Ahead of the November general election, the Southern California News Group compiled a list of questions to pose to the candidates who wish to represent you. You can find the full questionnaire below. Questionnaires may have been edited for spelling, grammar, length and, in some instances, to remove hate speech and offensive language.
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Name: Daryl Terrell
Current job title: Customer service associate/courtsey clerk
Incumbent: No
Other political positions held: None
City where you reside: Moreno Valley
Campaign website or social media: None, @darylterrellformayor on Facebook
How can the city best meet the demand and mandates for more housing, including at lower prices, while also preserving the quality of life for existing neighborhoods and residents?
Through the zoning process; approving variety housing projects options that meet different economic bracket including housing projects that are market rate, affordable housing, multifamily; condo; planned unit developments. Also, housing projects that bring along infrastructure improvements. We can use incentives to attract for affordable housing developers. Also, the city has zoned land to meet our Regional Housing Needs Assessment numbers, but as a city we have to get developers to build. That’s why we as a city have do more to encourage more building through incentives on fees and permits. Many housing developers spends thousands of dollars on fee’s and comply with regulations before they lay one slab or concrete down. We have to work with them on how the city can help them in a fair balance approach to lessen the burden. The key is communication, understanding and listening to the building industry. Not all the best ideas lies at City Hall, but residents and in the development community.
How should the city balance paying off debts, such as pension liabilities, and building reserves all while meeting residents’ needs? Should a solution involve finding new revenue, trimming the budget, or something else entirely?
Our city should consider paying early lump sum annual payments to CALPERS toward retiree unfunded accrued liability because we have sufficient funds available in our reserves account to make the payment without liquidating any interest-earning investments.
By taking this action, it would reduce interest cost of carrying unfunded liabilities; it would reduces on‐going annual pension contributions providing relief to the General Fund, and greater surpluses to ensure frontline services are maintained and allow for replenishment of reserves.
My solution has been implementing priority-based budgeting process. It means asking city leaders to set the price of city government, find out what outcomes residents most value, prioritize their tax dollars to purchase those results, and rethink the way their departments go about producing them.
Our city has been clinging to the same incremental zero-based and traditional budgeting approaches for decades. This type of budgeting — in which last year’s budget becomes this year’s budget, but with a line-item percentage increase or decrease depending on the department — is problematic. We need to try something new like priority-based budgeting.
In your opinion, what is the biggest need your city faces, and how would you address it?
The unhoused. One of the effective ways we, as city, can address the unhoused in our community is through collaboration. Our city has a solid foundation for homeless programs, but the key missing element is local and regional collaboration.
Collaboration not only enhances the efficiency of local nonprofits but also increases access to grant dollars. It, also, would allow local law enforcement agencies to work closely together, preventing the “”whack-a-mole”” approach.
I will advocate for comprehensive strategy; a data-driven approach is essential. We need to evaluate the success of current programs, understand the recidivism rate, and determine the city’s actual spending on homelessness. Do our city departmentscollaborate on the best ways to address homelessness? How is staff trained? Is there patrol training for local law enforcement? Where is the professional outreach organization? The dollars dedicated to this front will allow for collaboration between local and regional agencies.
Why would you make a good leader, and how would you represent the diverse communities of your city?
I’m a problem-solver who get things done. I ask questions. I think outside the box for new new ideas and innovations. I’m opened minded and fair. I don’t give up; I’m persistent. I have courage. I understand people. I’m a people person. I listen to all point views even the ones I may disagree with because I could learn something that we can build on for a common purpose. I believe in collaborating with people that have different opinions because what links us as residents we all want a brighter tomorrow.
I believe in compromise. I make my decisions based on facts not hearsay. Diversity is our city’s strength.
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