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Samuel Michael Katz Template:Post-nominals (born August 20, 1951) is a Canadian businessman and former politician who was the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba from 2004 to 2014.<ref name="Bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is the owner of the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the American Association, as well as the Ottawa Titans of the Frontier League.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was owner of the Winnipeg Thunder and served as president of the short-lived National Basketball League.

Life before mayorshipEdit

Katz was born in Rehovot, Israel. He emigrated to Winnipeg in November 1951 as an infant with his parents, Chaim and Zena Katz, and his older brother, David, and was raised in North Winnipeg.<ref name="Jewish Post">Template:Cite news</ref> Shortly after graduating in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Manitoba, he opened a retail clothing store in Brandon, Manitoba.<ref name="Jewish Post" /> Throughout his career he continued his entrepreneurial ventures in real estate and entertainment.<ref name="Jewish Post" /> His entertainment company, Showtime Productions Inc., brought artists such as Tina Turner, the Rolling Stones, and Paul McCartney, and musicals such as Evita, Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera to Winnipeg.<ref name="Jewish Post" /><ref name="Winnipeg Press Club">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1994, he brought professional baseball back to Winnipeg with the Winnipeg Goldeyes, who now play in the American Association.<ref name="Winnipeg Press Club" /> Through this franchise, he arranged for the construction and success of Shaw Park in 1999.<ref name="Winnipeg Press Club" /> Katz was also founder of the Winnipeg Goldeyes Field of Dreams Foundation,<ref name="Lieutenant Governor">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> an organization that has donated more than a $900,000 to children's charities and non-profit organizations in Manitoba.<ref name="Field of dreams">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Mayor of Winnipeg (2004-2014)Edit

On June 22, 2004, Katz was elected mayor of Winnipeg,<ref name="Jewish Post" /> beating Dan Vandal, Al Golden, and MaryAnn Mihychuk and receiving 42% of the vote.<ref name="CBC">Template:Cite news</ref> This came after Glen Murray's resignation as mayor to run in the 2004 federal election.<ref name="CBC" />

Katz was reelected in the 2006 elections with 61.60% of the vote. He was elected to a third term in the 2010 elections with 55% of the vote.<ref name="Election results">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Mayoral decisionsEdit

Aboriginal CommunityEdit

Katz assumed the role of Secretary of Urban Aboriginal Affairs in 2008.<ref name="News Release">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2009, Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) President David Chartrand and Sam Katz launched “It’s My Community Too”.<ref name="News Release"/> Katz pledged $3 million for aboriginal youth over three years beginning in 2009.<ref name="Mayor pledges property-tax freeze for Winnipeg">Template:Cite news</ref>

Advisory boardsEdit

Katz created the Mayor's Seniors Advisory Committee in 2007.<ref name="National and Provincial Advisory Committee Updates">Template:Cite news</ref> <ref name="Mayor Sam Katz Announces Seniors Advisory Committee">Template:Cite news</ref> Katz also created the citizen-led Police Advisory Board.<ref name="12 Winnipeggers named to police advisory board">Template:Cite news</ref> Councillors Jenny Gerbasi, Mike Pagtakhan, Harvey Smith, Lillian Thomas and Dan Vandal voted in opposition to this board because it meets behind closed doors.<ref name="Laying down the law">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2009, Katz hosted Mayor’s Symposium – A Sustainable Winnipeg. This symposium was a surprise to some residents because Katz has been critiqued for his approach to the environment and sustainability.<ref name="Katz symposium on development stirs optimism">Template:Cite news</ref>

EconomyEdit

In 2005, Katz cut the business tax by 20%.<ref name="Improving Our City's Competitiveness">Template:Cite news</ref> Katz created a Special Events Marketing Fund for conferences and special events.<ref name="City to Establish Special Event Marketing Fund">Template:Cite news</ref>

Efficiency at City HallEdit

First, the Mayor's Red Tape Commission recommended 30 recommendations to cut red tape.<ref name="Mayor hands red-tape scissors to new councillor">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="2008 State of the City Speech"> Template:Cite news </ref> One of the recommendations of the commission was to implement 311. It was operational by January 2009.<ref name="City to create 311 hotline for non-emergencies">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="311 plan awaits first call">Template:Cite news</ref> Expenditures have been posted on Winnipeg.ca since 2007.<ref name="2008 State of the City Speech"/><ref name="Katz renews call for transparency">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2009, Katz unveiled Plan Winnipeg, a 25-year blueprint for the future.<ref name="Sam Katz addresses the city: Full Speech">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Katz outlines plan for city’s future">Template:Cite news</ref>

