I appreciate Dan's leadership. He has embraced the cause of sustainability and was instrumental in securing a multi-million dollar increase in funding for Mtn. View's future sustainability programs. I wish you all the best in retirement, Dan!

As a former MVWSD (K-8th) school trustee It was a pleasure to work with directing the staff to 'play well' with the City staff on many "sharing negotiations" with the city. Since many of the school staff did not have direct experience with the greater-than-half-century schools/city cooperative model in Mountain View, Dan Rich was IMO instrumental in helping both organizations. Meet in-the-middle and do what is best for the entire community (not city wins OR schools win).

Successful (IMO) cooperative projects were Crittenden MS all-weather sports fields, Permanent Creek Bike/Pedestrian Path extension, keeping public play field access at new Vargas Elementary School (a public access path agreement was just completed last week), SAVECOOPERPARK.org negotiations / resulting in that + a different teacher workforce housing project. I must have missed some!

But, the general idea is that Rich was instrumental in keeping going the schools/city cooperation that is IMO, "the benchmark" around this part of the state for such community building local government.