Prosperous
Accomplishments:
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Commercial: Chick-Fil-A, In n Out, Raising Cane’s, Target, Fulgent Technologies
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Housing: Aston at Gateway, Plaza Ortiz I & II
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Pushed for an update to Economic Development
Strategic Plan -
Support providing resources to small businesses
To Do:
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Push to aggressively implement Economic Development Strategic Plan and attract top commercial, industrial and manufacturing companies
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Continue providing resources to small businesses
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Enhancing Resident services for Senior Citizens, Children and ensure that they are expanded to all cultural communities
Safer
Accomplishments:
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Authorized ballistic windows and door panels on new
police patrol vehicles -
Unfroze 6 sworn officer positions and approved recruitment incentives to increase number of officers on the street
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Authorized purchase of trunk-based drones to replace costly aero bureau program and increase
public / officer safety -
Opposed effort to close one of the city’s fire stations
To Do:
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Support expansion to Drone First Responder capability as replacement for Aero Bureau
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Aggressively fight HR 1525 which seeks to eliminate funding for law enforcement (bill seeks to eliminate equitable sharing program of the DOJ)
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Support ¼-cent sales tax increase for public safety funding on the November ballot
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Protect life and property by keeping our fire stations open
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After school programs for at risk youth
(connecting Law Enforcement with Little league teams)
Friendlier
Accomplishments:
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More and improved park space: Merced Linear Park, Zamora Park rehabilitation, Esperanza Village park space
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Worked with State Assemblymember Mike Fong to secure $500,000 for the restoration of Pioneer Park
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Affordable housing projects: Life Ark, Plaza Ortiz I & II
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Project Homekey
To Do:
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Ensure our City staff is communicating with residents in their native languages
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Identify and attract companies to invest in our communities to enhance the El Monte Experience.
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Build a campaign to unite residents to care for Clean City (Volunteer clean up day)
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Participate in Sister Cities program to elevate El Monte status