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they represent like to send representatives to California during December and January, especially <br />from Chicago and other places on the East Coast. <br /> <br />Gary Hamlin, Garlex Pizza, thanked the City of Pleasanton for honoring businesses. <br /> <br /> Debra Doble, Sallman, Yang & Alameda, said her company was happy to be a part of the <br />team in Pleasanton. She looked forward to many years to come. <br /> <br /> Wendy Barnes, Jewelers Gallery, also thanked the City for its support. When her <br />company came to Pleasanton it was a quiet little town. When the downtown improvements were <br />done in 1992, there were very few people on Main Street. Because of the support of loyal <br />customers, they are still here today. She looked forward to many more years in town. <br /> <br /> Mike Machi, Management Recruiters, indicated his company was part of a national <br />organization of 1,000 offices. He was very pleased to be in Pleasanton. He loved having a <br />commute of three miles. <br /> <br /> Charles Huffsaid it has been a lot of fun operating a business in Pleasanton. He came to <br />town in 1980. His wife was expecting their first child, he had left his architectural finn, started <br />his own firm and doubled his mortgage, but he is glad he did. It has been fun working on <br />projects in the area, including residential and commercial. He has worked through various <br />Planning Commissions and City Councils and seen the City change in the last 21 years. He <br />could not have dreamed how things turned out, and he is happy to be a member of the <br />community and to be involved in things with the community. He has an interest in history and is <br />preparing a history of the area for publication. He said there are very few towns in the Bay Area <br />that have a downtown like Pleasanton. <br /> <br /> Joe Madden, 5950 Coronado Lane, on behalf of the Tri-Valley Convention and Visitors <br />Bureau Board of Directors, introduced Any Blaschka, the new Executive Director. She most <br />recently worked as an executive with SBG Enterprise Brand and Design Consultancy Finn in <br />San Francisco. She is a native of San Ramon, where she attended California High School and is <br />a graduate of the University of California at San Diego. She resides in Pleasanton with her <br />husband, Todd, and sixteen month old daughter, Alexis. He believed her strong marketing and <br />communications background will be a benefit to this organization and the communities that are <br />served. <br /> <br /> Amy Blaschka, 3928 West Las Positas, thanked Council for welcoming her. She was <br />excited about her new role. This area has special interest for her since she grew up in San <br />Ramon and is now raising her family in Pleasanton. It is a treat to market an area she actually <br />lives in. She set forth her goals for her first ninety days in office. Internally, she wants to <br />develop internal controls for proper checks and balances; a program budget for better <br />accountability and allocation of funds and clarity for adherence to procedures. Externally, she <br />plans to meet with regional organizations and other members to better understand their <br />businesses and needs and ways to work together. She will then create a strategic plan to promote <br />this area and will build on past successes, since there have been quite a few. She will then <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 5 11/06/01 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />