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------~-----=~----------------------------------~----~------------ 'BULK RATE U.S. 'POSTAGE PAID CARMEL, CA Permit No.148 VOLUME 80 NO. 3 JANUARY 19, 1995 1 - S , , _ · f · L ·· . : : 1\ -' · 0 ·' ·,, : · ., S · . : 1 9 l 5 J :. .. • ) City balances . . budget, tackles . stalled projects By PAUL WOLF . . THERE WERE two dimensions to the~ City Council's mid-year budget session Tuesday:· the im mediate concern and the somewliat overwhelming long-term issue. · First, the council needed to balance the remainder. of the $7.6 million 1994-95 fiscal year budget. With a significant.revenue gap ch~cterizing the fast hal£ of the year, 1t agreed to freeze roughly $200,000 in repairs, purchases and other"c apital improvements." But melnbers knew they were only buying time. · There were clear indications Tuesday that the council · is willing to face its major- and, for the moment, unsolvable - , problem: its $18.6 million projected . cost lor backed-up infrastructure projects. I • I "When we had money years ago, we dido' t put it into infrastructure," said Ken White. "If we had done so, we1w ouldn't be sitting here discussing this." Councilwoman Paula Hazdovac said. Past co~~ Is spent too much money on such things as miniparks an~ land acquisitions, paving the way for the current problem. · ~BlPI~U 071~•.'4UJL& enc!JIIlpasses ev.ing ~nnected · DQJ~Ilg!J~.·~~CJ.tltle,· ·, eqqipment ~d roads. City A<blliait.llr ;ratior saidf ie b'*:k-up,~projecta ·-- ~-llt4~-lb'ltll-IA:UieCO.miJis,.,.,.~butw4UQDOt 0 111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ~ ~~~~-" __ But he made sure evm: yone-was aware the council's_ scope of concern Tuesday was far broader than just - amending ·the 1994-95 budget. Developments Consider these developments: · , • The council agreed in concept to an ambiqous five-year Capital Improvements Plan (CIP), the farst will County evaluate of its kind in Carmel.· . The CIP .calls for $18.6 million in "reinvestment" errors m r.e sponse that Kersnar admits the city does not have. For now, the city has available only $300,000 a year to devote to capital improvements, a sum Kersnar said page By PAUL WOLF / See BUDGET 8 THE TlDE o£ criticism that has followed the Supes to hear appeal floodingolMiasion Fields has prompted county· and r~oaal officials to seek. answers. · . for Canyon Pes~ero As~ comm ·nity hopes to u.nderstand the events <ollait week - why water was rushing Thesday in Salinas aewa into bO ore ordered the evacuation - these . opm•tl occurred thia week: . ~e RES~ eage 14 • Proposed home on PB side would aff~t entire canyon, opponen:ts argu~ . . By PAUL.W OLF .... ... .. ... . .... ,.. . · ' ' ' ,'1' mee recYcling :t;equirement • ' programs, S!"eater participation Tips for carrying out your new year's should e Carmel~ver ~5o/o mandate. resolution: reducing, reusing, recycling. ~ . By PAUL WOLF - JJJST BECAUSE we are deq> into January, that ? 1...... doesn't mean it is too late to make a new year's · .ar· 1995 is set to be a banner year for recycling in re&Oiutioo. . ~ it may be that the city liu no choice but to "If you-don't recycle, start; if you do, step up your. tv\orlo Osborne-Anderson Albert N\aldonado make it one. efforts, • said Carmel Public Works Director Jim CuUem. ! · ·. · . For tarten, all California cities must comply with Cullem s&..id Carmel .residents and merchants will .G overnor appoints . the .state-mandated requirement to re- help the city reach its mandate for.1995 waste duce solid -by 25 percent com- - "diverting" 25 percent of the waste Carmel Valley's pai'edtotb~ 1990 baset~-orpoten- stream through recycling and "lij)urce tially face linea of $10~ a day. reduction." . e •y are attaining between 17 and 20 . The Carmel Marina Corp. provides Osbo~rne-·Anderson -. percent now and·w e shoula reach the 25 the recyling bins, and you do the rest. percent (~) with a little additional · Here are a few things many Carmelites to ·municipal bench effo~" aaid Carmel Public.W orks Di- may not.f ully u~derstand: · paper ~91". Jim Cullem, Carmel's ·key recy- · • Mott forms of can be re- clin planner. · · · • cycled with few exceptions - cereal ;fore Wilson also names Maldonado than half of Ca.:mel houae)lolda hoxs, paper hap, phone bOob, cata- gaper. · · . cUI'I'elldy participate in curbside recy- logues, books, ti11ues .and carbon C · cling. AI Cullem hopes for even greater . • Sled food cans are welcome. Many · participation in both the fesidential and · · people think only aluminu~ cans can be · · · ARMEL VA iLEY'S Marla Osborne-Anderson, a commercial districts, there are other Jim Cullem · ~cl~" 'Cullem noted. deputy district attorney since 1987, has been ap- on develop'm~ntl the horizon that should n addition, capa can be placed in the pointed ju~e of the Monterey County Municipal Court help the city silti•fy its re:quirement: . · curbside bins &long with glass bottles. District by Gov. Pete Wilso~.~ · • Carmel'• garb*8e hauler, the Carmel Marina • Containtn and cans don't have to be perfectly Theappointmentwu announced on Jan. 13bythe . Co~. . ; it ~ng to complete conltnl,ction of a $3 clean before being placed outside fbrpickup. govemor'soffice,whichnotedthatOsbom~~AndeJ11on .. _ · million .m.terials recovery facility (MRF) by July, "You rinie them out more for your sak«1 - to will replace Judge Raymond Simmons, who retired. . - accordins to Jim Sheppard., the company's recycling prevent getting a rroblem with rodeQtl.~ than for the At the same time, Wibon announced the appoint• I coordinator. r ·garbase haulers, Culle m commented. -rrient ~f AlbtWt Maldonado ._a a municipal court j~dge Carmel Marina has the u~ permit in hand and ~ • Cardboard should be recycledt but it takes• oe xtra for the county. He repl~ Judge Michael Fields, :who curreody is applying for a building permit, Sbeppards work. Residents should take their ~oard the ·t.was el~ed t.? the supq~or court. ·- . · . - · Before becoming deputy district atwtne'y, Osborne-. See MANDATE page 6 ~e RECYCUNG page 6 An~enon w~ an associate'atto~ey for the law finn of Wemtraub, Censblea, Hardy, Encb and Brown (1986- 87). •" . . .. . Interestingly, Maldonado ran for the superior court · position won by In the June 7 primary election, ~i~lds. Maldonado polled third-:-.n21~~percent of the vote · · - Fields and Ann Hill. ., beh~d t A deputy district attorney since '1992, Maldonada '!/U d~pu~ county counsel for Mont~ C~unty from :\.986 U,Dti} ,1 ~1." : : ' '"'. ~.) ;;, ,.,, , ._ v~ . ' 1 The annual salary .for a municipBl CQ.~'jP~F, i~ . $98,070. . . . . . NOW REDUCED CYPRESS COAST 'INSUR·A.NCE AND' FINANCIAL SERVICES UP'(_O William L. Sisk CLU, ChFC Heather Glen Court Mission at 8th. • Carmel % (408) 625-1013 • 1( 800) 923-LIFE HEALTH IN URANCE. ' . ' A MON1TK ..... •• 89 102 128 138 203 242 .......... 59 88 90 123 149 aCNM 111 144 188 241 . 283 88 170 a:Mw OMr 1·11 50 . ICIIMw 71 .. ............................. . ...I..U.II ,I.I IIU, . ...... OII ..I IIieC..., I 11111 • --~~~~--,~~--, ---~--··-.~~~z~~s~u~~~~~~~---·~H~¥-\~·~·~~.~. ~. ~~~~~~~~-- • j I I , I • I l HI_ PINE ( <_)N£'S <)&A \VITH KEN WHITE: .Mayor continues .bridge.- building role i to '95 Bui~ING BRIDGES not WalLt wiU lead to a harmon,ow communif:Y ~ugh '1995, inluu Jau Car:mel Mayor Ken White, Wh() coruiden tmk to be tJui mediator betWeen compe~ intere1Lf. .. He continue1 to believe that the diiJering 110icu in town - e.g., tho1e ofr e~idential and commer cial intere&Lf - are really more alike than many may realize. him., With nearly three,year1 a.r mayor behind White 1eerru 1upremely comfortable in hil role. He enjoy1 1eroing a1 the informal problem 1oluer, but auo-relUh~ in the formalitiu ofo ffice and I mall town public life. . · - · . .. hu Now he coruider1 the !lew .. year. .. in own I. wqrd1. I\- I Pine Cone: /1 there any doubt that you enjoy- j I reaJ9' enjoy- being mayor? · r White: I absolutely enjoy what I am doing. I'm retired. I have the time to put in, and ·a background 'I think we need to 1peed up the.gouemment proce11 of 'The people I run acro11 are po1iti.ue and want to 1 in problem-solving. I am here to serve the public. geuing thing1 done. I get very i.rritated at the 1/ownel1 10lve problem1. I haven't been turned down in 1/· I This stu!! about being "a politician" ust don't buy. with which we drag along. ' anything that I've· tr-ied to i:Jo. ' · I like to get people together and see i we can find a resolution. a to agree? Wouldn't that be lilce callingf or party that If you bring in a plan for your property,·a nd it . Pine Cone: So, in effect, you 1ee your{ocw embrace1 both Democrau and Republicaru? . meets the design standards, it gets approved. They tU being the 30 day1 between each council meeting• .