[wmm] Notes: Zoom WMM 8am 31Mar2021

[George Vetter]

MEETING NOTES
Wednesday Morning Zoom Meeting 31Mar2021 8am
Participants: GeorgeV, KyleG, JimP, AnnC, JeneePM, ErikO, HannahB, KathyK,
MargaretT, TravisH, JasonS, GregS, JeanieM, KathleenS
Number attending: 14
Notes by Hannah of Sea Breeze Court

Clarification from Amy at CB Academy via GeorgeV: The Department of
Education forbids students from doing the cleaning as the chemicals we are
now using are so strong that it can kill COVID.  Also, we are a public
school, but we are a school of choice.  Not everyone who lives in Cannon
Beach attends our school.

KyleG: I got my shot yesterday at the old Seaside High School.  It was very
well organized.

KyleG: Hannah, Erik how has the hotel been looking?

HannahO: Insane, we had no vacancies for the past week.  Lots of people are
trolling for parking.

KyleG: I did the Ecola Park to Indian Beach trail this weekend, it was
really muddy, but nice.

HannahO: The A-frame house near the fire station has been on the market for
the past few days, can’t believe it hasn’t sold yet.

GeorgeV: There is a lot of pressure on the housing and building industry.
Materials and contractors are way backed up.

GregS: The TAC has a meeting soon, we’ll be talking about how to allocate
the lodging funds for 2021.  Funds typically go to events like Savor, Fat
Tire Bike Fest, etc.  Do we hold onto the funds and build a reserve?  Do we
put them towards events that may or may not happen?

GeorgeV: It seems like town has been busy and we don’t need to bring people
into town at this point.

GregS: Town has been busy with a 110% capacity, there are certain
parameters for how those funds need to be spent.

KathyK: Can the funding be used for wayfinding tools like where are the
bathrooms, beach, etc.?

GregS: The Oregon ordinance says it is to bring people from over 50 miles
away to stay the night.  It is for tourist facilities and marketing to
bring others to town.  The city spent ~$15,000 to update the band stand,
which will help bring folks to CB.

HannahO: The wayfinding won’t bring anyone here, but it will be useful as a
tourist facility once they are here.

GregS: It's a gray area and up to debate.  And it depends how the law is
read and interpreted.

KathyK: If I were to think about marketing a restaurant or lodging,
updating the bathrooms would seem as taking away.  But folks asking for
people to use the bathrooms is taking away and a huge usage for
restaurants.

MargaretT: It’s definitely a huge deal that the North Coast Tourism Team is
talking about.

ErikO: I would prefer to see visitor management things, rather than visitor
attractions.

HannahO: I’ve seen the trash cans overflowing, I don’t know if that is a
budgeting or scheduling issue.

GregS: The quality of the experience is the term I hear folks using.  User
experience.

KathyK: The unpaid marketing that is done by visitors could be trash or
full bathrooms, or it could be a beautiful beach.

JimP: We returned the funds from events that didn’t happen.  And we would
not want to lose events and that people forget those events did happen.

HannahO: What about using some of those funds to do a survey of
visitation?  Why do visitors come, what do they do when they are here, how
do they spend their money.

GregS: Last year the TAC funds were distributed to a lot of the small
businesses.

GeorgeV: Using the funds to put utilities underground would improve the
quality of town.  I think using some funds for counting and gathering data
about who is in town.  Real, solid numbers about the number of people in
town and when.

GregS: The new owner of the Village Center is trying to create a city
center atmosphere.  Like busking stations, etc. to bring people in. The
Kite Shop sold, I heard it was going to be a noodle shop.

GeorgeV: Likely they wouldn’t change their footprint, it would make them
subject to the new requirements.

JeanieM: Over at Bronze Coast there was someone playing the saxophone,
people starting dancing, it was quite a thing.  Next Monday, the American
Legion is starting Burgers and Jam again.

KathleenS: I can ask about bringing the Coastal Happenings coming back to
the Cannon Beach Gazette.  The paper comes out on Fridays.

JasonS: It has been really quiet.  A few DUI arrests over Spring Break.
April and May are usually pretty quiet, the calm before the storm. The
cache site and red cross trailer was broken into.  We’ve made an arrest
related to those break-ins.

KathyK: How is the community liaison position going?

JasonS: We have an upcoming meeting to talk about it.

MargaretT: We had our kick-off event for bird monitoring season, it was
filmed and will be on our Youtube page.  If you have a question or want to
participate, email me at capefalconMR at gmail.com.

https://tinyurl.com/CapeFalconVideos

KyleG: There’s a SOLVE clean-up on April 17 for Earth Day.

