12A THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • TUESDAY , MAY 5 , 2015 C oun c i l : E s t r a d a c h a l l e n g e d t h e c i t y ’ s r a t i o n a l e Con t inu ed f r om Pag e 1A Two cu t t e r s — th e S t e ad f a s t and th e A l e r t — a r e now b a s ed a t th e 17 th S t r e e t Do ck . Th e c i ty i s ob l ig a t ed to p rov id e th e Co a s t Gu a rd w i th 250 p a rk ing sp a c e s , e i th e r a t th e p a rk ing lo t n e a r 17 th and Du an e o r a t o th e r lo c a t ion s . N em low i l l s a id sh e w a s con c e rn ed th a t “g iv ing ou t a l e a s e on th i s p rop e r ty cou ld l e s s en ou r p ro sp e c t s fo r a g r e a t e co - nom i c d ev e lopm en t p ro j e c t in exp an s ion o f th e Co a s t Gu a rd in A s to r i a . ” D i s s en t in g v o t e HOLLY PH IPPS — Seas ide H igh Schoo l Membe rs o f the Commun i ty Eme rgency Response T eam p rog rams a t Seas ide and As to r ia h igh schoo ls ca re fu l ly p re - pa re a v ic t im to be t ranspo r ted du r ing the i r f ina l exe rc ise to become ce r t i f ied in bas ic CERT t ra in ing . The v ic t ims we re p layed by s tuden ts f rom Seas ide H igh Schoo l ’ s d rama depa r tmen t . Bu t Coun c i lo r D r ew H e r z ig qu e s t ion ed why th e c i ty wou ld l e a s e p rop e r ty to th e Bowp i ck - e r , bu t no t to E s t r ad a . “ I f th e who l e lo t i s Co a s t Gu a rd p a rk ing , th en th e Bowp i ck e r h a s to go , too , ” s a id H e r z ig , th e on ly d i s s en t e r in th e coun c i l ’ s 4 -1 vo t e ag a in s t E s t r ad a ’ s r equ e s t . “ I ju s t don ’ t s e e how w e c an p e rm i t on e to b e th e r e and ano th e r no t to b e th e r e . ” H e r z ig c a l l ed i t “ sh e e r ob s t in a cy . ” E s t r ad a a l so ch a l l eng ed th e c i ty ’ s D rew r a t ion a l e . Sh e s a id sh e wou ld ag r e e to H e rz ig mov e i f th e c i ty n e ed ed th e p rop e r ty in th e fu tu r e fo r Co a s t Gu a rd p a rk ing . “ I ’m a t a lo s s a s to why th e c i ty wou ld p rov id e a l e a s e to th e Bowp i ck e r and no t p rov id e a l e a s e to m e , ” sh e s a id . CERT : ‘T h e y n e e d t o g e t a s c l o s e t o t h e r e a l s i t u a t i o n a s p o s s i b l e ’ Con t inu ed f r om Pag e 1A l a c e r a t ed . Ung e r h ad in s t ru c t - ed h e r d r am a s tud en t s p r io r to th e ex e r c i s e to t ak e i t s e r iou s - ly , no t on ly b e c au s e th ey w e r e be ing g r ad ed b a s ed on th e i r pe r fo rm an c e , bu t a l so to h e lp ou t th e s tud en t CERT m em - be r s . “Th ey n e ed to g e t a s c lo s e to th e r e a l s i tu a t ion a s po s s i - bl e , ” Ung e r s a id . Th e CERT m emb e r s a l so w e r e t a sk ed w i th commun i c a t - ing w i th How e and on e ano th - e r , t r e a t ing th e v i c t im s ’ in ju r i e s and t r an spo r t ing th em s a f e ly to th e t r i ag e a r e a . How e w a s s e - l e c t ed a s in c id en t comm and e r be c au s e sh e ex c e l l ed a t a p r e - v iou s t ab l e top ex e r c i s e th a t t e s t ed th e l e ad e r sh ip c ap ab i l - i t i e s o f d i f f e r en t s tud en t s po s - ing a s in c id en t comm and e r s . Th e ob j e c t iv e o f th e ex e r - c i s e , s a id J e r emy Go ld sm i th , S e a s id e ’ s RARE (R e sou r c e A s s i s t an c e fo r Ru r a l Env i ron - m en t s ) Am e r iCo rp s in t e rn , i s th a t “w e w an t to s e e ( th e s tud en t s ) phy s i c a l ly do wh a t w e ’v e t augh t th em . ” Th e ex e r - c i s e w a s th e m a in compon en t o f th e i r n a l , ou t s id e o f t ak ing a w r i t t en t e s t , and i t w a s th e mo s t impo r t an t . “On c e th ey do th i s , th ey w i l l b e c e r t i ed in b a s i c CERT t r a in ing , ” Go ld sm i th s a id . Th r e e p i lo t p r og ram s H e and N i ck Sund , a RARE Am e r iCo rp s vo lun t e e r and an em e rg en cy s e rv i c e s coo rd i - n a to r fo r C l a t sop Coun ty , l ed th r e