• White: Well, this idea has to evolve, arid it may be would help us get ·answers to people (regarding the . White: I work harder during that period than at a dream that may never be lulfilled. · . ·. viability of their RP.Piications) more quickly. any meeting. In gener&:l, as mayor I am putting in • To begin with, we are talking about d~ign regu · n.aany more hours than I thought I would. I am Pine Cene:Andit would be more ofa 1upportgroup lations lot the Carmel Plaza, since it is. so large. leaming a l~t about how people want to get io.gether, than a political group... · . These will be strict standards. If the staff anticipates to make thmgs run smoothly, and, most ol all, to - White: It wouid·not be based on ·individuals but on any areas of controversy, it can still kick it to the help find answers. · the City of Cainnel. It; would carry out volunteer planning commission. The checks and bBlances are The people I run across are positiv~ ·and want to functions .. - keeping the city clean,. funding ait in there. solve problemJ. I haven't been turned do'wn in· public places, starting to get cooperative· ellorts on ~ · anything that .I've tried to do. budgetary reviews. .. all kinds of things. Pine Cone: What eue do we luwe to loolcjorward It wou~d focus on getting new peOple involved in city to tJaU year! . Pine Cone: What are 1ome ezampl.el of your government. We have very few new nameJ in our city White: We have some very old buildings, and we approach and what you 'oe •tJlwcl! . directory (o l committees) and one of.the things I really have to take care f:ll them. The rare station is going White: OK. At one of the mayor's breakfast want to push is gettn,g new faces. to have its earthquake report come through. The meetings, someone had a concern about people ' EIR (environmental impact repo.-t} on the Sunset t loitering in Devendorf Park. ·we talked about it and Pine·Cone: A.ren 't there enough gro'up1 in town! Center renovation is going to be finished. discovered the felephone was hidden by the bath- Wlaite: Y~. Qy -do we. a · aoaaayl Ut hey ~er. . room doors. · ~ took the time·to look • · .. , · Pine ·Co·~· And laow The idea came up that we move the phone, and so themselves, they would abollt tlae Ul&~e ofw la.IMr ~ we did. Andwecur downon the uloitermg.".Thank- lind they all have ·the we haoe tJ19" citya 11et1 &W tully, there was no big argument (about the. issue of same goal: to keep 1houklcon8Uier1e~! · · •·• White1 My position :?1~~SE~~;~;:;;;~;;~ ~::~~:~::7:::~ ~sriiiNC¥;~~~~ hasn't changed. I think we two ou·ght to sell the·b ack I' < ·.·· ... ·.. ·. thirds ol Piccadilly Park. talking to each other previously. among group1 lilce the .. . ..\ .-:.oca .on:: .. Jr: ·::coac ·;· eac. er an .· And I've said we need to ·~· . sh!!:t~=hw:tb:rre~;:::::;~e:f~ te:~:~c!:i ~·:11111~~~~;~~ig~. make a de~n on _ ;,:: Flanders Mansion~e wasn't as going ·C:,J:!;: keep it, we have to decide ~e;::'so~t.=i:::!: effective~ j;~ 't~~ ·=~~~~~~:~.~?~~~in to . ·.· ..... fPI hi\iri < ·. :. what we are going to do . mllll'VareQI of1trorurdu- . ·. ' ... . er. . . . . •.. . e ... a . . g . with it. In any case, money .~ ~a - · --., ·-o · ·commtS?Id~oeij+car~~r:::.Fbtesf :a:od·.~~atF{ needs to go into it !or reno ~~oN::1':::tdn~:be'~=~!~nda':~ ~;;h!,-re;:{:J!~ commisslonet\taimef:On.lfied .schOol :Dis~ ·.. · vation, plumbing, wiring. (laughs). I thinlc we are at a point where people are dl1uelof:ment, ZOf11!18? ( tiici t@S!~i.·'[~i! i < ? ' .. ·.· · .. >.. ,· • · · I communicating better. · Whde: B~t ~he~ the Pine Cone: ilnd ifa ny . · . · propertie1 are •old, where The next step I believe would be for all ol the groups ar:e diametn~ly . . . groups to eome together into one big group to oppos~, somewher~ m the ~tddle ts the solution. Most 1hould thefroceedlgo? · .-.pport the City of Carmel. , ·. people 1n town are ·~ the m1ddle. · White: think part ol the money should go to J,.l . debt low~ripg, to a sensible level; the other part I Pine~ So duJ~· then, defuae• your approach to should 80 tQ defen'ed .maintenance ol our buildings. being mdyor·~ b,.·huilding? I do not support more open space with city funds yean may White: It really ,doe~: People need to talk about the - at this time. ·In tw~ it be different. problems and lorget about the personalities. Pine Cone: So it il po11ibk tiJt:Jt, in 1995, iDe moy . Pine Cone: Mayor 01 negotiator, a1 mediator! ~ .. 1ei tJ:ae lou of1 onae open 'f.aceP White: And arm-twister (Laughs)... White: I don't think its going to be much of a. san , . loll I' doo 't think you are going to .see, the Pine Cone: Do you lao.oe a'9" ruolutiorufor 19961-. J~ Mercury News once wro~- (abOut ·CannelY, .. Whi~: I think wen~ to speed up the pvemm•t "P.~ Sold." · ·· • procen of gettingthinp done. l$et v_ery i~ attlie ' l.thil\k you might aee one or'bfo p~• con1id-·· dJ"as - slowness with •hich e. ~.. ered for de~elopaa•t. We need o unclldwad oa the council that we can lower th debt service to a • • -y • • Pine Cone: A longtime re,;a,., OttCe cofltlfUntec:l, reasonable level, but w have to pend mon on our can, •streamlining 4 a euphemum for undoing regula- infrastructure. Iu fine to ha\'~ police public tion," ot word1 to that effect. Do you believe that? works truclu and computfn, ut if 0\11" buildings ' ·· are tailing down all around us, dlat'a ~table. White: I am not talking about changing or stream am lining the ordinances.-What I saying is there may be more permits that can be issued over the counter. - Interview by Paul, Wolf We do not always need to go to the planning commis- . . SlOD. . ' ' This year, we are talking about adopting design , L Photographs by Scott Brearton standards lor the commt'rcial district- ol the kind we already have for the residential district. L - - ··· mated d&J1lA8e exceeds ~500." Two weeb • ~armel: Report of a male subject ~o, the man said, 60 gallons of gu were yelling about killing himself at the High- taken. · . way 1 bridge. Despite the pleu of depu .., ties and rescue penonnel, he jumped into I THURSDAY,JAN. 1 the river. He was pulled out 59me 400 • Carmel: Communications Center re yarclt downatream, and later admitted ported a man calling from the pay phone into Community Hospital. · in front ·of a supermarket at a shopping • Cannel: A woman reported the theft center.~ The man said he needed help. of property which was taken_f rom her Officer's comment: "I helped him into the driveway. ~ter "she found.it had been patrol car and then into the hands of our moved by a fri~nd to storage." NEIGHBORS CARE aboutneishbon. . vendins .machin~. jailea." . . • Carmel Valley: A Monterey man Here'• a nmdowa oa ~'I loged by • Cumel Valley. A 4.4-year-old CV • Cannel: A man reported the thelt of reported he had attended a party earlier in Monterey County Bheftff'1 Department man wu arrested and taken to'jail after a various items~ his pickup truck while the evening at an· unknown address in &om Tuetday, Jan. 10, through Monday, fem&le repo~ed that "he beat her and tore,. it Y~as parked in his driveway - metal ~armel Valley. "He h~d walkedoutofthe Jan~ 16. ' · · · - off her clothing after she refused to have · toolbox contaiping hand tools, wallet, house. The next thing he remembered, he sex with. him.' He also threatened her With. .credit cards, driver'slicense, jacket. "Es- woke up in the passenger seat of his truck I • I • • 'IVBSDAf, JAN. 10 . . a ,gun and fired -ot£.a round." · timated loss - $250." in front of his house iit Monterey. He had • Camaelr .Couty Comm~cations e Pebble Beach: A wo..W. lepOrted .• Cannel: A·m an reported finding his been severely beaten, and a pager and . • .ID&Df C.U. from 1he Miuion hea.rlns a noiae by her front door. • Area employer deceued. . . ca5h had been take.n from his puts pock F· MeaofCarmel, aacla111Deroua r~i·- check proved nesative." • Canilel: A shoppins cen~er secUrity etl." He was treated· for injuries at Com-~ aeaaw-...-ct. The 1heriff'1 rucue unit · · · officer reported th•t a transient refused to munity Hospital. wu 1 to aa anallincdj behind . WEDNESI)AY, JAN. ~1 leave the property. ·: ' . .• Carmel Valley: A Seaside woman ....................... -.........~ . ............. •. -.......... ceoter·a iDce two tna~ • Camael: A woman reported that she •·Canael: Report of l~hts 'tolen from reported the burglary of her vehicle while · .a~ienatdl w-. -./ IVUlded on a 1aad bar.at the could not loc;ate a female friend at the the flasPost to the rear of a shopping it was parked in~ front o£ a CV address. ·aothins CaniMI Riyer, both were rucued by boat latter'• normal addrela. "Olra.cerwu later center. . "Entry w.S made; taken." to ""et;·. . . advised (the latter) wu sone becauae •he· ' • Carmel Valley: A man slashed his . • Pebble Beach: The su~tendent ~Rho Y~en nwnerous,calls from is attending driving Khool. Cue closed." wrist and neck, and had pupcture wounds at Pebble Beach Links repo~ that a resident. of dte Carmel Valley Vill&Be • Cannel: Aw oman reported her alarm to the body. He was transported to Com local resident's gardener drove over the ar~ ~bout the Carmel River overflowins activated. She said·t he second,.ttory doors munity Hospital and placed on a hold. second fairway to remove a tree from itt'banb. - . were opeD, and a man was parked in front • Carmel Valley: A woman reported fairway:-bordenhg property of ·the resi- • Canael: A supermarket employee of the house. "A ~h w., conducted; all damage to her maa box during the night. . dent. "Estimated dam~e - $600." .. reported. two male juveniles who possibly secure." • Carmel Valley: A woman reported lboplilted.. •But thU. .could not be con • Cannel Valley: A. woman was u- having problems with her ex-boyfriel)d. SAWRDAY, JAN. 14 . firmed.