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Gillespies Abbey Carpet & Floor will be hosting the July 12 mixer.Gillespies is a 76-year-old family business and a 35-year Chamber

member. 24p3.641Come by and tour our 5,000-square-foot designshowroom and in-plant upholstery and area rug cleaning facility.

We will hold three flooring knowledge contests; winners will re-ceive area rugs and free carpet cleaning. Bring lots of business cardsfor the Business Card Speed Exchange and win a home care carpetkit. Card exchange will provide several business contacts.

Catering will be provided by Cast Iron Grill & Bar and Merchant &Main to go along with our homemade brownies and sangria.

Gillespies is located at 360 Chadbourne Rd., Fairfield. Visit ourwebsite at www.GillespiesAbbeyCarpet.com.

On the Web: www.ffsc-chamber.com

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OUR MISSION: IMPROVE THE LOCAL ECONOMIC BASE THROUGH ACTIVE ADVOCACY AND PROGRAMS TO ASSIST OUR MEMBERS.

FAIRFIELD -SUISUN CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CHAIRMANS CLUB

PRESIDENTS CLUBAnheuser-Busch

DIRECTORS CLUBCopart

Hilton Garden Inn

Lewis Planned Communities

MV Transportation

Solano Garbage Company

Sutter Health (SRMF/SSMC)

DIAMOND CLUBB &L Properties

Bay-Tec Engineering, Inc.

Bryan-Braker Funeral Home

Credit Bureau Associates

Daily Republic

First Northern Bank

Gaw Van Male

Holiday Inn Express-CordeliaPRIDE Industries

RE/MAX Gold Elite

Rexam Beverage Can Co.

PREMIER CLUBCostco of Fairfield

Emeritus at Westwind Gardens

Fairfield Chevrolet Auto Village

Goodrich UPCO

Kaiser Permanente

M2 Mail

Pacific Gas & Electric

Potrero Hills LandfillRaleys Super Store

Solano Athletic Clubs

Solano First Federal Credit Union

Wal-Mart

Westamerica Bank

n June 17 at the 63rd Annual Cele-bration & Installation Luncheon atthe Hilton Garden Inn in Fairfield,outgoing Chair Anand Patel offi-cially handed over the gavel to new-

ly installed Chairman of the Board KevinJohnson of the Hilton Garden Inn.

Also installed as incoming Board of Direc-

tors were John Ray with Sutter Health(SRMF.SSMC), Ken Brock with the Law Officeof Gaw Van Male, and Don McDonald withRE/MAX Gold Elite.

Col. James Vechery the Commander of the60th Air Mobility Wing on Travis Air ForceBase was the Key Note Speaker for this eventand spoke on Travis AFB and their impact inthe community and local economy.

Michael Cortez with Techpro Source wasnamed Business of the Year. Debra Russo withB&L Properties was given the Distinguished

Citizen of the Year Award and Darelyn Pazdelwith PRIDE Industries received the K.I. Jones Award.Rounding out the award recipients, Ken Graham with TheGift Works received the Ambassador of the Year award andLona Adams with Rodriguez High School was honored as

the Educator of the Year.

Again to Kevin Johnson, the Fairfield-Suisun Chamber

of Commerce congratulates you and is looking forward to a

successful 2010-11.

OKevin Johnson takes reigns

Come join TechPro Source on Wednesday, July 28, for a Sunrisewith the Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce. The event will be

held at our office located at 425 Merchant St., Suite 101 in Vacaville.TechPro Source is a privately owned company whose focus is to

bring the technology needs of small to midsized companies to theforefront of the business world through single source solutions forthe peripheral functions of the business.

The TechPro Source staff consists of skilled technical people whocare about small business customers and want to see them succeedin their everyday business affairs.

See you on July 28 and for more information. Please contact ustoday at 864-3100.

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7.28TechProSource

TechPro Source to host Sunrise event Gillespies welcomes members to mixer

From left: Scott Reynolds and Kevin Johnson.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2009 - 2010

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Kevin Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChairHilton Garden Inn

Barry Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairman ElectSolano Athletic Clubs

Christopher Barto . . . . . Vice Chair/TreasureCopart Inc.

T. Burt McNaughton . . . . . . . . . . . Vice ChairDaily Republic

Sue Vaccaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice ChairSolano Garbage/Republic Services

Anand Patel . . . . . . . . . Immediate Past ChairHoliday Inn Express - Cordelia

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Andy Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorTravis Credit Union

Ken Brock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorGaw Van Male

Randy Dawson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorPremier Commercial

Kevin Finger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorAnheuser-Busch

Jim Immer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorLewis Planned Communities

John Jamison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorJelly Belly Candy Company

Steve Lessler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorThe Lessler Group

Ron Marlette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorMission Solano

Don McDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorRE/MAX Gold Elite

John Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorSutter Health (SRMF/SSMC)

Bridgit Strachan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorNorthBay Healthcare

Anthony Russo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorB&L Properties

David Welch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DirectorDavid L. Welch, CPA

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Harry PriceCity of Fairfield Mayor

Pete SanchezCity of Suisun City Major

Jacki Cottingim-DiasFSUSD, Superintendent

Jowel LaguerreSolano CC, President

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Chief Ambassador . . . . . . . . . . . Mike CortezChair, Business Issues . . . . . Chuck Wood III

