June 25. July Learn how to beat this Rollercoaster Economy. June Casino Night

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1 June 2010 California Landscape Contract 56 No. 6 Learn how to beat this Rollercoaster Economy. June 25 Casino Night Backyard Dream, Rocklin Casino style gaming! Blackjack, craps & more! Door prizes! Great Food! See page 2. July CLCA Summer Family Extravaganza Fairmont Hotel, San Jose See page 2. promoting professionalism and advancing awareness of the landscape industry

2 CLCA Sacramento Valley Chapter is ONLINE! CLCA SFX 2010 in San Jose July 21 to 24 You and your family are invited to connect with CLCA friends and colleagues for the 2010 Summer Family Extravaganza held in the heart of Silicon Valley at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. With an educational focus on marketing and profiting from sustainability, these connections will help you overcome tight financial times and cloudy economic conditions. The schedule is packed with family fun at Six Flags Discovery Park, educational seminars and networking. Keynote Speaker Keynote speaker and business performance trainer Doug Carter will explain how to overcome some of the economic forces weighing on businesses today, and send you home energized and equipped to rise to the challenges in this, or any, economic climate. Doug Carter will present Friday, July 23, 7:30-11:45 a.m. Hotel The Fairmont San Jose, 170 S. Market St, San Jose, CA (800) Reference CLCA 2010 Summer Meeting. Information and Registration Visit CLCA Sac Valley 1st Annual Casino Night Join us on Friday, June 25, at Backyard Dream, 4430 Granite Drive in Rockin, for the 1st Annual CLCA Sacramento Valley Chapter Casino Night. Try your luck at the tables: blackjack, roulette and craps, then stick around for a great raffle drawing. Appetizers, adult beverages and soda will be served. The tables open at 6:00 p.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. After you have cashed out your chips, enjoy the raffle drawing at 8:00 p.m. We have a lot of prizes, so don t miss out. The cost is $30 per person. Please RSVP to Bob Melville at BMelville@VillageNurseries.com or Steve Moodey at steve@moodeyinc.net or (916) If Paul Revere was alive today, we would see him riding how to get in touch with the chapter so around the Sacramento Valley area yelling, THE WEB SITE IS that you can provide feedback and suggestions to your board. HERE! THE WEB SITE IS HERE! Yes, that s right. At long last we have launched the web site for the CLCA Sacramento Valley Our web site has two purposes: 1) to Chapter. The address is Please provide a place where members can get take some time to visit. You will find all kinds of information. information on events and other chapter business on a 24/7 Our home page features information on upcoming events basis and, 2) to provide a valuable resource to the general public and a member profile. If you would like to have your company in helping them find a CLCA member to do work for them. profiled, please contact Alex Gutierrez, our Director of Communications, by phone or (see page 7). You will find a listing to suggestions for improvements and additions. Please contact We d like to hear your thoughts on this new site. We are open of the Board of Directors with their contact information on the me at (916) or steve@moodeyinc.net. About Us page. To send any one of them an , just click on I hope to see you at our upcoming Casino Night on June 25. their name. Also on this page, you will find links to past board It should be a lot of fun, and Bob Melville has secured a bunch meeting minutes as well as our chapter bylaws. of great raffle prizes, so don t miss out. Also, the CLCA Summer To find out what meetings and events are coming up, visit Family Extravaganza will be in our backyard again this year -- the Events page where you will find a complete calendar for the San Jose. Take this opportunity to mix and mingle with CLCA coming months. The Directory page provides a list of all of the members from around the state and maybe learn a few things to members of our chapter. There is also a link here to the state s boot. Contractor Search page which will help people search for a contractor in their area who can perform the work they require. Thank you, Our Gallery page will include pictures from past events such Steve Moodey as the golf tournament and beautification awards. And, finally, the Contact Us page provides information on P r e s i d e n t s M e s s a g e Chapter Event Calendar June 25Casino Night. Backyard Dream, 4430 Granite Drive, Rocklin. 6:00 p.m. $30 per person. RSVP Bob Melville bmelville@villagenurseries.com. July 14 Green Garden Training Program. American River College, Room 311, Engineering Building, 4700 College Oak Dr., Sacramento, CA :30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Call Regional Water Authority at July CLCA Summer Family Extravaganza, Fairmont Hotel, San Jose. visit July 30 APLD Joint Meeting w/ Vendor Displays Aug 4 Board Meeting. 6:00 p.m. Lions Gate Hotel, 3410 Westover, McClellan, CA. Aug 14 An evening in San Simeon. Gardens and Vistas Tour at Hearst Castle 5:30 PM to 7:15 PM. Dinner at 8:00 PM. For more information contact Aaron at Aug 20 CLT Introduction and Prep Sept 4 Board Meeting. 6:00 p.m. Lions Gate Hotel, 3410 Westover, McClellan, CA. Sept 24 Chapter Golf Tournament. Details to follow. Oct 6 Board Meeting. 6:00 p.m. Roundtable Pizza, 3327 Watt Ave. Oct 22 Chapter Awards Program. Broiler Steakhouse, Sacramento Nov 3 Chapter Elections Nov State Conference. Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim. Dec 1 Board Meeting Dec 17 Holiday Party. Delta Queen, Sacramento. 2 Sacramento Valley Chapter ~ promoting professionalism ~ advancing awareness of the landscape industry Sacramento Valley Chapter ~ promoting professionalism ~ advancing awareness of the landscape industry 3

