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Summit St.
Select a Board or Commission you are interested in:*
Historic Preservation Commission (HPC)
Historic Preservation Commission Category*
At -Large
Preference on first choice
If multiple boards are being applied for.
Historic preservation commission Summit St.
How long have you been a resident of Iowa City?
47 years or so
Occupation: *
Retired attorney, retired manager, retired consultant Child
Psychiatry. Voluntee
Gender*
*This question is mandatory in order for the City to comply with the State's gender balance requirement, which treats gender as binary. "Gender Identity"
may be provided in the Demographics sectionof the application below.
Male
Female
Experience and/or activities which you feel qualify you for this position:
I live in a very old home and am familiar with issues regarding historic preservation requirements. Also I have a
strong interest in identifying historic locations and preserving them.
What is your present knowledge of each advisory board you are interested in?*
Please see above. I am neighbors with Cecile Kuenzli (sp?).
Please contact the City Attorney at 356-5030 to discuss questions or concerns regarding a potential conflict of
interest. The following describe some but not all potential conflicts.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
The Housing and Community Development Commission makes recommendations to the City Council
regarding the distribution of federal CBDG/HOME funds. The general rule is that no persons who exercise
or have exercised any functions or responsibilities with respect to federally funded activities, or who are in
a position to participate in the decision -making process or gain inside information with regard to such
activities, may obtain a financial interest or benefit from a federally —assisted activity, or have a financial
interest in any contract, subcontract, or agreement with respect to a federally -assisted activity, or with
respect to the proceeds of the federally -assisted activity, either for themselves or those with whom they
have business or immediate family ties, during their tenure or for one year thereafter.
Section 362.5 of the Code of Iowa generally prohibits, with certain important exceptions, a member of a
City Board or Commission from having an interest in a City contract.
City Council Resolution # 15-300 established a policy that the following persons shall not be eligible for
appointment to Boards and Commissions:
A Council Member's spouse, domestic partner or partner by cohabitation, children, step -children,
children for whom the Council Member assumes parental responsibility, mother, father, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, step-parent, brother, sister, step -siblings and half -
Historic Preservation Commission Category*
At -Large
Preference on first choice
If multiple boards are being applied for.
How long have you been a resident of Iowa City?
1984-1990; 2022-Present
Occupation: *
Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University (TAMU)
Gender*
'This question is mandatory in order for the City to comply with the State's gender balance requirement, which treats gender as binary. "Gender Identity"
may be provided in the Demographics sectionof the application below.
Male
Female
Experience and/or activities which you feel qualify you for this position:
EDUCATION
J.D. Law (Environmental) Boston College 2003
Ph.D. Psychology (Perception & Cognition) Dartmouth College 1985
B.A. Psychology (Experimental) Eckerd College 1976
EXPERIENCE
Fellow, Center for Heritage Conservation, School of Architecture, TAMU, 2003-Present
John Only Greer Architectural Heritage Professorship, TAMU, 2016-2021
Full Professor, Department of Visualization, TAMU, 2008-2021
Acting Department Head, Department of Visualization, TAMU, 2020
Executive Associate Dean, College of Architecture, TAMU, 2009-16
Associate Dean for Research, College of Architecture, TAMU, 2004-16
Legal Intern, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Summer 2002
Editorial Staff, Boston College Environmental Law Review, 2001-02
Full Professor, Department of Architecture, TAMU, 2000-08
Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, TAMU, 1994-2000
ACTIVITIES
Wang, H. & Tassinary, L.G. (2019). Effects of greenspace morphology on mortality at the neighbourhood level: ,
cross -sectional ecological study. The Lancet Planetary Health, 3(11), e460-e468.
(https://www.forbes. com/sites/ch ristinero/2020/02/22/odd-shaped-parks-may-be-better-for-
health/#170ff02b8d70)
Tassinary, L.G., Jordan, D. & Li, T. (2010). Stone Walls, Cites and the Law. Preservation Education and
Research, 3, 53-66.
Tassinary, L.G., Jordan, D. & Parsons, R. (2010). Equal Protection and Aesthetic Zoning: A Possible Crack and
a Preemptive Repair. The Urban Lawyer, 42(2), 375-94.
What is your present knowledge of each advisory board you are interested in?*
I have a good working knowledge of the scope and mandate of historic preservation commissions in general
through my training and coursework in law school and my publications in the area. I also have some specific
knowledge of the Iowa City HPC through my recent attempts with my wife to purchase property in Iowa City.
Please contact the City Attorney at 356-5030 to discuss questions or concerns regarding a potential conflict of
interest. The following describe some but not all potential conflicts.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
The Housing and Community Development Commission makes recommendations to the City Council
regarding the distribution of federal CBDG/HOME funds. The general rule is that no persons who exercise