EnvironmentEdit

In 2008, Katz committed to a 20% reduction in corporate municipal greenhouse gases.<ref name="2008 State of the City Speech"/><ref name="Gases gone at the stroke of a pen">Template:Cite news</ref> In April 2009 a Mayor’s Symposium – A Sustainable Winnipeg was held and kicked off www.speakupwinnipeg.com, a collaborative approach to city planning that is socially, environmentally and financially sustainable.<ref name="Katz symposium on development stirs optimism"/><ref name="Our Winnipeg: SpeakUpWinnipeg">Template:Cite news</ref>

InfrastructureEdit

The Province of Manitoba and The City of Winnipeg negotiated a new infrastructure agreement with the Federal Government and the Provincial Government that included an increase of $50 million over two years (2006–08).<ref name="$167-million federal gas tax boost for roads, sewers, transit">Template:Cite news</ref> Katz endorses the use of P3s (Public, Private Partnership) to fund roads, bridges and paths. This method is reported to have ensured the Charleswood Bridge project (completed in 1995 during Mayor Susan Thompson's term) was built on time and on budget. (Katz had nothing to do with the Charleswood Bridge project, which long preceded his involvement in City Hall.)<ref name="Katz proposes 'P3' funding for new police stations">Template:Cite news</ref>

Property taxesEdit

In 2009, Katz pledged to keep property taxes in Winnipeg frozen for the 12th straight year.<ref name="Mayor pledges property-tax freeze for Winnipeg"/> The policy was applauded by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, but has been criticized by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, which, in their 2010 Alternative Budget, said "the semblance of a property tax freeze is only made possible with less transparent tax increases to pick up the slack of fiscal irresponsibility."<ref name="20/20: A Clear Vision for Winnipeg 2010 - Alternative Municipal Budget">Template:Cite news</ref>

RecreationEdit

Katz supported an indoor soccer facility in The City of Winnipeg.<ref name="Winnipeg's Soccer Enthusiasts to Enjoy New Indoor Complex at The University of Manitoba in 2008">Template:Cite news</ref> Although controversial, he also championed having a waterpark in Winnipeg.<ref name="City's new water park dries up">Template:Cite news</ref>

SafetyEdit

Katz welcomed a bylaw enacted in 2005 to restrict aggressive panhandling.<ref name="Mayor Katz welcomes aggressive panhandling bylaw">Template:Cite news</ref> He also committed to alternative options for at-risk youth including participation in sports and activities in community centres as a preventative measure.<ref name="Job and Skills Training Opportunities Expanded for Aboriginal Youth">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2007, Katz appointed Winnipeg Chief of Police Keith McCaskill.<ref name="Keith McCaskill Appointed Chief of Police">Template:Cite news</ref> Katz increased the Winnipeg Police Department budget from $140 million to $160 million, which is 20% of the Operating Budget.<ref name="Who pays for budget increase?">Template:Cite news</ref> Operation Clean Sweep became a permanent entity, which is supported by the established permanent Street Crime Unit.<ref name="Mayor, police officers laud Operation Clean Sweep">Template:Cite news</ref> After touring New York City, Katz was interested in the creation and implementation of Crimestat, an interactive system to provide up-to-date information to help protect citizens.<ref name="Winnipeg police set to launch online crime-tracking and prevention system">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Police and City continue to enhance CrimeStat Website">Template:Cite news</ref> Katz supported a graffiti control bylaw to stop the sale and possession of spray paint to minors.<ref name="Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Annual Report 2007/2008">Template:Cite news</ref> Katz supported a Winnipeg auto theft suppression strategy as a way to crack down on auto theft.<ref name="Auto Theft Crackdown">Template:Cite news</ref>

TransportationEdit

Construction of the Southwest Rapid Transit Corridor started in summer 2009.<ref name="Winnipeg, Manitoba sign $138M rapid transit deal">Template:Cite news</ref> A transit strike was averted in 2008.<ref name="Winnipeg transit strike averted">Template:Cite news</ref> Katz has said that Winnipeg should take full advantage of being the mid-continent trade corridor.<ref name="Interprovincial Trade Barriers: Tear Down the Walls">Template:Cite news</ref>

CriticismEdit

Katz was the subject of criticism after a P3 deal was tabled and provisionally accepted a 30-year deal with Veolia to manage Winnipeg's waste water.

