[wmm] Notes: WMM Sep 7, 2011 8am at Mo's

Wed Sep 7 14:51:48 CDT 2011

Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)

 Date: 9/7/2011  8am

Location: Mo’s

Number in attendance: 21

Present: BrianO, JohnB, ErinB, MichaelF, StephanieA, MelodyC, JimK, KathyK, WendyH, PiaS, LindaD, RobinR, BobNer, RichM, MikeM, TracyMc, BrentD, JeanieMc, LisaS, KeithC,  GeorgeV 

Absent: Everybody else

Notes by George Vetter

Discussion Items:

1.       Tsunami Meeting Sept 22

2.       Coloring Contest for all

3.       Cottage Tour Sept 10

4.       Get Event Flyers to Chamber

5.       CB Chorus Rehearsals

6.       Real Estate

7.       Candidate for Congress

8.    Women in Business

9.    Labor Day Wknd/Summer Reports

10.  Mo’s Firemen’s Benefit

11.  Putnam Co Spelling Bee to end

12.  Shuttle Bus

13.  101 Flooding Plan

14.  Wheels and Waves Poker Run in CB tomorrow

15.  Fall Beach Cleanup Sept 17 10a-1p

16.   Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – Sept 14, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.

1.        WendyH: A community meeting has been announced to take place at the Surfsand Ballroom on Thursday September 22 at 7pm. The City is looking for feedback and direction from residents prioritizing projects and money spent for tsunami evacuation. Eight alternatives will be presented by the City. Rich says by the end of this week, info should be available on the City’s website -  www.ci.cannon-beach.or.us.  

2.       GeorgeV: The Children’s Center’s Rock the Beach 10k Run and 5k Run/Walk on Oct 1 will be preceded on Sept 30 by a Pre-Race Party including a drawing contest modeled on the annual coloring contest at Brasserie Montmartre in Portland. From 6-10pm at the Community Hall (2nd & Spruce) www.cbchildren.org. 

3.       StephanieA: This Saturday Sept 10 is the 8th Annual Cottage Tour, 10am -4pm. Wine Reception 430pm. Tickets are $20 for Walking Tour and Reception. Add $20 for Luncheon & Lecture. Get advance tickets - http://www.cbhistory.org/tours-and-special-events.php or call 503-436-9301

4.       BrentD: Be sure to drop your event flyers off at the Chamber. A board is being devoted to them. Make them vertical 8.5x11 if possible. Include a QR code (explained at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code) Here is one for Cannon- Beach Net -  <http://qrcode.kaywa.com/img.php?s=5&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cannon-beach.net> qrcodeThis one was generated at http://qrcode.kaywa.com. It can be scanned from this screen or when printed. To get a QR Code Reader for your smartphone, go to your app store. The free one I downloaded has ads at the bottom of the screen.

5.       JohnB: Cannon Beach Chorus Rehearsals begin Monday 630pm Sept 12 at the Presbyterian Church. Join – http://www.cannonbeachchorus.org.

6.       RobinR: A $2.8M home sold this past week.  

7.       Mike Morgan: Join Melissa Cadwallader and Mike  for coffee and conversation with Oregon Labor Commissioner and Candidate for Congress Brad Avakian Tuesday Sept 13, 9-10am at the Chamber Community Hall (2nd & Spruce) RSVP to Adam Grabow 503-473-7914 adam at bradavakian.com. 

8.       MichaelF: The Daily Astorian is doing a feature on Women in Business – the 10 annual. Ad deadline Sept 13th. Publication date Friday Sept 23rd. Michael Ficker 503-325-3211 x242 mficker at dailyastorian.com       

