René Treviño Arredondo, Kurt Honold, Carlos Bustamante Anchondo, Juan Manuel Gastelum Buenrostro and Hector Osuna Jaime, (three come from the PRI, one from the PAN and another ex-blue political party) agreed on the importance of citizen participation, a policeto give citizens a climate of peace and tranquility, greater coordination between the three levels of government, a municipal administration that maintains healthy finances, and greater transparency in the spending of public resources. In the end, there were few concrete proposals, we were not clearly told where Tijuana should go, and instead of a dialogue focused on the future, theformer mayors looked back at the past to remember some of their administration's achievements.
René Treviño remembered the adversities that, for decades, have faced the people of Tijuana as the result of centralism; such as the disappearance of the duty free zone, the restriction on the use of dollars, opposition to the importation of used vehicles, obstacles to the establishment and operation of plants and the approval of IVA equalization; "inconsistent steps with the development of a region to which México owes a lot", he said, arguing that Tijuana was the first area of the country to receive the largest labor force fromthe migratory movement from the field to the city.
The former mayor of the city of Tijuana stated that the Federal District, Puebla, the state of Mexico and Jalisco are states that have always been committed to removing "privileges" to this border city.
On another issue, René Treviño said that when mayors take command, they believe everything must change and this is not the case, "each administration has something positive that should be maintained. The authority cannot think that upon their arrival they will discover something new, the truth is that there are regulations and they do not apply them. Upon arriving, they believe they are owners of the truth, they think their plans are better and try to erase all the good that was done by the former mayor," he stated, adding that Tijuana does not deserve improvisations.
Meanwhile, Kurt Honold was in favor of strengthening the Municipal Planning Institute (IMPLAN), suggesting that it should take place every six years and be oriented towards the citizens "in order for Tijuana's infrastructure to grow in a transparent and democratic manner".
Kurt Honold convened to agree on the city's vocation for its promotion abroad to become more efficient.
Regarding security, he indicated that the most important thing is to work on crime prevention through job creation, education and creating better places to live.
To end his participation, Honold Morales, who was mayor of Tijuana in 2007, emphasized the need for a financially sound administration "with very efficient processes."
Next, former mayor Carlos Bustamante stated that the local government must be willing to create transparency to review development plans, do it with the people, and check their compliance.
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