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Receive a preliminary response by the Economic Development Manager to Board Referral No. 2022.19 determining the possibility of the County of Monterey joining the Salinas Valley, Monterey Peninsula, and King City Chambers of Commerce.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
1) Receive a preliminary response to Board Referral No. 2022.19 and;
a) Direct staff to proceed with completion of referral based on description in this report; or
b) Direct staff to:
i) Proceed with completion of referral based on modifications by the Board of Supervisors; or
ii) Return to the Board with a more comprehensive analysis of referral and anticipated effort for completion; or
iii) Receive referral response as complete.
2) Provide further direction, as appropriate.
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS:
Referral Summary & Background: Referral 2022.19 was submitted by Supervisor Lopez and assigned by the County Administrative Office ("CAO") on 09/20/2022. The referral seeks to determine the possibility of the County of Monterey joining the Salinas Valley, Monterey Peninsula, and King City Chambers of Commerce. Currently several County departments/offices are members of each of these Chambers of Commerce and are listed in each respective section below. At this time neither the County as a single entity nor the (CAO) is a member of these chambers of commerce.
King City Chamber of Commerce:
The King City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture is a group of businesspeople joined together for the purpose of promoting King City and business community, and making King City a better place to live, work and do business. The mission of the King City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture is to promote, inform and serve the markets through the successful implementation of programs.
King City Chamber of Commerce has no County of Monterey department members.
Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce:
The mission of the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is to support m...
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