Chair, Education . . . . . . . . . . . Darrin Berardi

Chair, Membership . . . . . . . . . Steve Lessler

Chair, Technology . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Cortez

Chair, TRAFC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy Person

CHAMBER STAFF

Leslie Fay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President & CEO

Mark Creffield . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President

Tim Ridosh . Membership/Marketing Director

Maury Misegades Suisun/North Texas Street

Melissa Manry . . . . Administrative Assistant

The Voiceis published monthly by theFairfield-Suisun CityChamber of Commerce1111 Webster StreetFairfield, CA 94533707.425.4625707.425.0826 / [email protected]

Printing by: Daily Republic

For advertising call: 425-4646

3 My Goals asChairmanBy Kevin Johnson

NTSBA MessageBy Catherine Grimard

4 Business News5 Calendar6 New Members

FAIRFIELD CITY MANAGER

7 New Police ChiefBy Sean Quinn

5 Ways to FitMarketing in YourScheduleBy Tim Ridosh

8 63rd InstallationLuncheon

10 Chamber Events12 Golf Classic Winners

Ed Lippstreu76-77

Ray Schoch94-95

Ben Huber98-99

Kathy Parsons01-02

PAST CHAIRS CIRCLE

From the desk of

President/CEO

Leslie Fay

t is my pride and pleasure to congratulate

the Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Com-

merce Leadership Today Class of 2010 on

their graduation. Additionally, to Sherry

McKillop, the Leadership Today Program

Director, for her leadership and professionalism

in developing a more in-depth program by inte-

grating leadership skills during the year. These

skills will be used by the class participants in their

workplace and everyday living.For seven years, I was the Executive Director of

Leadership Tomorrow in Danville, Illinois. Dur-ing these years I witnessed each class havingtheir own personalities and perspectives. Eachclass had different group and cultural dynamics. Iwitnessed classmates supporting each otherwhen there were difficult times. I heard class-mates talking about wanting to become active inthe alumni association, just so they could takesome ownership in the coordination of the nextyear class days. I felt the camaraderie amount the

groups. Classmates became mayors, senators,councilmembers, and Chamber of Commerceboard members. I listened to classmates havingheated discussions that sometimes ended in out-comes that would knock your socks off!

Unfortunately as life is, we had classmates thatpassed away during the year and we wentthrough the grieving period together. We cele-brated classmates that gave birth, and becameparents for the first time. Through the communi-cations and leadership of the alumni association,classmates to this day are keeping in touch with

each other all over the world.I cannot tell you how important it is to live andwork in a community and especially a Chamberof Commerce with a membership that believes inthe leadership experience. Talk to anyone who

has gone through a leadership program . . . I willguarantee you, they are leaders today and theywill talk about their positive experience. I want togive special thanks to all the sponsors who be-lieve in the program and the benefits it can bring,not only to their business, but to the community.

NorthBay Healthcare continues to be theLighthouse Sponsor of this program. Their dona-tion is making the difference of having or nothaving a Chamber Leadership Today program.

We hope this coming year, that other communitypartners and companies will follow NorthBayHealthcare and invest in this program.

The following are Class Projects that havebeen developed by past Chamber Leadership To-day program participants. The Class of 2008raised $30,000 for the PAL Matt Garcia YouthCenter. The Class of 2009 started the Fairfield andSuisun Public Education Foundation (FASPEF)and raised $20,000 to aid the school district. Thisyear, the Class of 2010 is purchasing the RealGame for Rodriguez High School seniors to use in

their economic class.The passion for excellence is apparent whenthe classmates come to a consensus after manyweeks (and sometimes months) of deliberationwith each other. The projects that are created aredue to discussion about community needs andhow the class can give back. I know for a fact, thisyear, the class has had numerous meetings andconference calls during lunch, after work, and onweekends to plan their project.

The process of developing and planning theirteam project is a very important part of their

Leadership Today program. I am not telling youanything new. To be leaders, you have to possessmany characteristics. I believe each class partici-pate is very special. Congratulations again! Lead-ership POWER!

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Web site numbers,referrals for May

Unique visitors: 2,296

Total visitors: 6,039

Total page hits: 74,758

Member referrals: 77

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Congratulations new leaders

CITATION CLUBAmos & Andrews, Inc.

AT&T

Ball Corporation

Cache Creek Casino Resort

Charles B. Wood II

Compu-Tech LumberCreegan & DAngelo

Engineers

D&Y Door and Millwork Inc.

Discovery Builders, Inc.

Emeritus at Rancho Solano

enXco

Fairfield Tourism Association

Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti &

Heppell

Food Maxx North Texas

Food Maxx West Texas

Hudson Business NetworksInc.

IHOP of Fairfield

Meyer Corporation

Paradise Valley Estates

Solano Signs

Taco Bell

Tri-Eagle Beverage

Umpqua Bank

Valero Benicia Refinery

Video Pro Productions

Watson Auto Body, Inc.

