The Seascape
Newsletter of the CLCA
Central Coast Chapter
November/December 2024
Events Calendar
December 5, Thursday
Holiday Party & Dinner
Time: 5pm-9pm (dinner at 6:30)
Location: The GrillE, upstairs at Delaveaga
We’ll meet for a brief Board Meeting at the start of the party. Then please join us for beverages and dinner. Partners at all levels have one registration/dinner free, extra dinners for guests pricing is $100. Register Here. We hope you’re coming, please let us know that you are!
Contact Scott Long at 831-332-4565 or slong@centralcoastlandscape.com
More info in this newsletter, read on…
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January 9, 2025 Thursday
Board Meeting
Time: noon
Location: Laughing monk tap room, 262 Mt Hermon Rd, scotts Valley
Annual Planning meeting of the Central Coast Board of directors
Contact Scott Long at 831-332-4565 or slong@centralcoastlandscape.com
January 26, 2025, Thursday
Kick Off the New Year Mixer
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm
Location: Bruno’s (230 Mount Hermon Road, Suite G, Scotts Valley, CA 95066)
Contact Scott Long at 831-332-4565 or slong@centralcoastlandscape.com
February 6, 2025, Thursday
NorCal
Time: 8 am to 4 pm
Location: San Mateo Event Center
Come to this trade show for the exhibits, connections, and educational speakers. Visit https://norcaltradeshow.org/ to register and learn more. Call (530) 458-3190 or Email: margoc@frontiernet.net for more information.
Other up coming events…
Suppliers Night in March 2025!
Board of Directors Report
News updates from the Board—November/december 2024
Hello Landscape Community,
Board nominations and positions are open and available so please reach out if you are interested in participating on our chapter’s board of directors.
Call for Nominees for central coast CLCA Board 2024.
Make sure to consider getting involved with your local chapter this year. Central Coast Chapter is a great vibrant group, full of networking possibilities for you and your company. We’re always looking for new faces and ideas, want to be on our board? Please nominate yourself for a position. Our elections are coming happening now. If you are interested in any of the positions please contact me. We encourage you to come to one of our monthly board meetings and get involved with the Central Coast Chapter.
Central Coast Board Positions
President: Open
Phil D. Immediate Past President
Membership Director: Open
(Julie Zuckerman nominated) Delta Blue Grass
Secretary: Jamie Clark, K&D Landscape, Inc.
Director of Events: Scott Long, Central Coast
Associate Member Director: Open
Francisco Hernandez nominated, Site One
Education Director: Open
Legislation Director: Open
We also would love to see you at our Annual Holiday Party & Dinner—Thursday, December 5th, 5 to 9 pm.
Location: The Grille, upstairs at Delaveaga (401 Upper Park Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95065. This is a great chance to mingle with your fellow earth minders and celebrate the holiday spirit. Hope to see you there. Please encourage others to join us. The more the merrier.
Here come the holidays, remember to register for the party,
Phil & the Central Coast Board
Phil Dundas, President, The Landscape Company
phil@thelandscapecompany.com
C: (831) 750-0447 │ O: (831) 476-7070
Flash from the past. A lovely bunch of coconuts: left to right: Dinah, Katia, Phil, Ki, Craig, John, Tish, Elise, Justin, Regan, Michael, Cathy and Andrew. Planning meeting 2018
Photo by Andrew Tuckman
Central Coast Chapter Board of Directors Upcoming Election
Our CLCA Central Coast Chapter board elections are held each November and are advertised in our chapter newsletter. Newly elected officers of our chapter will be announced at our annual Holiday Party in December.
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.
2024 Central Coast Chapter Board of Directors
Immediate Past President: Phil Dundas—The Landscape Company
Membership Director: Terri Baker—Graniterock
Director of Events: Scott Long—Central Coast Landscape
Associate Member Director: Julia Zuckerman—Delta Bluegrass
Legislation Director: Regan Barry—Coastal Evergreen
Secretary/Treasurer: Jamie Clark—K & D Landscaping
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
It’s that almost 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 Regan Barry at rbarry@coastalevergreen.com
registration is coming soon 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
ROBERTO MONJES
fall creek landscapes
Read more about Roberto 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.
end of year EVENT
Central Coast Holiday Party 2024
Please join us for CLCA Central Coast Chapter’s 2024 Holiday, December 5, Thurs., 5-9 pm! We’ll celebrate 2024 and make a toast to 2025. Come have dinner with your friends, enjoy a beverage, enjoy the season. FUN! Includes dinner at The Grille at Delaveaga, Santa Cruz at 6:30. Ribeye Steak, Chicken or Vegetarian options.
