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The questions were prepared by the Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).Questions & Answers
1. What experience related to city government would you bring to the city council?
Experiences :Mayor, 2002-2008; Best Elected Official, 2002-2008 Councilmember, 1998-2002 City and County Commissioner and Board: Planning Commission, Community Advisory Commission Community Leader, Volunteer, Activist, .. Leader and member of various and varied organizations: civic, cultural, charitable, educational, religious, others
Work Experience : Engineer, Businessman and Business Consultant, Systems Specialist
Education : BS Civil and Industrial Engineering, CPIM MBA, College Scholar Government, Technology, Management, and Community Courses Leadership in the 21st Century, JFJ School of Government, Harvard University High Impact Communications Academy, Anderson Graduate School of Business, UCLA
Accomplishments: (partial list) Led in Building the New Milpitas Library, from beginning to end, completed(November 2008) on budget and on schedule Proposed and presented, together with Milpitas Seniors, the new Milpitas Senior Center; chaired this project from beginning till project design and construction preparation Led in the campaign and passing of Measures H and I for library and arts funding Proposed various city ordinances Worked with the MUSD re: Raising a Reader for pre-schoolers Multitude of Awards and Merits on Public Service, Community Activities, many more...Citizen of the Year, Most Outstanding Public Servant, others..
2. What concerns are of particular importance to the city and how would you address them?
The following are key issues. More key issues need to be identified, positions established, and summaries written up for each issue.
- Jobs: Support local businesses
- Jobs: Invite new businesses to Milpitas
- Jobs: Milpitas, a great place to live and to work
- Fiscal responsibility: keep dollars in your pocket, not the city's pocket
- Health and human services: funding cutbacks (state level), services needed, locations, etc
- Public employee pay and benefits: control costs, meet legal and moral obligations, etc
- Public safety: ensuring best services consistent with fiscal realities and looking at innovation to support citizens
- Regional perspectives: assisting, encouraging multi-city, county-wide initiatives while eliminating contentious issues with other cities
- State and Federal funding issues: compete for state and federal money
- Open space protection: hillsides, parks, green space
- Water conservation
3. How would you balance the needs of the city as a whole with groups' interests?
There should be common goals, objectives or needs that a City as a whole should observe to benefit the community-at-large. Various groups, communities, special interests should be considered as components or sectors in a City and should also be served according to the City's overall goals and objectives. Groups' interests should conform and not conflict with the City's plan. A plan so that all with in a city are reached-out will bring harmony among all of the city's constituents.To accomplish balanced services to groups, all stakeholders should be active participants and contributors to the formulation of the City's service plans from planning, development, priorities, schedules, implementation, others.
A joint and participative effort from all concerned would minimize conflict and promote balance of the needs of the City as a whole with that of the groups' interests.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League. Candidates' responses are not edited or corrected by the League. Answers must not refer directly or indirectly to another candidate.Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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