We started a new 50/50 pot with $40 going to the potential winner, but alas, no one picked the ace of spades this week. Michael ran the draw and hid the ace, so Bruce F and Dr. Phil had no chance.
This section is advertising for members to fill executive positions and committee roles. If you have a job opening, bring it up at a meeting and the bulletin editors will publish it here.
Bingo Specialists. We need 10 volunteers to help run Bingo on Elgin St., 3 or 4 times per year. Contact Todd. You'll get training and the job will be easy. Non-smoking environment. You will also get to wear a vest that is hauntingly similar to those worn by Wal-Mart greeters.
Board Secretary. We will need to have a new Secretary in place by February as Heidi prepares to moves into the role of President in July of next year. Position does not need to start until July but some training prior to that would be helpful. First three applicants will receive a yoga mat and a free puppy. Contact Heidi.
David Calder, City Manager for the City of Cambridge joined us to provide an update on the accomplishments of 2019 and some of the plans for 2020
Larissa introduced David and by the time she finished his Bio, we were almost out of time. He said he was a believer in life long learning and his Bio proved that. of all the things Larissa mentioned, I seem to recall that he had spent time with the City of Cambridge at some point before in his career. I can't include the rest because there is a 20,000 word limit to this section of the bulletin.
The presentation included information on the following topics:
Well Being and Safety
Environment and Sustainability
Growth and Development
Community Building
A few notable initiatives for 2020 include:
Funding for Cambridge Neighbourhood Table program
Computer aided dispatch for 1st responders
Fire equipment investments
$200K for traffic calming measures
Council has declared that we are in a Climate Crisis and are funding several projects to reduce our carbon footprint
Continued marketing to the film industry
Fountain street soccer park
Opening the new and improved Cambridge Memorial Hospital
The city will continue initiatives on diversity, inclusion and indigenous
Updating the 3 year strategic plan through 2023
Todd asked David if they were related (that's right, this not a spelling mistake) and the thanked him for coming out and updating our Rotary Club
