[wmm] Notes: Zoom WMM 8am 03Mar2021

[George Vetter]

MEETING NOTES

Wednesday Morning Zoom Meeting 03Mar2021 8am
Participants: GeorgeV, JimP, JeneePM, JeanieMc, MaryBethC, CindyB, TravisH,
MeyerF, GregS, KyleG, KathyK
Number attending: 11
Notes by George Vetter

JeanieMc: Last night's City Council Meeting went over two hours. One of the
items was the Moon brothers' request to move their towing and repair
business from downtown to property they have on the east side of 101. The
business would have to operate as a home business/cottage industry there.
They were sent back to the Planning Commission for further review.

MeyerF: The Clatsop SBDC (Small Business Development Center) is excited to
announce a new Small Business Digital Marketing Series, with several online
workshops and guest speakers over the next several months.  All of the
workshops will be *free* of charge and everyone can register on our website
- https://tinyurl.com/exs8s4nj - which I will put up in the chat.
We’ve had a lot of requests for social media training so we’re going to
kick things off with a webinar on “Social Media Strategies for Success”
March 18.  It will be led by a small business consultant and best-selling
author from Portland, Melissa Barker, who will share her 8-step process for
developing a powerful social media strategy, picking the right platforms,
and analyzing results.
We’ve also partnered with Grow with Google, which is Google’s certified
training arm for small business education, to provide strategies for how to
use Google to engage with customers and drive more business.
There are three Grow with Google webinars – the first one is: Make Your
Website Work for You, on March 16; the second one is: Get Your Local
Business on Google Search and Maps, on March 24; and the third one is:
Learn the Basics of Google Ads, on April 1. See flyer here
<https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?zx=3lt6ls2d12z9#category/updates/FMfcgxwLsmdtgqTLCLPdBgtxdfJWDLbW?compose=CllgCJlFDFRlvJSWbrzdCTQwqRsSdrCzHXHtsrcrmhfShsLpWXZppKblhVZvVQdWPDPzzWgPsGB>
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JeanieMc: Did you see that my home state of Texas has opened up and is not
requiring masks. I'm going there for a visit. I'll be taking my mask.

KyleG/CindyB: Restaurants are now able to allow 50% capacity. People are
coming in to fill those tables.

GregS: I was driving past the downtown city park the other day with my 10
yr old son who said "There a stupid person feeding that elk". Indeed an elk
was eating a carrot out of someone's hand.

JimP: The City has increased the Short Term Rental business license fee
from $75 to $500.

GeorgeV: Has anyone heard how the City will pay for the improvements at the
newly acquired school property?

JimP: Last talk I heard was lodging tax funds received from the county.

JeneePM: March is Red Cross month. At last night's Council meeting, a city
proclamation was read recognizing the work and value of the Red Cross.*Every
Tuesday evening in March, from 6pm-7pm, we will be hosting a series of “Be
Red Cross Ready” presentations focused on emergency preparedness.*  All
presentations are free, virtual, and open to all.  I would like to
personally invite you to attend a presentation (as many as you’d like
really!).  Also, feel free to share this information with family and
friends as they are welcome to learn more about preparedness too!  We are a
community that springs into action during an emergency.  And while we teach
community members and children to be prepared, it’s important to make sure
we are prepared as well.

The schedule and links to join are listed below.  You simply need to click
on the link and enter the password when prompted to join the virtual
meeting at the scheduled time.

*March 9th: Wildfire Safety - 6pm-7pm*Link to join: CLICK HERE
<https://redcross1.webex.com/redcross1/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee4e772cf3fe3bd887c8d9e6173fb90e4>
Password: Prepare1

*March 16th: Earthquake Safety - 6pm-7pm*Link to join: CLICK HERE
<https://redcross1.webex.com/redcross1/onstage/g.php?MTID=e5284ae779db6f5faf5e4c9a0357db8ae>
Password: Prepare1

*March 23rd: Flooding Safety - 6pm-7pm*Link to join: CLICK HERE
<https://redcross1.webex.com/redcross1/onstage/g.php?MTID=edaa0274a96a68835a58c0454129c6d9d>
Password: Prepare1

*March 30th: Home Fire Safety - 6pm-7pm*Link to join: CLICK HERE
<https://redcross1.webex.com/redcross1/onstage/g.php?MTID=e79b6bad36866ead162b4cbea1a32e530>
Password: Prepare1

JeneePM: SOLVE Semi Annual Beach Clean Up - April 17, 2021.Sign up at
https://www.solveoregon.org/opportunity/a0C1I00000QFAo4UAH


MaryBethC: Cannon Beach CERT has a mask distribution scheduled for March 18


MaryBethC: There are two vaccination clinics per week in Seaside and two in
Astoria. Only a small percentage of Clatsop County residents have been
vaccinated due to lack of availability of the vaccine and staff.
https://www.co.clatsop.or.us


MarcR via GeorgeV: Zoom meeting: Topic: Supplemental Funding of Fire
Department from Lodging tax. Thursday, 3/4/2021 3:00PM - Please join meeting
from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/260465829


