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Roseann will fight for us by:

  • BEING accessible to everyone.
  • INSPIRING / FACILITATING community input for the ongoing comprehensive General Plan Update to guide Moorpark’s direction over the next 30 years.
  • SEEING the Princeton Ave. widening and improvement project to completion.
  • PROMOTING Smart Growth principles towards mixed use and diverse development projects throughout Moorpark, especially regarding the High Street corridor.
  • IMPROVING outdated public landscaping in District 1.
  • CONTINUING to ensure Moorpark’s renowned public safety while also advocating for social justice.
  • FIGHTING FOR our parks and the arts which have suffered under the pandemic.
  • FIGHTING AGAINST clogged roads by mitigating truck traffic.
  • KEEPING waterworks district’s feet to the fire about water use / costs.
  • ADVOCATING for the entire city council to have more say in the nomination process for commissioner appointments (not just the mayor).
  • BUILDING leadership and FOSTERING collaboration throughout our city among businesses, residents (especially the younger generation), and the whole city council as well.
  • PLACING term limits for mayor and councilmembers on the ballot

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Accomplishments

  • CO-AUTHORED and LED passage of “Save Open-space and Agricultural Resources” (SOAR) initiative twice! (1998-99 & 2015-16) Extending protections until 2050.
  • DEFENDED voters’ 2 to 1 vote for SOAR and against the Hidden Creek development project near Moorpark College. Fought for the will of the people to save open space and canyon lands that would have been paved over. The land has since been shown to be an important wildlife corridor.
  • BROUGHT our Target Center to town, by being the swing vote on the council. It’s the biggest shopping center in our community!
  • PROPOSED and GAINED ultimate approval from the entire council to include ALL SIX military services in our Veterans Memorial.
  • INITIATED:
      • Purchase and opening of the High Street Arts Center AND creation of the Moorpark Foundation for the Arts to manage it. 
      • The Princeton Avenue widening, with bike lanes and sidewalks to connect East Moorpark to the rest of town in a safe manner.
      • The Arroyo Simi Trail development effort which will master plan opportunities, constraints, and phases for a greenway along the Arroyo for hiking and biking trails that could be built in stages over time. 
      • The creation and subsequent adoption of the city’s first “broadband” objective to start to move toward improved broadband capabilities in the city’s business districts.
      • Creation of the Moorpark Watershed Parks, Recreation & Conservation Authority; and acquisition of 330 acres of open space. 
  •  INTRODUCED and ADVOCATED for the creation of community workshops on important Moorpark issues our residents repeatedly ask about:
      1. City Budget and Financing: How does it work? (07/24/2019)
      2. Truck traffic on LA Ave. and other LA Ave. related issues (11/13/2019) 
      3. High Street streetscape and economic development (to be scheduled after COVID subsides) 
      4. Changing retail/commercial landscape: what is happening in Moorpark and the nation; and, why are there so many empty “storefronts” in recent years? (to be scheduled after COVID subsides) 
  • APPROVED the Moorpark Police Services Center. 
  • APPROVED the Ruben Castro Human Services Center.
  • PARTICIPATED in numerous local fundraisers such as Moorpark Relay for Life, Moorpark Boys and Girls Club, Moorpark Chamber of Commerce, Holy Cross Church Knights of Columbus, Moorpark Education Foundation, Ruben Castro Charities, Moorpark Food Pantry, Moorpark Mammoth Run/Rotary and others.
  • ADOPTED cost-saving sustainability measures, including purchasing virtually all street lights from Edison and changing out to energy efficient LED lightbulbs. 
  • PROVIDED economic development support to local small businesses via participation on the Economic Development Collaborative here in Ventura County.
  • EXPANDED parks, trails and recreational amenities. 
  • BALANCED 20 city budgets. 

Background

Personal

  • Born in Pittsburgh, PA and largely grew up in the Chicagoland area of Illinois.
  • One of five siblings (2 sisters and 2 brothers).  Have 3 nephews and 2 nieces as well as 6 grandnephews and 3 grandnieces. 
  • Moorpark District 1 resident and homeowner since 1981.
  • Parishioner at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Moorpark since 1981.
  • Enjoys hiking, biking, swimming, tennis, playing guitar and traveling.

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Southern California (Education:  Instructional Technology; Research Design; Business Administration)
  • MSED, University of Southern California (Education:  Instructional Technology)
  • BA (cum laude), Saint Louis University (Speech Communication)

Professional

  • Moorpark councilmember (2000-2020), mayor pro tem 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018.
  • Public school teacher for seven (7) years in Illinois and the U.S. Virgin Islands before moving to CA.
  • Principal, Roseann Mikos, Ph.D., dba Mikos Enterprises – 1983-present: Independent Training Design/Evaluation/Grant Development consultant.
  • Resource Development Coordinator/Trainer or Grant Project Manager at Moorpark College for five years.
  • Senior Scientist/Instruction Technologist, at a small research and development company (Canyon Research Group, Inc.), in Westlake Village, CA  for four years.
  • Director, Instructional Development Institute (IDI).  University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA for two years.
  • Independent Insurance Sales Representative – Bankers Life & Casualty Co., from 2012-present.

Other involvement

  • Moorpark General Plan Update Effort: citizen activist informing the public; reviewing/providing comments to the General Plan Advisory Committee and city staff, (2020-present).
  • Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee, member representing City of Moorpark (2001-2020).
  • Economic Development Collaborative, board member representing City of Moorpark (2009-2020, Chair in 2015).
  • Clean Power Alliance, representing City of Moorpark (2018-2020).
  • Member and committee involvement in 9 other area organizations between 1981-2014.