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hinking about joining

us or on the fence

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Chamber member?

Then setup an appointment to

meet with me.

The 2011 Chamber Busi-

ness Directory will be distrib-

uted in the early weeks of Jan-

uary 2011 to all of the Daily

Republics subscribers, some

20,000 in total and potentially

reaching more than 40,000 to

50,000 businesses and con-

sumers in Fairfield, Suisun

City, Solano County and be-

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Also, the 2011 Chamber

Business Directory will be dis-tributed in every chambermember hotel, hotel room inFairfield, Suisun City and be-yond as well as be distributedat City Hall in the Mall, Fair-field and Suisun City Halls,

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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

PRIDE IndustriesRE/MAX Gold Elite

Rexam Beverage Can Co.

PREMIER CLUBCostco of Fairfield

Emeritus at Westwind Gardens

Goodrich UPCO

Holiday Inn Express-Cordelia

Kaiser Permanente

M2 Mail

Pacific Gas & Electric

Potrero Hills Landfill

Raleys Super StoresSolano Athletic Clubs

Solano First Federal Credit Union

Wal-Mart

Westamerica Bank

11.15Courtyard byMarriott

11.17Staples,1250 OliverRoad

UPCOMINGEVENTS I MIXERS Promoting a strong local economy and Create Opportunties to build business relationships

Represent and advocate on behalf of small business

Nov. 19 is fastapproaching. Dont missout on all this exposureand potential newcustomers your businesscould receive just by

joining the Chamber! See Chamber, Page 11

Last chance to be included in 2011 directory

CalChamber

GENERAL ELECTION

MEASURES POSITIONS

Proposition 19:OpposeLegalize marijuana

Proposition 20:SupportVoters FIRST Act for Congress

Proposition 22:SupportTransportation and public safety

protection

Proposition 23:SupportThe California jobs initiative

Proposition 24:OpposeRepeal corporate tax loopholes

Proposition 25:OpposePassing budget on time

Proposition 26:SupportStop the hidden taxes

roposition 22, currently on theNovember ballot, is a criticalmeasure which would preventthe State from raiding funds thatare currently dedicated to local

governments.

Within our own commu-nity, the Fairfield and SuisunCity Redevelopment Agencieshave lost a combined total of $17.8million in redevelopment funding thispast fiscal year, and could lose an addition-al $7 million for the current fiscal year.These raids have directly reduced jobs andslowed economic development within theFairfield-Suisun community. Throughoutthe State, more than $2 billion in redevelop-ment funding has been raided, which could

have supported up to 198,000 full- andpart-time jobs at a time when they are bad-ly needed.

Thats why the Fairfield-Suisun Chamber

of Commerce has joined chambers of com-merce, business and taxpayer groups fromthroughout California in support of Propo-

sition 22. Simply put, Proposition 22 isgood for business and good for our com-

munitys economy.

Every business locatedin California, no matterhow large or small, de-

pends on the vital servicesprovided by cities, counties

and special districts in order to thrive andprosper. Local governments are responsiblefor land-use planning and approvals. Theyprovide essential infrastructure to existingand new homes and businesses like streetand road maintenance, sewer, water andutilities. And local governments provide po-

lice and fire protection, as well as operatemass transit, parks, libraries and other

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SeeProposition, Page 11

Prop. 22 is goodfor business and our community


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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2010 - 2011

EXECUTIVE BOARD

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

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

Christopher Barto . . . . Vice Chair/TreasurerCopart 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director

Brock Law Group, APCRandy 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

Jowel LaguerreSolano CC, President

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Chief Ambassador . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Cortez

Chair, 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

Melissa Manry . . . . Administrative Assistant

The Voiceis published monthly by the

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3 The Times Are

Changing!By Kevin Johnson

Support Our FirstHalloween SpectacularBy Andy Anderson

4 Business News5 Calendar6 Chamber Events

7 Leadership Today

2011 Team Is OnIts Way

8 New MembersFAIRFIELD CITY MANAGER

9 North Connector RoadCompletedBy Sean Quinn

10 Ribbon CuttingsEd Lippstreu

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Ray Schoch94-95

Ben Huber98-99

Kathy Parsons01-02

PAST CHAIRS CIRCLE

From the desk of

President/CEO

Leslie Fay

h my gosh! It is getting prettyconfusing out there for manypeople who are trying tomake a living. Every day I aminundated with articles about

bills, unions, PLAs, constitutionalagreements, economic challenges, sig-nificant strategies, housing and real es-

tate values plunging, free enterprise,California laws regulations, code en-forcement, rebuilding America, failedleadership, slamming banking privi-leges, citizens owed rights, social secu-rity threats, taxes, poor schools, en-dorsements, nasty language, unrulypeople trying to make a point andcausing a war because of it, job cre-

ators who plan to help stimulate thegrowth of our economy.How can that happen right now?

Statewide stats announcing the num-ber of companies leaving California insearch of another golden location! Icould go on and on . . .

Our great state is the home of nearly1 in 8 Americans and one of the worlds10th largest economies!

This is supposed to be the placewhere other nations look to see the fu-ture?

Even if California is not where you or

your relatives were born and live, it isyour state. It is our state!It is time to get out and take some

action. We need to help small businessand large businesses recover becauseaccording to the statistics, the nationcannot recover until California recov-ers.

Now we all know how many articleshave been written about the way to do

business and the way to solve prob-lems. Now is the time for you to takeaction. The time is now GET OUTand VOTE!

Lets hope for a good change on No-vember 2!

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Web site numbers,

referrals for SeptemberUnique visitors: 2,119

Total visitors: 5,483

Total page hits: 84,526

Member referrals: 96

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What in the world?

CITATION CLUBAmos & Andrews, Inc.

AT&T

Ball Corporation

Cache Creek Casino Resort

Charles B. Wood II

Creegan & DAngeloEngineers

Emeritus at Rancho Solano

enXco

Fairfield Tourism Association

Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti &

Heppell

Food Maxx North Texas

Food Maxx West Texas

IHOP of FairfieldMeyer Corporation

Paradise Valley Estates

Taco Bell

Umpqua Bank

Video Pro Productions

Watson Auto Body, Inc.

Wells Fargo Bank

Westfield Solano

Yin McDonaldsYocha-De-He Golf Club at

Cache Creek

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s the business climateshifts from the summerhustle and bustle to thefall and winter months

not only are the seasonschanging, but so are the timesand business climate. Thequestion is are you?

If we are all not working

every day as hard as we can tofind the opportunities that ex-ist for our business then I as-sure you no one else is. I havebeen in the hotel business foralmost 36 years now and wasreflecting with some associatesthe other day that this is thehardest economic climate thatI have ever experienced in allthose years.

I have lived in Southern Cal-

ifornia, Wisconsin, Illinois,Texas, New Mexico, New Yorkand now in Northern Califor-

nia, so I have experiencedthese economic conditionsacross the country and somehave been great like eight yearsago here in Fairfield when weopened the Hilton Garden Inn,to New York when I movedthere and GE shut down their

marketing arm and moved itsouth to save costs and almostdecimated an entire commu-

nity with the loss of jobs andtax revenues. Wisconsin wassteady without the high highsand the low lows that the restof the country experiences.

So, the question is, how doyou adapt to the ever changingeconomy and business cli-mate? Well, the sales effortshave to be ever changing withthe market conditions becausethe company that you didbusiness with last year mightbe out of business this year.The cutbacks that everyone isexperiencing is hard to over-come, and if you look at yourown business you will see thechanges you have made in thepast couple of years just to sur-vive or, to at a minimum, cutcosts to try and squeeze a littlemore bottom line profit.

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The times are changing!

Kevin JohnsonChairman of the Board

See Johnson, Page 11

A message from the NTSBA President:Andy Anderson, Travis Credit Union

Opportunties to build business relationships

Support our firstHalloween Spectacular

ell, we only haveabout three weeksleft before it is timefor us to go to the

polls and cast our votes in theNov. 2 General Election.Throughout our state we will

be voting for candidates whoare running for seats in thecity, county, state and Con-gressional elections.

You know to me it is greatto live in America, which isthe land of freedom and thehome of the free and thebrave. We are very fortunatethat we have the right to go tothe polls and vote for thecandidate of our choice. Our

party affiliation does notmatter in my opinion, butwhat does matter is that weget out and vote.

I seem to recall readingsomewhere that 20 percentof the citizens in the UnitedStates are registered voters,but only about 12 percent ofthe registered number actu-ally vote. Remember, there isstrength in numbers so we

need to get out and vote. Welive in a democracy, so ex-press your opinion by votingfor what you believe in.

