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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 Change could come to emergency preparedness committee makeup be crucial for education and long-term planning for the months and years after an emergency. “It does take cit- izen involvement for recov- ery and resiliency.” The committee would be “dead” if the changes are made, and the new group could be too large to effec- tively make decisions, mem- ber Les Wierson said. He suggested splitting the com- mittee into four divisions on emergency prepared- ness, incident command, emergency preparations and recovery. “There are separate phases to disaster response,” Wier- son said. “You can’t do every- thing in one committee.” Members pointed to the committee’s success in cre- ating evacuation routes and advising the council on top- ics like radios. Kucera said the city’s stra- tegic planning goals include a long-term disaster recov- ery plan, emergency response communications and water system resiliency. “It incorporates what all of you mentioned today,” he said. The proposed changes will be discussed again at a work session in late September. Cannon Beach panel could restructure By LYRA FONTAINE The Daily Astorian CANNON BEACH — A proposed restructure of the Cannon Beach emergency preparedness committee would make the city’s emer- gency manager, police chief, public works director, fire chief, Community Emergency Response Team leader and Medical Reserve Corps leader permanent voting members. But will there be enough voices for residents? Committee chair Karolyn Adamson, who created the committee in 1999, said she strongly opposed the draft ordinance because it would reduce citizen input. “It’s extremely important to keep this citizen advisory com- mittee in effect as it is now,” Adamson said. “I think citi- zen committees are the bed- rock of democracy. People are starting to feel right now like they don’t have input in this city.” Three council-appointed community members and a nonvoting City Council liai- son would complete the 10-member group, which would be renamed “emer- gency management commit- tee” if the proposed ordinance is approved. At a work session last week, some members opposed the creation of one emergency management com- mittee combining citizens and city staff. Others said bring- ing staff on board could ben- efit the committee. Adamson said citizen involvement is key in neigh- borhood outreach and recov- ery planning, as most city Lyra Fontaine/The Daily Astorian Paula Vetter, left, with Les Wierson, Police Chief Jason Schermerhorn and Karolyn Adamson. employees do not live in Can- non Beach. City Manager and Emer- gency Manager Brant Kucera and Mayor Sam Steidel drafted the proposed ordinance. “If (staff) are going to have to carry out this work, we need to have input on the work,” Kucera said. “I have limited resources to do things. If we want to accomplish something, we need voices to say what we can or can’t accomplish.” Different views The committee — which provides evacuation plan- ning, public education and advice to the council — has four community members and Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District Chief Matt Benedict. “The way I see the restruc- turing is that it’s beneficial for the committee,” mem- ber Paula Vetter said. “We’ve gotten to a point where I think this committee needs to grow. We have a lot of great ideas but we’re splintered.” Vetter said she would like the committee to have a long- term vision, and including city staff and the fire chief could help implement the committee’s ideas. Member Herb Florer, a candidate for City Council, said a “broad, general and long-range” citizen advisory committee could coexist with the city’s emergency man- agement command structure. “We’re looking at two different things that are being combined into one and not very well,” he said, adding that residents will N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A Contact: Steve Axtell • 360-430-0885 or John Anderson • 360-269-2500 ll Ca ime yt n A Fre e as Est F ima t t es a Q: What educational LEO FINZI Astoria’s Best W e P rovide e xPert v irus r emoval s ervices . 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