The Seascape
Newsletter of the CLCA
Central Coast Chapter
March 2025
March 6, Thursday
Central Coast Chapter Board Meeting
Time: noon
Location: Laughing monk tap room, 262 Mt Hermon Rd, scotts Valley
Contact Scott Long at 831-332-4565 or slong@centralcoastlandscape.com
Other up-coming events…
Suppliers & New Member Night in March 2025!
Board of Directors Report
News updates from the Board—fEbruaRY 2025
We’re excited for the year ahead, filled with opportunities to grow and connect. From educational events to sharpen our skills, to the camaraderie of our golf outings, and plenty of fun along the way, 2025 promises to be a year of learning, networking, and enjoyment.
This year we’re taking a break from the hard work that is putting on the Beautification Awards Ceremony. It will return again in 2026. This Summer we’ll have a big Family BBQ Event instead. Stay tuned for more on that!
Thank you for your passion and commitment to excellence. Wishing you and your families a year of health, happiness, and success. Let’s make it another extraordinary year together!
Warm regards,
CLCA Central Coast Chapter
Central Coast Board 2025
Voting members:
President: Open
Phil Dundas, The Landscape Company, Immediate Past President
Membership Director
Julie Zuckerman nominated, Delta Blue Grass
Secretary
Blanca Montes, K&D Landscape, Inc.
Director of Events
Scott Long, Central Coast Landscaping
Associate Member Director
Francisco Hernandez, Site One
Education Director
Jason Beiley, Water and Stone Natural Landscapes
Legislation Director
Henry Rose, Graniterock
Social Media Networking
Julia Zuckerman, Henry Rose, and Blanca Montes
Non-voting members:
Website Editor: Ki Bowman
Newsletter Editor: Elise Huffman
Bookkeeper: Cathy Quinn
Join Us, the Central Coast Chapter Board of Director
By joining our team of leaders managing the Central Coast Chapter you will be helping us bring awareness to the work we do in our community and as C- 27 professional Landscape Contractors.
If you are interested in any of the positions, or would like to serve on our board as a committee chair, or volunteer to help in any capacity please contact Phil Dundas, our immediate past president at: phil@thelandscapecompany.com.
You may also contact Regan Barry at rbarry@coastalevergreen.com if you are interested in becoming involved with this dynamic group.
Central Coast Chapter Partners for Success Program
Now is the time to RENEW YOUR PARTNERSHIP. Central Coast’s Partners for Success Program provides an opportunity to increase your visibility in the community, to be seen as a leader in the green industry by helping sustain the many educational and enrichment offerings of our association.
For more information, contact Regan Barry at rbarry@coastalevergreen.com
registister now for 2025!
WE love our partners
With much appreciation Our Partners for 2024. Sign up or re-register and we’ll add you to this group of fine businesses. It’s never too late to sign up!
PaRTNER’S CORNER
AMANDA KEITH
Devil mountain nursery
Read more about Amanda here…www.clca-cc.org/partners
The Partner’s Corner! What a great benefit. Here’s an easy way to let people in your industry know what you’re up to, what’s new, and why you’re the success that you are. We want to see pictures of you, your family, your company’s staff, we want to know what you do in your spare time and what makes you unique. We’re interested. Please contact Elise Huffman, the Central Coast editor, if you are interested in being featured on our website in a future “Partner’s Corner.” Partner’s don’t miss this chance for some FREE advertising.
ReCENT EVEnt—STARTING THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
Bruno’s Central Coast New Year’s Kick-Off Mixer!
Thursday January 30th was our New Year Mixer and the first Central Coast meetup of 2025.
What an exciting evening it was! We met at Bruno’s Bar & Grill in Scotts Valley and the place was jumping,Thirsty Thursdays were definitely in effect this evening.
Little did we know (or did we) that local favorite Alex Lucero would be playing and he had the place packed to the brim with excited guests.
2025 is the year of the snake and there was definitely something in the air. Everyone we talked to was fired up about this year, and what it may bring. We think it’s really going to be something special, and we’re looking forward to sharing it with you and hearing about your successes here at the CLCA Central Coast Chapter.
