#833, Club Bulletin, Nov. 15, 2021
Recap from the Nov. 15, 2021 Meeting.
Meeting Run by President: John Kuhl
Invocation: Mike Ruby
Guest: Gretchen Nollman- Assistant Governor, Mike Dunlap- Crossroads, Hannah Howard- GMCCI
Happy News/Announcements: Kayla Bartling- Sad news- November 24th will be Kayla’s last day at Lutheran Living so next week will be her last Rotary Meeting, She will be exploring career opportunities in the Coralville area. Naomi DeWinter- Wonderful Holiday Open House event yesterday put on by GMCCI. Shops downtown were full with shoppers. Megan Francis- This weekend family became a foster home for 2 puppies that are 4 weeks old. The puppies are lap/Sheppard Mix and will be listed on pet finder if anyone is interested in getting 2 puppies in the coming weeks. Larry Hetzler: Mark you calendar for The Muscatine Symphony Orchestra 20th Anniversary Celebration Event January 7 2022 at the Merrill. Information and Tickets at https://muscatinesymphony.org . Scott Ingstad- This weekend celebrated 13th birthday of his granddaughter Olivia- went shopping and enjoyed a visit to Fun City.
Club Announcements: November Fundraising Project: Operation Warm Coats- We will collect funds for the month of November to purchase warm coats for children in need right here in Muscatine. At the next 4 meetings we will have a coat displayed and we ask members to clip donations to the coat. Each coat costs $17 and must be purchased in boxes of 12 coats, our goal is at least $612 to purchase 3 boxes of coats. If you would like to arrange a donation outside of a regular meeting please contact Megan Francis at mfrancis@muscatinevision2020.org. Membership- Rotary has a goal to grow membership for the Rotary Year- our club currently has 65 members. The membership promotion is referred to as “Each One Bring One” For the month of November we are asking each member to bring a guest to at least one meeting to introduce them to the club. All guests will be free for the month, and potential members always receive a free meal. For each guest a member brings to a meeting they will be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card.
Speaker
Rich Dwyer- Atkinson IL native, received BS in Animal Industries from Southern Illinois University. Joined KENT Feeds in 1984 served in a number of sales and marketing roles. In 2002 became President of Kent Feeds Incorporated, 2010 became President of Kent Nutrition Feed Division, in Dec 2011 became VP of Corporate Affairs and Enterprise Risk Management. Serves as Board president for the Community Foundation, board member for Health Support Foundation and Co-Chair for the Community Improvement Action Team.
Program: Update on Muscatine Levee System
Muscatine Levee is 14.2 Miles long protecting 30,000 acres, and over $374M in assets. In 2013 Levee breach study was completed with US Corps of Engineers to evaluate public safety and response time. Finding out how long would it take us to evacuate in the case of a breach. Results found it would be 7 hours to 8 days to be overrun by at least an inch of water creating a major impact on the community but also water supply, electricity. Frequency of historic crest events is increasing with 80% of historic floods occurring since 2000 and 60% of historic floods occurring since 2010.
Goals and Objectives of the Levee Improvement Project -Reduce risk of overtopping -Consistent flood protection – promote and support economic and industrial growth – Reduce the threat of major environmental catastrophe in the event of the lease- Minimum damage to property owners. Additional concerns for business continuity: Long Term Seepage Issues, Age of Pumps, Well Field protection, water treatment plant. Improvement plan will be a phased project in 4 parts.
Upcoming Meetings: Nov. 22nd: Community Revitalization- Scott Dahlke Nov. 29th: City Administrator- Carol Webb- What’s going on in Muscatine and what is planned for Next Year. Dec.6th: Update on the Quad Cities Airport- Ashleigh Johnson Davis
Enjoy the Recording from Today’s Meeting:
Topic: Weekly Meeting
Date: Nov 15, 2021 11:42 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Meeting Recording:
Access Passcode: Rotary#1