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Events | | August 17, 2023 BulletinThe August 17th meeting was at Napa Valley Country Club. Please take this very short (5 question) survey to provide feedback by Tuesday, Augusr 22nd: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZTP7Q3X |
Today's Pledge, Thought, and SongBrad Wagenknecht led the Pledge of Allegiance, and his Thought for the Day was the same as the song led by Brian Dodd: " Don't Worry, Be Happy" which we happily sang note for note. |
Historical MomentsBy Doug Roberts
August 17th famous birthdays include Davy Crockett (1786), Mae West (1893), Robert De Niro (1943), Belinda Carlisle (1958), Sean Penn (1960) and Donnie Wahlbert (1969). On this date in 1933 Lou Gehrig played his record 1,308th consecutive game, and in 1966 Willie Mays took 2nd place on the all-time homerun list with 660 HRs (he's now #6).
Daily holidays include Baby Boomers Recognition Day, National #2 Pencil Day (for back to school), National Vanilla Custard Day, and National I Love My Feet Day. This is also National Aviation Week and National Smile Week.. so don't worry, be happy! |
Today's Guests of RotariansBrad Raulston was the guest of Brendon Freeman.
Ilona Thompson was the guest of Hugh Linn. |
Today's AnnouncementsDavid Anderson announced an event at Silverado Country Club (see flyer below) to support Gracey Marek. Contact David if you have any donation items for auction:
 Patricia Lawrence announced that the next Board meeting would be at 7 am on Wednesday, August 23, at The Watermark at Napa Valley, 4055 Solano Ave, Napa. All club members are welcome, and "red badge" members are encouraged to attend to complete the requirements for a blue badge.
Speaking of badges, the club welcomes the following new Blue Badge members (with Sponsors): Janette Brooks (Brian Kelly)
Dan Evans (Rob Haines)
Randy Farrell (Todd Walker)
Amanda Fisher (Mike Basayne)
Elisabeth Frater (Mike Basayne)
Colleen Kabeary (Paul Oseso)
Cheryl Lawton (Brian Kelly)
Heather Luna (Paul Oseso)
Gerardo Martin (Will Marcencia)
Oscar Ortiz (Mike Basayne)
Mary Rezek (Katie Anderson)
Jessica Silverman (Mike Basayne)
Avi Strugo (Patricia Lawrence) |
L to R: Jason Dominici, Patricia Lawrence, Mike Basayne, Randy Farrell (rear), Gerardo Martin, Elisabeth Frater, Jannette Brooks, Dan Evans, Heather Luna, Colleen Kabeary, Paul Oseso, Avi Strugo |
Happy Dollars & Rotary JokerSergio Maldonado was exceptionally happy about an extensive list of happiness, totaling $350!
David Anderson was $100 happy for the blood donation work of Avi Strugo.
Joe Fischer was $100 happy after visiting the Napa noon club and contrasting it with the vitality of Napa Sunrise.
Jason Dominici was $150 happy to the endowment for a mini Relay for Life on Sunday August 20th from 5-7 at Justin Sienna High School in support of Gracey Marek and Lee Shaw who was recently diagnosed with cancer, as well as for his 25th wedding anniversary and the first day of school.
Avi Strugo was $100 happy to his Paul Harris in thanks for all Rotarians who recently donated blood.
Jim Beazley was $100 happy to be with us after years of treatments and transfusions, and grateful for blood donations, having received many in recent years.
Justin Gomez was $35 happy to the Paul Harris of Dan Evans for an excellent Register article about Napa Sunrise wine.
Denny Mosher pledged $100 to the Maui relief efforts.
Matt Hooper was $100 happy for the Sunrise Rotarians who helped with the recent Agape food distribution.
Doug Roberts was $50 happy to support Maui relief and noted that anyone who wishes to donate should contact him to have their pledge included.
Brian Dodd pledged $25 to the Paul Harris of Sergio Maldonado for his enduring much teasing about the length of his list of happiness.
The Rotary Joker deck has been reshuffled, with a pot at $85. Bob Van Der Velde's ticket was pulled, but the card drawn was the 10 of Spades. | |
Today's Presentation: Molly Rattigan, City of NapaNapa Deputy City Manager Molly Rattigan provided an update on the "Housing Element" for the City, a part of the City's general plan that California law requires be updated every 8 years. The new plan outlines how the City will meet it's share of the Bay Area requirement of an additional 440,000 housing units to help address the lack of affordable housing. The City of Napa share for 2023-2031 is an additional 2,669 units, of which 770 are for "extremely low or very low income" households (below $63,000 for a family of 4). Currently in the "pipeline" for residential development is a total of 1,963 units.
Some of the projects highlighted include The Crescent (Old Sonoma Road property) which is currently applying for a $50 million grant; Monarch Landing on Shetler Rd. with 77 units, Heritage House / Valley Verde with 88 units; 515 Silverado with 40 units; and a possible 40 unit project with the Downtown Methodist Church. Rattigan also mentioned the acquisition of land at Jefferson and Trower for "land banking".
Obstacles to affordable housing include rising land and construction costs, as well as rising interest rates, with development costs approximating as much as $810,000 per unit. A regional bond measure is planned for the 2024 ballot which would provide an estimated $150 million for Napa County for housing through the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority. [Ed. note: A recent San Francisco Chronicle article reports that a planned $20 billion bond issue would cost homeowners an additional $75 to $100 per year per $500,000 in assessed properly value.]
 For more details, read the submitted Housing Element at https://napahousingelement.com/. Napa's plan is currently awaiting state approval. Rattigan's responsibilities with the City include homelessness, housing, and climate action. the three most intractable issues confronting us. She discussed City efforts regarding the homeless at her last appearance, so hopefully we can hear from her soon on climate action. She is also the President of the Leadership Napa Valley Board. Thanks, Molly, for all that you do for the Napa community. | |
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