e p i lo t CERT p rog r am s a t A s to r i a , S e a s id e and W a r r en - ton h igh s choo l s . A t W a r r en - ton , th ey h e ld th e c l a s s tw i c e pe r w e ek fo r n in e w e ek s , so th e s tud en t s h ad th e i r n a l in M a r ch . In A s to r i a and S e a s id e , th e c l a s s w a s on c e a w e ek un t i l th e l a s t mon th , wh en th ey w en t to two c l a s s e s p e r w e ek to ex - ped i t e th e p ro c e s s . Sund and Go ld sm i th , who w e r e t r a in ed a s in s t ru c to r s th rough th e F ed e r a l Em e rg en - cy M an ag em en t Ag en cy , o f - f e r ed th e t r a in ing th i s s em e s t e r a s a so r t o f “p i lo t p rog r am ” a t th e th r e e coun ty s choo l s . Th e i r hop e i s th e s choo l s now w i l l ind iv idu a l ly t ak e ov e r th e i r prog r am s and con t inu e to o f f e r th em in e a ch lo c a t ion . “ I t ’ s b e en aw e som e , ” Go ld - sm i th s a id o f th e exp e r i en c e l e ad ing th e p rog r am s . “ I t ’ s be en in c r ed ib ly r ew a rd ing . ” ‘Banana ’ T odd N ew ton , f rom th e W a r r en ton CERT , and G a l e S cob i e , f rom th e A s to r i a CERT , vo lun t e e r ed to h e lp mon i to r and sh adow th e s tu - d en t s wh i l e th ey p e r fo rm ed th e i r a s s ignm en t s . Th e g roup s e l e c t ed a s a f e - ty wo rd , “b an an a , ” fo r wh en som e th ing in r e a l l i f e h ad gon e w rong and th e ex e r c i s e n e ed ed to t empo r a r i ly s top , bu t i t w a s n ev e r u s ed . A f t e r a l l th e v i c - t im s w e r e r e s cu ed and t r e a t ed , th e g roup d eb r i e f ed and t a lk ed abou t wh a t a sp e c t s cou ld b e Th e B owp i ck e r L ind a Fo rd , who own s th e Bowp i ck e r w i th h e r hu sb and , Ron , s a id th e bu s in e s s h a s t r i ed to b e good n e ighbo r s s in c e ob - t a in ing an ag r e em en t w i th th e Co lumb i a R iv e r M a r i t im e Mu - s eum to u s e th e l and . Th e Bowp i ck e r h a s a 10 -y e a r l e a s e w i th th e c i ty . “W e ’ r e no t t ry ing to s t ep on any - body ’ s to e s , ” Fo rd to ld th e coun c i l . “W e t ry to b e v e ry m ind fu l o f th e Co a s t Gu a rd and r e sp e c t th e i r n e ed s . ” E s t r ad a ’ s id e a h a s go t t en a t t en t ion , and th e c i ty i s l ik e ly go ing to h av e to r e f e r e e s im i l a r d i spu t e s a s o th e r en t r e - p r en eu r s t ry to t ak e adv an t ag e o f A s - to r i a ’ s g row ing popu l a r i ty a s a tou r i s t L inda d e s t in a t ion . Fo rd “Y ou h av e a g r e a t id e a , ” P r i c e to ld E s t r ad a . “And th e r e a r e a coup l e o f o th e r spo t s in town th a t p eop l e a r e th ink ing o f op en ing up . ” Fo r E s t r ad a , th a t w a s no t mu ch o f a con so l a t ion . “Wh a t c an I s ay , ” sh e s a id in an em a i l a f t e r th e vo t e , “d i s c r im in a t ion i s an ug ly th ing . ” C o rp s : S u i t a s k s c o u r t t o r e v i ew C o r p s ’ s t u d i e s Con t inu ed f r om Pag e 1A HOLLY PH IPPS — Seas ide H igh Schoo l As to r ia H igh Schoo l sen io rs Jo rdan Gagnon , cen te r , and B randon Ha l l assess and t rea t “v ic t im” Jacque l ine He rnandez du r ing a mock sea rch -and - rescue exe rc ise tha t was pu t on as pa r t o f the f ina l fo r the Commun i ty Eme rgency Response T eam p rog rams a t As to - r ia and Seas ide h igh schoo ls . imp rov ed upon . Mo s t o f th e p l ay e r s , in c lud ing th e p r e t end v i c t im s , s a id th e s imu l a t ion i l - lu s t r a t ed w ay s commun i c a t ion cou ld b e b e t t e r in th e fu tu r e . Th a t w a s an a r e a th a t w a s l a ck ing du r ing th e s imu l a t ion , How e ag r e ed , f rom a l e ad e r - sh ip p e r sp e c t iv e . Th e h a rd e s t th ing abou t th e a c t iv i ty fo r h e r , sh e s a id , “w a s g e t t ing p eop l e to g e t b a ck to m e . ” Sh e r e cogn i z ed , though , th a t t ak ing em e rg en cy r e spon s e f rom