• They left the area in a white sis ted back to her home after she-sot lost · • C~el Va ll.ey: A man reported theft , • Pebble Beach: A woman reported vehide. • Area c:beck done." · in tbe area. of the rear license plate from his auto. gettiJl8 a~ call from a female telephone · · • Carael VaDe,: A neighbor reported • P•ble Beach: A man repo~t · • Carmel Valley: A woman reported a solicitor. "She wu told that·she ·had won a clomeatic diaturb~ at an •ddn:ss on his live-in aanny wu having problems tennis racquet taken frOtn the storage a Dip to the Bahamas ·and a gold watch. Ford Jload. Th8 _,.ident waa contacted. With her ex-boyfriend, who "calls and. shed in her buil<ijng. · She was asked for money in advance and , . •ae Mid tyerytbjfta wu fine- the noile comea by• ·the~place. · _ •·P ebble Beach: Ollicer responded to · her checking account number. She re- wae from lrjeDcb who wen •tayins there • Pebble Beach: A man reported that a purported domestic dispute between . fused and was called 'a bitch' during the due to the floocL • the windows, doon and windshielda of his roommates. "They claimed everything was process. The caller supposedly represented_ •. ean.eJ Valley: A man reporUd dump trucb w.ere .shot with a pellet gun all right, and my servl'ces were no longer PUblisher's Clearins House; reps there say frOJD a locJse the theft of $28 out' of a soda while parked in ~ Spygl~ Pit. "Eati~ needed." · ' . · · no." . . . . . • Bis Sur:. This ·report came from a FRIDAY, ]AJV. 13 man who lives in a motor. ht)rne with his • Ca,mel: A qaan r~p~rted his wife and daughte.r on Highway 1. He said . ,,l / ./ ~.... daughter's ex-boyfriend prowlins on hil the wife .a nd daughter returned-~o the ' sweet.mu~l 1 property. The ex-boyfriend was stopped motor home ancl (ound • man and two sC:me' at the rear of Carmel Mu.ion. The report women emergins with of their prop s on .your. •··1(/. ing party wished no proaecution, but ad erty. Thes~s~tl "tookolfonfoot,north ~ -~ , vUe<~ that wits mult occur "at appropri~ ·bound. The reporting party 1e"'entually . . , .. ~. ~a~ ho"".~ :I\~ M~bc)yfnend wu cited for ,. . ·~ncon~n. See LOG piige:'1"f \ Porcelain Dolls ----~-..-.!-..- · Teddy Bears P•~rweialbts FiCuiiaes ~alpturea Toys ll Collectibles ~ <.-> H&lPiml Carmel • as.a~a .. -- ~--------------------------------- ---~-----------_...._---· ---.--. '--, • • # t •• • ' ' ,, Of lllll I I l f•l•l!lftllff Heritage to Bill's back! Carme~ lease Murphy Fir~t I J • Decision on caretaker role . I The city staff has been eag« to put creates tilg·fJ··war between · the house in private hands as a first step two Carmel camps which have toward expanding hours and uses, re ducing city supervision, simplilying op differing philosophies on use. erations and p~ing on expenses. CouacilwomanPaulaHazdovac, ~ho . By PAUL WOlf served <On _the subCommittee that re-· A viewed the U(o requests, as '!ell ,.a one • CARMEL HERITA8£ hu been ten-. from the Pine Inn, said that the Heritage tatively chosen as the new operator of proposal "looked the ~ljto me.~ . . the First Mwphy House, ending a chap Mayor.I \e n White expl&ined his vote, t~ in what many have called a pow« noting that Heritag~ can offer $1 million struggle betWeen support~n· of that insurance coverage needed to operate · group and the First Murphy Committee. the facility, whiletheFirstMurphyCom- The committee has operated the his . mittee cannot fqlfill that oBligation with- · toric buil~ng as a public meeting fa~il­ out the city's help. · I I ity and understated tourist attraction · "Sadly, I cannot vote for the First I ; £or the. past two years, while Carmel Murphy Committee because thecity asks • I Heritage bas operated Ffanders Man- for this insurance," White said. sion. . Enid Sales. .o f the First Murphy Com Both groups each made proposals to· mittee said the liability is "'enormous .. .If I be the lessee of First Muiphy, a monu someone is hurt they can sue us and the ment to builder M.I. Murphy, loc~ted on city." .. the west side of Lincoln north of Sixth. "We could contribute :to their policy I I "I'm proud.o ft hese people who moved but not take out one of our own," Sales it, restored it, dec9rated it and have now said. been running it for the bette% part of two yean," said _Brian Congleto?, speak in~ Philosophical ditf'erencea IJ tut week an· a Carmel Caty Council Underlying the tension between the · t mee~g ~favor oft he committee's con- two camps appears to be a difference in tinued operation of the house. philosophy regarding the atmosphere IHOTo/CQE 7HQWSOH .... Congleton, an architect, w• instru- and function of the building. It's officiall Zany comedian Bill 1\t\urr~ will bring his antics back to,the AT&T mental in the renovation of the Firs~ · Last year, the core group of the com Pebble Beoch NationaiPrd-Am, set forJan. _30 through Feb. 5. In addition to I I Murphy House. "This group should have mittee expanded ·into a nonprofit group playing in fhe 360golfer field, Murray also will participate in the Feb. 1 ) been thanked for its efforts," he added. known as the Cannel Preservation Foun- tefebrity Challenge. (See next week's Pine Cone for special AT&T ~tion.) I 'r.'The. council voted 3-1 in .favor ~~ dation. . . . . - 1 prepanng a lease asreement Wltb Hen- The ObJectives of th·~bualding-:-pub­ tage. Barbara Livingston cast the dis- lie use and historic preservation - are -., senting vote, and Phil Coniglio was ab- someti~es antagonistic. 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Monday-Frldc:Jv 8:30-6 . 625-2880 LocaiV OY.ned & Operated by Jim & Jill Sleeper Since 1986 ~ Soturdav 9:Xl-6 · HARRow ANn CAYCE ATTORNEYS AT LAW.· • .ADVISING & · REPRES~NTING CLIENTS IN: FAMILY LAW ELDER LAW \ •. PROBATE . £STATE PLANNING BUSINESS REAL ESTATE Barry R. Hanuw PERSONAL INJURY LANDLORD-TENANT 373~5297 Bank of America Buildt.ng 200 E. Franklin Street. Suite ·250 •. Monterey january 19, 1995 - .. .· . . I . . . . - ( ' - I • ight pots i ,_. . e y ··es Answering the call ofd uty) • er p:itc . -_can debate c ot~!dy; I • ·.C armel-by·the-Sea continues to be leader in s~ldng solutioo to f\#lgal ili,sease affecting Monterey pine trees. ·By PAUL 'N0.1 f~ted areas had feared, Kelly said. . : W . This observation may only buy time, RILE THE fungal diJeue known as there is still no cure for the disease. as pitch canker atill threatens to -devu • Trees. may not all die or die quickly; tate Carmel's pine forest, City Forester be said, sugelting the possibility o£ Cu8 .1 J. ICelly ~ intent on fouling silver "remission"-from pitch canker. . K$Jdelc:ribed ! ~el's ' role in bring Broad-~d poup iDS til~ probl~ to statewide promi · Theadboccommittee,ofwhich Kelly neace, ihariDB three·bits of good news: iJ vice-chair, ,rill J'efM)rt to th~ s.tate .• Aa ad hoc talk f<itc~-aatatewide forestry board. It bas a twofold mission: · 'adVilory pwp~ ineluding repretenta to see~ more .funding for research, &.Jld tivel from tJJe Uaivenity of Calif<>mia, to proposemanasement solutio~, which MoateNJ B.y cid• and the state de so far have been eluaive. p&rtpaeata ol forestry and parka and . , It wu Kelly who, in the middle oflast · reenation - wu foi'Jiled before the year, fonned the Pi~ch Canker Task hoUdaya, holding its first meeting Dee. Foree, CODJiqg of e_rofessional forest . ·. . 14. .. . . . . . . . en in the Monterey Hay area. . ·• The tpread of pitch canker has not ... been ~·rapid u ~annel and other al- " . See PITCH page 7' . . I'HOTOS/UYA N C. AAc:AL/ST£1 1 State Parks lifeguards (above) resJX>nded to a distress call tJonday afternoon at · Whaler's Cove at Point Lobos State Reserve. Th~ee divers -. all students from the ('. Defense .Language Institute - were pulled frO(Tl. the ocean after their small boat capsized in rough seas. The trioof dNers was.unhurtand their boat was recovered lbelo.v) with. the help of State Parks, Carmel Highland.s .Fire Department and·t he· Nonterey County Sheriff's Qepartment. · . . _, . . . 