Candidate for
Council Member; City of Mission Viejo

I'm a Mission Viejo resident since 1989 and strongly support MV's history, heritage, quality of life and tradition, which includes maintaining a safe and family focused and business friendly community.

Priorities:

Transparency and fiscal responsibility:

- Future focused and long range planning and community development.
- Maintain AAA Bond Rating and prudent use of reserves.
- Constituents deserve the truth, respect and truthful answers and to be able to hold elected officials accountable.
- Proven ability to marshal the resources from without and create partnerships.

Education:

- Promote/Support Saddleback Community College to become a University.
- Work in partnership with schools, community and industry leaders to promote and improve education and to invest in intellectual capital and our children's future.
- I believe in learning during one's lifetime and strongly promote and support it.

Public and Environmental safety:

- Maintain the status of one of the safest City in CA.
- Working to support appropriate levels of police and fire personnel and equipment.
- Safety officers on School Campuses.
- Neighborhood Watch Program advocate.
- Support structural safety of residential, commercial and industrial structures and full Code compliance.
- Support environmental and echo-systems safety.
- No business license requirements, increased taxes or fees.
- Streamlined permit and online permitting process.
- Maintain structurally safe & sound City facilities - community recreational facilities, parks, senior community center, library, animal shelter and other important structures and equipment.

Support family focused quality lifestyle:

- Youth Athletics and Sports teams.
- Recreation Centers, Aquatics and Tennis Centers.
- Crossing Guards.
- Senior facilities and varied programming.
- Work in partnership with non-profits and religious organizations in the community.
- Support the MV Lake activities and programs, as well as the Pacific Symphony, Readers' Festival, Fun With Chalk and other community programs.

Support for business and economic development:

- Business friendly practices and Codes compliance.
- Establish economic partnerships with industry leaders.
- Establish a development task force to study and solicit future business opportunities.
- Establish a task force to provide a 10 years development plan that shall include a future University.
- Promote/support and market Mission Viejo as a major tourist attraction hub for both national and international visitors.