For the March 7 Santa Fe municipal election, SFR called up candidates in the City Council District 4 race to test their knowledge. The rules for Pop Quiz are as follows: No research allowed and if they call back later with the right answer, too bad. To see who answered correctly (or came closest), check out our answer key below.
Questions:
1. Name three movies filmed in or around Santa Fe.
2. What book are you currently reading, or what is the last book you finished?
3. Name all of the charter schools in the Santa Fe Public School district.
4. What is the maximum number of seats allowed on commercial airplanes taking off or landing at Santa Fe Municipal Airport?
5. What are the main responsibilities of the city's new Ethics and Campaign Review Board?
6. At what point must a developer legally hold a meeting to inform neighbors of a proposed development, and what is the purpose of that meeting?
7. What do you think Santa Fe lacks in terms of night life?
8. Name at least three of the top 13 concerns expressed by Santa Fe residents at the two public workshops held last November on the city's Downtown Vision Plan?
9. What road does the city's Route 2 bus line travel along?
10. Where would you rather shop for groceries and why: Whole Foods, Wild Oats, Trader Joe's or The Marketplace?
11. Why does the city prefer to use revenue bonds to borrow money rather than General Obligation Bonds?
Answers:
***image1*** Carol Robertson Lopez, 55, is a city councilor.
1.
The Missing
. Uh, OK. Wait! Give me a second! I know this!
El Dorado
. And,
Hi-Lo Country
. And
All the Pretty Horses
too.
2. Oh, the book
Harvest For Hope
by Jane Goodall.
3. Monte del Sol, ATC and Turquoise Trail.
4. 40
5. To, uh, ensure compliance with Santa Fe's election ordinance and investigate any complaints during the election.
6. It's the ENN, and it happens prior to submitting an application to the city. Developers are required to do it. The purpose is to allow neighbors to express their opinion about a potential project so the developer can get a sense of how they feel.
7. Uh, the Paramount. I feel badly we don't have dance clubs. We need some dance clubs downtown. More places like WilLee's.
8. Traffic on the Plaza. A lack of housing downtown and, uh, the destruction of downtown neighborhoods. Oh, and a lack of parking too.
9. Cerrillos Road.
10. Um, The Marketplace because it's locally owned.
11. Because my understanding is that GO bonds would have to be property tax bonds. I think the GO bonds might require votes too.
Answers:
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Ronald Steven Trujillo, 37, works for the New Mexico Department of Transportation as a management analyst.
1.
Pink Cadillac
.
Missing
. Ah, I'm trying to think. There were so many movies filmed around Santa Fe. Oh!
Every Which Way But Loose
with Clint Eastwood!
2. The last book I finished was
Where The Red Fern Grows
. I was reading it to my son.
3. Monte Del Sol is one. The other ones I don't know.
4. I have no idea.
5. To make sure the procedures for running elections are followed and that no one deviates from the proper way to run an election.
6. I don't know the time frame. But I believe the notice is to tell people who live in the area what's coming, the number of houses or units and how businesses will be impacted in their neighborhood.
7. In terms of night life, the city needs to find different venues to have kids to go out and have a good time. Cruising was big when I was a kid. We used to cruise around Alameda by the river. But now, there needs to be more things for kids where they can hang out in a safe environment.
8. I don't know that one. I did not go to that meeting.
9. I have no idea.
10. Trader Joe's. I like their prices. I like the food they have. It's really good food.
11. That I do not know. It's something I will definitely look into if and when I am elected.
SFR Key
1. According to the New Mexico Film Office, Trujillos's answers are correct except for Pink
Cadillac, which was not filmed in Santa Fe. All of Robertson Lopez's answers are correct
except for El Dorado, also not filmed in Santa Fe.
2. Hopefully, the candidates are reading something.
3. Santa Fe Public School District has three charter schools: Monte del Sol, Turquoise Trail
Elementary School and the Academy for Technology and the Classics.
4. The maximum capacity for a commercial airliner using Santa Fe Municipal Airport is 30
seats, according to airport manager Virgil J Vigil.
5. The city's Ethics and Campaign Review Board is charged with enforcing campaign ethics and
rules; dealing with alleged violations; giving advisory opinions on matters related to ethics
and campaign rules; and periodically reviewing and recommending changes to existing cam
paign rules following a municipal election.
6. According to Jim Salazar, permit and development review director for the city, a developer
must hold an "Early Neighborhood Notification Meeting" (ENN) at least 10 days before submit
ting an application for a proposed development. The purpose of the meeting is to inform
neighbors of the proposed development, listen to their concerns and establish a dialogue
about the design of the project.
8. The top 13 concerns expressed by residents over Santa Fe's downtown are as follows:
a) preserve Santa Fe character; b) increase parking supply; c) add and improve green
spaces; e) create housing opportunities; f) improve sidewalks and link destinations;
g) foster local-serving retail; h) feature sustainability; i) increase transit ridership;
j) clarify codes and ordinances; k) improve auto circulation; l) ensure public involvement;
m) improve bicycle facilities; n) strengthen traditional arts and culture
9. The city's Route 2 bus line travels along Cerrillos Road.
11. The city prefers to borrow money using revenue bonds because the burden is shared by resi
dents and visitors through the purchase of goods and services. General Obligation Bonds, on
the other hand, rely on property taxes and therefore place a higher burden on local residents.
