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Join Us for Networking in Sacramento February 25-27, 2008

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Location:
The Resources Building (9th and N Streets)

Co-sponsors:
California Office of Historic Preservation and California Main Street Alliance

2008 Winter California Main Street Meeting Schedule

Monday, February 25:

8 AM	Registration opens – Resources Building, 9th and N Street
8:30-9:45 AM	CAMSA Board Meeting (all are welcome)
10 AM	Welcome by Ruth Coleman, Director, California State Parks Welcome: Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, State Historic Preservation Officer CAMSA Membership Meeting, Update and Board Elections
10:45-Noon	Session (#1 of four points)
Noon-1:30 PM	Lunch on your own
1:30-2:45 PM	Session (#2 of four points)
2:45-3 PM	Break
3-4:45 PM	Session (#3 of four points)
6:30 PM	No Host CAMSA Welcome Reception and CAMSA Network Dinner – River City Brewing, 545 Downtown Plaza

Tuesday, February 26:

8 AM	Registration opens – Resources Building, 9th and N Street
8:30-10:45 AM	Session by NMSC Staff (#4 of four points)
10:45-11 AM	Break
11 AM	CA Main Street Communities start appointments with their legislators
11 AM-Noon	Noon National Main Street Community Criteria by NMSC Staff (for aspiring communities)
Noon-1:30 PM	Lunch on your own
1:30-3 PM	Four points/eight guiding principles by NMSC Staff (for aspiring communities)
3-3:15 PM	Break
3:30-4:45 PM	Historic Preservation Session (OHP staff)
6:30 PM	No Host CAMSA Networking Reception and CAMSA Network Dinner – Gaylord's, 1501 14th Street

Wednesday, February 27:

8:30 AM	Registration opens – Resources Building, 9th and N Street
9 AM	Legislative meetings debriefing Discussion
10:30 AM	Next steps
11:30 AM	Wrap-up and closing

Hotel Information:

The Inn Off Capitol Park
1530 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Reservations: 916-447-8100
Group Name: California Main Street Alliance
Room Rate: $99 for single queen bed; $102 for single king bed; plus applicable state and local taxes (12.5% TOT) and Tourism Business Improvement District fee ($1.50).
Cut-off date for reservations for our block is February 10, 2008, so make your reservation right away!

Restaurant Information:

River City Brewing (Monday Dinner)
545 Downtown Plaza
Dinner Choices:
Grilled Sterling Salmon with garlic mashed potatoes, orange butter cream sauce, seasonal vegetables and fried capers
Special Cheese Ravioli with baby spinach, sundried tomatoes, pine nuts and pesto cream sauce
Dark Ale Slow Braised Pot Roast with pub mustard, smashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables
All dinners include salad, dessert, tax and gratuity

Gaylord's (Tuesday Dinner)
1501 14th Street
Dinner Choices:
Chicken - TBD
Lamb - TBD
Vegetarian - TBD
All dinners include salad, dessert, tax and gratuity

Redding Certification, August 2006

Redding's Viva Downtown Organization has been the leader of the revitalization effort in the core of the city. This month Redding became the first city since 2002 to be officially certified as a California Main Street Community. Pictured below is Wayne Donaldson, Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks, conferring the proclamation on the City with Mayor Ken Murray and Keli Anthis.

Many of the officers of CAMSA were present for this wonderful occasion and celebration at Marketfest 2006 with thousands of on Redding's citizenry attending the event.

The work of the OHP and CAMSA have continued to work together for the past three years getting the guidelines and program in place to achieve a new certification program for Main Street in California.

Left to right: Redding Mayor Ken Murray, Vice President of CAMSA Emily Low, Viva Downtown Director Keli Anthis, Office of Historic Preservation's Wayne Donaldson:

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CAMSA President Howard Levine with Viva Downtown Cheer:

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Marketfest 2006 attendees at Certification Celebration:

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Redding's Marketfest 2006 crowd:

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