VOTING RECORD

I VOTED FOR:

  1. Using reserves that were earning 1%, combined with bonding at 2% to pay off the increasing Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) liability.

  2. Increasing Police pay in FY 22/23 and FY 23/24.

  3. Expanding the use of the 1/2 cent sales tax (created to support golf only) so that it could be used for all Parks and Recreation needs.

  4. Allocating 50% of the Parks and Recreation bond to significantly upgrade Naranja Park. 

  5. The $2 million budget for the restoration of the Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve. I will gladly continue my support for this effort until the community of Rancho Vistoso is able to have the natural beauty of the Sonoran Desert returned to the area that was formerly the Vistoso golf course.

  6. Continuing to review our financial projections in Town Council meetings on a monthly basis rather than a quarterly basis. Why would Town Council not take every public opportunity to review our finances?

  7. Having all public council, commission, and board meetings recorded on video and archived for easy access by residents via our town’s website. 

I VOTED AGAINST:

  1. The General Plan Amendment and Rezoning for Avilla East and West at Rancho Vistoso Boulevard, north of Tangerine Road. The proposed high-density rental housing development did not fit the community and would have increased traffic congestion in an existing, problematic, heavily-used retail area. From day one, I met and stood with the residents who would have been severely impacted to protect their property values and way of life.

  2. The rezoning request on Vistoso Highlands Drive, adjacent to the Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve, which would have expanded the original 6-acre Clubhouse parcel that permitted high-density housing. However, when the developer sought to rezone an additional parcel of land to increase the size and density of the project, I stood with the concerned residents and voted against the rezoning request.

  3. The reopening of the Pusch Ridge 9-hole golf course because it uses potable (drinking) water and costs the town millions of dollars in capital improvements. The Pusch Ridge course is not necessary because the town has an additional 36 holes of golf for our residents. Per capita, Oro Valley spends more on golf than any other municipality in Arizona.

  4. The zoning variance that would have allowed 5-story apartment buildings at the Oro Valley Marketplace. What I approved was a plan to build 2-story and 3-story apartments, which are more suitable for our community.

  5. The Kai property rezoning request at First Avenue and Tangerine Road because it violated the voter-approved 2016 General Plan. The Kai family had agreed to the Special Area Policies of the General Plan, and I did not believe a change from commercial to residential at that location would benefit the residents of Oro Valley.

  6. The increased use of administrative review by the Planning and Zoning Director to decide variance requests by developers. Administrative review authority takes the Town Council out of the land use decision process, which I believe leads to bad decisions that favor developers over residents.

  7. The decision to allocate $9 million for the irrigation system replacement at the El Conquistador and La Cañada golf courses. I did not believe this outrageous sum of money should be spent to elevate a municipal golf course to a country club level, when so few of our residents utilize the facility. Further, there had never been an interruption of play due to the original irrigation system.