League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 6, 2007 Election
	Tim Day Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Gilroy

The questions were prepared by the 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 served on the Planning Commission for the last 4 years and have served as the chairman of the commission for the last 2 years. I have served on various task forces and committees for the city over the years.

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

In order for our children to have the very finest in school facilities I would facilitate the relationships between developers and the Gilroy Unified School District. I would have the city promote this process by keeping the District informed of long-range growth projections and by including the District in the negotiation of development agreements.

The city budget should have adequate reserves to continuing providing essential services for health and safety of all it citizens, in the event of an economic downturn in the economy. I would accomplished this by adopting a guideline level of current service and having contingency plans to incrementally reduce non-essential services as needed.

Gilroy's economic vitality has been derived from intelligent retail and commercial growth. The city has developed as a regional shopping area and further development should enhance that pattern. I would promote having higher paying manufacturing and service industry businesses as a high priority for our economic development program.

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

I would make decisions only after all sides have had an opportunity to present their viewpoints on an issue. I would make my decision based on long term outcomes of those decisions.

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