Moving away from theelection and going to theNorth Texas Street BusinessAssociation, I would like tostate that Supporting Busi-ness is the fundamental pur-pose of the North Texas StreetBusiness Association. Our

board members continuallystrive and are always avail-able to address challenges,concerns or questions thatyou may have and want toaddress. Our optimum goal isto work with all of the busi-nesses in our district in sucha manner so as to enhance

their business by introducingprograms, events and mar-keting techniques that willbring more shoppers to ourstreet and increase sales.

So, in keeping in line withour goal, we are pleased andexcited to announce a newevent, which we feel willbring in additional shoppers.The event is our 1st AnnualHalloween Spectacular,which is scheduled to be heldon Thursday, Oct. 28 from 2to 6 p.m. The event will be lo-cated in the Texas Roadhouseparking lot at 3333 NorthTexas St.

You may bring your lovedones in costume (or not) toenjoy some of the bettertreats of the season. For only$10 parents can purchase en-trance tickets for their child,which includes a tasty TexasRoadhouse childs meal, car-nival games, a token for cot-ton candy, popcorn, or asnow cone and your veryown pumpkin to take home.Our participating NorthTexas Street Businesses willbe on site to offer goodies forchildren to take home andvaluable promotions to par-ents.

The official Star Warscharacters from the 501st Le-gion and the Rebel Legionwill appear and be availablefor photo opportunities withStar Wars enthusiasts. You

may obtain more informa-tion about the Star Warscharacters by going to501st.com. Professional pho-tography services will also beavailable on site.

Fingerprinting of childrenwill also be available and

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NorthBayAdministrationCenter earns

design awardThe NorthBay Healthcare

Administration Center inGreen Valley received an awardfor design excellence from theCity of Fairfield at a recent Fair-field City Council meeting.

At the meeting, plaquescommemorating the buildingsdesign were presented toNorthBay Healthcare, as well

as Gensler, architects on theproject; and NexCore Group.The buildings developer wasHearn Construction.

This award represents theculmination of several years ofhard work from a very dedicat-ed and talented team, saysJoelyn Gropp, director of facili-ties development for NorthBayHealthcare. Its hard to believethat the buildings beautiful,

modern architectural design,with its lofty conference roomsand light-filled offices, waspossible within the constraintsof a very economical tilt-upconstruction process.

The building is environ-mentally responsible, Groppadds, in that it employs sus-tainable design features, suchas energy-efficient mechanical

systems. Within the building isa high-tech Clinical SimulationLab with a family of comput-erized patient simulators forstaff training, and a system-wide Data Center.

The building opened in2008.

PRIDE honoredby the USDA

PRIDE Industries was

named the United States De-partment of Agricultures 2010Agriculture Research ServicesAbilityOne Program Contrac-tor of the Year at an awards cer-emony held this summer inWashington, D.C.

PRIDE Industries was nomi-nated by the ARS and the Pacif-ic West Area Procurement Of-fice within the USDA. TheUSDA conducts an annual

small business and AbilityOneaward program to recognizeexemplary service to the De-partment.

PRIDE Industries providesjanitorial and grounds mainte-nance services for the USDA,Agricultural Research ServiceAgency at their Davis location,and is a proud partner in theAbilityOne Program. The Abili-tyOne Program is a federal ini-

tiative to help people who areblind or have other disabilitiesfind employment by working

for nonprofit agencies that sellproducts and/or services to theU.S. government.

Sutter receivesprestigiouscertificates ofrecognition

The Integrated HealthcareAssociation recently presentedSutter Medical Foundation andits affiliated medical group,

Solano Regional MedicalGroup, with Certificates ofOutstandingPerformancefor ClinicalQuality, PatientExperience,their DiabetesRegistry andRelated Activi-ties.

The awards

were presented at the IHA an-nual Pay for PerformanceStakeholders Meeting for 2009P4P results. We are proud toreceive this level of recognitionfrom such a prestigious state-wide organization, says FredBlair, M.D., medical director forSRMG. These certificates are atestament to the hard workand dedication by our clini-cians and staff to make this the

very best place for our patientsand their families.