9.       BrentD: The number of visitors to the Information Center was up for Labor Day weekend and for August.  JimK: Icefire had its 4th best August in past 20 years. The Seconds Sale is going great. Opening Day sold 250 pieces of 400 offered. KathyK: La Luna Loca did not have a great weekend. Too much competition from the Big Box stores with their Labor Day Sales events. WendyH: Ocean Lodge was up in June and August but not July. They were full last night and again tonight. GeorgeV: Inn at Village Centre set records in July and August with just 3 vacancy days in July and 3 in August. Because of increased requests for one-night stays, starting in October pricing for Inn at Village Centre is broken down by length of stay. (Find link to Availability/Rates at www.cannon-beach.net/vcinn). George Vetter FotoArt sales have been very slow, although the Cannon Beach Gallery was able to sell 3 of George’s large snow picture at their August show. Galleries are reporting that original work is keeping them alive but print business is on vacation. El Mundo For Men’s Liquidation Sale is progressing. Even with everything marked down, some as much as 70%, sales are not as good as they were 3 to 5 years ago. Money is tight when it comes to retail. BrianO: Business and bookings are up for Cannon Beach Vacation Rentals. TracyMc: Cannon Beach Hotel Lodgings had a big weekend and a decent summer. PiaS: Coaster Theatre had a good weekend, but not a good summer. BobNer: EVOO had a good summer and a busy weekend. LisaS: Mo’s had a very busy weekend, came close to an all time record on Saturday. The summer was just OK. 

10.  LisaS/JeannieMc: Mo’s annual Firemen’s Benefit dinner is Tues September 13 from 4-10pm. 40 businesses have donated gifts. www.moschowder.com

11.  PiaS:The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee -  Only 2 more performances! You don't want to miss the musical that's been charming audiences all summer long.  "The Bee" plays this Friday, Sept. 9 and closes the following Saturday, Sept 17, both shows with an 8:00 pm curtain.  Not only is it fine entertainment but the show will also expand your vocabulary!  One sad detail, this is David Carlson's last show before moving to New Mexico.  We salute you David Carlson, our truly exceptional pianist who makes one lone instrument sound like a orchestra. www.coastertheatre.com.  

12.  MikeM: Sunset Empire Transit District (SETD), after getting into deep financial problems and firing the director, is ready to hire a new director. As for our local Shuttle, current funding runs out Sept 30th. During July and August, the Shuttle had about 80 riders per day. The cost to the city for Summer service through Sept is $30K. There will be a City Council Worksession to discuss the Shuttle’s future at City Hall Sept 13th at 530pm 

13.  MikeM: The current plan to alleviate an estimated 80-90% of the Highway 101 flooding is to remove the berm along the north back of Beerman Creek west of 101. This will allow water to flood into the pastures and wetlands instead of backing up east across 101.  See July 18 Gazette article at http://www.cannonbeachgazette.com/news/article_7ab47438-b17c-11e0-90da-001cc4c002e0.html. 

14.  BrianO/KeithC: The annual Wheels and Waves Car Show/Event, Sept 8-11 has a Poker Run scheduled for Thursday (tomorrow) Sept 8th which includes Cannon Beach. Wheels and Waves participants, who wish, sign up for the Poker Run. Keith estimates around 30 will sign up. Each, on their own, from 9 am to 4pm, make 7 stops and pick up a card at each. The best poker hand wins a gift worth $500. More info at http://www.seasidedowntown.com/sswheelsandwaves.  For George Vetter’s photos of a the Wheels and Waves Broadway Cruise from a prior event see www.cannon-beach.net/photos_gv/seaside/wheelsandwaves/2006      

15.  The Fall Beach Cleanup is Saturday September 17 from 10a-1pm. http://www.solv.org/programs/fall_beach_cleanup.asp 

16.   Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – Sept 14, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. City Councilor Sam Steidel will attend with a preview of the Sept 22 Tsunami Meeting. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.

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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)

 Date: 8/31/2011  8am

Location: Mo’s

Number in attendance: 19

Present: LindaD, WendyH, ShandaB, StephanieA, JimK, JohnB,  BrianO, KeithC, LaurieO, MelodyC, JamesS, CarolHun, TracyA, PatF, VenusF, KathyK, SusanB, RobinR, GeorgeV 

Absent: Everybody else

Notes by George Vetter

Discussion Items:

1.       Metal Bird Sculptures

2.       Hands On Classes at EVOO

3.       Mo’s Firemen’s Benefit

4.       CB Chorus Rehearsals

5.       Icefire’s Seconds Sale

6.       Free Health Classes by Columbia Memorial

7.       Hospitality and Customer Service

8.    Wheels and Waves Poker Run in CB

9.    Hood to Coast Report

10.  September Bookings Looking Good

11.  Gazette Features – Seagull Pride. Sept to Remember

12.  Real Estate Activity

13.  Open Mic Wednesdays at Lush

14.  Cottage Tour Sept 10

15.  Tsunami Meeting Sept 22

16.  Fall Beach Cleanup Sept 17 10a-1p

17.   Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – Sept 7, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.

