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Volume 25, Issue 2February 2015
Board MeetingsChapter Board Meetings are typically held on the third Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. at Ewing Irrigation, 1175 Prospect St., San Luis Obispo. Upcoming meetings:
• March 18
• April 8
• May 20
In This Issue:President's MessageGreetings from the MidwestMeet the Members of the BoardBoard MinutesKickoff Meeting a Great SuccessPublic Works Contractor RegistrationCall to Action: Landscape Industry Certified Technician TestingCalendar of Events
Zurn Wilkins Factory TourWednesday, April 15, 20156:00 p.m.Zurn Wilkins Factory1747 Commerce WayPaso Robles
Sponsored by the CLCA SLO Chapter and
•Includes Dinner •Networking •Factory Tour •Product Information
RSVP to:Levi: 805.545.9530
FREE!
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2015 San Luis Obispo Chapter OfficersPresident ................................... Mike Kneeskern, Central Coast Landscape Products ........................ [email protected] . 805-595-3478Immediate Past President ....... David Brown, Mari Landscaping ........................... [email protected] .............805-226-9787VP, Membership / PR ............... Evan Moffitt, KD Janni Landscaping, Inc. ........... [email protected] ..................805-748-8931VP Programs ............................. Levi Marks, Ewing Irrigation ................................. [email protected] ..................... 805-545-9530Secretary.................................... Brandon Delon, Leftside Landscape ...................... [email protected] ........... 805-440-7051Treasurer ................................... David Brown, Mari Landscaping ........................... [email protected] .............805-226-9787Associate Member Rep............. Jonathon Araya, Ewing Irrigation ......................... [email protected] .............................805-598-7291Board Member .......................... Pat Connelly, St. Francis Landscape ...................... [email protected] ....................805-235-1859Editor ......................................... Jerrie Beard, Beard & Associates ........................... [email protected] .................. 530-621-1701
Best Fertilizer ...............................................................................4Birch Equipment Finance ........................................................ 11Central Coast Sod .........................................................................6Coastline Equipment................................................................. 13Ewing Irrigation ..........................................................................5Farm Supply .................................................................................6Greenfields Turf ...........................................................................8Gro-Power, Inc. ............................................................................8Growing Grounds Farm (TMHA) ........................................... 11Landscape Contractors Insurance Services, Inc. ................... 11
Olson Irrigation Systems ............................................................4Quinn Company ........................................................................ 12Rossi Transport Services ............................................................6Sanford Stone Company .............................................................8San Marcos Growers ....................................................................8 Santa Barbara Stone ....................................................................6
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Thank you to all of the companies that generously support our chapter newsletter by placing an advertisement.
CLCA Board of DirectorsPresident ............................Javier Lesaca .......... (661) 836-0229President-Elect ...................Steve Jacobs ............ (760) 945-4321Immediate Past President Chuck Carr ...............(818) 388-0214Secretary/Treasurer ..........Ted Sandrowski .......(530) 345-6101Executive Director .............Sandra Giarde ..........(916) 830-2780DIRECTORSCommunications ...............Jerrie Beard ..............(530) 621-1701Chapter Services ................Richard Sheffield ..... (661) 245-1147Legislation ..........................Pete Dufau, CLT .......(805) 642-1239
SLO CLCA Past Presidents2014
Mike KneeskernCentral Coast
Landscape Products2012-13
David BrownMari Landscaping
2011Aaron Huxley
Hunter Industries
2009-10 Erik Wolting
All Seasons Gardening & Landscaping
2007–08Jim Trask
California Water Shapes
2005-06Erik Wolting
All Seasons Gardening & Landscaping
2004John Doyle
J Doyle Landscaping2002–03
Pat ConnellySt. Francis Landscape
1998–2001Bruce Courter
Day Star Enterprises, Inc.1996–98
Lloyd GraceyPacific Coast Landscapes
1995Danté D’Alfonso
D’Alfonso’s Landscape
Guide to Advertisers
Events .................................Elizabeth Burns ....... (310) 831-6132Education ...........................Aaron Huxley ...........(408) 824-0181Membership .......................James Walker ..........(650) 333-2021Resource Mngmnt .............Shari Collins ............ (805) 517-1971Associate Member .............John Hernandez ......(626) 965-5015Co-Director Chapter Pres. Council .....Tim Hendricks, CLT (415) 892-7710Co-Director Chapter Pres. Council .....Ed Wallace ................ (562) 755-9914
1994Duane Morris
Duane Morris LandscapeDesigner/Contractor
1993John Ruggiero
Arcadian Gardens1991-92
Bruce CourterDay Star Enterprises
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Mike Kneeskern, CLCA–SLO PresidentCentral Coast Landscape Products
president’s message
The San Luis Obispo Chapter is off to a great start in 2015! We just held our annual Kickoff Dinner at The Old Custom House in Avila Beach. All I can say is WOW! It was an incredible evening, and I certainly hope you were able to join us. If not, please check our calendar to stay up-to-date with our schedule of events. We have some wonderful events coming up throughout the year, which I hope you will be able to attend. Your board members are motivated and ready to make 2015 a mem-orable year!
