Events Calendar

May 3, Wednesday
Central Coast Chapter Board Meeting

12-1:30 p.m. at Seascape Golf Resort in Aptos

Contact Phil Dundas ‭(831) 750-0447 or phil@thelandscapecompany.com

May 12, Friday
Spring Mixer and Drop-off for Beautification Entry Packets (last day)!

6-9 p.m.
at Beer Thirty, 2504 S Main St., Soquel, CA 95037

Come and share some food and a beer, drop off your entry to the Beautification Awards event. Need an entry form in a hurry, right here. Scott Long of Central Coast Landscape at ‭831-332-4565 or slong@centralcoastlandscape.com.

June 24, Saturday
Beautification Awards Presentation & Banquet

times TBA
Back Nine Bar and Grill—Inside the Inn at Pasatiempo, 555 CA-17, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

We plan to hold our Beautification Awards gala event at Back Nine Bar & Grill again this year. Your contact this year is our new director of events, Scott Long of Central Coast Landscape at ‭831-332-4565 or slong@centralcoastlandscape.com.

Coming in July
Business 101—Managing the Madness

waTsonville (details TBA)

Another great seminar is coming your way. Registration information, details and links coming next week. Contact Shane White, our Education Director, at ‭(831) 358-8806 or shane@kndlandscaping.com More info coming soon.

May 2023 Central Coast President’s Message

by Phil Dundas, Chapter President, The Landscape Company

Hello Landscape Community,

Our next important event is the 2023 Beautification Awards. Entry submission deadline is May 12th, and the gala event will be held on June 24th. You can drop off your entry forms at the South or North County locations noted on the materials in this newsletter, or at our Spring Mixer at Beer Thirty on Friday, May 12th.

We look forward to seeing all of you at our upcoming events and hope you encourage others to join us.

Warmly, Phil

Phil Dundas
President, The Landscape Company
phil@thelandscapecompany.com

C: ‭(831) 750-0447‬ │  O: ‭(831) 476-7070‬

A reminder: this is a great time to register for Partners for Success 2023. Just to make it particularly easy for you here’s a link. Join us in 2023.

Central Coast Chapter Board of Directors 2023

President: Phil Dundas—The Landscape Company

Membership Director: Terri Baker—Graniterock

Secretary: Julia Zuckerman—Delta Bluegrass

Director of Events: Scott Long—Central Coast Landscape

Director of Education/Treasurer: Shane White—K&D Landscaping

Associate Member Director: Bill Bruce—B&B Small Engine Repair

Legislation Director: Regan Barry—Coastal Evergreen

Our CLCA Central Coast Chapter board elections are held each November and will be advertised in our chapter newsletter. Newly elected officers of our chapter were announced in December. If you’re interested in joining the board, just let us know.

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.

message for associate members

CLCA is Presenting a State-Wide Webinar with Contractors State License Board Registrar Dave Fogt

June 28, 2023 — special member benefit

CLCA Associate Members,

California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) is presenting a state-wide webinar with CSLB Registrar Dave Fogt on June 28, 2023.

It will help contractors protect their licenses and their livelihoods.

Would you like to host a viewing party at your facility and invite your current or potential customers to attend? This is a member benefit for CLCA’s Associate Members and is offered to you at no charge.

The webinar gives licensed contractors peace of mind as it pertains to their CSLB licenses. It gives you a way to build relationships with your contractor customer base. It is a win-win for all.

Interested? See clca.org/cslb-webinar.

2023 Central Coast Chapter Partners for Success Program

It’s that time of year 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 Phil Dundas phil@thelandscapecompany.com

register NOW for 2023!

WE love our 2023 partners

PaRTNER’S CORNER

Don Penner & Andrea Patti of A Growing Concern

This month A Growing Concern is featured in our “Partner’s Corner.” Read more here.

If you are a Partner, this “Partner’s Corner” feature is a great member benefit. Please contact Bill Bruce at B&B Small Engine Repair if you are interested in being featured on our website in a future “Partner’s Corner.” Don’t miss this chance for some FREE advertising.

Advertise in the Central Coast Seascape Newsletter!

It’s always a great time to Advertise in this newsletter! Reach your target audience monthly. Sign up for large, medium, or small ads. For specs and pricing contact: clcaccc.editor@gmail.com. OR sign up online next week, we’re setting up the pages online.

upcoming EVENT

Beautification Awards 2023—Enter Now! Deadline May 12th!

CENTRAL COAST GEMS—Landscapers Greatest Hits

Please download the entry form from our website, the link is here. All the specific requirements and catagories are on the forms, as well as information on where to submit them when completed. Get your forms in by May 12, at one of two locations, one North County and one in South County, or come to our Spring Mixer May 12 at Beer Thirty and drop it off that night.

This event brings the landscape community together for some good friendly competition…and gives you a chance to show off your work.

The Awards Banquet will take place June 24, 2023 at Delaveaga’s Back Nine Bar & Grill, and is always a lot of fun. You don’t want to miss this.

Spring Mixer & Last Chance for Beautification Awards Entry Drop Offs

May 12, 2023, 6-9 p.m., at Beer Thirty in Soquel

Come join us at Beer Thirty Bottle and Pour House to toast this wonderful Spring weather. Beer Thirty is a low-key, dog-friendly beer garden & eatery serving an array of pub grub, bottles & local brews.

This is also a chance, the final day, for you to drop off your entry form for the Beautification Awards.

Hope to see you there!

FROM STATE

CLCA Celebrates a Successful Legislative Action Conference!

The California Landscape Contractors Association’s advocacy efforts were in full swing April 11-12 for the 2023 CLCA Legislative Action Conference.

Big thanks to our participants who traveled to our state capitol in Sacramento to advocate for our industry. Face-to-face conversations with members of the state Senate and Assembly and their staff are the most impactful way to get CLCA’s message across to those making decisions. The practice of legislators meeting with constituents to discuss issues of concern is one-on-one lobbying at its finest — lobbying at the grassroots level. Not only are these meetings interesting, but they are also very effective! ...continue reading here.