To Candidates and prospective Candidates for City offices:
The following is a candidates questionnaire that was developed through
the input of various members of the Minneapolis issues internet
discussion group. A copy is being sent to all incumbents (who have not
announced that they are not seeking reelection), and persons whose names
have been put forward as possible candidates (if I have their email
addresses. Please complete the questionnaire within the next two weeks
and send your responses to the Minneapolis Issues discussion forum at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jordan Kushner
Powderhorn
P.S. I do not have email addresses for the following people who were
named as prospective candidates: Cam Gordon, Tony Solgaard, Jim Graham,
Michael Guest, Dan Nizolek, Scott Benson, Ken Bradley, Brian Hanninen,
Cathy Teenbroeke, Dean Kallenback, Juan Linares, Bridget Reilly, Neil
Ritchie, Doub Kress, Greg Abbot, Walter Gutzmer, David Piehl.
Anyone who has any of these email addresses, please send them to me so
that I can forward copies of the questionnaire. If there are any other
prospective candidates, please send me their emails, so that I can
forward the questionnaire.
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MINNEAPOLIS 2001 CITY CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE:
Under what circumstances would you support any public funding for sports
facilities intended primarily for the use of private professional teams?
Under what circumstances would you support subsidies or special tax
breaks for for-profit corporations engaged in commerical development?
What is your position on domestic partner benefits for city employees?
What, if any additional civilian oversight for the Minneapolis police
department do you support?
Do you have any proposals to address racial profiling and other racial
disparities in police encounters with citizens?
What support or criticism do express for current police department
practices such as the following:
- CODEFOR
- SAFE program
- Responses to political protests
Do you believe that police department leaders should have a role in
setting policy for the city government? If so, what do you believe
should be the scope and extent of that role?
Do you support the city's policy of holding landlords and their property
accountable for the criminal actions of tenants, non-tenants and
passerby? What changes or enhancements to this policy, if any, would
you support?
How do you feel about the city's physical appearance?
Do you believe that there is any problem with the amoung of trash and
graffiti on the streets? What solutions would you propose?
What initiatives would you propose to increase the supply of affordable
housing?
Do you support strenghtening the living wage ordinance? If so,
describe.
What solutions or initiatives would you propose to improve the quality
of life in the most impoverished areas of the City?
Do you believe that the City should be committed to social
responsibility in determining its investments and business
transactions? For example, would you support the following:
- Refusal to contract with or invest with companies that use sweatshop
labor
- Refusal to contract with or invest in companies that have are actively
involved with oppressive governments
What proposals would you advance to reduce the high levels of air
pollution in the city?
What level of priority and what initiatives would you support for
maintaining the quality and integrity of the lakes, creeks, and rivers
in the City?
Would you support any initiatives to encourage the use of organic
foods? If so, please describe.
Do you support the current noise plan for the airport? Do you support
moving the airport to another location? How would you go about
addressing the noise issues?
What is your analysis of the current process for distributing NRP funds?
What are your feelings and assessment of the diversity of people that
you would be representing, in terms of ethnicity, income, values, life
styles, age, and physical appearance? How will you be able to respect
and serve their needs? How will you balance the needs of different
groups whose concerns or interests my at times be in conflict?