3 River Friendly Landscaping: Green Gardener Training Program This ten-week series provides high quality training in all the key principles of River-Friendly Landscaping or Green Gardening including: Conserving water, protecting the soil and reducing the use of pesticides. Many classes will include both indoor and outdoorhands-on components. Creating a healthier garden for your client and a healthier work environment for yourself and your employees. Offering a list of River-Friendly Landscaping Principles can help you compete in the professional landscape industry. How Do I Sign Up? Registration begins on Monday, June 14, Cost is $45 for 10 consecutive sessions. Register online at Classes are held at: American River College, Room 311, Engineering Building 4700 College Oak Dr., Sacramento, CA Class begins on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Class runs from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. For information call Regional Water Authority at Landscape Industry Certified Test October 2 The Landscape Industry Certified Field Test (formerly the CLT) will be held on October 2, at Buckeye Ranch, Petaluma, CA. Sign up cut-off date: August 21, The next written test will be given August 6, at Gachina Landscape Management, San Jose, CA from Noon - 4pm. Deadline: July 23, For more information and to register, visit or call CLCA at (916) CLCA Supports Stop Hidden Taxes Coalition CLCA recently agreed to be listed as a supporter of Stop Hidden Taxes, a coalition formed to qualify and support Initiative This proposed ballot measure would stop the state Legislature from imposing hidden taxes on Californians and would be in opposition to Initiative , which would reduce the vote threshold for passing the state budget from two-thirds to a simple majority vote. The use of fees to raise funds to support government programs has been an issue for businesses for years. Fees have grown faster than taxes over the past 10 years. A big reason for this growth is that fees can be passed with a 50 percent vote of the Legislature instead of the two-thirds vote required to raise taxes. Under Initiative , lawmakers would have to get a two-thirds vote to pass fees. For more information, contact Stop Hidden Taxes, (866) or Board Meeting By Sacramento Valley Chapter Secretary, Rick Abalos April 7, :15 p.m. Meeting Location: Ewing Irrigation, Florin Perkins Road, Sacramento CA Members Present: Steve Moodey, Sharon Yon, Rick Abalos, Bob Melville, Billy Montesclaros, Ronn Alexander, Tim Johnson, Mark Brown, Michael Mitchell Others Present: Jerrie Beard Changes to the Agenda: Mike Mitchell Beautification Awards President s report: Steve Moodey would like to start a committee to gather more sponsors for the LandGab. He, Ronn, Mark and Jerrie Beard volunteered. Treasurer s report: Sharon Yon presented the February budget report. Motioned to approve: Bob Melville Seconded: Mike Mitchell. Motion carried. Secretary s report: Rick Abalos presented the minutes from the March meeting. Motioned to approve: Bob Melville Seconded: Ronn Alexander. Motion carried Events Committee Report: Steve Moodey delegated members to be in charge of upcoming chapter events. Billy Montesclaros flyers sent for A s/giants game. Bob Melville- Casino Night date change from May 16 to June 25. Mark Brown -APLD joint meeting going as planned. Education: Tim Johnson reported a good turnout at last month s meeting at headquarters. 4 RSVPs have been received for April 23, at The Spaghetti Factory. Mike Mitchell will run the meeting. Membership: Mark Brown has 2 new members: George Procida, and Dan Gaywyler Hydro-Sod. CSLB will provide a list of newly licensed C-27 contactors to the CLCA to use for recruiting new members. LandGab Report: Ronn Alexander has created a survey to gather members opinions regarding receiving LandGab in an electronic vs. printed format. The deadline for responses is 4/30/2010. Website Committee Report: Jerrie Beard presented the new web site. Board members discussed modifications. A subcommittee will meet to finalize changes and the sponsor program. The website for the chapter will be New Business: Beautification Awards: Mike Mitchell wants to send out a survey to determine members interest in entering projects in the awards. Projects completed January 2008 through June 2010 will be eligible. The deadline for entries will be June 25, and judging will be August 6th. Winner will get a free booth at the Home and Garden Show. Entry fee will be $75, and 26 entries are needed to break even. Board Notes... Meeting adjourned: 7:43 pm Bob Melville motioned and Billy Montesclaros seconded. 4 Sacramento Valley Chapter ~ promoting professionalism ~ advancing awareness of the landscape industry Sacramento Valley Chapter ~ promoting professionalism ~ advancing awareness of the landscape industry 5

4 2010 SACRAMENTO CHAPTER DIRECTORY PAST PRESIDENT Mike Mitchell MJM Lighting PRESIDENT Steve Moodey Moodey Incorporated PRESIDENT ELECT Ronn Alexander Ewing Irrigation (916) TREASURER Sharon Yon Redi-Gro Corp SECRETARY Rick Abalos River City Landscaping Inc. (916) ASSOCIATE MEMBER DIRECTORS Billy Montesclaros Park Avenue Turf Inc DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Tim Johnson Diamond Turf Landscaping Inc DIRECTOR OF EVENTS Bob Melville Village Nurseries DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION Alex Gutierrez Cal Majestic Landscape & Maint DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP Mark Brown, CLT Terracare Associates Cell: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVERTISING Sacramento Valley Chapter of CLCA P.O. Box Sacramento, Ca CLCA STATE HEADQUARTERS EXT LandGab is published 10 times a year for the Sacramento Valley Chapter of CLCA by Jerrie Beard & Associates, 1024 Simon Dr., Ste. G, Placerville, CA ed submissions are also welcome at jsb@beardassociates.com. For information on advertising and rates contact Jerrie Beard at Articles may be used by other CLCA chapters giving credit to LandGab, publication date and source if applicable. Submit copy and advertising in graphic format (PDF, EPS, or TIF) on CD or via no later than the 10th day of the month preceding publication. Call if you have questions. Advertisers, Editor and the CLCA Sacramento Chapter are not responsible nor liable for misinformation, misprints, or typographical errors contained herein. Publisher reserves the right to edit articles for content and space 6 Sacramento Valley Chapter ~ promoting professionalism ~ advancing awareness of the landscape industry Sacramento Valley Chapter ~ promoting professionalism ~ advancing awareness of the landscape industry 7

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