Wells Fargo BankWestfield Solano

Yin McDonalds

Yocha-De-He Golf Club at

Cache Creek

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Solano CountyLibraryFoundation

Helping peopleDid you know that in Solano

County 30,000 adults cannotread or comprehend at an 8thgrade level? Imagine being anilliterate adult in todays high-tech world. Then imagine howdifficult it would be to watchyour child struggle to do well inschool. Finally, imagine thatyou cannot help because of

your minimal writing, readingand comprehension levels.Children of illiterate parents

are twice as likely as their peersto have difficulty in school withreading and writing. The highschool dropout rate is extreme-ly high nationwide, and SolanoCounty is not immune.

Consider the impact of liter-acy on our county. Every sectorof our business community

from bio-tech to food servicemust have literate employeesfrom entry level up to surviveand thrive. Furthermore, eco-nomic development is affectedby our ability to provide skilled,trained, and literate employ-ees, who typically make moremoney and are able to providea higher level of financial andvolunteer support for theircommunity.

Consider the positive im-pacts literacy has in reducingpoverty rates. Finally, considerthe positive impacts on publicsafety literacy is directlylinked to lower crime rates.

The evidence is strong thatliteracy is vital to a stronghealthy community. TheSolano County Library Foun-

dation raises dollars for libraryliteracy programs and materi-als for students and tutors thatcannot be funded with tax dol-lars.

As outlined above, the needfor these programs are great.Adult Literacy or Family Litera-cy programs, available throughthe Solano County Library, canhelp. The instructors aretrained, dedicated and pas-sionate, and classes are free,with all materials for teachers,tutors and students fundedthrough the Solano County Li-brary Foundation.

Will you help us help thosewho are willing to work hard toget ahead? By supporting theSolano County Library Foun-dation you will do just that!

For more information con-tact Executive Director DilennaHarris [email protected], phone the Foundation of-fice at 421-8075, or visit ourwebsite at solanolibrary

foundation.org. Thanks foryour support.

Solano County LibraryFoundation,601 KentuckyStreet,Fairfield,CA 94533,421 8075. The Solano CountyLibrary Foundation is a501(c)(3) non-profit organiza-tion.Contributions are tax-de-ductible to the extent allowedby law.

TLW PublicRelationswins awards

TLW Public Relations is thewinner of two 2010 Gold Her-mes Creative Awards, one fornews release writing and one

for overall website design, fromthe Association of Marketingand Communication Profes-

sionals, an international group.The honors were granted for acomplete redesign of the Cali-fornia Youth Soccer Associa-tions huge website (www.cysanorth.org) and for a social me-dia press release written for thenonprofit, Mission Solano(www.missionsolano.org).

Hermes Awards recognizeCompanies and individualswhose talent exceeds a high

standard of excellence andwhose work serves as a bench-mark for the industry, statedHermes Awards spokespersonEd Dalheim, in an AMCP re-lease (www.hermesawards.com).

There were 3,600 entries inthe 2010 Hermes Awards com-petition from across the UnitedStates, Europe and Canada.Winners were selected from

144 categories in advertising,marketing/branding, publicrelations and other forms oftraditional and new media.Eighteen percent of the en-trants won gold awards. Well-known corporate award win-ners included American Ex-press, Cisco Systems, and Cost-co.

The CYSA website was a40,000 page monster that we

turned into a data-based driv-en, Content Management Sys-tem that is now easy for theclients staff to manage or edit,and for users to navigate, saysTLW Public Relations ownerDeloris Roach (www.tlwpubli-crelations.com). It wasmonths of work, so we are veryhappy to be honored. And,were always happy to be rec-ognized for something that we

do for Mission Solano.The winning press releasewas written by Roach, who alsohelped setup Mission Solanossocial media sites (Twitter,Facebook, YouTube and a blog)and develop strategy and pro-tocols for them. The CYSAwebsite was designed in col-laboration with Tony Perrault,

the owner and web designerfor 4Reels Digital Entertain-ment, one of TLW Public Rela-

tions partner firms. TLW Pub-lic Relations has won five Her-mes Awards in the last fouryears.

Fairfield-SuisunBobby Sox foryoung ladies

The Fairfield-Suisun BobbySox Organization is dedicated

to our young ladies by expos-ing them to softball whileteaching the fundamentalsand ultimately a potential lovefor the game itself. Bobby Soxsoftball provides young ladieswith opportunities designed tointroduce them to the values,lessons and early examplesthat often parallel life itself. Weare dedicated to the principlesof loyalty, compassion, leader-

ship and team interaction.As our young ladies experi-

ence these principles, they arewell on their way to maturinginto well-rounded individuals.By showcasing their talents asthey grow, they put themselvesin a position for future educa-tional opportunities.

The game of softball hasblossomed dramatically intoendless possibilities for college

and university scholarships.Students that are able to main-tain good grades and instill thevalues, principles and skillslearned through this organiza-tion are undoubtedly on theroad to success with theamount of scholarships avail-able for NCAA intercollegiateplay.

Girls who may never other-wise be afforded the opportu-

nity to attend an institution ofhigher learning may now usetheir talents as a means ofgaining entry into colleges na-tionwide.

With a new, extremely moti-vated Board of Directors, Fair-field-Suisun Bobby Sox is look-ing to be a stepping stone forgirls in the community to

achieve their maximum poten-tial and reach for the stars!