Speaking of motivation, I recently attend-ed the first CLCA State Chapter President’s Council meeting of the year held in Ontario at the 2015 LIS Show. I must say, I am seeing a positive change not only in this Chapter, but across the state. If there was ever a time to join the CLCA, it would be now. I have served as a board member now for nearly 4 years and I have never witnessed a more motivated team of volunteers at the state and local level who are actively working to make this organization work for you, the member. From the relentless hours being put into making CLCA Insurance Solutions a viable insurance option for our members, to our state membership team who is making huge strides in attracting new mem-bers as well as retaining current members.
If our Kickoff Dinner was any sign of the level of interest and ethusiasm our members will have in 2015, to say I am excited would be an understatement. All of our board members have already begun work to make all of this year’s events a success. I couldn’t be more proud to serve with this amazing team.
On behalf of the entire 2105 SLO Board, thank you for being a member. We hope to see you on April 15 at our Zurn Wilkins tour!
This letter greets you with what has taken place in the lives of Bruce and Carrie Courter recently. I should say that the most exciting part of the year started on our 39th anniver-sary date on September 20. We were in deep conversation about the recent increase in our rent, rate hikes from the utility companies (for less units), increases for the internet (for less speed), etc. But worst of all, the state increases in taxes, fees, bonds, regulations, and low information voters who cancel out our vote. In addition, our concern was that we didn’t want to spend our retirement in a state where it was so costly to live. Simultaneously, we both said, "We have to move!" California was out because it was the same all over the state. Our main concern was that if we moved out of California, we would need to move someplace closer to family.
Move over Erica (our daughter)! Mom and Dad are moving to Missouri! The night we told Erin and Reuben (our oldest daughter and her husband) of our decision, they immedi-ately said they would help us move across the country. Carrie quit work at the beginning of October and her health and spirit both have improved. She had a vacation scheduled to see Erica in October, so on that vacation, her mis-sion was to look for a house to rent. Rents were too high, so she bought a house instead. We were able to buy a four year old, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, attached garage home with a full base-ment. We bought it with a VA loan and could not believe the government moved so quickly. We closed in 40 days. Mortgage, property tax and insurance costs totaled less than half of our costs in California.
On November 21, we rolled out of Paso Robles on a four day odyssey with a LOADED 26 foot Penske rental truck and towing Carrie’s LOADED car on a trailer. Carrie and Erin drove my LOADED truck with Remington and Ashlyn (grandkids) secured in the rear seat. We had good weather all the way with the exception of some snowfall in eastern New Mexico.
We landed in Festus, Missouri on the night of the November 24. The following morning we were signing the papers for our new home and UNLOADED everything that afternoon. The next morning it snowed all day long. How’s that for timing!
Timing has nothing to do with our decision to move, loading, driving across country, being accepted to buy a home and unloading. It was
GOD EVERY STEP OF THE WAY! He gave us a great feeling about closing the doors in California and opening the doors needed to be near our daughter and our grandchildren. It saddens us to be leaving some family and friends in California but that shall be our rea-son to visit every six months or so. Praise be to His timing and all of the answered prayers.
Yes, you can’t beat the weather that we enjoyed on the central coast of California, but it could no longer hold us captive to what is happening in the state! It was nice to be able to drive to the seasons, but now we are living in the seasons. We will get used to the weath-er, to have peace of mind and be here with our three grandkids. Today, we rose to -4 degrees, but were promised that the temperature would reach a high of 12 degrees.
