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4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 Cannon Beach: Forum’s questions were submitted by members of the community Continued from Page 1A Alex Pajunas/The Daily Astorian Out-of-town customers who use Astoria water face rate increases. Water rates: City councilors were divided Continued from Page 1A The city, meanwhile, must account for lack of water storage tanks and must do more to ensure water quality to outside custom- ers, Support Engineer Cindy Moore said. A representative from the Job Corps said the cen- ter is on a fixed contract for the next two years and higher water costs would impact the program. Tom Sav- age and Alex Raichl of the Olney-Walluski Water Asso- ciation said the justification for increasing to 25 percent wasn’t clear, arguing that the city spends little to maintain the out-of-town systems. “If the rates are going to go up that high over the next three years, we only use 5 to 10 percent of your mass water production, so I don’t feel that it’s right to put that on outside city users,” Raichl said. After the meeting, Raichl said he was glad the increase for next year had been cut in half, but he wished city coun- cilors had delayed their deci- sion until they could inves- tigate what other Clatsop County cities are doing for out-of-town water customers. For Public Works staff, the proposed increase would have accomplished sev- eral goals. It aligned with a request from the City Coun- cil for departments to reex- amine fees that hadn’t been adjusted in years — in this case, since 1984. A 25 percent charge would have also brought Astoria closer to industry standards of 24 percent to 50 percent, and closer to what other Clatsop County cit- ies require. However, Moore added, all of the cities have different sources of water, manage it differently and serve different customers. The increase was also pitched as a way to slowly raise funds and share the cost for a new clearwater tank across Astoria’s water cus- tomers. The tank, estimated to cost between $1 million and $2 million, will increase capacity at the city’s water treatment plant and improve disinfection and operational flexibility. Since Astoria serves multiple out-of-town customers, city staff said a larger structure was neces- sary. Moore added that an increase to the fee out-of- town customers pay alone will not fund the new tank. City councilors were divided. Councilor Bruce Jones said the city has been look- ing at fees across depart- ments, and, in many cases, raising them. “For the last 33 years, our outside customers have been very fortunate to have a 10 percent surcharge compared to anywhere from a 25, 50 to 100 percent surcharge that all the other municipalities (in the county) charge,” he said. Councilor Zetty Nem- lowill said rates for basic necessities like water should be viewed differently from other projects. “It’s something that everybody needs to live,” Nemlowill said. “It’s not like raising the rate on cem- etery plots or aquatic center passes.” “I do not have clear evi- dence that we’re losing money on these customers,” she concluded. Mayor Arline LaMear and councilors Tom Brown- son, Nemlowill and Jones voted in favor of a resolu- tion outlining a 2.5 percent increase next year. Councilor Cindy Price, who had sug- gested waiting for two years to impose any fee changes to give customers like Job Corps time to adjust, voted “no.” THE DAILY ASTORIAN T UESDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 groups. The other panel will be comprised of three other city managers and one special dis- trict manager. While city councilors will ultimately make the decision, Interim City Manager Jason Schermerhorn said the public forum was one of the “tough- est tests.” “I really think these ques- tions tonight really let them know what they are coming into,” Schermerhorn said. Striking a balance Before the forum, the city gathered about 25 questions submitted by the community, which were then consolidated by themes by the recruitment company Jensen Strategies. Many of the questions probed into how the candi- dates would balance the neces- sity of a tourism economy with preserving a quality of life for locals. All three candidates have the unique experience of managing in towns driven by tourism. Greenwood, who lives in Waldport and has 13 years of upper-level local govern- ment experience on the Ore- gon Coast, said creating more affordable housing and looking for ways to reinvest lodging tax revenue are key in striking that balance. “When reinvesting in our infrastructure, let’s ask can (locals) benefit from it as well?” Greenwood said. Throughout the forum, Greenwood said his experi- ence working on the coast and knowledge of Oregon land use law made him a qualified candidate. He referenced his experi- ence on the Northwest Oregon Housing Authority and finding creative ways to fund public art while at the Port of Newport. He highlighted his commit- ment to the Oregon Coast as to why he should be chosen. “I’ve lived on the Oregon Coast since 1998. I learned to surf on Crescent Beach. I love to hike Angora Peak,” Green- wood said. “This is a won- derful area, and I think by doing what