November 15, 2011
Meeting Agenda
November 15, 2011 7:00 AM
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Activity and Notes |
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7:00 |
Fellowship: |
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7:10 |
Pledge: Jim Halverson Inspirational Moment: Fr. Steve Ochoa |
| Breakfast: | |
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7:30 |
Welcome Visiting Rotarians and Guests – RCOW Welcome Who- Maud and John Kenyon |
| Mystery Greeter(s) Who –Jim Halverson and Steve Frank | |
| President’s Remarks – Beeby | |
1. Thank Scribe – Kathy Doubleday2. Thank Set Up Crew – Who: Brian, Dave and Scott3. Mystery Greeter(s) – Who - Jim Halverson and Steve Frank4. Birthdays: Rene Briggs, Ross Atkinson, Yadira Juarez (Sister to our Student of the month.)
 Ross & Rene celebrate their birthdays in style, the Rotary Club of Ojai West Way! 5. Anniversaries: None, Halina says that hers is this Friday the 17th! 6. Nominations for Board and Officers – November 15th. Nominating Committee – Beeby, Long, Shouse, Briggs, Frank 7. Annual meeting and election will be December 20th |
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| 8. Need for a photograph committee: Please let Bob know if you are interested in helping with photographs for our meetings. | |
9. Student of the Month – Jim Halverson : Marco Juarez is a senior at Nordoff and an AVID class participant and assistant teacher. He has applied to several local colleges and has taken several AP classes including Physics and European History. He is known for his sincere willingness to help his fellow classmates and they seek him out for help. He hopes to pursue education as a possible career path. Congratulations!
 Jim & Student of the Month Marco Juarez
 Marco Juarez, our Student of the Month for November
 Marco's teacher, Bronwen Cull
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| Announcements | |
| 1. DARK November 22nd Prior to Thanksgiving2. November 29th – 5th Tuesday Social – Ojai Valley Museum 5:30-7:303. December 3rd – District Staff meeting – Santa Maria Inn 11:00-3:004. December 6th Ojai Valley Green Coalition OPEN HOUSE 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the OVGC resource center located at 327 E. Ojai Ave5. Holiday Party December 17th – Mira Valle Mobile Home Park 6. Board of Directors Election December 20th 7. Dictionary Project January 24th 8. Poverty Conference UC Santa Barbara Corwin Pavilion Jan. 28th 8:00-4:00 Holly is going and she wants some company! |
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| Committee Reports | |
| 1. Club – Rob Long – Bylaws and Nominating Committee: Bylaws are circulating around the board and will be voted on Dec. 20th. Please make yourself known if you would like to serve on the board next year. If not, nominations will be made.2. Community – Holly – Clean up this weekend, 10am-1pm West campus! Turkey Drive went well and we collected almost our goal of 100 turkey’s . We are also providing the roasting pans.Reggie – Read Thank You from Ojai Catholic Home School Assn.3. Foundation – Jim – Every Rotarian Every Year. This is our 5 week drive to get all pledges in by Dec 6th. Jim told us about the 6 areas of focus that our money works toward. This week focused on Water and sanitation, Peace and conflict resolution, and from last week Maternal and child health, economic development. If you don’t get your pledge in Bob will be calling you for a reminder.4. Fundraising – Bryan or David 5. International – Linda – GSE Award to Linda for her service to the recent team. 6. Vocational – Holly  Front row: Lavonne Theriault, Wendy Hilgers, Cricket Twitchell, Candace Delbo Back row: Paul Garth, Kathy & John |
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| This picture was missed last meeting when the Living Treasures were presented. | |
| Program – Paul Thomas to introduce Robert Clark, Ojai City Manager, “The State of Ojai”.Brief Summary: The state of Ojai has changed in the last 6 months since the initial presentation. Economy: 25-30% of the budget comes from Hotel taxes. The 1st quarter of the year was up 25%from the previous year so we are going in the right direction.Financial Problem: Transit Fund has been reduced from the Federal Government. A Local committee including riders came up with recommendations. 1. Stop Gold Coast from Mira Monte to the “Y”. Hopes to save money and give more robust trolley service. 2. Double Fares 50c to $1 and 25c to 50c for low income. 3. Add Routes for AM and decrease weekends to every hour.Redevelopment: All activities are on hold until court ruling. Golden State water issue. The city has hired a specialized water attorney and the city is in support of FLOW efforts. Libbey bowl is ahead of schedule on pledges being collected that will allow the city to be paid back for money up front for the reconstruction. |
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| Q & ARichard: Question about Sarazotti Park usage. A- The city is working on providinging better care and changing the mowing schedule.Ross: Streets need to be maintained and how is that prioritized. A- They are organized into the type of repair needed and then the available funds are used some in each type of needed category.Renee: Is there any Ordinance Enforcement on the weekends? A- It is done on a complaint basis but occasionally there is a specific force that enforces signs and other ordinance infractions.Linda: Decreased funds for public transportation contrasted with the need and demand for air quality controls seems to be contradictory A- We are working to coordinate services to decrease cost and continue to support services. |
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| Thought for the Day“Life is known only by those who have found a way to be comfortable with change and the unknown. Given the nature of life, there may be no security, but only adventure.”–Rachel Naomi Remen,American physician and professor |
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