KathyK: During COVID the bus between the Amtrak and CB/Seaside had reduced
routes.  It is back to regular schedule now.  You can now take the bus from
the Amtrak to Clatsop County.  The Sunset Empire bus continues on from
there.

HannahO: Is the trolley going to run?

KathyK: It’s up to the city to get it started.

JeanieM: Is soccer going to happen in the city park?

JasonS: They are working to see if they have enough people to participate.

KathleenS: Have most people had their second vaccine?

HannahO: They are having several vaccination events each week.  It seems
like they are opening it up to everyone, not requiring eligibility.

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Wednesday Morning Zoom Meeting 24Mar2021 8am
Participants: KenP, MaryBethC, GeorgeV, DebA, HannahO, ErikO, KyleG, DebA,
RickH, KathyK, JeneePM, JeanieM
Number attending: 9
Notes by Hannah of Sea Breeze Court

KathyK: How did the final mask hand-out go last week?

RickH: It went really well.  It was the last hand-out due to lack of
supplies.  They were purchased by the state and doled out by the counties.
The CERT team handed out 13,000 to residents since we have been giving them
out.  We are out of supplies and the county isn’t resupplying.

KathyK: The transportation district had been giving them out for a year and
now we feel that folks should already know and have their own.

MaryBethC: We were selling masks at cost because we wanted to make sure
that people had them.  It is not a time to profit on a public health issue.

KathyK: Hopefully the chamber can get the word out about it that you have
them at cost.

RickH: We will be going up into the moderate risk factor category at the
next change, our numbers increased above that threshold over the last 2
weeks, spring break and school going back in session have both contributed
to this.  I am surprised that the risk factors are something that the state
is still paying attention to.

KathyK: We are still promoting safe distances, hand washing, face masks
because we don’t want to put others at risk.

MaryBethC: I think the reason we are going to moderate risk is that we are
seeing spring breakers.

HannahO: We are not seeing visitors come to our business treating us with
respect when it comes to mask wearing.  We have had visitors come into the
hotel saying they are vaccinated and do not need to wear the masks.

RickH: It is the governor’s decision when we wear masks and how that
mandate is going forward.  I try to stay ahead of it and keep up on it so I
can help others navigate those challenges.

MaryBethC: Anyone who wants to get a vaccine and doesn’t qualify, you can
get your vaccine if you volunteer for the county.

KyleG: Once you get your first vaccine, do you sign up for the second one
at that time?

MaryBethC: No, they send you an automatic email system that helps handle
that.  I have been helping make phone calls to those that don’t have
computers.

JeanieM: Does the school curriculum teach respect of diversity?  Because I
am concerned about the recent hate crimes that have occurred.

MaryBethC: Those are included in the curriculum.  But it really does depend
on where you live and your school district.

JeanieM: I was talking to a young student who mentioned that the curriculum
needs to include more information about how Latin countries have
contributed to the US.

JeneePM: The Cannon Beach Academy needs volunteers to help with routine
cleaning of the school.

MaryBethC: It is a public school, it’s the elementary school for Cannon
Beach.

HannahO: I think it is in Japan that the children clean the schools and
they don’t even have janitors.  It teaches children responsibility and
respect for property.

JeneePM: I help clean up the bathrooms.  It’s fun when there are others to
share the tasks - and it doesn’t take a whole lot of time.

MaryBethC: I have asked why the kids aren’t helping to clean and have been
told it is a liability, if a child gets hurt doing the work of a janitor,
the school is liable.

HannahO: The Friends of Haystack Rock have a SOLVE beach clean-up this
Saturday from 10-12 at Haystack Rock.

JeneePM: There is another SOLVE clean-up on April 17.

MaryBethC: Wayfinding Wednesday is April 7th at 5:30pm, it is when you
should walk to your assembly point.

GeorgeV: Has anyone else seen that there will be a housing development and
wave lagoon called Cannon Beach in Mesa, AZ.

DebA: The City of Cannon Beach is trying to collect everyone’s emails so
they can get information about events, updates etc.

RickH: We are sending out monthly emails, it is a community bulletin.  Sign
up to this email on the city website - www.cannon-beach.or.us

KyleG: Email Subscriptions for the City of Cannon Beach:
https://www.ci.cannon-beach.or.us/newsletter/subscriptions

JeanieM: I like having the Coast Happenings in the Cannon Beach Gazette, I
wish that would return.

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Wednesday Morning Zoom Meeting 17Mar2021 8am
Participants: HannahO, ErikO, GeorgeV, KathyK, BuddieA, TravisH, MargaretT,
JeneePM, JeanieM
Number attending: 9
Notes by Hannah of Sea Breeze Court


GeorgeV: I see we are still in the low risk category for COVID.

MargaretT: Did you see that change the number of visitors?

ErikO: In the hotel business, we haven’t seen much change.  The weather is
the biggest factor.

KathyK: The restaurants will see a bigger change since they can have more
dine in.

ErikO: Due to distance, the difference between 25%-50% isn’t much different
for small restaurants with few tables.

MargaretT: We are trying to figure out if we should have in-person events,
like guided hikes.  I am thinking about what is safe and people are
comfortable with.

HannahO: There are a lot of in-person events happening now, so I wouldn’t
be concerned about outdoor events.

GeorgeV: People have the option to attend, so it is on them.

KathyK: When larger numbers of people are vaccinated, then it will be
easier to roll out these sorts of events.

JeneePM: There are a lot of volunteers helping with COVID vaccines.

JeneePM: There’s a beach clean-up April 17, sign up for it.
https://www.solveoregon.org/spring-oregon-beach-cleanup. Red Cross talks
are happening on Tuesday evenings from 6-7pm.  If you have time, join next
Tuesday.  Yesterday was about earthquakes and the Shake App.  Wednesday
afternoons every month has the emergency assembly site walk.

GeorgeV: I think the most important thing is knowing your route to the site.

JeanieM: How’s the food pantry?

JeneePM: We served 31 families this last week.

GeorgeV: Some of you may have noticed that I don’t have links to my old WMM
notes.  I have no place to put those as I sold my website that was hosting
them.  If anyone has a place to host them, please let me know.
george at georgevetter.com

JeanieM: A guest asked how much it is to go from one end of CB to the other.

KathyK: It is $1.  School-aged children are free.

JeneePM: Masks will be given out tomorrow from 2-4pm.  It is the last time
masks will be distributed as supplies have been depleted.

KathyK: The transit centers sell masks for $1.

JeanieM: Do you know if everyone over 70 has gotten their shots?

JeneePM: If they need transportation, we will help arrange for that.

KathyK: Sunset Empire Transit is able to help with that too, they need to
make appointments and prove they have an appointment.  It is point-to-point
transport.

BuddieA: Chamber update: Fat Bike Festival April 30-May 2, tickets for
sale.  June 5 will kick-off the Virtual Sand Castle Festival.  We are
planning the culinary festival for March 2022. www.cannonbeach.org.

ErikO: Anyone hear anything about the July 4th parade?

BuddieA: I’m not sure, due to crowds.  The Legion isn’t able to manage it
anymore and they were looking for someone else to host it.  The Fire
Department was considering taking it on.

GeorgeV: People are so familiar with it and it has so much momentum, it’ll
probably will happen regardless.

BuddieA: The permitting and costs were too much for the Legion to handle.

JeanieM: The Legion is back to hamburgers on Mondays, 6-8pm.  No music yet.

MargaretT: There are several different bird volunteer opportunities coming
up soon.  Including Black Oystercatcher, Pelagic Cormorants, Brown Pelican,
and Snowy Plover monitoring.  www.tinyurl.com/CFBirds2021
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Wednesday Morning Zoom Meeting 10Mar2021 8am
Participants: HannahO, ErikO, JeneePM, JimP, DebA, KathyK, MicheleF, KyleG,
CindyB, MargaretT, MaryBethC, GregS, TravisH, JeanieM, KenP, GeorgeV, GregS
Number attending: 17
Notes by Hannah of Sea Breeze Court

JeneePM: 300 came through for vaccines at Seaside High School yesterday.
They have 1000 registered at the fairgrounds

KyleG: Great sunsets lately

HannahO: We’ve been busy the last few days with last minute reservations.

JeneePM: If you’ve completed the survey, they will contact you when it is
your turn.  You can check Safeway, Costco, RiteAid for appointments.

MaryBethC: The county has the phones manned Monday -> Friday, 9 to 5.  Call
anytime to check-up in stuff.  But they do close for lunchtime.

JeneePM: Please don’t show up at the site if you don’t have an
appointment.  They already have a waitlist of folks if they have extra
vaccines.

MaryBethC: The county has 25 appointments for every 15 minutes.  So it is
cutting it close and they need to move people through.

KathyK: If anyone needs the vaccine, but lacks transportation, Sunset
Empire is providing free transportation for those that have an
appointment.  SETD’s free transportation will be provided to any of the
Clatsop County Vaccination Clinic’s, local Health Care Providers, or
pharmacies. Scheduling is required at least 24 hours in advance and all
vehicles are ADA accessible. To schedule transportation please call
503-861-7433 Option #2. For more information visit the SETD website at
https://www.nworegontransit.org or contact Jennifer Geisler at
jennifer at ridethebus.org or 503-861-5385.

