Escondido Sunrise Rotary; “Harvest Hills; A Challenging Development Project for Escondido’… January 23, 2020
President Brian led the meeting…
We honored our flag and our nation with the pledge led by John Schwab…
An invocation was offered by President Elect Chris Miller…
The Bell is Missing Again!!
President Brian has this propensity to not secure his precious President’s Bell.
It’s missing again… Kind of like a greased pig contest at the County Fair…”It keeps slipping out of his hands”…
Visitors and Guests:
Jeff Erwin was a guest of Past President Mike Muehl… Jeff has volunteered with our Christmas Shopping project for the youth from the Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA… Welcome Jeff!!
Bring a Guest…A reminder; Membership Chair, Joe Holtz invites all club members to bring guests… The Club will cover the cost of your guest’s breakfast , so put out the welcome mat and invite someone who will enjoy our fellowship and service.
Birthdays:
None this week
Anniversaries:
None this week
Rotary Anniversaries:
None this week
Dates to Remember:
February 6-8: North County Veteran’s Stand Down… Volunteers can contact Past President Dave Casey
20: Fisher House support; bring items to club meetings or to Past President George Beitner’s shop…
26: Sunrise Rotary’s 40th Anniversary… No specific plans yet, but President Brian is trolling for members to help plan a celebration… Perhaps a dinner meeting??
Contact the Prez with your ideas…
Rotarians Having Fun and Rotary Events:
President Elect Chris Miller will be attending the PETS seminar next weekend… All past presidents offered to send along a pillow and blankets for Chris’s seminar training …
President Brian shared again about Escondido Sunrise providing support to Fisher House at Camp Pendleton. Fisher House serves the families of military members undergoing medical treatment at the Naval Hospital on board Camp Pendleton…
ESR members can help by donating hotel hygiene items and consumable household supplies such as paper towels, toilet tissue, cleaning supplies and the like… Bring items to our meetings or deliver to George Beitner’s business, All Star Signs at 1924 Mission Road, Escondido…
The President also announced that Escondido Sunrise will contribute $500 to the project to purchase needed supplies.
Announcements:
Past President Scott Putnicki reported that the next District 5340 Rotary Golf gathering will take place on February 12 at Encinitas Ranch Golf Course. The format is a two-person scramble… Tee time is 12 Noon… Confirm your participation with…
President Brian shared thank you notes received from the high school students benefitting from the Rising Star scholarships…
High Fives:
None this week
Program:
Linda Bailey introduced our program for the day… Don Underwood of Concordia Development spoke about a planned residential project called Harvest Hills, located near the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and just east of the Eagle Crest Golf Course residential area.
Don shared that the project is planned to celebrate the agricultural heritage of Escondido and the surrounding San Pasqual Valley. It is a challenging project due to access and terrain, but their plan addresses many of the challenges…
Don Underwood of Concordia Development addressing Sunrise Rotarians…
The project will develop ‘agri neighborhoods’ among luxury homes in a gated community. An organic mini farm will be created on the site that will serve the surrounding community as well as homeowners in the development.
The project provides for 550 homes in seven neighborhoods. With classic ‘Americana’ architecture, the site will provide for significant preservation of open space along with 9 miles of trails.
Plans are for an effective ‘net zero’ energy community with solar power, charging stations for electric vehicles and other carbon emission reduction measures…
Impact on Schools will be mitigated with support for the San Pasqual Union School district. And other public services will be supported with construction of a fire station on site as well as ongoing support for fire operations.
Mitigation of traffic concerns includes providing emergency egress from the isolated area, and investment in traffic controls and road widening in surrounding areas. One of the challenges of the project is coordination with various surrounding jurisdictions including the City of San Diego, San Diego County and the City of Escondido within which the project is located.
President Brian pictured with Don Underwood of Concordia Development…
Next Week’s Program:
Mike Meziere and the Robotics Team from Classical Academy…
OpportunityDrawing:
Grand Prize: $393 And the lucky ticket was Past President George Beitner’s… No luck this time George…
Lunch Money: $15 And the Lucky winner is Mark Maus…