Admission and dinner at this event is part of your Partnership Fee. So if you are a Partner, Oak, Redwood, or Maple you’re in, but please REGISTER HERE, so we know you’re coming. Guests are $100 each. Full menu includes Ribeye Steak, Chicken or Vegetarian options, and smoked butter, sea salt and fennel pollen Parker House Rolls, House Cesar and Pear Cider Vinaigrette Salads, Pomes Puree, Beef Gravy and Cranberry Sauce, Slow Roasted Cranberry Beans and Sous Vide Bacon and Thyme…a sumptuous menu indeed. The main course is Aged Stemple Creek Ranch Ribeye, Au-Ju & Horseradish Creme…or Rosemary Chicken Quarters paired with Onion Jam and Bacon Chicken Ju. For dessert we’ll have Tirmisu and Baked Apple Tartlets. Delicious!
We’ll hold our, always popular, White Elephant Gift Exchange, bring something in the $0-25 range. There will be some extra special surprise gifts as well.
Special thanks to Terry Baker and others for the photography below! Thanks Scott Long for pulling together this event at Delaveaga!—Elise the Editor
Some of the happy White Elephant gift giver/receivers, and whoever got the charished Dog Welcome Porcelain Thing was the big winner of the evening.
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. Information for 2025 advertising with be sent soon.
contact: clcaccc.editor@gmail.com.
educational corner
October Board/Planning Meeting Minutes
Present: Scott Long, Regan Barry, Terry Baker, Jamie Clark, Elise Huffman and Cathy Quinn (any others?)
October 3, 2024
Start: 9:21am
I. Overview annual planning meeting
• Mission statement
• Projected Chapter positions – voting and non voting
• Ideas for director or education
• Social Networking – Jamie and Julia
• Signer – Scott
II. Yearly Programs/Events:
• Yearly Calendar
• Monthly board meetings ?Change to Thursdays?
• New Year’s Kick-off Mixer Bruno’s
• Supplier / New Member Night
• Spring Mixer & Beautification Awards Deadline
• Beautification Awards Banquet, possibly remove and do every two years, end of summer BBQ instead?
• Golf Outing – 1
• Holiday Party
• State Events
III. Promotions:
• Ad Rates
• Monthly electronic newsletter
• Monthly event e-blasts
• Partners for Success Program
• Philanthropy: LEAF scholarship/ Cabrillo outreach
• PR: Press release, fairs, garden shows
IV. Yearly Tasks: to be done December & January
—Partners Sign Ups
• Compile current list
• Re-sign up existing and new
—Advertisers Sign Up - Kathy
• Compile current list
• Think outside of the box locally and regionally
• Sponsors List: (Non-partners)
—Program locations and dates
• Plan according to chapter calendar
—New Calendar
• Local chapter, state, bay area
V. Go over 2025 Calendar
—January
• move board meetings to Thursdays
• 1/9/25 CLCA CCC Board meeting
• Leadership weekend?
— February
• 2/6/25 Norcal Landscape Trade Show – San Mateo
• CLCA board meeting at Trade Show
—March
• 3/6/25 Board Meeting
• 3/20/25 Supplier Night
—April
• 4/3/25 Board Meeting
• Educational Event - TBD
—May
• 5/8/25 Board Meeting
• Possible Golf?
—June
• 6/5/25 Board Meeting
• 6/20/25 Summer Party Event – UCSC possible
—July
• NO Board Meeting
—August
• NO Board Meeting
—September
• 9/4/25 Board Meeting
• 9/19/25 Liars Cup Golf Tournament
—October
• 10/2/25 Board Meeting
• Educational Event
—November
• 11/6/25 Board Meeting
• State Convention
—December
• 12/4/25 Board Meeting
• Holiday Party, (this month)
• Fall Mixer?
VI. 2025 Chapter Benefits and Value
• Education
• Legal advice
• Legislation
• Leadership
• Networking
• Promotion of Monterey Bay
• Human Resources counseling
• Contractor search
• Social media
• Support of local landscape industry
• CLCA insurance solutions
• Flyers gas programs
• Friendships!!!
VII. Review by-laws
VIII. Jamie to put together agenda and send out Monday morning –
IX. Post elections
Adjourn