I really want all of the complexities of the two bonds, and how each impacts the taxpayer, to be really clear to us. When we make that decision [about ballot language] I don't want it to be based on the vote we think we can get, I want it to be based on facts, because we were so close with the two-thirds bond [Measure K]. There are a lot of factors that we have to really closely study. |
I want to start right away getting some ideas on where we want to add to what we have already done [in the Measure K campaign]. |
If we stay with the two-thirds bond [in June], property taxpayers would not have their taxes increase, but it would extend the length of the bond. |
It is far better to build a child that?s strong than to repair a child that?s gone wrong, |
My plan to keep the preschool programs here very strong and to build on other programs for the youth and adult population, ... And to meet the needs in the community. |
The phone rang, and I looked at the clock. It was 12:57. I thought it was some kind of crack call, so I went back to sleep. I got another call about 2:30 and realized it wasn't a joke. |
They know the voters and they know the issues. They know how to reach voters with your message and they know how to make the message clear. |
This was a breakthrough because they (DOJ) realized that prevention needed to be addressed at an early age, |
Those two factors, when we sat down and went through it, helped the board decide that the responsible thing to do is the Proposition 39 bond, where we will pay less in interest and generate more in proceeds. |
We are going to get good advice on how to run a campaign from people who run them. |
We will have an oversight committee that can work as a recommending body, work with me and work with the board, and help us do the things that we want to see done in the Priority Two list. The committee will help us get deeper into that list with the money that we have left after we do the Priority One projects. |
We will hear the pros and cons of the two-thirds approach and the Proposition 39 approach. Bruce will share with us why there is a difference in the bonding capacity of the two types of bonds. |
We will sit down together at the appropriate time and begin discussing what each position is worth based on what each employee is actually doing in his or her job. |
We'll sit down with our regional partners and figure out what project has to move so that the Flintlock Flyover can be built. |
What these children were already going through already is a tragedy. We need to find a place where they can all be together and try to get through this. |