After referring to Winnipeg's five female Olympic medal winners as "beautiful females" whose close-up presence made him "feel like Hugh Hefner",<ref name="Gender equity">Template:Cite news</ref> Katz was criticized by a women's studies professor at the University of Manitoba. Reaction from the citizens of Winnipeg was mixed.<ref name="Gender equity" />

Katz is the target of humour in a song by The Consumer Goods.<ref name="Uptown1">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> Their song "And the Final Words are Yours, Sam Katz" was entered in medium rotation at a number of local radio stations and offers Katz ironic sympathy for the difficulties of running "a city, a business and a baseball team", the use of Malathion for mosquito fogging, and a military training exercise (Operation Charging Bison).<ref name="Uptown1" />

Katz also came under fire from the city's French-speaking population after removing a bilingual requirement from the criteria for awarding a restaurant license on the Esplanade Riel bridge and backing away from earlier promises to help fund a French-language theatre.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Six days before the Winnipeg City Council voted on the city's operating budget, Katz revised it. This drew criticism from councillor Jenny Gerbasi and the Manitoba director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Adrienne Batra.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Riverside Park ManagementEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Riverside Park Management is a nonprofit organization founded by Katz in 1997 to create a leasehold stake in the proposed CanWest Park stadium that eventually housed his Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball team.<ref>Bartley Kives, "Fair Ball?", Winnipeg Free Press, October 11, 2008, A6.</ref> Katz continued his involvement after being elected mayor and when a property tax controversy arose was accused of conflict of interest as he was both Mayor of Winnipeg and president of Riverside Park from August 2005 to April 2008, while the two sides were engaged in a financial dispute.<ref>Bartley Kives, "Conflict of interest clear to all except the mayor", Winnipeg Free Press, September 20, 2008, B2.</ref>

Fire hall construction controversyEdit

A 2013 city-commissioned report on the construction of new fire halls alleged that Shindico, a Winnipeg-based commercial real-estate developer, received the contract due to favouritism.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> According to CBC News, the developer was granted building rights after previous correspondence between Shindico and the former fire chief, Reid Douglas, despite being the highest bidder. Katz in particular was criticized due to his long-standing relationship with Shindico, of which he had partial financial ownership until 2013. Katz said his financial ties to Shindico had been severed, and denied any allegations of favouritism or involvement in the fire hall contract.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Immediately after the report was published, multiple city councillors asked for Katz's resignation due to the fire hall situation. Katz's friendship with Phil Sheegl, the former City of Winnipeg Chief Administrative Officer who negotiated the fire hall contract, received substantial attention. Katz stated that the councillors were entitled to their opinions but that he would not resign.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Uniter opinion piece and lawsuitEdit

Shortly after the fire hall report was released, an opinion piece written by a volunteer was published by the Uniter, the University of Winnipeg's main student newspaper.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The piece, which criticized the mayor's handling of the fire hall, resulted in Katz's suing the university, the Uniter and the author of the piece.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Katz said he was seeking an apology, as he knew that the Uniter did not have the funds necessary for a financial settlement. The university stated that it believed its involvement in the lawsuit was an error, given that it had no editorial oversight of the student paper.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> As of February 6, 2014, the case had not been heard in court.

HonoursEdit

In 2002, Katz was presented with the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.<ref name="Winnipeg Press Club" /> In 2003, he received the University of Manitoba Distinguished Alumnus Award. In 2004, he was given the province's highest honour, the Order of Manitoba, for demonstrating an ability to improve the social, cultural and economic well being of Manitoba and its residents.<ref name="Lieutenant Governor" />

Personal lifeEdit

Sam was married to Baillie, with whom he's had two daughters (born in 2001 and 2005).<ref name="Divorce">Template:Cite news</ref> Katz began divorce proceedings with his wife on October 26, 2006 – one day after his reelection.<ref name="Divorce" /> Katz is married to Leah Pasuta.

Electoral recordEdit

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2010 Winnipeg Mayoral election
Candidate Votes %
(x) Sam Katz 116,308 54.8
Judy Wasylycia-Leis 90,913 42.8
Brad Gross 3,398 1.68
Rav Gill 1,775 0.8

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