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ISSUE 55 • JANUARY 1996
M E E T IN G H IG H L IG H T S
CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 2, 1996
Continued a public hearing on proposed
amendments to the Municipal Code requir
ing that, to obtain a building permit, a
property owner must submit a land survey
performed or validated by a licensed sur
veyor since 1-1-86
Council tentatively
adopted the amendments which will be
considered in ordinance form at the Febru
ary meeting
Appointed Hugh Milloy and Les Wierson to
three year terms on the Public Works Com
mittee
Held public hearings on Cannon Beach
Sanitary Service requests lor rate increases
Council approved a rate restructuring in
tended to encourage recycling and ap
proved a rate increase to reflect an in
crease in the tees charged by Gearhart
Transfer Station but will hold a work ses
sion on January 23 to furtherdiscuss an 8%
overall rate increase requested by CBSS
Heard public comment on the services
provided by falcon Cable Company Joel
Billings. Falcon district manager tor the
Cannon Beach area, was present to re
spond to some questions and comments at
the meeting and will provide additional in
formation in writing regarding those ques
tions he was unprepared to answer at the
meeting
Council received the report prepared by
Keech and Associates recommending al
ternatives to address the safety hazards ot
the north entrance into Cannon Beach
City Council has scheduled a public hear
ing on the issue on Tuesday. January 23 at
8 00 p m at City Hall (A)
Councilors adopted (by a 4:1 vote) a motion
to present an otter to Cannon Beach Re
sorts Inc., on behalf ot the city, to purchase
the Cannon Beach RV Parktor $2,100,000
The terms ot the purchase include a
$940.000 down payment with a 7 year note
on the balance at an interest rate ot 9%.
The property being considered for pur
chase is about 20 acres in size and does
not include the mini storage buildings The
RV Park is one ot the sites that was consid
ered by the Blue Ribbon Committee on
Future Space Needs for potential school,
sports park and arts center locations (B)
Council directed its Cavenham subcommit
tee, comprised ot Mayor Anderson, Coun
cilor Little. Paul Visher and Ron Logan, to
Xunicipgf Memo
Cannon Beach Historical Society
(display case)
$ 250
Clatsop Co W omen s Resource
Center (services)
$1000
Pioneer House
(homeless shelter)
$1200
Cannon Beach Arts Assoc (artist
grants)
$1500
Cannon Beach Arts Assoc, (con
certs In park)
$2200
K M U N (teen radio mentor
program)
$1000
School District (drug 4 alcohol pre
vention)
$ 600
investigate the potential sale ot Cavenham
timber holdings east ot Cannon Beach
Council provided staff with direction in the
development ot a policy addressing struc
tures that encroach into public rights-of-
way The proposed policy language will be
revised and will be on the February Coun
cil agenda lor further discussion
Councilors determined to permit partial
paving ot Spruce Street, from the drive
way of the new fire station to Sunset
Boulevard rather than paving the entire
block through to Dawes Street (C)
Accepted a recommendation by
the Parks and Community Ser
vices Committee to proceed with
funding a permanent bandstand
structure in City Park, up to a maxi
mum expenditure of $30,000 (E)
Councilors adopted a resolution declaring
the city 's intent to extend sidewalks on the
north side of Sunset Boulevard along a 50
toot section between the Hallmark over
flow motel building and the new fire
station. (D)
Adopted an ordinance to bring the Cannon
Beach Zoning Ordinance into conform
ance with the requirements of recently
adopted state legislation regarding public
hearing procedures
Held a public hearing on the proposed
1996 Parking and Traffic Management
Plan updates Councilors asked staff to
study potential changes in the route of the
Shuttle to free up loading zones on H em
lock Street for use by delivery trucks The
issue will be further discussed at Council's
February 6 meeting.
Reappointed Frank Little and Bud Kramer
as the city's representatives to the Clatsop
Economic Development Council
Approved the community grant recom
mendations made to Council by the Parks
and Community Services Committee In
cluded in the awards ot second round
grant funds for the year are:
w h c h a located el 340 0 S Hemlock Street (H)
Continued a public hearing on e proposal to
require surveys more than live yesrs old to be
revakdated by the surveyor who performed the
original survey
The Planning Commission
directed stall to modify the proposal to permit
any licensed surveyor Io provide the valuation
service and to require validation only on sur
veys conducted prxw to ,9 8 6 The proposal
will be considered by City Council
Heard public com m ent on the proposed 1996
Parking and Tralhe M anagem ent Plan up
dates The Planning Commission modified the
proposal before referring it on to the City
Council
Approved the final plal lor phase 1 of the
Chapm an Point Subdivision Phase 1 ot the
Chapm an Subdivision includes the seven lots
located north of 7th Street (I)
interested in becom ing a volunteer, p le a s e
phone M ariam W ebber at 4 3 6 -,5 8 0 or leave
your nam e, mailing address and phone num ber
with M ichelle M cConnell at City Hall (4 3 8 -1 5 8 1 )
and you wiH be contacted If you represent a
church, club, business or service organization,
a free slide show and t a k can be arranged for
your group
CITY C O U N C IL SPEC IA L
After holding an Executive Session. City C o u n
Held a pub ic hearing on Loray Polevoi applica
tion tor sxternr alterations including changes
to an approved landscape plan lor existing
commercial building located at ,1 8 8 South
Hemlock
Held a pubic hearing on City ol Cannon Beach
application lor construction of a perm anent
bandstand at City Park located at 247 North
Spruce.
