Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
E. What subjects have you studied and what experience have you had which will be most helpful to you in the
office you seek? My historic preservation background has already proven to be helpful in considering
development issues throughout the ward. Urban planning in graduate school, and several economics courses in
undergrad. More than anything it is the day to day experience I received while working in Alderman Fioretti's
ward office, customer relations, problem solving and working with all the city departments and shadow an very
busy alderman.
J. How many people are on your campaign staff? How many volunteers are on your list?
I have 2 staff, 2 consultants, 2 interns, and an active list of 20 volunteers.
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ESSAY
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Choose One
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NO
PRIVATIZATION
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Will you institute participatory budgeting to allow ward residents to vote on discretionary spending
in your ward?
Which city services or assets, if any, do you believe should be privatized and what is your criteria?
Will you vote for an ordinance requiring an independent analysis of any lease or outsourcing
arrangement?
Will you vote for an ordinance requiring detailed analysis and evaluation of any lease or
outsourcing arrangement at least 30 days prior to the City Council vote?
Before voting on privatization contracts, what will you do to ensure that they deliver the maximum
return and best service for city residents in the long term?
What procedures will you implement to ensure that privatization arrangements are not being used
to move patronage workers outside of the scope of the Rutan decision requirements or any other
anti-patronage rules or protocols?
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HOUSING
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Choose One
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EDUCATION
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Choose One
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YES
Will you vote to amend the Vacant Properties Ordinance to require mortgage servicers to register
their properties?
Do you support enacting an ordinance to preserve Single-Room Occupancy housing?
I would have voted for it if I was in council at the time, I am glad that it was passed on
November 12.
Will you vote for an inclusionary zoning ordinance requiring developers to set aside 30% of
residential new construction or renovation for the creation of affordable housing?
What measures will you support to guarantee that some of the foreclosed properties saved
through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program are made affordable to families at 40% and 60%
of AMI?
What procedures and safeguards would you put in place on conversion/demolition of SROs and
other low income housing to ensure that affordable housing will continue to be available for low
income tenants who would otherwise be displaced?
What measures will you support to ensure that there is an adequate supply of affordable family
sized units available to families in the Section 8 program?
What measures will you support to provide affordable housing for low-income individuals and
families who are not served by any existing programs?
Do you support any of the following to be built in your ward?
low income rental housing that is affordable to those at 15% to 30% of AMI?
supportive housing for people overcoming addiction and other problems which contribute to
homelessness?
shelters for the homeless?
Do you favor a moratorium on the conversion or demolition of SROs pending the development of
protections and remedies to protect the displaced tenants from becoming homeless?
Do you support allowing the demolition of existing public housing units without new or
rehabilitated replacement housing on a one-for-one basis?
Which standard should the City use to define affordable housing?
AMI of the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
AMI of Cook County
AMI of Chicago
AMI of the Community Area
Which of the following options for choosing the School Board do you support?
Popular Election
Mayoral appointment from nominations made by community representatives
Maintaining the current system of Mayoral appointment
A mix of elected and appointed members
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ENVIRONMENT
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Will you vote for the Clean Power Ordinance? This ordinance was proposed in February of 2012 to
shut down the coal plants in Pilsen. Had I been on Council at that time, I would have been a co-sponsor
and a champion of this ordinance.
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PARKS
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TRANSPORTATION
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Rank 1-5 or
say no to any
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Do you support renegotiation of Chicago's parking meter privatization deal? Previous attempts
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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haven't been too successful but we must keep trying to get out of this deal.
Do you support privatization of Midway Airport?
Do you support the O'Hare expansion plan?
CIVIL RIGHTS
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Do you support affirmative action based on race, gender and sexual orientation in establishing
criteria for hiring and promoting public employees?
Do you support affirmative action as a criteria in letting city contracts?
Please comment on current participation of individuals with disabilities in city hiring and contracts.
Please comment on current women and minority participation in city hiring and contracts. Be sure
your comments include firefighter and police officer recruitment and promotion.
Do you favor restructuring the wage scale of city employees to institute gender-equal pay for jobs
of comparable worth?
