Dr. Wolf

Medica Mamba 

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build good will and peace in the world.

"Doing good in the World is more than a motto.  It is our goal, our mission, and our reminder.  It expresses in the clearest terms why we have a Foundation, and it challenges us to reach as far as we can to do the most good possible with everything we have.  Our Foundation exisits to support the good that we can do through Rotary.  It expands our reach, increases our strength, and makes our service more powerful and more effective.  Because of our Foundation we can, very simple, do more of our Rotary work."

2004-2005

President Glenn Estess Sr. 

President, Maura Donnelly, opened the meeting leading the Pledge of Allegiance followed in prayer by Deacon Ron.

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

• On November 25th, our club will be handing out "Rotary Christmas Bags" at the Christmas Parade in Highland.  The bags will consist of an orange, a candy cane, and a flyer for the orange sales.  We will have a booth and will need volunteers to prepare bags and to hand them out!
• Orange Sales are coming - Please mark your calendars and plan to participate in the orange sales on December 2-4 at WalMart.  These sales produce funds for the general budget to allow the club to partner with other organizations to serve Highland; such as the Highland Area Christian Service Ministry building investment.
• Extra, Extra, Read all about it - Our club's fellowship event is on December 13th, Tuesday night at the KC Hall.  It will be a JOLLY GOOD TIME, you don't want to miss.  Mark you calendars and come out and enjoy some Popeye's!
• Highland Chamber of Commerce's monthly Business After Hours will be on November 17th from 5-7 at Becker Jewlers.  Everyone is encouraged to bring a canned good for the food pantry.

Katrina Hodous has been sponsored and has completed an application for membership.  Please let the board know if you have any hesitations or encouragements about Katrina.

Jack Klaus had back surgery last week and is on his way home today.  The club signed a get well card for him, please keep his recovery in your prayers.

Reminder that 2011-2012 we will be tracking service hours again to see Rotarian's collective IMPACT.  This year's goal is 7500 hours, to date there are 923 hours recorded. (NO NEW TOTAL)

The Jolpin project has been postponed until the Spring, thank you for those that showed interest in participating. 

Members can go to the website and log your hours or email them to him directly: swconstruct@agtelco.com

There was $847 in the 50/50 with 29 cards left in the deck and the so close A of Diamonds was picked.

Happy Bucks

• Maura was happy that her husband Bob is getting to return early from his trip to Singapore
• Linda gave a promo buck for the Holiday Guide book.  If you would like an ad in the book or would like to have your event included please contact the Highland News Leader. 

Phil fined only Kevin DeWaele for making fun of the fine master and lets this serve as a warning to every one eles!

PROGRAM: Mark Latham and Kelly Korte, State of the City

Highland's Mission

Highland's Vision

Strategic Planning Goals

• Financially secure government (more details to follow)
• Safe, clean, and secure community
• Sustainable local economy
• Perserve small town atmosphere
• Provide excellent services

Accomplishments

Planning 

• Completion of Comprehensive Master Plan
• Completion of master street plan
• Completion of master multi-use trail plan
• Completion of storm water plan
• Secured funding 160/170 access study
• Comprehensive planning areas with Grantfork & St. Jacob
• Completion of growth managment plan
• Completion of city resources plan

Economic 

• Retention and job opportunities
• Creation of 2 TIF districts
• Creation of business district
• Completed retail plan
• Highland Communication Services Project
• New City of Highland website (http://www.ci.highland.il.us/public_documents/index)

Infrastructure

• Road Projects completed on 6th, Iberg, and NW Quadrant
• Water storage improvements (ISO rating)
• Sewer cleaning inspection program
• Replaced 2 inch water lines
• Silver Lake improvements
• Library improvements (roof, cleaning exterior of building, new parking lot, and landscapte)

Future Projects

• Update Comprehensive Master Plan
• Implement storm water plan (FEMA changed standards by raising flood levels 9 feet)
• Implement remainder of trail plan (Sportsman & Sharpshooters)
• Start planning for the public safety building (to be located next to new hospital on 10 acres)
• Implement the results of the 160/17 study
• Completion of the NW Quadrant (applied through IDOT, then have to wait for easement from RR, and then receive the 2.6 million held by the commerce commission to do the overpass)
• Perserve generators by consoldating their location into a new building (annually the IMEA gives a sustantial credit to the city for this)
• Complete all phase of the HCS
• Implementation of Smart Grid (abitlit to automatically read meters)
• Address 80-100 year old sewer lines
• Market to prospective high-tech businessnes via fiber infrastructure
• Establish a Highland Entrepreneurship Program 
• Networking and informational Session scheduled for Nov. 16 @ 630-8pm at the Korte Company
• Korte Company has given 3000 sq. feet of their for future entrepreneurs to be housed free of charge for one year.
• Mark stated that this community was built upon this and we need to recreate the momentum
• Mentors are needed
• Market to new retail as designated by the community survey and market analysis (some leads are sporting good stores, winter apparel, and shoe stores/more retail space is needed)
• Completion of storm water plan in new TIF area
• Implement street plan in NW Quadrant and on Broadway
• Support new hospital construction

Finacial Secure Government (Kelly)

• Critical Measures were implemented to help each city department to effectively and consistently allocate budget funds
  • 85% Operating & Maintenance
  • 15% Capital
  • 5% Savings (reserves)
• This helps to streamline overall budget process and ensures adequate reserves
• The data is monitored monthly to evaluation of efficiency of operations and to provide decision making information

UPCOMING PROGRAMS -  Jennifer Whitten