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A-4 THE FRIDAY FLYER SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 Learn candidate views at forum . . .
ttFROM PAGE A1 Question:
In 400 or fewer words, please provide your background and why you wish to serve on the City Council.
Randy Bonner
This year completes 20 years living in this “Bit of Paradise.” I was a Coun- cil member from 2010-2014 and Mayor in 2014. During this time I was chair of the City Finance Com- mittee and chair of the City Public Safety Committee. I served as the City representative on the Riverside Con- servative Author- ity and the Riverside Transit Agency, and was selected to be on the Riverside League of California Cities Board of Di-
rectors.
City accomplishments were numer-
ous. Two Roundtables were established with enhanced communications. One Roundtable included representatives from the POA (General Manager and President), EVMWD (General Manager and Public Relations) and Canyon Lake Police (Chief of Police and Lieutenant). We discussed common goals for opera- tional efficiencies and coordinated pub- lic safety effort.
The second Roundtable included rep- resentatives from the Chamber of Com- merce (President), Merchant Owners Association, prominent Towne Center owners, plus the POA General Manager
and City Manager. This group also in- cluded an executive with 40 years of IBM sales/marketing experience, and another who is a proven shopping cen- ter developer. Our goal was to provide a positive shopping experience for our City and neighboring communities.
This stopped two years ago with the City Economic and Development Com- mittee substituting them. The Commit- tee has not met in the last two years. Essential monthly communications be- came almost non-existant.
I served as the Treasurer of the POA in 2008-2009 and President in 2009- 2010. During this time, I was the Board liaison to the POA Finance Committee and to the Appeals Committee. Overall we increased the assessment fee by a nominal $5 per year.
My activities in the community have been numerous. My wife and I made trips with the Travel Club to Africa and Mexico. We have both been members of the Canyon Lake Yacht Club. As a mem- ber of the Canyon Lake Association of Men (CLAMS), I’ve enjoyed the group’s dinners and selling ice cream and brats at Fiesta Day and the Car Show, which allows CLAMS to provide scholarships to deserving young people.
I hope to have in the future an oppor- tunity to articulate, in more detail, the reasons for serving on the City Council.
The number one need is to find long- term solutions for Public Safety, i.e. fire and police. Idyllwild and San Jacinto seem to be taking the lead in develop- ing a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) to fairly distribute overhead costs among similar communities. Many local com- munities that are facing the same issues are becoming more interested in JPA op- portunities.
Jordan Ehrenkranz
I retired as an air conditioning con- tractor after 45 years in business. I em- ployed an average of 50 union mem-
bers annually.
I presently serve
on the Contractors Board of Direc- tors. I am the chair of the Labor Com- mittee negotiating all contracts with the union. I am co- chair of the Joint Apprenticeship
Committee that overseas approximately 800 newly indentured apprentices.
I have served on our Contractors Board of Directors as local president, state president, national director and top arbitrator in labor/management conflicts.
I served five years on the POA Board of Directors, three of those years as pres- ident.
Why I want to serve?
I have had the privilege of serving the City for the last eight years as your Councilman and twice as Mayor. As we all know, we are faced with some ex- treme financial problems, and they are not going away anytime soon. When I was first elected in 2008, the City was very healthy and our reserves were strong.
I don’t believe that anyone could have predicted the deep recession that we entered into at that time. It is a very fragile time for our City, and it will re- quire strong leadership from our Coun- cil. I believe that my experience is what is needed. As Council members we have to make difficult decisions at times and
we must be able to understand all issues and base our decisions on what is best for the City.
We may not agree on everything, but we must present our views so that all understand that we have researched the issues and have made our decision on the facts that are presented to us. Coun- cil members must remember that they are trusted to be prudent in all financial matters and cannot cater to any specific interests.
They must be available at all times to work with the local businesses and organizations. They must be familiar with local laws of our City and be able to communicate with officials from our neighboring cities. For several years I have been working with the Merchant Owners Association and the Chamber of Commerce to see what the City can do to improve business. This has been very difficult, as we have to work with what is available to us.
Although it is difficult financially at this time, I believe the City will endure with the proper guidance. I ask you to vote for me and I will be part of the team that provides that guidance. I will, as I always have, serve with honesty and integrity, and represent our community with great pride and pleasure.
Dave Eilers
As a finance director in the automo- tive industry for 20 years, and the past 18 years as an independent marketing representative, I have gained valuable experience in financial/business man- agement that can be applied to city man- agement.
I have been a Canyon Lake resident
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