B & T BOOKKEEPING
BRODY
AND TRACY GILES
BOOKKEEPING PAYROLL TAX PREPARATION
3020 EL CERRITO PLAZA
EL CERRITO CA 94530
510-528-8411 (Office)
EL CERRITO LIGHTING
VICTOR
CANEPA
10330 SAN PABLO
AVENUE
EL CERRITO, CA 94530
(510)
525-3266
SUNSET VIEW
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
MICHAEL
J. KLINGER, PRESIDENT
MORTUARY - CREMATORY – URN GARDENS CEMETERY
101 COLUSA AVE PO BOX 187
EL CERRITO, CA 94530-3187
(510) 525-5111
SUPER 8 MOTEL
KANTI
PATEL
6009 Potrero Avenue
El Cerrito, CA 94530
1-800
800-8000
www.sfbayareahotels.com
V-K - ENGINEERING, INC.
ILHAMI
M. KARACA
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
830 BANCROFT WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94710
510-845-1985
TRADEWAY STORES
COMPLETE
HOME FURNISHINGS
10860 SAN PABLO
AVE.
EL CERRITO, CA 94530
(510) 232-2263
(510) 529-2360
MARTY’S MOTORS
The shop you can trust
Maintenance, Diagnosis & Repair – Cars &
Trucks
10929 San Pablo Ave, El
Cerrito
Martin
Kaliski
510-235-6000
– Martysmotors.com
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GATE VIEW PAINTING INC.
JIM SPAIN
Commercial
and Residential Painting
EL CERRITO CA 94530
(510)
620-0164
EAST BAY SANITARY CO., INC.
MARK
FIGONE, MANAGER
SERVING
EL
CERRITO FOR OVER 50 YEARS
PO BOX 1316
EL CERRITO, CA
94530
(510) 237-4321
NORGE CLEANERS
JANIS
SADLER
398 SAN PABLO AVE.
ALBANY, CA
94706
(510)
526-3850
EL CERRITO ELECTRIC Co.
MIKE
GONZALEZ
EMERGENCY
SERVICES
Competitively
Priced, Free Estimates
10362 SAN PABLO AVENUE
EL CERRITO, CA
94530
State
Lic. # 434152
PHONE:
527-3807 FAX: 527-3975
THE UPS STORE
Shipping/Copying/Packing/Supplies
Will
Chun - Proprietor
3020 El Cerrito Plaza
EL CERRITO, CA 94530
510-528-9444
– Fax 510-528-9441
JOHN C. HOAGLAND, TED MIHOK, ANTHONY
POGGIO, & KAM WONG D.P.M.’S
PODIATRISTS
DISEASES,
INJURIES & SURGERY OF THE FOOT
EL CERRITO PLAZA PROF BLDG #223
EL CERRITO, CA 94530
(510) 526-4112 – Fax (510)
526-4165
2007 - 2008 OFFICERS
President
THOMAS McGOWAN
Vice President
Karen Nierlich
President
Elect
To be named
Secretary
John Hoagland
Asst. Gary Aguiar
Treasurer
JACK FREETHY/DON FARQUHARSON
Asst: Keith Alm
Sergeant
at Arms
Kevin Stong
Comptroller
CHARLIE WEAVER
Immediate Past President
Gary Aguiar
Senior Advisor to President
Don Farquharson
DIRECTORS
International Service
ERIC HODGE
Community Service
TRACY GILES
Asst: Kathleen Hunt
Vocational Service
MARTY KALISKI
Asst: Gary Buffon
Club Service
JANE DEL SIMONE
Membership Service
ILHAMI KARACA
Bulletin Editor
Gary Buffon
District Governor
Stan Smalley
Rotary International
President
Wilfred
Wilkinson
El Cerrito Rotary
The Wheel
Bulletin Editors: Gary Buffon
Week of Oct 5th
to Oct 13th
(www.rotary5160.org)
www.elcerritorotary.org
Programs/Events
Calendar:
October 6 District 5160 day at Six Flags in Vallejo. Be There.
