Name: Kate Tarter

Home address: 3217 Northgate Ave NE, Salem Oregon 97301

Age (If your age will change before the May 17 election, please add your
birthdate): 49

Transit subdistrict: 3

Phone numbers
Work: 503-779-4152
Home: 503-779-4152
Cell: 503-779-4152

PART I: BACKGROUND INFORMATION

How the public can reach your campaign (this is for publication):
Mail address:

E-mail address: saywhatuneed2@gmail.com

Web site URL:

Phone: 503-779-4152

Fax:

Current occupation/employer (if any):

Job Developer / Where You Want To Be – independent contractor

Previous occupations/employers:
Community Development Coordinator
Resource Connections of Oregon (RCO) - support services for
adults with developmental disabilities (2004- 2009).
Previous occupations/employers:
Honeywell Corporation - Aerospace Division (1987-2001)
Last position: Level I Engineer, Design Integration
Coordinator

Colleges attended, degree, graduation date:

Colleges attended, degree, graduation date:

Bachelor of Science Degree: Information Technology from Western
International University.

High schools attended, graduation date:

High schools attended, graduation date:
(I attend High School in Illinois, and Wisconsin too, I
believe it was Freeport High and Monroe high)
I graduated from Highland High School, SLC Utah in 1980

Family: I am married with two children

How long have you lived within the Salem Area Mass Transit District?
Since June 2002

Have you ever been convicted of a crime, been disciplined by a professional

licensing board/organization or had an ethics violation filed against you?
If so, please give the details.
No

Have you ever filed for bankruptcy, been delinquent on your taxes or other
major accounts, or been sued personally or professionally? If so, please
give the details.

No

Transit district committees, activities or organizations you are or have

been involved in (Please include approximate years -- such as,
“2008-present” -- for this question and the following ones):

.In the past two years on the Transit Board I have attended many meetings
and been involved in a number of committees including the Transit Community
Task Force, the budget committee, the Finance and Marketing Committee, and
the transit legislative committee.

Other experience in public and/or private transportation (please be

specific):
.The Salem Sidewalks Committee
.Transportation discussions at City Council (which included
street connectivity, rail road, transit inclusion, traffic
claim, emergency access, etc.).
.The public hearings on the Salem Street Bond
.I just completed the first Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS)
Action Plan in all of Salem-Keizer.
As Chair of the Northgate Neighborhood Association, I was very involved in
assessing the impact traffic and
traffic congestion has on public safety an neighborhood
livability.
.Because of my work with developmentally
disabled adults I am very familiar the importance of
mobility.
.In my current work as a job developer, I see the importance of public
transportation for people getting to work.
Please list all public offices to which you’ve been elected, and when:
Salem-Keizer Transit Subdistrict 3 - 2009

Please list any unsuccessful candidacies for public office, and when:
none

Civic, community and cultural organizations you are, or have been, involved
in and any offices held (include service clubs, chamber of commerce,
church/religious organizations, neighborhood associations, non-profits,
unions, etc.):
Appointed to Salem City Council from Aug. 20, 2007 to Dec.
31, 2008.
Northgate Neighborhood Association - Concert & Parks
Committees, Past Chair

City of Salem Committees:

Abandoned Shopping Carts
Sidewalks
Claggett Creek Watershed Council
Community Policing Advisory Committee
Hallman Elementary School - Safe Routes to School
Coordinator (Sponsored by McKay Area CPT)
Mid-Willamette Valley Watershed Alliance
Neighborhood Task Force - Co-Chair
North Gateway Redevelopment Advisory Board (NGRAB)
North Neighbors Community Progress Team (N2)
Oregon State Fair Foundation - Chair
Salem-Keizer School District, Special Education Advisory Council - Chair
Salem Parks Foundation - Vice Chair
League of Women Voters
North Salem Business Association

What is the largest budget you have handled?