an ab s t r a c t top i c in th e c l a s s room to a r e a l -wo r ld a c - t iv i ty p r e s en t s n ew ch a l l eng e s fo r th e s tud en t s . Th e a c t iv i ty i s r emov ed f rom two -d im en - s ion a l t ab l e top ex e r c i s e s and l e c tu r e s to a th r e e -d im en s ion a l sp a c e , wh e r e th e s tud en t s h av e to look ou t fo r p rob l em s and ch a l l eng e s b e low , b e s id e and abov e th em . “ I th ink th ey d id a good job w i th i t b e ing ou r r s t p r a c t i c e , ” How e s a id . S cob i e ag r e ed commu - n i c a t ion o f t en i s a p e r s i s t en t p rob l em among r e spon s e t e am s and n e a r ly impo s s ib l e to p e r f e c t . “Th a t ’ s u su a l ly th e b igg e s t i s su e , ” h e s a id . “Y ou n ev e r c an g e t i t a s good a s you ’d l ik e to s e e i t . ” S e a s id e f r e shm an E l i ju a M cSh i r l ey s a id th e n a l ex e r - c i s e w a s h i s f avo r i t e p a r t o f th e p rog r am b e c au s e i t w a s mo r e l i f e - l ik e and th ey w e r e ab l e to app ly wh a t th ey l e a rn ed in th e c l a s s room . H e a l so en - joy ed do ing t ab l e top ex e r c i s e s du r ing c l a s s and f e l t l ik e th e t e am imp rov ed f rom do ing tho s e to p a r t i c ip a t ing in th e - n a l . Ov e r a l l , h e s a id , h e l ik ed th e p rog r am b e c au s e “ i t ’ s fun to do , and i t ’ s a l e a rn ing ex - p e r i en c e . ” I t a l so t r a in ed h im how to r e a c t du r ing an em e r - g en cy s c en a r io . “ I t ’ s mo r e impo r t an t to h e lp w i th th e r e l i e f p ro c e s s and no t ju s t b e th e on e ev a cu a t ing , ” h e s a id . How e do e sn ’ t in t end fo r h e r t r a in ing to s top now . Sh e and f e l low S e a s id e jun io r S i lv i a A v i - l a a r e p l ann ing to t ak e a T r a in th e T r a in e r cou r s e to b e com e c e r t ied to t e a ch o th e r s and th en s t a r t a CERT p rog r am in S e a s id e fo r th e i r s en io r P a c ic a P ro j e c t . “W e ju s t th ink i t ’ s som e - th ing ev e ryon e shou ld know , ” A v i l a s a id . Th ey a r e in th e p l ann ing p ro c e s s and a r e fund r a i s ing to pu r ch a s e b a ckp a ck s w i th sup - p l i e s fo r t e am m emb e r s . Fo r mo r e in fo rm a t ion , c a l l S e a s id e H igh S choo l a t (503 ) 738 - 5586 to sp e ak w i th A v i l a o r How e , o r em a i l A v i l a a t s i lv i a . y e s en i a@ou t look . com . at h o m e u e n e d i t i on j PR O PE R T Y LINE S REAL ESTATE , HOME CONSTRUCT ION , GARDEN ING AND MORE ! 2 0 1 5 • Pocket L i st i ngs • R eal E st at e R oadbl ocks • B uyi ng a F i xer - Upper • R eal E st at e G l ossar y p rop e r ly con s id e r ed and g iv en p r io r i ty . ” T h e l aw s u i t w a s f i l e d l a s t w e e k i n U .S . D i s t r i c t C o u r t i n P o r t l a n d . A spok e swom an fo r th e A rmy Co rp s in Po r t l and s a id sh e h ad no t s e en th e d e t a i l s o f th e l aw su i t and d e c l in ed to comm en t . Th e su i t a sk s th e cou r t to r e - v i ew th e A rmy Co rp s ’ v e t t ing o f th e W a lm a r t p ro j e c t und e r th e f ed e r a l C l e an W a t e r A c t , a s w e l l a s a r ev i ew o f th e A rmy Co rp s ’ env i ronm en t a l imp a c t an a ly s i s and nd ing th a t th e p ro j e c t wou ld h av e no s ign ic an t imp a c t . Th e su i t a l l eg e s th e A rmy Co rp s a l low ed W a lm a r t to l l w e t l and s and ru l ed ou t a l t e r - n a t iv e lo c a t ion s fo r th e p ro j e ct w i thou t su fc i en t ex am in a t ion and an a ly s i s . Th e W a r r en ton C i ty Comm i s - s ion a l so app rov ed th e p ro j e c t . C l a t sop R e s id en t s Ag a in st W a lm a r t h a s c l a im ed W a lm a rt h a s n eg a t iv e ly imp a c t ed o th er commun i t i e s and wou ld hu r t W a r r en ton , mo s t ly by und e r cu t - t ing lo c a l r e t a i l e r s . 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