California Automatic Vendors Council

Farewell to one the nicest guys in our Industry! We will sure miss Robert!

CAVC Kickoff 2025 meeting is Thursday, January 23rd in San Diego

Good afternoon, CAVC Board and Members,
We look forward to your leadership during our next regularly scheduled Board Meeting on Thursday, January 23rd at 10:00am Pacific Time. A calendar invitation for the meeting is to follow from the following email: [email protected]. Please accept the meeting if you can attend.
The Meeting information is as follows:
Manchester Grand Hyatt
1 Market Pl, San Diego, CA 92101
Skyline Room (32nd Floor)

For those members attending Virtually. The Zoom Credentials are as follows:
Topic: CAVC: January Board Meeting
Time: Jan 23, 2025 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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From NAMA: California regulators have abandoned their ambitious plan to phase out diesel trucks statewide.

In 2023, the California Air Resources Board voted to ban the sale of new diesel trucks by 2036 and require large fleets to convert all their trucks to zero-emission models by 2042. About 1.8 million trucks operate in the state.

To enforce the ban, California needs a waiver from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In December, for example, the Biden administration approved California’s mandate to phase out new gas-powered cars.

But on Tuesday, the board withdrew its requests for approving emission standards for diesel trucks in anticipation that the incoming Trump administration will likely reject them.

Why It Matters: This decision removes the immediate pressure to transition to zero-emission vehicles, allowing convenience services fleets to continue using existing diesel trucks. However, as uncertainty remains about future regulations, NAMA and the California Automatic Vendors Council (CAVC) will continue to monitor this issue.

FEMA Offers Federal Disaster Assistance for California Wildfire Recovery

FEMA has announced that federal disaster assistance is now available to California to support recovery efforts from the wildfires that are devastating the Los Angeles area.

The declaration authorizes federal funding for individuals in Los Angeles County. Assistance may include:
Grants for temporary housing and home repairs
Low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses
Other programs to aid individuals and businesses in their recovery
In addition, federal funds are available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments, as well as certain private nonprofit organizations, on a cost-sharing basis. This support will cover debris removal, emergency protective measures, and direct federal assistance. Hazard mitigation funding is also available statewide on a cost-sharing basis.

If you’ve sustained losses in the designated areas, you can apply for assistance in the following ways:
Online: www.DisasterAssistance.gov
Phone: 1-800-621-3362
FEMA App: Download and register through the app.
NAMA’s deepest sympathies are extended to the victims of these fires.

Home | disasterassistance.gov You can find more information on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) page and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

WOW! CA is the 2nd highest in the country.

Friday game day was a blast! While the golfers were out in the hit sun, we were indoors sipping refreshments courtesy of Visatr AZ - Not Caskey playing music bingo. The game ended with a Congo line throughout the room.

Congratulations!!!!

2024 Operator of the Year - MAX DUARTE- So Cal Vending
presented by last years winner Robert Donohue
and
2024 Associate of the Year - DAN REEVES - Vistar
presented by last years winner Lisa Mattias

The annual meeting in Scottsdale, AZ was a time of networking and catching up with friends.

Friday the 13th was actually a good day for Golfers! Papago course was a great place to play. Our sincere appreciation to our golf chair - STEVE ENDRES!
Congrats to 1st place winners Mickey Jones, Steve Endres, Andy Cleveland and Shawn Wise.
Congrats to 2nd place winners - Jon Hazard, Jeffrey Duerr, Robert Donohue

The 2024 Joint annual meeting is a wrap! The Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, AZ was the perfect spot for our meeting.

What an awesome record turnout that we had this past week. Let’s start with the incredible Education sessions, put together by RHONDA DUNN! Thank You!

Our 5 panelists were so enlightening with latest technology, A.I., legal HR, etc
Thanks Greg Wilson, David Marler, Russ Russell, John Stravros, Shane Wise, and Heather Bailey!

4 Days left! REGISTER for our annual meeting (see post below) by AUG 1st for discounts. Hotel rooms are almost all gone, so book that as well.

See you all in Scottsdale, AZ Sept 12-14th.

Our CA & AZ Joint Annual meting will be held this year in Scottsdale, AZ at the Hotel ValleyHo Resort Sept 12-14th. To learn more information, click on the registration link.

