2019-07-16 CC Agenda Packet - Public Communication related to Item #10 - El Segundo Chamber Letter-Cultural Development FundEl Segundo N�
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,July 8, 2019
2018/2019 Board of Directors
Charles Gale Jr, Chair of the Board .
Metropolitan Water District
Mayor Drew Boyles and Member of the City Council
Elyse Beardsley, Past Chair . Industrial Lock & Security
Lily Craig, Past Chair • Chevron
City of EI Segundo
Sherry Kramer, Vice Chair. Continental Development
350 Main Street
Shiela Fowler, Vice Chair . Beach City Brokers
Sandy Jacobs, Vice Chair. EDAC Representative
EI Segundo, CA 90245
Corinne Murat, Vice Chair • Mattel
Marsha Hansen . EI Segundo Chamber
Larry Mitchell, CPA . Lawrence Mitchell Company
Dear Mayor Boyles and Members of the City Council,
Rebecca Bergin . 4 Oranges
Miranda Bopp . Flemings Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
Recently Melissa McCollum, Sam Lee and members of the Arts and
Anarissa Cachila . Express Employment
Matthew Garth • Northrop Grumman
Cultural Advisory Committee presented the proposed Cultural
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Development Fund Fee to the EI Segundo Chamber's Government
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Tara Hitzig •Automobile Driving Museum
Museum
Carl Jacobson . Glentek
Affairs Committee. We appreciate their presentation and the
Lianne McGinley . Aerospace Corporation
revisions made from input from our members.
DevinyMo . UCLA Health Sports
Dr. Melissa Moore • EI Segundo Unified School District
Brenda Newman . The Jewelry Source
Gabriella Pacheco . Los Angeles World Airports
The Chamber represents a vast array of businesses ranging from
Carol Pirsztuk. El Segundo Education Foundation
Fortune 500 to "mom & pops". This fee will have an impact on all
Joan Procopio • Raytheon
Rebecca Reese . Digital Spatula
businesses depending on their new construction/renovation needs.
Carla Rose -Pryor. Los Angeles cForce Base
This impact could create challenges for many of our members as
Dr. Blake Silvers . Wiseburn UnifieddSchool District
Martin Skredsvig • Boeing
well as new potential businesses locating in our community. The
Vicky Swink • Cambria Hotel
Eugenia Torre . ESMoA
Chamber encourages the art and culture movement to continue in
Barbara Voss . City of El Segundo
EI Segundo through grassroots efforts and fundraising; however,
Heidi Wang . EI Camino College Foundation
WalkeriaWhitford . Kite Pharma
due to the potential impact of these new fees, our Board has voted
Jennifer Wood . El Segundo Catering Company
to take a neutral position on this issue. As always, we will
encourage our members to be involved and support EI Segundo art
projects, events and other opportunities to help advance the arts in
our community.
DIAMOND SPONSORS
Should the Cultural Development Fund Fee be approved, we ask to
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have both small and large businesses represented on the advisory
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NORTHROP GRUMMAN
We thank Melissa McCollum and members of the Arts and Cultural
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Advisory Committee for their vision for EI Segundo and presenting
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CEO/President
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EI Segundo Chamber
EI Segundo Chamber of Commerce
427 Main Street . EI Segundo, CA 90245 cc: Scott Mitnick
director@elsegundochamber.org Melissa McCollum
www.elsegundochamber.com