If you are interested in volunteering for or receiving updates from any of these 16 committees, please contact us through this web site and the appropriate council member will get back to you.  Thank you for your interest!

Executive:
President: Andy Berg
Vice President: Richard Lambertus
Treasurer: Vacant
Secretary: Cyndy Macshane
Parliamentarian: Theresa Gonzaga

Grants: Mike Shoecraft
The Town Council offers community service grants to individuals and organizations for activities, events, and projects that promote the interests or provide community service to PQ. Grants normally will not exceed $150. Applications are on the web site and are accepted on a continuing basis. They are considered at quarterly grant review meetings held 30 minutes prior to regular Council meetings. Applicants are invited to make a verbal presentation up to 5 mins long and answer questions proposed by the Grant Review Committee.

Code Compliance: Cyndy Macshane
The goals of this committee include neighborhood preservation and enhancement. Volunteers, trained by the City of San Diego’s Code Compliance Department, provide information, answer questions, and process complaints. Regarding complaints, the focus will be on municipal code “building” and “vehicle” violations (limited to parking, storage, servicing, selling, and inhabiting vehicles). CC&Rs are often difficult to interpret, out of date, and not enforceable. The committee works closely with the City’s Neighborhood Code Compliance Department to process complaints.

This committee is also active in the removal of illegal signs and graffiti. These are also municipal code violations. You can help by reporting problems with signs or graffiti in your neighborhood via this website. Other services include architectural review and neighborhood clean-ups (performed in cooperation with the City of San Diego).

Reporting Code Violations
Residents are encouraged to speak with their neighbors if they have a problem. However, we understand that this is not always possible. If you believe that any city codes are being violated, you may want to contact the Town Council’s Neighborhood Code Compliance Committee.

You may use our contact form to send a message to our Code Compliance Committee. Be sure to select ‘Code Compliance’ as the subject. If you are making a formal complaint, the following information will be needed:
• Description of problem and duration
• Address of property with problem
• Your name, address, and phone number

Code Violations Enforced by Neighborhood Code Compliance and Police Department:
• Christmas Lights shall be removed within 20 calendar days of the passing of the holiday– 142.1255(k)(1)(B)
• Trailer Storage: Trailers may not be stored in driveway blocking access to 2 car garage– 142.0560(d)(1)
• RV Storage: RVs may be stored on the street for up to 72 hours and must then be moved 1/10 of a mile. Enforced by Police Department (if called).
• Garage Sales: Maximum of 3 per year (each sale may be 2 consecutive days)– 141.0305
• Portable Basketball Hoops: Hoops must not be stored in the public right-of-way (sidewalk or street)– 62.0306(a)
• Garbage cans: May be placed at point of collection only from 6 pm the day before to 6 pm the day of collection– 66.0105
• Vehicles overhanging public walk ways: This is a citable offense. Enforced by Police Department (if called).
• Inoperable vehicle storage: Up to 2 vehicles may be stored on private property if they are fully, legally screened (solid wall, fence, or landscaping) from public right-of-way in an area < 400 sq ft. May not be stored in driveway or garage– 142.1110(f)

Health & Education: Erik Marquis, Darshana Patel
The charter of the Health and Education Committee is to promote a healthy environment in PQ for all residents and discuss issues that affect the schools and students in PQ.

Government Affairs: Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff, Ramesses Surban
The committee fields and refers questions from the community that fall into the category of “government affairs.” Committee may organize candidate forums around election cycles.

Public Relations: Rick Dieterle, Michelle O’Connor-Ratcliff, Ramesses Surban, RJ Hernandez
This committee’s goal is to serve, represent, and promote the activities and interests of all Rancho Peñasquitos residents and keep those residents informed about current events affecting PQ by means of all media outlets and electronic communications.

This committee runs the Council web site, Facebook, and Twitter pages; writes the 92129 Magazine column; and manages the Community Partnership drive.  It is currently working on increasing Council visibility in the community; compiling a community contact list of individuals and groups; a utility box beautification project; additional signage around town; and is in the beginning stages of thinking about an online newsletter to potentially include: Council contact info, fundraising, elected officials’ updates, crime stats, Planning Board update, sports, Parks & Rec, Schools, Library, Business, church, other community interest items.

Banner District: Ralph Peters
This committee is currently ramping up to design new banners for the community and raise interest in local businesses with advertising on those banners.

Business Community Liaison: Rick Dieterle
Coming soon!

Public Safety: Darshana Patel, Erik Marquis, Richard Lambertus
This committee is working on establishing and revamping PQ’s Neighborhood Watch program.  Please click here for more:  Neighborhood Watch

Firesafe Council: Beth Ann Jackson
The Firesafe Council is a seasonal group, focused on educating the community and on early detection of wild fires in the Rancho Penasquitos area. During fire season, the Firesafe Council meets monthly at 7PM on the third Wednesday of each month at the Doubletree Golf Resort, 14455 Penasquitos Drive, San Diego, CA 92129. Please inquire about whether a meeting has actually been scheduled before attending.

Maintenance Assessment District: Mike Shoecraft
A Maintenance Assessment District (MAD) is legal mechanism by which property owners can vote to assess themselves to pay and receive services above-and-beyond what the City normally provides. This above-and-beyond service level is called a “special benefit.” MADs are managed by the City in conjunction with local people.

PQ has two MADs:  PQ East and Park Village.  These two neighborhoods assess themselves additional property taxes to spend on “special benefits.”  The PQ East MAD maintains the median strips and entrances to our community, except those maintained by the Park Village MAD.  The Park Village MAD has a broader mandate.

Rancho Penasquitos Planning Board: Mike Shoecraft
The Planning Board is a City entity and does not fall under the authority of the Town Council. The City Council recognizes one official land use planning group in each community to work with City staff to formulate and implement the General Plan and community plans, and to advise the Planning Commission and City Council on projects. The Board meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm at the Doubletree Golf Resort, Sandpiper Room, 14455 Peñasquitos Drive.  For more information, please see http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/profiles/ranchopenasquitos/index.shtml.

Rancho Penasquitos Parks & Rec Council: Theresa Gonzaga
Coming soon!

Miramar Community Leaders Forum: Vince Ruggiero, Jim Hogan
This forum is comprised of representatives from all San Diego communities that are surrounding, or affected by, MCAS Miramar. The purpose is for the Base to communicate ongoing activities to the local communities and for local communities to communicate activities that could affect the Base.

Los Pen School Community Policing Program Collaborative: Vince Ruggiero
The Collaborative provides a forum for the school, the SDPD, and community leaders to exchange information related to school, safety, and residents’ issues of interest.