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City Council unanimously OKs
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By Dani Palmer
Cannon Beach Gazette
The Cannon Beach
Tourism and Arts Com-
mission delivered grants
to eight arts and market-
ing organizations Tuesday
night. The Cannon Beach
City Council unanimous-
ly approved the Tourism
and Arts Commission’s
awards’ recommendation
July 7 at City Hall.
The commission bud-
geted $283,850, less than
the $375,000 requested by
the arts organizations. but
an increase from last year’s
$277,000 allotment. Ten
projects were given a to-
tal of $282,887, leaving a
slight reserve. Each appli-
cant received a portion of
what was requested.
The money will be com-
ing from 70 percent of the
funds collected from the
1 percent lodging tax in-
crease that went into ef-
fect in 2010, City Manager
Brant Kucera said.
Receiving a total of
$81,428 for three projects,
the Cannon Beach Cham-
ber of Commerce will be
focusing on technological
enhancements, event mar-
keting and the North Coast
Partnership.
“The North Coast Part-
nership is continuing a
commitment of working
List of winners and amounts
Cannon Beach Arts
Association: $12,857 for
the Juried Show Program
Cannon Beach Chamber
of Commerce: $18,429
for North Coast partner-
ships, $51,142 for event
marketing and $11,857
for techno enhancements
Cannon Beach Chil-
dren’s Center: $37,667
for Savor Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach Gallery
Group: $40,143 for the
Spring Unveiling Arts Fes-
with neighboring com-
munities to market the re-
gion,” Chamber Executive
Director Court Carrier said.
Between
Cannon
Beach’s chamber, the Sea-
side Visitors Bureau and
the Astoria & Warrenton
Area Chamber of Com-
merce, the partnership will
be expanding its reach into
new markets.
Carrier said the North
Coast Partnership runs dig-
ital and video ads in Wash-
ington and British Colum-
bia, and ran a sweepstakes
last year that attracted
about 7,000 entries.
The partnership will
be developing a loop tour
itinerary with destinations
from Portland to Cannon
Beach, focusing on the
attractions of the region,
including visits to local
breweries. “The ‘beer trail’
idea is something that’s
very hot right now,” Carri-
er said.
tival and the Plein Air and
More Arts Festival
Cannon Beach History
Center: $16,978 for the
Cottage Tour
Coaster Theatre:
$35,264 for special events
and marketing
Friends of Haystack
Rock: $38,407 for the
Cannon Beach Yoga
Festival
Tolovana Arts Colony:
$20,143 for Get Lit
In addition to the city
grant, the chamber will
need an additional $6,500
to maintain participation
in the North Coast Partner-
ship, he added.
While the Cannon Beach
Chamber of Commerce
website has been doing
well, according to Carrier,
the chamber plans to make
improvements by honing in
on attractions, events and
wildlife rather than gener-
al business listings, and by
making its “events” page
more navigable. The site
received 46,000 hits last
month.
The majority of tourism
and arts fund projects came
within $7,000 of what was
requested. However, the
Cannon Beach Children’s
Center saw an $8,061 de-
crease in funding for Savor
Cannon Beach, a four-day
wine, culinary and arts fes-
tival that serves as a fund-
raiser and the chamber an
$18,583 decrease in event
marketing. The Coaster
Theatre suffered the largest
drop at $32,179. Represen-
tatives of the theater asked
for $67,443 for special
events and marketing and
received $35,264.
To qualify for a tourism
and arts fund award, busi-
nesses and organizations
must meet Tourism and
Arts Commission guide-
lines, including using those
funds to attract tourists
through marketing and en-
hancing the arts in Cannon
Beach.
The commission, com-
prised of seven members
from the arts and business
community,
interviewed
applicants in May, and after
reviewing the applications,
made recommendations at
their June 2 meeting.
The City Council dis-
cussed those recommen-
dations and asked Tour-
ism and Arts Commission
members questions during
a June work session. They
talked eventual sustainabil-
ity of the projects and about
the value each event brings
to Cannon Beach market-
ing.
It was discovered during
that meeting that one Tour-
ism and Arts Commis-
sion member should have
recused herself from the
chamber’s event marketing
request due to her involve-
ment. The commission met
again last month and recal-
culated the amount for that
project.
Members of the City
Council voted unanimously
to award the funds.
Police salaries boosted to be on par
with departments of similar size
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The ¿ eld training of¿ cer
will also receive a 5 percent
base hourly rate increase.
The police department
split with the Public Works/
City Employees SEIU Lo-
cal 503 in 2014, according
to an Employment Rela-
tions Board document, and
moved to a private ¿ rm in
the Portland area to cover
its particular interests.
Schermerhorn said po-
lice unions or guilds are
very different from city
unions “so there was a lot
of necessary cleanup” to
be done in writing the new
contract.
Cannon Beach’s police
contract was last updated in
2011. The last SEIU Local
503 negotiated contract ran
from July 1, 2011 to June
30, 2015.
Councilor George Vetter
asked about the economic
impact of the new contract.
Kucera said there was an
overall 8 percent increase
in the new contract, mirror-
ing contracts of other local
municipalities.
The new contract may
seem generous, he added,
but Cannon Beach police
were the lowest paid force in
the county, and may still be.
The City Council unan-
imously voted in favor of
the new contract.
Devon Edwards
recognized for service
The Cannon Beach
Police Department rec-
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‘The new contract may seem generous, but
Cannon Beach police were the lowest paid
force in the county, and may still be.’
City Manager Brant Kucera
ognized 2f¿ cer Devon
Edwards for her service
to Cannon Beach from Oc-
tober 13, 2011 to July 21,
2015. Edwards is headed to
the King County Sheriff’s
Department in Washing-
ton, close to home, where
she can work in the areas
she wants to cover, such as
crimes against children and
family violence, in a spe-
cialized setting.
Edwards is known not
only for her investigative
skills, but her art skills. She
helped in the apprehension
of “serial robber” Earnest
Lee Dean. Edwards saw
Dean drive away from a
crime scene at the Stepha-
nie Inn in January 2014 and
diagrammed the getaway
car. Dean was ultimately
captured and convicted.
“She’s done a lot of
great things for this com-
munity,” Lt. Chris Wilbur
said.
Edwards designed this
year’s Sandcastle Contest
poster, which is “selling
like hotcakes,” as Chamber
of Commerce Executive
Director Court Carrier put
it.
She also designed the
decal on the town’s police
cars and new badges for
the department.
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Edwards noted that she
had “a moment of bril-
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college. “I decided that my
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Council supports grant
The City Council voted
to lend the city’s support
to the Oregon Department
of Geology and Miner-
al Industries and Oregon
Department of Land Con-
servation and Develop-
ment in a grant they’re
submitting to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. The grant
would fund tsunami evac-
uation modeling for coast-
al communities. For Can-
non Beach, it would mean
additional re¿ nement to
the already existing evac-
uation route model.
Supply barrel
discussion
During the public com-
ment session, residents
spoke against returning
emergency supply bar-
rels to residents. There
have been concerns since
items such as guns and
cash were discovered in
them. Those who spoke
said the city should focus
on having enough supplies
for everyone, rather than
removing what residents
have chosen to prepare for.
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