DALLAS CITY COUNCIL AND MAYORAL CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE

MAY 9, 2015 ELECTION

Please complete and return the following questionnaire, along with your rsum, to
sjackson@dallascitizenscouncil.org or deliver it to the Dallas Citizens Council Office in Suite 6212 of
the Bank of America Building. The members of Dallas Citizens Council thank you in advance for your
thoughtful responses and for your interest in serving the City of Dallas.
Candidate Name

Candidate Signature and Date

District/Position
Represented

_________________________ _________________________________ ______________

Section I | Personal Profile
1. What experience most prepares you for service as a member of the Dallas City Council or
Mayor?

2. Why do you want to be elected to city leadership?

3. What is the biggest challenge and opportunity facing the City of Dallas?

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4. How do you propose the city leadership address this challenge and opportunity?

Section 2 | Position on Key Issues

1. Are you familiar with the City of Dallas long-term water plan? Do you support that plan? As a
City Council member or mayor, would you support the construction of new reservoirs to meet
the needs of Dallas residents?

2. Do you support all or part of the Trinity River Corridor Projects Balanced Vision Plan? Please
explain.

3. What is the most important transportation issue facing the City of Dallas? What is your
solution?

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4. What role, if any, should the Dallas City Council and Mayor play in assisting DISDs efforts to
improve public education?

5. As a city council member or mayor, how will you support southern sector development?

6. How will you support the expansion of higher education opportunities in Dallas?

7. In your view, what is the most important healthcare issue facing the residents of Dallas? What
role should the City of Dallas play, if any?

Section 3 | Governance and Leadership

1. What is your position on the City of Dallas budget? If you could remove line items from the
budget, what would you cut? What would you add?

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2. If elected, how would you keep your constituents informed and how would you engage them on
city issues?

3. Do you agree with all current city ordinances? If not, which ordinances do you disagree with
and what would you change?

Section 4 | Long-Term City Planning

1. How would you propose spurring economic development in Dallas?

2. Do you support the re-development of Fair Park? Please explain.

3. Do you support the expansion of the Kay Bay Hutchison Convention Center? Please explain.

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4. Do you support the development of a Major League Baseball Stadium in Downtown Dallas?

5. Do you support a high-speed rail line connecting Dallas to major regional cities? Please explain.

6. How would you support continued growth of the Arts in Dallas?

7. In your view, what is needed to help Dallas realize its vision of becoming an international city?

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