Minutes: The One with Bill Wilmer’s Farewell (03/28/2012)
March 28, 2012
In President Joe Weiland’s absence, Scott Burns called the meeting to order.
Greeters: Diana Cecala, Susan Klein-Rothschild
Invocation : Judith McCaffrey
Flag salute: Bill Wilmer
Raffle: Julie Joy Stillwell brought wine. Fred Gaeden won.
Visiting Rotarians: Fahid Farah (Rotaract)
Guests: Jeff Boehm, Sue Wilmer, Dr. Dan Secort, David Groom, Suzanne Jacobson, Bo, Mike Brown
Announcements
- Rotaract – This group is currently recruiting officers and continuing to recruit students. They meet in Goleta and Santa Barbara.
- May 21 Golf Tournament: Ask people to play or make donations.
- District assembly on March 31. See David Velarde for applications.
- May 18 zoo day for Rotary members.
- Elings Park April 28 Rotarians at Work Day.
- Bills for the first quarter were distributed by Sandy.
- Tuesday night rendezvous was at Brewhouse.
- Bill Wilmer informed us he was leaving Rotary. Club members shared some remembrances. The ukelele group played in his honor.
Program: Mike Brown
- Worked in city and county management for more than 40 years.
- He now works for a government watch dog organization – COLAB.
- They monitor local governments and support an environment that is good for business. They also have a radio show. They do a lot of government advocacy.
- Assembly Bill 32 – Focuses on the reduction of greenhouse gases. This law says each region sets targets to reduce gases/carbon dioxide and minimize the impacts of climate change. Many other laws have been implemented in the same vein.
- In Santa Barbara County, a plan is being developed to reduce the greenhouse gases. The thinking is, if we live in a more dense community, we drive less and decrease the carbon dioxide emissions.
- Neighborhoods do not want more dense development in their areas. Do you grow up or grow out or do you stop?
- They are seeing efforts to bar events to minimize traffic and driving. San Luis Obispo is looking at an ordinance that will severely limit business. This is a irrational response that is a result of the theory.
- An example of the types of problems we are creating for ourselves in response to greenhouse emissions.
- In this fiscal environment, why don’t we just stop for a few years? It’s not a good time to impose a severe land use control.
- The Central Coast produces little in the way of gas emissions. It’s mostly from the Los Angeles area.
- Make decisions on the hard science and data.
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