When I ran for Scottsdale City Council in 2002 this was my platform (copied directly from my campaign brochure):

• Support Our Neighborhoods Citywide
• Revitalize Downtown And South Scottsdale
• Maintain Our Strong Business Climate
• Preserve Our Sonoran Desert And Historical Heritage
• Keep Our City Budget Fat-Free
• Control Growth And Development
• Improve Traffic Flow

• Downtown Revitalization – I fought to remove the “blighted” designation (which had actually discouraged revitalization), invest in improved infrastructure (especially parking garages – merchants need places for customers to park so that they can get to the stores to buy things) and step up code enforcement and cleanup efforts to keep the area looking good. That is why so many Downtown merchants supported me in my election and re-election campaigns.
• Public Safety – in my six years on Council I have voted 100% to support increased funding to put more police officers on Scottsdale streets and improvements in Police Department leadership. That is why both Scottsdale police officer organizations supported me for re-election in 2006.
• Neighborhood protection –I have helped many neighborhoods (including Villa Monterey, La Villita, Airpark Residential, HyView and Desert Parks Village) to work with the city to improve their quality of life.
• As Chairman of Scottsdale's Council Budget Subcommittee I worked to keep City spending in line with our most important priorities
• As a member of Scottsdale's Audit Committee I fought to keep the City Auditor independent of political influences in order to protect the public's right to know when things are wrong in City government
• Pushed for policies to limit secret Council Executive Sessions
• Spearheaded the effort to add more code inspectors to prevent blight in the older areas of our City
• Spearheaded the effort to overhaul Scottsdale's planning & development process to insure that development requests conform to all of our character plans, overlays, and scenic corridor designations before they are approved
• Fought for approval of the controversial McDowell Mountain Ranch Aquatic Center and Cochise School youth ball fields projects
• I was the first Councilmember to call for a new and improved municipal fire department. Even those who originally opposed this idea now admit that the Scottsdale Fire Department is a world-class organization that provides superior protection to our residents.
• In my six years on Council I have voted 100% to support and complete the McDowell-Sonoran Preserve.
• Worked to require bars to obtain a Conditional Use Permit from the City Council
• Worked to have the City Council decide on Conditional Use Permit revocations
• Opposed and voted against the Council decision to subsidize a shopping center at Los Arcos. When it passed anyway I fought to get the issue on the ballot, where it was defeated by Scottsdale voters by a margin of 83-17