Fairfield-Suisun Bobby Sox,

P.O.Box 2903, Fairfield,CA94533-0903

Afghan Tandoornow open in

Fairfield

Pamir Afghan Cuisine firstopened in 1988 at the PublicMarket in Emeryville. Today,the restaurant is a top-rated,

5-star reviewed restaurant inthe Bay Area voted by Yelpusers.

The popular Afghan Tan-door restaurant owner, MalikaEsmatyar, has opened a newAfghan restaurant for the resi-dents living and/or visiting inFairfield or surrounding cities.Afghan Tandoor has a varietyof Afghan and Indian food andis now open at the Gateway

Plaza in Fairfield, located con-veniently near the Westfieldmall and other nearby enter-tainment.

Esmatyar, an avid restaurantpatron, was inspired to bring ataste of authentic and diversefood to the area, so come in to-day and enjoy the cuisine ofAfghan and Indian food!

Afghan Tandoor, 1586 C-5Gateway Blvd., Fairfield,

438-0500

SERVPRO ofFairfield knowsthe importance ofair quality

When thinking about thesafety of one's home, initialthoughts turn to smoke detec-

tors or child-proof measuressuch as safety locks on kitchencabinets. Rarely do peoplethink about the quality of theirindoor air, said Kelly McLean,owner of SERVPRO of Fairfield.

In recognition of HomeSafety Month this June, the lo-



Business NewsTell us about your accomplishments, promotions and items ofinterest regarding your business. E-mail a press release to theChamber at: [email protected] or fax it to (707) 425-0826.

See News, Page 13


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AMBASSADORCOMMITTEE MEETING[5:15 to 6:30 p.m.]

Fairfield-SuisunChamber of Commerce,

1111 Webster St.

TRAFC EXECUTIVEMEETING[9 to 10 a.m.]


1111 Webster St.

CHAMBERS BUSINESS AFTERHOURS[5:30 to 7 p.m.]

Gillespies Abbey Carpet,

360 Chadbourne Rd., FairfieldBUSINESS ISSUES

COMMITTEE MEETING[Noon to 1 p.m.]


1111 Webster St.

MEMBERSHIP

COMMITTEE MEETING[9 to 10 a.m.]


1111 Webster St.

SUISUN CITY BUSINESS GROUP

MEETING[5:45 to 7 p.m.]

Suisun City Council Chambers,701 Civic Center Blvd.

TRAVIS REGIONALARMED FORCESCOMMITTEE MEETING

[Noon to 1:15 p.m.]

Delta Breeze Club,Travis AFB

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MEETING[9 to 10:15 a.m.]


1111 Webster St.

SUNRISE MIXER[8 to 9 a.m.]

TechPro Source, 427Merchant St., Ste. 101,Vacaville

AMBASSADORCOMMITTEE MEETING[5:15 to 6:30 p.m.]


1111 Webster St.

TRAFC EXECUTIVEMEETING[9 to 10 a.m.]


1111 Webster St.

CHAMBERS BUSINESS AFTERHOURS MIXER[5:30 to 7 p.m.]

Child Haven, 801 Empire St.,

FairfieldBUSINESS ISSUES

COMMITTEE MEETING[Noon to 1 p.m.]


1111 Webster St.

TRAVIS REGIONAL

ARMED FORCESCOMMITTEE MEETING[Noon to 1:15 p.m.]

Delta Breeze Club,Travis AFB

MEMBERSHIPCOMMITTEE MEETING[9 to 10 a.m.]


1111 Webster St.

SUISUN CITY BUSINESS GROUPMEETING[5:45 to 7 p.m.]

Suisun City Council Chambers,701 Civic Center Blvd.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSMEETING[9 to 10:15 a.m.]


1111 Webster St.

SUNRISE MIXER[8 to 9 a.m.]

Park CrossingApartments, 2100 WestTexas St., Fairfield

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MEMBERSMay 20107-11 #34158

Harman Chahal4449 Central PlaceFairfield, CA 94534Phone: 916-806-9600Retail

Cyber JumpsMarvin & Janet ReinosoFairfield, CA 94533Phone: 707-580-9824Party Rentals

Laura Cole-Rowe ConsultingLaura Cole-Rowe1107 Park LaneSuisun City, CA 94585Phone: 707-631-5029Fax: 707-402-6433Non-Profit

Rameriz Custom OverheadDoorsRudy Rameriz

615 Merchant St.Vacaville, CA 95688Phone: 707-421-2700Fax: 707-451-2777Contractor

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MENTSMay 2010Big Brother-Big Sisters ofNorthbay

Grocery OutletHampton Inn & Suites SuisunCity Waterfront

Holiday Inn Express -VacavilleHomewood Suites by HiltonHuber, Ben

Kiwanis Club of FairfieldLedgewood Creek WineryLessler Group, The

Marys Pizza ShackNational ElectricalContractors Assoc.

Prepaid Legal Services -Van JohnsonProfessional Small BusinessServices, Inc.

