Kelowna Candidate Matcher
- Responses from Brian Given
| 1. Do support the current rabbit cull program? | Depends | |
| 2. Would you give final approval to the CD21 downtown redevelopment zone currently before council? | Yes | |
| 3. Do you think the City should limit the height of highrises? | Depends | |
| 4. All other things equal, if you were forced to make a decision that favours neighbours or a developer, which would you choose? | Neighbours | |
| 5. Would you support an increase in Development Cost Charges to reduce the taxpayers' contributions to covering the costs of new development? | Yes | |
| 6. Are you accepting developer contributions for your campaign? | ||
| 7. Do you support the use of the alternative approval process such as was used with the Mission Aquatic Centre? | Yes | |
| 8. Should non-Kelowna rate payers be charged extra user fees for using City amenities such as the future aquatic centre? | No | |
| 9. In general, do you think the City of Kelowna should | maintain current service and taxation levels | |
| 10. Have rural / agriculture lands been adequately conserved within the City? | Yes | |
| 11. Do you think big box retailers are a net positive or net negative for the community? | neutral | |
| 12. With regard to the Official Community Plan, do you think past councils have: | struck the right balance | |
| 13. Do you think local government should subsidize affordable housing? | Depends | |
| 14. With regard to in-camera (not open to public) council meetings, do you think Kelowna council has: | struck the right balance | |
| 15. Do you support the City temporarily closing public spaces for large private for profit events such as concerts or sporting events? | Yes | |
| 16. Do you support the sinking of the old floating bridge pontoons in Okanagan Lake? | No | |
| 17. Would you be willing to increase taxes to support more road infrastructure? | Depends | |
| 18. Over the last three years, do you think that Council has made decisions that treat all neighbourhoods fairly/equally? | Yes | |
| 19. Would you vote to ban plastic shopping bags? | Yes | |
| 20. Would you support the Kelowna's amalgamation with boundary communities such as Ellison and Joe Rich? | Depends | |
| 21. Which party did you support in the recent Federal election? | Won't say | |
Open Ended Questions (Optional) | ||
| 22. The 2008 Citizen Survey ranked the city poorly on conducting business open and fairly as well as being responsive to citizen needs. What would you do to change this? | ||
| 23. The 2008 Citizen Survey identified weaknesses in transit, roads, and senior services, bylaw and police. What would you do to address this? | ||
| 24. What is the greatest problem facing Kelowna and what would be your approach? | ||
| 25. Open ended comment section | ||
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