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LWV League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
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Kalvin Gill
Answers Questions

Candidate for
Santa Clara County Open Space Authority Director; District 7

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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.
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Questions & Answers

1. What experience or training do you have which would help the District meet its goals?

I have been an OSA board member since March 2007, working with my colleagues and OSA staff to protect additional land, reviewing OSA's budget, serving as the board liaison to the Citizen's Advisory Committee and learning from the best practices already in place at the Open Space Authority. I have brought the OSA booth to events within the Sikh community such as the Punjabi Mela at Evergreen College attended by over 10,000 people. I have attended many community events within my district to spread the word about the OSA and have visited several potential acquisitions with OSA staff and others. I am ready to continue this work in a full term.

2. What is your evaluation of the financial condition of the District?

Open Space Authority is currently looking other funding sources beside the usual tax assessment.

3. In what ways would you collaborate with other governmental entities to achieve the District's goals?

It is very important to regularly communicate and have meeting with our OSA professional staff, my fellow board members, agencies like the California Special Districts Association, community groups like the Committee for Green Foothills, Sierra Club, Greenbelt Alliance and CLCV among other boards and commissions.

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