Jim Sanders InsuranceSchoch, RayStaybridge SuitesSuisun Roofing & Supply Inc.Charles B. Wood, CPA

110%CLUBMay 2010

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MEMBER # OF YEARS

Allen-Simmons Heating & Sheet Metal Co. Since 1973 37

AT&T Since 1950 60

Bryan-Braker Funeral Home Since 1956 54

California Business Centers Since 2000 10

Calpine Corporation - Solano Peakers Since 2003 7

Canova Moving & Storage, Inc. Since 1949 61

Child Start, Inc. Since 1996 14Clorox Products Manufacturing Co. Since 1980 30

Fairfield Fire Fighters Since 2005 5

Fairfield Main Street Association Since 2000 10

Fairfield Tourism Association Since 2005 5

Food Maxx - North Texas Since 1998 12

Legends & Heroes Sports Bar & Grill Since 1993 17

Medic Ambulance Services, Inc. Since 2001 9

Mission Solano Rescue Mission Since 2000 10

MV Transportation Inc. Since 2002 8

Pam Watson - Gateway Realty Since 2005 5Pazdel Chiropractic Office, Inc. Since 1990 20

Premier Commercial, Inc. Since 1995 15

Recycling Zone Since 2002 8

River Valley Insurance Since 2000 10

S&J Advertising Since 1999 11

Salsman-Engell Real Estate Since 1957 53

Sheldon Gas Co./Sheldon Oil Co. Since 1948 62

Solano Land Trust Since 2002 8

Tomasini, Jay Since 2000 10

Western Railway Museum Since 1990 20

MEMBERSHIP

ANNIVERSARIESJuly 2010

The Chamber recognizeslong-time members (fiveyears or more) and we

thank them for theiryears of support.


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alt Tibbet has morethan 30 years of lawenforcement experi-ence. He began his ca-

reer in 1972 with the AlamedaPolice Department. In 1980, hejoined the San Jose Police De-partment where he served for26 years advancing through theranks to Captain. In July 2006,he returned to the Alameda Po-

lice Department as its Chief ofPolice. During his four years asChief, he enhanced the depart-ments presence in the com-munity through various out-reach efforts including theCoffee with the Chief, theAlameda Youth Speaks fo-rums, involvement with theChamber of Commerce andother business groups in thecommunity.

Chief Tibbet worked exten-sively in developing communi-ty and business collaborations,and served as the Co-Chair ofthe Mayors Gang PreventionTask Force. He was awardedthe San Jose Police Depart-ments Medal of Valor, a Haz-ardous Duty Award, and twoCity Council Commendations.He was also a recipient of the

National Exchange Clubs Blueand Gold Wounded in ServiceAward.

Chief Tibbet assumes thehelm of the Fairfield Police De-partment on July 6.

For more information: SeanP. Quinn,City Manager, 428-7402,[email protected]

Budgeting in uncertain times

Although experts say the

economy has started to recov-er, local government revenuescontinue to decline. Fairfieldrelies on three major sources ofrevenue property tax, salestax and development fees and all are in bad shape.

Property taxes have de-clined by 25 percent from theirpeak. Our median home priceis down 61 percent to $208,000from a 2006 peak of $538,000;declines here are the fourthworst in the U.S. We rank sev-

enth worst in rate of foreclo-sures, and more than half ofour loans are underwater.Property values will be slow torecover.

Sales taxes have declined forthree consecutive years andare back to 2000 levels. Contin-ued high unemployment, fru-gality and retail competitionwill hinder tax growth.

Development revenues re-main depressed. Since 2006,new home construction isdown 80 percent and non-resi-dential development is down50 percent from historical lev-els. Increased activity is not ex-pected until 2012.

Fairfield must cut at least$8.3 million by mid-2011 toclose our remaining generalfund budget gap. If there is adouble-dip recession, thegap will be more than $10 mil-lion. Weve already cut $26 mil-lion since 2003 (a 31 percentbudget reduction that elimi-nated 122 positions), adoptedemployee furloughs, andclosed City Hall on Fridays.Non-safety departments werecut 52 percent compared to19 percent for police and fire,

which comprise 76 percent ofthe remaining budget.To determine our financial

priorities, we will conduct acore services review to evalu-ate the merits of services andwhat they offer the citizens ofFairfield. We will seek publicinput at a July communitymeeting and at subsequentpresentations to service clubs,neighborhood associations,and other groups.

These decisions will not be

easy, but with citizen feedbackwe will emerge with a sustain-able budget that conforms tothe priorities of our communi-ty. Stay tuned for more infor-mation.

For more information:Bob Leland, Finance Director,428-7496,[email protected]

Economic developments

Over the last year, the CitysEconomic Development teamhas been working to recruit re-tailers and restaurants. Twonew restaurants and a retailerhave announced locations atSolano Mall.

Buffalo Wild Wings, a na-tionwide chain of affordablefamily-friendly restaurants,will take part of Old Navysspace. Improvements by Buffa-

lo Wild Wings include a freshnew faade for the building,with an attractive outdoor pa-

tio area to liven up the area.Rubios Fresh Mexican Grill

is currently working on theirnew site, located in the formerBaja Fresh space, adjacent toStarbucks and Jamba Juice.

Forever 21, the hip, youth-oriented retailer is taking theupper floor in the formerMervyns building.

With the North Texas Street

and Manuel Campos Parkwayreconfiguration, excess landsfrom the roadway improve-ment right-of-way purchasewill be sold for retail develop-ment opportunities, includingLowes and others.

On the commercial and in-dustrial side of economic de-velopment, the division hasworked closely with nationaland global companies to locate

operations in Fairfield.Omaha-based, Kiewit Pacif-

ic Corporation recently com-pleted its new 32,000-square-foot office building on Busi-ness Center Drive in Green Val-ley Corporate Park. Kiewits fa-cility, built on 3.37 acres, willhouse 150 employees.

