Pleasanton Planning Commissioner Jeffrey Nibert introduced this week that he can be operating for the Metropolis Council District 1 seat within the November normal election.
Nibert, a 35-year resident of Pleasanton, has labored as an engineer for firms like Basic Electrical, Intel and Avaya. He was additionally a senior mission supervisor at PG&E the place he managed the “engineering and development of huge fuel transmission pipelines, set up of hydroelectric generators and hydro system enhancements,” in line with Nibert’s candidacy information launch.
“The values of respect, listening, serving and being an engaged teammate will drive me in tackling the challenges that face Pleasanton, in addition to celebrating all that’s good with our city,” he mentioned.
In his information launch, Nibert promised voters he would refuse marketing campaign donations from builders to stay “unbiased of particular pursuits.”
“His focus can be on sustaining the distinctive character of Pleasanton that has drawn a various neighborhood to stay right here, whereas collaborating on options to the issues going through town,” his information launch learn.
He additionally acknowledged on the discharge that he’ll work to characterize all of the residents of Pleasanton in addition to the neighbors in District 1, which is the place he at the moment lives together with his spouse and three children. He has held a daily seat on town’s Planning Fee since March 2021.
“My spouse and I raised our three youngsters in Pleasanton. This glorious metropolis and folks have a lot to supply and have offered a lot for our household,” Nibert mentioned. “Within the spirit of volunteering, I wish to give again by serving as their trusted consultant.”
The Nov. 8 election can be Pleasanton’s first time following a district-based format for Metropolis Council seats, with District 1 representing the northwest Pleasanton neighborhoods of Highland Oaks, Moller Ranch, Val Vista and Hacienda.
Councilmember Kathy Narum’s seat, for which she was elected at-large in 2018, has been successfully assigned to District 1 after the conversion to district elections. Narum can be ineligible to run for council in November underneath town’s time period restrict regulation, which prevents greater than two consecutive full phrases.
As of publication date, no one else has thrown of their identify for the District 1 race. The deadline to register is Aug. 12.
Mayor Karla Brown supplied phrases of assist for Nibert in his candidacy information launch.
“Jeff Nibert’s expertise as a Pleasanton planning commissioner, mixed together with his huge company background make him the proper Metropolis Council candidate for District 1,” Brown mentioned. “As well as, his engineering expertise and mission expertise will add new insights to the council.”
Nibert has volunteered youth actions in Pleasanton together with Cub Scouts, YMCA Guides and Princesses and his church, the place he taught youngsters’s Sunday college for 15 years.
He earned a grasp’s diploma in civil engineering from the College of California, Berkeley and a bachelor’s diploma in nuclear engineering from Pennsylvania State College.
Nibert doesn’t at the moment have a marketing campaign web site, however he mentioned he plans to have one in two weeks.
