Santa Cruz Sentinel from Santa Cruz, California • Page 8

A-8 Sunday, Oct. 20, 1996 Sentinel VillppMpMppppppMpppBpppppppppMppMpppppprpM Four-year seat; vote for two Two-year seat; vote for one Charles Howard Kathleen Card Mo Khan (I) Sandra Nelson Michael Simms (I) Jack Darrough (I) Laura Pederson 5 if Age: 26 Occupation: Chemistry teacher, Ap-tos High School Experience: Managing Age: 68 Occupation: Retired Experience: Appointed incumbent, serving 14 months on Age: 62 Occupation: Retired, National Park Service Experience: Served as a Age: 52 Occupation: School secretary Experience: Served five years on the Marello Age: 41 Occupation: Attorney Experience: Recording secretary with Central Fire Age: 52 Occupation: Fire captain, San Jose Fire Department Experience: 23 years Age: 62 Occupation: Retired fire captain. Experience: Prior business owner; 29 years of 'iffy1 fire protection experience. important issues: Proposed district engine-based paramedics; future county paramedic program; administrative office building and fire station upgrades; district aerial ladder truck the board; 36 years experience in sales in the health care industry. Most important issues: Fiscal responsibility, paramedic implementation, upgrading the Thurber Lane fire station, improved fire prevention education, replacement of equipment.

the researchscouting budget for a television science news show; strong skills in data collection and analysis. Most important issues: Proposed paramedic program; station closures that have been suggested within the last couple of years; overtime for firefighters versus hiring more personnel. since February, 1993; self-employed attorney. Most important issues: The anticipated involvement in an engine-based paramedic service; possibility of fire agency consolidation, or JPA formation for various aspects of fire service; status of existing facilities; the need, if any, for increased staffing levels. with San Jose Fire Department; captain of an active paramedic engine company; member of the Central Fire Board for the past five months.

Most important issues: The orderly integration of the fire service into advanced support through engine-based paramedics. We must not sacrifice our high level of fire protection to add paramedics. board member for the past year; served in various managerial positions with the park service. Most important issues: State of the art training and equipment for firefighters; implementation of an engine-based paramedic program; community-based safety programs for school children and adults; improve facilities with fiscal accountability. Prep High School board; served IS years with the Santa Cruz chapter of the National Kidney Foundation; was elected to president of both boards.

Most important issues: Whether to implement an engine-based paramedic plan or wait until the county plan is developed; does not favor cutbacks in manpower or equipment to support a new project. Area vote for one Area vote for one Jane Royer Barr mm rvn JV Elena Moya Irving Richman Age: 44 1 Age: 30 Occupation: Business owner, consultant for Food and Nutrition Services, Inc. Experience: Owns an auto Age: 68 Occupation: Substitute teacher Experience: Retired deputy probation officer, Los Angles County; 10 Occupation: Project analystfinancial analyst Experience: Board member, current board Dresident: 22 Mary Bryant (I) Age: 37 Occupation: Publisher, The Mid-County Post Experience: Incumbent board member; also a member of the Schools Plus Foundation. Most important issues: School district reorganization once an almost sub-specialty of the board, this has been a hot topic the past two years; special education -meeting the need with more demand and fewer resources; alternative education the county's alternative curriculum has reworked the concepts of schools for students at risk. As part of our continuing election coverage, the Sentinel is presenting profiles of local candidates.

Today, we are presenting candidates for local school, fire and water boards, and special districts. Next Sunday we will present profiles of candidates for state Assembly, state Senate, Congress, city councils and Board of Supervisors. years financial analysis; board member, past president Pajaro Valley Shelter Services. years substitute teacher. Most important issues: Bring honesty and integrity to our schools; unleash and develop creative yearnings of our children; allow full discussion of controversial subjects; reintroduce Latin as well as the teaching of other languages and cultures.