Frank-Lin Distillers haserected the walls of a new296,000-square-foot bottling

facility on Huntington Drive.

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Walt Tibbet named new Chief of Police

Sean QuinnFairfield City Manager

See Quinn, Page 13

This months article

comes courtesy of Car-

olyn Higgins,owner of

Fortune Marketing

Company.I would like to say

thank youto Carolyn for hergreat insights on marketing

and finding ways to fit it into

our busy schedules.I know I

will have this article pinned on

my bulletin board in my office

for guidance and inspiration

because I am guilty too of get-

ting caught up on follow-up

calls, building relationshipswith my new and existingmembers, and the various com-mittees and boards that I sit on.

If you have not attended one

of her courses/seminars orwould like to talk with herabout your marketing chal-lenges, then give her a call at718-4489,visit www.Fortune-MarketingCompany.com,or e-mail: [email protected].

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SeeRidosh, Page 12

5 ways to fit marketing in schedule

Tim RidoshMarketing Director


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DARELYN PAZDEL PRIDE Industrieswith Anand Patel of Holiday Inn Express presenting.

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KEN BROCKGaw Van MaleDON McDONALD RE/MAX Gold EliteJOHN RAYSutter Health (SRMF/SSMC)

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I don't have time for Mar-keting!

We get so caught up in theday-to-day of our work; an-swering phone calls, dealingwith clients, putting out fires,

payroll, inventory, life . . . thatwe forget to invest in our mostimportant asset our busi-nesses. Ive done it too. But thefact is; the long-term success ofany business is dependentupon finding the time to investin the future. And one of thesurest ways to insure yourbusiness will be around for thelong-haul and continue togrow and flourish is to imple-

ment and use a marketing plan(and a system).Here are five tips to help you

manage your time and fit mar-keting into your regular rou-tine:

1. Tackle one thing at a

time.You dont have to accom-plish everything in one day.Choose monthly themes: make

June website optimizationmonth and July list buildingmonth and focus on that onetask for the entire month. Thismakes marketing less over-whelming and gets you started

in the right direction.2. Set marketing appoint-

ments with yourself. I cantstress how important this is. Ido this and every successfulbusiness owner I know doesthis. Write it down, put it onyour calendar, block it out anddont book anything duringthose times. If its not on yourcalendar, its too easy to forgetabout it and become so over-

booked you never get to it. Thisis your time to work on yourbusiness take it and use it.

3. Hire someone. It doesnthave to be a full-time personand it doesnt even have to be amarketing expert. Hire an in-tern or a student to make fol-low-up calls to customers orwrite introductory letters to

prospects or potential strategicpartners. You can even hiresomeone on a commission ba-sis to make outbound sales andappointment setting calls, or awriter to write your blogs. With

so many un- and under- em-ployed people out there, its nothard to find people who arewilling to do some hourly orcommission based work foryou and this will free up hoursof your time that you can de-vote to more productive en-deavors.

4. Plan your activities out

for a year.Yup, a whole year.Create a marketing calendar

for an entire year and plan yourweekly and monthly marketingactivities. For example: everyMonday, blog, update Face-book; Wednesdays, call fivecustomers and 10 prospects;once per month, review web-site, do a postcard mailing.Once you have everything laidout in front of you it makes it so

much easier to manage and ac-tually get it done. I like a print-ed calendar and I hang it in myoffice right in front of me so Ican visualize it. I also set re-minders in Outlook as a dou-

ble-reminder that my businessmust not be neglected!5. Take baby steps. This

kind of goes with No. 1 but inaddition to taking things one ata time, baby steps is aboutfinding what it takes to get overa hurdle and take that first step.Does a task seem overwhelm-ing and insurmountable? Thendont think about the big olscary task break it into small-

er parts and tackle the littleparts instead. Dont think Ohmy gosh, I need 20 sales thismonth. How am I going to dothat? Instead think, OK, to get20 sales, I need to get five thisweek or one per day. Whatcan I do to make one sale to-day? Isnt one sale a whole loteasier and manageable than

20? I love to think of things in

terms of baby steps. Ive never

accomplished anything in life

by tackling the entire task all at

once. That just leaves me over-

whelmed and paralyzed in fear.

Instead, I tell myself, Takebaby steps, one small step at a

time. I know that soon Ill be

taking bigger and bigger steps

and before you know it Ill be

off and running. It works every

time.

Managing your time and fit-

ting marketing into your

schedule are critical to the fu-

ture success and sustainability

of your business. Marketing is avital component to building a

business, getting and convert-

ing leads, satisfying customers,

making sales, increasing prof-

its and achieving your goals.

With the proper marketing

strategy and time investment

the possibilities are endless!

