The Arts:




+ Rod Guyton bravely recognized budget concerns could be an issue when funding the arts and has stood on a platform of cutting non-educational productions by the city if a budget shortfall occurs. This would ensure that positive and educational productions will continue to be well funded despite slowing economic times.
+Cliff Numark as vice president of the Torrance Symphony has a deep understanding of arts and will coordinate among the Torrance Cultural Arts Center Foundation and other groups two to three times a year to resolve current and upcoming problems.
+As a member of the Western Museum of Flight Pat also appreciates the arts and would work with all the stake holders in Torrance Arts. He would appoint an executive of some sort to solve problems the art organization are facing.
Balanced Budget:




+ As a business owner Rod Guyton has experience in balancing a budget . He can do the same for Torrance only on a larger scale.
+ Cliff Numark as director of the Red Cross turned a company that could not make payroll into a dynamic and thriving business. If worse scenarios take place in Torrance Cliff's Zero-based budget would be the best idea to return our budget to fiscally soundness.
+ Susan Rhilinger's "Bread, Butter and Cake" metaphor makes perfect sense as she looks at what is necessary for Torrance, what could we cut and what we could just do without. Susan was also a fiscal hawk when it came to balancing the budget for the Torrance Police Department.
Business Grower:




+ Cliff wants a strong working relationship with the three biggest businesses in Torrance: automotive, health care and foreign businesses. Cliff advocates a one stop permit shop for new business in Torrance and customer service business center.
+ Rod has a great working relationship with the Japanese business community and has lived in Japan for 2.5 years. Since then he has traveled back there over 24 different times for Torrance business ventures to continue and strengthen a working relationship with the Japanese Business Community in Torrance.
+ Gene Barnett was the first to envision a possible convention center where the old Montgomery Ward use to be. He also supports the brining in an anchor store to further expand Del Amo Mall and increase foot traffic in the mall.
Education:




+ Rod Guyton like all the education award candidates is endorsed by school board president Michael Ernst. Rod actively campaigned for the Torrance school bond measure and has entered into agreement with Power Ford to give $50 to our schools for every car they sell.
+ Cliff Numark seeks to have a side by side analysis of school and city services in order to consolidate and make them more effective. Cliff will ensure the school bond measure is used for infrastructure only and as a park and recreations commissioner fought for our schools to have top priority over use of the plunge.
+ Gene Barnett seeks to create joint city and school programs in order to achieve greater efficiency and better established communications between the school district and they city of Torrance.
Environment:




+ Cliff supports the Torrance environmental quality commission to reduce green house gases to pre 1990 levels by 2010 and would also expand the cities green waste program city wide.
+ Pat like all the environmental award winners opposes the sale of jet fuel at Torrance airport which if not banned would have devastating impacts to our environment. Pat like Tim and Cliff have been endorsed by the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters.
+ Gene Barnett while on the Madrona Marsh Foundation fought for the preservation of the Madrona Marsh and for open space for neighborhood parks within our community. He is also a supporter of expanding the green waste program city wide.
Government Transparency:




+ A member of the Blue Ribbon Committee on Ethics and Integrity Pat Furey ensured government was open and honest to the people and that those who violated election laws were punished.
+ Kurt Weideman was served the city for 26 years with honesty and integrity would continue to serve the city in that same fashion as a city councilmen.
+ Gene Barnett also a long time public servant would hold true to the promise of being the city of Torrance's "fiscal watch dog" and would ensure ethical conduct on the city council.
Historic Torrance Preservation:




+ Cliff Numark would do research to see what is best for homeowners and businesses within old town Torrance to see what ways of preservation works best for them in a historical preservation zone. He would also enforce the Mills act.
+ Gene Barnett would enact historical preservation zones and enforce the Mills act to give tax benefits for those who choose to opt into a preservation agreement in Old Town Torrance. Gene is a member of the Torrance Historical Society.
+ Mike Mauno was the first city council member to introduce sign age welcoming people into old town Torrance. Mauno is in favor the Mills act and would seek careful balance when implementing historical preservation zones.
Public Safety:




+ Cliff Numark vows to keep public safety as the #1 priority as a city councilmen. Cliff has participated in the city's Partners in Policing Program and will continue to strengthen and supports the Torrance Ranger program to keep Torrance a safe city.
Rod Guyton recognizes that public safety is tied to the revenue we bring in to the city of Torrance because 55% of our budgets goes to public safety. Guyton seeks to strengthen business ties (see business grower) in order to have the money to continue to pay for our top notch public safety.
+ Gene Barnett will continue to support and properly fund Torrance’s public safety services to provide crime prevention, law enforcement, fire, paramedic, and other vital emergency services and will assure that the City is prepared to respond to local and regional major emergencies.
Revenue Generator:




+ Mike Mauno generated a $10 million win fall for the city of Torrance while serving on the Re-Use Committee of the Chandler Rock Quarry and Ready-Mix Concrete Plant. He also would put forth an investigation to see of Exxon Mobil is paying their fair share of property taxes.
+ Pat Furey creatively was able to negotiate with Scott Robinson Honda to give $100 for every car they sell to the Torrance school district. Similar deals would be made with private enterprises to boost the cities revenue.
+ Rod Guyton similar to Pat Furey negotiated with Power Ford to give $50 for every car they sell to Torrance schools. Rod could capitalize with his strong ties to the Japaneses business community to help with other negotiations with private business to ameliorate the city fiscal status.
Traffic:




+ Pat Furey was the first to talk about acquiring PCH/Hawthorn intersection as responsibility of the city of Torrance. Pat would negotiate with the stat to ensure that Torrance tax payers would not foot the bill for acquiring the repairs of streets that the South Bay not just Torrance uses.
+ Kurt Weidman is also in favor of acquiring the PCH/Hawthorn intersection and believes we should expand Del Amo Boulevard to Crenshaw Boulevard and Praire Avenue.
+ Cliff Numark would implement the Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control Softwear in
Youth:




+ Rod Guyton has served as a Little League Rivera Baseball coach, promotes the need for the availability of fields for youth sports and was actively involved and co-founded the Leadership Torrance Alumni Association- Youth Leadership Program currently at
+ Cliff Numark like Rod is in favor of preserving and creating new fields for youth sports programs. He would create an official Torrance Facebook page to get the youth involved and would use Torrance 2.0 to send e-mails to our youth to let them know what events they can take part in within the community.
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Torrance Election 2008
"Because We Want More Than Sound Bites"