motive business; nutrition educator; directorteacher of a child care center. Most important issues: Secession opposes splitting district, calls it unfair to the children; safe environment favors uniforms, strict discipline, demanding curriculum; supports a third high school; Most important issues: Academic achievement need to raise educational expectations; housingfacilities need a new elementary school and a new high secession supports two or more smaller districts. We have a large bureaucracy we'd all be better off without. unsatisfactory test scores advocates a return to basic skills at the elementary level. I ip pi 14 I i Mil i .1, mm if ip I1 1 Area vote for two Candidate Morgan Rankin did not respond Division vote for one Candidates Jack Edsburg (I) and David Edwards did not respond Division vote for one Michael Candau James Dutra Age: 50 Occupation: Farmer Experience: Third generation farmer, drip irrigation specialist.

Age: 33 Occupation: Golf course manager. Experience: Local water conservation and water table manager. Water Howard Mauthe (I) Age: 81 Occupation: Retired physician. Experience: Four years as a director, currently chairman of the Board of Directors. Most important issues: Importing water via pipeline connection with the Central Valley Project.

District is presently in a state of groundwater overdraft causing seawater intrusion near the coast. Laura Shaw Age: Did not respond Occupation: English as a second language teacher in La Honda district. Experience: Mother of three young children. Most important issues: Communicating with the teachers and the community. W.

Scott Conard Age: 44 Occupation: Marine engineer Experience: Has not held any public office. Most important issues: Maintain our present atmosphere of mutual support and cooperation after weathering the previous months of turmoil in our district. Martha Lopez-Chubb Age: 42 Occupation: Mortgage company owner Experience: Mother of three young children; member of School Site Council. Most important issues: Would like more information on how Bonny Doon students are doing. Jim Safranek Age: 34 Occupation: Environmental health specialist, water quality division, for Santa Cruz County.

Experience: Eight years of experience in environmental health, last five dedicated to ground and surface water protection. Most important issues: The district is rubber-stamping a plan to construct a $160 million pipeline. The board has no idea how much water will be required to prevent seawater intrusion. Most important issues: Due to saltwater intrusion in the Pajaro Valley and bordering areas, the district must find an alternative to good water, yet retain our natural water environment. management financial consultant.

Most important issues: Fiscal responsibility and water Vote for two Richard Lyness Lisa Barca-Hall Wayne Heimsoth ScottSalsbury(I) Age: 38 Occupation: School administratorteacher Experience: 17 years as a special education assistant and as a private and public school music teacher. Age: Did not respond. Occupation: Information systems Experience: Manager of information systems departments; various community service with: Loma Prieta Volunteer Fire Age: Did not respond. Occupation: Advertising marketing executive; president of Enterprise Communications. Experience: Organized and managed parcel tax campaigns.

Mem Age: 45 Occupation: General contractor Experience: Served on the board for 13 years, contributing to countless improvements. Most itnnnrtant issues: Richard Parf itt Age: Did not respond Occupation: Scientist Experience: Worked on the district's technology committee; participated in the mathematics curriculum review committee and hiring process for new teachers for our Middle School. Most important issues: The need to provide an excellent education for children while facing restricted resources by calling upon the community, private grants and better state, local and federal ft The district has lost touch with the community because of a number of issues: lack of assessment testing, antiquated books, inadequate library staffing. I would resume a leadership role and attempt to pull staff, community, students and administration together. ber of the Loma Prieta Technology Committee and Board of the Loma Prieta Community Foundation.

Most important issues: Demand and recognize academic excellence and achievement; maximize the district's limited financial resources through the development of non-tax revenue; create an open collaborative environment. Department and chairman of the Santa Cruz County Fire Department Advisory Committee, alternate Planning Commissioner. Most important issues: To have the major efforts of the board focus on educational issues; handle the construction and earthquake repair issues outside the board meetings. Most important issues: The district needs to better include the community in setting and implementing its goals through citizen advisory committees, public forums and written communication. The district also needs to assess evolving curriculum on two levels: through standardized testing to measure students' performance and supporting the faculty in evaluating its effectiveness across all grades and subjects.

