line is that we live in a society that clings to and
enjoys traditions. Here's a chance for each of us to
create new traditions that demonstrate respect and
value; an opportunity to give a little back, and to
have fun!!
GIVING BACK TO THE EARTH:
Phone Book Recycling and
Earth Day Traditions
By Kim Bossi
The old telephone directory recycling program
that was operated in Astoria, Seaside and C annon
Beach in January and February this year was a
success. US West sponsored the program that
collected 8,544 phone books. This is the first year
that the three cities collaborated with US W est to
collect phone books. The City of Cannon Beach has
independently operated phone book recycling
programs in the past and is proud to have
participated in a joint effort to help reduce our
tonnage at the local landfills. Cannon Beach
residents brought in 3,400 of the 8,400 pounds
collected in the county. US West will send the old
directories to Daishowa Paper Mill s Recycling
Plant in Port Angeles, WA, to be processed into
new phone books. This means that in Clatsop
County we have eliminated 8,400 pounds ot refuse
from our landfill. Special thanks and many hugs
to our wonderful Postal staff members who donated
space & time to this project. Not to mention all the
great folks at City Hall, the volunteers, local
businesses and everyone who took the time to
bring in their phone books. This is a great
example of how each of us can contribute to an
environmental issue and make a difference.
Mark your Calendar: Saturday, April 22, is the
25th Annual EARTH DAY This of course is a
major holiday in my household. It ranks up there
with the traditional celebrations that surround
Christmas, Thanksgiving, Arbor Day, Easter,
Summer Solstice, Birthdays and any other excuse
to cook, laugh, reflect and commune with family
and friends. I realize that not everyone celebrates
Earth Day yet, so for those of you who would like to
start new traditions. I'll offer a few ideas. If you
like organized and/or educational activities there
are many events scheduled around the state. OMSI,
the Forestry Center, Washington Park Zoo, and
many cities in Oregon and elsewhere have special
programs planned that are fun for all ages. If you
want to stay home and pay homage to your own
backyard, try planting a tree, picking up litter on
the beach, building a home compost bin, or look
for ways to reduce your consumption ot products.
How about going on a picnic or a hike, watching
the sky, looking for whales, or riding your bike
and leaving the car at home. Basically get outside
and absorb the very earth we are celebrating. One
of the things I like to do is make Earth Day cards
out of recycled junk I find. I send these to friends
as a way of sharing the good fortune and joy I feel
at being exposed daily to the natural beauty that
surrounds me and sustains my life. The bottom
A N N O U N C IN G T H E O P E N IN G O F :
(-ed note. We must however note that last year at a
cost in excess of $100 the phone books collected
from Cannon Beach were hauled to the landfill.
We are told this was because ot a lack ot storage
space at the recycling center. We are also told that
even though phone book recycling is part of the
recycling program, and always has been, it is
being "de-emphasized", We are not amused. This is
the kind of short term bureaucratic thinking that
has no place in Cannon Beach. The volunteers
who built the original recycling center now see
their labors in the service of police storage and
general stuff, while recyclable material goes to a
landfill. We, the taxpaying, volunteering citizens
are being poorly served when this sort of attitude
prevails. When a person lugs a stack of old
phonebooks to the post office, where the workers
voluntarily placed a barrel, then another
volunteer helps get them to the recycling center,
and then they are hauled to a landfill... well, it
would save more energy to just throw them in the
garbage can in the first place. No, this must not
happen ever again, and an explanation and an
apology should be forthcoming from those
responsible.)
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ISSUE 45 • MARCH 1995
M E E T IN G H IG H L IG H T S
C ity C o u n c il W o r k s e s s io n
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♦ The City Council held a worksession to
discuss the Storm Drainage Master Plan;
Oregon Department of Transportation
tourist-oriented directional signs and the
recom m endations of the county-wide
E-911 response oommittee.
♦ Brad Moore of Kramer Chin & Mayo,
the city s engineering firm , and members
of the Public W orks Committee reviewed
th e sto rm d ra in a g e p ro p o sa l w ith
Councilors.
♦ Tom Halsey and Cheryl Gribskov of
the Oregon Department of Transporta­
tion (ODOT) answered questions for
Councilors regarding a new 'Tourist-
orien te d directional (TOD) signage-
program which would perm it certain
tourist-oriented businesses to have signs
placed along Highway 101, in addition to
the gas, food and lodging signs already in
place. The ODOT staff will provide the
city with additional information on the
number and types of existing signs; City
Councilors were told by Halsey and
Gribskov that since the city rather than
the State now has full responsibility for
Hemlock Street, the city can determine
whether it wishes to retain the directional
signs that are currently in place at Sunset
Btvd and Hemlock Street.
♦ Council received a report from Police
Chief Dave Rouse on the work and
recommendations of the E-911 Commit­
tee. Based on information from Rouse,
the Councilors expressed concern that
funding tor the creation of a new E-911
se rvice cen ter m ig ht be based on
assessed property valuations which
would leave Cannon Beach and Arch
Cape paying a disproportionately high
percentage of the overall costs relative to
the size of the south county population
using911 services Councilors discussed
the feasibility of maintaining our present
911 service s th ro u g h tne Seaside
dispatch center by form ing a south
county service district.
