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324 <br /> <br /> Mr. Steve Salvatore, Manager of Hilton Pleasanton, <br /> 7090 Johnson .Drive, immediate past president of the Pleasanton <br /> Convention and Visitors Bureau, reviewed the feasibility study <br /> prepared in 1986 and the proposed funding. He requested Mr. Tom <br /> Athenour, president of the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce, to <br /> explain the benefits of the Pleasanton Convention and Visitors <br /> Bureau to the City. <br /> <br /> Mr. Tom Athenour, 2197 Eileen Drive, stated that while the <br /> Pleasanton Convention and Visitors Bureau is under the umbrella of <br /> the Chamber of C6mmerce, the Bureau has its own Board of Directors <br /> and funding. He added that the Bureau is the City's marketing and <br /> promotion armand prepares and distributes over 25,000 brochures to <br /> promote the City. He continued that the economic impact of the <br /> Bureau should not be ignored with the recession and the declining <br /> tax base. He urged the Council to continue its support of the <br /> Bureau, which has booked groups until 1995, particularly since the <br /> Transient Occupancy Tax in Pleasanton has not increased <br /> significantly since 1989. <br /> <br /> Ms. Patricia Maronne, Executive Director of The Center, a <br /> non-profit organization that provides counselling and other support <br /> services to individuals and families throughout the Tri-Valley <br /> area, requested $12,000 from Pleasanton to support the effort of <br /> the Family Crisis Center. She explained that the Family Crisis <br /> Center has a viable program and has been in operation in Pleasanton <br /> for 10 years. She added that the Center needs Pleasanton's support <br /> this year in order to buy the time necessary to ensure its future <br /> and that more traditional funding sources will be tapped this <br /> coming year. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer inquired if the Human Services Commission would <br /> consider the matter and forward its recommendation to the Council. <br /> <br /> Ms. Acosta replied that that is Staff's recommendation. <br /> <br /> There being no further testimony, Mr. Mercer declared the <br /> public hearing closed. <br /> <br /> Mr. Mercer indicated that Council needs to decide on a number <br /> of funding issues: Community Access TV at $48,000, Amador <br /> Historical Society at $10,000, Valley CASA at $10,000, Pleasanton <br /> Convention and Visitors Bureau at $185,000, Emergency Services <br /> Network at $1,500, Amador Gym Backboard at $1,000, Centennial <br /> Committee at $20,000, Library Program at $279,456, Downtown <br /> Association at $40,100, the Family Crisis Center at $12,000, and <br /> the City Council Chambers Chairs at $7,000. <br /> <br /> - 28 - <br /> 7-16-91 <br /> <br /> <br />