1.        StephanieA: Stephanie has an artist at her Primary Elements Gallery who does metal bird sculptures with nests that rest on street signs, etc. Redwood City CA is using them in a project they call “Birds on Broadway”. This is something we could do in Cannon Beach to complement our public art. The cost is approx $450 each. 

2.       ShandaB: EVOO is beginning Hands-On classes Mon Sept 5 with Omelets 101. Other Sept classes are the 10th Artisan Break Making, 11th Crepes 101, 17th Artisan Break Making, 18th Omelets 101 and 25th Sushi with Chef Kate. www.evoo.biz. 

3.       JamesS: Mo’s annual Firemen’s Benefit dinner is Tues September 13 from 4-10pm. www.moschowder.com 

4.       JohnB: Cannon Beach Chorus Rehearsals begin Sept 12. Be part – http://www.cannonbeachchorus.org.

5.       JimK: Icfire Glassworks will kick off its 8 day Seconds Sale this Sat Sept 3rd. 503-436-2359 

6.       Venus Fromwiller, Community Educator – Columbia Memorial Hospital. “Living Well with Chronic Conditions” is the theme of a six week workshop for people with arthritis, asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, fibromyalgia. All classes are free. Next workshop offered is here in CB at the Presbyterian Church from Sept 12-Oct 17. Mondays 3-530p. Call 503-338-7564 venus.fromwiller at columbiamemorial.org 

7.       WendyH: We can’t afford to lose business because of a lack of service. Poor and bad customer service in one business reflects on the entire town. Maybe we need a community program to award great service. And a program to train. It is so important now with a weak economy. CarolHun: Great customer service needs to come from the top (owners & managers) down. LindaD: Are we letting those owners and managers whose businesses we hear customer complaints about know? 

8.       Laurie Oxley - Exec Dir Seaside Downtown Development Assn, Keith Chandler - Chair of the Wheels and Waves Car show/event, Brian Olson – committee member: The annual Wheels and Waves Car Show/Event, Sept 8-11 has a Poker Run scheduled for Thursday  Sept 8th which includes Cannon Beach. Wheels and Waves participants, who wish, sign up for the Poker Run. Keith estimates around 30 will sign up. Each, on their own, from 9 am to 4pm, make 7 stops and pick up a card at each. The best poker hand wins a gift worth $500. More info at http://www.seasidedowntown.com/sswheelsandwaves.  For George Vetter’s photos of a the Wheels and Waves Broadway Cruise from a prior event see www.cannon-beach.net/photos_gv/seaside/wheelsandwaves/2006      

9.       Hood to Coast was this past weekend. It was bigger than ever. 1750 teams and 3500 cars participated. Various people reported that they heard complaints from participants about it being too large and there being too much waiting. SusanB, while working the beer tent on the beach, said the beer drinkers were a happy lot with no complaints. 17K glasses of beer plus wine were served – to benefit the Seaside Chamber. 

10.  WendyH: Booking for September are good with most weekends already full. BrianO says CBVR is also seeing good September bookings. 

11.  SusanBo: Seagull Pride is being put together now for the paper. CarolHun: The Gazette will be distributing camera to random youth visitors in September asking them to shoot photos for inclusion in a feature “September to Remember” http://www.cannonbeachgazette.com 

12.  RobinR: People are looking at real estate, but nothing is moving recently that is over $300K.

13.  TracyA: Wednesday nights are Open Mic at Lush Wine Bar. “You never know what will happen!”  www.lushwinebar.com 

14.  TracyA: Saturday Sept 10 is the annual Cottage Tour. Get advance tickets - http://www.cbhistory.org/tours-and-special-events.php.

15.  GeorgeV: A community meeting has been announced to take place at the Surfsand Ballroom on Thursday September 22 at 7pm. The City is looking for feedback and direction from residents prioritizing projects and money spent for tsunami evacuation. 

16.  The Fall Beach Cleanup is Saturday September 17 from 10a-1pm. http://www.solv.org/programs/fall_beach_cleanup.asp 

17.   Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – Sept 7, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.