Municipal Memo
♦H eld a public heanng on a proposed
amendment to the Municipal Code to
establish off-street parking standards in a
defined downtown C1 zoneddistric, After
the public hearing, Councilors decided
,o discuss the proposal further a, a
worksession on March 27.
♦ Held a public hearing on a City o, Can­
non Beach application tor amendments
to the Comprehensive Plan Background
Report and to the Comprehensive Plan
policies regarding parks and recreation
The proposed amendments consisted
mainly ot housekeeping changes and
updates to reflect actions already taken
in the area ot parks over the last several
years. Councilors offered several amend
ments to the proposal and tentatively
voted to adopt thechanges. pending prep­
aration ot ordinances to be considered at
toe April Council meeting
♦Discussed whether to accept a COPS
FAST grant, available through the federal
crime bill, which would partially fund toe
salary for an additional full time police
officer over a three year period Grant
funds total approximately $75.000 and a
minimum of $25.000 in city matching
funds would be required over the three
years. Councilors determined to seek
additional background information on the
grant program and consider the request
further as part of toe budget process
♦Considered a resolution prepared by
the co u n ty-w id e Em ergency 9 H
Committee recommending support for
consolidation ot the present two 911 cen­
ters (Seaside and Astoria) into a single
“enhanced" 911 center Councilors had
discussed this issue at an earlie r
worksession and voted to not adopt the
resolution and to direct staff to notify the
county's 911 Committee that Cannon
Beach would not find toe concept of a
new center acceptable without assurance
PUBLIC MEETINGS
27
MARCH, 1»»5
PLANNING COMMISSION.
CITY COUNCIL WRKS.
7 PM
APRIL. 1995
10 BLUE RIBBON SPACE NEEDS
CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 7
♦ Held a public hearing on Scanlan
Kemper Bard Companies request for
Z oning O rdin an ce and S ubdivision
Ordinance text amendments to permit
the establishm ent of the oceanfront
setback line for lots as pan of the ubdi-
vision approval process Counc'. tenta­
tively approved the changes, pending
preparation of an ordinance to be cons H-
gred at Council's Apnl 11 meeting
PUBLIC FORUM, 7 P.M.
11 CITY COUNCIL. 7 P.M.
13 PUBLIC WORKS CMTE.,
4:30 PM.
19 ENERGY CMTE.. 8:30 A.M.
20 PARKS A COMMUNITY
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20 DESION REVIEW, 6:30 P.M.
27 PLANNINO COMMISSION.
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that funding for the center would be based
on population rather than assessed
valuation.
♦Accepted a report and recommenda­
tions from an ad hoc Police Housing
Committee The committee, comprised
of former mayor Herb Schwab, former
city councilor GBorge Shields and present
councilor Frank Little, recommended that
toe city eliminate toe requirement tor
police officers to live within eight miles ot
the Cannon Beach city limits if. in negoti­
ation with the police bargaining unit ot
Oregon Public Employees Union, there is
agreement that officers' compensated
time will not include travel time when
called back to duty in Cannon Beach
♦ Received a report of the Blue Ribbon
Committee on Future Space Needs of
Cannon Beach and directed staff to
schedule a forum to gather public input
on toe Committee's recommendations
The public forum will be held Ap .« 10 at
7 00 pm at City Hall; see additional
information in this issue ot Muni Memo
♦ Received a Storm Drainage Master Plan
that was developed by the city's engi­
neers. Kramer Chin Mayo, and subse­
quently reviewed and reviewed by the
Pubic Works Committee Council will
discuss the plan further with the Public
Works Committee members at the March
27 worksession and will consider funding
ot the plan com ponents during the
budgetary process
P.O . » • « a x * *
P e r tU n d O y iJ to y « * *
CANNON BEACH
M E E T IN G H IG H L IG H T S
PUBLIC FORUM
PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 23
CANNON BEACH
FUTURE SPACE NEEDS
MONDAY, APR 10, 7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
♦ Continued a public hearing on the
Scanlan Kemper Bard Companies appli­
cation tor tentative pla, approval o, a 19
Io, subdivision, known as toe Chapman
Point Subdivision, on 36 acres ot proper-
ty owned by the estate ot John Yeon. The
Planning Commission tentatively ap­
proved the subdivision request, subject
to many conditions; final findings of fact
approving the subdivision plat, with
conditions, were subsequently adopted
at a special Planning Commission meet­
ing on March 7. (C)
♦H eld a public hearing on a City ot Can­
non Beach application tor amendments
to toe Comprehensive Plan Background
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Report
ano . j to toe
F Comprehensive Plan
policies regarding parks and recreation
The proposed am endm ents consist
pnmarily ot housekeeping changes and
updates to reflect actions already taken
in toe area ot parks over toe last several
years Commissioners voted to recom­
mend adoption o, toe amendments to
City Council
♦ Held a public hearing on Bingham
application tor a five foot front yard set­
back reduction in conjunction with the
construction of a garage on property
located a, 3116 S. Pacific The Planning
Commission approved the request which
requires demolition of an existing garage
structure that encroaches into the street
right ot way and permits construction of a
replacement garage within the Bingham's
property boundaries. (D)
♦Appointed Nancy Littell to fill a vacancy
on the Budget Committee.
