Just For the Record The Coronado CAN! Voters Guide Tabulated Results from the Coronado CAN! Community-Wide Candidate Forum October 18, 2012 Copyright ©

“Just For the Record”The Coronado CAN! Voter’s Guide

Tabulated Results from the Coronado CAN! Community-Wide Candidate Forum

October 18, 2012

Copyright © 2012 Coronado Community Association of Neighbors


OUTLINE

• Residential Quality – Traffic• Land Use• Finances• Residential Quality – Other• Residential Quality – Building Density• Ethics – Council Procedures• Residential Quality – Code Enforcement• Business District


GUIDE USE RECOMMENDATION

• Of course you can use this guide any way you want to, but if you want to be methodical about it, we recommend that you make a “tally sheet” like the one on the next page.

• As you go through the questions, decide how you would answer yourself before allowing yourself to see the next slide.

• When you see how the candidates answered, tally one point for each candidate that thinks the way you do on the questions that matter to you…


VOTER’S GUIDE TALLY SHEET EXAMPLE

Mayoral Candidate Alfa

Mayoral Candidate Bravo

Council Candidate Charlie

Council Candidate Delta

Council Candidate Echo

Council Candidate Foxtrot

Council Candidate Golf(for each question, tally one mark for each candidate that “agrees” with you)


RESIDENTIAL QUALITY - TRAFFIC


THE TUNNEL

1. I supported (or would have supported) completing the Prop H study, keeping the possibility of a tunnel alive.

STRONGLY STRONGLY AGREE AGREE NO OPINION DISAGREE DISAGREE


THE TUNNEL

1. I supported (or would have supported) completing the Prop H study, keeping the possibility of a tunnel alive.

DennyMcPherson

BaileyRoesch

TanakaWoiwode

Keith



THE TUNNEL

2. Had the Prop H studies been completed, there is a good chance the tunnel might have been constructed.



THE TUNNEL

2. Had the Prop H studies been completed, there is a good chance the tunnel might have been constructed.

DennyBailey

WoiwodeMcPherson

Keith

TanakaRoesch



ORANGE AVENUE TRAFFIC

3. Realistically there is little that the Council can do to substantially reduce traffic levels on Orange Avenue.



ORANGE AVENUE TRAFFIC

3. Realistically there is little that the Council can do to substantially reduce traffic levels on Orange Avenue.

DennyTanakaBailey

WoiwodeMcPherson

RoeschKeith



TRAFFIC STUDIES

4. Real traffic solutions exist today that could be implemented in the near term.



TRAFFIC STUDIES

4. Real traffic solutions exist today that could be implemented in the near term.

WoiwodeKeithTanakaBailey

McPhersonRoesch

Denny



TRAFFIC STUDIES

5. More studies are needed before real traffic solutions can be implemented.



TRAFFIC STUDIES

5. More studies are needed before real traffic solutions can be implemented.

DennyWoiwode

TanakaBailey

RoeschKeith



RESIDENTIAL PARKING

6. I have some good ideas for things that should be done to improve parking availability for residents on city streets.



RESIDENTIAL PARKING

6. I have some good ideas for things that should be done to improve parking availability for residents on city streets.

TanakaBailey

WoiwodeMcPherson

RoeschKeith

Denny



FUTURE TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS

7. The current Council has been responsible and proactive in addressing Coronado’s traffic problems.



FUTURE TRAFFIC SOLUTIONS

7. The current Council has been responsible and proactive in addressing Coronado’s traffic problems.

DennyMcPhersonTanakaBailey

WoiwodeRoesch

Keith



HIGHWAY 75

8. City control over Highway 75 (bridge, Orange, Strand to Imperial Beach) is a viable option that should be carefully examined (instead of CalTrans control).



HIGHWAY 75

8. City control over Highway 75 (bridge, Orange, Strand to Imperial Beach) is a viable option that should be carefully examined (instead of CalTrans control).

DennyMcPherson

TanakaBailey

Woiwode

RoeschKeith



TRAFFIC FAIRNESS

9. There are ways that Coronado traffic could be much more equitably routed within the city and they should be investigated and implemented.