Continued a hearing on Tem ple/Ayres applica
tion for a major modification to a previously
approved duplex located at 2 7 2 /2 7 4 6th Street
Received a request to am end the agenda Irom
Stephen Tuckm an/M cB ee M otel, for review ot
a free standing sign.
ELIZABETH FURSE
COM M UNITY OFFICE HOURS
Held a public hearing and recommended
denial to City Council ot a request for a
zone change by Terry and Carmen Swigart
The applicants request a zone change from
MP, Manufactured Dwelling and Recre
ational Vehicle Park, to RM. Residential
Motel, for a 9 acre parcel of property at the
north end of Cannon Beach, currently part
of the SeaRanch RV Park and Horse Rides
The request will be considered by the City
C ou ncil at the F e b ru a ry 6 C ou ncil
meeting (F)
The staff ol Congressw om an Elizabeth Furse
will be holding community oflice hours through
out the First Congressional District If you have
a concern about a federal ssue. a problem or
a suggestion, you are invited to stop by one ol
the following locations in Clatsop County:
Csnnvn Bwch
Every 2nd 4 4th Tuesday. 3-4 PM
Cannon B each City Hall. 163 East G ower
cil held a special m eeting and determ ined to no,
pursue further a Clatsop County Circuit Court
order compelling the city to issue approval tor
the Shorewood Subdivision application. T h e
City Council denied the Shorewood appltcattor.
tor tentative subdivision plat approval in August
1995; the applicant. Shelter Resources. Inc.,
subsequently filed a petition tor a writ of m an
dam us with the circuit court because the city s
final decision on the application w as not re n
dered within the 120 day period prescribed by
Oregon statutes The Shorewood subdivision
application will now be subject to Design R e
view Board hearing and consxferatxin. T h e
Shorewood Subdivision application is for a 19
Io, subdivision located on a 3 .5 3 acre parcel of
land east of City Hall.(J)
The City Council also determ ined to file a
petition tor review by the O regon S u prem e
Court in the m atter of the Holland Subdivision
request The City Council denied the Holland
Tentative Pla, Subdivision request in M arch
1995: Mr. Holland appealed the m atter to LU B A
(the Land Use Board ol A ppeals) w h ere the
city's denial w as upheld
Holland than a p
pealed the decision to the O regon Court of
Appeals which has issued a rem and of the
decision to LU B A to determ ine a specific point
ol law related to the use of Com prehensive
Plan policies as approval criteria
Council
decided, on the advise of the city s legal coun
sel on the m atter, Ed Sullivan, to request a
hearing by the O regon S uprem e Court rather
than reconsideration at LU B A .(G )
Seaside
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PUBLIC MEETINGS
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PUBLIC WORKS CMTE.,
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DESIGN REVIEW, 6:30P.M..
PARKS COMMUNITY
SERVICES, 9 A.M.
ENERGY CMTE., 8:30A.M.
PLANNING COMMISSION
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CITY COUNCIL
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Held a public hearing on a minor partition
request by David Holland to partition an
existing 3.84 acre lot into three parcels.
The properly is located east of Hemlock
Street and south of Arbor Lane. The Plan
ning Commission denied the partition re
quest Holland has appealed the decision
to the city Council; the appeal will be heard
at Council's February 6 meeting.(G)
Every 1st 4 3rd Tuesday. 3 -4 PM
Seaside Public Library, 60 North Roosevelt
Astoria
R E C Y C LE SCHEDULE
Every Tuesday. 1 0 -1 , AM
Port ol Astoria
FEBRUARY 1996
CURBSIDE
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TUES. Collection
WED. Collection
FRI. Collection
NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
Held a public hearing and approved a sign
variance request by the Tolovana Inn
Homeowners Association to permit the re
placement of an existing, non-conforming
sign In conjunction with the Tolovana Inn
We have been receiving letters about the City's
plan to buy the RV park. Ever} one seems to be
totally amazed.
January 11
Members of the City Council
Members,
I am sitting here reading the Gazette article on
the RV Park in total amazement. Assuming the
Gazette information is accurate it would seem
that this action violates the City Charter
(Chapter X, section 38) which prohibits
incurring debt without a vote of the people. I
would also guess that it violates several state
statutes. Also, it would seem reasonable that
prior to a purchase of this size, public hearings
would be held, a better plan for future use would
be formulated and a source of funds to undevelop
it would be identified.