But our mortgage payment is $981, gas is at $1.62 per gallon, an all-electric house has an average bill of $200-240 per month, less for food, less for insurance, etc. The surprise of all surprises was when we needed to get our Missouri driver’s licenses and vehicle regis-tration. The DMV office was no larger than a Starbuck’s. We walked in, pulled a number, and were called in 10 minutes. We took a 5 question test and eye exam, and slid over to a screen to have our pictures taken. Within 5 minutes we received our licenses for $17 each. Walked 12 feet over to another counter, handed over our CA papers. The clerk pounded away for about 10 minutes and said she was finished. She turned around 180 degrees and pulled our plates off a shelf and asked for a check for $163 for both vehicles. DMV experience was less than an hour with nothing coming back in the mail.
Our new address: 327 Andy Habsieger Street, Festus, Missouri (MO) 63028-1109. I know you are asking yourself, what kind of street name is that? Andy Habsieger is a fallen soldier from the Iraq War who was greatly loved in this area. As a veteran, I feel honored to live on this street. Our phone numbers for now are: Carrie (805) 748-8887 and Bruce (805) 748-1354. I will be changing my Email address from [email protected] to [email protected].
Greetings from the MidwestBy Bruce Courter
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Chapter President: Mike Kneeskern
Leading the CLCA San Luis Obispo chapter this year as chapter president is Mike Kneeskern, a manager at Central Coast Landscape Products.
Mike has been with Central Coast
Landscape products since 2008. The company provides quality landscape materials to home-owners and contractors, offering the largest selection of mulch, soils, flagstones, boulders and decorative rock on the Central Coast and delivering their products throughout the county. Their dedication to their customers and commitment to excellence sets them apart and keeps people coming back.
Mike began his career in the green industry about 10 years ago working on a maintenance crew in Sacramento. He soon realized what
an important role landscaping plays in the urban environment and developed a passion for the industry that he still has today. Mike also worked as a landscape construction fore-man before joining Central Coast Landscape Products.
Mike became involved with the SLO chapter in 2009 as a representative for his company. Mike and the company joined the association because they strongly believe in the preserva-tion and future of the industry. Mike joined the chapter board in 2012 as chapter secretary and was elected to the position of president in 2014.
Mike and his wife Denise have a 3 year old son and are expecting their second child in August. Mike enjoys outdoor activities such as golfing, hunting, fishing, playing softball and riding motorcycles.
VP Membership/PR: Evan Moffitt
Evan Moffitt, Director of Landscape Management for KD Janni Landscaping, Inc., will be heading up the Membership and PR efforts for the chapter this year.
Evan has had a clear vision of what he
wanted to do when he grew up since he was about 9 years old. A lover of plants, Evan realized early that he wanted to work in the landscape industry and feels fortunate today to be getting paid
for doing what he loves to do. Evan graduated from Cal Poly SLO in 2002 with a degree in horticulture and started to work for KD Janni Landscaping. He took leave of Janni for a few years to run his own landscaping company on the Central Coast returning to SLO and KD Janni Landscaping in 2009.
KD Janni Landscaping Inc., founded by Keith Janni in 1988, services clients in the SLO and Central Coast areas. In 1990, Jim Home, who founded Live Oak Landscapes on the Central Coast in 1974, joined the Janni team. Today, with over 100 years combined experience between Keith, Jim and Evan, the company continues to provide excellent
meet the members of the board of directors
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From insurance, to educational programs and networking opportunities,
CLCA members will tell you their involvement with the association is
invaluable. For more information, visit www.clca.org.
Not a Member Yet?
CLCA SLO: Board Minutes
Wed., January 28, 2015
Ewing Irrigation, 1175 Prospect St., San Luis Obispo CA. Mike Kneeskern called the meeting to order at 5:13 p.m.
Present: Pat Connelly, Jonathan Araya, Levi Marks, Evan Moffitt, David Brown, Mike Kneeskern
Past Minutes: Pat moved to approve the minutes from November 2014 as presented by Gina. Jonathan 2nd, all in favor.
President’s Report: Mike discussed the need to fill the open VP of Programs position. It was suggested we either form a programs committee or elect Levi Marks as our new VP of Programs. Evan moved to elect Levi Marks as our new VP of Programs. Pat 2nd, all in favor.