TRAFFIC FAIRNESS

9. There are ways that Coronado traffic could be much more equitably routed within the city and they should be investigated and implemented.

Tanaka Denny

Woiwode

BaileyMcPherson

Keith

Roesch



BRIDGE TOLL

10. Tolls should be returned to the bridge to help solve traffic problems.



BRIDGE TOLL

10. Tolls should be returned to the bridge to help solve traffic problems.

WoiwodeTanaka DennyBailey

Roesch

McPhersonKeith



BULB-OUTS

11. The new “bulb-outs” installed by the City are worth the effort because they will be effective in slowing traffic and/or improving safety.



BULB-OUTS

11. The new “bulb-outs” installed by the City are worth the effort because they will be effective in slowing traffic and/or improving safety.

DennyKeithBaileyMcPherson

TanakaRoesch

Woiwode



LAND USE


FERRY LANDING VIEW CORRIDOR

12. The Council may have made a mistake. I would favor revisiting the issue of the flagpole in Centennial Park and giving the public an opportunity to participate more fully in the discussion/decision.



FERRY LANDING VIEW CORRIDOR

12. The Council may have made a mistake. I would favor revisiting the issue of the flagpole in Centennial Park and giving the public an opportunity to participate more fully in the discussion/decision.

TanakaWoiwode

BaileyRoesch

DennyMcPherson

Keith



PRIVATE EVENTS ON THE BEACH

13. If it has become necessary to have three commercial loading/unloading zones for trucks to accommodate all of the private events that are being held on the public beach, something is very wrong with the related policy that allows so many events in the first place.



PRIVATE EVENTS ON THE BEACH

13. If it has become necessary to have three commercial loading/unloading zones for trucks to accommodate all of the private events that are being held on the public beach, something is very wrong with the related policy that allows so many events in the first place.

WoiwodeTanakaBaileyRoesch

DennyMcPherson

Keith



NORTH BEACH

14. North Beach administrative policies need substantial improvement.



NORTH BEACH

14. North Beach administrative policies need substantial improvement.

TanakaWoiwodeBaileyRoesch

DennyMcPherson

Keith



SANDAG COMPLIANCE

15. Coronado needs to fight against future increases in the number of multi-family dwellings planned in accordance with SANDAG guidelines.



SANDAG COMPLIANCE

15. Coronado needs to fight against future increases in the number of multi-family dwellings planned in accordance with SANDAG guidelines.

TanakaRoesch

BaileyWoiwode

McPhersonKeith

Denny



POLICE STATION

16. The Police Station is a good size for Coronado and it makes no sense to look at more efficient ways the building could be used in the public interest.



POLICE STATION

16. The Police Station is a good size for Coronado and it makes no sense to look at more efficient ways the building could be used in the public interest.

BaileyWoiwodeRoeschKeith

McPhersonTanakaDenny



FINANCES


CDA DEBT

17. CDA debt is potentially a significant problem for Coronado.



CDA DEBT

17. CDA debt is potentially a significant problem for Coronado.

WoiwodeTanakaBailey

RoeschKeith

DennyMcPherson



CDA DEBT

18. It is likely that CDA debt could put Coronado taxpayers at risk.



CDA DEBT

18. It is likely that CDA debt could put Coronado taxpayers at risk.

WoiwodeTanakaBailey

RoeschKeith

McPhersonDenny



CDA DEBT

19. The CDA problem might well end up affecting Coronado Hospital.



CDA DEBT

19. The CDA problem might well end up affecting Coronado Hospital.

DennyRoesch

BaileyMcPherson

Keith

TanakaWoiwode



CITY STAFF SALARIES

20. The amount paid to the City Manager and other top city employees is reasonable considering their responsibilities.



CITY STAFF SALARIES

20. The amount paid to the City Manager and other top city employees is reasonable considering their responsibilities.

DennyMcPhersonKeith

BaileyRoesch

TanakaWoiwode



21. Coronado pensions are too high and the Council needs to work far more aggressively to bring them down to more reasonable levels.