Earlier this year, Sutter Med-

ical Foundation and SRMG im-plemented an advanced andsecure patient care technology

the electronic health record.The new system provides clini-cians with instant access to theinformation needed to providebetter, safer and more conven-ient care to patients. The SMFelectronic health record alsoenables a patient to accesstheir own or their childrenshealth records online and ex-change secure electronic mes-sages with their physicians.

With the implementation ofthe electronic health record,we took a quantum leap for-ward in quality, safety and con-venience, for our patients,Blair continues.

SRMG is the countys largestmedical group and is a recipi-ent of numerous awards andrecognitions, including an ex-emplary ranking from Califor-nia Association of Physician

Groups and Four Stars fromthe California Office of the Pa-tient Advocate.

Athenian Grilladopts Rodriquezand Armijo tomotivate studentachievement

The Athenian Grill in SuisunCity will donate gift certificatesto both high schools to be

awarded to students who areapplying themselves and im-proving academically. The gift

certificates allow the recipientsto order items from the restau-rant free of charge.

The restaurant is owned byKelly and Spiros Kontogiannis.They started the program toencourage students to do bet-ter in school and to show theirsupport of the community ed-ucation system. It is not onlyfor the kids who are perform-ing well in school, but thosewho show improvement, ini-tiative, citizenship, or leader-ship in the community.

The certificates are referredto as PRIDE awards. PRIDE isan acronym for the character-istics students need to show inorder to be nominated for theawards. P is for pride, R is forrespect, I is for improvement,D is for dedication, E is for en-thusiasm.

In the past, The AthenianGrill has donated about$10,000 per year between thetwo schools. They also hostDine and Donate nights for theschools.

The Adopt-a-School pro-gram was coordinated by BillLuna, the districts former di-rector of administrative servic-es and assessment.



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.

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TRAFC EXECUTIVEMEETING[9 to 10 a.m.]

Fairfield-SuisunChamber of Commerce,

1111 Webster St.

BUSINESS ISSUESCOMMITTEE MEETING[Noon to 1 p.m.]


1111 Webster St.

VETERANS DAYChamber closed.

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

Delta Breeze Club,Travis AFB

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

Courtyard By Marriott,1350 Holiday Lane, Fairfield

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


1111 Webster Street

SUNRISE MIXER[8 to 9 a.m.]

Staples, 1250 Oliver Rd,Fairfield

MEMBERSHIPCOMMITTEE MEETING

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1111 Webster St.

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Suisun City Council Chambers,701 Civic Center Blvd.

THANKSGIVING DAYChamber closed. Nextday of business isMonday, Nov. 29.

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Gateway Blvd., Fairfield. Entrancefee is six cans of food.

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1111 Webster Street

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Theofficial newsletterof theFairfield-SuisunCity Chamberof Commerce NOVEMBER2010 I 76 I NOVEMBER2010 Theofficial newsletter ofthe Fairfield-SuisunCity Chamberof Commerce


By Sherry McKillopLeadershipTodayProgramDirector

ixteen adults from awide range of busi-ness, government,and non-profit or-ganizations have

cast off the bow lines and setsail on their leadership jour-ney.

Members of the LeadershipToday 2011 team have com-pleted two of their 10 sessionsalready! The energy is highand the team dynamics arebalanced and fun.

Septembers LeadershipRetreat was hosted by two ofour local businesses. Fridayafternoons session took placeat Copart where we were of-fered the use of their trainingroom. I began by giving anoverview of the journey aheadand the team spent a signifi-cant portion of time getting toknow one another. In addi-tion, time was spent commu-nicating expectations, settingground rules, and creating theteam agreement.

Saturday we moved downthe street to the corporateheadquarters of LeadershipToday Lighthouse sponsor,NorthBay Healthcare.

Several factors are impor-tant when creating a high per-forming team and Saturdaymorning was spent under-standing our individualstrengths and challenges andthen understanding themake-up of the team and itspotential challenges. This wasan eye-opening experiencefor most and has led to somepersonal insights during thepast month.

The team was delighted tohear from Anthony Russo whogave a talk entitled Leader-

ship Is Hard. Anthony putsthe leadership journey intoperspective using both cur-rent and historical examples.

Lastly, participants weregiven four ideas for a teamproject, and groups wereformed to conduct further re-

search to determine whichproject would ultimately bechosen.

