Dena Mossar
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Dena Mossar has been a Palo Alto resident since 1972. She is married.
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[edit] Occupation
City Council Member
[edit] Education
BA, Wayne State University
[edit] Council Service
- Elected to City Council, 1997; re-elected to City Council, 1999, 2003
- Mayor, 2003
- Vice Mayor 2002
- Member, Finance Committee, 1998-99, 2005; Chair 2000, Member 2006, 2007
- Member, Policy and Services Committee, 2002, 2003; Chair, 2001
- Member, Economic Base Ad Hoc Committee, 2003
- Chair, Council/CAO Ad Hoc Committee,2004, 2005; Member 2003, 2006, 2007 Mayor's *Appointment, Arastra Fund Advisory Committee, 2000 - 2005
- Director, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 1999-2004,
- Chair, Bay Area Air Quality Management District Legislative Committee, 2000;
- Vice Chair, Personnel Committee, 2000-2001; Executive Committee Member, 2001
- Delegate, Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), 1998 - 2002
- Delegate, Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) CalFed Task Force, 2003 - 2006
- Appointee, Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) Joint Policy Committee, 2007
- Alternate Commissioner, Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), 2000 - 2004, 2006
- Commissioner, Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), 2005
- Representative, California Urban Water Conservation Council, 1999-2001
- Representative, Caltrain Policy Advisory Board (PAB), 2002
- Liaison, Chamber of Commerce, 2004; Alternate,1998-99
- Liaison, Downtown Marketing Association, 1998-99
- Representative, Peninsula Gateway Study Task Force, 1999-2007
- Liaison, East Palo Alto Liaison Committee, 1998-99
- Liaison, Flood Management, 1999
- Alternate, Historic Resources Board, 1998-99
- Delegate, League of California Cities-Community Services Policy Committee, 1998-2001; Vice-Chair, 2001; Chair 2002
- Delegate, League of California Cities, Peninsula Division, 1998-2001
- Delegate, California League of Cities Environmental Quality Policy, 2003, 2004
- Alternate, Midtown Merchants Association, 2002; Liaison, 1999-2001
- Member, National League of Cities: Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Policy and *Advocacy Committee, 1999 - 2002
- Vice Chair, National League of Cities: Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Steering Committee, 2005; Member, 2001-2005, Chair, 2006
- Alternate, Neighbors Abroad, 1998
- Delegate, Palo Alto Housing Corporation, 1998
- Alternate, Public Art Commission, 1998
- Delegate, San Francisco Airport Runway Reconfiguration Stakeholder Committee, 1998-2000
- Director, San Francisquito Creek JPA, 1999- 2007
- Delegate, Santa Clara County Cities Association (SCCCA), 2003; Alternate, 2002
- Member, Santa Clara County Housing Trust Fund Steering Committee, 1998-2001
- Director, Santa Clara County Housing Trust Fund, 2003, 2004
- Delegate, Santa Clara County Pollution Prevention Committee, 1998-2002; Chair, 2001; Vice Chair, 2000
- Alternate, Santa Clara Valley Water District Commission, 1998-99
- Alternate, Santa Clara Valley Water District - Northwest Flood Control Zone Advisory
Committee, 1998-99, Representative 2000, 2001
- Member, Telecommunications Advisory Board, 2000
- Liaison, Transportation Shuttle, 1999
- Director, Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board, 2002 - 2003, 2006
- Director, Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Ad-Hoc Committee on Financial Stability, 2003, 2006
- Alternate, Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Policy Advisory Committee, 2005; *Delegate, 1998-2001
- Director, Altamont Commuter Express, 2002 -2003
- Representative, City/School Liaison Committee, 2005, 2006
- Representative, Regional Airport Planning Committee, 2004, 2005
[edit] Community Service
- Founder, Palo Alto Try Transit Campaign, 1996 to 1999
- Founder, Special Event Shuttle Program, 1996 to 1999
- Member, Downtown Parking Committee, 1993-97
- Board Member, University South Neighborhoods Group, 1994-97
- Member, Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, 1992-95
- Alumni Advisor, Leadership Mid Peninsula, 1992-98
[edit] Other Public Service
- Co-chair, Research Park Transportation Task Force, 1993-97
- Board Member, Silicon Valley Pollution Prevention Center, 1995-97
- Founding Member, Santa Clara County Creeks Coalition, 1990-97
- Member, Needs Assessment Committee, United Way, 1997
- Member, Education and Outreach Committee, Housing Action Coalition, 1996-99

