecting:
A library numbering in
excess of 600 volumes, include a number of rare Frank Lloyd Wright books.
Presentations:
Thursday, April 18, 2002: Presentation of Santa Barbara County Historic
Courthouse history to Courthouse Docent Council.
This was a 40 minute talk with a walking tour to the Archives of the
County Architect's Office.
Monday, April 29, 2002: Walking tour with KCOY 12 Morning Show. This is
a live morning show between 6am and 8am each morning. The theme of this
walking tour is how the Courthouse represents Santa Barbara County's'
historical ties to Spanish heritage. Four individual segments over the
course of the two hour show will air.
Friday, September 20, 2002, Robert will be presenting a Ground Source
project overview to the CCAEA and
CCFSA at their annual meeting in Morro Bay. Joining Robert in this
presentation will be Bob Helt,
P.E., who will cover details of Ground Source Technology.
Conferences:
2003 League of Cities--Planners Institute:
San Diego, CA. March 20 to 22, 2003. This is an annual conference of professional
planners, city staff and planning commissioners. Robert will be presenting
a talk title "Anatomy of a Planning Commission Hearing" (handout
version-500 kb) (view online-best
viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or newer). The session has
always been well attended. This year the conference has an estimated 800
attendees. Get the session handouts
from this web site.
 28th Annual California Preservation Conference:
Santa Barbara, CA. April
24 to April 27, 2003: This conference is for professional preservationist,
governmental staff, legal profession, property owners and construction
industry folks. Robert is hosting the Opening Reception in his capacity as
County Architect at the
Historic County Courthouse. He will also be moderating an educational
session that presents important local Santa Barbara architects. In
addition, he is expected to present the recently restored Courthouse
Flagpole Eagle during the 3-Minutes Success Stories event.
![[card]](images/conf_card.gif) 29th Annual California Preservation Conference:
San Francisco, Ca. April 28 to May 1, 2004: This conference is for professional preservationist,
governmental staff, legal profession, property owners and construction
industry folks. With preservation architect, Britton
Jewett, Robert will be leading a presentation on the architectural
work of the William Mooser Company. The William Mooser Company is
responsible for a few of the Nations most important architectural works,
including the Woolen Mill, National Maritime Museum and the Historic
Santa Barbara County Courthouse.
2004 League of Cities--Planners Institute:
Wednesday, March 31 - Friday, April 2, 2004--Monterey Conference Center,
Monterey, California. This is an annual conference of professional
planners, city staff and planning commissioners. Robert will be presenting
a talk title "Anatomy of a Planning Commission Hearing" (handout
version-500 kb) (view online-best
viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or newer). The session has
always been well attended. This year the conference has an estimated 800
attendees. Get the session handouts
from this web site. |
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