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Theater to honor City may increase City Hall security
sheet for public, doors
sisters at luncheon Sign-in
impeding access to personnel
Lady Liberty
event tickets
are on sale now
The Liberty Theater has
announced that its annual
Lady Liberty Awards Lun-
cheon, A Salute to People
of Distinction, is being held
from noon to 1:30 p.m.
April 9. The award recog-
nizes and honors people
of achievement who live
or work in the Columbia
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honorees are sisters, Jeanne
Maddox Peterson and Ju-
dith Maddox Bigby, who
will be celebrated as inspi-
rations and dedicated com-
munity volunteers.
Honorees are selected
on the basis of exemplary
volunteerism, professional
excellence and contribu-
tions to the community as
a whole. Each is individu-
ally diverse in their accom-
plishments and represents a
wide range of interests and
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Peterson’s contributions
include an exceptionally
high quality of dance and
choreography classes, and
her graceful way of mento-
ring to generations of local
students. She is being hon-
ored as an inspiration and
an example of professional
excellence.
Bigby’s
contributions
include service on the Or-
egon Community Founda-
tion Leadership Council,
among issues on drawing board
By Erick Bengel
Cannon Beach Gazette
At the behest of its in-
surance carrier, the city of
Cannon Beach is looking
to tighten up its security
and, for emergency situ-
ations, keep track of who
is in the building at any
given time, City Manager
Brant Kucera said.
“In this day and age,
security is very import-
ant in pubic buildings,
whether it be a school or
anything else,” he said.
JAMES OLSON PHOTO
Kucera is not issuing
The 2015 Lady Liberty a directive; rather, City-
Award winners, from left, county Insurance Ser-
Judith Maddox Bigby and vices, “for liability rea-
Jeanne Maddox Peterson. sons, wants us to have a
Tickets for a luncheon be- more secure location,” he
ing held in their honor said.
April 9 are available at the
Since dozens of com-
Liberty Theater box office.
munity members gather at
City Hall each week for
serving as principal of As- various board and com-
tor Elementary School, her mittee meetings — some-
oversight of Cinderella’s time two to three meet-
Closet with the Assistance ings per day — the city
League and service on the may decide to implement
Liberty Board, to name but a sign-in sheet.
a few. She is being honored
That way, if there’s a
for her contributions to the fire, earthquake, tsunami
community as a whole.
or other crisis, the city at
Tickets for the luncheon least has a headcount, and
cost $50 each and are avail- responders can determine
able at the Liberty Theater if everyone on the sheet
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from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Tues-
day through Saturday.
For information, call the
theater at 503-325-5922.
The city may install
a physical impediment,
possibly one or more
doors, blocking the pub-
lic from areas beyond the
front counter area, which
include city staff offices
and cubicles, the break
room and the Council
Chambers.
Police Chief Jason
Schermerhorn
recalled
hearing about an incident
that occurred many years
ago, before he worked for
the city, when a female
employee had to hide be-
cause her ex-husband had
entered City Hall.
“We want to make sure
people can’t just wander
throughout the building
aimlessly looking for
someone,” he said.
Seaside City Hall and
the remodeled Astoria
City Hall both have doors
separating public spaces
from employee spaces.
“We’re a little bit more
secure at our (City Hall)
than what Cannon Beach
is,” Lt. Steve Barnett, of
the Seaside Police De-
partment, said.
Though people can
walk into Seaside’s Coun-
cil Chambers, “you can’t
just walk around too aw-
ful much.”
For the remodeling of
Astoria City Hall that was
completed in 2012, “se-
curity protocols were all
put in place,” including
centralized counters and
an employees-only access
door, Astoria City Man-
ager Brett Estes said.
Service vs. security
Cities often have to
weigh the need to offer “a
personal level of service”
against the need to keep
their employees safe, said
Tom BeLusko, Jr., Can-
non Beach’s insurance
broker and a principal at
Waltz Sheridan Crawford
Insurance.
“There’s a balance to
make sure that people
can’t just come in and
have access to who they
want to have access to,”
he said. “It’s probably
smart for every city to
look at that exposure.”
Recently, the city re-
moved
its
employee
check-in board, which
hung in the lobby and
was viewable to the pub-
lic. The board indicated
the employees inside the
building, the employees
outside, the employees on
vacation, etc.
But the public doesn’t
really need to know a
lot of this information,
Schermerhorn said. In-
stead, the city developed
an internal calendar so
staff can keep track of
each others’ whereabouts.
Schermerhorn
said
that he doesn’t view the
new measures in terms of
heightening City Hall’s
security, however.
If new doors are in-
stalled as a barrier be-
tween personnel and the
public, for example, they
primarily will serve to let
the city staff — Kucera,
City
Planner
Mark
Barnes, Public Works Di-
rector Dan Grassick, etc.
— “have office time with-
out interruption.”
