Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of Concord

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Mark was elected to the Concord City Council in November, 1995. Since that time, Mark has made decisions as your Councilmember to help make Concord an excellent community in which to live, work, and raise a family. In 1998 and 2002, Mark was privileged to be selected to serve as Mayor of Concord.

In each of the past nine years, Mark has helped pass a BALANCED BUDGET, and has also endorsed a FULLY-FUNDED TEN YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN for the city.

A FEW OF THE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE MARK WAS ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL:

. Expanded the Concord Pavilion . Constructed a new Police Facility . Welcomed Waterworld to Concord . Welcomed Brenden Theaters to Concord . Crime rate down over 35% . Welcomed Costco and Design Expo to Concord
Expanded the city after-school programs
Welcomed Legacy luxury apartments to Concord . Construction of the Youth Playfields Complex . Expanded the city recycling program . Removed the Spirit Poles!
Put 28 new police officers on the streets
Built a Skatepark for the youth
Constructed a new Senior Center
Welcomed Fry's Electronics to Concord
1 million dollar renovation of the concord Community Pool
Construction of the El Dorado Middle School/Westwood Elementary School playfields

ALL OF THE ABOVE WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO NEW TAXES! ! The streets of Concord are also now better maintained than ever before. The median islands of major streets have also undergone extensive beautification with flowers and landscaping. Concord is looking better and better each day.

Some of the other activities Mark has been involved with: . Board Member, Concord Youth Center . Board Member, Police Activities League for youth . Board Member, Muscular Dystrophy Association . Coach, Mount Diablo Soccer Association

. Chair of the Concord Redevelopment Agency. . Chair, Housing and Economic Development Committee . Member, Neighborhood and Community Services Committee

All of the above has been accomplished in a few short years. Mark wants to continue his plans for reducing crime, expanding youth programs, increasing services for our seniors, and improving traffic conditions. With your help we can keep Concord on track. With your vote you can help continue to make Concord a great place to live, work, and raise a family. Please vote for Mark on November 2nd. Thank you for your support.

VISION FOR THE FUTURE

The accomplishments of the past nine years have been outstanding. However, Mark does not want to just talk about the past, but look to the future. The future for Concord is a very bright one. We have plans to meet the needs of every segment of our community. Mark wants to continue the efforts that have already begun to:

. Keep the city of Concord financially secure . Continue to reduce crime. . Improve traffic conditions. . Continue to beautify the city with landscaping. . Expand city programs for the youth
Increase city services for our seniors

In addition to the efforts listed above to improve the city of Concord, Mark has specific goals for projects that will enhance the quality of life of every Concord resident. Those include the following:

1. Post child molester's names and identification on the city website in order that we can make certain our children are safe. The safety of our children has been, and will always be one of Mark's top priorities.

2. Develop contingency plans for the development of the Concord Naval Weapons Station if that piece of property becomes available to the city. Those plans would include "smart growth" near the North Concord Bart station, as well as playfields for our youth, and abundant open space.

3. Increase and expand youth and senior services in our city. Great progress has been made with the completion of the two capital projects of the Skatepark and the state-of-the-art Senior Center. We now need to expand the services and programs fro these two very important segments of our community.

Conclusion

Mark wants to continue his plans for reducing crime, expanding youth programs, increasing services for our seniors, and improving traffic conditions, while having a vision for even better opportunities for Concord residents. With your help we can keep Concord on track. With your vote you can help continue to make Concord a great community to live, work, and raise a family. Please vote for Mark on November 2nd. Thank you for your support.