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Home My Public Portal About080_013_King , i;y CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND `" P.O. Box 2749 • 403 Butler Ave. Tybee Island GA 31328 v`. ,` '� Phone (912) 786-4573 • Fax(912) 786-5737 PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER APPLICATION QUESTIONS (applications will not be processed without completion of these questions) 1. Why do you want to be a member of the Tybee Island Planning Commission? Over the course of my life, I have enjoyed Tybee as a day-tripper from Savannah and Statesboro, as an out of state vacationer, as a condo owner and part-time resident, and finally as a homeowner and full-time resident raising children on the island. I am interested in serving as a member of the Planning Commission as a way to become involved and give back to the community by helping to preserve the Tybee way of life for current and future generations. I also believe that my expertise as an economist specializing in industrial organization and public finance may be of use to the commission. 2. What is the most important aspect of the role that a Planning Commissioner? The most important aspect of the role of a Planning Commissioner is to make recommendations to council on petitions for code variances. While changes to the Land Development Code and the city's master plan clearly have major impacts on the character of the city and the quality of life for its residents,these changes are carefully deliberated over time. Variances from code have the potential to impact the welfare of Tybee's citizens in ways that are not consistent with the carefully developed purpose of LDC and vision of the master plan. 3. Explain your understanding of the City of Tybee Island's Land Development Code. As stated in Sec. 1-030, the Land Development Code exists for the purpose of "promoting the public health, safety,morals, general welfare, convenience and prosperity of the citizens of the city" by defming zoning districts and regulating within those districts the physical properties and uses of structures,the distribution and density of the population, and preserving and protecting our abundant natural resources. The LDC serves to protect the character of Tybee not by hindering economic development but by ensuring that development occurs in a way that is consistent with the values of our community. Indeed, careful development benefits all stakeholders by preserving the character that attracts both residents and visitors to our community. 4. Briefly explain a land use decision that interested you. Share your observations about the process and the decision. I found the request for variance at 1 18th Place, discussed at the 3/19/13 meeting,very interesting in that it highlights the critical role of the commission in the community's development. In this case, an apparently honest mistake on the part of the surveyor led to a violation of the 1 foot freeboard required by the city. The commission had to weigh the hardship imposed on the applicant by not granting a variance against the impact that granting the variance would have on the rest of the community. I believe that the commission came to the correct decision in not granting the variance. In addition to the potential reduction in the NFIP discount from 15% to 10%, granting variances after the fact almost certainly encourages the practice of asking forgiveness rather than permission. 5. Where do you see the City of Tybee Island in ten years? With careful development, I see the City of Tybee Island becoming an even more attractive place to live,work, and visit in ten years. The number of visitors to our island will surely increase and we will be faced with many challenges, from parking to public safety to increased pressures for relaxing building ordinances to fit more and more visitors onto our island. It will take a strong-willed commission to resist the temptation of short-run gains at the expense of the long-run quality of life for residents. 6. In your own words, please give your personal opinion as to the meaning of"conflict of interest." A conflict of interest arises when a commissioner has a financial or other interest that may impact their evaluation of items that come before the commission. 7. What would you consider to be the biggest accomplishment that the Planning Commission has made over the last five years? The text amendment to Land Development Code, Section 5-090(F), Compliance with Ordinances, passed at the 6/15/10 meeting was a major improvement. Allowing for the possibility of granting after the fact variances created by previous owners should aid the orderly development of the City of Tybee Island; without this possibility it seems likely that more properties that fall into foreclosure will remain unoccupied for longer periods of time. 8. If you could change one thing about the Planning Commission, what would that be? Please explain the benefits that would come about as a result of the proposed change. While I believe that the Planning Commission has done a superb job in guiding the development of the City of Tybee Island, there appears to be minimal turnover and I would like to see an effort to encourage more members of the community to serve. Greater outreach could be enough to generate higher levels of participation without constraining the ability to fill positions. This application was not available either online or outside the Clerk of Council's office as stated on the city website. In fact, it took a considerable amount of time for a copy of this application to be located when I went to City Hall. Whether or not more outreach increases participation, it could lead to greater buy-in and confidence f_ those who come before the commission. Signature Date / — / 5 Printed Name L.)o John T. King Department of Finance and Economics 607 2nd Avenue College of Business Administration Tybee Island, GA 31328 Georgia Southern University econking @gmail.com Statesboro, GA 30460 (912) 481-2302 jking@georgiasouthern.edu Education Ph.D., Economics, Vanderbilt University, May 2001 M.A., Economics, Vanderbilt University, December 2000 B.A., Economics, Western Kentucky University, May 1996 Fields of specialization Industrial Organization, Public Finance Teaching fields Introductory Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Industrial Organization, Public Finance, Business Economics Academic Experience 2002-present: Georgia Southern University, Associate Professor(tenured 2008), Department of Finance and Economics, College of Business Administration -Economics in a Global Society, Business