CITY STAFF PENSIONS

($761,263 annually for these six people alone…)

Mark J Ochenduszko ($146,659)

Earl John L Traylor ($138,388)

Paul W Crook ($122,318)

Anthony A Pena ($121,566)

James F Benson ($120,615)

Robert S Hutton ($111,717)



21. Coronado pensions are too high and the Council needs to work far more aggressively to bring them down to more reasonable levels.

CITY STAFF PENSIONS

($761,263 annually for these six people alone…)

Mark J Ochenduszko ($146,659)

Earl John L Traylor ($138,388)

Paul W Crook ($122,318)

Anthony A Pena ($121,566)

James F Benson ($120,615)

Robert S Hutton ($111,717)

TanakaWoiwode

RoeschBaileyMcPherson

DennyKeith



CAYS BERM MAINTENANCE LIABILITY

22. There is hard evidence that maintenance of the underwater berms in the Cays is a potentially extremely expensive problem for Coronado.



CAYS BERM MAINTENANCE LIABILITY

22. There is hard evidence that maintenance of the underwater berms in the Cays is a potentially extremely expensive problem for Coronado.

WoiwodeTanakaBailey

Roesch

DennyMcPherson

Keith



CAPITAL ASSET REPLACEMENT

23. Fully and properly funding building and equipment replacement funds should not be much of a problem given the City’s overall financial status.



CAPITAL ASSET REPLACEMENT

23. Fully and properly funding building and equipment replacement funds should not be much of a problem given the City’s overall financial status.

DennyKeith

BaileyWoiwode

McPhersonRoesch

Tanaka



PENSION FUND FUNDING

24. This Pension Fund shortfall can and should be easily rectified given the City’s overall financial condition.



PENSION FUND FUNDING

24. This Pension Fund shortfall can and should be easily rectified given the City’s overall financial condition.

KeithTanakaBaileyMcPherson

Roesch

DennyWoiwode



TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX

25. I recommend voting in favor of Proposition F to increase the TOT from 8% to 10%.




25. I recommend voting in favor of Proposition F to increase the TOT from 8% to 10%.

DennyMcPhersonBaileyRoesch

TanakaWoiwode

Keith




26. We have been missing out on an opportunity to improve our City’s fiscal status by not levying higher TOT up to this point.




26. We have been missing out on an opportunity to improve our City’s fiscal status by not levying higher TOT up to this point.

DennyKeith

McPhersonTanakaBailey

WoiwodeRoesch



SCHOOL POOL

27. The City should find ways to mitigate the swimming pool deficit for the School District (e.g. perhaps by taking over operation the pool, etc.).



SCHOOL POOL

27. The City should find ways to mitigate the swimming pool deficit for the School District (e.g. perhaps by taking over operation the pool, etc.).

Tanaka DennyBailey

WoiwodeRoeschKeith

McPherson*



CITY STAFFING LEVELS

28. Overall, Coronado city staffing levels are too high.



CITY STAFFING LEVELS

28. Overall, Coronado city staffing levels are too high.

TanakaWoiwode

DennyRoesch

McPhersonBaileyKeith



LOBBYING

29. I think it is important that we always have a lobbyist on our payroll.



LOBBYING

29. I think it is important that we always have a lobbyist on our payroll.

DennyBailey

KeithTanakaMcPherson

WoiwodeRoesch



PARCEL TAX

30. Parcel taxes have been discussed and might be imposed in the near term.



PARCEL TAX

30. Parcel taxes have been discussed and might be imposed in the near term.

TanakaWoiwode

McPhersonKeith

BaileyRoeschDenny



PARCEL TAX

31. If elected, I will do everything possible to prevent the necessity of a parcel tax.



PARCEL TAX

31. If elected, I will do everything possible to prevent the necessity of a parcel tax.

RoeschTanakaDennyBailey

WoiwodeMcPherson

Keith



RESIDENTIAL QUALITY - OTHER


NORTH ISLAND AIRCRAFT NOISE

32. The current Council has been proactive in working with the Navy and, as a result, aircraft-associated noise has been minimized.



NORTH ISLAND AIRCRAFT NOISE

32. The current Council has been proactive in working with the Navy and, as a result, aircraft-associated noise has been minimized.

DennyBaileyWoiwode

RoeschKeith

TanakaMcPherson



CRIME / NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

33. The Police have done everything reasonable in following-up after residential burglaries have been committed.



CRIME / NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

33. The Police have done everything reasonable in following-up after residential burglaries have been committed.

McPhersonRoeschTanakaBailey

WoiwodeKeith

Denny



RESIDENTIAL QUALITY –

BUILDING DENSITY


FAR / RSIP I & II

34. The City Council made a mistake by watering-down some of the most important recommendations of the RSIP efforts.



FAR / RSIP I & II

34. The City Council made a mistake by watering-down some of the most important recommendations of the RSIP efforts.

TanakaWoiwodeRoesch

BaileyDennyMcPherson

Keith



FAR / RSIP I & II

35. The City Council’s previous action/inaction contributed to an overbuilding crisis that exists today.



FAR / RSIP I & II

35. The City Council’s previous action/inaction contributed to an overbuilding crisis that exists today.

RoeschTanakaBailey

Woiwode

DennyMcPherson

Keith



PROPOSITION J

36. The City Council was right in taking Prop J to court to keep it off the ballot.



PROPOSITION J

36. The City Council was right in taking Prop J to court to keep it off the ballot.

DennyMcPherson

Keith

RoeschBaileyWoiwode

Tanaka



PROPOSITION J

37. After Prop J was passed by voters, the Council did the right thing for Coronado by getting the matter legally overturned.



PROPOSITION J

37. After Prop J was passed by voters, the Council did the right thing for Coronado by getting the matter legally overturned.

DennyMcPherson

Keith

BaileyRoesch

WoiwodeTanaka



PROPOSITION J

38. I would support the ideals of Prop J if it was on the ballot today.



PROPOSITION J

38. I would support the ideals of Prop J if it was on the ballot today.

RoeschBaileyWoiwodeTanakaDenny

McPhersonKeith



PROPOSITION J

39. The large new homes that have been built on the 25’ x 140’ lots (created from one 50’ parcel) have been a valuable addition to our community. If the question came before me today I would allow them to be built.



PROPOSITION J

39. The large new homes that have been built on the 25’ x 140’ lots (created from one 50’ parcel) have been a valuable addition to our community. If the question came before me today I would allow them to be built.

DennyKeith

McPhersonTanakaBailey

WoiwodeRoesch



ETHICS / COUNCIL PROCEDURES


RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES

40. The City Council has an excellent track record of taking advice from the various commissions and committees they charter… and implementing their recommendations as written



RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES

40. The City Council has an excellent track record of taking advice from the various commissions and committees they charter… and implementing their recommendations as written

DennyMcPherson

Keith

TanakaBailey

WoiwodeRoesch



COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ETHICS

41. Coronado has never been “blighted,” but it was okay to say that we were, because it enabled the City to receive hundreds of millions of dollars toward replacement of public buildings under the CDA legislation.




41. Coronado has never been “blighted,” but it was okay to say that we were, because it enabled the City to receive hundreds of millions of dollars toward replacement of public buildings under the CDA legislation.

Refused to answer: Tanaka

BaileyDennyWoiwode

McPherson

RoeschKeith




42. Under the CDA legislation, in comparison with other communities in California, Coronado really was “blighted.” There was nothing wrong with this assertion from an ethical point of view.




42. Under the CDA legislation, in comparison with other communities in California, Coronado really was “blighted.” There was nothing wrong with this assertion from an ethical point of view.


Keith

WoiwodeRoesch

Tanaka



SPEAKING BEFORE THE COUNCIL

43. Residents who choose to speak before the Council are treated with appropriate dignity and respect.



SPEAKING BEFORE THE COUNCIL

43. Residents who choose to speak before the Council are treated with appropriate dignity and respect.

DennyBaileyMcPherson

RoeschKeith

TanakaWoiwode



COUNCIL MEETINGS

44. Council Meetings should be held in the evening so that more citizens can attend.



COUNCIL MEETINGS

44. Council Meetings should be held in the evening so that more citizens can attend.

TanakaWoiwodeMcPherson

RoeschKeith

DennyBailey



PROPOSITION J ETHICS

45. The Council’s actions to keep Prop J off the ballot, and to subsequently prevent it from taking effect, were ethically justified.



PROPOSITION J ETHICS

45. The Council’s actions to keep Prop J off the ballot, and to subsequently prevent it from taking effect, were ethically justified.

DennyMcPherson

Keith

RoeschBaileyWoiwode

Tanaka



RESIDENTIAL QUALITY –

CODE ENFORCEMENT


VACATION RENTALS

46. The City has been proactive in finding innovative ways to enforce city codes regarding vacation rentals.



VACATION RENTALS

46. The City has been proactive in finding innovative ways to enforce city codes regarding vacation rentals.

KeithMcPhersonRoesch

TanakaBailey

Woiwode

Denny



BUSINESS DISTRICT


HOTEL DEL EXPANSION

47. I would support finding innovative ways to revisit the approval, and maybe overturn, the Hotel del’s expansion.



HOTEL DEL EXPANSION

47. I would support finding innovative ways to revisit the approval, and maybe overturn, the Hotel del’s expansion.

WoiwodeTanakaBailey

Roesch

McPhersonDennyKeith



PROMOTION OF TOURISM

48. I would not support any additional expansions of the Hotel del.




48. I would not support any additional expansions of the Hotel del.

WoiwodeTanakaRoesch

BaileyMcPherson*

DennyKeith




49. Coronado should scale back tourism promotion, and thereby decrease tourist numbers, so that the residents don’t feel so displaced during peak summer months.




49. Coronado should scale back tourism promotion, and thereby decrease tourist numbers, so that the residents don’t feel so displaced during peak summer months.

TanakaMcPherson

BaileyWoiwodeRoeschKeith

Denny




50. Residents’ interests need to be given greater priority over tourism promotion.




50. Residents’ interests need to be given greater priority over tourism promotion.

DennyBailey

WoiwodeRoeschKeith

TanakaMcPherson



HOTEL DEL BEACH ENCROACHMENT

51. Regarding the walkway in front of the Hotel del beach “cottages,” beach encroachment by the Hotel was a good deal for Coronado residents.




51. Regarding the walkway in front of the Hotel del beach “cottages,” beach encroachment by the Hotel was a good deal for Coronado residents.

DennyKeithBaileyMcPherson

Tanaka WoiwodeRoesch




52. I would be against any further “encroachments” by the Hotel on the public beach.




52. I would be against any further “encroachments” by the Hotel on the public beach.

TanakaRoeschBaileyWoiwode

DennyMcPherson

Keith



THE “STARBUCK’S QUESTION”

53. The Council should pick and choose which businesses should be discouraged from selling alcohol and which should not.




53. The Council should pick and choose which businesses should be discouraged from selling alcohol and which should not.

BaileyMcPherson

WoiwodeKeithTanakaDenny*Roesch




54. Coronado has too many establishments that sell alcohol.




54. Coronado has too many establishments that sell alcohol.

WoiwodeKeith

BaileyRoesch

Tanaka Denny

McPherson



NICKY ROTTEN’S

55. Had the City properly handled the Nicky Rotten’s situation to begin with, the $5 million dollar lawsuit probably could have been avoided.



NICKY ROTTEN’S

55. Had the City properly handled the Nicky Rotten’s situation to begin with, the $5 million dollar lawsuit probably could have been avoided.

Refused to answer: Tanaka

WoiwodeDennyBaileyKeith

McPhersonRoesch



BUSINESS DISTRICT IN GENERAL

56. Too many Coronado businesses are oriented strictly on profit from tourists and should be more oriented to the needs of residents.



BUSINESS DISTRICT IN GENERAL

56. Too many Coronado businesses are oriented strictly on profit from tourists and should be more oriented to the needs of residents.

TanakaWoiwode


RoeschKeith


Documents

Just For the Record The Coronado CAN! Voters Guide Tabulated Results from the Coronado CAN! Community-Wide Candidate Forum October 18, 2012 Copyright ©