The Lompoc ValleyChamber ConnectionThe Lompoc Valley

Chamber ConnectionThe official monthly publication of the

Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitors BureauVol. 30, No. 6 March 2018

We are currently accepting mixer bookings on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Our next available date is April 10 - contact the Chamber to get on the calendar: 805-736-4567 or via email at membership@lompoc.com

Chamber Mixers

Mar 8 - Events Mission Valley May 10 - Valley Haven Adult Day Program

Jun 14 - Lompoc Family YMCA

Chamber LuncheonThursday, April 1211:00 am - 1:00 pm

1120 West Ocean Ave.

The Lompoc Valley Chambers of Commerce will host a luncheon at the Dick DeWees Com-munity and Senior Center, 1120 West Ocean Avenue. Please join us on Thursday, April 12 for a “State of the City” presentation about the exciting things coming up in the future for Lompoc by Interim City Manager, Teresa Gal-lavan and Bob Lingl, Mayor of Lompoc, at the Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center, 1120 West Ocean Avenue. The cost to attend is $25.00 for Chamber Members and $35.00 for Non-Members. If you are a Chamber member and need your login information to receive the member-rate, please don’t hes-itate to contact us at membership@lompoc.com or by phone at 805.736.4567

Play a round of golf at nearby La Purisima Golf Course at 3455 Hwy 246

Stroll through old town Lompoc and relax with a cup of tea, a glass of local wine, or your favorite coffee drink

Hike or bike along the Santa Ynez River multi-purpose trail.

Buy fresh produce at the Friday night Farmers Market at the corner of Ocean Ave & I St.

Enjoy Lompoc’s state of the art Aquatic Center, 207 West College Ave

Visit the historic Artesia one-room school house, 100 block of West Chestnut Ave.

Enjoy award winning local wines along the Lompoc Wine Trail. Maps available at the Chamber.

Camp and Windsurf at Jalama Beach and don’t forget to have a famous “Jalama Burger”

Things to do in Lompoc!

Good Day Chamber friends,

Thank you to the community for coming out to support our local restaurants during Lompoc’s 3rd Annual Restaurant Week! 2018 was a record breaking year with almost 30,000 menu downloads! That is an average of over 1,400 downloads for each restaurant! Read the Lompoc Record’s article HERE.

The 2nd Annual Dance Lompoc was a huge success and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome. I’d like to send a huge thanks to our dancers, instructors, and volunteers who made this event possible. Special kudos to Stacy Lowthrop of Southside Coffee who won the People’s Choice award for the most funds raised for the Lompoc Theatre Project and to Chuck Madson who won the judges over with his Paso Doble taking home the Mirror Ball trophy and title of “Lompoc Valley Star.”

Be on the look out for details on Small Business Saturday taking place April 30-May 6th. Old Town Market is just around the corner beginning June 29th and vendor applications are available online now at Lompoc.com. Also, don’t forget to register for the State of the City luncheon on April 12th HERE for an informative update on everything going on in Lompoc.

The Central Coast is bracing for a strong storm system this week – please see the attached link HERE for sandbag locations on the central coast. Stay safe out there!

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Message From the President/CEOby Amber Wilson

Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce

and Visitors Bureau

Board of Directors

Michael Carroll, Chair, Union Bank

Bill Hughen, Jr., CFO, Walker, Wilson & Hughen

Jeremy Ball, Bottle Branding

Ed Braxton, Lompoc Valley Medical Center

Aaron Crocker, Grocery Outlet

Dena Hardeman, Central Coast Realty Group

Michelle Hodapp, Excel Personnel Services

Rob Klug, Master Repair Service

Chuck Madson, Coast Valley Treatment Centers

Jason Reynolds, Lone Coast Studios

Barbara Satterfield, Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance

Rob Traylor, Law Office of Robert E. Traylor

Dirk Starbuck, City Council MemberLisa Brown, Admin. Assistant, 4th District County Supervisor

Ex-Officio Board Members

Amber Wilson, President/CEO ext 225, amber@lompoc.comDanielle Honea, Communications & Program Director ext 223, danielle@lompoc.comAnnette Hernandez, Accounting Managerext 222, annette@lompoc.comKristine Bryner, Office Assistant ext 221, kristinelvcc@gmail.com

Chamber Staff

The Lompoc Valley Chamber Connection, the official publication of the Lompoc Valley Cham-ber of Commerce, is published monthly.

www.lompoc.comPhone: 805.736.4567

Fax: 805.737.0453

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8 Events Mission Valley

8 YLLV Board of Trustees, 5:30 pm

8 Explore Lompoc Meeting, 10:00 am

13 Ambassador Meeting, 12:00 pm

15 Chamber Luncheon - VAFB

16 LLV Board of Trustees, 12:00 pm

20 City Council Meeting, 6:30 pm

28 Chamber Board of Directors, 7:30 am

Chamber Events CalendarAll meetings are held at the Chamber

unless noted otherwise

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Office Spaces Available

We have one upstairs office available now! The office space resides in the historic Lompoc Cham-ber building at 111 South I Street in downtown Lompoc. The current office size available is 159 square feet, monthly rent for this size is $350 respectively. Utilities (except phone & internet) are included. The addition of your business name to the outdoor sign and an indoor directory sign is also included.