Economics, Microeconomics (intermediate and masters levels), Industrial Organization (undergraduate and MS levels), Math for Applied Economics (MS), Special Topics in Free Enterprise 2001-2002: Duke University, Visiting Instructor, Department of Economics -Competition, Monopoly and Welfare, Public Finance (undergraduate and MA levels) 2000-2001: Elon College (University), Adjunct Instructor, Department of Economics, The Love School of Business -Business Economics 1999-2000: Vanderbilt University, Instructor, Department of Economics -Math Mini-Course for incoming Ph.D. students, Introductory Microeconomics 1996-2000: Vanderbilt University, Teaching Assistant -assisted Microeconomics (introductory, intermediate & Ph.D. levels), Industrial Organization, Public Finance, and Statistics Courses Curriculum Vitae Page Two John T. King Honors and Awards School of Economic Development Summer Research Grant, Georgia Southern University, 2011 Dean's Citation for Student Engagement, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University, 2010 School of Economic Development Summer Research Grant, Georgia Southern University 2009 T.J. Morris Jr. Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University, 2008 The Brown and Williamson Faculty Award, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University, 2006 Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellowship, Students In Free Enterprise, 2004 - 2008 College of Business Administration Summer Research Grant, Georgia Southern University 2004 Academic Scholarship and Teaching Assistantship, Vanderbilt University 1996-2000. Departmental Service Chair, SED Graduate Curriculum Committee, Fall 2009-present Chair, SED Graduate Assessment Committee, Fall 2009-present Member, SED Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2010-2011 Member, SED Undergraduate Committee, Fall 2008-present Co-Advisor, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Spring 2004-present Co-Advisor, Economics Club, Spring 2003-Spring 2005, Fall 2008-Summer 2011 Co-Advisor, Students In Free Enterprise, Spring 2004-Fall 2008 Member, Local Organizing Committee for the Industrial Organization Society's 5th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference, 2006-2007 Member, School of Economic Development Social Committee, 2006-2007 College Service Chair, SED Director Search Committee, Fall 2008-Spring 2009 Participant, Strategic Planning Session, October 2010 University Service Member, President's Task Force on Graduate Education, Fall 2010-present Member, Academic Standards Committee, Summer 2009-Summer 2011, Summer 2014-present Curriculum Vitae Page Three John T. King Professional Service Referee, Journal of Economics and Finance Education, 2013 Referee, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2010 Referee, Journal of Cultural Economics, 2007, 2014 Referee, Australian Economic Papers, 2005, 2006 Referee, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2003 Discussant, Academy of Economics and Finance Annual Meeting, February 2008 Discussant, Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, November 2004 Discussant, Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, November 2003 Publications "The Equivalence of Economies and Returns to Scale Revisited:Nonlinear Expansion Paths and the Definition of Scale," with Mark A. Yanochik.Journal of Economics and Finance Education, Summer 2013, 12(1), pp. 74-80. "John Stuart Mill and the Economic Rationale for Organized Labor,"with Mark A. Yanochik. The American Economist, Fall 2011, 56(2), pp. 28-34. "Golden Eggs versus Plastic Eggs: Hyperbolic Preferences and the Persistence of Debit," with Amanda S. King. Journal of Economics and Finance, 2011, 35(1), pp. 93-103. "Attitudes toward Free Markets and Interest in Pro-Market Organizations: Evidence from Students In Free Enterprise,"with Amanda S. King.Journal of Private Enterprise, 2007, 23(1), pp. 167-173. "Demand for and Productivity Analysis of Turkish Public Theater," with Sacit H. Akdede. Journal of Cultural Economics, 2006, 30(3), pp. 219-233. "Quality Competition with Stochastic Demand and Costly Search: Theory and Evidence from the Video Rental Industry" with Amanda S. King.Australian Economic Papers, 2006, 45(2), pp. 241-252. "The Decision between Debit and Credit: Finance Charges, Float, and Fear."with Amanda S. King. Financial Services Review, 2005, 14(1), pp. 21-36. "A Sequential Signaling Model of the Sale of an Invention to an Oligopolist." The BE Journal of Theoretical Economics: Topics, 2004, 4(1), article 4. "The Effects of Learning on the Sale of Inventions to Firms with Correlated Valuations." Australian Economic Papers, 2004, 43(4), pp. 422-434. "The Sale of Unprotected Inventions Under Alternative Models of Contracting Behavior." International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2003, 21(1), pp. 57-77. Curriculum Vitae Page Four John T. King Research in Progress "The Classical Bargaining Model for Organized Labor,"with Mark A. Yanochik "Advertising as an Entry Fee into High Demand Markets,"with Amanda S. King and Michael Reksulak "Delayed Release and the First Sale Doctrine,"with Amanda S. King "Depth versus Breadth in Video Rental Kiosks,"with Amanda S. King Presentations "Depth versus Breadth in Video Rental Kiosks," with Amanda S. King presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Economic Association, November 2014, Atlanta, GA "Advertising as an Entry Fee into High Demand Markets", with M. Reksulak presented at the 40th Annual Conference of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics, September 2013, Evora, Portugal. "Debit Use as a Commitment Mechanism for Consumers with Hyperbolic Preferences", with A. King presented at the annual meetings of the Academy of Economics and Finance, February 2008,Nashville, TN "Advertising as an Entry Fee into High Demand Markets", with M. Reksulak presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Economic Association,November 2007, New Orleans, LA "Demand for and Productivity Analysis of Turkish Public Theater" with S. Akdede presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Economic Association, November 2005, Washington, D.C. "Quality Competition with Stochastic Demand and Costly Search: Theory and Evidence from the Video Rental Industry" with A. King presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Economic Association,November 2004,New Orleans, LA "The Decision between Debit and Credit: Finance Charges, Float, and Fear"with A. King presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Economic Association,November 2003, San Antonio, TX