Will you vote to require all City vendors and contractors to provide spousal benefits for same-sex
partners of their employees?
Will you vote for the Municipal ID ordinance?
Why or why not?
ALDERMANIC PRIORITIES
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ESSAY
What employment, if any, other than alderman, do you intend to hold?
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How will you divide your time between your aldermanic duties and your other occupation?
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Please specify the minimum hours per week you will spend performing your aldermanic duties.
Please describe your service office staffing plan, including the number of staff, full and part time,
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how you will pay for them, and the number of hours per week that your service office will be open.
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ESSAY
What services need improvement in your ward? How will you achieve this?
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What are your top priorities for the Ward?
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How will you work with community groups and residents on City matters?
IVIIPOESSAYQUESTIONS
CITYCOUNCILREFORMANDETHICS
1.WhenMayorEmanuelstartedhistermin2011heeliminatedandcombinedseveralcommittees.
Rightnowweareat16regularcommitteesanddependingontheissuetherearejointcommitteesof
about30.
ManyAldermenrarelyattendtheircommitteestheyareassignedto,eventhoughthatswherean
ordinanceistobevettedpriortoavote.Inmybookcommitteesareimportantandthatresponsibility
shouldbetakenseriously.Ifnotenoughaldermenattendtomakequorum,thenwehaveaproblemand
shouldreevaluatewhetherornotsomecommitteesareworthkeeping.
2.IwouldliketoseeChairsofCommitteesbeelectedinsteadofappointedinordertoseethemayors
agendathrough.IwouldliketoseeAldermanhaveanobligationtoattendtheircommitteemeetings
andtofollowRobertsRulesstrictlyasnothingcanbevotedonunlesstheirisaquorum,maybethis
wouldboostattendance?OrdinancesalwaysgetstuckincommitteeespeciallyRulessoonce
introducedintocommitteeIdliketoseetheChairhavetocallitforavotewithin60days.
17.IntheoryIwouldlovetoseethis.Itwouldhelpreducecorruptionamongpublicofficials,endthe
wholeplaytopayhoweverduetoourcitysfinancialsituationIcantseeputtingtaxpayerfundstoit
atthistime.Theotherproblemwithcampaigningisallofthefundraisingespeciallyonthenational
level,Ifeeltheyarefundraisingmorethanworkingforthepeople.Sowedoneedtotrythisandmaybe
startslowlywhereaportionispublicfinancedandweshouldalsolookatcaps.
18.NancySchimmel3,000,1,000inkind,AlHagueofZezaSalon,4,000,RichardandSharon
Pfingsten2,500,BristolDesignGroup2,000,andamultitudeofsmallercontributionsfromsupporters
throughouttheward.
19.AselectfewAldermanshouldnotbethemaindecisionmakersofaredistrictingprocess.An
independentbodyshouldbecreatedandmaybetheysuggest3newmapsfortheredistrictingprocess
havingpublicforumsfortherevealingofthemapsandhavethepublicvoteonit.
REVENUEANDBUDGET
24.Iproposeasmalllocalcityincometax,muchliketheoneinNewYorkCity,whereincomesof
$35,000ormorearetaxed.5%oftheirtotal,which,atthatlevel,istheequivalentofonelatteaweek.
Thatwillbringinapproximately$500millionayear.Iliketheideaofmanyofshoulderingtheburden
insteadofputtingitallonpropertyownersorcommuters.
29.IthinkMayorEmanueldidcomeinandtakeoutsomeofthemiddlemanagerswhichdideasesome
ofthattopheavycriticismbuttheirmaybemorecuttingofthefat.Ifwearegoingtohaveacity
departmenthireemployees,thenitshouldhavetheresourcestodoitsjob.Ifwecannotprovide
adequateresources,thenweshouldclosethedepartment.Runningacityrequiresalotofhandsondeck
weneedtomakesurewearestaffingtherightdepartmentswithenoughmoneytomakethemperform
well.
30.Ibelievethepensioncrisisisaconsiderallpossibilitiessituation.Weallneedtositdownatthe
tableandworkitout.
