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OjaiBUSINESS JOURNAL The Offi cial Newsletter of the Ojai Valley Chamber of Commerce
Volume 12 | Issue 2 | April / May 2016
KUDOS TO ALL OF THIS YEAR’S GALA WINNERS AND NOMINEESsee inside for more pictures from this year’s event
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April / May 2016SCOTT EICHER, Chamber CEO
New City Manager Here we go again: Ojai is looking for a new City Manager. Rob Clark resigned effective March 1, 2016 and Steve McClary, Deputy City Manager, has been named Interim City Manager through August. Mr. Clark did a masterful job of bringing Ojai back into the world of black ink. We have had increasing budget line items for street repairs for three years now, when we had none for who knows how long. The Chamber enjoyed an honest and open relationship with him and we wish him well in retirement or in any future endeavors he chooses. No stranger to the inner workings of City Hall, Steve McClary has been with the City of Ojai for going on seven years. Hired as assistant city manager in 2009, he was promoted to Deputy City Manager in 2013. Prior to coming to Ojai he served in the Fillmore city manager’s offi ce for 12 years. It seems this changing of the guard will be seamless and the Chamber looks forward to retaining its open relationship with the City Manager’s offi ce now that McClary is has been appointed.
New City Manager
Garden Tour 2016
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CITY OF OJAIs t a t i s t i c s
TOTTRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX FOR FEBRUARY 2016: $206,564 (15% Decrease over February 2015)
TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX FOR JANUARY 2016: $158,809 (5% Increase over January 2015)
TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX FOR DECEMBER 2015: $215,748 (7% Increase over December 2014)
TOTAL Transient Occupancy TaxJan. - Dec. 2015: $3,079,056 (9% Increase year over year 2014)
S T A T S
July 1 – Sept. 30 ~ $263,389 (210% Increase Q1 FY 14-15)
FY 2014-2015 ~ $1,096,755 (17% Decrease year over year FY 13-14)
Sales Tax Collection • 2015SALES TAX
The 16th annual Ojai Golf Classic will be held on Saturday, June 4th, at Soule Park golf course. Hosted in partnership by the Ojai Valley Youth Founda-tion and The Ojai Edu-cation Foundation, this event continues to be a grand success for both organizations. With the change of venue and day, the Golf Classic Committee is seeking local golfers to participate and enjoy this won-derful event. There will be many of the familiar ‘extras’, such as a goodie bags for each participant, the “closest-to-the-hole contest”, the “longest drive contest”, the fa-vorite “ball drop” on the 18th hole, and a chance to win a fabulous prize for a hole-in-one! New this year is a bar-b-que dinner put on by the Rotary Club of Ojai West. Golfers will pay $150 to golf this year and individual and corporate sponsorships
will be made available at rates starting at $300.00. The money that is raised at the tourna-ment each year goes directly back into pro-grams that support the youth and schools in the Ojai Valley. It has been with the gener-ous help of local friends and businesses over the
years that the Ojai Education Foundation and the Ojai Valley Youth Foundation have been able to donate over a million dollars to help teachers implement creative ideas, provide cutting-edge technology, and pro-vide enriching programs for our youth. Also new this year will be an updated website. Golfers and Sponsors will have the opportunity to register online. To sponsor or for further information contact Laura Denne at [email protected] or (805) 640-8803.
