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Vice Mayor Hartnett said it was a bitter sweet time for him: bitter because he would not be able to work with Councilmembers Claire and Greenalch. Vice Mayor Hartnett said he would miss their humor and intelligence, and stated he would try to live up to the principles they maintained. Vice Mayor Hartnett thanked his family, his wife and two sons, for their support; and thanked the other candidates for making the campaign so competitive. Vice Mayor Hartnett stated he is recommitting himself to those policy issues he promised during the campaign, and would take on a leadership role in public safety, improve the business environment to preserve the tax base, and work to ensure quality education, a community asset. Vice Mayor Hartnett added that the sweet part of being elected to the Redwood City Council was joining such a quality Council and he is looking forward to facing the challenges ahead with his colleagues. Councilwoman La Berge expressed her delight in being reelected and stated there is no other job in the world she would rather have than serving as a Redwood City Councilwoman: Councilwoman La Berge stated that being a public servant is the highest calling. She stated that there is nothing more exciting, more noble and often nothing more stressful than being a Council Member, and she was proud of the accomplishments of the Councils on which she has served. Councilwoman La Berge expressed her love for the people of Redwood City, the diversity of its people, and how proud she was to have served with Council Members Jack Greenalch, Dick Claire, Jack Murray, Brent Britschgi and Bill Rhodes and others. Councilwoman La Berge thanked all the voters of Redwood City, her Council colleagues, City staff, her husband, Warren Dale, her campaign committee, and stated she was looking forward to the future and the potential of Redwood City. Councilwoman Howard introduced her husband Dr. Steven Howard, apologized for embarrassing him, and thanked him for his support and encouragement throughout the campaign stating she could not have done it without him. Mayor Gasparini thanked her colleagues for the opportunity to serve as Mayor of Redwood City for the next year, and stated she embarked upon the challenge with enthusiasm and a positive outlook. Mayor Gasparini suggested everyone read Robert Fulghum's Eve()'1:hin¡: I Need to Know. I Learned in Kinder¡:arten, in which he talks about "a time where we said please and thank you, a time where we learned how to share, where we learned to cooperate, and a time when our teachers taught us to move forward positively." Mayor Gasparini stated she would bring those values back to the Council, and reminded everyone that they were all there because of support from families, friends and co-workers; that being positive and working together, and staying at the table until the best solutions were reached for the people of Redwood City would be her goal. Mayor Gasparini thanked Mayor Buchan for her leadership over the past two years, and stated that all seven Council Members were looking forward to the challenges of the future. Mayor Gasparini introduced her family and thanked them for their support, and invited everyone to join her and her colleagues at Pete's Harbor Restaurant immediately following the Council Meeting. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MINUTE BOOK NO. 52 Page No. 442 Regular Meeting Minutes November 21, 1994 Page 8