No more than three weekspassed and the team assem-bled for session two, History,Culture, and Sense of Place,along with Charting YourCourse to Authentic Leader-ship.

The day began by uncover-ing misconceptions aboutleadership and understandingthe forces that have shapedus, and how they can be usedto influence our leadershippath. Each member was guid-ed through the process of cre-ating a personal missionstatement. This exercise ishelpful in determining whereone should spend ones timeand resources to make a dif-ference.

Our program is fortunate tohave a past and current repre-sentative from MV Trans-portation. They arranged for abus to take the team on awhirlwind tour of historicalsites, including the closed tothe public back rooms of thecounty archives.

We ended our day at RushRanch where Nicole Byrd, theexecutive director of theSolano County Land Trust,shared with us the impor-tance of access to open spacefor the health of a community.

The team is exhibiting akeen sense of anticipation,adventure and camaraderie,and we look forward to therest of the journey.

Sis on its way2011 team

Leadership Today2011 team

Leadership TodayLeadership Today2011 team

Chamber MixerDelta Realty Group 1299 Oliver Road, Fairfield

Chamber Sunrise

Park Crossing Apartments 2100 W. Texas, Fairfield

Chamber Sunrise

KUIC 600 E. Main St., Vacaville

John Young and Don Potter from KUIC serenade the mixer crowd before the raffle drawings. Dan DiSano and his Delta Realty Group staff.

Dawn and Aaron Cradduck,Ken Graham andArturo Reyes (Solano College).

Fairfield Fire Chief Vince Webster,Steve Lessler,Mike Cortez,Jim Brown,Denise Smith, Karen Glen and Alisa Sangers.


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Join the Chamber

Call 425-4625

NEW

MEMBERSSeptember 2010Driven Raceway

Matt Stearn1560 Gateway BlvdFairfield, CA 94533Phone: 707-426-3748Family Fun Center

End 2 End PaintingMichael Hart

PO Box 2391Vacaville, CA 95696Phone: 707-865-3211Contractor

Ford Lincoln FairfieldJeanine Nuhamaker3050 Automall Ct.Fairfield, CA 94534Phone: 707-421-3319Automobile Dealer

Friendraisers LLCJohn Youngberg1111 Webster St.Fairfield, CA 94533Phone: 707-425-4625Fundraising

JN Productions, Inc.Jodi McGuire and Nicole Ara-bia607 Elmira St. #244Vacaville, CA 95687Phone: 707-628-7775

Marketing

JWC Sports Pub & Grill inCountry CafJack Jr. Catlin2390 N. Texas St.Fairfield, CA 94533Phone: 707-425-1442Restaurant

Motel 6-CordeliaMike Patel4376 Central PlaceFairfield, CA 94534Phone: 707-864-0800Motel

Salcedo, Soltani, & PoComprehensive Dentistry

Veronica Van Der Vaulk

2560 N. Texas St., Ste .HFairfield, CA 94533Phone: 707-422-5441Dentist

Summit Wealth GroupTed Spinardi5030 Business Center Dr.,#110Fairfield, CA 94534Phone: 707-439-3483Financial Planning

Woodcreek PlazaLynsey Grayson3001-3101 Travis Blvd.Fairfield, CA 94534Phone: 707-224-8922Property Owner

MEMBERREINVEST

MENTSSeptember 2010American Auto BodySpecialist, Inc.

Ball CorporationBrandman UniversityClorox CompanyEfrain Anthony MarreroFoundation

Fairfield-Suisun Unified

School DistrictFirst 5 SolanoIL Fiorello Olive Oil Co.

JHL Commercial PropertiesLeaven, TheNorth Texas Street BusinessAssociationPacific Gas & ElectricCompany

Park Crossing ApartmentsParkside DentalRaleys Super Stores #331/371Robert W. Aubuchon, DDSMSD

Servpro of FairfieldSolano County LibraryFoundation

State Farm Insurance-BurtFoon

State Farm Insurance-KenStewart

Sticky Rice Chinese Bistro& Bar

Teichert ContructionWebster Street Church ofChrist

Workforce Investment Boardof Solano County

110% CLUBSeptember 2010

Brandman UniversityFirst 5 SolanoIL Fiorello Olive Oil Co.North Texas Street BusinessAssociationServpro of FairfieldState Farm Insurance -Burt Foon



MEMBERSHIPANNIVERSARIESNovember 2010

The Chamber recognizeslong-time members (fiveyears or more) and wethank them for theiryears of support.