Local voters to decide a variety of tax measures erns mobile home parks. The revision would clarify aspects of the relationship between park owners, mobile home owners, and renters, said Gary Smith, assistant city manager. For example, the revised ordinance would spell out arbitration procedures in disputes, he said, since the current ordinance not address arbitration. The revised ordinance would make a mobile home renter bound to agreements that the mobile home's owner made with the park, he said. Currently, renters can stay in a mobile home for at most one year.

The revised ordinance would make it two years, he said. Right now, park owners have the right to approve new home owners when a mobile home is sold. The revised ordinance would shrink park owners' power over sales by requiring a park owner to provide a seller more information on alter nate real-estate agents, more time and more flexibility. Smith said. The revised ordinance seeks to clarify the formula for rent increases, but it does not change the formula, he said.

The revised ordinance would give park owners more flexibility in carrying out park maintenance, and it would give park dwellers a say on capital improvements to a park, he said. A "yes" vote approves the changes. A "no" vote rejects the changes, keeping the ordinance as is. Measure seeks to increase utility taxes in Scotts Valley. It would replace the current 4 percent tax on gas and electricity with a percent tax on gas, electricity and telephone service.

For example, if your monthly bill is $100, you would pay $1 more. If your phone bill is $50, you would pay $2.50. The city Is calling for the added money because In 1997, it will lose annual revenue of $620,000, according to a statement. The loss will result from the expiration of the earthquake-repair sales tax, loss of state retirement fund credits, and expiration of federal funding for police, the statement says. A "yes" vote approves the tax increase.

A "no" vote rejects it. Measure seeks to raise $221,000 for the Branciforte Fire Protection District over the next six years by raising a special tax on property, dwellings and businesses. The money would be used to replace a 1968 fuel truck that is now being used as a water tanker and a 1959 pickup truck that is often the first vehicle to arrive at the scene of a blaze, according to the fire de-parment. A "yes" vote approves the tax increase. A "no" vote rejects It.

If approved, the increase would take effect July 1, 1997 and remain increase. A "no" vote withholds approval of the tax Increase. Measure calls for a v-cent sales tax increase to provide funding for county libraries once the current to-cent earthquake-repair sales tax expires on March 31, 1997. The new tax would expire on or before March 31, 2013. A vote approves the tax.

A "no" vote rejects the tax. The measure, which would not impose the tax but would rather authorize county officials to implement it, needs a two-thirds vote for passage. Measure asks Felton voters whether the Felton Fire Protection District should increase the number of people on its board of directors from three to five. A "yes" vote approves Increasing board membership to five. A "no" vote opposes changing the number of members.

Measure seeks to change a Watsonville ordinance that gov in effect for no longer than six years. The tax increase would not exceed $5 for parcels of land less than 10.000 square feet, $20 for parcels between 10,000 square feet and 25 acres, $30 for parcels more than 25 acres, $30 per residence ing, $150 per business occupancy, $10 per bed in residential care facilities, $10 per commercial campground or mobile home space, $10 per room in hotels and the like, $150,000 for organized camp facilities, and $400 per industrial occupancy. Measure asks whether the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District should be allowed to increase the per-famtly fee from $29 to $49.70 in its Recreation and Improvement Assessment District. The added money would be used to build a community swimming pool. A "yes" vote expresses approval.

A "no" vote expresses disapproval. It is an advisory vote only. By STEPHANIE HOO Sentinel staff writer Countywide, local measures on the November ballot ask voters their opinion on everything from a 4-year-old hotel tax to a plan to build a community swimming pool. Here's a rundown of the measures, A through G. Measure A asks Capitola voters to approve or withhold approval of a city hotel tax increase adopted in 1992.

Due to recent court cases, the validity of the 1992 tax increase is now in doubt. The city council increased the tax from 8 percent to 9.5 percent for stays of less than 30 days in hotels, motels, inns or similar businesses. The city now seeks voter approval- of that increase. But even without voter approval, the tax Increase may still be valid the law Is' not clear, said city attorney Richard Manning. A "yes" vote approves the tax.