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Please join L.A. Family Housing
for the groundbreaking of our first
Permanent Supportive Housing Development
Glenoaks Gardens
8925 Glenoaks Blvd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.
RSVP to Nancy Sedano:
rsvp@lafh.org or 818.255.2779

Please Join the Sun Valley Area Chamber of Commerce and The American Legion Post 520 for a Potluck Mixer. Feel free to bring a Side-Dish to share—The American Legion will provide the Main Course. 

 
Thursday, September 23, 2010
5:30pm to 7:30pm

  American Legion Post #520
9026 Sunland Blvd
Sun Valley, CA 91352
(818) 767-9461

Don’t Forget to bring your Raffle Prizes!

Sun Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (818) 768-2014
E-mail: info@svacc.com

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE SIXTH ANNUAL MAYORS’ LUNCHEON

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
WARNER CENTER MARRIOTT
21850 OXNARD STREET
WOODLAND HILLS, CA

11:30 AM

$50.00 PER PERSON

RSVP BY SEPTEMBER 15TH
TELEPHONE (818) 981-4491 FAX (818) 981-4256
MARIAN@UNITEDCHAMBERS.ORG

SPONSORSHIP OPPORUNITIES STILL AVAILABLE ~ CALL FOR DETAILS

Please Join the Sun Valley Area Chamber of Commerce for the Following Upcoming Chamber Events:

Business Stakeholders Breakfast with the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles
September 15, 2010 - 8am to 10am
Industrial Metal Supply
8300 San Fernando Rd. - Sun Valley, CA 91352
RSVP to Al Santillanes - (818) 623-1066

September Mixer at The American Legion #520
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
American Legion Post #520
9026 Sunland Blvd - Sun Valley, CA 91352

L.A. Family Housing Groundbreaking of Glenoaks Gardens
Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.
Glenoaks Gardens
8925 Glenoaks Blvd. - Sun Valley, CA 91352
RSVP to Nancy Sedano - (818) 255-2779

"Riverboat Gambler" 2010 SVACC Casino Night
Friday, October 8th, 2010 - 5:30 – 10 p.m.
Fairways Restaurant @ Hansen Dam Golf Course
10400 Glenoaks Boulevard - Pacoima, CA 91331
Tickets: $25

For More Information (818) 768-2014 or info@svacc.com

MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA, COUNCILMAN BERNARD PARKS AND COUNCILMAN PAUL KREKORIAN ANNOUNCE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES’ LOCAL PREFERENCE ORDINANCE

LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Councilman Paul Krekorian and Councilman Bernard Parks announced their support of the City of Los Angeles’ Local Preference Ordinance that will award local businesses seeking government contracts by assigning them greater value on their bids and proposals.

“Awarding government contracts to other cities represents a significant missed opportunity to stimulate the local economy and create jobs,” Mayor Villaraigosa said. “The Local Preference Ordinance represents one more example of how my Office of Economic and Business Policy isthinking creatively and strategically tojumpstart our economy and create a competitive operating environment for businesses to thrive.”

"For too long, the City of Los Angeles has awarded contracts to private companies without considering if any of those funds will filter back into the local economy," Councilmember and Chair of the Budget and FinanceCommittee Bernard C. Parks said. "This short-sighted practice of selecting the lowest qualified bid without considering where the bidding company is located or where their employees live is to the great detriment of the economic vitality of Los Angeles. I am so pleased to work with my colleagues on creating an ordinance that gives preference to those businesses that pay taxes to the city and hire residents of the city".

The Local Preference Ordinance will provide for local businesses an 8% preference in their bids and proposals for government contracts. It will give preferential treatment to businesses during the two processes that award procurement funding: low bid contracts and request for proposals.

• In a low bid contract scenario, the local preference will lower the bid price. For example, if a local business submits a bid of $1 million, the local preference ordinance will take 8% of their bid. Therefore, for the purpose of selecting the winning bidder, the local business’ bid will be deemed to be $920,000.

• In a Request for Proposal situation, a local business will be given additional evaluation points. For example, if a local business submits a proposal that generates 100 total evaluation points, they will be given 8% more. Therefore, for the purpose of a selecting the winning bidder for the RFP, the local business proposal will be deemed to be 108 evaluation points.

“Los Angeles spends more than $1 billion every year on purchasing goods and contracted services,” said Councilmember Paul Krekorian, vice-chair of the Jobs and Business Development Committee. “At a time of sky-high unemployment in this city, we cannot afford to send our taxpayers’ money to out-of-state businesses. The city should make its purchases in a way that helps local businesses create local jobs, and that’s what this ordinance will do.”

“This will help create jobs in Los Angeles," First Deputy and Chief Executive of Economic and Business Policy Mayor Austin Beutner said. “The Local Preference policy will help small businesses that are the backbone of the Los Angeles economy.”

To receive a local preference, a business must:

• Have filed and maintained a Business Tax Registration Certificate for the prior six (6) months;
• Occupy building space in the geographical area required by the City Charter as evidenced by either a lease or deed; and
• Have 50% full-time employees work in the geographical area required by the City Charter at least 60% of the time or have 50 full-time employees work in the geographical area required by the City Charter at least 60% of the time.

The City of Los Angeles presently spends approximately 84% of its procurement dollars with businesses that are located outside of Los Angeles.  Therefore, of the $1.1 billion allocated for government contracts, only $180 million goes back to local businesses. In an analysis conducted by Professor Charles Swenson of the University of Southern California, it was concluded that the heightened economic activity and jobs created by a local preference policy would generate new revenue for the City that would offset any incremental increase in the cost of goods and services associated with awarding contracts to local businesses.  Professor Swenson concluded that a local preference policy would generate approximately 10,000 new jobs with no cost to the City.

“I sincerely thank the Mayor for his leadership and we here at Armorcast appreciate the effort to level the playing field for local businesses and to direct focus onto the workers in our community where it belongs,” said Sydney Chase, Vice President of Business Development at Armorcast Products Company, a manufacturing company located in Los Angeles. “We are in full support of Councilman Paul Krekorian and his work on behalf of businesses in Los Angeles who are committed to remaining in our city.

Local Preference Policies are a commonly-used tool in various cities throughout the country to spur local economic development and job creation.

County Los Angeles Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich
ISD Office of Small Business/ Procurement Technical Assistance Center
&
Small Business Commission
Present
2010 Emerging Business Symposium and Vendor Fair
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Rose Bowl
1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Pasadena, CA 91103
9:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.
NO COST TO ATTEND

The “Contracting Connections” (Government Agencies Marketplace and Workshops) will run from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with community activities continuing to 6:00 p.m.
Network in the Mega Marketplace!
- Government Agencies
- Prime Contractors
- Industry Experts
- Local Vendors
Attend “Contracting Connections” Workshops!
- Contracting & Procurement
- Accessing Capital
- Doing Business with Primes
- Emerging Entrepreneurs and Employers
- Savings/Rebates by Going Green

Workshops: Pre-register on-line at www.laosb.org
Click on the Events & Training Courses Link
SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE!
Contact: Eye Dreams
www.labusinessfair.com
Ph: 626-698-1092
Email: info@labusinessfair.com

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