MEMBER # OF YEARS

Alejandro's Taqueria Since 2001 9

Avis Car Rentals Since 2005 5

City of Fairfield-Planning Commission Since 1998 12

Comfort Inn Since 1989 21

Councilman Mike Segala Since 2004 6

Curtis Designs Since 1995 15

Dr. Darwin F. Lum, D.D.S. Since 1987 23

Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Since 1995 15

Hector Ontiveros-REMAX Gold Since 2004 6James D. Prigmore, D.D.S. Since 1975 35

Les Schwab Tire Center Since 1999 11

Pacific Bell Smart Yellow Pages Since 1988 22

Pointe Apartments, The Since 2004 6

Rotary Club of Cordelia Since 1988 22

Rotary Club of Fairfield-Suisun Since 2001 9

Solano Diversified Services Since 1997 13

Sunni G. Yoon, D.D.S Since 2000 10

Sutter Solano Medical Center Since 2001 9

Welch, David CPA Since 1982 28

Wiseman Company LLC, The Since 1997 13

ANNIE VOGELPOHL

RE/MAX Gold - Annie Vogelpohl & Associates

Annie VogelpohlBroker CRS, LTG, RRC

Office: (707) 399-6959

Cellular: (707) 373-6949

[email protected]

1411 Oliver Road, Suite 180Fairfield, CA 94534

For the answers to your

real estate questions call

Annie today!

In memory of

Hon. Michael

L. McInnisFairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce

Chairman of the Board 1957-58

The Chamber sends sincere sympathy and prayers to his family.


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After Oct. 27, traveling toCordelia and Green Val-ley on westbound I-80or Highway 12 will be

easier. The North Connector,comprised of Business CenterDrive and Suisun Parkway, is anew four-lane arterial that willprovide parallel capacity toI-80 from State Route 12 inJamison Canyon to Abernathy

Road near the Fairfield AutoMall. It will give local residentsa way to avoid the heavy con-gestion of the freeway.

Plans for the North Connec-tor have been on the books formany years. In total, the road-way is approximately threemiles and was constructed inphases, with the City, County,Solano Transportation Author-ity, and Garaventa Enterprises

all working together. This col-laboration was formed in 2004.Completion of this roadway

is notable for several reasons:(1) it was constructed througha partnership of public andprivate entities, (2) since theNorth Connector parallels I-80,it provides residents a way toavoid freeway congestion, and(3) it facilitates new develop-ment in Fairfield. Examples of

development are Fairfield Cor-porate Commons, which con-sists of 800,000 square feet ofoffice space and more than 400residential units, and GreenValley Plaza, a retail projectwith more than 460,000 squarefeet of retail commercial space.These projects, being devel-oped by Garaventa, would nothave occurred without this vi-tal link.

A public ribbon-cutting isplanned for 2 p.m. Oct. 27 atthe new Suisun Creek Bridge. Ihope to see you there.

For more information aboutthis project or the ribbon-cut-ting event, contact Peter Wright

in the Public Works Depart-ment at 428-7784.

Small Business Jobs Act of 2010

On Sept. 27, the Small Busi-ness Jobs Act was signed intolaw. The law is designed to pro-vide resources to small busi-nesses. The following are some

of the most significant changesto the U.S. Small Business Ad-ministration (SBA) loan guide-lines:

SBA Recovery Act Loan Ex-

tension. The new law provides$505 million for SBA RecoveryAct Loans and will extend theprogram until the end of thisyear. Recovery Act Loans are 90percent SBA guaranteed loanson both 504 and 7(a) loans

with greatly reduced loan fees.Higher Loan Limits. Thenew law will permanently in-crease both 7(a) and 504 loanlimits from $2 million to $5million, and up to $5.5 millionfor manufacturers in the 504program. This will enable 504to help companies with sub-stantially larger projects, andwill enable borrowers now"maxed out" on SBA borrowing

to do additional 504 loans.Alternative SizeStandards. The new law signif-icantly expands the number ofbusinesses eligible for the pro-gram by redefining their defini-tion of a small business to in-

clude businesses with less than$15 million in net worth andless than $5 million in averagenet income.