1 .. . . .P ublic works director says reducing waste by in year 2000 will not be .easy task vv~~·"' MANDATE from page 2 program for yard waste,· according to said. . . . Cullem. . · · TheMRF, to ~~located in Castroville, "We used to believe that Y/8 would (0)372-1.176 . allow for automated recycling of need to recycle yard waste to get over . Mal ... :MIICiADomiA~ ~·u"'•• papen and other recyclables, our 25-percent mark, but now we be ,.l lllrwallonl: according to Cull~. In addition, such lieve it probably won't be needed,, he 1-IGD-628·10N items as cereal boxes, office paper, said. · · . .; · · · masazinea and phone boob can be re Currently, the city mulches wooc;f and cycled at the plant. givea10111e of it.,., fqrlirewood, but a The upe01ive new facility, however, formal~ed P~. il-~ tor,cycle il' also likely to neceuitate a garbage yard wute, Cullem ·a aicl. . disposal rate increase come summer, yard ..... ii oaly the bepaaing; accordiq to Aaiatant City Administra food wute willDe add;eued ill yean to tor Cr:esb'Ambroeio. come, Cull«n 'predicted, notiq the . • The city intenda to improve par mandated goal of a 50 perceat recycling ticipation for both commercial and reii· level by the year·2 000. dential cudboard recycling. ~'Ilae 25 ~ p il c:.DptFJl • Sometimei n 1995, Carmel Marina tively euy; tiM 50~ t ~ Will 'be il· ~ to ha\'e bepn a recyclins more of a aa,'Ugle, Cullem aaid. · · . - ' ope eritage tentatively for First urphy atio .pic~ed . " MURPHYf rom pagt: 5 · Fisch~, lor one, has been vocal in his Murphy, which is only 800 square feet." member who ~haired a group that 1tud· the foundation) appear more likely to belief that the house is too museum like, "We are iadebted to the Carmel Pres- ied the uses of First Murphy, said poli stress the second. outfitted with still and uncomfortable ervat1on Committee for this u~~que gift," tict.,s was at the heart of the council's There is a lear among many in the old furniture, not conducive to gather- she -added, "and we are. .. voting them _ action, adding, "This is a real blow lor First Murphy Committee that Heritage ings .. · . · · out. " · vo I unteert.s m t.n our communai ty. " would be inclined to make too many Councilwoman Livingston alluded to .\ Barbara Brooks, a former council . changes or expand uses inappropriately. the symbolism of the First Murphy "' I Heritage President Kay Prine re House: "It's important to remember a New Forum lecture·o n militar~ y spending slated for Monday · I .• l sponded to that suspicion, saying, time when people. sat in strai~ht-back . . I "Cannel Heritage does not plan to change ch~s, not easy chairs; gathered around MICHAEL CLOSSON, Ph.D., ex- . the Economy" is the topic to be dis this house into a community center with pianos, not televisions; .played parlor ecutive director of the Center for Eco cussed by C1osson, a consultant lor offi parties and all·sorts of things." games, not Nintendo; ate and slept and nomic Conversion, will speak at the New cials and citizens' groups on strategies . Nevertheless, Councilman Bob lived together in a house ~he size of the Forum luncheon at noon on Monday at to overcome military dependency and · { the Lodge at Pebble Beach. . bui_ld he8lthypeace-ori~nted econom\es. \ ,~ .. ~Congress, the Military Budget and The cost is $15. ··Info: 375-4518. I . ,! I .... ACCENTS 'WINDOWS ~~LLS WE'vE CHANGED OuR NAME & Oua ExPANDED SERVICES! (fonnerly WI~ Worts) ·7 1 • Custom Shutters • Draperies, Romans & Balloons ) • Wood Blinds • Vertical & Pleated Shades f. • Skylights, Motorized Shades, etc. • Bedspreads & Accessories · ~- 1·' '\ . I ~ SdOWROOM / ' Z6362 Carmel Rancho 1.0. Olrmel. CA 93.9Z3 ( 408) 6Z6-90S4 I J Susan Ashclford & Heath Onthank OwPu!rs - . • . ' ' \ • I . ' "I J VI' 1HE WIN'IER BLUES AT < P.\( 1:\: ~ -~T()\1 Kl:\·(~ SPFCI.\I.IZI:\(~ • 1·1'\1 .\ HI • J·r H'\IIIIU (1.\I{C,f tiH "'\1\11, J I'<. OH I '\IIHI ll<li"'IIIOID) SHOWPLACE NOR1H?' • 1-: ... J\11 Pll< '" • T\·.., • ~II Hit, 1 <,,111'\tl'\ 1 • < <1\tfltltH .... Ln . l:t<. 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Kedgeree Fmnan Hlddie bread. fried tOmatoes A two w/rK:e, eu..cl.seasoned sunny-side-up ew 4.50 cream 6~ Traditional Luncheons Engl~h SHOWPLACE Serwd widt CtJ~n~WI Bilby Gr«IU & Frettela Br~ Sllepllenl-.. Pie w/rlcll A illllhecl J10C11oe1 5.95 n o · r h ..,.._.., Pie w/hJrbly A chicUn .................... .5.95 t . ~ ......................................6 .50 a KldMJ us C a r ·m e Pie ................................. ~ .Qll_ ._._ ' ..._ ... ntne -..3.00 wkh rum ............. Doria Day Pet Foundation line - 647-235N and· drawings show you euctly how to carry out instruc- ..- -.. we'll aend aJl information p~et, pronto~ tiona like sivin8 a pill or applyins ear medication. Dori Dtly~ 'l;'hey 're invaluable guides for every pet owner and I . ldentilyiq liver diseue hope you 'lllook for them next time you're in a book- Best.Frieiids It'• bnportant for all pets to have a rou~_neblood test . store. and thia it especially recommended for older animals for early detection of diseases. We can spot the fint · Today'• quote By DORIS DAY siSJ:l& of liver disease by even slighdy elevated liver 'TMre '• no n•df or a p~te·ofI C~A/pture in a laom enzymes and, the sooner the treatment begins, the that luu a caL ' better; · - ·Wesley Bates I Liver disease can have a number of eause~: viral or American 'Wit«2' bacterial froblems, poison•~ toxins, heart disease or See r.ou next weeki · cancer. It a a very sub.de disease and the symptoms · (WntU11 in collaboration with Judy &.by, director, Spay Day U.S.A. may appear very ..,.dually: increased thint and uri Dori:l Day Pet F~ Lo. Anplu.) nation, a very rdual decrease in appetite and enetgy t • depraai~n, pale gums, occaiional vomitins and dier- THOBE OF you who ,read my·c olumn ·~ .. rhea. . . . . rm - bOw.' that abeolute {Jnatic about the impor H the disease ia di88Jloaed before .I.JIIlptoma. are . . . taceofapayms and aeutainsourf~-leged.lriead... obvious; the treatment might simply be a ~ange in Residents opp~se k~• .••. .,.. ...... 1D all the problems' uaociated diet and replar cbeck-upa to monitor~ animal's r ~pet owrpopulatioa. · progreu. A ~n diet will give the liver a rest, more fees, taxes . To lh9wwlaatwecaa dowllea we .U work topther; providins a ·· qJ~ality, restricted.a mount of pr:ot~n the Dari,t Day Animal Le"a;'ecu e h:u orpnized •Spay with a hjp quality fat for extra ~«BY. · ~ ·U.S.A. • b Feb. 28. are dediCated to •Yias Rem~, th~ key to succeulUI treatment ia early BUDGE!'f rom pap 1 tM ~ ol•illiona of •nimalaby ~-~8 every detection! • tab a~ cw cat to the vetmnanaa to have the is •not ;ufficient." · ' . were . . ' ~ Oi' DeUtend. • . . . · · R~..-ded readins · Ths-e DO eArf amwen on the question of If joa aJJ..dy have aa altered pet,~ou can help by I WouldQ't be without my copiel of-~ Do, Owner'• where tho additional income would como from. ........ friead 01' relative's pet. This is a natioaal HolM YetMintlry Handboolt. and the Cot OwMr'• "The eUI'I'elit mood of the public is against more ~ip we are .... participants to repter Homt~ YeUrintuy Hwulboolt. by Delbert Carlson and fees and taxes,~ Kennar explained: . witlldle·Animal Leape 10 dial e¥f11J ipay and neuter James Giffin, rupectively. 'Daeae boob deal with tho • A. a partial solution to the C&(»ital-improve ... I ,...--.. caa be coaatecl. . . day-to-day care u well as emeqeociea and they're menta dilemma, ~e council agreed to explore the Yoa't pujoia u7 IIy ou'd like~ bow more about extl eme ly well-written. "disposition"-- sale or lease- of certain city- .. ,.IFO., U.S.A., ~ve your name and addreu on our The t~ ia clear and aimpl~ and the phoro, and owned prqperrioa. . · · . · Kennar and city staff will return to the council with detailec! pro-and-con arpments for diapo- · aition: City Hall, the fire station, Viita Loboa, I· BASKET CAS.E FlandenMansion, the ScoutHouae, FiritMmphy '~?HE Houae and ~~~ Rio Park and Piccadilly Park. I DUring the meeting, Kersnar tried to redUce We invite you to try • wridy o,f. g,i.f,t. tli.esb ts ~, · · this Ions list to a shortu one. But as council fror!t • ,;,pk betd btlskel to. hraakjilsl members wscusaed a variety of potential sales, . bt 1¥4 •..t Wiwry to your ,.,_, ltolli or . . on 1M "-:11. -y 011r ilrflwi""Hon • 1M (111/,y · they agi'eed they needed ~ore detailed inlorma- . tion on a number of city holdings. limilatitm tMt aists . for~/ asreed In addition, the council to schedule a · ,. •ciFT BASKETS FOR ALL OCCASIONs• public forum to sather opiJUorr 'GD wb,ich assets Ca~el-by-the-Sea (408) 624-7650 should be considered ~d which should not. , The council's decision to develop a compre hensive study of~ will not"aHect the o~s~ing.. . · ~e&ct»P•tiqns be$l!~ ~P .~tf.· ~~ C~\ .H~; ~e concernins a ~gtatiye leQC~fMurphy Pa_r k, CRAFffiMAN approved by councillut week. · IN FINE While th~ appears to b~ a strong will to WOODWORKING unload unneeded or •un~.erused" properties, • 1 ~ CUSTOM See COUNCIL page 9 · Han.dmade Pottery CABINETRY ~t ReasonabJe Prices & MJLLWORK ( ( Hours: (408)484-2391 ~ Openl0-4 Daily . From Tienanmen· Square to MPC Chinese Student finds Second Home in ESL Center· Books ~ While ..l~a Zllll, a student from Shanghai, China, was traveling with + frienct., 8he visited the Monterey Peninsula and Peltltle Beach Mel fell In Art love with the area and stayed. She is now f ... studying In the U.S. Of'l a student visa. + She moved to the U.S. juat a few month& after --Gifts the Tlenanmen Square uprlalng In China. •t'apake very little Englllh .t the time and .... taking Englieh ... SecoiKI Langu.ge clauee M MPC. The aaff was veri helpful and the ESL Study Center became a Mcond honi. . .....,., I found the EngHah c.nt.r a big help and the lnetructora very p8tlent.. ,Jura Ukee c.lifomia ..... ollfle ......... I ·and .. .,.., Mel .... nOw lhMe In Mont.r.y. . w.n She hae Met ·mMJ frtenda and hu a · wrtet, of claaaae .t MPC, I'MIJing from Dlllftii.ID Microbiology. ..... pi .. to .become a u.i._. ...,._.,. • AlONG Wl'l1f 1111 l.dG!ST COUBCI10N OP ""_.._ON THE waT COAST ---·. . .. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~ ~~ ' , . Windfall from State eases udget process ·s COUNCIL from page cuts, as well as freezing $200,000 in' street and facility council members ·stress-ed they are still in the brain- repairs and improvements. · . o • storming phase. · . Meanwhile, the city is fortunate to have the PERS The most popular ways _to use the proceeds of a _sale . windfall. "One-time monies" can go only to one-time appear to be, f11'8t, reducing city debt, and secQnd, expenditures, not operations or capital improvements, increasing deferred maintenance spend.i!lg. Some, Kersnar explained. BY APPOINTMENT .. however, believe the city should use proceeds to buy _But that limitation makes them no less welcome. more open space', such as Pescadeto Ctnyoo lots. One-time expenditures made possible by the PERS PLEAsE CALL FOR MORE INFOIMAT'ON Meanwhile, c~uncil members ~ngaged ·in a rela- windfall include, for starters: _ · ON THESE AND OTHER UsriNGS• •• tively painless process of making mid-year budget • $50,000 in stonn. damag~ repairs, and $35,000 I adi_ustments. _ · '"to stall overtime because of the emergency. Revenues h~ve fallen 4 percent below the projec.. Although ~e city should be eligible for ~iJDhurse- BEACI I WALKS · ,573,500 J tions made last summer, but city services won't ·be ment from th~ Federal Emergency Management NEW USTING- Located in ttae· heart of ~ affected this spring and, ~arkably, $342,500 ~ill be Agency, Kersnia urged the council to budget for these Carmel. just_. blocks to the beach and 1 block I available for a new city "savings account." items. · south of.Ocean,1his r~ remod8led 280/ ' I 2BA home is perfect for weekend get-aways. -~ How w• this -possible? The &nll!fer:. a one-)ime _ • $35,000 to h~~cap~ access at Sunset Center, Charming features include hardwood floors, fI from windfall th~~er _,... · . · · . ~ . the two library buildings and the Carm~l Police_Sta- beamed ceilings, and inviting master suite ' I . Kennartold the council &bout $611,000 in."cred- tion. · with large master beth. Enjoy the- outl;ide ' I on. enclosed brick patio with fireplace faN its"· from the · ~te's7 Public Emplbyees Retirement l • The council has tentatively agreed to_b udget an · evenings. System (PERS)·- /a·sum he kne'W about ~ier-tn the additional $50,000 _for the Sunset Center project's · year but was not willing to commit .to -specific budget environmental impact report (EIR). · . CLASSIC CARMEL ,1,195,000 iteins. · · Earlier this year, $15 000 was budgeted Joy the 1 . ~ UatJrfg - Your own private view~ of the "We are very fortunate-tfiis is occurring now," · EIR, but ·the scope. of the study was ~onsiderahly · Mission and Carmel Bay wHI be·y ours to enjoy Kennar said.' Reimbursements have been the result of broadened and $65,000 is the new estimated cost, from this comfortable e~tste style home with earfy Cplifpmia elegance. Privately localed, "overco,loctions'? made by the state pension system- Kersnar said. · · · . on beailtifully .landscaped 1 +acre, this 680/ monies drawn~ while -cities. . 'We~ in the process of '-Th~ council approved ~at ex'penditute pending its 5.5BA home has plenryof f9()m for family get- cutting back on staffing during the recession. . discussion of the issue at its Feb. 7 meeting,-when the . togethers, and 'feabJres large family room, · . . "~e State-~as hung ~nto this money for us arid set issu~ of funding the EIR -rill be the_s ubject·o f a public library/den, 3 fireplaces, oak plank floors and 3-car attached garage. Completely remod 1t astde," Kennat explamed. . ' hearing. , . . . eled kitchen, large master suite, and all just . Carmel's reimburSement- technically a "credit" 11ie $611,000 in o~u~-time money ~as made pos- minutei away from Carmel. - is relativ~ly larg~ because it reduced 20 percent of ' sible an expenditure of $342,500 --:_to go into a its full-time staff over a period of only· !WO years. "savings account" Ker:~nar and the council began IT'S TIME TO BUY! . ,249,500 At mid-year, th'ebudgetis'cbaracteriZedby sagging . earlier this year with a $200,000 deposit. PRICE REDUCTION - Firat time buyers II· Great Carmel starter home is a wonderful revenues, particularly in room and sales tues-down Kersn,ar ·distinguished between the new "pot of a a opportunity for young family wanting foot 6 and 9 p~ent, respectively. . money" ·- now at $542.,500 - and the standing hold into the Carmel schools. 380128~ in In all, _revenues_a t th·e end of December were · reserve of $700,000 that the city re~ains "in the event cludes new carpets, work sh&Q for prOjects, -$185,000 below wlu:lt was 6udgeted last summer. of a c~tastrophe." · · · . • , private fenced backyard, and you can walk to ,' ~ shopping, schools lhd buses. Call on this According to the·n ew projections, the city will close,out . The city also _has reserve accounts eonnected with one! the fiscal year at the end of June .,;ith a $322,QOO insurance anil medical coverage for employees,.h ut shortfall. · ·. · ~those are ~upposed to be used only for :the pUfPOse they To stay on budget, the ·council has agreed to minor are intended. · · · . ·LOTS OF ROOM ,539,000 . . . Carmel···group t() fighl PB canyon Pert--=t for a large famUy - This 780/SBA ~evelopment 4,000+ sq.f l.h ome in Robles del Rio has-been completely remodeled with many custom details throughoutlMgespacioUa living room PESCWEROfrompage 1 by the creek had been removed decades ago, according · and kitcherrara perlact lor family gatherings, jurisdiction. · _ · tp a ~ . tJ el~&-·taff report. . and other apecialteatures include extensive ! Th~' tWb.i.~tory' l)ome~. proposed by property ower ..... ·. ......... ., .' ·Dennis LeVett, would sit neXt to Pescadero Creek, a ~mapped environmentally sensitive lnWitat;" acco~· . ing to ·county documents. Acc~s to the residence HACI~A LIVING · 1165,000·. . would come from a proposed 300 feet driveway, and ACUPUNt'rUREC LINIC . Comfortable Senior l.lvlng -: Quiet 2801 20 trees are slated for removal. n-Tn-m 2BA end unit in private adult .community. Features include sou1hem exposure patio, ~ The, Friends .g roup, surporting an appeal filed skylights. Located close to the Clubhouse under the name of Canne resident ~oel Mapstead, Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine with game and card rooms, library, ·and res challenges a Monterey County Planning Commission taurant. 950 sq. ft. No signs allowed at Haci Koji Okazaki, L.Ac., O.M.D. enda .... tum left .at Hacienda Carmel en approval of the home and rejection of an environmen trance.· tal impact report (EIR)~ . ... State Licensed (CA &: NY) - AB for the LeVett proposal, Smith said, "We care 29 years exJ)erience irr Japan, BAY RIDGE LOOK-A-LIKEjiSJS,OOO about what happens here; it would clearly be visible U.S.A. and "Europe L--_ __. ...__ _ Dare to compareI 3300 sq. ft., 38013.5BA from our side of the canyon~" . 1 home on 1. 1·acre. Separate Master Suite with Arthritis • Tension Releaw • Female Aliments · fireplace, spacious bath with Jacuzzi, wet bar · 'Negative dedaration' Neck, Shoulder, & Lower Back Pain ProblemS, etc. and wine cellar, 3 car garage, huge family . I room/office and much morel . t The county.planning commission approved a "nega H. OUSE CALLS • DISCOUNT FOR SENIO. RS tive declaration," which supports findings that the TR==ra~~~l~:IN ·( 408) 625-5309 . POINT LOROS VIEWS ,575,000 home would result in minimal environmental impact. . Also, a biological report, conducted by Vern Yadon Privately located,~contemporary 3 bedroom, M-F: 9A.M.: 6 P.M. SAT.: 9 A.M. -1 P.M. 2.5 bath home offers million dollar views of of Pacific Grove, concluded the impacts of develop- - 8th & Mision • CARMEL. Carmel Bay and the Valley. Dramatic archi- ment w~uld be minimal beca~se the native vegetation tecture includes large living room with high , ' clerestory windows. separate'a rdgine ing room, . I. ~ • ...... .I family room with wet bar, 2 ·rock fire places and generous breakfast room. Sunny . flower filed.palios. new carpeting.spa, plenty . TwOGir~ of storage, and all in immaculate conditionl Buav Pro/ftalonola ExpectGnt & New Moms · From Carmel . . . --~'ct EXPERIENC~ ~~,.o NEW. OUI'LOOK 1855.000 , SPECIALISTS IN HOUSECLEANING New•. con._po..., hllalde h--. wilh ~ (..P '"". DiQ-ng In . ~4!lJ'I.'j ~ ~ ......... Pree ._._ _ views o.f Point L.Gboa, t)e OCMn enct foW8r ~(.,." ~ -EST.l979 CMneiVtJIWI. 38013.5BA,._........,room. · separate dining room. hot tUb. decks and · Untque GI/J s.