MEETING REGISTRATION LINK:

https://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/register/222/page1.asp?m=4414&c=2

HOTEL RESERVATION LINK:

https://be.synxis.com/?adult=1&arrive=2024-09-11&chain=21123&child=0¤cy=USD&depart=2024-09-14&group=AAMCCAVC24&hotel=27024&level=hotel&locale=en-US&rooms=1

Note: We are working with the hotel to remove the “One night non-refundable deposit if cancelled”.



MEETING SCHEDULE:

Wed Sept 11th – optional golf w/fellow attendees, optional MLB game Email cavc.aamc@gmail if interested.

Thurs Sept 12th – Education sessions, Dinner, presentation honoring Tomdra/Elliott family

Fri Sept 13th – golf tournament, gameday event (for non-golfers), awards/dinner/auction

Sat Sept 14th – no event scheduled. Check-out or stay & enjoy the weekend



FRIDAY MORNING GOLF TOURNAMENT:

See attached golf registration and sponsorship form.



FRIDAY EVENING AUCTION:

See attached Auction donation form.



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

- CAVC & AAMC Members receive the discounted registration pricing. See registration page for details and deadlines to register.

- When registering, Spouses/Guests of members will receive the member pricing.

- We will be honoring the Elliott family of Tomdra, Inc (Tucson Toms) at Thursdays dinner, to celebrate their 58th final year as a family-owned business.

- If enough people are interested in a Wed 12:40pm baseball game, let us know. Diamondbacks vs Texas Rangers.



QUESTIONS?

Annual Meeting Chair: Noel Caskey –Vistar 602.346.2524

Meeting Admin : Janette Carter 951.333.7777 [email protected]

Education Chair: Rhonda Dunn 928.757.4994

Auction Co-Chairs: Lori Endres 602.818.6114, Cathy Feeley 602.697.8557

Golf Chair: Steve Endres 515.422.6582

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The 2024 Bill Walsh Scholarship Foundation fundraiser was held at the Atnip-Phelps Golf Tournament at Rio Hondo Golf Course recently.

NAMA needs your advocacy—your voice and personal story.

Have you made plans to join other industry leaders like you at the 10th annual NAMA Fly-In and Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C., July 23-24, 2024?

Share your story and amplify the voice of convenience services on Capitol Hill!

In case you missed it, NAMA’s top federal priority—convenience services access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding—was the topic of a bipartisan dialogue during the Farm Bill reauthorization debate last week.
See for yourself here.

With growing awareness of the unique attributes of convenience services, decisionmakers are recognizing how our industry is well-situated to meet the needs of people wherever they live, work and play.

Help convenience services grow by coming to Washington, D.C. for the 10th annual NAMA Fly-In and Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C., July 23-24, 2024.

In addition to SNAP, industry leaders will ask legislators to renew and make permanent expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, learn about what’s in store for the election season and engage in valuable networking with industry leaders and legislators.

Now more than ever, NAMA needs all of convenience services to advocate for the industry in Washington, D.C.
Register Today at

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NAMA 2024 in Dallas was a big success!

Join Heather Bailey at the National Automatic Merchandising Association 2024 Show in Dallas, TX on May 7th, where she will be moderating a discussion on “What HR Issues Keep Operators Up At Night?” NAMA Show 2024 Registration: https://bit.ly/49ZxbeK

CAVC met at their annual LOBBY DAY in Sacramento on March 12-13, 2024.
Group photo on the left and on the right are:
Robert Jackson-NAMA, Cathy Feeley- CBI & Associates, Senator Bill Dodd, Tom Steuber - Associated Services, and Jerry Gann - Turtle Cafe.
Key Discussions included AB2648: a bill that would prohibit state agencies from purchasing single-use plastic bottles for internal use or resale. CAVC & NAMA discussed our opposition to this bill.

CAVC also congratulates the 2023 AAMC winners. Operator of the year Jeff and Rhonda Dunn of Machine Cuisine and Associate of the Year-Cathy Feeley - CBI & Associates. Both of these ladies have won in previous years as well, which is a testament to all the hard work & volunteer time that they do for AAMC. Cathy serves as AAMC Secretary and Rhonda serves as the treasurer.

Plus, some more fun pictures at the event

Friday was a fun event with Music Bingo, lunch & trivia! Our 4 winners of Music Bingo was
Heather Bailey, Todd Elliott, Nancy Marchetti & Jason Posti.

The winning table with the most correct Trivua Quiz answers was Team “ Hey, Hey, we’re the Monkeys”.

The winning team of the music bingo plus Movie trivia was the team “X Marks the Spot” with Team Stu and Team Funtastic” and “The Castways” close behind.