Debt Refinancing. The billestablishes an initial two-yeartime period for SBA 504 fundsto be used for refinancingcommercial real estate that isowner-occupied and with con-ventional financing in place for

at least two years. Debt refi-nancing funds can only beused to acquire fixed assetswhich were eligible for financ-ing under the regular 504 pro-gram. In addition to debt refi-nancing, the borrower mayalso use specified and itemizedamounts to pay business ex-penses (working capital), butno part of the financing may beused for non-business purpos-

es.As an example of the terms

now being offered, a local fi-

nancial institution is advertis-ing 20-year 504 Fixed Rateloans for October at 4.52 per-cent. In addition, fees havebeen reduced from 2.15 per-cent to .65 percent for borrow-ers, and the

1

2 percent lenderfee will be waived from nowthrough the end of 2010.

These changes could nothave been made at a more crit-

ical time. With the slow pace ofthe economic recovery, thesechanges will help. For more de-tails, call your banker and visitthe SBA website athttp://www.sba.gov/jobsact.

City of Fairfield Revolving Loan Fund

I also want to make sure thatyou are aware of the City ofFairfield Business RevolvingLoan Fund (RLF). The program

has been in place for morethan 20 years, and has helpednumerous local businesses in

the past. Today, more than 20small business loans totalingmore than $1.2 million are inplace. The City's RLF providesgap financing for start-upcosts, working capital, andpurchase of tangible assetssuch as real estate and furni-ture, fixtures and equipment(FF&E).

The RLF is funded by the

Community DevelopmentBlock Grant and is targeted to-wards small businesses withthe potential for job creation.Businesses are required to cre-ate one full-time equivalentjob for an income-eligible Fair-field resident for every$25,000 in loan funds.

The City is committed tohelping its local businessesgrow and retain jobs. For more

information, contact the City'sEconomic Development Divi-sion at 428-7462.

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Major North Connector Road completed

Sean QuinnFairfield City Manager


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Ribbon Cuttings

DrivenRaceway1560

Gateway

Blvd.,Fairfield

Tuttimelon 1350 Travis Blvd., Fairfield Suisun City Dental 807 Main St., Suisun City

THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING AMBASSADORS

WHO ATTENDED RIBBON CUTTINGS:

Monte Hoover

Tiffany Debol

Daniel Lum

Ken Graham

Bobbie Martinez

Nicole Arabia

Jodi McGuire

Mike Cortez

Pat Holzwarth

Lauri Law

Roger

Studebaker

Sandy Stelter

James Marshall

Joyce Davis

Ellen Anderson Hearing Services 1287 Oliver Road, Fairfield

Freedom Equity Group 4731 Mangels Blvd., Fairfield


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services that support business-es, employees and their fami-

lies.When the State raids or bor-

rows these local governmentand transportation funds, itslows business developmentand land-use approvals be-cause cities and counties sim-ply do not have the resourcesto provide the services essen-tial to service economicgrowth. Even worse, these raidsincrease pressure for local fees

and taxes on businesses anddevelopers to pay for services

when local government coffersare depleted.

By preventing future stateraids of local government andtransportation revenues,Proposition 22 will help keepmore of our local tax dollars lo-cal, and increase accountabili-ty for voters and taxpayers. Themeasure will also help reducepressure for local fees and tax-es and will help our cities,counties, and special districtsbetter plan for future infra-

structure and service needsthat are needed to sustain

growth and economic develop-ment.

Most everyone agrees thatSacramento is in a state of dys-function and needs major re-forms. A first, important step inreform is to pass Proposition22 to stop state raids of localgovernment and transporta-tion revenues to restore localcontrol and accountability forvoters.

YOUR LOCAL CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE URGES

YOU TO VOTE YES ON

PROPOSITION 22



Proposition, cont. from page 1

Chamber, cont. from page 1

NTSBA, cont. from page 3

Johnson, cont. from page 3

I have been touting theChamber as a great source for

business. I still believe that oneof the most important mem-berships that you can keep ornot afford to be without is stilltrue. I have been Chair of thisChamber since June, and Ihave seen numerous mixers,educational seminars, politicalmeetings that appraise themembership of the changes inlaws, bills or amendments thatare on the horizon in this polit-

ical storm that we are riding.The chamber takes a busi-

ness first approach to all thisinformation and has a voicenot only in the local elections,but in the county, state andeven nationally with the Na-tional Chamber voice that isincluded. If you really want toknow what is in a bill or legisla-tion all you have to do is makea phone call and the chamber

will give you the FACTS not therhetoric that is in all the politi-cal ads.