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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)

 Date: 8/24/2011  8am

Location: Mo’s

Number in attendance: 19

Present: WendyH, BrianO, JohnB, TracyMc, MelodyC, ErinB, StephanieA, JoyceS, MikeS, CarolHun, KathyK, JimK, PiaS, LindaD, RobinR, PrudenceF, SusanBo, KarrieP, GeorgeV 

Absent: Everybody else

Notes by George Vetter

Discussion Items:

1.       Cottage Tour Sept 10

2.       Icefire’s Seconds Sale

3.       Mike’s Bike turns 37

4.       Farmers Market

5.       Smithsonian Exhibit ends 28th

6.       CB Arts Assn 25th Anniv

7.       Coaster Theatre

8.    Repeat Customers

9.    Vacancy Database

10.  Women Only Weekend Nov 11-13

11.  Cannon Beach “So Wonderfully Different”

12.  Business For Sale – El Mundo For Men

13.  Storewide Sale today at El Mundo For Men

14.  CB Chorus Rehearsals

15.   Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – August 31, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.

1.        MelodyC: Melody’s place will be included in this year’s CottageTour Sept 10th. http://www.cbhistory.org/tours-and-special-events.php. 

2.       JimK: Icfire Glassworks will kick off its 8 day Seconds Sale Sat Sept 3rd. 503-436-2359 

3.       Mike Stanley: Mike’s Bike Shop has completed 37 years in business in Cannon Beach. www.mikesbike.com. Three-wheel beach bike rental business is going strong. There are also requests for maps of biking trails. We need a more developed trail system. Mike would like to see a plant and animal photo contest. JimK suggested developing a trail in the hills paralleling Hwy 101  to double as a connection route between tsunami evacuation sites.

4.       CarolHun: Yesterday’s Farmer’s Market was slower than previous ones. The market offers space for the promotion of local events. People should take advantage of this.  

5.       The Smithsonian Exhibit at the History Center ends Aug 28th. http://www.earthfromspace.si.edu. 

6.       PrudenceF: The Cannon Beach Arts Association’s 25 (Silver) Anniversary Celebration is Friday September 16 from 5-9pm at the Midtown gallery – 1064 S Hemlock. Festivities to include a silent auction of silver antiques, jewelry and other items. Plus live music, champagne and designer cakes by local pastry chefs. Wear silver, Bring silver, Win silver! Currently at the Gallery is the 25 Year Invitational Show with artists who have long standing relationships with CBAA. A small photo collection of Cannon Beach people over the past 25 years by George Vetter is available to view at the desk. www.cannonbeacharts.org 

7.       Pia: Attendance has been down this summer at Coaster Theatre. Last night’s guitar concert had only 36 people even though the hotels were full. GeorgeV suggested getting flyers out a couple days ahead to hotels and businesses. There was discussion about offering discounts through hotels and businesses for last minute ticket purchases.  Talk Back Thursdays have gone well at the theater. www.coastertheatre.com 

8.       JimK: Many of the sales at Icefire Glassworks are repeat customers. People who come back because of a positive experience they had there in the past. StephanieA says she always sends people off with an invitation to come back “Thanks for coming in, please come back again”. Wendy says return guests are a large part of their bookings. They are seeing more last minute reservations and fewer people booking next year as they check out.   

9.       GeorgeV: Each evening for the past week or two people have been calling Inn at Village Centre looking for a room for the night. This usually after the Chamber has closed for the day. There is no way to know who has vacancy. We need a means to know who has vacancy after the Chamber has closed for the day.  Maybe this info could be posted online.

10.  WendyH: WOW (Women Only Weekend) organizers have set up a Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Women-Only-Weekend-Cannon-Beach-Oregon/249795218388139. Like the page and post there. Contact Wendy with what you will do for the weekend to have it included on the web and in the flyer. wendy at theoceanlodge.com. 

11.  GeorgeV: George passed around a couple brochure from 20 years ago which he uncovered recently. One was a tri-fold “Cannon Beach, So Wonderfully Different” and the other a four-fold ”Oregon’s Year Round North Coast, Unhurried, unspoiled and unusual”

12.  GeorgeV: After 34 years, George and Paula have decided to offer El Mundo For Men for sale. Signs posted at the store say “Business For Sale, Serious inquiries only please to George 503-739-1415”

13.  GeorgeV: The El Mundo store is still full, but the selection is thinning. Much of the store is marked down already from 20% up to 70%. On top of that, today a Storewide Sale of an  additional 20-50% is being offered. It’s an additional 20% off everything and if $100 of merchandise is brought to the counter, it’s 50% off. Any purchase (after the discounts) of $150 gets to pick from a bin of 12x16 and 12x18 George Vetter giclee prints valued at $85. And to sweeten the deal, taffy made by Bruce’s is given as a reward for each purchase. 