Our New Year Kickoff had a great turn out, landscapers, landscape designers, sub contractors, vendors, business owners, colleagues, and friends. The vibes were positive as we connected over cold drinks around the bar. As our party grew we moved to our own room at Bruno’s where many of us enjoyed a good sit down meal with friendly conversation. Connections were made, business cards were passed around, products explained, and good times were had.
We cannot wait for the next event, and we hope to see you there! That next event is Suppliers & New Members Night in March, more to come soon!
Ian Dresser, reporting for Central Coast CLCA
Coastal Evergreen, Maintenance Division Account Manager
C: (831) 854-6119
Another great event
PLEASE join us for our next big event,
in March, Suppliers & New Members Night!
An Invitation to the
4th Annual Water Summit
Thursday, March 13th, 2025
Coconut Grove, Santa Cruz
Dear Central Coast Chapter Members,
We are excited to invite the CLCA Central Coast Chapter to participate in our 4th Annual Water Summit, an event dedicated to fostering collaboration, sharing knowledge, and addressing water challenges in our region.
As valued partners in the landscaping industry, we would like to offer a complimentary vendor table and free tickets to attend. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the CLCA and all it has to offer, connect with other industry leaders, and engage with a wide audience of property managers, business owners, and community stakeholders. This event is for EVERYONE.
When: Thursday, March 13th, 2025, 8:00 am
Where: Coconut Grove, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz
Please respond to this email if you would like a vendor table. Your presence would mean a lot to us and to the community we serve.
When purchasing tickets, feel free to use code: JAMIE100 for free entry. You may also share this code with friends in the community for free entry. To purchase tickets, please go directly to our website: kndlandscaping.com
We look forward to celebrating this event with you and continuing to work together to create sustainable and innovative landscaping solutions.
Happily,
Jamie Clark, K and D Landscaping Business Developer
C: (831) 400-2214 O: (831) 728-4018
Advertise in this newsletter in 2025!
It’s that time of the year to decide where to put your advertising dollars for 2025.
The CLCA Central Coast Chapter offers several different ways to reach your customers and other industry professionals. They are win-win opportunities that reinforce your sales program and give prominence to your company by its alignment with a professional organization. In addition to brand recognition and increased web exposure, you can gain insight to market trends and have face-to-face interactions with the people you are marketing to. 2025 advertising link is here.
contact: clcaccc.editor@gmail.com.
January Board Meeting Minutes
January 9, 2025
Recorded by Blanca Montes
I. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Scott Long at 12:15pm
II. Roll Call, Establish Quorum and Approve Agenda
Present: Scott Long, Phil Dundas, Francisco Hernandez, Jason Bailey, Ki Bowman, Henry Rose, Terri Baker, Cathy Quinn, Elise Huffman, Julia Zuckerman and Blanca Montes
Scott Long indicated quorum was established
The meeting was called to order by Scott Long at 12:15pm
III. Approve minutes from November 2024 Board Meeting
M/S/A
IV. Reviewed these items:
• Monthly meetings changed to Thursdays in 2025
• Need to amend budget to remove Beautification Awards – change to Summer Family BBQ. Have a discussion on Family Picnic ideas. Chili cook off, cornhole tournament with trophy winner. Sponsor amount shifted to this event Scotts Valley Park.
• Newsletter Volunteers needed to write “President’s Messages each month.” Plan to rotate the newsletter message writer among board members
—maybe only do newsletters quarterly/need to go over budget
__presidents message done by Julia this month
V. Committee Reports
• Holiday Party
—Wasn’t a great success at Delaveaga Golf Course
—Looking at other locations
• Content for newsletter needed now
VI. Financials
• Charge Constant Contact 3%
—M/S/A
• Budget approval for 2025
—M/S/A
• No budget for social media
— Julia, Blanca, and Henry will take over this task
VII. New Business
• Board members for 2025 – nominations and filling the board. We need Board Active Members! Elise will send out an eblast but wants help on what to say and who to send it to.
