5th District Council Candidates Corliss Lee and Rich Dines Field Residents' Questions, Display Some Differences With Each Other And With Non-Attending Incumbent Stacy Mungo; All Four Ballot Candidates Slated To Appear At <nobr>March 15</nobr> LVNA Forum '

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5th District Council Candidates Corliss Lee and Rich Dines Field Residents' Questions, Display Some Differences With Each Other And With Non-Attending Incumbent Stacy Mungo; All Four Ballot Candidates Slated To Appear At March 15 LVNA Forum

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(March 9. 2018, 8:45 a.m.) -- 5th district Council candidates Corliss Lee and Rich Dines fielded multiple residents' questions, displaying some differences between the two and with non-attending incumbent Stacy Mungo at a March 8 candidate forum organized by Citizens About Responsible Planning (CARP) and The Eastside Voice (grassroots neighborhood group.)

Council incumbent Mungo chose not to attend, indicating through a representative dissatisfaction with the event's organizers; candidate John Osborn cited a conflicting business obligation. All four ballot candidates are slated to appear at a March 15 candidate forum (details below) organized by the Lakewood Village Neighborhood Association.

The March 8 CARP-Eastside Voice forum at McBride High School was moderated by CSULB lecturer/Third District resident Robert Shurtz using League of Women voters guidelines (a few questions by moderator, the majority submitted by audience members on cards.)

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Opening statements	Start to 6:15
[Moderator questions] What is your top priority?	6:33-8:15
What differentiates 5th district from other districts?	8:40-10:42
How do you plan to communicate with constituents?	10:54-12:49
[Audience questions begin] How will you address city's pension liability in future budgets?	13:11-16:30
What are your skills and approach for working collaboratively with your colleagues?	16:40-19:03
What is your approach for ensuring City Council actions are transparent?	19:19-22:08
What is your position on "sanctuary city" status?	22:16-24:33
What is your stance on the Airport Noise Ordinance? Should fines be increased? Will you support residents over corporate interests?	24:49-28:50
Do you have a plan to help the homeless in CD and the city as a whole?	29:09-33:42
Do you support plan to split property tax rates and raise the rate for commercial property?	33:56-36:30
Are you satisfied with the Council vote on LUE? What about parking for the high density buildings? Will you vote to stop LUE?	36:51-40:55
PD and FD still underfunded and understaffed; how do we pay for more public safety?	41:10-44:13
Taxpayers agreed to raise sales tax for infrastructure and public safety. What happened to the money?	44:25-46:30
Do you support changing the City's Charter to allow the Council to take millions of dollars from the Water Dept?	46:46-49:51
Streets in Lakewood Village are terrible. How would you make certain the 5th district gets its fair share of street repair and how will you pay for repair?	50:08-53:13
What is your position on the Council's role in mandating private sector work practices such as hotel workers?	53:26-55:29
We'll be having 32 medical marijuana dispensaries in our city. What is your stance on allowing dispensaries to become recreational?	55:49-59:07
How would you attract more business in CD5? Working in LB would reduce traffic.	59:23-1:03:00
Do you support LB's membership in the So. Calif. Ass'n of Gov'ts (SCAG)	1:03:11-1:06:06
Do you believe City would best be served by a full time City Council?	1:06:28-1:09:15
Which current Councilperson do you align yourself with and why?	1:09:34-1:10:48
How can LB become a greener city?	1:10:55-1:14:22
Who should name or rename city assets such as libraries?	1:14:36-1:16:18
Do you support affordable housing at the Traffic Circle which is adjacent to Community Hospital slated for closing due to seismic activity?	1:16:37-1:20:31
LB is not on a fiscally sustainable track. Would you consider using public sector consulting as offered by [private financial firms]	1:20:51-1:22:43
Do you support Parks & Recreation programming equalized on districts?	1:22:52-1:25:35
Will you commit to oppose attempts to allow international operations at LB Airport?	1:25:45-1:27:55
What role do yoiu see the City Council having in supporting schools in LB?	1:28:02-1:31:33
Do you agree that the eastside should keep Community Hospital and ER, and how will you help get a new provider?	1:31:45-1:33:52
Are you in favor of road diets?	1:34:04-1:36:32
Do you know where Imperial Estates is located, and what are you going to do to help us?	1:36:46-1:37:07
Do you support the [current] salary of the Mayor?	1:37:37-1:39:35
Can we have future propositions, measures, ordinances involving public votes worded clearly and not using "double-speak" like Measure A that confused Long Beach?	1:40:07-1:43:18
Closing statements	1:43:38-conclusion

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On March 15, the Lakewood Village Neighborhood Association will present a 5th district candidates' forum and LVNA president Bruce DeMille says all four candidates (incumbent Mungo + challengers Lee, Dines and Osborn) have confirmed they will attend. The March 15 forum will take place at Bancroft Middle School, 5301 Centralia Street, 6:30 p.m.

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