MaryBethC: Town has gotten so busy, we are opening Dragonfire Gallery on
Wednesdays now.

KenP: US News & World Report has Cannon Beach on the top 50 beaches.

KathyK: There’s another mask giveaway March 18 2-4 at Cannon Beach City
Hall.  KN95 masks

JimP: Lot of administrative and planning ahead for next year.  Fat Bike
April 30-May 2, registration will open before the end of the week.  Fun
events on Klootchy Creek, riding bikes on the beach, etc. Will be running
this COVID safe.  Sandcastle is going to be virtual, music on Friday night
organized by Paul Deuber, virtual fun run.  Starting to work on culinary
fest which will be next spring.

JeanieM: Will they be doing the Farmer’s Market?

JimP: The city has been talking about it, they are possibly thinking about
starting in July.

JeanieM: It would be fun to do a karaoke event again.

MargaretT: I work for the Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve.  We are
working to get our connections with the business community.  CFMR is off of
Oswald West SP, it’s an area where no fishing is allowed or other take in
these state waters.  For the business community, we want you to know that
the marine reserve protects our natural and wild areas.  We do have
resources for businesses, social media posts, etc.  We are having an
informational session coming up for bird monitoring.

Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve:
https://www.nehalemtrust.org/capefalconmr/

March 30th volunteer info event:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bird-monitoring-get-outside-and-get-involved-registration-140403423419

Cape Falcon Marine Reserve marketing materials for businesses (more
materials coming in ~1-2 months):
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1ErrelEMxWINWgCQtyFmMDSfimCXcaQmu

CindyB: Does anyone know if there has been an update about the parking on
the street for restaurant use?

JimP: Last I heard is that they are dealing with it on a case-by-case
basis.  Jeff at the city would probably be the best to answer that.

KathyK: Last I heard they were discussing the aesthetics of some sort of
separation.  Maybe write an open letter to council.

JimP: They gave the staff the ability to make the decision.

CindyB: Who did they give the authority to?

JimP: The first person to start with would be City Manager Bruce St Denis

CindyB: I keep emailing Jeff, but he has just said that it is in the works,
but who actually is making the decision.  In front of our restaurant, we
have a lot of people that want to come in quickly.  We are trying to work
on our take-out and instead of barriers or tables, it would be good to
limit the spots in front of us to 15-minute parking.  Parking is important
for us, but for them to say having outdoor seating is a priority, it
doesn’t help our take-out growth.

JimP: I know you need those quick spots.  I think dedicating a few spots to
limited parking might be a good idea.

MaryBethC: It’s not unprecedented, there is short term parking downtown.

CindyB: We are running orders out to cars.  But we have a lot of people
that stop in the middle of the street on Spruce, stopping traffic, calling
to say that their order is done.

MaryBethC: You might start a petition and get signatures.

CindyB: The fire department doesn’t seem real happy about the tables in the
street.  It would be easier to allow for people to pull-in and park for a
moment.

JeanieM: Are we still in the low Covid-19 category?

MaryBethC: Yes. Clatsop County is in low.

KyleG: It’s 50% capacity.

CindyB: Even though restaurants are at 50% capacity, it doesn’t change our
ability to put folks into seats.  We used to be able to seat 50 people
inside, but now we are at 10-12 people due to social distancing
requirements.  They aren’t going to necessarily want to come in and stand
in line, due to concerns of customers.  We can’t just drop the ball with
safety.  Customer perceptions and behavior has changed, regardless of
government standards.  Folks still have concerns with being too close to
one another.  We have made an alleyway that is separated by a huge piece of
glass from the dining room. There is one way in and a different way to
pick-up orders.

DebA: Did anyone see about a tourist posting to I *heart* Cannon Beach that
someone tried to sell them heroin?

TravisH: I walk the beach several times a day and haven’t experienced any
thing like that, just drunk people every once in a while.

HannahO: If you follow the Clatsop County Scanner group, you’ll see a lot
of posts like that.  I think some folks make things up.

KyleG: The next thing our front-line folks will face is those who don’t
want to wear masks because they are vaccinated.

DebA: I think lots of people will continue to wear masks.

MaryBethC: SOLVE has a beach clean-up in April.

HannahO: Friends of Haystack Rock has a library lecture tonight at 7pm on
Marine Mammal Entanglement and a SOLVE clean-up on March 27.

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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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