• January Kickoff Mixer: Thursday, January 30th, 5 PM - 7 PM at Bruno’s BBQ, Scotts Valley. (We had it on our calendar as January 26
• Leadership?
— Julia, Francisco, possibly Henry and Blanca will go
• Supplier Night: March 20th at Back 9 in Santa Cruz
—No dinner – light appetizers 4pm-7pm
• Educational Events
—Jason working on it
VII. Board Members
• President:
• Treasurer:
• Associate Member Director: Francisco Hernandez
• Legislator: Henry Rose
• Secretary:
• Membership Director: Julia Zuckerman
• Director of Education: Jason Bailey
• Director of Events: Scott Long
M/S/A
VII. Next Meeting: Thursday, February 6, at 11:30 am-1:00 pm in the lunch room at The Northern Cal Landscape Show at the San Mateo Event Center San Mateo Cal. Reagan has the helm.
• March Board meeting is Thursday, March 6, 12:00-1:30 at The Laughing Monk in Scotts Valley
VII. Adjournment 1:01 pm
February Board Meeting Minutes
February 13, 2025
Recorded by Blanca Montes
I. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Scott Long at 12:10 pm
II. Roll Call, Establish Quorum and Approve Agenda
Present: Scott Long, Phil Dundas, Jason Bailey, Ki Bowman, Henry Rose, Cathy Quinn, and Blanca Montes
Absent: Elise Huffman, Terri Baker, Francisco Hernandez
III. Approve minutes from January 2025 Board Meeting
To be reviewed and approved at the next meeting (March 6th)
IV. Reviewed these items:
• NorCal Event Meeting (quick meeting)
—Jason, Henry, Regan, Julia
§ Discussed potential Educational Event ideas and reviewed roles
• Supplier Dinner Night
—To be taking place on March 20th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at The Back 9 in Santa Cruz
—Scott received the check from Cathy to deposit
—Food: Taco Bar and Appetizers
§ Dinner to start @ 6:00 pm (Meat choice: chicken and steak)
—Ensure communication with suppliers to bring raffle prizes
—Scott Long has surgery on the 21st – Out for 3 weeks for recovery
—Event ideas: Pass a microphone around for vendors to share who they are and what products/services they offer
—Get a list of people to make calls asap - **Check with Elise by the middle of next week**
• Partners Program
—Cathy has emailed and prepared to send to members
§ Members to push more people to sign up – Need more people!
—Cathy to check with Elise and Regan about the process of signing up
—Evergreen Supply in Watsonville wants to join the membership
§ Needs to sign up through the state to be part of the supplier list
—Ki to send out Partner Program Flyer for review and update
• Secretary Role
—Board voted Blanca Montes from K&D Landscaping for the Secretary Role on 2/13/2025
• Events Promotion
—Events Budget Currently: $4,000.00
—For new members, share ideas to help promote events to get more people to participate in the events
§ Idea 1 - Social Media (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook)
• BBQ Picnic – Saturday, June 21st
—Organized game
—Give our prizes, not money
—Food: Burgers and hot dogs
—For members' families to show appreciation
—Ki to report to Elise on advertisement
• Leftover Gift Cards
—Cathy to hold on to them
—Wait until the next Golf Event to give them away
§ Golf Event to take place at DeLaveaga again
• Educational Events
—Jason and Henry are organizing a potential tour event at Big Creek Lumber
§ Jason to provide more information at the next meeting
§ Bring three potential dates for the event
• Remove Regan and add Scott Long as the signer to the bank account
—The board members approved Scott Long as the “signer” to the bank account on 2/13/2025
V. Board Members
• President:
• Treasurer:
• Associate Member Director: Francisco Hernandez
• Legislator: Henry Rose
• Secretary: Blanca Montes
• Membership Director: Julia Zuckerman
• Director of Education: Jason Bailey
• Director of Events: Scott Long
M/S/A
VII. Next Meeting: Thursday, March 6th, at 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm at The Laughing Monk in Scotts Valley
• April Board meeting is Thursday, April 3rd, from 12:00-1:30 at The Laughing Monk in Scotts Valley
VII. Adjournment 12:48 pm