~c.. Medal Recouerv Patients patios. . ' ' ~,~~,~lb, CLASSIC STYbE 11,195.000 S~y Hollow·E legan01t- Ne~ new c:on- . temporary 38013.58A home in prestigious galed. community oftefS many IOphislicatad .. ... details. Over !5400 sq.ft. of welt ~ntd . IMng areas includes mbeaarubtifluel .l.i.v.i.n-g. .1 oom ..... •. r ~ fl.-,.. .• ,_ with high ceiings and maa: .. .... .... ter bedroom wilt ~ ....... do.- .... _ _,.' !· ... - large spa/bath area with jacuzzi. Fabulous · re.vee. -- family/game room on .... lower ....... • rate guest houte·over 4 c. pmge. . SO MANY DIRTBAI.;LS SO LI'I*fLE TIME . Weekly, bi-weekly. moadlly- we·u tailor our ICI'Yicea 10 meet your needl. 626-4426 19, 1995 I - ~ry / I I H l "' J ( ) ft\ \ { ) • J ) I ( " Vo ..·..f ee s ·riSe to the ocCasion ~ . ' - victims find many pf!ninsulans willing to pitch {n and hefp By SUSAN BECK {)NE- CARMEL Valley qaan didn't hesitate a mo ment to h'elp his the Cannel River neighbo~along ~ ' . when it b~an flOQding their homes last week. The owners of Rosie's Cracker Barrel openedtd.teir doors to hundreds of residents and volunteers working in the Robles del Rio neighbOrhood. , · A F olt Ord resident and-her family set up a sidewalk r soup-kitchen in_ the Mission Fields .neighborhood that experienced the inost destruction .. While hundreds have been victim ned by the~arm~l River flood, twice that many have altered their lives t'o lend a helping hand were needed. IHOTO/SCOTT UEAITON . . "l'v_e lived on the Carrriel River all my life," .said Super\ifsor Sam Karas and Congressr(lan Sam .Farr · Wolff, chef of the Lone Wolf Grill at Carmel toured flood-ravaged areas last Friday. . · • _. fiHOfOS/SUSAHitCK ~eve ·Carmel Valley resident Steve Wolff set up~ flood-relief "Valley Inn, who came to the rescue of his flood Farr, Karas vow $1atlon at Rosie's Cracker Barrel 'near Robles del Rio ..· pl~ed neighbors. "I've watched the river go up and · - · · · . · down for.t he past 25 yean." l .--1.-lL-J!_..!..-f-T -r--'n . When the storm flnt hit Mondey, Jan. 9, Wolff, relief will be.··swift · along with Carmel Valley residenu Clem Savoldi and George Weber, began helping people move debris from their homes, cutti.._ treea that 'were blocking • Congressman, county supervisor · roads and stacking sandbags against the river banks. "So many people offered to help us," Wolff said. assure CV, Mission F~elds residents that "That's when we d~d~ to set up a flood-relief federal disaster help is on. the.w ay. · · station." -· ·-· By SCOTT BREARTON Flood relief .- _ Th~ reJ.ie( station flrlt opened at the Mid Carmel Valley F~ 'Department;and then moved to Rosie's REP. SAM Farr cb-Carmel) aDd 5tb District Cracker ~ in Carmel Valley ViUage. ~ Monterey County Supervisor Sam· Karas surveyed 'Stewart an~ Sandy Clough, owners of Rosie's Cracker flood-damaged areas of Cannel Valley end Mission di4n Barrel, 't think twice about opening their doors to Field. Jut Frida,y morning, assuring reaidenu that flood victims and volunteers. federal disaster relief will be swift and sure. "The Clough• have been ex~tional~" said Donna According to Karas, both President Clint"on and fort Ord resident ~tela Hagwood and her fa~i~ Heard, a flQOd-relief volunteer. Hundreds of people California Cov. Pete Wilson last week declared the have stopped by Rosie's asking questions, using the. county a disaster area, opening the door for residen!S · up a Soup kl~ In M$$ion Fields last weekend. tel«phone and the toilet." . " . to apply for disaster relief through the Federal Emer- -· Heard also no~ that numerous local merchants gencr Management Agency (FEMAf. · · · and restaurants have doqated food and beverages to "I ve seen worse," Farr told a'1inedia-'eot0'Ul11ge-' relief stations, or d.irecdy to flood-affected neighbor- assembled at the Mission Fields home of Alexander hoods. . and Carolyn Elliott, relening to the 1982 Loma ~ric;ta Fof, In Mission FieldS, employees oftbeRiu-6riii-Rsta~ earth~~~But-foJ!.many individu~, thii is rant pushed sboppQ:ag carts fallod with~ and turkey ably the won~ disaster _they:ve been1i'lvolved i~. -¥d sandwiches'and sodas througli the sbeets at noontime each one is an individual experience." for flood victims. "We're here to try to make sure the recovery is · ~We want to return the support the community has smooth," added Farr, "without a lot of hassle.,.. given us," said Selby H~nderson, a Rio Grill employee Farr:t who arrived from Washington D.C. late last- for put 10 yean. Thursday night, told the media how residents affected "This is our way of returning their patronage." by the fi~, can apply for aid through FEMA. J:Ie . handed out agency "fact sheets" to residents as he Co~unity 1upport in~pec~ed homes in the Mission Fields area. . , As wellu the residents who assisted one another a~ Farr said a toll-free number provides record~ both the Roblee del Rio and Mission Fields flood areas, information detailing the required information, SQ a long liat of o~ volunteers from local military victims "know what to give the dispatcher." Registra facilitiea, law enforcement agencies, schools, scout tion for FEMA aid by telephone takes &om 20 to 30 RloGritl restaurant employees volunteered to pass out organizations, private companies and the American minutes, he noted, and requires applicants to answer tandwfches and sodas to .MI$$ion Fields residents. Red Crou have given hundreds of hours over the past 38 questions. - ~ 10 days to help flood victims. "If people have the i.nformation in band when the dis- A Red Cross Emer_gency Response Vehicle has questions are asked, it certainly will expedite the pensed free meals at Rosie's B~dge and Mi•sion Fields process," said Farr. "They say the check sliould he in and will continue to do so as long .,., necessary, the mail within seven days." . . accord~ng to the local chapter. · · . Farr said he was impressed with the way affected The Catmel Red Cross Service Center has been . residents have handled the situafi'on thus far. Canoe · rain relocated to the First Baptish Church at 8340 "I think the general attitude-hopefuHy, if the I See RELIEF page 14 • See YOLUNTEERS page 15 ... ......,.. · ,· ExPert Dtagnostic/Repa ... ~:.xx::.• Preventative "-A""'1'""··-~~~. ... ,...:lil"!. Specializing In Brakes) All .& Domestic ,::.:-.:::,,~;,x, • ~elg 9-1830.· . ( --- -

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------~-----=~----------------------------------~----~------------ 'BULK RATE U.S. 'POSTAGE PAID CARMEL, CA Permit No.148 VOLUME 80 NO. 3 JANUARY 19, 1995 1 - S , , _ · f · L ·· . : : 1\ -' · 0 ·' ·,, : · ., S · . : 1 9 l 5 J :. .. • ) City balances . . budget, tackles . stalled projects By PAUL WOLF . . THERE WERE two dimensions to the~ City Council's mid-year budget session Tuesday:· the im mediate concern and the somewliat overwhelming long-term issue. · First, the council needed to balance the remainder. of the $7.6 million 1994-95 fiscal year budget. With a significant.revenue gap ch~cterizing the fast hal£ of the year, 1t agreed to freeze roughly $200,000 in repairs, purchases and other"c apital improvements." But melnbers knew they were only buying time. · There were clear indications Tuesday that the council · is willing to face its major- and, for the moment, unsolvable - , problem: its $18.6 million projected . cost lor backed-up infrastructure projects. I • I "When we had money years ago, we dido' t put it into infrastructure," said Ken White. "If we had done so, we1w ouldn't be sitting here discussing this." Councilwoman Paula Hazdovac said. Past co~~ Is spent too much money on such things as miniparks an~ land acquisitions, paving the way for the current problem. · ~BlPI~U 071~•.'4UJL& enc!JIIlpasses ev.ing ~nnected · DQJ~Ilg!J~.·~~CJ.tltle,· ·, eqqipment ~d roads. City A<blliait.llr ;ratior saidf ie b'*:k-up,~projecta ·-- ~-llt4~-lb'ltll-IA:UieCO.miJis,.,.,.~butw4UQDOt 0 111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ~ ~~~~-" __ But he made sure evm: yone-was aware the council's_ scope of concern Tuesday was far broader than just - amending ·the 1994-95 budget. Developments Consider these developments: · , • The council agreed in concept to an ambiqous five-year Capital Improvements Plan (CIP), the farst will County evaluate of its kind in Carmel.· . The CIP .calls for $18.6 million in "reinvestment" errors m r.e sponse that Kersnar admits the city does not have. For now, the city has available only $300,000 a year to devote to capital improvements, a sum Kersnar said page By PAUL WOLF / See BUDGET 8 THE TlDE o£ criticism that has followed the Supes to hear appeal floodingolMiasion Fields has prompted county· and r~oaal officials to seek. answers. · . for Canyon Pes~ero As~ comm ·nity hopes to u.nderstand the events <ollait week - why water was rushing Thesday in Salinas aewa into bO ore ordered the evacuation - these . opm•tl occurred thia week: . ~e RES~ eage 14 • Proposed home on PB side would aff~t entire canyon, opponen:ts argu~ . . By PAUL.W OLF .... ... .. ... . .... ,.. . · ' ' ' ,'1' mee recYcling :t;equirement • ' programs, S!"eater participation Tips for carrying out your new year's should e Carmel~ver ~5o/o mandate. resolution: reducing, reusing, recycling. ~ . By PAUL WOLF - JJJST BECAUSE we are deq> into January, that ? 