Open-door policies can
be great, Schermerhorn
said, but there are days
when the staff can’t get
very much done because
people are walking into
City Hall and seizing
their attention.
Schermerhorn said he
is not personally worried
about any dangers associ-
ated with people entering
the building.
Kucera stressed that
“we want to make sure
people still feel welcome
at City Hall.”
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March 2015
NOTICE OF VACANCIES
CITY COMMISSIONS, BOARDS & COMMITTEES
The City of Cannon Beach is seeking applications for the
following vacancies:
MEETINGS
APRIL 2015
7
14
16
23
City Council Regular Meeting
City Council Work Session
Design Review Board
Planning Commission
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING,
March 3, 2015
• Approved (with conditions) fi nal fi ndings
of fact, the Nicholson request for 1) ZC
14-01, Zone Map Amendment, 2) PD
14-01, Preliminary Approval of a Planned
Development and 3) V 14-01, Variance to
Slope Density Requirements with regards
to property at 532 North Laurel Street;
• Denied Breakers Point Homeowners As-
sociation appeal APP 15-01, and upheld
the Planning Commission recommenda-
tion to deny CU 14-07, for dune grading
at Breakers Point;
• Approved the South Wind Master Plan.
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION March 10,
2015
• Members of the Cannon Beach Academy
gave an update on their search for a
temporary site;
• Discussed proposed
changes to the streets
standards; Public
Works Director Gras-
sick will incorporate
the changes and
re-present for consid-
eration at the April 7,
2015 meeting;
• Discussed and
tentatively scheduled
Council 2015 goal
topics for discussion
at upcoming work
sessions.
EXECUTIVE DEPART-
MENT
• The City of Cannon
Beach hosted this
month’s North Coast
Managers meeting;
• Budget Committee
meetings are sched-
uled for April 22,
April 29, May 6 and
if necessary, May 13,
2015 to be held in the
Council Chambers beginning at 5:30pm
each night.
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD - At their March
19, 2015, meeting, the DRB discussed:
DRB 15-05, David Vonada Application for
7:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Modifi cation to the Existing Deck and
Sidewalk of The Wine Shack at 124 N
Hemlock Street. Approved
DRB 15-01A, City of Cannon Beach, Ap-
plication for the Relocation of the “Sroufe
Memorial Water Fountain” to the Library
Property at 131 N Hemlock Street. Con-
tinued to April Meeting
DRB 15-02A, City of Cannon Beach, Ap-
plication for the Construction of a Bus
Shelter at the Intersection of Yukon/Chilk-
oot Trail and Hemlock Streets. Approved
DRB 15-03, City of Cannon Beach, Applica-
tion for the Installation of Two Interpretive
Signs Along NeCus’ Park Pedestrian Trail.
Continued to May Meeting
DRB 15-04, City of Cannon Beach, Applica-
tion for the Installation of an Interpretive
Sign in the Right-of-way at the West End
of 2nd Street. Approved
PLANNING COMMIS-
SION - At their February
26, 2015 meeting, the
Planning Commission
discussed:
CU 15-01, Request by
Kirby Blankenship on
Behalf of the Hallmark
Resort for a Conditional
Use permit to Allow the
Placement of Rip-Rap at
1400 S. Hemlock Street.
Approved
SR 15-01, Request by
Dr. Roof Inc. on Behalf
of the owner, Mark
Fisher, for a Front yard
Setback Reduction to
Enclose an Existing
Deck at 656 Ecola Park
Road. Continued
OSP 15-01 and SR 15-
01, Request by O’Brien
& Co. on behalf of the
owner, Matthew Gillis,
for a Parking Variance
and Setback Reduction
in Conjunction with the
Demolition and Rebuild of an Existing
Dwelling at 231 W. Siuslaw Street.
OSP 15-01 Approved but changed to 1
off-street parking space and SR 15-01
Approved with no changes.
Scheduled to meet March 26, 2015 at 6:00
pm.
BUDGET COMMITTEE: ONE (1) vacancy to fi ll a three-year
term.
The primary responsibility of the Budget Committee is
to review and recommend the proposed annual budget
for the City. The Budget Committee meets on several
occasions between the end of April and the end of June.
Meeting times vary.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE: ONE (1)
vacancy to fi ll a four-year term.
The primary responsibility of the Emergency Prepared-
ness Committee is to plan emergency response on a
city-wide basis and make recommendations to the City
Council. The Emergency Preparedness Committee holds its
regular meetings on the last Friday of each month at 10:00
a.m. and schedules work sessions as needed; usually twice
per month.
PARKS & COMMUNITY SERVICES: ONE (1) vacancy to fi ll
a four-year term.
The primary responsibility of the Parks & Community
Services Committee is to review and evaluate existing
programs, identify needs, and develop plans for and
recommend programs related to the City’s parks and com-
munity services. The Parks & Community Services Com-
mittee holds its regular meeting on the third Thursday of
each month at 9:00 a.m. and may schedule work sessions
as needed.