I do I will ingrati- ate myself into the community when I find someone else who likes to surf, or hike Angora Peak. You make new friends, Brenna Visser/The Daily Astorian City manager candidates Bruce St. Denis, Kevin Greenwood and Peter Jankowski partic- ipate in a community forum. have conversations, make con- nections that way.” St. Denis, a manager at a private development company in Tampa, previously served as the town manager for another coastal, tourism-driven city for 15 years, and said the tension between tourists and locals is a problem that takes consistent work to address. “It doesn’t just take one ini- tiative. You must always con- stantly balance the downsides and the upsides for the resi- dents,” St. Denis said. He mentioned managing Longboat Key after Hurricane Charley to show his experi- ence with emergency manage- ment, which has increasingly become a priority for Cannon Beach. With 15 years on the job, one of his favorite aspects of working as a city manager was being an “honest broker” with people about projects that affect the community “Even though I’m 3,000 miles away, we’re all beach people. We know this is where we want to be, and that’s why I’m here,” St. Denis said. Jankowski worked more than 20 years in municipal government as a town man- ager in Massachusetts and Maine before serving as town manager of Cave Creek, Ari- zona, which he described as a “Western-themed” tourist destination. In Arizona, Jankowski said success came from working with local businesses. “We had a lot of festivals and events. There’s always pros and cons to large events, but we always worked to pro- mote local business,” Jankow- ski said. Jankowski said if given the job, he would use his experi- ence as a lawyer to help medi- ate community issues where people differ, and make an open door policy a “top priority.” “My goal is to assist the council in their goals. I’ve been in five or six communities, and each one is different. I want to learn from the council, the staff and the community to learn what those priorities are and make them happen,” Jankow- ski said. All three candidates said living in Cannon Beach is a priority — a value Cannon Beach residents voiced earlier this year when the search for city manager was announced. What’s next Candidates will now be interviewed by panels of com- munity members and govern- ment officials. Jensen Strate- gies will then consolidate all of the feedback for city council- ors to consider as they deliber- ate Wednesday morning. Carolyn Propst is on the community panel as a rep- resentative of the communi- ty-at-large, and said while she was impressed with the caliber of experience each candidate had, she hopes to gain more specificity in their plans during panel interviews. “I’m impressed with the amount of experience that can directly translate to Cannon Beach,” Propst said. “But I’m hoping for some more details about things like emergency preparedness, and more ways they will involve themselves in Cannon Beach.” Schermerhorn said the suc- cessful candidate will have more than enough to do to keep busy. The City Council plans to tackle strategic planning again. And with three seats on the City Council up for re-elec- tion, he could have new faces to work with. There are advantages to having so many changes at once, Schermerhorn said. “This is the perfect time for a new person to mesh in,” he said. “Just listen to the citizens, and address the council with their concerns.” OHA: Audit on Medicaid system is expected to be done by early December Continued from Page 1A Part of the issue was that the patient eligibility data sys- tem that would track a patient’s status changes didn’t link up with a separate software sys- tem for payments. The distinction between Medicaid and Medicare mat- ters to state government because of who pays: states and the federal government bear the costs of Medicaid, but Medicare, the program for the elderly, is paid for by the fed- eral government only. Cowie says that the front- end problems should be resolved by the state’s new eli- gibility system, which is called ONE and links to the state’s payment system. It also contains more accurate information about patients, Cowie said. State Rep. Knute Buehler, a Bend Republican who wants to challenge the governor in 2018, called for an outside investigation of the overpay- ment issue Monday in a letter to Brown. He plans to introduce leg- islation in the upcoming short session, which begins in Feb- SCHEDULE A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach ruary, to require repayment of the remaining $64 million from Medicaid providers. Meanwhile, the Secretary of State’s Office is conducting an audit of the state’s Medicaid system that is expected to be complete by early December. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. Evening listings TUESDAY N OVEMBER 7 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 Wheel Fortune (N) The Middle (N) KATU News at 6 (N) Jeopardy! (N) Fresh Off-Boat (N) Black-ish (N) The Mayor (N) Saves the World "Rocky Road" (N) KATU News (N) (:35) Jimmy Kimmel KOMO 4 News (N) Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! 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