1...... doesn't mean it is too late to make a new year's · .ar· 1995 is set to be a banner year for recycling in re&Oiutioo. . ~ it may be that the city liu no choice but to "If you-don't recycle, start; if you do, step up your. tv\orlo Osborne-Anderson Albert N\aldonado make it one. efforts, • said Carmel Public Works Director Jim CuUem. ! · ·. · . For tarten, all California cities must comply with Cullem s&..id Carmel .residents and merchants will .G overnor appoints . the .state-mandated requirement to re- help the city reach its mandate for.1995 waste duce solid -by 25 percent com- - "diverting" 25 percent of the waste Carmel Valley's pai'edtotb~ 1990 baset~-orpoten- stream through recycling and "lij)urce tially face linea of $10~ a day. reduction." . e •y are attaining between 17 and 20 . The Carmel Marina Corp. provides Osbo~rne-·Anderson -. percent now and·w e shoula reach the 25 the recyling bins, and you do the rest. percent (~) with a little additional · Here are a few things many Carmelites to ·municipal bench effo~" aaid Carmel Public.W orks Di- may not.f ully u~derstand: · paper ~91". Jim Cullem, Carmel's ·key recy- · • Mott forms of can be re- clin planner. · · · • cycled with few exceptions - cereal ;fore Wilson also names Maldonado than half of Ca.:mel houae)lolda hoxs, paper hap, phone bOob, cata- gaper. · · . cUI'I'elldy participate in curbside recy- logues, books, ti11ues .and carbon C · cling. AI Cullem hopes for even greater . • Sled food cans are welcome. Many · participation in both the fesidential and · · people think only aluminu~ cans can be · · · ARMEL VA iLEY'S Marla Osborne-Anderson, a commercial districts, there are other Jim Cullem · ~cl~" 'Cullem noted. deputy district attorney since 1987, has been ap- on develop'm~ntl the horizon that should n addition, capa can be placed in the pointed ju~e of the Monterey County Municipal Court help the city silti•fy its re:quirement: . · curbside bins &long with glass bottles. District by Gov. Pete Wilso~.~ · • Carmel'• garb*8e hauler, the Carmel Marina • Containtn and cans don't have to be perfectly Theappointmentwu announced on Jan. 13bythe . Co~. . ; it ~ng to complete conltnl,ction of a $3 clean before being placed outside fbrpickup. govemor'soffice,whichnotedthatOsbom~~AndeJ11on .. _ · million .m.terials recovery facility (MRF) by July, "You rinie them out more for your sak«1 - to will replace Judge Raymond Simmons, who retired. . - accordins to Jim Sheppard., the company's recycling prevent getting a rroblem with rodeQtl.~ than for the At the same time, Wibon announced the appoint• I coordinator. r ·garbase haulers, Culle m commented. -rrient ~f AlbtWt Maldonado ._a a municipal court j~dge Carmel Marina has the u~ permit in hand and ~ • Cardboard should be recycledt but it takes• oe xtra for the county. He repl~ Judge Michael Fields, :who curreody is applying for a building permit, Sbeppards work. Residents should take their ~oard the ·t.was el~ed t.? the supq~or court. ·- . · . - · Before becoming deputy district atwtne'y, Osborne-. See MANDATE page 6 ~e RECYCUNG page 6 An~enon w~ an associate'atto~ey for the law finn of Wemtraub, Censblea, Hardy, Encb and Brown (1986- 87). •" . . .. . Interestingly, Maldonado ran for the superior court · position won by In the June 7 primary election, ~i~lds. Maldonado polled third-:-.n21~~percent of the vote · · - Fields and Ann Hill. ., beh~d t A deputy district attorney since '1992, Maldonada '!/U d~pu~ county counsel for Mont~ C~unty from :\.986 U,Dti} ,1 ~1." : : ' '"'. ~.) ;;, ,.,, , ._ v~ . ' 1 The annual salary .for a municipBl CQ.~'jP~F, i~ . $98,070. . . . . . NOW REDUCED CYPRESS COAST 'INSUR·A.NCE AND' FINANCIAL SERVICES UP'(_O William L. Sisk CLU, ChFC Heather Glen Court Mission at 8th. • Carmel % (408) 625-1013 • 1( 800) 923-LIFE HEALTH IN URANCE. ' . ' A MON1TK ..... •• 89 102 128 138 203 242 .......... 59 88 90 123 149 aCNM 111 144 188 241 . 283 88 170 a:Mw OMr 1·11 50 . ICIIMw 71 .. ............................. . ...I..U.II ,I.I IIU, . ...... OII ..I IIieC..., I 11111 • --~~~~--,~~--, ---~--··-.~~~z~~s~u~~~~~~~---·~H~¥-\~·~·~~.~. ~. ~~~~~~~~-- • j I I , I • I l HI_ PINE ( <_)N£'S <)&A \VITH KEN WHITE: .Mayor continues .bridge.- building role i to '95 Bui~ING BRIDGES not WalLt wiU lead to a harmon,ow communif:Y ~ugh '1995, inluu Jau Car:mel Mayor Ken White, Wh() coruiden tmk to be tJui mediator betWeen compe~ intere1Lf. .. He continue1 to believe that the diiJering 110icu in town - e.g., tho1e ofr e~idential and commer cial intere&Lf - are really more alike than many may realize. him., With nearly three,year1 a.r mayor behind White 1eerru 1upremely comfortable in hil role. He enjoy1 1eroing a1 the informal problem 1oluer, but auo-relUh~ in the formalitiu ofo ffice and I mall town public life. . · - · . .. hu Now he coruider1 the !lew .. year. .. in own I. wqrd1. I\- I Pine Cone: /1 there any doubt that you enjoy- j I reaJ9' enjoy- being mayor? · r White: I absolutely enjoy what I am doing. I'm retired. I have the time to put in, and ·a background 'I think we need to 1peed up the.gouemment proce11 of 'The people I run acro11 are po1iti.ue and want to 1 in problem-solving. I am here to serve the public. geuing thing1 done. I get very i.rritated at the 1/ownel1 10lve problem1. I haven't been turned down in 1/· I This stu!! about being "a politician" ust don't buy. with which we drag along. ' anything that I've· tr-ied to i:Jo. ' · I like to get people together and see i we can find a resolution. a to agree? Wouldn't that be lilce callingf or party that If you bring in a plan for your property,·a nd it . Pine Cone: So, in effect, you 1ee your{ocw embrace1 both Democrau and Republicaru? . meets the design standards, it gets approved. They tU being the 30 day1 between each council meeting• .• White: Well, this idea has to evolve, arid it may be would help us get ·answers to people (regarding the . White: I work harder during that period than at a dream that may never be lulfilled. · . ·. viability of their RP.Piications) more quickly. any meeting. In gener&:l, as mayor I am putting in • To begin with, we are talking about d~ign regu · n.aany more hours than I thought I would. I am Pine Cene:Andit would be more ofa 1upportgroup lations lot the Carmel Plaza, since it is. so large. leaming a l~t about how people want to get io.gether, than a political group... · . These will be strict standards. If the staff anticipates to make thmgs run smoothly, and, most ol all, to - White: It wouid·not be based on ·individuals but on any areas of controversy, it can still kick it to the help find answers. · the City of Cainnel. It; would carry out volunteer planning commission. The checks and bBlances are The people I run across are positiv~ ·and want to functions .. - keeping the city clean,. funding ait in there. solve problemJ. I haven't been turned do'wn in· public places, starting to get cooperative· ellorts on ~ · anything that .I've tried to do. budgetary reviews. .. all kinds of things. Pine Cone: What eue do we luwe to loolcjorward It wou~d focus on getting new peOple involved in city to tJaU year! . Pine Cone: What are 1ome ezampl.el of your government. We have very few new nameJ in our city White: We have some very old buildings, and we approach and what you 'oe •tJlwcl! . directory (o l committees) and one of.the things I really have to take care f:ll them. The rare station is going White: OK. At one of the mayor's breakfast want to push is gettn,g new faces. to have its earthquake report come through. The meetings, someone had a concern about people ' EIR (environmental impact repo.-t} on the Sunset t loitering in Devendorf Park. ·we talked about it and Pine·Cone: A.ren 't there enough gro'up1 in town! Center renovation is going to be finished. discovered the felephone was hidden by the bath- Wlaite: Y~. Qy -do we. a · aoaaayl Ut hey ~er. . room doors. · ~ took the time·to look • · .. , · Pine ·Co·~· And laow The idea came up that we move the phone, and so themselves, they would abollt tlae Ul&~e ofw la.IMr ~ we did. Andwecur downon the uloitermg.".Thank- lind they all have ·the we haoe tJ19" citya 11et1 &W tully, there was no big argument (about the. issue of same goal: to keep 1houklcon8Uier1e~! · · •·• White1 My position :?1~~SE~~;~;:;;;~;;~ ~::~~:~::7:::~ ~sriiiNC¥;~~~~ hasn't changed. I think we two ou·ght to sell the·b ack I' < ·.·· ... ·.. ·. thirds ol Piccadilly Park. talking to each other previously. among group1 lilce the .. . ..\ .-:.oca .on:: .. Jr: ·::coac ·;· eac. er an .· And I've said we need to ·~· . sh!!:t~=hw:tb:rre~;:::::;~e:f~ te:~:~c!:i ~·:11111~~~~;~~ig~. make a de~n on _ ;,:: Flanders Mansion~e wasn't as going ·C:,J:!;: keep it, we have to decide ~e;::'so~t.