HomeMy WebLinkAboutSR - RES-10882 - COMMENDATION RETIREMENT PLANNING COMMISSIONRESOLUTION NO. 10882
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE EXPRESSING APPRECIATION
AND COMMENDING WILLIAM G. STEINER FOR
FIVE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE
CITY OF ORANGE PLANNING COMMISSION.
WHEREAS, William G. "Bill" Steiner has unselfishly served as a Planning
Commissioner for the last five years; and
WHEREAS, Bill has a diverse background which includes a Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Criminology from the University of California at Berkeley and a
Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California. Bill's
distinguished career has spanned over 48 years serving in the child welfare field and in
various elected offices including his election to the Orange City Council in November
of 1988 and serving as the Mayor Pro Tern from 1992 through 1994. He served on the
Orange County Board of Supervisors and the Orange Unified School District Board of
Trustees; and
WHEREAS, Bill has previously served as the Director of Orangewood
Children's Home and Deputy Director of Children's Services of Orange County. His
career includes employment with the California Youth Authority, the Los Angeles
County Department of Adoptions, the Metropolitan State Hospital, and a variety of
residential treatment agencies serving abused and neglected children. Bill served as the
National Program Director for Childhelp USA and the Project Director for the Mery
Griffin Village of Arizona from 1999 until 2003; and
WHEREAS, Bill taught Political Science at the University of California,
Irvine; Public Policy at the University of Southern California, and Child Abuse courses
at Chapman University and he is currently a partner in the public affairs and
governmental relations firm, Hebrock Steiner, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, While serving as a Planning Commissioner, Bill played a
significant part in the culmination of some of the City's more complex planning
projects such as Lemon Grove and Serrano Woods Housing projects, the AMLI
project, Orange Development Services Streamlining, Katella Corridor Zone Change,
Holy Sepulcher Cemetery expansion, Ridgeline Equestrian Estates, expansion at The
Block (now Outlets at Orange), Salem Lutheran Church and School expansion, and the
General Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, Bill has made his home in the City of Orange where he has raised five
children and watched 16 grandchildren grow up, Bill has made a concentrated effort to be an
active member of the Orange community as evidenced by his involvement in various non-
profits and community groups including the Orange Rotary; and
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