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Los Angeles County, CA | November 3, 2009 Election |
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Experience CountBy Alexandre "Alex" MonteiroCandidate for Council Member; City of Hawthorne |
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As a City Council member, I will apply my experience and bring new energy to the challenges we must face together -- to improving our quality of life, keeping our local schools among the best in the state, preserving the unique character of our local neighborhoods, enhancing our parks, and increase opportunities for new business development that will create new jobs for our residents.Today, I seek to bring the breadth of my knowledge and experiences as a community volunteer, educator and Non-Profit Director to serve as one of our City Councilmember. Why? I love Hawthorne and I ask for your support so I may give back to this community the energy and experience I have attained over the last 10 years. I work and serve as a volunteer to enrich our community's quality of life -- as Chairman of The Hawthorne President Council, The President of Hawthorne Imperial Lions, Director of the Moneta Gardens Improvement, Inc. and South Bay Universal Child Development,-The Castle, Member of the Hawthorne School District Board of Trustees, Member of the Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce, Administrator of the Hawthorne Moose Lodge, former member of the Park and Fine Arts Commissioner, and worked as consultant to bring our schools millions of dollars for Universal preschool. This dedication has given me a strong understanding of our local values and the challenges we face in the future -- an understanding I have used successfully to bring funds for our community. I am running because I know that together we can make a difference, that we can create positive change that will transform this city into a model for others to follow, and that there is tremendous desire for innovative and imaginative solutions to the issues our community is confronting. Alex Monteiro's Positions on Local and Regional Issues
Hawthorne has a long legacy of social awareness and I think it is vital to involve our business and professional community in our children's education. While decisions that directly affect Hawthorne schools are made by the 3 different School Boards, as a city councilmember, I will work hard to create community mentors and more after school programs that will complement our public schools, make our youth more motivated and productive students and create a visual and exciting pipeline to enter higher education and professional life. With hard work, you and I can make Hawthorne the best possible place to raise children. I believe that we can keep Hawthorne competitive in the 21st Century by creating jobs and job makers. Development: Downtown Square; the Old Mall; Old Police Station, and RFK Noted Sociologist Herbert Spencer wrote, "Progress, therefore, is not an accident, but a necessity -- it is a part of nature." I believe that progress should be planned to meet our needs. With my fellow Council Members, I share a sincere desire to balance individual property rights with the development goals of the community as a whole, seeking a balance between retail, office and residential projects. Second, we must focus on redevelopment to bring new businesses to the city and provide more local jobs. We should build on what works and focus on more business development that generates revenue to help fund the revitalization of the Hawthorne business community. Youth Support: I have always supported youth organizations such as The Hawthorne Youth Commission, One Stop Youth Summer Program, The Teen Center, Boys and Girls Club, LEOs Club, Youth Scholarship Programs, AYSO, and YMCA to name just a few, and this will never change. Public Transportation: It is my goal to make Hawthorne take a holistic approach to fixing arguably the most prominent issue affecting our daily lives. We are in need of an updated transportation system that is comprehensive and created by experts in coordination with planning, housing, environment and local business. Practical and doable programs such as flex-bike programs and expansions of bike lanes must be implemented. We must make buses more accessible by growing the MTA and the DASH program to take riders short distances more easily. Environmental Services: I am committed toward moving our community to a healthy, green environment while balancing our economic responsibilities. Our Hawthorne has begun this process by surveying the possibility of solar energy in public facilities. We need to conserve water, be more sensitive to our environment, and continue to work toward a "green" Hawthorne. I envision a city that is safe for our children, where schools are the centers of our neighborhoods, and where local businesses thrive. This means we need to ensure that we maintain our existing streets and sidewalks while we plan for balanced growth between our business corridors and residential zones. This means that we need to encourage all of our neighborhoods to get involved, help to clean up, green up, and beautify. I will seek to improve our city streets by involving our community, big and small, in its maintenance and growth. ♦Implement a Council "Clean-Up Core" that will involve school children and civic groups. ♦Create more consistency among graffiti clean-up projects throughout the City. ♦Work to get more mentors in middle and high schools and match kids with apprenticeship programs to give them job training and keep them off the streets. ♦Continue coordinating with local neighborhood groups to do clean ups and plant trees. ♦Work with the City' s business team and Chamber of Commerce to cultivate and recruit new business for empty store fronts throughout the City. ♦Work with businesses to encourage and start business improvement on Inglewood and Prairie Avenues. Communication:
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