♦W ith a 3:2 vote, did not adopt a resolu­
tion stating support tor toe Oregon Trans-
ponation Funding proposal which includes
an increase in the gas tax to fund highway
and bridge improvements throughout toe
State
♦ Unanimously adopted tinal findings of
tact upholding the Planning Commission s
denial ot a request tor approval of toe
Holland Addition, a proposed subdivision
to create 11 lots from a 4 04 acre parcel
ot land. (A)
♦ Heard a report by Vic Stamm urging the
City Council to take action to study alter
natives to the north entrance to Cannon
Beach Stamm lavors consideration ot
development ot 2nd Street into the main
means o, egress from toe city to Highway
101 The city is investigating funding
possibilities to permit further study ot the
issue
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING, FEB 9
♦ Recommended approval ot a sign
variance request from Sea Sprite Motel
located a, 280 W. Nabesna (B)
♦ Held a public hearing and approved a
conditional use request by the City ot
Cannon Beach to permit the construction
o, a children’s play area a, Tolovana Way
side Park The park property is owned by
toe State of Oregon; the State Department
ot Parks and Recreation has given per­
mission tor use ot park property and has
offered assistance in the preparation of
toe site tor locating the play structure (E)
♦Continued consideration and voted to
deny an atter-the-fact setback reduction
application by Earl Twietmeyer tor prop­
erty located at 447 N Larch Street (F)
design review board
MARCH 9
♦H eld a public hearing on Steve Martin
aoDiicatron tor m o d ifica tio n to the
sfephante Inn East Parking Lot buflenng
and screening requirements The prop­
erty is located a, 2740 Pacific (G)
♦ Held a public hearing on the City ot
Cannon Beach application tor the place­
men, of sidewalks on toe southi side ot
Sunset Boulevard between Hemlock and
Spruce
♦ Held a public hearing on toe City ot
Cannon Beach application fora chjldreris
play structure at TotovanaW ayside to-
bated a, Hemlock 4 Femwood (E)
♦Considered the placemen, ot a sculp^
ture tor Pavilion a, The Courtyard located
a, 219 North Hemlock (H)
♦Considered the placement of a Valley
Bronze sculpture a, Sandpiper Square
located at 168 N Hemlock (I)
C L A IM * CULMI V. O »»««»’
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The Cannon Beach City Council has
received a set ot recommendations
from the Blue Ribbon Committee
regarding future community space
needs o f Cannon Beach. The Blue
Ribbon Committee has been meeting
weekly since July to consider more
than two dozen potential sites tor a
school, arts center, sports park,
public works facility and open space
reserves. The Blue Ribbon Commit­
tee was chaired by Bud Kramer
Committee members include Duane
Johnson, Jim Oyala, Richard Pavlik,
Molly Schausten, James Weber, Rod
Graham, Doug Dougherty, Bill David,
John Bosse, Jay Raskin and Kirk
Anderson.
The City Council wishes to hear pub­
lic comment and recommendations
regarding the space needs of toe
community and has scheduled a
public forum tor Monday, A p ril 10 at
7 p m . The forum will be held at
Cannon Beach City Hall, 163 E. Gower
Street. Interested members ot the
co m m u n ity are e n co u ra g e d to
attend. Call 503-436 1581 tor more
in fo rm a tio n or a copy of the
Committee recommendations.
SHORT TERM RENTAL
PUBLIC FORUM HELD
A Public Forum on Short Term Rentals
was held on Saturday, February 18 a,
City Hall. The Short Term Rental Review
Committee had made several recom­
mendations to City Council which includ­
ed establishing stronger local manage­
ment requirements; making toe occu­
pancy limitations ot each rental unit more
realistic in relation to the size ot the unit
and the parking spaces provided, estab­
lishing a system tor random room tax and
building safety audits; continuing to allow
toe licensing of existing short term rent­
als tor another three years beyond Feb­
ruary, 1997 bu, allowing no new short
term rentals.
The recommendations have been tor-
warded to toe Planning Commission by
toe council where they will identity nec­
essary amendments to toe Municipal
Code to implement any or all ot the rec­
ommendations. For further information,
call 503-436-1581.
REC Y CLE SCH ED ULE
A P R IL . 1995
L L K liW L
MON. Collection
1 Oth & 24th
TUES. Collection
11th & 25th
WED. Collection
12th & 26th
FR1. Collection
14th <& 28th
RECYCLE SATURDAY
9 a.m.-lp.m.
Is, & 15th
Kirk Anderson, Mayor
City Councilors:
Laurel Hood
Clava Roopar
Frank Little
Karolyn Adamson
John Williams, City Manager
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