Escondido Sunrise Rotary; “Habitat for Humanity; Creating Affordable Housing Ownership within Challenging Economic Times”… September 5, 2019
President Brian led the meeting…
Past President Mike O’Malley led the pledge to our nation’s flag…
Past President Mike Dunlap offered an invocation…
THE MISSING BELL…
The Bell reappeared… Good news for President Brian… But, the Prez is taking two weeks off from Rotary… He’s going to the Wyandotte Pow Wow with his Indian Princess, Nancy… But, he will miss our District Governor Marta Knight on September 19…
Past Presidents… This is a huge ‘finable offense’… This lack of regard for Rotary protocol is near-unforgivable…
While President-Elect Chris Miller will handle things in excellent fashion… We hope!!
President Brian is shown briefing the President-Elect on the intricacies of running a Rotary meeting… Go for it Chris!!
Visitors and Guests:
None this week
Birthdays:
September 3: Janet Dopp
7: Kathy Herbert (almost forgot didn’t you President Brian??)
8: Past President Mike Muehl
Anniversaries:
September 8: Bill and Janet Dopp; 57 years… Wow!! Congratulations !!
Rotary Anniversaries:
Kirk Henson, 4 years… Kirk, where are you, we miss you!!
Dates to Remember:
September 16: Grape Day 5K Event Planning Meeting at Past President Rich Aeling’s home… 5:30 PM
19: District 5340 Governor Marta Knight…
October 26: San Felipe Rotary Club; Dedication of new Hospice Center Sponsored by the Rotary Foundation
RB Rotary’s Beer Fest is coming up on Oct 26th at Webb Park: Tickets are available online at www.rbfest.com.
Rotarians Having Fun, and Doing Great Things for Groups in Need:
President Brian will be at the Wyandotte Pow Wow in Wyandotte Oklahoma. Nancy’s father was a chief of the Wyandotte Nation, thus the title of “indian Princess” that Brian uses to describe his bride’s heritage…
You will be missed, Brian… Enjoy!
Past President George Beitner’s son-in-law, Clark Peterson recently pinned his Major, USMC rank… Clark, his wife Brooke and children are pictured at their new duty station, Quantico, VA… Congratulations Clark!!
Hi Fives and Announcements:
Past President Jim Ponder was traveling recently… He always finds some ‘nut brown’ ale to bring to the President… Thanks for the treat for Brian …
Past President Mike O’Malley attended a Navy Reunion at the Naval Academy… Also spending some time in Washington, DC, he brought the President a nice shot glass… It describes portions based on branches of military service… Brian was disappointed in the small ration allotted for Air Force flyboys…
Grape Day 5K Update:
Team fundraising results were shown… Keep up the good work for all the teams!!
Past President George Beitner reminded all the members that donors making gifts over $250 will be recognized on a large banner at the Grape Day 5K Event… Everyone should make sure your donors are shown on the sign…
Program:
Today’s program was San Diego Habitat for Humanity; Executive Director, Lori Holt Pfeiler (former Mayor of Escondido) spoke about Habitat’s goals in building affordable housing while engaging the community and the future owners in completing these unique housing projects.
Lori Holt Pfeiler speaking to Sunrise Rotarians about the challenges of building affordable housing in San Diego County…
Lori described the Mission of Habitat for Humanity… Providing affordable housing engaging the future owners in ‘sweat equity’ investment in their future home…
Lori spoke about the average income in San Diego County of $86,000 per year which makes the purchase of housing a real challenge … essentially, a $300-400,000 home is what can be afforded by the average family. Yet, the average house in San Diego County sells for $635,000… And, the real challenge is the decline in housing production in recent years… This chart reflects the number of housing units built over the years…
A big challenge in developing and building are the fees assessed for project necessities, e.g. development cost, utilities, and construction. Often, Habitat works deals with cities to use excess land, so land cost is often a minimal part of the development equation…
Another issue that is a real challenge in project construction are the surprises that come along in the project approval process…Often, even when starting the planning process early, side-by-side with the cities, surprises come along late in the planning and development process, causing cost overruns and time delays…
President Brian pictured with Lori Holt Pfeiler…
Next Week’s Program:
The San Diego Harbor Police Foundation
OpportunityDrawing:
Grand Prize: $125… Past President Jack Anderson won the chance to pick the Joker… No luck Jack…
Lunch Money: $11… Past President Jack was the lucky boy on this ticket too…
