BASIC Luncheon feat. 2008 State of the City Address » Aug 19 2008
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ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AND LUNCHEON
The Commerce Industrial Council Chamber of Commerce proudly presents the annual City of Commerce State of the City Address at its Buy And Sell In Commerce (BASIC) Luncheon featuring Commerce City Mayor Tina Baca Del Rio. The mayor will address the City’s economic profile, major redevelopments projects underway, plans for future projects, and her views on the City’s direction for the future.
WHEN: August 19, 2008
TIME: 11:30 AM Social Networking, 12:00 PM Lunch and Program
PLACE: Steven’s Steak and Seafood House in Commerce
COST: Members $30.00, Prospective Members $40.00
RSVP! Call or e-mail at (323) 728-7222.
Please RSVP by Friday, August 15, 2008. Reservations are required.
For more information, please call the Commerce Industrial Council Chamber of Commerce at (323) 728-7222.
Featuring
2008-2009 COMMERCE MAYOR TINA BACA DEL RIO
ABOUT THE MAYOR
Mayor Tina Baca Del Rio was elected to the City of Commerce City Council in March of 2005. Prior to being elected, Del Rio was active in the community with a number of organizations.
She is a member of the Model City Democratic Club, the East Yard Communities Environmental Justice Group, and has served on the City of Commerce Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission, as well as the Railroad Task Force and the Beautification Committee.
As a member of the City Council, Tina is focused on a number of important issues, including air quality, public safety, and building stronger relationships between the city and the industrial community.
A lifelong Commerce resident, Tina is married and has three children.
ABOUT THE CITY OF COMMERCE
Known as the Model City, the City of Commerce is a unique blend of industrial, commercial, and residential areas. Incorporated in 1960, the city is located six miles east of downtown Los Angeles and bordered by Bell, Bell Gardens, Downey, East Los Angeles, Montebello, and Vernon. It is home to 3,377 families and 1,800 businesses. The City’s mix of residential areas, retail stores, business parks, manufacturing, and entertainment venues allows the city to provide high quality services for city residents and businesses while maintaining a pro-business climate. Commerce is served by two major freeways - Long Beach 710 and Santa Ana I-5 Freeways.
Business residents have an array of services that include four parks, four libraries equipped with WiFi, an aquatics center, fitness centers, and a city-owned camp in the San Bernardino National Forest. Commerce also provides its business residents with free bus service throughout the city.
CHAMBER HISTORY
Since 1959, the Commerce Industrial Council, a chamber of commerce, has helped hundreds of businesses take root in the City of Commerce. It has been the voice of business since incorporation of the city.
Determined to avoid higher property taxes that annexation to any neighboring city might bring, a hardy band of business leaders and residents set out in 1959 to incorporate the land as the 67th city in Los Angeles County. These volunteers proclaimed their intention to establish a “Model City” with unique advantages for industry and residents alike. An “industrial council” was formed by local business. The Citizens Committee for Incorporation called the new oasis in the East Los Angeles region the City of Commerce. After a petition drive, public hearings, and an election early in 1960, the City of Commerce became a dream realized.
Once the City incorporated, business people found a low-tax, pro-business environment with no municipal property tax and no utility taxes. A high level of police and fire services continued, provided by the county under contract. The grass-roots tax revolt, with a new City Council and staff, set a tone of cooperation few businesses found in any other city.
Today, the Commerce Industrial Council has helped hundreds of businesses take root in our Model City. Much of the effort of the Commerce Industrial Council continues in business advocacy. As a business resident, you have, undoubtedly, moved from a city which imposed taxes, to our “No Tax” City. There is no PROPERTY TAX levied; no UTILITY USERS TAX; no PAYROLL TAX; no GROSS RECEIPTS TAX, and LOW BUSINESS LICENSE fees.
The Commerce Industrial Council is proud to have made significant contributions leading to the many benefits that you receive today.
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