31.Mygoalistomaintainbenefitlevelsandcontributionsforpublicemployees.
32.Currentlyitisevenlydistributed,andinthe2015mapthewardsarerelativelyevenlybasedon
populationsrangingfrom5355,000.Ithinkitwouldbeverydifficulttodistributeaccordingtoneedas
everyaldermanwouldsaytheirwardhasthegreatestofneed.
PRIVATIZATION
34.Idonotthinkthatprivatizationhasbenefitedourcityinthepast(i.e.,theparkingmeterdeals),and
soIamnotinterestedinpursuingmoreprivatizationatthistime.
37.Iwouldliketoinstateaprocesswhereallprivatizationcontractsarevettedthroughaseriesof
communitymeetings,independentanalysis,andgonethroughcouncilcommitteesbeforeevercoming
toavote.
38.Councilwillinvestigatewhatpatronagepositionswouldbeaffectedandinstateclausestoensure
thatthosepositionswillnotbeaffectedprivatizationshouldnotchangetherulesthatthosepositions
areprotectedby.IwouldliketoseethePrivatizationTransparencyandAccountabilityordinance
passedandhavethatbeaguideforanyfutureprivitizationdeals.
PLANNING,ZONINGANDECONOMICDEVELOPMENT
39.Iwillholdregularcommunitymeetingsonnewprojectsthataretobedevelopedintheward.
Communityleddevelopmentwillbemyfocuswhenitcomestoapprovingprojectsinthewarditwill
startwiththeresidentsandlocalcommunitygroups.
40.DuetothelayoutofthiswardIthinkitwouldbehardtodoonecohesiveplansoyouwillhaveto
gocommunitybycommunity.Iwillworkcloselywiththelocalneighborhoodassociationsandtake
theirleadonissuesofdevelopment,zoningandtuturegrowthintheward.
41.Zoningchangesandvariancesshouldbetheexceptionandnottherulewhenitcomesto
communityplanningforgrowthinourneighborhoods.Iwillimmediatelytakeanyrequestsin
frontofthelocalcommunitygroupsandinvitetheresidentsforameetingtofindouttheirthoughtson
theproject.
42.Illinvolvemyresidentsbyhavingaseriesofcommunitymeetingsaboutthenewdevelopment
cominginiftheyarelookingforTIFfunds.IwontgiveoutTIFhandoutsand
thenew2ndwardisnotconsideredablightedareaforeconomicdevelopmentsoatthistime
IdontseeareasonforanynewprojectsneedingoraskingforTIFbacking.
45.CurrentlywehaveabigpotofTIFsurplusandIwouldliketoseesomeofthatmoneybereturned
backtoourneighborhoodschools,oneofthereasonsTIFwascreatedinthefirstplace.
49.Yes,mortgageservices,developers,lendingservices,propertyowners,managementcompaniesall
showedbelistedifcurrentlyownvacantproperties.Residentsaretheonesthatpaysthepricefor
vacantlotsnotbeingkeptupandbecominganeyesoreintheneighborhood.ALLneedtobeheld
responsibleinthemaintenanceofthesepropertiesuntiltheyarefurtherdeveloped.
HOUSING
50.IsupportSROsandhadIbeeninCouncilthispastFallwouldhavevotedfortheordinance
thatpassedonNovember12,2014.
52.DevelopmentspurchasedthroughtheNeighborhoodStabilizationProgramshouldhaverequired
minimumnumbersofaffordableunits.IwillworkwithChicagoareapartnerssuchasONENorthside
andBickerdiketoseethatthishappens.
53.IwouldhavesupportedtherecentlypassedSROordinanceonNovember12th,2014.This
ordinancemadeithardertoevictresidentsandforownersofthebuildingtoconverttheirapartmentsto
marketratehousing.
54.Isupportrequiringaffordablehousingunitsorincurringafine.InouroverallplanforthewardI
wouldmakesurethatwearenotforgettingaboutthoseinneedofaffordablehousingandworkwith
CHA,otherkeypartnersasmentionedin#52toaccomplishthistask.