Treasurer’s Report: Evan moved to approve the treasurer’s report from December 2014 as presented by Pat. Jonathan 2nd, all in favor.
Old Business: The board seems to be pleased with the new newsletter and the way that Jerrie Beard & Associates is managing the newsletter and constant contact.
New Business: The board discussed the possibility of having a booth at the San Luis Obispo home show. Everyone is on board and plans will begin. The board also discussed the possibility of sponsoring Bruce Courter to make a spe-cial appearance at this year’s beautification awards. Pat moved that the board approve a $1500 budget to accommodate such a trip. David 2nd, all in favor.
Mike adjourned the meeting at 6:28 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,Mike KneeskernChapter President
landscape services to their clients, some of whom have been with the company since the mid 70's.
As director of landscape management, Evan oversees the landscape maintenance, irriga-tion, landscape enhancement and tree services divisions of the company. He is a Certified Arborist, QAL, CLIA and LIC. He takes pride in using the best horticultural practices to keep the yards of his clients looking great.
Evan joined CLCA as a student when he was attending Cal Poly and has been a member ever since. He believes CLCA provides an op-portunity to not only grow as a landscaper but improve industry standards.
Evan and his wife Diana have been married for 11 years and have 2 amazing daughters. The family does Crossfit together nearly every day. He enjoys watching baseball (Go Dodgers!), gardening and tennis.
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On Friday, February 6, the San Luis Obispo Chapter of the CLCA held its annual Kickoff Dinner at The Custom House in Avila Beach. Nearly 40 chapter members and guests enjoyed an evening of camaraderie and net-working, a great South of the Border buffet, live music by the CLCA All Star Band, and edu-cational presentations from Hunter Industries and FX Luminaire.
Hunter/FX Luminaire co-sponsored the evening with the chapter and provided some spectacular raffle prizes for the guests. Aaron Huxley of Hunter Irrigation and David
Above: The CLCA SLO Chapter 2015 Board of Directors. David Brown, Brandon Delon, Mike Kneeskern, Pat Connelly and Evan Moffitt.
SLO Chapter Off to a Great StartO'Bourne of FX Luminaire updated guests on the latest and greatest innovations and prod-ucts available from Hunter and FX Luminaire.
As we enter another year of drought, getting the most from irrigation equipment is going to be critical to the survival of landscapes. Aaron provided information on Hunter products that will help make landscape projects more water efficient.
Innovations in lighting fixtures, bulbs and control systems are making designing with outdoor light into an art form and a new profit center for many landscape firms. David
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BARK • SOIL AMENDMENTSERRO-CONTROL STRAW
PLAYGROUND FIBER
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PHONE (805) 434-2884(800) 321-3092 • FAX (805) 434-0877
P.O. BOX 120 • ROSSI ROADTEMPLETON, CA 93465
Below: L:evi and Amy Marks.
Where Service MattersArroyo Grande • Paso Robles •San Luis Obispo • Santa Maria
O'Bourne of FX Luminaire shared some of the newest products available from FX to light up the night landscape.
The evening culminated with a raffle and a silent auction. Thanks to the generous dona-tions of Hunter /FX, several guests received significant savings on top-of-the-line lighting and irrigation products.
The San Luis Obispo Chapter would like to thank Hunter/FX, Farm Supply, Air Vol Block, Landscape Contractors Insurance Services, Aaron Huxley, David O'Bourne, The CLCA All Stars and all the board members who worked behind the scenes to make the 2015 Kickoff such a success. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on Wednesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. at Zurn Wilkins, 1747 Commerce Way, Paso Robles CA 93446. Watch your email for registration information.
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Above: The CLCA All Stars provided music throughout the evening.
Above left: Aaron Huxley of Hunter Industries provides information on new irrigation technologies. Above and left: Evan Moffitt presents raffle prizes to the lucky winners including a Hunter ProC and Rain Click system.
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Peggy Koegler
Sales Manager
Phone: (805) 683-1561Fax: (805) [email protected]://www.smgrowers.com
125 S. San Marcos RdP.O. Box 6827Santa Barbara, CA93160-6827
March 1: Public Works Contractor Registration Deadline Approaches By Pete Dufau, CLCA Director of Legislation, Chairman LandPac
• Must not be in prior violation of this registration requirement once it becomes effective. However, for the first violation in a 12 month period, a contractor may still qual-ify for registration by paying an additional penalty.
