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Rod Diridon,
Jr.
for
City Clerk, 2004
822 Camino Drive
Santa
Clara, CA 95050
P: 408.985.7204
E: e-mail
Rod
FPPC ID: pending
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Education
- Schools:
Co-Chaired the successful Santa Clara School Bond Measure, yielding
$145 million to fund new, state of the art science buildings and
performing arts centers at each of the high schools, and more than
thirty other major projects.
- Main
Library: Encouraged the successful completion of a $48 million new
public library that will host a minimum of 100 public access internet
terminals, as well as CD-ROM and other electronic mediums.
- North
of Bayshore Library: Championed a new $6 million library in Santa
Clara's North of Bayshore region.
Government Reform
- Campaign
Finance Reform: Created and chaired the Campaign Finance Reform
Committee. Authored and passed Santa Clara's first Campaign Finance
Ordinance.
- Revolving
Door Lobbying Policy: Authored and passed Santa Claraís first
revolving door lobbying policy.
- Charter
Reform: Championed the creation of a blue-ribbon panel of community
leaders to review the City Charter for the first time in over 30 years.
Public Safety
- Police:
Helped launch a new $18 million Police Station that allows officers to
be more effective and better utilize technology to serve the public.
Also, fought for the creation of a new Police sub-station and community
center for Santa Clara's North of Bayshore residents.
- Fire
Department: Fought to implement a cooperative ambulance transport
agreement between the Santa Clara Fire Department, American Medical
Response, and Santa Clara County and championed a new fire station to
serve Santa Clara's North of Bayshore residents.
- Staffing:
Successfully led the way to keep Santa Clara City's Police, Fire and
Emergency Dispatch compensation rates among the highest in Santa Clara
County, allowing those who protect Santa Clara the opportunity to live
within our community.
Economic & Social
Justice
- Homesafe:
Successfully defended the need to provide $2.6 million in land as a
prime site for Homesafe, a 24-unit shelter for women and families
victimized by domestic violence.
- Childcare:
As a member of the Childcare Committee, fostered the first
comprehensive discussion regarding childcare issues in Santa Clara and
the award of two grant proposals: The Neighborhood Self Sufficiency
program, which helps families on two school sites learn parenting
skills and The Even Start Family Literacy program, which focuses on
adult and family literacy on four school sites.
- Downtown
Santa Clara: Proposed and Chaired the Downtown Revitalization Task
Force. Construction on Phase-one of Santa Clara's downtown
revitalization is currently being completed.
Environment
- San
Tomas Aquino Creek Streamside Trail: Encouraged the funding to complete
the San Tomas Aquino Creek Streamside Trail.
- Open
Space/Park Area: Created and funded the Ulistac Natural Area and other
parks, protecting a total of more than 75 acres of open space and park
land.
- Burrowing
Owls: Assisted in protecting 20 acres of burrowing owl habitat in Santa
Clara, and funding $702,000 to protect 58 acres of habitat in Byron,
California.
Children and Youth
- Santa
Clara Youth Soccer Park: Championed and voted in favor of funding three
professional caliber fields and a sports complex to serve Santa Clara
youth soccer teams.
- Skateboard
Park: Aided the push to complete the Santa Clara Skateboard Park,
serving more than 28,000 people last year.
- Teen
Center: Funded a new Teen Center, to include a coffee bar,
computer/homework center, lounge and conference rooms.
Housing
- Housing:
Advocated for more than 4,700 new housing units in Santa Clara.
- Affordable
Housing: Advocated for more than 550 units of affordable housing in
Santa Clara.
- Housing
Trust Fund: Backed the effort to contribute $500,000 to the Housing
Trust Fund.
Technology
- City
of Santa Clara: Championed an increase in use of technology by the City
of Santa Clara. This includes 500 new computer terminals in 5 years, an
online permitting process and the creation of the Santa Clara City's
internet home page. Also, the creation of the Department of Information
Technology, including a Director of Information Technology, Network
Administrator, Systems Administrator, and Webmaster.
- Schools
and Libraries: Organized a public-private partnership to create a
countywide card catalog. Required Santa Claraís new public
library to have at least 100 new public access internet terminals.
- Corporate
Campuses: Supported and recruited economic development and expansion in
the high tech industry, including Sun Microsystems, Applied Materials,
Intel, Nortel Networks, and many others.
Transportation
- Measure
A/B: Supported and volunteered for the 1996 Measure A/B transportation
campaign, yielding $1.6 billion to fund a comprehensive transportation
strategy for Silicon Valley.
- Measure
A: Supported, fundraised and volunteered for the 2000 Measure A
transportation campaign, yielding $5.9 billion to fund a comprehensive
transportation strategy for Silicon Valley.
- Transportation
Committees: Worked towards the proper implementation of transportation
strategies through membership on the VTA Policy Advisory Committee, and
the Tasman/Capitol Light Rail Policy Advisory Board.
Energy
- Silicon
Valley Power: Supported policies, which reduced Silicon Valley Power
debt, from $1.1 billion in 1996 to $790 million currently.
- Rates:
Maintained least expensive combined utility rates of all 105 Bay Area
cities and jurisdictions.
- Generation:
Supported the implementation of eight new power generators in Santa
Clara to provide an additional 10 megawatts of electricity during the
energy crisis.
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