League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 7, 2006 Election
	Joe Kornder Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Santa Clara; Seat 5

The questions were prepared by the Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What experience related to city government would you bring to the City Council?

I have worked in education for 40 years - much of that as a principal and associate superintendent - responsible for many projects and circumstances in which the community played a part. I have managed budgets in the millions of dollars, overseen major facility projects from planning stages to completion, and led planning efforts scores of times that have all led to successful outcomes. I am familiar with hundreds of key people in the city and will be able to tap into neighborhood and citywilde issues and concerns easily. I am well prepared to be part of the Council.

2. What concerns are of particular importance to the city and how would you address them?

The redevelopment of downtown area - that huge effort is moving forward with a conceptual plan in place and with further opportunities for citizens to reflect and provide input waiting to occlur. For my part I will be especially concerned about traffic and parking impacts and solutions and the selection of viable retail and comemrcial involvement in the area.

Budget - we have balanced the city budget for the past 4 lyears, but only by transferring reserves into the working capital budget. We must reverse the depletion of the reserves and work hard to restore it to appropriate levels.

3. How would you balance the needs of the City as a whole with groups' interests?

Any city is a gathering or collection of groups, of neighborhoods, of organizations, of pockets of individuals with common needs and issues - all of these brought together by geography and hopefully some allegiance to the city as a whole. It falls to the city government to respond appropriately to each group's needs and still make sure that that response protects and is responsive to citywide goals and efforts. If citywide efforts conflict with individuial groups' needs or interests, then we as elected officials must work with both entities to make sure the final outcome is not detrimental to either and is as close to a win-win solution as we can get.

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