14.  JohnB: Cannon Beach Chorus Rehearsals begin Sept 12. Be part – http://www.cannonbeachchorus.org. 

10.   Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – Aug 31, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.

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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)

 Date: 8/17/2011  8am

Location: Mo’s

Number in attendance: 11

Present:  KathyK, JimK, WendyH, BrianO, JohnB, SusanBo, CarolHun, TracyMc, JamesS, JimMc, GeorgeV 

Absent: Everybody else

Notes by George Vetter

Discussion Items:

1.       Lodging Tax down 1.6% for Qtr

2.       Good Days & Bad Days

3.       The Experience vs the Product

4.       “People got to Eat”

5.       Last Minute Bookings

6.       Seattle Gift Show

7.       Seagull Pride

8.    Chamber Committees

9.       Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – August 24, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.

1.        GeorgeV: At yesterday’s Chamber Board Meeting, Rich Mays, city manager reported that Cannon Beach Lodging Tax revenues were down 1.6% for the qtr ended June 30. That’s the 3rd straight qtr of decreases. Someone mentioned that factoring in the discounted room rates, occupancy may have actually been up. Seaside was down 5%.

2.       KathyK: Retail has been totally unpredictable – a good day followed by a bad one. There has been parking on Hemlock and in the city lot behind La Luna Loca. JimK says even though the years started out bad, it has been good as of late, but may not be enough to overcome the slow start.  

3.       JimK/TracyMc: It is the Experience that visitors seem to be seeking rather than Products. Traffic to Ecola State Park and Indian Beach is heavier than ever. Flaggers have been needed regularly to avoid letting people in after parking is full – one car out, one car in. Most purchases at Icefire are souvenirs of the experience of spending time with staff learning/watching how glass is blown. KathyK: There is no way us small retailers can compete on price with the giants, but we can give customer service beyond their ability. WendyH/JimK: Relationship is what needs to be focused and concentrated on. Spend time with people building relationship. Finds ways to differentiate yourself. Owners/Managers need to set the example and lead the customer service charge. It is important to set an “upbeat and happy” mood.  GeorgeV: At yesterday’s Chamber Board meeting, Brent Dahl reported that Travel Oregon is using State Lodging Tax dollars with their focus being on culinary and outdoor recreation. 

4.       JamesS: Mo’s has been doing well. “People got to eat”. Kathy says in past summers she has had to wait in line for coffee and pizza, but not so this summer. Tracy agrees. 

5.       JimMc: Tolovana Inn saw fewer visitors during June and July with many waiting till the last minute to book. August has been very good so far, but a lot of it is last minute. For August, the expensive rooms have been selling first.

6.       WendyH: The Seattle Gift show was last week. It was much smaller than in the past and was very slow.

7.       SusanBo: Seagull Pride publishes 4 times a year as in insert in the CB Gazette and Seaside Signal. Sign up now for the Fall issue. Sign up for all 4 to receive a 10% discount. Susan Boac 503-436-2812 GazetteAds at countrymedia.net. 

8.       WendyH: WOW (Women Only Weekend) organizational meeting is set for Tues (Aug 23) at 5pm at the Ocean Lodge. All are invited to participate – wendy at theoceanlodge.com. 

9.       GeorgeV: Chamber Committees and Board Liasons for the coming year are Finance – Chamber Treasurer, Marketing – Kristine Gottsch, Membership – Christen Allsop, Events – Tim Krupa, Facilities – Jim McDonald, Management – Tim Krupa, Culinary – Carol Hungerford, 

10.   Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – Aug 24, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.

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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)

Date: 8/10/2011  8am

Location: Mo’s

Number in attendance: 16

Present:  CruzF, MarkS, KathyK, StephanieA, SusanBo, JimK, WendyH, BrianO, JohnB, RobinR, JamesS, TracyA, TracyMc, LindaD, MelodyC, GeorgeV

Absent: Everybody else

Notes by George Vetter

Discussion Items:

1.       Marketing the North Oregon Coast

2.       Water Main Replacement – Spruce St

3.       Undergrounding Utilities

4.       Shuttle’s Future

5.       Choral Conductors Workshop Report

6.       TAC Deadline Sept 1

7.       Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – August 17, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.

