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Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
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Accomplishments

By Patrick "Pat" Kolstad

Candidate for Council Member; City of Santa Clara; Seat 2

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Accomplishments
In addition to serving on the City Council from 2000 - 2008, I also served as:
  • Member of the Redevelopment Agency of the City
  • Authority Member of the Sports & Open Space Authority of the City
  • Authority Member of the Industrial Development Authority of the City
  • Authority Member of the Joint Financing Authority of the City

City Committees:
  • Audit Committee, Chair
  • Mission City 21 + Economic Development Comm., Chair
  • Convention Center Liaison Committee
  • Council Officers and Elected Full Time Employees Performance/Salary Review Committee
  • Golf Course Committee (Chair)
  • City-School District Liaison Committee
  • Neighborhood-University Relations Committee
  • Santa Clara Downtown Revitalization Committee

Water & Power Committees:
  • Central California Power Agency (CCPA)
  • Modesto-Santa Clara-Redding Public Power Agency (MSR), President
  • Bay Area Water Suppliers and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA), Vice Chairman
  • Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), Chairman
  • Santa Clara Valley Water District Advisory Committee

Leadership:
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mission City Community Fund, 2000; Current Vice Chairman
  • Former Member of the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Santa Clara
  • Former Member of the Board of Directors of the Santa Clarans for Political Integrity and Ethics
  • Former Member of the Portuguese American Club of Santa Clara County
  • Member of Santa Clara Masonic Lodge #299
  • President of the Santa Clara Police Officers Association, 1977
  • President of the California Burglary and Theft Investigators Association, 1983
  • Former Director and Board Member of the Santa Clara Police Activities League
  • President of the California Crime Prevention Officers' Association, 1990
  • Vice Chairman on the City of Santa Clara Charter Review Committee, 2008
  • Board Member of The Housing Trust of Santa Clara County 2004-2008

Additional Accomplishments:
  • Received the California Congress of P.T.A.'s "Honorary Service Award" in 1990 for over fifteen years of service to the Santa Clara Unified School District
  • California Crime Prevention Officers Association:  Received "Crime Prevention Officer of the Year Award, 1989  Awarded the Board of Directors "Life Achievement Award"
  • While Secretary for the "California Stop Crime Coalition" was producer for the state-wide "Vehicle Theft Prevention" program for the California Highway Patrol, and was Project Coordinator for the Governor's "Prenatal Substance Abuse Prevention" project.
  • Received the "Spirit of Public Power Award" from the Northern California Power Agency 2008 Community Volunteer:
  • Agnew Community Volunteer Services
  • Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival
  • Santa Clara Police Activities League
  • Santa Clara Woman's Club
  • Santa Clara Women's League
  • Santa Clara Y.M.I.
  • Soroptimist International of Santa Clara
  • Triton Museum of Art
  • Mission City Federal Credit Union, Treasurer and Board Member

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