Vote 4 Brian

Brian’s “Back to Basics” Platform

While most of us have been tightening our belts in these tough economic times, our City Council voted to give itself a 100% pay raise and lifetime health benefits. We do not want to become like the City of Bell. Mission Viejo needs to get “Back to Basics” and focus on the things that make our city a wonderful place to live. My platform is straightforward:

	Increase Fiscal Responsibility		Promote Public Safety
	Champion Better Roads		Improve Parks and Trails

A Leader in the Fight to Save Casta Del Sol Golf Course

Brian has served as a City Commissioner since 2007. When a developer came to Mission Viejo and proposed turning the Casta Del Sol golf course into high-density housing, Brian listened to the residents of Mission Viejo who were surprised and appalled at the proposed development. Voicing the concerns of residents across the city, Brian was a leader in the successful fight to save Casta Del Sol golf course.

Today there are no current plans to develop the Casta Del Sol golf course. Sending Brian to City Hall will ensure a strong voice and vote that will protect our master-planned community.

Improve Fiscal Responsibility

In 2008, the Mission Viejo City Council voted to give itself a 100% pay raise. As a City Council member, Brian will vote to repeal this pay increase in the name of fiscal responsibility.  Brian understands that times are tough and residents are losing their jobs and sadly, their homes.  It’s time for the council to be in touch with what the residents are experiencing.  It’s time to get “Back to Basics.”

Champion Better Roads

Years ago, Mission Viejo resurfaced its roads one every 5 years. Currently, the roads in Mission Viejo are paved one every 7 years. This was done in the early 90′s, because the deferred maintenance allowed the city council the ability to not dip into city reserves while building the animal shelter. The minimum amount of roadway maintenance that the city is doing is beginning to show up in many Mission Viejo neighborhoods. This deferred maintenance on city roads will continue to get worse unless we change back to the high standard of resurfacing our roads once every five years.

Promote Public Safety

Promoting Public safety is a high priority. Mission Viejo is known for leading the way in public safety and we need to maintain the high standard of public safety that we have come to expect in Mission Viejo. We need to continue promoting crime prevention programs throughout the city as well as increase police patrols to crime prone areas.

Improve Parks and Trails

The City of Mission Viejo needs to maintain and improve upon its parks and green space which is one of the many things that makes our city great.  Furthermore, Mission Viejo needs an interconnected trail system. While on the Community Services Commission Brian has been actively working on bringing an interconnected trail system to Mission Viejo. Brian’s proposal will integrate the trail system with the existing Oso Creek Trail System. The first phase would connect the Oso Creek Trail system to the Arroyo Trabuco Corridor, creating a mountain-to-sea trail.