THE CORTE MADERA TOWN CENTER/BARNES AND NOBLE DEBACLE

CALL LIST

I. THE "DECIDERS"  -

A. THOSE WHO MAKE THE LEASING DECISIONS - these folks are key.  Essential to contact them.

MadisonMarquette Retail Services KEY SAN FRANCISCO MARQUETTE LEASOR
Western Region Office I

660 Davis Street
San Francisco, California 94111
415/277-6800  415/217-5368 Fax
Manager of this office is: Eric Hohmann , ehohmann@mmrs.com, 415/277-6805
The Leasing Agents are Steve Wehr and Hedy Veverka
BUT - The former agent has been transferred to the Western Regional Office II but is still handling the Town Center.

Western Region II

12121 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300
Los Angeles, California 90025
310/443-7500   310/820-2076 Fax
Manager of this Branch: Glenn Rosen
grosen@mmrs.com or 310/443-7500
Leasing Agent in charge of the Town Center:  Amy Alyeshmerni: 310-443-7533

Madison Corporate Headquarters
http://www.madisonmarquette.com/
Business Category: Commercial Real Estate Management Services
1850 M Street NW, 12th Floor , Washington, DC 20036
202/741-3800   202/741-3801 Fax

Madison Retail Group New York
www.madisonhgcd.com
156 Fifth Avenue, Ste. 701, New York, New York 10010 :  212/255-2900   212/255-1566 Fax

GET HOLD OF THESE FOLKS.  With Persistence, One can reach the Chief Madison Executives at each of the 2 headquarters:

B. CORTE MADERA TOWN CENTER:
http://www.cortemadera.org/TownCenter.htm
Stan Hoffman, CSM - Property Manager , And President, Corte Madera Chamber of Commerce  (415) 924-2961
100 Corte Madera Town Center
, Corte Madera, California 94925
E-Mail: Stan Hoffman by going to the Town Center Contact Page and typing in your concern HERE.  SEND MANY! !
DO call and write him.  But do not be disappointed.  He now sends out a form letter, saying he cares about Book Passage, and a short litany about how he has tried to get Book Passage into the Town Center.  The information is a special fairy tale.

C. BARNES AND NOBLE

1.  Greenbrae store General Manager:  Judy Peterson (924-1016).  
KEEP CALLING OR DROP IN.

2.  Ed Toohey (972-892-4211) - VITAL.  He is located in corporate headquarters on the East Coast and is charge of Marketing and Expansion for all of California. This person is where much of the "buck" stops.  HE IS THE DECISION MAKER.

3.  Phil Alexander (510-238-8585) over at the Oakland Barnes, has the dubvious title of District Manager but not clear his authority.

II. THOSE WHO GOVERN US - AND WHO WE THINK CARE AND CAN TAKE ACTION
If you can help and write or call, we are keeping an email list of letters and of folks who would like to help.  Just go to our new email here <citizensofmarin@yahoo.com> and list your name and email or phone number.  If you get a written response, send it to us also if you have time.  We may not respond, because we are full time professionals and a full time mother and we are almost drowning and we are getting such a large response!

THE CORTE MADERA TOWN COUNCIL
 These are elected officials and campaign on their concern for the life of this great county.
 Please help them to understand that this concern is far broader than "purely a business issue" and that they have responsibility for influence and expressing concern.
Some Members of the Town Council have in their public write ups expressed interest in and concern for Marin's small business climate and for Corte Madera's cultural development.

Jin Yang
Mayor
Home (415) 924-6840
Fax (415) 927-5087
Email administration@ci.corte-madera.ca.us

Melissa Jan Gill  - Council's Formal Liaison with the Town Center
Vice Mayor
Home (415) 924-2458
Fax (415) 924-3845
E-mail MelissaJGill@aol.com

John Dupar
Council Member
Home (415) 924-6426
Fax (415) 927-5087
Email duparjg@aol.com

Michael Lappert
Council Member
Home (415) 927-7016
Fax (415) 927-5087
Email mlappert@lapperts.com

Carla Condon
Council Member
Home (415) 435-4300
Fax (415) 927-5087
E-mail condon94925@yahoo.com

B. THE MARIN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO INVOLVE THEM NOW.  The Board has expressed issue and cultural concerns in the past. Some members of the Board have been continuous and strong advocates for the health of small business in Marin, particularly the President of the Board.  These are elected officials and campaign on their concern for the life of this great county.

Harold C. Brown Jr. - President
Susan L. Adams - Vice President
Steve Kinsey - 2nd Vice President and member from Southern Marin - He should be concerned
Charles McGlashan
Cynthia L. Murray

Phone: (415) 499-7331 Fax: (415) 499-3645
The email address for all of them is:   bos@co.marin.ca.us

C. TOWN OF CORTE MADERA
300 Tamalpais Drive
Corte Madera, CA 94925-1418
P.O. Box 159
Corte Madera, CA 94976-0159

CORTE MADERA CITY ADMINISTRATION
administration@ci.corte-madera.ca.us

Jay Tashiro: Town Manager
Robert Pendoley: Director of Planning/Assistant Town Manager
Town Manager/Town Council (415-927-5050) and FAX (415)927-5087
administration@ci.corte-madera.ca.us
Planning Department (415-927-5064) and FAX 927-5039
planning_dept@ci.corte-madera.ca.us
These above groups will certainly share public information willingly but have received nothing yet.