I took notes on the Mayer and city council debate. These notes are short. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. Submission to caucus corner.

Nichelle Jensen

• Why Orem? Access world-renowned recreations.
• We should support more funding in less affluent
• Disagree with moritium. Opposing to growth is detrimental to city growth. Not growing put ourselves in a fragile situation.
• Affordable housing: prevent city from getting into the way of the free market through regulations. Create more units by owners. (Accessory dwelling units)
• High density> a duplex is a solutions. Apartments are useful.
• We need to work on traffic
• Risks on prosperity: regulations status with moritium and opposition to new innovative development. We are experience employee shortages.
• Concerned of political division. I think differently than other candidates. We need to avoid an echo chamber.

Shaunte Ruiz Zundel

• law degree, represented abused children.
• Why Orem? Orem is friendly.
• Make sure all parks are well maintained and working.
• Fix density. Limited parking.
• Agree with moritium. Take action on current mortium.
• Traffic: citizens speeding Better Street light timing
• Obtaining housing: people are desperate for housing. Let them buy single homes. More single housing available.
• Focus on single family homes.
• Our current master plan is not business friendly.
• Too many regulations
• Want all children to have the same happy childhood as my husband.
• Want to support citizens at city council meeting and not at the meeting.
• Need to make sure development does not take over our city. Stand in the shoes of the children.

David M. Spencer

• I originally ran to save baseball fields the city wanted to get rid of.
• Scera and the Hale add to the sense of community
• Keep integrity of neighborhood. Assisted living place wanted to locate in community. Came to the community and it did not fit.
• Agreed with moritium. We need more commercial on State Street
• Traffic: four major streets into Orem to get to other neighboring cities.
• 42% rental. We need to spread apartments to neighboring cities. Enough apartments are adequate as is.
• Costco and mall is 40 of our tax base. Need to be business families. 400 new businesses recently moved to Orem.
• My Goals: protect the integrity of our neighborhoods and avoid high density.
• City should provide police, fire, water, roads, sewer, and not branch into project such as utopia. Support scera, never defund police fire
• Proud to be an American

LaNae Millett

• Why Orem? Community feel, community support
• Use our blocks grants.
• Worked protect high density and height of bld.
• Like moritium.
• Traffic: Do not narrow lanes on State Street. Do not have high-density housing on State street. It will contribute to traffic
• Have small business in neighborhood so people do not have to drive.
• Affordable housing: at the minute mark of 128 min> She talked about our neighborhood..
• Own homes is the goal.
• Neighboring cities increase apartments and business will follow and give more services.
• Economic development: regulations restrictions, limited regulation.
• Orem has a great future; we need to plan our growth.
• Our parks need to be well managed.

Quinn Mecham

• BYU Professor, national resources stewardship.
• Quality of our neighborhoods.
• Respond to the neighborhood by their wants.
• Need longer processes with more neighborhood input.
• He is cautious on how we develop our city. He takes no money from developers. \
• Moritium was rushed. Need to act in good faith partners.
• More adaptive control, artificial intelligence. To time lights.
• Any person we can put on a bus or walk is better. Provide diverse traffic options.
• Need another I-15 exit to cater to Provo traffic using Orem streets.
• Obtainable housing: 40% renting. Need smaller homes.
• Role of apartments in mix of housing. Space limited.
• Future prosperity: many employers will not have their future needed staff. We are good on small business.
• Our futures are deeply intertwined.
• Dedicated to listening, integrity, build trust.

Tom Macdonald

• He’s been on the city council.
• Why Orem: Optimism
• Hillcrest Park is an example of catering to less affluent.
• We voted for moritium. Plan for one neighborhoods not well organized.
• Timing lights, citizens are speeding. Work with U-dot on major roads.
• Obtainable housing: get developers, contactors, and FHA finance to work together.
• When high density important: appropriates high density is important but must have adequate parking.
• Risk to prosperity: support first responders, parks.