J.J. Fenceroy, Candidate for District 1

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1. Term Limits Committee – please respond by August 27, 2020

A Term Limits Advisory Committee was named and fast tracked recommendations to the city council with four meetings, and over 13 hours, between July 14 – July 28. Do you have an opinion of this whole situation? Do you have an opinion of the outcome?

Less than 2 years ago over 11,000 Arlington residents signed a petition to implement 3x 2-year terms on City Council Members and the Mayor. The measure was approved overwhelmingly with nearly 63,000 Arlington voters supporting the measure. None of the current Council Members nor the Mayor managed 11,000 votes in their last elections, much less 63,000. The establishment and task given to the Term Limits Advisory Committee was, in short, a slap in the face to the Arlington voters.

Elected officials have a responsibility to fight for, not against, the will of the people they have sworn to serve. I absolutely respect and support the will of the large majority of Arlington citizens voted for the term limits measure, and should I have the honor and privilege of serving our residents on City Council I will absolutely follow through on my responsibility to respect and carry out the will of the people. I will not support changing the term limits overwhelmingly approved by the Arlington voters.

 

 2. Sales Tax – please respond by September 3, 2020

This November's ballot includes a measure to increase the sales tax another ¼ cent to 8.25%. Would you have voted to put this on the ballot? Why or why not? How do you plan to vote on this issue? Why?

I do not support increasing the tax burden on our residents for the purpose of providing subsidies to attract big business when the vast majority of the residents will likely never see benefit from it. As for placing the measure on the ballot, I strongly favor direct participation by the voters, especially in matters that directly affect them, but the City Council taking the initiative to place a measure such as this on the ballot implies endorsement of the measure by the Council. As a Council Member faced with the decision to add the measure or not, I would not have endorsed the measure, and I would not have chosen to include it on the ballot.

 

3. Density – please respond by September 10, 2020

How do you feel about changing commercially zoned properties to multi-family zoned properties? What if the area already contains many, many apartments such as southeast Arlington in the Hwy 360 corridor? How do you feel about RMU (Regional Mixed Use) zoning and its potential 100 units/acre?

I have over 17 years of experience in the business of residential real estate, and much of my Air Force career was spent in leadership positions solving tough problems. Managing our complex and changing housing needs to prepare the City of Arlington for the future will require such experience and a willingness to think outside of the box.

There is no one-size-fits-all solution here because every project, location and circumstance is unique and needs to be evaluated on its own merits. What should guide our decisions on housing development in Arlington is finding the intersection where the health, safety, and wellbeing of our residents, the future housing needs of our residents, and the economic feasibility of various project proposals come together. I will apply my experience and skills to finding those points of intersection to ensure we responsibly meet our housing needs.

 
 

4. Transportation – please respond by September 17, 2020

Via's December 2019 contract renewal has increased the geographical coverage area to 41% (and is available to 49% of the population). Meanwhile, the contract is paid 53% by Arlington taxpayers, 31% by Federal Grant, and 16% by the people taking the rides. Is this fair to the taxpayers, most of whom are not covered, but are paying 53%? How do you plan to vote on future funding? What is your solution? [the staff report: https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/481268/Staff_Report_-___MF__RK__-_FINAL.pdf].

Transportation is a long-standing issue in Arlington with deeply entrenched views that will require creative and novel solutions. To tackle this challenge I bring a readiness to do the hard work and a background in solving tough problems from my military career, my small business experience, and my civic involvement.

I agree that the current Via service has its problems, to include limited coverage, however, expansion of Via service throughout the entire City starting next year will help address some of the inequities in the system. Via is neither a complete solution nor a perfect solution, but when it comes to meeting our transportation needs no solutions should be off the table. We need to think outside-of-the-box, and I believe the desired result will involve a mix of innovative solutions. To make effective and affordable transportation a reality we need forward thinking people on the City Council that can recognize and capitalize on such opportunities as they arise.

 

 

5. Communications – please respond by September 24, 2020

If a constituent e-mails you a question or comment on an issue where you disagree and asks you for a response, will you respond to the constituent? Why or why not?

Absolutely. I believe strongly in the idea of elected officials as public servants, whose role is not to control the population, but to serve ALL within their jurisdiction. Faithfully fulfilling that role requires the willingness and ability to listen to and to welcome the views of all constituents, whether they voted for you or not, and whether your initial inclination is to agree with them or not. I have the temperament to do exactly that, and I have a lifetime of service experience to well and faithfully serve the people of Arlington as their District 1 City Council Member.

 

 

6. Issue – please respond by October 1, 2020

What is the most important issue the city council is facing? Why?

During my career as an Air Force officer I worked extensively in the field of emergency management planning and response. The dual health and economic crises brought about by COVID 19 are the most important issues currently facing our City, and I know what it takes to identify key contributing factors in a crisis, and to successfully plan and execute an effective response to that crisis.

So far more than 100 Arlington families have faced tragic loss due to COVID 19, and our communities have suffered and grieved those losses along with those families. The fatality rate per 100,000 residents in Arlington, while significantly better than the US average, still puts us on par with the bottom 10 countries in the world. We can and must do better.

Furthermore, business revenues in Tarrant County have been down on average 20%, and many businesses are faced with scaling back and laying off workers as they struggle to hang on and avoid closing altogether. This economic crisis is being driven by the health crisis and cannot be solved without the City of Arlington actively working to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

We need a data-driven plan to quickly identify and limit the spread of the virus, and then we need steadfast implementation of that plan guided by objective measures of progress in order to save both lives and livelihoods.