Project Pride
Committees:
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Dear Chamber Membership,
As we enter the last few months of this year, we thought
it would be good to give you an update on the
progress we are making on Project Pride. The West
Sacramento Chamber of Commerce embarked on an aggressive
approach to provide necessary leadership from the
private sector to help the City of West Sacramento
accomplish some of the key goals and objectives that
they are working on to revitalize the West Sacramento
Community.
The projects selected were chosen by the
Chamber body in conjunction with the City of West
Sacramento staff and based on our ability to
make a difference in helping them to be accomplished.
There is real momentum and some of the committees are
already making a real difference. The intent is to help
speed up the revitalization efforts, remove barriers
preventing them from happening and to bring the
community together in accomplishing a common goal.
Administratively, Project Pride is conducting monthly
sub-committee meetings as well as an update meeting for
the related Chair people of the committee. We will be
sending out monthly updates as to the progress we are
making and are in the process of designing a website
dedicated to this effort.
The Chamber Leadership asks each of you who are doing
business in the community to
get involved. If you or a
staff member of your company can participate in one of
these committees, we can make all these wonderful
projects happen making our community a better place to
live work and to play. Let’s make West Sacramento even
better than it already is and let’s do so together!
Warren Smith
Sacramento River Cats and
Chairman, Project Pride Initiative
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 Lighting of the Waterfront
Chair:
Warren Smith,
Sacramento River Cats, (916)
376-4718
Meeting scheduled for Feb. 8, 8:30 a.m.,
Wallace-Kuhl
offices on 3251 Beacon Blvd.
Boat Docks
Co-Chair:
Lori Heavin,
Choice Mortgage, (916)
371-8991
Co-Chair:
Bob Hemond,
Sacramento River Cats,
(916)
376-4716
The committee met 2/6/08. Update pending.
West
Capitol Avenue Corridor
Co-Chair:
Bryan Turner, West
Sacramento Land Company (916)
371-6915
Co-Chair:
Andrea Verdon, PMA
Sacramento (916)
375-0200
Business and Economic Development and Retention
Subcommittee
The subcommittee is working on the PBID and plans to
implement it in 2009. Bryan Turner (on behalf of the
committee) contacted Toby Ross, City Manager, to discuss
using the consultant that did some work when the PBID
was evaluated a few years back. Toby Ross is going to
speak with city staff and follow-up with Bryan.
Community Improvements
The Sign Workshops that were held in October/November
helped in getting the word out about the new ordinance
that goes in to affect May 1. Various people attended
from businesses throughout the city and others have
contacted the city to find out if their business has
proper signage. Another series of workshops will be held
in the next month or two and we plan to notify property
owners and encourage them to attend along with business
owners.
Larry Brooks, Code Enforcement with the City of West
Sacramento, mentioned that the Community Response Team
and Code Enforcement have been very busy and positive
things are happening in the city.
Communications/Marketing/Public Relations
The Chamber Board would like the committee to pursue a
plan to implement some activity/event in the downtown
area along/near West Capitol to coincide with the
improvements for the West Capitol Avenue Streetscape
project; construction starts this summer. The
subcommittee will put together a Business Plan for the
Board to review. Several people expressed interest in
helping with the Business Plan and working on the
activity/event; if anyone else is interested please
contact Andrea Verdon of PMA, Inc., at 916-375-0200.
Follow this link to find out more
about the streetscape project.
Freeway Signage and Gateway Improvements
Chair:
Tom Lumbrazo,
Universtiy Park, (916)
372-5483
West Sac Opens 'Walkable' Tower
Bridge Gateway
Sacramento Bee 1/9/08
Public Art and Historical Markers
Co-Chair:
Dave Dove,
Collings Teen Center, (916) 375-0681 (Public Art)
Co-Chair:
Chris Bradford, Edward
Jones Investments, (916)
372-3076 (Historical Markers)
Public Recreational Access
Co-Chair:
Todd Chambers, Richland
Communities, (916)
782-3330
Co-Chair:
Dennis Clark, Dennis
Clark Consulting, (916)
930-9062
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