Aliso Viejo had
been an unincorporated community since around 1990, and incorporated as a
city in 2001 due to the efforts of the Aliso
Viejo Cityhood 2000 Committee, which was responsible for introducing an
initiative on the ballot for the 2001 special election. Voters passed the
initiative with 93.3% in favor of incorporation.[3] Carmen Vali-Cave, the
co-founder and president of the Committee, became the new city's first mayor.
The original city council consisted of Carmen Vali-Cave, Cynthia Pickett,
Bill Phillips, Karl Warkomski, and Greg Ficke.[3] The council selected Vali-Cave
to serve as the city's first mayor, and Pickett as the city's first mayorprotem. Vali-Cave and Pickett served as the mayor and mayorpro from
2001 to 2002. In 2003, Pickett became mayor with Phillips as mayortem.

In 2004, City Councilmen Karl Warkomski, Bill Phillips, and Greg Ficke faced
re-election. All three candidates were re-elected for four more years on council.
Other candidates included Todd Gillespie and Don Garcia. In 2004, Phillips
served as the city's mayor with Warkomski as mayor team. In 2005, Warkomski
served as mayor with Carmen Vali-Cave as mayor ro team. In 2006, Vali-Cave
served as mayor with Cynthia Pickett-Adams as M pro tem. In November 2006,
Carmen Vali-Cave and Cynthia Pickett-Adams were re-elected to four-year terms.
In January 2007, Adams again assumed office as the city's mayor with Vali-Cave,
again, as the city's mayor p t. In February 2007, Councilman Warkomski resigned
from office unexpectedly and the council appointed Don Garcia to his position.
In March 2007, Phillip Tsunoda was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the
departure of Cynthia Adams. Vali-Cave was made mayor and Bill Phillips mayor
p team after Adams' departure. In 2008, Bill Phillips assumed office as mayor
with Don Garcia serving as MPT. Don Garcia became the mayor in 2009 with Phillip
Tsunoda as pro tem.
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