Call the Chamber office to arrange a tour, or for more information: (805) 736-4567.

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@lompocchamberofcommerce

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Yoga. Pilates. Zumba. Kung Fu. And more.

WELLNESSLOMPOC FAMILY YMCA

201 West College Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436805.736.3483 • ciymca.org/lompoc

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CalChamber AlertsCalChamber Alerts offer insights on how pending legislation, regulations, court decisions, ballot mea-sures and more could have a significant impact on how California employers do business.

7 Ballot Measures Threaten California Business Climate - Voters may face as many as seven bal-lot measures damaging to California’s business and political climate in November. Any one of these mea-sures should motivate millions in opposition spend-ing by affected industries. More than a few are likely to qualify for the ballot.

Law Requires Advance Warning of Mass Layoffs for Some Employers - The answer to your question depends on whether your company is signatory to a collective bargaining agreement that would require advance notice to a union and/or whether your com-pany is covered under the federal or state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) acts.

This Is What Record-Low Unemployment Looks Like in America - What will happen when the U.S. unemployment rate falls below 4%, which is expect-ed to occur by this summer? One way to tell, look at cities where joblessness is already lower than that.

U.S., State Economic Stability Contrasts with Turmoil on Social, Political Fronts - From a po-litical standpoint, 2017 will go down as one of the most chaotic periods in recent U.S. history, al-though it may well end up being overshadowed by 2018.Economically, on the other hand, 2017 was fairly ho-hum. Overall U.S. gross domestic prod-uct (GDP) output will have expanded by 2.3% in real terms once the fourth quarter is added. This is a better showing than in 2016, but a weaker one than the previous two years with exports and busi-ness investment looking stronger, while consumer spending has softened. Despite all this, politicians continue to tout job creation in connection with al-most any policy put forward, despite the lack of workers to fill these positions.

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Community EventsMarch 2Dr. Seuss Story Time - Lompoc Library - Click here http://www.cityoflompoc.com/library/

March 8Events Mission Valley Mixer! Starting at 5:50 pm -7:30 pm and located at 138 N. B Street

March 13Free Spanish Diabetes Classes - Foodbank of Santa Barbara County

March 10Dance Lompoc- Anderson Recreation Center 125 W. Walnut Ave. 6pm - 10 pm

March 10AAUW Women’s History Month Brunch - Program at the Mission Club, brunch at Sage Restaurant 4300 Clubhouse Rd at 10 am

March 13Free Spanish Diabetes Classes - Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, 6 - 8:30 pm Call for more information 805-739-3578

March 22 Baby Story Time - Lompoc Library - Starting at 10 am at the Childrens Department http://www.cityoflompoc.com/library/

March 28Empty Bowls - Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, Tickets here at the Lompoc Valley Chamber

March 31Dare to Dream Farms Chick Days in Lompoc - Lemos Feed & Pet Supply on 1620 N. H Street at 2 pm - 5 pm Tickets here: https://www.dare2dreamfarms.com/events/chick-days-in-lompoc-at-lemos-feed-pet

Submit Your EventsSubmit your community-wide special events to our

calendar online by clicking “Submit New Event” here: http://lompoc.chambermaster.com/events/calendar/

New Members!

Customer Service All-Stars!We would like to recognize the following Chamber members for providing excellent customer service:

Lompoc Family YMCA 201 W College Ave

(805) 736-3483

Bella Florist 203 N H St Suite A

(805) 740-2900If you would like to recognize a business or organization,

please contact membership@lompoc.com

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Thank you to the following members for renewing their membership with the Lompoc Valley Chamber and for being a part of the 110% Club!When you receive your membership investment renewal notice, consider becoming a 110% Club member. The voluntary 10% extra contribution allows us to sponsor such programs as our adult and youth leadership programs and the various community events we produce, all of which improve the quality of life in the Lompoc Valley. Plus, you will be recognized in the Chamber newsletter. The following are the 110% Club members.