1st Place GrossTim Martin, Joe Zahn, Bud

Ross, and Dale Baumler

1st Place NetDan Morse, Bill Bowen,

Mark Dine, and MauriceCostales

1st Place MixedCathy Ross-Price, Lynn

Bondy-Villa, Jeff Adamski, and

Chris Sweeney2nd Place Gross

John Justus, Tom Brafford,Brad Rupert, and Kyle Downs

3rd Place GrossSteve Huddleston, Ryan

Chalk, Adrian Riggs, and Tom

Edigio2nd Place Net

Brett Johnson, Chase John-son, Alex Hall, and Bill Seiden

3rd Place NetJeff Carpenter, Matt Spokely,

Steve Balbierz, and Tim Makris

2nd Place MixedBev Dorsett, Jeanette Way,

Bob Thurman, and Ron Br-

zowsky

3rd Place MixedBeth Javens, Deanna Baillie,

Leslie Fay, and Gail Clyde

Closest to the Pin, MenKen Stamey

Longest Drive, MenChase Johnson

Longest Drive, WomenFrancie Bryan

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pportunities to build

business relationships

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help business grow

nhance commerce through

community stewardship

epresents and advocate onbehalf of business

THE POWER OF

THE CHAMBER

cal emergency cleanup andrestoration business owner is

explaining why Fairfield-arearesidents should make ad-dressing air quality a top prior-ity and safety measure in theirhomes.

Mold is one potential airquality problem.

Mold spores are every-where in our environment andcan easily enter homes,McLean said. Every year about40 pounds of dust is generated

per 1,500 square feet in ahome. Most types of moldgrow quickly if they have a wa-ter source, an organic foodsource and temperatures be-tween 60 and 86 degreesFahrenheit.

The Environmental Protec-tion Agency (EPA) has notedthat moisture and mold prob-lems in buildings may result inhealth issues. Families living in

those buildings may experi-ence odors and various healthproblems, such as headachesand allergic reactions. The EPAsuggests these health problemscould potentially be associatedwith people being exposed tomold.

For more information aboutSERVPRO of Fairfield or aboutaddressing mold and moistureproblems in your home, please

contact Kelly McLean at207-0122.

Local skin cancerscreening eventsaves lives

Solano Dermatology Associ-ates announced the success ofits two free skin cancer screen-

ing events held during May,Skin Cancer Awareness Month.During the course of the two

events, Solano Dermatologysdoctors screened more than100 Solano County residents.Two cases of melanoma, themost dangerous type of skincancer, were found.

I am pleased to report our

team was able to arrangesame-day referrals for these

patients in order to get themelanoma treated immediate-ly. Both patients are now doingwell, explained Solano Der-matology Senior Partner, Dr.John Geisse. One of the caseswas life-threatening, we are soglad to have found it and en-abled treatment before it wastoo late.

With rising rates of skin can-cer, dermatologists stress the

importance of prevention edu-cation, early detection andprompt treatment of skin can-cer. One American dies ofmelanoma almost every hourwith nearly 9,000 deaths fromit last year alone. Early detec-tion of melanomas has up to a99 percent survival rate.

An optimisticview of life

Some habits are hard tobreak, and Sonia Rockwell willgladly attest to the truth of thatadage. Rockwell has more than1,000 books, and rarely does aweek go by without a new onebeing added to her personal li-brary. When she is not buying abook, she is burying herself

into one.No one needs to tell the 47-year-old employment coun-selor that it makes little sensefor a person who is legallyblind to buy books. Rockwellcan see how that appears to bea bit ridiculous.

In learning to live with re-tinitis pigmentosa, a degenera-tive eye disease, Rockwell is notwilling to live without her

books. Her visits with Dr. Don-na Seabrooks, an ophthalmol-ogist with Sutter MedicalFoundation, have equippedRockwell with the tools tomake the most of her limitedvision. I love to read, saysRockwell, who uses a magnify-ing device to read books on alaptop computer.

Rockwell paid her first visitto Dr. Seabrooks when her vi-

sion began to vanish. Afterlearning her condition wouldonly worsen with time, Rock-well could not imagine havinga limited view of life. She sud-denly felt helpless.

I did research on my own.I needed to know what wasgoing on, Rockwell says. Imthe oldest of four girls in ourfamily. Im used to taking careof people, not having them

take care of me. As she beganto contemplate her futurewithout sight, Rockwell turnedto Dr. Seabrooks for a doseof optimism.

She has just been incredi-ble, Rockwell says. I think fortwo days I thought, Woe is me.Then I thought, Are you kid-ding? I had to kick myself inthe butt. Occasionally, I needto remind myself about that.

One blessing for Rockwellhas been that her sense ofsound has compensated forher loss of vision. My hearingis ridiculously keen. Its evenmore so since I started losingmy vision, she says. My hus-band, Steve, teases me that Icould hear cotton dropping onthe floor. I can hear you beforeI see you. You cant sneak up onme.

Her work with Dr. Seabrookshas inspired Rockwell to helpother people confronting vi-sion problems. Anything I canshare, I will, she says. I can bethe messenger.

She could even write a book.

North Bay TruckCenter is Solanos

largest repair andparts center

Centrally located in Fair-field, North Bay Truck Center isable to provide full service andrepairs as well as meet yourcommercial fleet needs. NBTCon-site servicing and repairsare available. Current cus-

tomers include Blood Bank,Jelly Belly, Austin Powder, Ash-

land Chemical and TAFB.Our experienced staff is

dedicated to provide you withthe necessary support and in-formation needed in thesechanging times. We also under-stand that your vehicle isunique to your needs and theservices that you provide. Thisis why we make extended ef-forts to minimize down time by

performing overall inspectionseach time your vehicle entersour shop.

