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RESOLVED, That pursuant to Section 10.04 of the
Saint Paul Administrative Code, the Council does hereby
confirm and ratify the appointment, by the Mayor, of
Peggy Ann Reichert as the head of the Division of Planning
in the Department of Planning and Economic Development.
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PEGGY ANN REICHERT
703 Lincoln Avenue
St. Paul , Minnesota 55105
(612) 225-2494 (home)
(612) 298-4509 (office)
URBAN PLANNER
EDUCATION
Master of Regional Planning, University of North Carolina, 1972
Concentration: Physical Planning and Development
Research Assistant: National Urban Policy Development
BA, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1970
Major: History and Political Science
Honors: Dean's List; Independent Study Student in Political Science
EXPERIENCE
January, 1980 Principal Planner, Comprehensive Planning Section,
to present Department of Planning and Economic Development,
City of Saint Paul , Minnesota.
Manage . section of City Planning Division responsible
for:long range comprehensive plan, capital programming
and budget policy development, major economic develop-
ment project plans, research and policy evaluation, and
special issue resolution requiring coordination of vari-
ous city departments and agencies.
Supervise staff of thirteen planners and one secretary.
Serve as planning division liaison to operating depart-
ments for sewers, streets, transit, parks and recreation,
libraries and state and metropolitan agencies active in
the functional areas.
Serve as advisor to Planning Commission and various
citizen groups on matters of multi-disciplinary nature.
Serve on Division Administrator's Management Team.
January, 1978 - Director of Planning, City of Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
January, 1980
Managed Planning Department for rapidly developing suburban
community of 37,000. Supervised staff of four planners and
two secretaries.
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Responsible for all aspects of long range comprehensive
planning, current development planning and review, and
administration of City's subdivision and zoning ordinances.
Served as chief advisor to City Council , Planning Com-
mission, Park and Recreation Comnission, Zoning Board of
Adjustment on long range planning and current development
issues.
Served as member of City P�lanager's key advisory team
which administered day-to-day governmental functions and
developed recommendations to Council on all aspects of
City government.
February, 1973 - Twin Cities Metropolitan Council , St. Paul , Minnesota
January, 1978
October, 1977 - Senior Policy Planner (Grade 10) , Environmental Planning
January, 1978 Department
Reclassified as a Senior Policy Planner to reflect level
of responsibility associated with the 208 management and
finance work program, particularly in managing the work
of staff from other programs, departments within the
Council as well as from other governmental agencies such
as the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Metro
Waste Control Corrnnission.
October, 1976 - Policy Planner (Grade 9) , Environmental Planning Department
October, 1977
Promoted to Policy Planner responsible for developing the
management and finance strategy of the Council 's 208 Area-
wide Water Quality Plan.
Developed criteria and policies to evaluate alternative
water quality projects, funding, and administrative pro-
cedures for a 20 year capital improvement program. Super-
vised and coordinated work contributions of engineers,
economists, and planners to this project. Presented
recorrnnendations to 208 Advisory Committee and Metro Council .
Set up and managed a special ad hoc committee of state and
local officials that developed policy recommendations to
control pollution from on-site sewer systems.
February, 1975 - Policy Planner (Grade 8) , Comprehensive Planning Department.
October, 1976
Promoted to Policy Planner responsible for insuring that
new plans for regional water quality, transportation, and
open space being developed by functional departments were
coordinated with Council 's Comprehensive Development Frame-
work Policies. Involved developing new policies and criteria
for capital investments in these regional systems.
Assigned to special inter-departmental task force that
significantly revised the Council 's areawide sewer plan.
Supervised all staff work from comprehensive planning de-
partment.
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Supervised inter-departmental work group that prepared
Council staff reviews of capital budgets and capital
improvement programs of the Metro Waste Control Corrnnis-
sion and Metro Parks and Open Space Comnission.
Supervised inter-departmental staff reviews of local
comprehensive plans and A-95 referrals. Developed
new policies and procedures to improve consistency and
clarity of Council review comments.
Served on staff developing the local plan review guide-
lines and Metro System Statements required by the new
Metropolitan Land Planning Act.
Wrote report for national distribution by U. S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development analyzing the Council 's
Development Framework Plan.
October, 1973 - Fiscal Planner (Grade 7) , Comprehensive Planning Department.
February, 1975
Transferred to staff developing Council 's regional growth
management plan.
Developed and applied criteria to define the Region's
Urban Service Area.
Developed general regional investment policies for the
urban and rural service areas adopted by the Council to
discourage urban sprawl .
Analyzed tax incentive strategies to carry out growth
management policies.
Developed staff reviews of local government comprehensive
plans and A-95 referrals.
February, 1973 - Environmental Planner (Grade 7) , Environmental Planning
October, 1973 Department.
Worked primarily on solid waste and air quality programs.
Evaluated success of current solid waste plan and developed
policy change recommendations.
Provided general environmental reviews of local govern-
mental plans and development proposals.
July, 1972 - Research Associate, Center for Urban and Regional Studies,
February, 1973 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill .
Researched and wrote land use and air quality chapters of
a report for the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
identifying ways local planning and land use management
could be directed more effectively towards environmental
quality goals.
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May, 1971 - Urban Planner, Office of Land Use Planning, Air Quality
May, 1972 Division, U. S. Environmental Protection A enc Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina part-time .
While a graduate student, served as the first urban planner
in this newly created office. Worked on initial studies of
EPA to identify air quality impacts of land use and trans-
portation plans.
October, 1970 - Research Assistant, Research Trian le Re ional Plannin
May, 1971 Commission, Raleigh, North Carolina part-time
Analyzed obstacles to mobile homes as a low-cost com-
ponent of the area's housing stock.
September, 1969 - Intern, Cit Plannin De artment, Durham North Carolina
June, 1970 part-time
As independent study student in Political Science at Duke,
worked on variety of projects, including zoning and housing
code enforcement.
June, 1969 - Intern, Metropolitan Planning Commission, Indianapolis,
September, 1969 Indiana
Analyzed impact of past variances on growth of strip
commercial development. Worked with department attorney
on code enforcement matters.
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PUBLICATIONS
"The Local Growth Management Handbook" A book review for the Journal of the
American Planning Association. January, 1980
Growth Management in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: A Report for Planners
on the Development Framework Planning Process. Published by the Metropolitan
Council , for the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1976.
"In Search of Orderly and Economic Development: A Methodology for Metropolitan
Staged Growth Planning" with Robert C. Davis. Presented at the AIP Conference,
San Antonio, October, 1975.
"Land Use Guidance System Planning for Environmental Quality" with Edward J.
Kaiser. Natural Resources Journal , Vo1 . 15 (July, 1975).
Promoting Environmental Quality Through Urban Planning and Control , with
Edward J. Kaiser, et al . Published by the U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency, February, 1974.
An Overview of Techniques for Promoting Environmental Quality Through Urban
Planning and Controls with Edward J. Kaiser, et al . Published by the Center
for Urban and Regional Studies, University of North Carolina, May, 1973.
"The Future Transportation - Air Quality Legislative Interface" with G.
Hawthorn, et. al . Presented at the International Conference on Transportation
and the Environment, Washington, D. C. , May, 1972.
"How Newspapers Support Loca1 Governmental Authority" with D. Paletz and B.
McIntyre. Public Opinion Quarterly, Spring, 1971 .