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MARCUS JONES Charlotte City Manager
While outlining a path for dramatic growth, Charlotte’s still-new city manager Marcus Jones made it obvious to Rotarians that he’s glad to be here. “The opportunity to interview was extraordinary,” said Jones, who was city manager in Norfolk before officially starting in the Queen City on December 1,
2016. “Sometimes we don’t understand how amazing a place Charlotte is.” In his introduction, Rotarian and city councilman Ed Driggs shared that Jones accepted the job even though he interviewed in September during unrest that followed the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by Charlotte Police. “In some respects,” Jones said, “the events of September 2016 were the shock to a system that had some stress built up over time. In response, he added, the city defined five focus areas. These are community safety, economic development, the environment, housing and neighborhood development and transportation and planning. A winning city is how Jones characterized Charlotte, backing this up with statistics. Charlotte’s population is 842,051, including 15,656 people who moved here in 2016. By 2024, the city’s population is projected at 1.2 million. That’s “like adding a Raleigh, a Cleveland or a Minneapolis right on top of Charlotte,” he said. At council’s January retreat, Jones said, city leaders decided to focus on “10 traits of winning cities of tomorrow.” These are: building workforce training and re-skilling; meeting a rising demand for affordable housing; investing in diverse neighborhoods; attracting young professionals; advancing collaboration across and outside the region; being welcoming and inclusive; inspiring positive word-of-mouth; being creative, innovative and accepting of new ideas; communicating transparently and proactively; and sharing the story of why Charlotte is unique. He pointed out that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Opportunity Task Force issued 91 recommendations to ensure that young people get the tools to thrive, regardless of income, background, race or zip code. These too are important to Charlotte’s future, he said.
REPORTER June 20, 2017
Finally, he spoke of Charlotte City Council’s October 2016 Community Letter that followed the September demonstrations. That letter outlined goals for policing, for housing and for jobs. With all this in mind, Jones said, he and city council crafted a budget for fiscal year 2018 of $2.39 billion. Councilman Driggs pointed out: “We passed the budget unanimously, thanks to his (Jones’) leadership.” “We’re going to do all the things a municipal government does and our goal is to do them better than anybody,” Jones said. “We’re going to focus more on outcomes, on what we can do to create a winning city. We’re going to focus on the future. We want to think 10 years or 20 years down the road.” Jones has a bachelor’s and a master’s in Public Administration from James Madison University and Virginia Commonwealth University, respectively. He and wife Jillian have three children. During a question-and-answer session, his definition of affordable housing was interesting in that he skipped over official guidelines. “I would hope we start,” he said, “with the premise that people who work here should be able to live here. And I hope we can start with the conversation that diversity in a community is a good thing.” Speaker Write-Up: Elly Clary Head Table: Tom Bartholomy, Ed Driggs, Claire Fallon; Invocation: Cheryl Banks; Visitors & Guests; Bob Moore; Health, Happiness & History: Tim Newman; AV: Jessica Dupree; Photos: Bert Voswinkel, Piano: Em Syrewicze CLUB NEWS Thanks to Tim Newman and Luther Moore for providing an additional recap of the Rotary International Convention. Mark Markanda had the privilege of installing District 7680 Governor Scott Van Der Linden and Assistant Governors during the June 17 installation banquet. Frank Martin underwent surgery for a pacemaker on Tuesday. Rotary International is providing eflashonline updates covering lots of things. This link is an easy way to hear Convention speeches and sign up to receive their emails: http://www.eflashonline.org/?xg_source=msg_mes_network. David Erdman who was a staffer on the Watergate Committee was seen in the past week on WBTV discussing Watergate and he was quoted in the Charlotte Observer and the New York Times about Watergate.
Dr. George D. Page passed away June 17, 2017 at the age of 98. Dr. Page joined Charlotte Rotary in 1950 under the classification of General Surgery. From early childhood, he planned to study medicine, following in the footsteps of his father and older brother. After serving one year internship at Grady Memorial Hospital he volunteered for Service and served with the Infantry as a Batillion Surgeon. He resigned from the club in 2014 partially to spend more time taking care of his wife, Sarah. They were friends since grammar school and were married just short of 75 years. Dr. Page is survived by Sarah, sons Dan & Bruce and their families. The club has made a memorial donation to Hospice and Palliative Care.