The mixers, ribbon cuttingsand social events that comewith your membership arepriceless marketing opportuni-ties. For the price of admission

into the Chamber, you can at-tend these events for a mini-

mal fee or some of them areeven free. The benefit is tomeet people like you that areall here trying to do what isright for yours and our busi-nesses and make a differencein the outcome of staying inbusiness or possibly shuttingthe doors.

Everyone is scared rightnow. This is a scary time, and ifyou are not scared then you are

being foolish to think thatsomeone else is going to takecare of you and your business. Iknow that if we stick togetherand buy local and stay localand support local business thatwe can and will see thebrighter days that are coming.

Please take a moment andmake the call to the Fairfield-Suisun Chamber and speakwith Leslie Fay or Tim Ridosh

and discuss what the Chamberoffers to you and your busi-ness. I feel confident that youwill be happy with the infor-mation that you gain and see avalue in joining a team that isdedicated to helping you andyour business succeed.

Solano County GovernmentCenter and Chamber memberapartments.

This is some great exposurethat you cant afford to miss outon for your company. I dontknow of any other Chamber in

the surrounding Bay Area thathas this kind of distribution tothe community. With this up-

coming new release, theChamber and our membersare not only being seen bymore people, but also have theopportunity for more potentialclients and customers to callthem for their products and

services or visit our chambermembers place of businesses.

Already a member? Then

make sure we have your mostup-to-date information onyour Chamber membershipprofile.

everyone can learn about safe-

ty during the holidays. We willalso have a Candy Rain GrandFinale, which is a sweet way tohave fun without getting wet.We will also have some immac-ulate car classics on displaypresented by the Golden HillsMustang Club.

This event will be ideal forthose parents who do not wantto compete with the crowds onHalloween night. This will be

the perfect safe and fun oppor-tunity to celebrate with yourlittle one beforehand and keepyour options open for theweekend.

This event will also give allthe businesses on North TexasStreet the opportunity to pro-

mote their business by allow-

ing them to have free space todisplay their products andhand out goodies to all of thechildren. Our major sponsorsfor the Halloween Spectacularevent will be Travis CreditUnion and the Texas Road-house.

Please do not hesitate tocontact our Executive DirectorCatherine Grimard by phone at421-9085 or e-mail, info@

[email protected], if you haveany questions or desire addi-tional information on the Hal-loween Spectacular.

Thank you!

Andy AndersonPresident, North Texas Street

Business Association

JOIN THE CHAMBER

CALL 425-4625


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*4.52% APR applies to the CDC portion of a 504 loan. No payment penalty on the Travis Credit Union portion of the loan. Rate subject to change. See www.traviscu.orgfor complete details.NCUAYour savings are federally insured to at least $250,000 and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government.Everyone who lives, works, worships or goes to school in our 12-county area is eligible to join. Certain membership requirements may apply.

Let us do a free comparison of your current banking

services to see if we can help you save more of your

hard-earned money. Experience the Travis Credit Union

difference. Youll be happy you did.

ww w.traviscu.org [email protected]

For complete details, make an appointment today by contacting:

Rayanne Berry

Business Services Manager

Business Loans, Deposits and Services

SBA Preferred Lender

(707) 469-1964 or (800) 877-8328, ext. 61964#

Fairfield Branch

2570 North Texas St.

Gateway Branch

1340 Gateway Blvd.

Green Valley Branch

5075 Business Center Dr.

Suisun City Branch

131 Sunset Ave, Suite A1

SBA 504 rate at historic low

Rule changes for getting SBA 504 loans have made it easier

to finance commercial real estate properties. You may qualify

with as little as 10% down.

4.52% APR, fully amortized for 20 years*

Borrow up to $5 million

Borrowing will be cheaper until Dec. 31, 2010

90% financing could cost less than leasing

Plus ... Larger businesses can qualify now

Take advantage of the SBAs loan programs for your business.The rate is worth your time to call.

12 I NOVEMBER 2010 The VOICE I The official newsletter of the Fairfield-Suisun City Chamber of Commerce

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