 1.       WendyH: 11 people were at the meeting here yesterday to further discuss Cannon Beach’s participation in a North Oregon Coast Partnership. Jon Rahl (Director of Tourism Marketing, Seaside Visitors Bureau, City of Seaside JRahl at CityofSeaside.us) was back, this time with Skip Hauke and ReginaM from the Astoria/Warrenton Chamber. Valerie Ryan expressed her opposition to spending money on “branding” the “North Oregon Coast”. Too much time and money gets “wasted” in this exercise. George suggested that the uniqueness of each town be emphasized. George also suggested that the partnership would benefit Astoria/Warrenton more than Seaside and Seaside more than Cannon Beach since the towns vary considerable in size, resources and potential benefits. Jon explained that the deadline to get an application into Travel Oregon for state motel tax money is Aug 22. In answer to Brent’s question about what would happen if Cannon Beach does not join in, Jon said that Seaside and Astoria/Warrenton would go ahead on their own. Brent expressed concern with the timing of this partnership, siting the lack of funds and the short time he has been on the job along with the projects he already has on his plate. 

2.       Mark See Public Works Director (503)436-8066 and Public Works Foreman, Cruz Flores (503)436-8068 announced an upcoming project replacing the 8”water main on Spruce Street with 12”. The project will take place in the fall. There will be no water disruption, only torn up streets. To minimize disruption, the city has chosen to serve as the general contractor. Work will progress about 100’ at a time so large sections will not be impacted at once. The work cannot be done in the wet season. Some work will be done on Second St between Spruce and Hemlock. Since the Spruce St pavement still has some years left in it, patching will be used rather than repaving. Sheets were passed announcing upcoming information meetings, but later in the day Mark said that the project was put on hold and the meetings would not take place.

3.       GeorgeV: When Hemlock was torn up a few years back, the opportunity was seized to bury utilities thus eliminating power poles on the west side of Hemlock. Mark says it is kind of late to incorporate this, but a larger obstacle is money. It would be expensive. Anybody got a source of funds for this?

4.       WendyH: City Council is looking at what will happen to the Shuttle after Labor Day. They previously approved funding through Labor Day. There is no money in the budget for it. Kathy says money set aside in the budget for other items could be shifted to cover this important service. A Regional Transit Worksession is set for Aug 18 from 9am-12pm at the Seaside Library to look at connecting transit all along the coast. 

5.       JohnB: The George Fox Univ Choral Conductors Workshop that was held in town last week should be getting a bigger welcome and more support from our community. We could welcome them with gift bags like we do for the cruise ships. 

6.       RobinR: The deadline for applications for Tourism and Arts Commission funds is Sept 1.

7.       Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – Aug 17, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.

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Subject: Wednesday Morning Meeting (round-table discussion, everyone welcome)

Date: 8/3/2011  8am

Location: Mo’s

Number in attendance: 23

Present:  WendyH, ShandaB, ValelrieR, JonR, SueM, RobS, KeithC, LisaS, BrianO, JohnB, KristineG, TracyMc, MikeF, RussV, BrentD, GaryH, StephanieA, SusanB, JimK, RobinR, KevinL, LindaD, GeorgeV.

Absent: Everybody else

Notes by George Vetter

Discussion Items:

14.   Marketing the North Oregon Coast

15.   Clatsop County Fair thru Sat

16.   Seaside First Saturday Art Walk

17.   Coaster Theatre Happenings

18.   Choral Conductors Workshop Concert Friday night

19.   Chocolate Café’s Grand Opening Saturday

20.   Male Ensemble Northwest Thursday Aug 4 at 7pm

21.   WOW – Women Only Weekend Nov 11-13

22.   Oregon Coast Magazine to feature CB in Sept-Oct issue

23.   Oregon Coast Mag’s 30,000 twitter followers

24.   Coast Explorer’s App

25.   Seaside App

26.   Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – August 10, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.

9.       Much of today’s meeting was taken up by discussion of a joint effort by Astoria, Seaside and Cannon Beach to promote the “North Oregon Coast” Jon Rahl (Director of Tourism Marketing, Seaside Visitors Bureau, City of Seaside JRahl at CityofSeaside.us) explained that a total of $10,000 ($3333 each) is being sought to get things rolling. Astoria and Seaside are already committed. The group will go after an additional $10,000 from Travel Oregon (State Motel Tax $). A website, social media and TV ads are part of the tentative marketing plan. The Southern Oregon Coast has already done a similar thing. A committee with reps from our three communities would be formed. KGW is a potential developer of a plan. Nothing is likely to reach potential visitors till Spring 2012. Marketing would be for off-season.

SueM: Cannon Beach TAC $ could be sought to bolster his effort, but a local 501 C 3 or 6 organization would have to make the ask. The Chamber and the Gallery Group were mentioned as options. 

GeorgeV: The site for the Southern Oregon Coast is very well done and a Northern Oregon Coast site should be even better. As a Cannon Beach business person, George would like to see Seattle and BC, Canada as the target markets rather than Portland and Oregon.  

BrentD: Would this be a break with OCVA? Since Motel Tax dollars are already going to OCVA and they have developed a website and brand, are we not creating another level of bureaucracy? 

        SueM: As a OCVA board member, Sue does not feel that this effort would take away from OCVA. 

JonR: Because of rules set by Travel Oregon, OCVA cannot use state $ to target just one specific market. 

Lisa: The idea of TV ads for Cannon Beach and the North Oregon Coast seems like a good one.

Russ Vandenberg (Seaside Visitor Bureau & Seaside Civic & Convention Center) Marketing the North Oregon Coast as a brand with participation of all three communities has support from his organization.

KristineG: This all sounds good, but we want to be careful to not dilute our existing efforts to the point of nothing being effective. 

 ValerieR: $3300 is not that much money for Cannon Beach to come up with even in this economy. This is an opportunity to call attention to what the North Oregon Coast specifically has to offer.

BrianO: Newport and Lincoln City are already doing TV ads.

Lisa: It would be nice to see a breakdown of how State and City Motel tax $ are being spent. Brent says the state info is available t http://industry.traveloregon.com/About-Oregon-Tourism-Commission/2013-Draft-Strategic-Plan.aspx. The city can be seen at www.cannon-beach.net/city/Distribution_Totals_FY2010-11.pdf  

TracyMc: Working together with Seaside and Astoria can only be good for Cannon Beach.

BrentD: A follow-up meeting should take place right away considering the short time we have to get a preliminary proposal in. Lisa says Mo’s will host the meeting. It will take place Tuesday Aug 9th at 8am. 

10.   GeorgeV: T The Clatsop County Fair is in progress thru Saturday - http://www.clatsopfairgrounds.com

11.    JonR: Seaside First Saturday Art Walk is this Saturday -  <http://www.seasideor.com/item.asp?iid=19&eid=28> www.seasideor.com/item.asp?iid=19&eid=28 

12.    Pia: 3 Plays and other events at Coaster Theatre – www.coastertheatre.com 

13.    JohnB: Choral Conductors Workshop and Concert August 1-5, 2011. Choral conductors of choirs at all levels are invited to a George Fox Univ workshop with Rod Eichenberger. A Friday night performance at the CB Elementary is open to the public. http://www.georgefox.edu/choralconductors/retreat.html. See GVetter’s photos from last year at http://www.cannon-beach.net/events/ChoralWorkshop/ChoralWorkshop2010. 

14.    ShandaB: Chocolate Café’s grand opening is Saturday.

15.    Male Ensemble Northwest Thursday Aug 4 7pm at Presbyterian Church. www.menorthwest.org  

16.    WendyH: WOW (Women Only Weekend) November 11-13. Kristine says Escape lodging will be soliciting items for goodie bags they will be giving to thieir guests. Contact Wendy about participation – wendy at theoceanlodge.com. 

17.    GeorgeV: Thanks to Rob Spooner and Oregon Coast Magazine for choosing to feature Cannon Beach in the upcoming Sept-Oct issue. The cover will be Cannon Beach (a George Vetter image)

18.    RobS: Oregon Coast Magazine has been building followers through twitter though various accounts. The already have a network of 30,000 followers. Contact Rob to find out how to tie in. 

19.    GaryH: Coast Explorer’s mobile app is due out in a week or so. www.coastexplorermagazine.com 

20.    JonR: The Seaside app is out. At last check, 1500 downloads had taken place.   http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/seaside-or/id440885218?mt=8 

21.   Next Wednesday Morning Meeting – Aug 10, 2011, Mo’s, 8am. Bring your own coffee cup. The coffee is courtesy of Mo’s.

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