58 years Lopmoc Valley Medical Center

45 years

Housing Authority of SBC

38 years

Central Coast Realty Group

27 years Schuyler Collision Repair

15 years

John & Helen Free

14 years Alpha Literary & Improvement Club

12 years Loring Wine Company

12 years Lopmoc Valley Seed & Milling Co.

110% Club Members Renewing MembersThank you to these Chamber members

who renewed their membership during the month of Febuary:

15 years Steve Bridge

12 years Cook’s Welding

12 years Vicki Andersen

9 years Lompoc School of Dance

3 years Jabot Realty

3 years

True Training Solutions, LLC

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2018 Restaurant WeekCongratulations to our Restaurant Week winners! 22 total winners! “Thank you” again to the restaurants that participat-ed and donated these $25 valued certif-icates.

County of Santa Barbara Fourth District Report

Santa Barbara County READYwww.ReadySBC.orgSanta Barbara County has set up a website for news, up to date information, ALERT registration, insur-ance claims, maps, weather forecasts, etc. of the latest specifics on all storm and disaster details. SBC (Santa Bar-bara County) held a community meeting in Carpinteria on Tuesday, Feb. 20th re: risks associated with storms, what to do when an evacuation order is issued, fu-ture storm risks and more. For more info, go to the website mentioned above. As of Feb. 5th, the Local Recovery and As-sistance Center transitioned to a smaller Di-saster Recovery Center with both State and Federal agencies available to the public. It is located at 1 N. Calle Cesar Chavez in Santa Barbara and open M, T, Th, F from 9 – 6 pm and W, Sat from 9 – 3 pm. Cannabis Ordinance – Marijuana-Related Tax will be on the June 5th ballot. The tax would apply to commercial marijuana-relat-ed operations in the unincorporated areas of SBC as follows: Businesses would have to pay 1% of gross receipts for nursery op-erations, 1% of gross receipts for distributor operations, 3% of gross receipts for manu-facturers, 4% gross receipts on cultivators, 6% gross receipts for retailers, and 6% for micro-businesses.Revenue generated from the Tax will be for “general government pur-poses such as law enforcement, healthcare, parks, roads and other” items. Upcoming Projects/Issues – We are hold-ing office hours in Lompoc for constituents to “walk-in” and talk with Supervisor Adam on March 8th from 2:00-4:30 pm at the Lompoc Veterans’ Memorial Building. If you have an issue and are not able to come, we encour-age you to call for assistance or to make an appointment.

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Small Business Recognition

2018 Chairman’s

Each month, in an effort to support small busi-ness in Assembly District 35, which includes all of San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County, Assemblyman Jordan Cunning-ham will recognize a small business. Assembly-man Cunningham or district staff will come to the business, take photos and give the owners a sign of recognition they can hang in their win-dow, and they will also send out a press release and promote the business on social media.

If you would like to nominate a business, send Jocelyn Brennan, District Director for Assembly-man Cunningham’s office, an email including: name and location of business, years of opera-tion, name and contact info for the owner/own-ers, why you feel the business deserves to be nominated, and does this business give back to the community or sponsor a nonprofit event, etc?

Feel free to call Jocelyn with any questions, at (805) 549-3381, Jocelyn.Brennan@asm.ca.gov

Thank you to our 2018 Chairman’s Circle partners!

Hospital • Comprehensive Care CenterPhysician Services • Laboratory & imaging • Surgical Service

Hematology-Oncology • Sleep Disorder Center

Chamber Newsletter Advertising Rates

Deadline: 15th of the month prior to the month you wish your ad inserted.

Please call the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce at 805-736-4567 to place an ad or if you have any questions.

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3 Month $ 25 $ 40 $ 85 $150

6 Month $ 48 $ 78 $160 $270

1 Year $ 90

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Business Card Size is 2 x 3.5 inches

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Half page is 7.5 x 5 inches

Full page is 7.5 x 10 inches

Free Ads in the Friday FocusAdvertising in the weekly Friday Focus e-news-letter is a valuable benefit for members of the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Email your submissions to fridayfocus@lompoc.com by 12 noon each Thursday to be included that week.

The Friday Focus goes out to over 1400 people each week! Plus, each flyer or ad can be click-able to your website, Facebook page, event link, etc.

If you have questions about this opportunity, or anything else, please contact the Chamber of-fice at 805.736.4567 or via email fridayfocus@lompoc.com.

Chamber SaturdaysDid you know, the Lompoc Valley Cham-ber of Commerce’ Visitor’s Center is open every Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm? Our dedicated VIP volunteers are on site to assist visitors obtain information on all the wonderful amenities the Lom-poc Valley has to offer! Take advantage of this accessibility and spread the word! *Please note, Chamber of Commerce business is conducted Monday-Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm.