Community Leadership Visits
Community leadership visits are an opportunity for Santa Cruz leaders to meet with business, education, and government leaders in different communities with similarities to Santa Cruz County to look at innovative ideas, programs and initiatives which might be adapted to our community.
Visits by community leaders to learn about the experiences of other cities and counties with similar issues and opportunities are a time-tested process that pays real dividends to the participants and their communities. The Santa Cruz Area Chamber has organized such visits for Santa Cruz County community decision makers. During these visits, local leaders travel to a different community, meet with leaders there, and explore how they have addressed some of the same problems our area faces.
Visits by community leaders to learn about the experiences of other cities and counties with similar issues and opportunities are a time-tested process that pays real dividends to the participants and their communities. The Santa Cruz Area Chamber has organized such visits for Santa Cruz County community decision makers. During these visits, local leaders travel to a different community, meet with leaders there, and explore how they have addressed some of the same problems our area faces.
Community Leadership Visit 2019
September 12 - 14, 2019
Creating positive change for Santa Cruz County’s Sustainable Future
September 12 - 14, 2019
Creating positive change for Santa Cruz County’s Sustainable Future
Our home, Santa Cruz County and our four cities are at a tipping point where public policy decisions regarding a sustainable future from public land-use policy and key infrastructure development to private-sector land-use strategies and investments – will shape our region’s future for decades to come. We invite you to join us, a cross-section of public and private leaders engaged in making these decisions, for a 2 1/2 day immersion in these issues and a broad-ranging conversation about our future.
As business leaders we are asked to lead on these issues in partnership with our public sector. On September 12-13-14 we will embark on a visit to another central coast region of Ventura, Oxnard and Santa Barbara to learn how that region is working to produce lasting effects to preserve their environment with key focus on economic development. Santa Barbara and Ventura suffered through major fires and floods in the past couple years, so this visit will give us insight on how those communities have recovered and what emergency first responders are doing now to prepare for a future disaster. We all know that the economic engine of Santa Cruz County is powered by a vibrant tourist economy and agriculture plays a significant role in our region. Oxnard and Ventura have similar land use processes in place know as Save Our Agriculture Resources (SOAR) which essentially put a boundary between development and land dedicated for farming purposes.
Much like Santa Cruz County, Ventura and Oxnard must address infrastructure deficiencies and inspire a new generation of leaders to ensure a sustainable future for their region. A sustainable, safe and adequate water supply is an essential resource for their region similar to our county’s water supply. Ventura’s Harbor is the escape to the Pacific Ocean, the Channel Islands and much more. The Port of Hueneme is the largest port between Los Angeles and San Francisco/Oakland providing a $1 billion economic input to the region. We’ll visit downtown Oxnard and Ventura; meet with city and community leaders and explore the region tourist, business engines, the community college and California State Channel Islands.
If you traveled with us on the 2014 CLV, we will revisit Santa Barbara/Goleta and see the progress they have made in their entrepreneurship on the south coast and redevelopment in the area.
CLICK HERE for a tentative travel itinerary (subject to change).
This year we are limiting our tour group to one motor coach (48-54 travelers) leaving Thursday morning, Sept. 12 from Cabrillo College Parking Lot K and returning Saturday late afternoon/early evening, Sept. 14. Reserve your ticket now to secure one of our limited seats!
Registration Includes:
Round-trip motor coach tour, two night hotel accommodations and all meals during the CLV trip. All incidental expenses are the responsibility of each participant.
As business leaders we are asked to lead on these issues in partnership with our public sector. On September 12-13-14 we will embark on a visit to another central coast region of Ventura, Oxnard and Santa Barbara to learn how that region is working to produce lasting effects to preserve their environment with key focus on economic development. Santa Barbara and Ventura suffered through major fires and floods in the past couple years, so this visit will give us insight on how those communities have recovered and what emergency first responders are doing now to prepare for a future disaster. We all know that the economic engine of Santa Cruz County is powered by a vibrant tourist economy and agriculture plays a significant role in our region. Oxnard and Ventura have similar land use processes in place know as Save Our Agriculture Resources (SOAR) which essentially put a boundary between development and land dedicated for farming purposes.
Much like Santa Cruz County, Ventura and Oxnard must address infrastructure deficiencies and inspire a new generation of leaders to ensure a sustainable future for their region. A sustainable, safe and adequate water supply is an essential resource for their region similar to our county’s water supply. Ventura’s Harbor is the escape to the Pacific Ocean, the Channel Islands and much more. The Port of Hueneme is the largest port between Los Angeles and San Francisco/Oakland providing a $1 billion economic input to the region. We’ll visit downtown Oxnard and Ventura; meet with city and community leaders and explore the region tourist, business engines, the community college and California State Channel Islands.
If you traveled with us on the 2014 CLV, we will revisit Santa Barbara/Goleta and see the progress they have made in their entrepreneurship on the south coast and redevelopment in the area.
CLICK HERE for a tentative travel itinerary (subject to change).
This year we are limiting our tour group to one motor coach (48-54 travelers) leaving Thursday morning, Sept. 12 from Cabrillo College Parking Lot K and returning Saturday late afternoon/early evening, Sept. 14. Reserve your ticket now to secure one of our limited seats!
Registration Includes:
Round-trip motor coach tour, two night hotel accommodations and all meals during the CLV trip. All incidental expenses are the responsibility of each participant.
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Registration Dates and Prices:
$879/person | June 1 - July 12 * $979/person | July 12 - August 12 * You may pay a 50% non-refundable deposit to "Reserve Your Spot". The deposit if paid by July 12 guarantee's you the early bird pricing. You will receive an invoice by July 1 for the remaining balance, and this remaining balance must be paid by August 12. No refunds or cancellations will be offered after August 23, 2019. Any refunds requested will be charged a $50 administrative fee. |
The Beautiful Beachfront Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Hotel & Resort
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