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MEETING NOTES

Wednesday Morning Zoom Meeting 24 Feb 2021. 8am
Participants: HannahO, ErikO, DebA, GeorgeV, JimP, MarcR, JeneePM, RickH,
JeanieMc, MaryBethC, CindyB, TravisH, KevinL, JasonS
Number attending: 14
Notes by Hannah of Sea Breeze Court


GeorgeV: The city has a Zoom meeting today for COVID planning changes.
It’s at 9:30am today to discuss zoning changes due to COVID.  Like
extension of additional outdoor seating permitting. Join Zoom Meeting:

Meeting URL:
https://zoom.us/j/99261084699?pwd=TkpjbGcxS0pCOGlMOCtSbSsxVWFMZz09

JeneePM: Vaccination cancelled over the next few days, because we hadn’t
received them due to bad weather.

RickH: We are going down to Covid-19 low risk level, the majority of the
state is declining their risk factor level.  50% capacity for indoor
recreation, dining, etc.  There is a lot less testing going on, which
results in less cases.  There is conflict between the numbers from the
state and Clatsop County.  Schools will start opening and athletics.  We’ll
be at the library today with vaccine surveys.  If you aren’t invited to the
date sign-up, then you aren’t qualified yet and you won’t be able to see
the scheduler.  Unfortunately, they have cancelled several vaccination
scheduled times, which should give them time to re-organize and catch-up.
They are looking for volunteers from the CERT team to help with flagging.

KevinL: They are looking to expand county-wide the sign-ups that Cannon
Beach has done.

JeanieM: How many people do you have on the CERT team?

MaryBethC: A total of 60. We have about 10-20 people show up to things.
They are mostly retired, not usually medically-trained people.
Medically-trained folks generally go to the MRC.  For MRC, you do need to
have a medical license that expired in the past 10 years or be current.
CERT does not require any pre-requisites other than training.

HannahO: If we developed a list of all the volunteer-opportunity orgs,
would the chamber be willing to host it?

JimP: Yes, we would.

GeorgeV: We have sold Village Centre in Cannon Beach, the new owner is
Salomon Sibony who owns Freedom.  He has been a tenant at the Village
Centre for the past 6-7 years.  They took over ownership on Friday.  He
also owns stores and property in Seaside.

KevinL: I wanted to share that effective today, there is a new program for
small businesses related to the PPP.  Businesses that have under 20
employees there is a 14 day period that small businesses can apply for a
PPP.  sbdc at clatsopcc.edu.  There are some advantages for areas that are
low-income communities, however Cannon Beach does not qualify.  The SBDC is
doing a lot of webinars and workshops regarding recovery, but we are
starting to do regular workshops again.  March 18 will be a Social Media
workshop on Zoom.  Our ClatsopWorks launches March 1, several orgs
throughout Cannon Beach are participating.  These are paid internships paid
by each individual employer.  Last year we had 120 applicants and ended up
with 18 interns in 12 employers.  We prefer 40 hours/week positions, but do
offer 20 hours/week.  Each Wednesday, the student participates in a 2 hour
workshop.  This program only has a minimum age of 16, no maximum age.
Employer gets to choose an intern.  This is our 4th year doing this.

GeorgeV: Dr. Ben Cockcroft died in a snowboarding accident.  There will be
a drive-by processional at the Cove in Seaside today from 5-6pm.  Tune into
to KSWB to hear his favorite music and thoughts from his family and
friends. Memorial messages can be left at
https://www.forevermissed.com/ben-david-cockcroft/about

JeanieM: Does anyone know about the CAHOOTS program and if it will be
implemented?

MaryBethC: Clatsop county is considering using a similar model with teams
in the north and south county to help with mental health crises, addiction,
etc. to help alleviate police pressure.

JasonS: It’s good to have this countywide system because some of these
individuals move from community to community.  There’s no catch-all
solutions, but it’ll help.  You’ll fight a lot of these homeless folks that
refuse help and want to stay on their path.

MaryBethC: They are talking about getting funding for a county program.  A
lot of these calls are for those who are having a serious crisis.  The idea
is to have the county and cities have more resources for the crisis teams.

CindyB: It has been a decent winter at Ecola Seafoods.  We have 2 tables
inside and then have a lot of to-go or outside dining.  Not sure how the
other businesses have been doing.

KevinL: Lodging has been very healthy in Seaside and Cannon Beach, not so
in Astoria.

MarcR: Our calls really haven’t dropped off.  We had record numbers of
calls from out-of-town visitors.  In 2020, 77% of our calls were
out-of-town.  Between September/October, 82% are out-of-town.

MaryBethC: Do you find the causes to be different?

MarcR: More trail rescue, ocean rescue.  Medical.  Rescues increased over
previous years. The lifeguards come on in the summer, but we’ve been doing
surf rescues before and after they started.

JeneePM: Red Cross Blood Drive - Monday, March 1st - 5 appointments left as
of today. Sing up: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time

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George Vetter
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