October 11 Tom Butt – How to Profit from Historic Preservations
October 18 Stan Smalley – DG will pay his official visit to our club
October 25 Peter O'Hanrahan an Enneagram teacher - a personality profiling process
Nov 1 Bill Soto-Castellanos will speak to us about the SF Seals Baseball League in
the 30's and 40's
Vice President Karen
welcomed everyone to the friendly El Cerrito Rotary Club.
Introduction of
Guests and Visiting Rotarians by Sec Dr. John introduced our two visiting
Rotarians from Richmond Rotary.
Announcements:
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Michael D accompanied Tracy
and reported on the Rotary Club Reno Fun Train trip on January 13, 2008.
Michael provided a great handout with all the information so that we
could make a decision about going on this great trip. Be sure and give Michael and answer by the
end of October so that you will be assured of having a seat. Although the deadline is November 29th,
getting your reservation in early is always a good thing.
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Lee has a great idea for a fund
raiser for us this year and demonstrated it with a rock, paper, scissors game
with everyone and then shared the announcement of an event in Napa
where there is a $2500 prize for the winner of the event. This type of event can be a big fundraiser if
it is done properly and Lee believes we could do that – What Do You Think?!!!
Happy dollars: Kevin is happy about getting the permit for
his Tofu-Yu kitchen. He also pointed out
the launching of the website at www.TofuYu.com. Mike G is happy to be at Rotary. Jane is $5 happy about the results of the
Ambassador Rally with the Richmond Chamber and the new electrical and carpeting
by Mike G and Joe C. John F is happy
about Jack Freethy sharing the news of a new grandchild. Dr. John is happy about his Grandson’s third
birthday. Neal is happy about the work
Ilhami did for him as he got his permit in good order.
Sgt at Arms: - Kevin
was not on duty today
Today’s Program
Tracy introduced Jerry Bradshaw El Cerrito’s Dept of Public Works Director
along with Mary Dodge the city finance mgr who accompanied Jerry. Today’s presentation was done to bring us up
to date on the issue of street maintenance in our fair city. The issue of city streets is something that
is an ongoing concern by both citizens and city officials alike. The current state of El Cerrito’s streets is that overall we rank in the
bottom ten of Bay Area cities. There are
sixty eight miles of streets in the city and they are in three categories: Arterial, Collector, and Residential. The rating system for the streets is called
the PCI and is a scale of 1 to 100. the
arterial streets rate 80 on the scale, collector streets rank 68 on the scale
and residential streets get a rating of 38.
When combined the overall rating for our streets is 51. What this means is our streets need
maintenance, especially the residential streets. The real challenge is how to generate the $20
million that it will require to move the entire street inventory to a 70
PCI. The City Council is attempting to
decide what mechanism would be the most favorable to generate the revenue. The two options are sales tax or partial
tax. Since the State or Federal govt
does not provide any resources this is something that the community will have
to do. The overarching question is what
can be done that will get this done.
There will be a number of community information meetings that citizens
are encouraged to attend. Perhaps the
results can be a mixture of funding sources.
The bottom line is that we are going to have to do this in some way
unless we want to have El Cerrito become a city with crappy streets.
Perhaps it is a good reminder that we are ultimately responsible for the
well being of our city and as property owners we need to make a commitment to
maintain our city without expecting the government to do it. What do you think?
Jerry Bradshaw
receives certificate of appreciation from VP Karen
Lottery Winner: Not
done Today. Next week the drawing will be worth $70.
Interact Corner by
Gary Buffon – Rotary club advisor to Interact:
The board meeting last Saturday resulted in the creation
of the annual calendar of activities for the club. There will be two or three activities with
grammar schools as well as doing a project with one of the Teachers at
ECHS. In addition, the club is anxious
to work with the Rotary club to help in a fund raiser or community service
project. We just have to tell them what
and when.
Thought for Week:
The world is filled with willing people; some willing to
work, the rest willing to let them.
--Robert Frost