55.Iwillworkwithdeveloperstocreatequality,mixedincomehousingandaffordablehousing
throughoutthewardandwillbeastrongadvocateinCouncil.
EDUCATION
68.IhavebothpublicschoolsandchartersinmywardandIwouldlikebothtobetreatedequallyin
bothshouldbetransparentwiththeirbudgetandspending.Chartersarealsofundedbytaxpayerdollars
andshouldbeheldaccountableaswellasIdliketoseeaschoolboardoralocalcouncilinstituted
withchartersaswellastheabilitytounionizelikepublicschools.IbelievethisRenaissance2010was
aprogramchampionedbyMayorDaleywhencharterschoolswerefirstdevelopinginChicago.
69.LetstakefromtheTIFsurplusanddistributeitbacktoourlocalneighborhoodschoolsandbring
backprogramslikeP.E.,artandmusicsoourchildrenwillreceiveawellroundededucation.
70.IwillmaintainopenlinesofcommunicationthroughtheprincipalsandtheChicagoTeachers
Union,andbelievethatcommunicationisthekeytomaintainingandbuildingstronglocalschools.I
willbethere
tosupporttheminwhatevertheyneed.IalsowillhaveprincpalsbreakfastsonotonlycanIlearn
firsthandanupdateonmylocalschoolsbutinaroundtableformattheprincipalscanlearnfromeach
other.
71.Mygoalistomaintainthepensionsandbenefitsfortheteachers.
ENVIRONMENT
77.Iwouldlikeustotakeadvantageofthebillionsofgallonswaterwehaveintreatmentplantsand
useittocreateenterprisezonesutilizingthisgreatresourcetopowerplantsofmanufacturing.Thiswas
oneideaproposedbyMWRDCommissionerDebraShore.Accordingtoher,thismodelcouldsupport
enterprisezonesneartheMWRD'sfiveotherplants,collectivelydischargewelloverabilliongallons
ofwaterdaily,captureitandutilizeit.
78.Ihavepersonallychampionedbanningstyrofoam,asfounderofNoFoamChicago.Ialsoplanto
startthefirstGreenCaucusinCityCouncil,asawaytopromotegreeninitiativesthroughoutthecity.I
alsoplantoadvocateforthereinstatementoftheDepartmentoftheEnvironment,arevenuegenerating
departmentthatgivesteethtoanygreeninitiativescouncilpasses,includingstyrofoamandplasticbag
bans.Thecityshouldallocatesubsidiestoacertainpercentofgreenprojects,especiallyjobcreating
initiativeslikelightgreenmanufacturing.
PARKS
80.Withourmostfamouscaseofprivatization(ietheparkingmeterdeals),wesawwhatcanhappen.
Privatizationcouldleadtohavingresidentspaytoenjoyourparks.Wewouldlosecontroloveroneof
ourmostvaluableresourcesinthecityopengreenspace.
CRIMINALJUSTICE
87.Responsetimesshouldbeequalacrossthecity,anddependentontheseverityoftheissue,notthe
neighborhooditisoccurringin.
88.Policeresourcesarescarce.Untilweincreasethepatrol,wewonthavegreatresponsetimeswhen
needed.
90.LetsexpandonCAPS.Ihaveacloseworkingrelationshipwiththe18thDistrictpoliceandwe
recentlystartedinitiatedfocusgroupsforproblemcornersinthewardsuchasClarkandDivisionarea.
Thisisopento20orsoresidentsaffiliatedwithCAPSwhowanttoplayagreaterrole.Ifoundthat
residentsbecomemoreengagedoncetheyareaskedtotakeonaleadershipposition.Togetherwiththe
14thDistrictCAPS,westarteddoingmorecommunityBBQsandactivitiestoshowthatwehavea
strong,closeknitneighborhoodwhichmakesitharderforcrimetoinfiltrate.
