May 7, 2019-Rotary Forum

Pres. Scott opened the meeting at 12:36 PM by auctioning off the fine-free badge for $45 to David Archer.

Pres. Scott had the Club vote to send Pres. Jack Hardy to the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg,Germany, which vote was subsequently passed unanimously. Steve Curry announced that the Annual Golf Classic at the San Luis Obispo Country Club had more sponsorships than ever. We had the best move in and the best move out. He thanked all those who helped in making this endeavor such a success. There will be a joint board meeting at Steve and Linda Curry’s ranch this Thursday starting at 6 PM. Anya Stanley said that we will be getting ice cream flavors of the month, which will alternate each month between the choice of our Club and of the Arroyo Grande Rotary Club. She also stated that as far as next week’s meeting goes, we should stay in touch via her email on whether or not we will go to a nearby business for a vocational tour.

Connie O’Henley donated $40 Happy Bucks for hunting down and bagging her first turkey and her youngest son’s success in the shot put. Pres. Scott recognized the following members with the amount of the assessment, if any, in parentheses: Diane Schiesl’s May 5 birthday ($25 IDs);.Don Weber’s 86^th birthday on May 1 and missing a trivial question ($108 IDs); and Anya Stanley’s May 4 club anniversary. (0) IUDs; and Jeff King’s Club anniversary (0). Finemaster Mark Olson charged the following losers in the trivial quiz: Cliff Nagler $40 IDs, John Traversaro $20 IDs, and Ashlea Boyer $20 IDs. Pres. Scott assessed Jim Lewis $20 IDs for his interruption.

Ashlea Boyer introduced Mike who has a business degree from the USC’s Marshall School of Business. He began by stating that he will cover the local state economy. EVC is a non-profit Corporation that provides business resources to help start and expand SLO County businesses. Specifically, EVC provides economic impact studies/evaluation of industries; business and policy advocacy: countywide economic strategy/industry clusters: business counseling and connections; infrastructure advocacy (airport, workforce, housing, etc.); and access to capital. EVC focuses on 5 clusters of opportunity: energy; building, design and construction; health services, advanced manufacturing, and technology. The main challenges faced by local companies are talent attraction, training, access to capital, facilities and marketing the region. If you go to their dashboard on the Internet at: http://www.sloevc.org/economic-dashboard/,you will find a complete summary of the economic health of the county, which is updated quarterly. The County’s average annual wage of $45,000 in February 2018 February 2019 increased $47,000. The challenges include the high number of underemployed individuals; growth of the economy, jobs and income; and the cost-of-living. However, we are more affordable the Metros, Monterey, and Santa Barbara. The pluses include: a loyal workforce, competitive wages, highest entrepreneurial skills; highest education attainment; and an improved airport. We are faced with the closing of the nuclear power plant in 2025 with a loss of about 1600 jobs and an annual loss of $890 million dollars of revenue.

 

Pres. Scott opened the meeting at 12:36 PM by auctioning off the fine-free badge for $45 to David Archer.

Pres. Scott had the Club vote to send Pres. Jack Hardy to the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg,Germany, which vote was subsequently passed unanimously. Steve Curry announced that the Annual Golf Classic at the San Luis Obispo Country Club had more sponsorships than ever. We had the best move in and the best move out. He thanked all those who helped in making this endeavor such a success. There will be a joint board meeting at Steve and Linda Curry’s ranch this Thursday starting at 6 PM. Anya Stanley said that we will be getting ice cream flavors of the month, which will alternate each month between the choice of our Club and of the Arroyo Grande Rotary Club. She also stated that as far as next week’s meeting goes, we should stay in touch via her email on whether or not we will go to a nearby business for a vocational tour.

Connie O’Henley donated $40 Happy Bucks for hunting down and bagging her first turkey and her youngest son’s success in the shot put. Pres. Scott recognized the following members with the amount of the assessment, if any, in parentheses: Diane Schiesl’s May 5 birthday ($25 IDs);.Don Weber’s 86^th birthday on May 1 and missing a trivial question ($108 IDs); and Anya Stanley’s May 4 club anniversary. (0) IUDs; and Jeff King’s Club anniversary (0). Finemaster Mark Olson charged the following losers in the trivial quiz: Cliff Nagler $40 IDs, John Traversaro $20 IDs, and Ashlea Boyer $20 IDs. Pres. Scott assessed Jim Lewis $20 IDs for his interruption.

Ashlea Boyer introduced Mike who has a business degree from the USC’s Marshall School of Business. He began by stating that he will cover the local state economy. EVC is a non-profit Corporation that provides business resources to help start and expand SLO County businesses. Specifically, EVC provides economic impact studies/evaluation of industries; business and policy advocacy: countywide economic strategy/industry clusters: business counseling and connections; infrastructure advocacy (airport, workforce, housing, etc.); and access to capital. EVC focuses on 5 clusters of opportunity: energy; building, design and construction; health services, advanced manufacturing, and technology. The main challenges faced by local companies are talent attraction, training, access to capital, facilities and marketing the region. If you go to their dashboard on the Internet at: http://www.sloevc.org/economic-dashboard/,you will find a complete summary of the economic health of the county, which is updated quarterly. The County’s average annual wage of $45,000 in February 2018 February 2019 increased $47,000. The challenges include the high number of underemployed individuals; growth of the economy, jobs and income; and the cost-of-living. However, we are more affordable the Metros, Monterey, and Santa Barbara. The pluses include: a loyal workforce, competitive wages, highest entrepreneurial skills; highest education attainment; and an improved airport. We are faced with the closing of the nuclear power plant in 2025 with a loss of about 1600 jobs and an annual loss of $890 million dollars of revenue.