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2. Office sought (include office, jurisdiction, position/district number):
3. Are you the incumbent? No
4. How long have you resided in this district/city?
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6. Is the office sought partisan or nonpartisan? Nonpartisan
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1. Beginning with the most recent position, please list public offices which you have held. Include positions on appointive Boards or Commissions.
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2. If you ran for public office but were not elected, please list those races below:
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In this section, we are seeking responses that reflect the four ratings criteria: involvement, effectiveness, character, and knowledge. These are defined as follows:
1. In a page or less, why are you running for this office? (Note: the interview committee will be given a copy of this statement before your interview; at the beginning of your interview you will have the opportunity to expand on this statement in any way you wish.)
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Preservation and economic growth are the two primary issues that are challenging our community today. As Boeing stated (regarding the 7E7 program but more generally economic development) our state needs to do three things: 1) improve the infrastructure (i.e. transportation), 2) improve the building permit process, and 3) lower the tax rates (including mitigation fees). Economic growth follows the path of least resistance, or more basically the "bottom line." In 1975 permitting time would generally run two weeks; today 24 weeks is the norm. And larger projects may take one to two years. This is simply unacceptable if we really want economic growth.
Our zoning laws have become too complex and restrictive. Tax rates, traffic/school mitigation fees and other development requirements have become too burdensome in many situations. The challenge is to create development standards that do not unduly burden future projects, but do not unreasonably compromise environment and or community concerns. This is achievable.
As in many communities in the region traffic congestion is a major problem in Kent. Expanding road way systems is not the solution. Most of our growth management solutions have focused on mixed and higher density uses. Our City's Comprehensive Plan reflects these goals. However, our zoning code is outdated and often is in conflict with our comprehensive plan.
Downtown Kent is an important part of our community. The City has teamed with a developer, Langley Properties, to develop a 22 acre parcel adjacent to our historical downtown. During the next several years development will start on the project. The challenge will be to keep the new connected with the old. |
2. Describe your most important personal characteristics or traits as they relate to the office you seek.
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Passion, honor and integrity are my most important personal characteristics.
Probably the most valuable training I've had as an architect is problem solving. It's is the ability to observe, listen, define problems, consider alternatives, develop a "shared" vision (consensus), develop a plan, execute and monitor the results.
My experience as an architect has spanned 28 years. During this time I have made presentations in front of community groups, city councils, planning commissions and hearing examiners. I have worked to resolve environmental, traffic and design issues with boards, clients, community groups, city and state agencies. I am intimately familiar with building codes, land use ordinances, growth management, architecture and urban panning. |
3. Please describe in sufficient detail, one to three accomplishments or contributions of which you are most proud. These examples should illustrate effective skills and capabilities you think apply to the office you are seeking. These accomplishments may have occurred at any time in your personal, professional, or public life.
4. Please list or describe your current and past activities in the community in which you have acquired skills that relate to the office you seek. Include your role in the activity and the year(s) in which you were involved. Involvement consists of many areas such as family, neighborhood, community, employment, or public life.
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My wife, children and I have lived in Kent for the past 12 years. We have been very active in our community. I have been a member of Kiwanis for over 20 years and I'm the current President of the Kiwanis Club of Kent. I just completed my term as President of the Kent Downtown Partnership. I currently chair the Downtown Design Committee. I am a past board member of the Greater Kent Historical Society. I am a US Navy submarine veteran and I am a small business owner in Kent. I've been an architect for almost 20 years. I am committed and involved in our community.
Architect and President (1999-2003) Campbell/Nixon & Associates, Inc. Board of Directors (1999-2002) Greater Kent Historical Society President (2002-2003) Kiwanis Club of Kent: Member of Kiwanis International since 1983 President (2002-2003) Kent Downtown Partnership Engineering Advisory Board (1999-2003) Highline Community College Chairman (2002-2004) Kent Downtown Design Committee
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The City Council has the power to organize and regulate its internal affairs and to define the functions, powers, and duties of its officers and employees within the limitations of state law.
A few people have commented that my campaign message is negative. But I tell these people that I am not interested in changing the things thatare right about Kent. I want to change things that are wrong about Kent.
I want to eliminate the Salary Commission that gave the Mayor a 26% pay raise this past February to over a $100,000 per year. The City then fired 31 dedicated and experienced City workers and the City council raised our utility tax rates. That's wrong.
I want to reinstate the property rights of the citizens of Kent. The City Council recently rezoned the property of a longtime Kent businessman. The businessman lost $7 million dollars in equity and the City lost over $400 thousand dollars in annual tax revenues. That's wrong.
The City rezoned large areas of the downtown making 90% of the businesses or buildings non-conforming. That's wrong.
The City has decided that crosswalks give the Citizens of Kent a false sense of security so they're not going to build crosswalks. That's wrong.
Some candidates will tell you that they are for public safety. That traffic is a problem, and that these are difficult financial times and that they will be fiscally responsible. So why state the obvious and what does fiscally responsible mean anyway?
I'll tell you what fiscally responsible means to me. It means that we work together to create a city that attracts businesses and jobs. It means we have tax rates that don't force businesses and families to relocate to other regions. It means that our zoning and building permit processes are reasonable and timely. It means we build safe streets and healthy communities. |
EDUCATION BACKGROUND SUMMARY
The Municipal League’s Candidate Evaluation Report is distributed to voters in print and/or on our website. It includes a summary of the candidate’s education. Please summarize your education in 120 characters (letters, punctuation, and space all combined). The League will delete material that exceeds the space limit by beginning with the last entry. Suggested order is (degree) (subject) (school) (year, if desired).
Note: If this question is left blank the League will not include education information in your candidate profile.
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B.A. Architecture, University of Washington, 1983 |
FOR PUBLICATION IN CANDIDATE EVALUATION REPORT
The Municipal League’s Candidate Evaluation Report also includes a summary of each candidate’s civic involvement. Please summarize your civic involvement in the space below. We will make every attempt to include the information in the Candidate Evaluation Report as submitted. Due to space restrictions in the Report, your response is limited to 500 characters (letters, punctuation, and spaces all combined). It is important that you list your involvement beginning with the most important and ending with the least important. If you exceed the length of response permitted, or if the League should find it necessary to shorten responses for publication purposes, deletions will be made beginning with the last item listed.
Note: This information will appear verbatim on the League’s Candidate Evaluation Report. If this question is left blank, the Municipal League will not include information on your civic involvement in the Report.
Check here if you would like the Municipal League to copy the first 500 characters from Question 4 to paste into this section.
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Finished!
If at all possible, send your response to the Municipal League electronically as an attachment, or insert it into an e-mail message (rebecca@munileague.org). Mail and fax numbers are listed below. If the League has not contacted you to schedule an interview, please call the League office at your earliest convenience.
Don’t forget to send the following to the Municipal League: a resume, a photo, campaign literature, and, if you are an incumbent, constituent newsletters and other materials. Please use the check-off list on the cover sheet of this packet to indicate which items you have sent.
Candidate Evaluation Coordinator: Rebecca Cooper
Seattle, WA 98104-1614 Fax: 425-671-0506 Website: www.munileague.org