Wednesday, February 29, 2012

ROBERT “BOB” PROFETA: Candidate for City Council 2012

ABSTRACT:  Bob Profeta’s website states “QUALIFIED – REASONABLE – RESPONSIBLE” and “I have an intimate connection with Carmel having lived and worked here for almost 20 years.”  “Robert “Bob” Profeta for Carmel City Council 2012” website consists of Home, Issues (Priorities & Endorsements), About BobGet Involved and Contact sections.  HIGHLIGHTS of About Bob, including excerpts from Priorities, are presented.  Contact information is provided.

HIGHLIGHTS OF "ABOUT BOB" AND "ISSUES:"

Who I am, And What I Can Contribute . . .
 "I hope to help solve the issues and problems that will surely arise, always with the ideal and objective of preserving our communities existing character for the future."

Who I am . . .
"In 1993, Judie and I moved to Carmel.  Together we own Alain Pinel Realtors.  We represent buyers and sellers in home sales; we do not develop real estate.  I am proud that together we have grown Alain Pinel to become one of the largest local employers in Carmel."

What I can contribute to the Town and City Council . . .
"My vision, and my goal, is to preserve these special qualities for our present community and the generations to follow."

"Using my management experience of over 40+ years, budgetary oversight and analysis, careful negotiation, and consensus building skills, I will add balance and reasonableness to help solve  other issues and problems if permitted by Carmel residents to serve on their City Council."

Please, let me hear from you . . .
"If given the opportunity to serve the residents of Carmel on their City Council, I will endeavor to preserve in changing times the quality of life residents have come to treasure.  This is why I am seeking election to the City Council, to preserve what Carmel residents have enjoyed during the first 96 years of the City’s history."

ISSUES: Priorities
  • Pursue solutions to maintain security and essential services for Carmel residents with a balanced budget not invading City financial reserves.
  • Pursue solutions to revitalize our down businesses recognizing that they provide a large part of our City revenues.
  • Pursue solutions to update the City infrastructure such as roads and sidewalks, which are in disrepair.
  • Pursue solutions to issues and problems with new ideas and fresh approaches while listening to members of our community and then take Action.
  • Pursue a dialog and consensus between residents and their City Council to seek enhancement of resident control over their community while preserving the unique qualities of Carmel.
  • Remember and honor the principle that it is the residents of Carmel the City Council serves.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Mail: P.O. Box 491 Carmel CA 93921
Facsimile: 831-625-2919
Email: bob@bobprofeta.com
Phone: 831-625-9031

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my god, Bob Profeta's performance at the CRA Candidates' Forum was embarrassing. He was not prepared and obviously had not done his homework. He is definitely out of his element.

The people that pushed him into running should be ashamed of themselves. Judie and Bob seem like such nice people, but Bob never should have been put into this position. He is clearly the weakest candidate. One has to wonder too, if he might be too old to be running in this race.

Two things stood out in what Bob said: 1) That a private enterprise should be running Sunset Center. (Doesn't he know his wife in on the private, non-profit board that is running Sunset?)

2) That a group of people should study the CalPERS liability to tackle it. (Uh, didn't we just have a blue-ribbon committee study it and come up with recommendations that the council is now implementing?)

Bob, where have you been for the last 20 years? Just because someone thought you should run for council, doesn't mean you should be doing it, based on that nudge alone. Where is your "fire in the belly" that it takes to want this job. Where is the passion?

Anonymous said...

Do not tax the residents or tourists. Make the village more appealing instead. Clean the streets and adjust the lighting to reflect the vintage village atmosphere of an urban forest, not a strip mall. Parking meters are tacky tacky tacky. Lodging tax to 11% is too much and if you think tourists won't notice or don't you are mistaken. Do not drive people away with more taxes. Cut spending instead.