Our Program for Tuesday, October 19th was Community for the Commons (C4C) with Eric Snyder. Eric is the Chair of the C4C Planning Committee. Past President Kate Wilinski introduced Eric and noted that this would be a good and lasting donation to the community that the Rotary Club of Excelsior could be involved in. Eric started his remarks by reminding us that C4C is a 501(c)(3) for specifically non-profit projects. C4C was established in 2015 and started imm
ediately collecting public opinion and found that people wanted to keep the basic structure of the 13 acre Commons and that it should be primarily a South Shore Community entity. Initial funding is coming from a local sales tax established by the MN Legislature for 20 years or until 7 million dollars is raised.
ediately collecting public opinion and found that people wanted to keep the basic structure of the 13 acre Commons and that it should be primarily a South Shore Community entity. Initial funding is coming from a local sales tax established by the MN Legislature for 20 years or until 7 million dollars is raised. Phase I of the Master Plan started with the Band Shell or what Eric prefers it be called the Pavilion because it serves many more functions than just a band shell. The ribbon cutting ceremony occurred last spring and $250 Thousand dollars has been raised thus far. Phase II is focused on the Concession Stand and the adjacent Plaza and design stage should be completed by the spring of 2022. The Concession Building compliment the Pavilion and will feature a Serving Kitchen, Bathrooms, changing rooms and storage areas all under a Green Organic Roof. The year-round facility will be available for Weddings and all types of catered gatherings. Key to this is the Plaza featuring an open community space surrounded by greenery and flowering plants, rain gardens, and parking for Food Trucks. Much of the 3.2 million cost goes also into infrastructure for electricity, gas, drainage and sewer upgrading. Phase III still in the future planning will include the Ball Diamonds, Children’s Beach and the Boardwalk.
Eric Snyder noted that there are three ways for members of the community to donate to the C4C. First there is the Adoption Program to fund tree planting(s), gardens, and other commemorative items like benches. The second way is for donation of $1,000 to $50,000 for individual and community group like Rotary. The third is to the C4C Legacy Fund to fund the Master Plan. The City of Excelsior will carry on the basic maintenance of upkeep, mowing and snow removal. A Capital fund has been set-up using part of the funds from parking and boat slip revenues for structural repairs and replacement in the future. President Lou Graber thanked Eric and stated that he will bring the matter of a donation to the C4C at the next Board Meeting in November.
Upcoming Rotary Events:
Rotary Social at Excelsior Brew on October 26th at 5PM. Come and join the fun!
STRIVE Parent and Student Meeting at the Port at MHS on Nov.4th at 7PM.
Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army at Cub on Nov. 16th from 1 to 5PM. Sign-up with Karen
his speech. Phillip’s was born and raised in Minnesota and lives in Deephaven, went to school in Edina and graduated from Blake, attended The Carlson School of Business and worked in the family businesses. His main themes centered on his mission to serve the people of the 3rd District, the nature of the Congress, bipartisanism, the media and forces that profit from divisiveness, self-preservation of Congress and Senators and gaining wealth. 
members had sent as suggestions of topics he might speak on at our meeting. The first question was “How was it to work under Joint Powers of the SLMPD?” Mike said it was great working with the South Shore Cities of Shorewood, Excelsior, Tonka Bay and Greenwood and the Police Commission Board of the four mayors. When he was hired he did not know that he would have almost total autonomy in the operation of the police department and every aspect in administering it. He praised the Mayors for being smart people and the support they gave him in running the department. Most of all he appreciated the great community support of the citizens in our four cities for the respect and cooperation they gave to officers. 
mbers contributed 28 boxes and would be delivered the following day. Next Lou reported that Randy Schumacher will become the Treasurer in October. He noted that financially we have $14,183.25 in our Club Account with $39,393.14 in our checking account. The Foundation has $106,000 plus $4,068.13 for Happy Bucks and $17,131.82 for Lou’s Presidential Year. Also all of the expenditures from Kate’s Presidential Year including all of the MAD Schoolarships have been paid off. The Cub currently has 27 members and holding with hopes to get some members back after Covid.
t our club # is 2113 and we now have 27 members and are part of District 5950, Area 6. Our District Governor is Marianna Khauv and Assistant Governor (#6) is Greg Anderson. He went on to say the financially our club is doing well with $170,000 in investments of which $75,000 from the corpus of Lee Paris. Our Club account currently has $32,404.77.
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