MEMBERSHIP 07/01/2016 318 06/20/2017 311 Net Increase: -7 New Members: Tyler Richardson, JT Simpson Resignations: Shannon Eckard, David Veach Visitors & Guests 19 Club Members 154 Total 173 (55.8%) APPROVE FOR MEMBERSHIP (comments to Rotary office by 6/27/17) Devon Elizabeth Cains Juniper Networks (Computer Network Services) Sponsor: Parker Cains Endorsed: Edwin Peacock, Daryl Larner Guests: Chad Champlin, David Murray, Andrew Tucker, Chris Jackson, Karen Brawley, Jay Potter, Beverly Stevenson, Krista Terrell, Maggie Akers, Adrienne Craighead, Lynn Lee, David Hare, Susan Elkins, Brent Kelly, Tom Murray, Kyle Woodruff, Gary Frey, Margaret Marshall UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS (06/29/17 – 07/05/17) 06/29 Dick Reiling, Glenn Bouley 06/30 Kim Brattain 07/02 Phil Volponi 07/03 Brent Trexler 07/04 Tom Robertson, David Erdman UPCOMING ANNIVERSARIES (06/29/17 – 07/05/17) 07/01 Carmen & Chuck Howard 07/01 Lila & Mike Rash 100 SERVICE PROJECTS (90 completed; 212 participants; 2563 volunteer hours) The idea behind the commitment to complete 100 service projects is to TOUCH 100 organizations. We are starting to lap ourselves and although we can count the community service hours, we can’t count the organization if we’ve already provided a service for them. Example: Christmas breakfast at Charlotte Rescue Mission, coat collection for Crisis Assistance, bell ringing. Do not read into this that we will not continue supporting these projects. Just that we need to identify new organizations that need something done….manpower, no funding, prefer minimum of 2 Rotarians (can be more) volunteering to make it count. I’m looking forward to your new ideas. NEW PROJECTS in red - 24 Hour of Booty Events – July 28 & 29. Click THIS LINK for volunteer information. Contact: Rhonda York: [email protected] . - Vehicle Needed: Motivated by the recent race relations dialogue involving numerous Charlotte Rotarians, Mark Norman has partnered with a recent BofA retiree to adopt a family and help them break the cycle of poverty. This includes relocation, change of schools, child care and more. The 5 person family is in need of a donated reliable vehicle. If you are aware of a reliable vehicle that could be made available to this family, please contact Mark Norman: [email protected]. - Florence Crittenton has offered several opportunities: serving a meal (can bring a meal or serve what the staff has prepared); facilitate a game day, planting in their garden,
seal wooden decking, reading to children. Contact: Sarah Hyde, [email protected]. Terri DeBoo, [email protected]. - Dilworth Soup Kitchen provides a hot, home-cooked lunch every Monday to those in need. All food is donated and an all-volunteer team preps, serves and cleans-up. Housed in the Fellowship Hall of First Christian Church, 1200 East Blvd, volunteers are needed to pick up donated food on Saturday and Sunday nights, and Sunday mornings, at three locations: Trader Joe’s Metropolitan, Harrisburg Food Lion and Trader Joe’s Mallard Creek. Heavy lifting and a medium to large SUV to pick-up are necessary. Contact: Tom Fedell, [email protected]. - 2017 PGA Championship, Quail Hollow Country Club. Volunteers needed to help in their concession areas on August 9th. Several schedule options range from 6am-1pm, 7am-2pm; 8am-4pm, 9am-4pm, 10amclose, 11am-close. Contact: Tim Newman: [email protected]. ONGOING -Allenbrook Elementary School: North Star Reading Partners with a commitment to read to a 3rd grade student one hour a week. Eric Davis: [email protected]. -Platelet Donation: Register at the American Red Cross or Community Blood Center of the Carolinas to donate platelets. 80 donations to date! John zumBrunnen: [email protected]. -American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO): Fall registration. Wayne Riley at [email protected] or Carolyn Carlburg [email protected]. UPCOMING PROGRAMS 06/27 – President’s Changeover 07/04 – NO MEETING Photos from our luncheons and other events can be found on Flickr Click here
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