Candidate for
Council Member, 4 Year; City of Lafayette

IVOR'S PHILOSOPHY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Provide clear direction and management oversight to City staff
• Don't micro-manage
• The City Council should listen to and be responsive to the residents
• Be fiscally prudent and spend only on clear City priorities
• Decision-making must be fair, objective and analytical
• Stand up for what you believe in and don't be afraid to say "no"

• Preserve and protect our existing neighborhoods
• Protect local land use control from surrounding regional impacts
• Adopt an amended General Plan that reflects the goals of our community
• Ensure that City services are provided efficiently and in a cost effective and customer friendly manner
• Site and develop affordable and desirable senior housing
• Successfully fund and construct a new Lafayette Library and Veteran's Memorial Hall;
• Build a community dog park
• Continue to rejuvenate the downtown area while still maintaining its "small town" character

• Consistently protected and preserved Lafayette's hillsides, ridgelines, and open spaces

• Consistently protected and preserved the integrity and character of existing neighborhoods

• Supported road and storm drain improvements using bond financing, not tax dollars

• Supported downtown beautification and rejuvenation (mostly successful)

• Improved public noticing and traffic calming procedures

• Voted for improvements to Lafayette Community Park and St. Mary's Road ball fields

• Prudently manages our tax dollars

• Practical and focused approach to decision-making