Our Rotary Club Meetings are at the Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center located at 12309 22nd St NE. We start at 7:30 am. There is a robust continental breakfast available beforehand. Visitors are always welcome. Our mailing address is PO Box 908 Lake Stevens, WA 98258.
This week's meeting includes a presentation by Hazel Borden about Alzheimer's Awareness and Services available to patient's and their families. Hazel is the Outreach Coordinator serving Snohomish County for the Alzheimer's Association of Washington State.
Much has happened in the Club this week. Make sure you read all of the articles below to find out!
All Members are encouraged to attend the Club's Board Meeting next week on Tuesday, September 20th.
Don't forget to sign up for the Community Supper at the link in the Events section of this Bulletin.
CONTEST: Be the first person to correctly identify from where the photograph at the top of this bulletin and at the top of our website was taken from by 7:30 am, Friday September 16th. Email the Editor.
The Washington State Constitution grants counties the option of adopting a Home Rule Charter for their form of government. Snohomish County is one of seven charter counties in Washington State. The Snohomish County Charter was adopted in 1980 and amended in 1986, and every ten years after that.
In the November, 2015 General Election, voters of Snohomish County elected a Charter Review Commission that is composed of fifteen members, three from each Council District, chosen in the general election and is tasked with: Review the Snohomish County Charter; determine the Snohomish County Charter adequacy and suitability to the needs of the county; Review the existing structure of county government; Evaluate possible changes to the Charter; Seek to enhance government efficiency and provide a forum for public input.
Doug Roulstone was our guest speaker last week and a member of the Snohomish County Charter Review Commission representing from County Council District #5. Captain Roulstone commented that there are two documents that govern our lives. The United States Constitution and the Washington State Constitution. The process started in November 2015 and Jennifer Gregerson, Mayor of Mukilteo was the Chair of the Charter Review Commission.
Initially the meetings were every two weeks and as time drew nearer they met each week. Open meeting law was followed. One of the hotly contended issue was the possibility of increasing the number of council members from five to seven. Any expansion of the Council Districts would involve additional cost which included staffing, office space and was eventually eliminated.
On June 29, 2016, the Charter Review Commission voted to submit 7 propositions to the November 2016 ballot. Proposition 1 - Commission on Human Rights; Proposition 2 - Public Advocate; Proposition 3 - Nondiscrimination; Proposition 4 - Hearing Examiner Appeals; Proposition 5 - Council Meetings; Proposition 6 - Appointment and Confirmation; and Proposition 7 - Redistricting.
Captain Roulstone's resume is deep in the US Military graduating from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1972 and a rich in military awards and traditions plus deep in community involvement too numerous to mention in this article.
On Sunday September 11th, Jacob B, son of Dwayne and Jennifer, was presented with his Eagle Scout Award. The Eagle rank is the top most rank in the Boy Scouts of America program whose mission is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling the values of the Scout Oath and Law. Jacob is currently a member of Troop 43, sponsored by the Lions Club of Lake Stevens, but he started his Scouting career as a young boy with our own Cub Scout Pack 88, which our Club has sponsored since the Pack's formation 22 years ago. We are very proud of his accomplishment. He is pictured here with his parents and Bob Aikman, who was an active leader in both Pack 88 and Troop 43. Dwayne is the current Scoutmaster of Troop 43.
At the Court of Honor, which was held at Hope Foursquare Church in Snohomish, Jacob presented a Mentor Pin to James Monroe who was Jacob's Den Leader all through Cub Scouts. James serves our Club as the Chartered Organization Representative which is the liaison to the Leaders of the Cub Scout Pack and the local Scout Council. James reported afterwards that he was very humbled by the recognition.
Congratulations Jacob! We know you have a bright future ahead of you.
September 7, 2016 - The Lake Stevens Planning Commission held their Citizen's Participation Meeting #1 to a jam-packed room at the Community Center. The goal was to develop a list of our top issues and concerns for the downtown area. Mayor John Spencer opened the meeting with an upbeat overview of the Downtown Lake Stevens Subarea Plan with the focus on redeveloping city-owned property in the area through the establishment of a Citizens Advisory Committee for the plan working in conjunction with a consulting firm. Input from the overall community is vital. The city added 1,000 new residents last year and new housing permits so far this year are over 600+ permits. Several City Council members, city staff and Planning Commission members were present for the community meeting.
