pr«Hr4,*n tr i i< irilI'ttp tr ISSUE 52 • OCTOBER 1995 f , j « w sto » J ij vÆ/vL', .k: " 4 Did not adopt recom m e MEETING HIGHLIGHTS CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSESSION OCTOBER 17 V I 1 K m ♦ Th« City Council and Planning Commission held a joint worksession Io discuss housing issues and possi­ ble amendments to the housing pol­ icies ol the Comprehensive Plan f —i IBLA UUU a* nus t n m m n ► j OB m W CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 17 >Beeck. (X «TUO 5 « J 4 J *-« T J 7 TILLAM OOK HEAD TRAIL RESTORATION PROJECT In October a section of the Tillamook Head Trail in Ecola State Park was given a facelift by members of the Northwest Service Academy. The Academy, which is located in Portland, OR and Trout Lake, WA, has been nationally recognized as one of the top environmental programs in the United States. They are currently operating an Ameri-Corps program that is providing environmental service projects to communities in Oregon and Washington. One hundred and ten volunteers are working for a year to do projects as diverse as the Tillamook Head and Columbia Gorge Trail Restoration, Yakima Indian Nation water quality testing, gabion basket placement in the Gifford Pinchot and the reforestation of a section of the Wind River. The volunteers have backgrounds in biology, law, geography, hydrology, communications, and theater. Thirty-four percent are High School graduates, fifty-five percent college graduates and the others are attending college. They are from all over the United States. Ten members came to Cannon Beach to work on the trail. With the recent addition of Chapman Point, Ecola Park now totals 1,310 acres. The adjacent Elmer Feldenheimer Forest Preserve has ) ,476 acres. Ecola has the most visitors a year of any State Park in Oregon, and Tillamook Head is also designated as a National Recreation Trail. The trail had not had any major maintenance for 7 years. The crew worked on a 2 1/4 mile section from Indian Beach to Clark's View. They installed 12 steps, a punch-in (board walk), approx. 40 water bolls (they direct water to help offset erosion), re-routed a section of trail and installed a turnpike. Fifty percent of their time was spent packing in supplies and materials. They camped on the trail and had rain every day but one. Members of the crew said the rain helped them identify areas of need. In September I completed a one year Ameri-Corps project in Tillamook County, so found great satisfaction in seeing the results of this project. When I hiked the section ot trail with my companions August and Buster last week I noticed a great difference. So thanks to all of you folks at the Service Academy! A N UNCOMPROMISING QUARTERLY JOURNAL W ITH A W ILD PERSPECTIVE !i li > t i • use. » « a MAkaiMtn 4 Held a public hearing on a pro­ posed zone change ol Chapman Point (torn Open Space/Recreation to Open Space The property is located between 7th and 9th Streets and west of the vacated Cedar Street right-of-way. Fred Wessinger pur­ chased the property from the Es­ tate of John Yoon and transferred the property title to the State of Oregon as an addition to Ecola State Park. The Council also held a pub­ lic hearing on a proposal to amend the Zoning Ordinance to specify that frails are not perm itted on Chapman Point. Councilors tenta­ tively ap p ro ve d both the zone change and the Zoning Ordinance text amendm ent (A) «rekascrs 4 Discussed proposed boundary line agreements tor certain proper­ ties on Center and Hemlock Streets After a presentation by Dale Barrett ot HLB & Associates Surveyors, Councilors proceeded with a lot by lot approach to assist in resolving long-standing property line disputes in this area (8) A fter silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. Aldous Huxley 4 Adopted a resolution accepting a $90,000 grant from ODOT to be used for curb and sidewalk im prove­ ments on Sunset Blvd. Between Spruce Street and Elk Creek Road Councillors will delay expenditure of these funds until the State ap ­ proves the improvement plan de ­ veloped by Council.(C) m.,a 1 Subdivision Ordinance Hie amend monis aro boing considered as pari of Ilia city's periodic review process. The Planning Commission recommended approval ol the revisions Io the City Council. The City Council will hold a public healing on this matter at its November 7 meeting. 4 Planning Commissioners continued consideration ol proposed am end­ ments to Iho Coinprehonsivo Plan re garding Goal #5. open space, scenic and historic aroas and natural resourc ns. This matter is also being consid­ ered as part ol the city's periodic re view program and Comm issioners will recommend approval ot these amend ments to ttie City Council. 4 Commissioners continued consid oration on a request by Gene Cope for an interpretation of downtown parking standards A llerdiscussion, Commis­ sioners concurred with sta ffs recom insndation that no action be taken on this request but. instead, allow the applicant to taka tris specilic develop­ ment proposal belore the Design Re view Board The Commission noted that Iho applicant can appeal lire De sign Review Board s decision Io the Planning Commission il he wishes g r o o> .1 > t . V » > * 3