Meet the City Council Candidates – Invitation

The Canyon Country Advisory Committee is made up of a group of concerned Santa Clarita residents interested in issues relating to Canyon Country and the surrounding east Santa Clarita Valley.  This group meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 7PM to 9PM, in the George A. Caravalho Activity Center Banquet Room, 20880 Centre Pointe Parkway, Santa Clarita. Meetings are open to the public.  If you have a concern or just want to come and listen you are welcome to attend.

Now that the holidays are a memory and 2010 is upon us, so is another Santa Clarita City Council election cycle. This time around we will choose 3 individuals to represent us over the next 4 years. As important as this may sound, the Canyon Country Advisory Committee does not endorse, or campaign for, any candidates even though we share the belief that the City Council election process is paramount in maintaining our Santa Clarita way of life.  Instead, we look to aid every resident familiarize themselves with the candidate’s positions and encourage our neighbors to vote for the candidates of their choice. To aid in making that vision a reality, the Canyon Country Advisory Committee has sponsored Candidate Forums and “Meet the Council Candidate” sessions during the 2006 and 2008 City Council election cycle.  For 2010 we are equally committed to bring City Council candidates and the community members together using our “Meet the Council Candidate” town hall format. In this way, we will get to see the candidates up close, hear them tell us their visions and answer questions from the audience.

“Meet the Council Candidate” session give each candidate 30 minutes.  Candidates may use as much as 10 minutes to tell us about themselves and the remainder of the time to answer questions from the audience.  Currently, there are 12 City Council candidates vying for 3 open seats.  “Meet the Council Candidate” sessions are being scheduled over 3 Canyon Country Advisory Committee meetings.

At the January 20 CCAC Meeting:

• Disney Corporation will be providing a presentation on their latest local project.  This new facility to be located on Pacerita Canyon, east of HWY 14, will bring excitement, creativity and jobs to our valley.

• The first in a series of “Meet the City Council Candidate” sessions will be held.  At this meetingTimBen Boydston and Harrison Katz will be telling us about themselves and answering questions from the audience.

At the February 17 CCAC Meeting:

• The second installment of the “Meet the City Council Candidate” sessions will feature David Gauny and Marsha McLean.

At the March 17 CCAC Meeting:

• The third installment of the “Meet the City Council Candidate” sessions will feature Johnny Pride.

In addition to those candidates listed above; Frank Ferry, David Galvan, Daniel Henriquez and Laurene Weste remain uncommitted for a session. Mark Kirkpatrick, Kenneth Mann and Henry Schultz will be sent invitations this week. We will keep you informed as the schedule firms up.

Please join us for what will be very informative meetings.  I hope that you can make them and look forward to seeing you there.

Alan Ferdman

Chair, Canyon Country Advisory Committee