TOURISM AND ARTS COMMISSION (TAC): TWO (2)
vacancies to fi ll four-year terms.
The seven-member Tourism and Arts Commission devel-
ops grant guidelines and procedures and distributes and
accounts for the monies in the “Tourism and Arts Fund”
which are to be used by local nonprofi t groups to promote
tourism and the arts in Cannon Beach. Each member shall
have experience in one or more of the following areas:
public relations, marketing, advertising, tourism, lodg-
ing, promotions, events promotion, art, and/or publicity.
The Tourism and Arts Commission holds its meetings as
needed.
To be eligible to serve on a City committee, applicants
must have resided within the city or its urban
growth boundary during the one year immediately preced-
ing appointment; or at the time of appointment,
shall have owned real property located within the city or its
urban growth boundary for at least one year
immediately preceding appointment.
Note: Tourism and Arts Commission applicants are not
required to reside in Cannon Beach and are eligible if he
or she has worked, at least part-time, within the City of
Cannon Beach for at least one year immediately preceding
appointment.
Applications are available at City Hall, 163 E. Gower
Street, Cannon Beach, by email addressed to riggs@
ci.cannon-beach.or.us or on-line at www.ci.cannon-beach.
or.us. Applications should be returned to Colleen Riggs,
City Recorder, Cannon Beach City Hall, and P.O. Box 368,
Cannon Beach, OR 97110. For more information, please
contact Colleen Riggs by email or phone at (503) 436-
8052.
Haystack Rock Awareness Program
The Haystack Rock Awareness Program (HRAP) has been
opening eyes to the natural world for 30 years!
Please join us on the beach and at events as we celebrate
the past and set course for the future.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
MAYOR: Sam Steidel
COUNCILORS: Wendy Higgins,
Melissa Cadwallader, Mike
Benefi eld & George Vetter
CITY MANAGER: Brant Kucera
EVENTS IN APRIL
Wednesday, April 8th
The World of Haystack rock Library Lecture Series
Ram Papish, Wildlife Artist, Biologist & Author presents
“Seabirds of the Falkland Islands”
7pm at the Cannon Beach Library (131 N. Hemlock)
Saturday, April 18th
HRAP History Center Display Opening
The display will feature photography of wildlife and the
program over the last 30 years.
Come learn about our program and the natural history of
Haystack Rock!
6pm at the Cannon Beach History Center (1387 Spruce St)
Saturday, April 25th
Spring Volunteer Training
Learn about wildlife and volunteering at Haystack Rock
9am-2pm at Cannon Beach City Hall (163 E. Gower St)
The wildlife at Haystack Rock need your help! Sign-up to
volunteer by contacting Tom Maertens (Email: hrapvolun-
teer@ci.cannon-beach.or.us ; Phone: 503-436-8060 ; TTY:
503-436-8097).
To view our Beach Program schedule, please visit our
website: www.ci.cannon-beach.or.us
South County Citizen’s Police Academy
Cannon Beach Police Department has joined up with
Clatsop County Sheriff’s Offi ce, Gearhart Police Depart-
ment, and Seaside Police Department to start its 9th
Annual South County Citizen’s Police Academy. Classes will
be held every Monday evening from 7:00pm to 10:00pm.
The classes will start April 13, 2015 and end June 22, 2015.
There may also be an optional Saturday class as well. This
academy is open to community members who have an
interest in Law Enforcement and want to learn more about
their Police agencies in the South end of the County.
Our goal is to educate citizens about the different as-
pects of Law Enforcement and strengthen our community
ties. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about
each department, tour the facilities, learn about crime
scenes, criminal investigations, learn about the Taser, shoot
different weapons, tour the jail and participate in confron-
tational simulations that Offi cers deal with. Participants
must be 18 years of age or older. All applicants are subject
to a criminal background investigation. Applications are
due by April 10, 2015.
Applications can be found at www.ci.cannon-beach.
or.us, or for additional information, please contact Chief
Jason Schermerhorn at (503) 436-2811
or email: schermerhorn@ci.cannonbeach.or.us
Community Grants
Community Grants Applications are available at Cannon
Beach City Hall or online at www.ci.cannon-beach.or.us.
Community Grants are available for Non-profi t organiza-
tions providing programs/projects in arts, educational,
recreational, environmental, community, or social services
in Cannon Beach. All applications must be received at City
Hall by 2:00 pm, Wednesday April 22, 2015.
Tourism & Arts Fund Grants
Tourism and Arts Fund Grant Applications are available
at Cannon Beach City Hall or online at www.ci.cannon-
beach.or.us. Non-profi t organizations providing programs/
projects that further tourism and the arts in Cannon Beach
are invited to apply. All applications must be received at
City Hall by 2:00 pm, Friday, May 1, 2015.