92.FirstandforemostIbelieveinequippingourschoolsandteacherswiththeresourcestohandletheir
students,ratherthanrelyingonlawenforcementfordiscipline.Itisalsoparamountthatsummerjobs
programs,qualityinternshipsandvolunteeropportunitiesareavailabletoallstudents.Wealsoneedto
strengthentheBoysandGirlsClubsintheneighborhoods,getthekidsactiveinactivities,sports,chess
club,artsprogramsinsteadofhangingoutonthestreetcorners.Ourvacantschoolsinmanyofthewest
andsouthsideswouldmakegreatcommunitycentersforchildren.
94.Recentlegislationwaspassedthissummerplacingstricterlimitsongunstores.Ownersnowhave
todovideorecordsalesandbuyersaretobelimitedtoonegunpermonth.Trainingofstoreowners
onhowtospotstrawpurchases.Isupportthislegislationcitywide,wemustdomoretoensuresafer
neighborhoodsandstreetsforourchildren.
96.IbelievecompletelyindependentreviewwouldbehelpfultotheChicagoPoliceDepartment.
Outsideperspectivewouldhelpinevaluation.
CIVILRIGHTS
99.Weshouldbeprovidingmoremeansforcontractorswithdisabilitiestowincitycontractsandbe
hired.Weneedallofourcityrepresented.
100.Weneedtodomoreworkinrecruitingmorewomenandminoritiesinallofourcityhiring,
especiallyinthepoliceandfireforces.Itwouldbeanexponentialhelptohavelawenforcementthat
reflectsthepopulation.Hiringwomenandminoritiesintheseroleshelpsincreasethemiddleclassand
providegood,qualityjobswhereitisneededmost.Thisisaprofamilyinitiative.
103.MunicipalIDwouldhelpthecitydistributeservicesbutservicesshouldnotbedeterminedby
holdinganIDornot.
ALDERMANICPRIORITIES
104.IwillbeanovertimeAlderman,therewillbenootherjobsandifyouarecommittedtoyourrole
youwillnothavetime.WorkingforAldermanFiorettiandAldermanScottWaguespack,Iknow
firsthandhowmanyhoursareinvolvedintrulybeingafulltime,handsonAldermanandthatiswhatI
plantobe.
105.N/A
106.50attheminimum,onceapublicservantyouarealwaysONandalwaysservingnomatter
wherearewhatyouaredoing.Ialsoplantobehandsonandavailableintheofficeformyconstituents.
107.ThebudgetforanAldermanicofficeisgettingcutyearafteryouandyouhavetoberesourcefulto
fullystaffyouroffice.Ontheaveragemostofficesareallowed3maincitystaffersandIbelievethere
ispossibleallocationfromotherdepartmentstomaybehire1or2parttimepeople.Iwillutilizeinterns
fromourfinestuniversitiesaswellhaveinregularvolunteersrotateeachweektohelpwithmanning
thephones.WewillbeopenMondaythruFriday9AMto6PMwithoneopenwardnightaweekwhere
weareopentil8.TwotimesamonthIwillhavepopupsatelliteofficesonSaturdaysfrom9amto
1pm,throughoutorwardatpublicgrocerystoresandlocalbusinesses.
108.Ourroadsneedtobedealtwith.Potholesarerampant.Signageisillegibleormissing.Traffic
linesarefadedornonexistent.Becausemenudollarsarescarce,Iwoulduseourlocalhighschoolsand
theirtimebygivingthemvolunteerhours,tohelpdothingslikepaintcurbsandfirehydrants.
109.Mytopprioritiesincludecommunityleddevelopmentpreventingmorehaphazardprojectsfrom
goingupwithoutcommunityapproval,beingthewardsindependentvoiceincouncil,andmaintaining
atransparentandefficientwardoffice.
110.Iwillmakesurecommunicationlinesareopenandthatthecommunitygroupsaswellasmy
residentsarewellinformedinwhatiscurrentlygoingoninCouncilandwhattherethoughtsonthe
matter.Illhaveweeklyeblasts,takeadvantageofsocialmediaandbesuretocallcommunity
meetingsifwehavethetimebeforeanybigvotes.IftimedoesnotallowIlllookintodoingphone
pollsoronlinesurveyssoIgetasliceofinsightonwhatmyconstituentsthinkonthematter.