Ojai Golf Classic Moves its Game to Soule Park
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StaffScott Eicher - Chief Executive Offi cer | Norma Gonzalez - Executive Assistant
Graphic Design by Olga Singer • SimplyTwo / (858) 485-1747
Victoria Adam Ojai Valley Directory
Ryan Blatz Ryan Blatz Law
Annette Hanson Ojai Community Bank
Jill Olivares Allstate Insurance
Erik Wilde Coldwell Banker
Eric Zacher Rains
The Ojai Business Journal is a bi-monthly publication of the Ojai Valley Chamber of Commerce which is solely responsible for its contents. Information for issues should be diected to:
The Ojai Valley Chamber of CommercePO Box 1134, Ojai, CA 93024
TEL 805.646.8126 or FAX [email protected]
Directors
President Olga Jones Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.Past President Emily Wilson Heritage FinancialTreasurer David Junod David Junod, CPA
B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S
Garden Tour 2016 Saturday, May 14 is the date of our 22nd Annual Ojai Valley Garden Tour. Once again this spring event will have fi ve private local gardens open for viewing. Two in the downtown area, one in Mira Monte and two in the East End. Almost all of the gardens this year are without lawns and are great examples of responsible water use, whether there is drought or not. Of special note on this year’s tour is the Turtle Conservancy. For two years this property has been in conversion from an orchard to a safe place for turtles and tortoises. Laurence Nicklin of Plantasia has been making the changes. Between the fl ow of color and plant choices, around each corner it looks like the set of an Indiana Jones movie. This is a special opportunity for the public to have access to this very private property. Tickets will sell fast so order early.
WHEN: Saturday, May 14, 2016
TIME: 10 A.M. - 4 P.M.
COST: $25 if purchased by 3PM on Friday, May 13. $30 thereafter.
Tickets can be purchased atwww.ojaichamber.org or by calling or coming by the Chamber Offi ce located at 206 N. Signal St., Suite P, (805) 646-8126. Tickets will also be made available for purchase until April 14 at Flora Gardens, 245 Old Baldwin Rd. (Hwy. 150 @ Rice Rd.)
Please Note: Some of the gardens have steep grades and broken ground, so wear proper foot gear.
Garden Tour Ticket Information
Ojai Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors: pictured from left, Scott Eicher, CEO, Eric Zacher, Jill Olivares, Annette Hanson, Olga Jones, Emily Wilson, Victoria Adam, Ryan Blatz and Erik Wilde. Missing from photo is David Junod.
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CALENDARAPRIL 2016 Wednesday, April 20Morning Business Referral Group Meeting @ Eggs N Potatoes 7:15 AM
Lunch Business Referral Group Meeting @ Ojai Community Bank, Noon to 1:00 PM
Wednesday, April 20 - 24116th Annual Ojai Tennis Tournament
Thursday, April 21Chamber Mixer @ Rancho de Granville9940 North Creek Rd. • 5:30-7PM805.646.8126
MAY 2016Wednesday, May 4, 11, 18, 25Morning Business Referral Group Meeting @ Eggs N Potatoes 7:15 AM
Lunch Business Referral Group Meeting @ Ojai Community Bank, Noon to 1:00 PM
Tuesday, May 10,24City Council Meeting • 7:00 PMCouncil Chambers, City Hall, 805.646.5581
Thursday, May 12Chamber Board & OVB Meeting @ Ojai Music Festival Conference Rm.Noon; 646-8126
Thursday, May 26Chamber Mixer @ Lavendar Inn210 E. Matilija St. • 5:30-7PM805.646.8126
Saturday & Sunday, May 28-29 Art in the Park, Sponsored by the Ojai Art Center @ Libbey Park
Monday, May 30Memorial Day
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Olga Singer, Martha Dowden, Ren Adam & Kathy HartleyNellie & Chris Cohen
Gloria Morales & Nicole Wallace
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CHAMBER MEMBERS
NewThe Collection at River ParkStefanie Muegel 2751 Parkview Ct. Suite 261Oxnard, CA 93036(805) [email protected]
Narconon OjaiKathy Dion PO Box 1509, Ojai, CA 93024 (805) [email protected] Health
Deer Lodge2261 Maricopa Hwy.Ojai, CA 93023(805) 646-4256Sydney MalkinRestaurant
BookEnds Bookstore110 S. Pueblo Ave.Ojai, Ca 93023(805) 640-9441Celeste [email protected]
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SRob Russell, Cheryl & Ray Deckert Allison & Dr. Brian Frederick
Marsha Kaye, Dawn Shook & Eric Zacher
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Tania Parker & Kim Maxwell
Lauren Nichols & Veronica Cole
Olga Jones & Corinta Kotula
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P L A N N I N G C O M M I T T E E
pictured from left, Norma Gonzalez, Donna Lloyd, Gloria Jones, Annette Hanson, Scott Eicher, Emily Wilson and Summer McComas.