What do you, the Public Works Contractor, get for $300 a year? • DIR will post a list of registered contractors
and subcontractors on its website so that awarding bodies and contractors will be able to comply with requirements to only use registered contractors and subcontractors. Various protections are built in so that:
• A contractor won’t be in violation for work-ing on a private job that is later determined to be public work;
• The inadvertent listing of an unregistered subcontractor on a bid won’t necessari-ly invalidate that bid; a contract with an unregistered contractor or subcontractor is subject to cancellation but is not void as to past work;
• An unregistered contractor or subcontractor can be replaced with one who is registered;
• A contractor whose registration lapses will have a 90 day grace period within which to
SB 854 was a budget trailer bill that was signed into law on June 20, 2014, and became effective immediately. It made several signifi-cant changes to laws pertaining to the admin-istration and enforcement of prevailing wage requirements by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). Among other things, SB 854 established a new public works contractor reg-istration program to replace prior Compliance Monitoring Unit (CMU) and Labor Compliance Program (LCP) requirements for bond-fund-ed and other specified public works projects. Obsessively it shifted the COST of compliance to contractors bidding public works. Here is the site to register!
http://bit.ly/1A3UH5tYou will need; Credit card, W/C policy # & Carrier Name (not Broker), C-27 Lic. #.
All Public works contractors are now subject to a registration and annual renewal fee that has been set initially at $300. The fee is
non-refundable and applies to all contractors and subcontractors who intend to bid or per-form work on public works projects (as defined under the Labor Code). You will have to re-reg-ister and re-pay every July 1! The registration fee is not related to any specific project. It is more like a license that enables the registrant to bid on and perform public works.
Contractors must meet minimum qualifi-cations to be registered as eligible to bid and work on public works projects: • Must have workers’ compensation coverage
for any employees and only use subcon-tractors who are registered public works contractors.
• Must have Contractors State License Board license if applicable to trade.
• Must have no delinquent unpaid wage or penalty assessments owed to any employee or enforcement agency.
• Must not be under federal or state debarment.
SANTA BARBARA STONE & MASONRY, INC.
Jim Osweiler
27 North Nopal St, P.O. Box 4809, Santa Barbara, CA 93140-4809Phone (805) 963-5891 FAX (805) 962-7993
Email [email protected]
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pay a late fee and renew. • The requirement to list only registered con-
tractors and subcontractors on bids becomes effective on March 1, 2015. The requirement to only use registered contractors and sub-contractors on public works projects applies to all projects awarded on or after April 1, 2015.
All contractor registration fees will go into the State Public Works Enforcement Fund and be used to fund:• Administration of contractor registration
requirement; • All DIR costs for administering and enforcing
public works laws; • Labor Commissioner’s enforcement of other
Labor Code violations on monitored public works projects;
• DIR will no longer charge awarding bodies for prevailing wage compliance monitoring and enforcement by the CMU.
Surprised? This bill was pushed heavily by organized labor that derives most of its income from public works contracting and a legislative body looking for ways to produce income for the state.
Text form and more info can be found at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSE/PublicWorks/SB854FactSheet_6.30.14.pdf
By Ron Zaccaro, CLT, Landscape Industry Certification Committee State Test Chair
I would like to challenge all CLCA members to get involved and to invest in your employ-ees and your company! The CLCA Landscape Industry Certified Technician program is one way to do this. This program provides a means of measuring the skills of your employees in our industry against an industry standard.
So how do you as an owner benefit from this program? Consider this--how beneficial would it be to know that each time you send your team out to a maintenance project, or send an irrigation technician to fix a problem, or send your enhancement crew to do an upgrade that they can perform the task in a timely manner and do it correctly the first time? If you have certified technicians on staff, you can be confident that they have the resources and the knowledge to accomplish the task on time!
Certification is not a training class but a chance for your top employees to show they are in fact ready for the task at hand. If they don’t pass a particular section of the test, they then know what skill set to work on. Once they
are certified it is a great marketing tool for your company--a way to show your company is a step above the competition. More and more architects, HOAs, municipalities and com-mercial properties are requiring you to have a certified technician on their jobs.
More than just that, it’s a great way to build confidence in your team. Once one employee becomes certified it inspires others to follow their lead. It can create more opportunities and a higher pay scale for the employees. It flat out inspires them to give their best effort all the time.
Another reason certification works is that we are professionalizing our industry so we can charge more for our services, put out a better product and see more profit fall to the bottom line. It really is a small investment with a great return.
Get involved, help our industry raise the standard of landscaping and set your company ahead of the competition. Information for the upcoming tests can be found by contact-ing CLCA headquarters or at www.clca.org/certification.
A Call to Action Landscape Industry Certified Technician Test Approaches
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The San Luis Obispo SLO Xpress is published eleven times a year for the San Luis Obispo Chapter of the California Landscape Contractors Association (SLO CLCA). Address: SLO Xpress, C/O Jerrie Beard & Associates, PO Box 7, Pollock Pines, CA 95726. Phone: 800-605-1701.
News releases, public service announce-ments, photos and other correspondence may be directed to the above address or by e-mail to [email protected].
• Copy and advertising deadlines are on the 15th of the month preceding publication.
• For information about advertising and rates, contact Jerrie Beard at 800.605.1701.
The opinions expressed in byline articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the San Luis Obispo Chapter or the publisher. Interested in placing an ad?
Contact Jerrie Beard at 800-605-1701.
2015 SLOXPRESS Advertising Rates
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non-members $302.50/annual; $27.50/issue
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2015 CLCA San Luis Obispo Chapter Programs and EventsMarch 18Chapter Board Meeting - 5 p.m.
Ewing Irrigation, 1175 Prospect StreetSan Luis Obispo.
April 8Chapter Board Meeting - 5 p.m.
Ewing Irrigation, 1175 Prospect StreetSan Luis Obispo.
April 11Landscape Certified Technician Hands-on Testing - All day
Cuyamaca College, San Diego, CA Registration due by: March 6, 2015. Check the CLCA website for dates for the written test and to register. clca.org/certification/dates.php.
April 15Zurn Wilkins Tour - 5 p.m.
Zurn Wilkins, 1747 Commerce Way, Paso Robles.
May 1-2 Chapter Beautification Awards Judging. All day.
May 20Chapter Board Meeting - 5 p.m.
Ewing Irrigation, 1175 Prospect StreetSan Luis Obispo.
June 17Chapter Board Meeting - 5 p.m.
Ewing Irrigation, 1175 Prospect StreetSan Luis Obispo.
June 19 Chapter Beautification Awards Program - 6 p.m.
Madonna Inn, 100 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo.
July CLCA Summer Family Extravaganza
Lake Tahoe. Watch for details.
July 15Chapter Board Meeting - 5 p.m.
Ewing Irrigation, 1175 Prospect StreetSan Luis Obispo.
August 17-21 Chapter Community Outreach - All day
Veteran's Project. Time and location TBD.
August 19Chapter Board Meeting - 5 p.m.
Ewing Irrigation, 1175 Prospect StreetSan Luis Obispo.
September 16Chapter Board Meeting - 5 p.m.
Ewing Irrigation, 1175 Prospect Street San Luis Obispo. Planning meeting and nominations for 2016 Board.
October 2Chapter Golf Tournament - All day.
Elections and dinner to follow golf. Location and cost TBD.
October 3Landscape Certified Technician Hands-on Testing - All day
American River College, Sacramento, CA Registration due by: September 4, 2015. Check the CLCA website for dates for the written test and to register. clca.org/certification/dates.php.
October 14Chapter Board Meeting - 5 p.m.
Ewing Irrigation, 1175 Prospect Street San Luis Obispo. Develop 2016 events calendar.
November 11-14CLCA Annual Convention.
Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort and Spa, Indian Wells, CA.
November 21Chapter Board Meeting - 5 p.m.
AJ Spurs, 508 South Main Street, Templeton. Develop 2016 budget.
Water Related Websites
City of Paso Robles Water www.prcity.com/government/ departments/publicworks/ water/index.asp
C.I.M.I.S.www.cimis.water.ca.gov
CA Dept. of Water Resourceswww.dwr.water.ca.gov
Water Education Foundationwww.water-ed.org
Irrigation Associationwww.irrigation.org