I took part in the following activities:
. The City of Salem and Transit Budget and Committee Meetings
. Budget discussions at City Council Meetings
As part of my work with Neighborhood Associations,
Salem Parks Foundation, North Gateway Redevelopment
Advisory Board (NGRAB), City Council and Transit I was involved in reviewing
CIPs, budget materials, and which projects could be
funded and the methods for funding.

Who encouraged you to run for the transit board? Who are your major
supporters (individuals, groups, etc.)? I was serving on the Community Task
Force and when the Director for my area resigned I decided to apply for the
appointment and then I ran for subdistrict 3.

How much will your campaign cost? The filing fee are less than $100

If you are elected, how many hours a week do you expect to spend on Salem
Area Mass Transit District business?

I currently spent up to 25 hours in a month depending on the issues and

activities.

How many transit district board meetings have you attended in the past year?
10-12 I have good attendance.

How often do you ride the bus? Rarely

What social-media applications do you regularly use? LinkedIn, and a little

bit of Facebook

Please help us understand your connections to the transit district. In

responding to the following questions, if your answer is “yes” please give
complete details.
Have you ever worked for the Salem Area Mass Transit District or any other
transit district/organization? No

Have you, or any company or organization in which you were involved, been a
supplier or contractor for the transit district? No

Have any of your family members worked for the transit district? No

PART II: TRANSIT ISSUES. Please limit your response for each question to
about 75 words.

1. Why are you running for the Salem Area Mass Transit District Board?
I have enjoyed serving on the Transit Board the last two years and I to be a
part of some positive steps for Transit.

2.What strengths or assets would you bring to serving on the transit board?

I support community involvement, transparency,

networking, and working the process. I enjoy listening to the different
perspectives of constituents and being able bring some of the ideas and
comments to our meetings.

3. What do you see as the strengths of the current transit board?

Increased public awareness

4. What do you see as the weaknesses of the current transit board?

I believe we should enhance transit resource to benefit the community, and

given the the current economic environment we could benefit from learning
about new options and strategies.

5.What do you see as your role on the transit board?

To help address issues surrounding transit policy, make sure that our
constituents have a voice, and take into what benefits transit as an
organization in decision making.

6. What changes would you like to make in the Salem Area Mass Transit
District?

I want to incorporate partners in the community such as:

Employers- To increase ridership and van pools
Travel Organizations- To promote Salem and Keizer and improve the experience
for visitors
Vendors - Looking to get group rates and discounts for everything from
employee benefits to bus parts
Technology - I have advocated for debit/credit card option to purchase bus
pass and it is being researched
Non-Profits – Checking to see if non-profits who benefit from transit, but
don't pay for transit can help to support transit. Similar to the monies we
get from the State in lieu of property taxes or the County helping with the
cost of Cherry Lift services.

I am working on setting up a Transit non-profit option. This is so Transit

can have programs similar to the City of Salem's voluntary program to give a
dollar on your water bill for support of people who need help paying their
water bills. I would like to see us create a program for people who don't
ride transit, but want to support riders with more than their taxes.

7. How well has the transit district handled the Courthouse Square
situation?

I think given all the unplanned disruptions, so far our staff has done a
great job of adjusting. The future will hold some crucial decisions and I
hope we can serve the taxpayers well with that process.

8. Would you support a local levy to finance additional transit operations?

Why?
As a voter YES! As a board member and Community Task Co-Chair, not without
researched data showing us that the community would be in favor of the levy.

9. What are the three most important issues you would address if elected to
the transit board?

A. (75 words): Taking full advantage of our transit revenue to provide

the best public transportation for the Salem-Keizer system.

B. (75 words): Resolving the Courthouse Square building issue without

asking the taxpayer to bail us out.

C. (75 words): As I stated before; developing our partnerships in the

community.

10. What publications do you regularly read to keep on the news and on
transit issues (magazines, journals, newspapers, Web sites, etc.)? We get a
number of publications from the Transit District with our memberships
including: Governing and Metro Magazine as well as updates and articles on
issues from the Oregon Transit Association, the American Public
Transportation Association, and the Statesman Journal