Our technicians are devotedto improving their skills and at-tend training classes on a widevariety of items each year. Wealso focus on bringing into ourshop the latest in diagnosticsequipment needed to provideour customers with the mostcurrent technology available to

repair and maintain their vehi-cles.

We are located at 1245 Illi-nois St., Fairfield CA 94533,427-1386. Our website iswww.northbaytruckcenter.com. We are having ourChamber Ribbon-Cutting/Open House event onJuly 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.;please come by and check us

out. There will be a MonsterTruck, other vendors, lots offood and great raffle prizes.



News, cont. from page 4 Quinn, cont. from page 7

The location will include thecompanys new headquarters

and will employ more than160. Frank-Lin is using tax-ex-empt Recovery Zone FacilityBonds to finance the project.

Meyer Corporation, thelargest cookware company inthe United States, recentlycompleted its 165,000-square-foot, fully automated ware-house facility. The automatedbuilding is the equivalent of astandard 700,000-square-foot

warehouse building.For more information: Curt

Johnston,Economic Develop-ment Division Manager,428-7445,[email protected]


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funds to purchase items ofsupply and equipment for our

local schools. Just think, youcan bring the entire family outfor a fun-filled day and partici-pate in the Car Show, KidsZone, enjoy live music, meetElvis (The King of North TexasStreet) and Tex The North TexasStreet Business AssociationMascot). We are also workingon adding additional attrac-tions for this year, which will beannounced at a later date.

We will also have a variety ofvendors, raffles and other ex-citing activities. The nice thingis that admission is free, so thatmeans families at all incomelevels can come and enjoy thisexciting event.

Since we are discussing theSummerfest, do you havesomething special at home inyour garage? Why not registeryour muscle machine in the

11th Annual Fairfield Summer-fest Car Show? Whether youhave a prize-winning, immac-ulate classic or a custom char-acter, your vehicle is eligible tocompete for reigning titlessuch as: Most Likely to Get aTicket, Hottest Car, CityManagers Choice, MayorsChoice Award and PeoplesChoice Award.

Signing up for the car

show is easy, just go to;www.ntsba.org and click onthe Summerfest logo and youwill find a link for a vehicle reg-istration form. If you pre-regis-ter your vehicle by Aug. 30,your cost will is only $25. Dayof the show registration is $30.Do you belong to a car or mo-torcycle club? Please give theevent coordinator CatherineGrimard a call at 421-9085 to

learn more about special clubgroup discounts.

Hurry and call her rightaway, so you will not miss out

on this fantastic registrationdeal for the Car Show.

Sponsorship for the carshow or any other event in theSummerfest includes a two-fold value to stretch your busi-ness dollar. The exposure foryour business through Com-cast Cable television ads, on-screen advertising at BrendenTheatres, 95.3 KUIC radiocommercials, Radio Disneycommercials, Daily Republicads and more. Your support tothe NTSBA as a sponsor in theSummerfest event will providea chance for every man,woman and child to know andretain a memory of what sum-mertime is all about.

Your support will bringabout: A carefree day to relaxand play and enjoy the lazy,

hazy, crazy days of summerand feast on hamburgers, hotdogs and ice cold root beer.

In final, we need for you tobecome a Summerfest spon-sor, which means that you willbe boosting the economy forthe businesses on North TexasStreet and also helping to raisefunds to assist in purchasingeducational items and suppliesfor our local schools.

Sincerely,Andy Anderson

President, North Texas StreetBusiness Association

NTSBA, cont. from page 3 Johnson, cont. from page 3

you can see from just these fewexamples that if you are not amember of the Fairfield-Su-isun Chamber you should be,and for a basic membership ofjust over $1 per day what bettervalue can you find to promoteand market what you do to thecommunity at large?

The Chamber gives back tothe community in so manyways, we honor our membersat our annual luncheon, wehonor those that give back tothe community with the K IJones Award, the Business ofthe Year award, and the Citizenof the Year Award. The Cham-ber is involved with the citycouncil of both Fairfield and

Suisun; we at our monthlyboard meeting get updatesfrom the mayors of Fairfieldand Suisun as well as theSolano Community College.

I realize that every businessis making cutbacks due to eco-nomic conditions. This is not aplace that you want to cut. Theold adage is that in a downmarket you cut your salesper-son, not realizing that yoursalesperson is all that is keep-ing your doors open. Let theChamber help you to sell yourbusiness as a partner to ensurethat you are getting a value foryou membership.

But remember this; theChamber is only as good for

you as your participation iswith the Chamber. The Cham-ber is not a silver bullet, but I

can attest that it works if youwork with the programs andattend the events.

I urge you to contact theChamber at 425-4625 and ask

Tim or one of the staff aboutthe benefits of joining the Fair-field-Suisun Chamber of Com-merce.

The only thing missing from

the items we shared above isyou! It is your Chamber and theservices are for you and yourbusiness. Take advantage of allthat is available to you and be-come an active member today.

Be a sponsor

Your support to the

NTSBA as a sponsor in

the Summerfest event will

provide a chance for every

man, woman and child to

know and retain a

memory of what

summertime is all about.

Call Catherine Grimard at

421-9085.

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