Meeting Recap - 9/9/08

-           The THOUGHT for the day-   Alan Goodman

-           SONG   Phil Armi

-                        Introduction of  VISITING  ROTARIANS  and GUESTS by Tom Myers.

§         Peter Early brought his wife Jenny and son JC

§         Jerome   a Rotarian from Hawaii.

            Announcements:  Our Board Meeting will be next week on Wednesday, September 17 at 4.30pm at CSA.                         

Monique shared that CHAC PARKING volunteers raised about $7,000

We welcomed our newest member, PETER EARLY, who will tell us something about himself.  .  .  .  .  .  .

Peter grew up in Mountain View and graduated from San JoseState.
He has enjoyed serving the community since a young age. Peter spent all of his spring breaks throughout high school building homes in Mexico for families in need.
Peter sells and services copy machines for CPO Ltd. in Santa Clara.

Jim Cunningham our FINEMASTER- September  Birthdays and anniversaries:-     

    Anita Grossman     Bill Field    Phil Armi     Frank Davila     Steve Nichols

   Jim Cunningham paid fine for getting the date for the Chac parking a week early. 

    Ken Schwaderer and Fred Storek paid fines to settle their wagers on scores for recent games.

Our speaker was James Teixeira- Creating Community-- Recreation Plans for the City of Mountain View.

The City Council adopted the city's first Recreation Plan on July 8, 2008.  Set as a major City goal in May 2005, the purpose of the Plan is to provide a comprehensive review and assessment of recreation programs, services and facilities provided by the Community Services Department's Recreation Division, as well as preparation of a long-term (10-year) recreation-focused vision for the community.  The Plan serves as a companion document to the City's Parks and Open Space Plan (POSP).  The Plan emphasizes the role and vision of the Community Services Department to "Create Community through People, Parks and Programs" and includes recommendations for traditional recreation programs, services and facilities, as well as other human service and community programs viewed as important by the community.  The Plan is comprised of an executive summary, six chapters and appendices containing background data and discussion in support of the Plan recommendations.  Some of the major features are:  10 outcomes expected by the community; 23 program and service recommendations; 7 priority recreation facilities; 3 options for addressing various levels of athletic facility demand; and, implementation strategies.  The Recreation Division is preparing action steps and metrics for the first three years of the plan.

Click HERE to link to the City's page with the complete plan.