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Safe Shelter offers free weekly online
parenting classes beginning March 22
The phrase “Babies don’t
come with instructions”
has often been said when it
comes to parenting.
In spite of the old ad-
age, every first-time parent
wants to do their best to
provide the love and nurtur-
ing that babies need.
For that reason, Safe Shel-
ter for Siuslaw Students
and West Lane County Safe
Families for Children are
offering an online parenting
course for families and care-
givers of babies and tod-
dlers, ages birth to 3.
The course is called “Start
Strong” and will be present-
ed by renowned author and
educator Dr. Becky Bailey,
founder of Conscious Dis-
cipline. This e-Learning
experience addresses the
needs of the adults first,
then addresses the needs of
the child during the critical
early years of development.
The ability to recognize
and manage both mild and
toxic stress is an adult pre-
requisite for equipping the
next generation to do the
same. The way we respond
to the needs of infants and
toddlers will help or inhibit
them from forming healthy
life patterns.
Classes will be offered on
Mondays at 7:30 p.m., be-
ginning March 22.
Costs for the course are
paid by a generous grant
from The Ford Family
Foundation; there are no
fees for participants.
Preregistration is required
to access class materials and
sign on information.
To pre-register, contact
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at
541-590-0779 or email her
at Suzanne@safeshelterfor-
siuslaw students.org.
CITY from page 1A
City Manager Erin Reyn-
olds to enter into a purchase
agreement in order to buy
the tables and bike racks
needed to complete the
planned seating expansion.
The issue of the impor-
tance of bike racks was
highlighted by City Coun-
cilor Bill Meyer, who was
supportive of the idea of in-
creasing the facilities avail-
able for visitors to the port.
Meyer is a sitting commis-
sioner on the Port of Siuslaw
Board and an active bike
rider.
“It is weather dependent,
but [the port] does get a lot
of bike activity and a lot of
people do stop, and there
would be times when they
would take advantage of
them,” Meyer said. “You are
going to see more and more
people acquiring electric
bikes and I personally own
one, and it sure makes the
option of commuting 1, 2 or
3 miles a piece of cake when
the weather is right. That is
a growth industry and it is
quite a wonderful product.”
According to Moehrke,
once approved, the order
for the equipment could be
placed soon and the instal-
lation of the new equipment
might be accomplished by
late May.
The entering into an IGA
with the port did not require
a resolution and the IGA
will be discussed by the Port
of Siuslaw commissioners at
tonight’s (March 17) com-
mission meeting.
All three action items
were then approved unani-
mously by the council.
Public Works Director
Mike Miller completed the
meeting’s staff presentations
with two separate action
items brought for council
approval.
Miller asked councilors to
consider accepting the pro-
posal from TAG/West Yost
in the amount of $52,458
for completion of the City
of Florence Water Risk and
Resilience Assessment and
Emergency Response Plan.
He also asked councilors to
approve Resolution No. 11,
Series 2021, authorizing the
City of Florence to enter into
a Mutual Emergency Water
Agreement with Heceta Wa-
ter People’s Utility District.
The first item is required,
according to Miller, as part
of the American Water In-
frastructure Act, which plac-
es an emphasis on assessing
and mitigating cybersecu-
rity risks posed from out-
side agitators. The project’s
preliminary schedule shows
the potential for final certi-
fication by the Environmen-
tal Protection Agency of the
response plan could come in
December 2021.
Miller’s requests were met
with few questions and the
expenditure of $52,458 was
approved, as was the accep-
tance of the emergency wa-
ter agreement with Heceta
Water District.
Following this, general
committee and commission
Johnston used a formula
based on the value of sur-
rounding properties to de-
termine the plot’s value. This
was one reason for forward-
ing the request to the Plan-
ning Commission.
Calfee made a brief state-
ment thanking the council
for its time and asked the
recuperation amount to be
as low as possible. The coun-
cil then unanimously passed
the suggested staff option
of assessing costs associated
with the request at $3,196
and forwarding the issue to
the Florence Planning Com-
mission for its input and
recommendations on which
formula should be used in
determining
recompense
due.
The next item presented
to the council was a multi-
step request to accept a
grant, enter into an intergov-
ernmental agreement (IGA)
and authorize the purchase
of equipment for a new se-
ries of seating options along
the boardwalk and in His-
toric Old Town Florence.
The presentation was
made by Economic Develop-
ment Catalyst Sarah Moeh-
rke. She guided the council
through a detailed explana-
tion of a grant awarded from
Travel Oregon and what the
city hoped to do with the
funds awarded.
Moehrke also reviewed
the plan to work with the
Port of Siuslaw to expand
its seating capacity along
the boardwalk, as well as
additional bike racks in the
area to encourage alternative
transport options among
visitors.
“The City of Florence was
awarded $44,361, which
is the fourth-largest grant
awarded overall and the sec-
ond largest outside of the
Portland metro area,” said
Moehrke, who then shared
images of the additional
benches and ADA compli-
ant tables and bike racks
which would be purchased
and placed on the boardwalk
and in Old Town.
Resolution No. 10, Series
2021, authorized acceptance
of the money awarded from
Travel Oregon and Reso-
lution No. 12, Series 2021,
would authorize Florence
Florence ‘Earth Day’ to be a week celebration
This
year’s
Earth Day is
April 22 and, de-
spite COVID-19
restrictions, the
Earth Day com-
mittee is planning
a people-friend-
ly, safe event for
the Florence area
community.
The Florence Earth Day
Porch Parade will com-
mence April 15 and contin-
ue through the next week.
Individual homes and
businesses — or pairings of
both — can decorate their
porch or yard to celebrate
reports were given, as was a
brief update about the recent
vaccine clinics offered at the
Florence Events Center.
Reynolds also reminded
the public that one of the
best sources for City related
information is the City of
Florence newsletter, which
can be accessed online.
During the councilor dis-
cussion portion of the meet-
ing, Councilor Sally Wantz
revisited the possibility of
a member of EMAC par-
ticipating in a county-led
effort to coordinate climate
change ideas and thoughts
on how to mitigate climate
damage.
In response to Wantz’s
comments, Henry once
again expressed his pref-
erence EMAC initiate the
manner in which the city
determines its climate re-
lated policies. He also asked
for the council to clarify the
policies which can improve
the local environment with-
out entering into any affili-
ation which uses the issue
of a climate emergency as a
political tool.
There was little support
shared for extending the role
of the council in determin-
ing any climate policies.
Wantz continued to push
the issue of climate discus-
sion, seeking some level of
Earth Day.
The theme this year is
“Restore Our Earth.”
Community
members
can use their imagination
in decorating, with themes
of recycling, climate, tree
planting, green energy,
beach
clean-up
and more encour-
aged.
In addition, cer-
tificate awards will
be presented for a
variety of cate-
gories including
“Best Child-Cre-
ated
Display,”
“Most Imagina-
tive” and “Best Representa-
tion of Theme.”
Yard signs will be avail-
able beginning April 12.
For more information,
visit Facebook.com/floren-
ceoregonearthday or email
teenasan67@gmail.com.
accommodation from fellow
council members but re-
ceived none.
Henry also reminded
councilors the city’s work
plan has not been final-
ized and the issue was not
currently included in the
council’s working docu-
ments. After a brief discus-
sion, Henry’s position was
supported by the rest of the
council.
The next Florence City
Council meeting is sched-
uled for April 5.
For more information,
visit ci.florence.or.us.
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