El Dorado Hills Community Services District
Jeff Kernen is a Principal Planner at El Dorado Hills Community Services District since August 2020, focusing on current planning activities such as reviewing permits, developing staff reports, and providing customer service. Prior experience includes roles as Planning and Development Manager, Interim Planning Director, and Planner at the City of Coburg from June 2014 to July 2020, where responsibilities encompassed comprehensive planning and development oversight. Additional experience includes a Temporary Program Assistant position at the City of Eugene, where outreach strategies and community surveys were developed, and an internship with US Senator Jeff Merkley, involving research and constituent correspondence. Jeff Kernen holds a Master's Degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from California State University-Sacramento.
El Dorado Hills Community Services District
SERVICES: The CSD owns and manages over 170 acres of land including 134 acres of parks -- of which 15 are undeveloped -- and 82 acres of open space. The Promontory Community Park opened in March 2007 and includes extensive sports facilities. In addition, the CSD manages apx. 24 acres of street landscape, 44,000sf of community recreation facilities, and will soon manage over 2000 acres of private open space. The fiscal year 2009-2010 budget is approximately $7.7 million and the District has a full time staff of 46 park and recreation professionals and support staff in addition to over 150 part time and seasonal employees. The CSD also manages franchise contracts for cable television and solid waste collection. It is one of eight public agencies in the State of California to manage private CC&Rs (covenants, conditions & restrictions) on residential and commercial properties. LOCATION: Nestled along Highway 50 in the lower Sierra Nevada foothills in western El Dorado County, the community of El Dorado Hills is only 25 miles from the State Capital in Sacramento. Featuring rolling hills and open space, El Dorado Hills has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years and become a very desirable place to call home.