The Mayor introduced Tom Matlack, chair of the Lake Stevens Planning Commission who turned the meeting over to representatives of Crandall Arambula PC who specialize in revitalizing cities and have been retained to assist the city and the citizens advisory committee on initiating a doable plan.The program was divided into two parts.
1) Presentation: a) Subarea study issues and existing conditions, b) constraints and opportunities.
2) Following the presentation: a) 5 minutes for questions, b) table discussions. (20 minutes), c) table reports (20 minutes).
Some of the comments included a revitalized core downtown area with lots of amenities; access to the lake; sidewalks and paths around the lake for walking and biking; a restaurant located on the lake; urban parks and main street retail and more urban parks. These were just a few of the ideas discussed at the meeting. Citizen's Participation Meeting #2 is scheduled for October 19th. Several Rotarians participated in the meeting.
On Saturday, September 10th, three of us attended District 5050 PR Boot Camp in Ferndale. Jim Haugen, Reshal Ploeger and Gary O'Rielly spent the day learning about PR Boot Camp #1. Rotary PR Boot Camp is a series of three seminars to personalize the Rotary Story in District 5050 and could be a model for other District's to incorporate in their activities.
It started with a presentation from Ken Miller, Anchorage-Gateway Rotary Club talking about "how" story telling brings people together. Good stories brings words to life. How to communicate to the different audiences that Rotary encounters each and every day. Know your audience and target your message to that audience.
Mark Fitzsimmons talked about each Club developing a strategic plan. Where is your Club today? Where do you want your Club to be in the next year, 5 years and 10 years? Your vision is your "North Star." Member engagement...organic growth. Rotary International is losing about 10% of our membership on average each year. Mark talked about using SWOT which stands for Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Use all of the social media networks to determine how will we get there.
Pauline Buck talked about "Who is your audience?" Crafting a message to engage our members. Use Club Members, people we know, long time Rotarians to reach out to new members, those dedicated to Service in our Community and members interested in International Services as well as volunteers and Rotary supporters.
Bill Gorman and Pauline Buck asked us to describe our Clubs in a 20 minute exercise with four members to each group; Our Clubs as fun, active, generous and passionate assembly of community leaders who create opportunities for change was developed by our group. Video marketing was discussed which is very interactive.
Gary Hollick talked about "What's new in the newsrooms of local newspapers? How to interest news editors in your stories. Although in part, newspapers are a dying breed, television is in decline as well. So the importance of engaging Instagram, Facebook and other social media outlets is important to the younger generation that should be part of our membership. Each club should take 3% of their budget and dedicate it to marketing your Club.
After lunch, Ken Miller talked about social media telling us about the huge search engine that Google has and using Google Club, Google Analytics to track sessions and users, Google my Business and Google Alerts. On to Facebook and the many advantages, Twitter, You Tube another websites. The last presenter talked about the importance of video marketing and that District 5050 has a You Tube site. Video stories should be under one minute.
Denis Boyd made a short presentation about the value of Networking Plus. All of us were asked to promote it within our clubs. The goal of these Boot Camps is to empower our clubs in District 5050.
PR Boot Camp # 2 will be on October 15th and will be on ClubRunner.
PR Boot Camp # 3 will be on November 5 and will concentrate on Facebook and Social Media. All of the PR Boot Camps are in Ferndale, at the Silver Reef Hotel Casino.
We all agreed that PR Boot Camp #1 was well worth our time and effort.
On Monday evening, September 12th, the second public Open House to discuss Cavelero Park and its various uses. From the skatepark to the BMX park, volleyball and basketball courts and parking were briefly described by our own Jim Haugen, the City of Lake Stevens Parks Coordinator. Representatives from the City of Lake Stevens, the City of Lake Stevens Parks Board and Snohomish County were in attendance at the Open House.
But the evening was spent outlining the three proposals crafted by Micah Shapiro, the Lead Designer from Grindline. Each concept was discussed with some really good user audience input.
Concept 1 -15,000 sq, ft with a good mix of terrain.
Concept 2 - 16,000 sq. ft. bowl shaped like Lake Stevens sitting on the site with prospects of expansion.
Concept 3 - 15,500 sq. ft. pushing the skatepark back using more land. Most thought that this concept would feel the most crowded.
All Concepts can be used for competition events. Concept 2 was favored by most of the audience with the prospects of expanding the square footage for Phase 2. The goal is to have the skatepark ready for use in August 2017 if all goes well. Another meeting will be held in October.
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