I support the idea proposed by Billy Hultz
(sic) in the latest issue of the Upper Left Edge,
of establishing a Land Trust and purchase those
unique pieces of property that are better left
undeveloped (I'm not sure the RV Park would be
one I would pick). Unless the city council
members are experienced in negotiating
purchases of commercial property I would think
that the taxpayers would be better served by
establishing a board of experienced people to
select and negotiate such purchase. Billy's
concern about the source of funds has been at
least partly answered by the council's actions.
Apparently, the city has more money than it
knows what to do with. Also, I think an
argument could be made that a substantial
portion of the motel tax is derived from people
who come here for the natural beauty, thus
nature should be preserved with a portion of
those funds.
I would suggest that the council slow down,
double check the applicable city and state
statutes, consult the taxpayers and then address
the bigger issue of how to preserve all the
unique properties we are blessed with.
The Haystack Rock Awareness Program,
whose principal sponsor is the City of Cannon
Beach through its Parks 4 Comm unity Ser
vices Comm ittee, is operated by a corps of
volunteers known as the Puflin club The Club
is beginning to plan lor its twelfth year of on-
the-beach interpretive activities lor visitors to
(read on. -ed.)
Dear Mr. Quarles,
Since your letter to the members of the Cannon
Beach City Council will appear both in the
Gazette and the Upper Left Edge, I felt this
response should serve the same purpose and
inform the citizens of Cannon Beach.
1 read your letter about the potential RV Park
purchase in total amazement. Where were you
when the citizens of Cannon Beach voted to
approve General Obligation bond for the
construction, purchase or acquisition of public
facilities and services? Where were you when
the Blue Ribbon Committee, composed of 12
experienced members of our community , spent
many, many hours studying the space needs of
Cannon Beach, and made their number one
recommendation the acquisition of the RV Park
property? Where were you during the public
hearings held on this matter? I have not seen
you at many council meetings, perhaps one or
two meetings in the past two years. If y ou had
attended Council and Budget Committee meetings
on a regular basis, you would know that Kirk
Anderson has been advocating for the land trust
concept for several years, and this last year
succeeded in establishing a budget line item for
that purpose. You would know that the purchase
of the RV property could go toward achieving the
preservation of our valuable urban forest land on
Spruce Street, a goal that I personally favor.
Basing your information and opinion upon one
article you read on one day in January, 1996, is
fine as far as it goes. To offer uninformed advice
to the members of this community who have
worked hard, taken the time and made the effort
to steer a course based on long study, citizen
involvement, profession and legal advice, and
consultation with the taxpayers is
reprehensible.
It is not to be expected that everyone will find
the potential RV Park purchase agreeable, but
the hours of responsible citizen involvement on
this issue have certainly provided some
consensus and have served properly as a guide to
the City Council in moving forward with
negotiations. Whatever the outcome, the process
has been all that you suggest it should be.
Sincerely,
Karolyn Adamson
(City Councilor)
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January 21
The Honorable City' Council of Cannon Beach;
and vieil she bcauqAJ old Winery at
The Oregon Coast
Experience the charm o f the old building.
O ur wines w ill delight you.
Fun for all ages.
The tasting room is truly tsrugiar.
• Wine Tasting
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• Picnic Area
• Special Events
The "F U N R U N E X C U R S IO N T R A IN " slop*
here every Saturday and Sunday afternoon. M ay
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OPEN 10 - 6 EVERYDAY
The histone winery is nestled among the tree* si ike
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Please stop by and enjoy the history, the
great wines and lots of fun.
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We appreciate all the effort City Hall has
expended to protect the community from the
Shorewood development
We applaud the Council's actions to believe in
and fight for the Comprehensive Plan, and even
over the objection of the City's own lawyer.
We understand there were two legal
technicalities that caused the Council to give up
the fight.
First, due to confusion over a one-week
extension for additional comment granted by the
Planning Commission, our City Planner missed a
mandatory 120 day deadline.
Perhaps in desperation, the Council then
abandoned pursuit of the Comprehensive Plan to
follow the questionable recommendation of the
outside lawy er. Following this lawyer's advice,
the City accused Shorewood of having only one
exit. That the Court sided with Shorewood is no
surprise. After all the Planning Commission had
already requested Shorewood eliminate their
second access.
We are saddened that one of the last stands of
forest in our town will fall, and that the quaint
and quiet character of our neighborhood will be
forever lost.
We are deeply dissappointed that our City,
notable for its spirit and independence, has let
its final action be dictated by mistakes and bad
advice.
We urge you to reconsider and fight for the
principles, the Comprehensive Plan, that we
know you believe in.
Sincerely,
Cheth Row e
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