=i:::!: effective~ j;~ 't~~ ·=~~~~~~:~.~?~~~in to . ·.· ..... fPI hi\iri < ·. :. what we are going to do . mllll'VareQI of1trorurdu- . ·. ' ... . er. . . . . •.. . e ... a . . g . with it. In any case, money .~ ~a - · --., ·-o · ·commtS?Id~oeij+car~~r:::.Fbtesf :a:od·.~~atF{ needs to go into it !or reno ~~oN::1':::tdn~:be'~=~!~nda':~ ~;;h!,-re;:{:J!~ commisslonet\taimef:On.lfied .schOol :Dis~ ·.. · vation, plumbing, wiring. (laughs). I thinlc we are at a point where people are dl1uelof:ment, ZOf11!18? ( tiici t@S!~i.·'[~i! i < ? ' .. ·.· · .. >.. ,· • · · I communicating better. · Whde: B~t ~he~ the Pine Cone: ilnd ifa ny . · . · propertie1 are •old, where The next step I believe would be for all ol the groups ar:e diametn~ly . . . groups to eome together into one big group to oppos~, somewher~ m the ~tddle ts the solution. Most 1hould thefroceedlgo? · .-.pport the City of Carmel. , ·. people 1n town are ·~ the m1ddle. · White: think part ol the money should go to J,.l . debt low~ripg, to a sensible level; the other part I Pine~ So duJ~· then, defuae• your approach to should 80 tQ defen'ed .maintenance ol our buildings. being mdyor·~ b,.·huilding? I do not support more open space with city funds yean may White: It really ,doe~: People need to talk about the - at this time. ·In tw~ it be different. problems and lorget about the personalities. Pine Cone: So it il po11ibk tiJt:Jt, in 1995, iDe moy . Pine Cone: Mayor 01 negotiator, a1 mediator! ~ .. 1ei tJ:ae lou of1 onae open 'f.aceP White: And arm-twister (Laughs)... White: I don't think its going to be much of a. san , . loll I' doo 't think you are going to .see, the Pine Cone: Do you lao.oe a'9" ruolutiorufor 19961-. J~ Mercury News once wro~- (abOut ·CannelY, .. Whi~: I think wen~ to speed up the pvemm•t "P.~ Sold." · ·· • procen of gettingthinp done. l$et v_ery i~ attlie ' l.thil\k you might aee one or'bfo p~• con1id-·· dJ"as - slowness with •hich e. ~.. ered for de~elopaa•t. We need o unclldwad oa the council that we can lower th debt service to a • • -y • • Pine Cone: A longtime re,;a,., OttCe cofltlfUntec:l, reasonable level, but w have to pend mon on our can, •streamlining 4 a euphemum for undoing regula- infrastructure. Iu fine to ha\'~ police public tion," ot word1 to that effect. Do you believe that? works truclu and computfn, ut if 0\11" buildings ' ·· are tailing down all around us, dlat'a ~table. White: I am not talking about changing or stream am lining the ordinances.-What I saying is there may be more permits that can be issued over the counter. - Interview by Paul, Wolf We do not always need to go to the planning commis- . . SlOD. . ' ' This year, we are talking about adopting design , L Photographs by Scott Brearton standards lor the commt'rcial district- ol the kind we already have for the residential district. L - - ··· mated d&J1lA8e exceeds ~500." Two weeb • ~armel: Report of a male subject ~o, the man said, 60 gallons of gu were yelling about killing himself at the High- taken. · . way 1 bridge. Despite the pleu of depu .., ties and rescue penonnel, he jumped into I THURSDAY,JAN. 1 the river. He was pulled out 59me 400 • Carmel: Communications Center re yarclt downatream, and later admitted ported a man calling from the pay phone into Community Hospital. · in front ·of a supermarket at a shopping • Cannel: A woman reported the theft center.~ The man said he needed help. of property which was taken_f rom her Officer's comment: "I helped him into the driveway. ~ter "she found.it had been patrol car and then into the hands of our moved by a fri~nd to storage." NEIGHBORS CARE aboutneishbon. . vendins .machin~. jailea." . . • Carmel Valley: A Monterey man Here'• a nmdowa oa ~'I loged by • Cumel Valley. A 4.4-year-old CV • Cannel: A man reported the thelt of reported he had attended a party earlier in Monterey County Bheftff'1 Department man wu arrested and taken to'jail after a various items~ his pickup truck while the evening at an· unknown address in &om Tuetday, Jan. 10, through Monday, fem&le repo~ed that "he beat her and tore,. it Y~as parked in his driveway - metal ~armel Valley. "He h~d walkedoutofthe Jan~ 16. ' · · · - off her clothing after she refused to have · toolbox contaiping hand tools, wallet, house. The next thing he remembered, he sex with. him.' He also threatened her With. .credit cards, driver'slicense, jacket. "Es- woke up in the passenger seat of his truck I • I • • 'IVBSDAf, JAN. 10 . . a ,gun and fired -ot£.a round." · timated loss - $250." in front of his house iit Monterey. He had • Camaelr .Couty Comm~cations e Pebble Beach: A wo..W. lepOrted .• Cannel: A·m an reported finding his been severely beaten, and a pager and . • .ID&Df C.U. from 1he Miuion hea.rlns a noiae by her front door. • Area employer deceued. . . ca5h had been take.n from his puts pock F· MeaofCarmel, aacla111Deroua r~i·- check proved nesative." • Canilel: A shoppins cen~er secUrity etl." He was treated· for injuries at Com-~ aeaaw-...-ct. The 1heriff'1 rucue unit · · · officer reported th•t a transient refused to munity Hospital. wu 1 to aa anallincdj behind . WEDNESI)AY, JAN. ~1 leave the property. ·: ' . .• Carmel Valley: A Seaside woman ....................... -.........~ . ............. •. -.......... ceoter·a iDce two tna~ • Camael: A woman reported that she •·Canael: Report of l~hts 'tolen from reported the burglary of her vehicle while · .a~ienatdl w-. -./ IVUlded on a 1aad bar.at the could not loc;ate a female friend at the the flasPost to the rear of a shopping it was parked in~ front o£ a CV address. ·aothins CaniMI Riyer, both were rucued by boat latter'• normal addrela. "Olra.cerwu later center. . "Entry w.S made; taken." to ""et;·. . . advised (the latter) wu sone becauae •he· ' • Carmel Valley: A man slashed his . • Pebble Beach: The su~tendent ~Rho Y~en nwnerous,calls from is attending driving Khool. Cue closed." wrist and neck, and had pupcture wounds at Pebble Beach Links repo~ that a resident. of dte Carmel Valley Vill&Be • Cannel: Aw oman reported her alarm to the body. He was transported to Com local resident's gardener drove over the ar~ ~bout the Carmel River overflowins activated. She said·t he second,.ttory doors munity Hospital and placed on a hold. second fairway to remove a tree from itt'banb. - . were opeD, and a man was parked in front • Carmel Valley: A woman reported fairway:-bordenhg property of ·the resi- • Canael: A supermarket employee of the house. "A ~h w., conducted; all damage to her maa box during the night. . dent. "Estimated dam~e - $600." .. reported. two male juveniles who possibly secure." • Carmel Valley: A woman reported lboplilted.. •But thU. .could not be con • Cannel Valley: A. woman was u- having problems with her ex-boyfriel)d. SAWRDAY, JAN. 14 . firmed.• They left the area in a white sis ted back to her home after she-sot lost · • C~el Va ll.ey: A man reported theft , • Pebble Beach: A woman reported vehide. • Area c:beck done." · in tbe area. of the rear license plate from his auto. gettiJl8 a~ call from a female telephone · · • Carael VaDe,: A neighbor reported • P•ble Beach: A man repo~t · • Carmel Valley: A woman reported a solicitor. "She wu told that·she ·had won a clomeatic diaturb~ at an •ddn:ss on his live-in aanny wu having problems tennis racquet taken frOtn the storage a Dip to the Bahamas ·and a gold watch. Ford Jload. Th8 _,.ident waa contacted. With her ex-boyfriend, who "calls and. shed in her buil<ijng. · She was asked for money in advance and , . •ae Mid tyerytbjfta wu fine- the noile comea by• ·the~place. · _ •·P ebble Beach: Ollicer responded to · her checking account number. She re- wae from lrjeDcb who wen •tayins there • Pebble Beach: A man reported that a purported domestic dispute between . fused and was called 'a bitch' during the due to the floocL • the windows, doon and windshielda of his roommates. "They claimed everything was process. The caller supposedly represented_ •. ean.eJ Valley: A man reporUd dump trucb w.ere .shot with a pellet gun all right, and my servl'ces were no longer PUblisher's Clearins House; reps there say frOJD a locJse the theft of $28 out' of a soda while parked in ~ Spygl~ Pit. "Eati~ needed." · ' . · · no." . . . . . • Bis Sur:. This ·report came from a FRIDAY, ]AJV. 13 man who lives in a motor. ht)rne with his • Ca,mel: A qaan r~p~rted his wife and daughte.r on Highway 1. He said . ,,l / ./ ~.... daughter's ex-boyfriend prowlins on hil the wife .a nd daughter returned-~o the ' sweet.mu~l 1 property. The ex-boyfriend was stopped motor home ancl (ound • man and two sC:me' at the rear of Carmel Mu.ion. The report women emergins with of their prop s on .your. •··1(/. ing party wished no proaecution, but ad erty. Thes~s~tl "tookolfonfoot,north ~ -~ , vUe<~ that wits mult occur "at appropri~ ·bound. The reporting party 1e"'entually . . , .. ~. ~a~ ho"".~ :I\~ M~bc)yfnend wu cited for ,. . ·~ncon~n. See LOG piige:'1"f \ Porcelain Dolls ----~-..-.!-..- · Teddy Bears P•~rweialbts FiCuiiaes ~alpturea Toys ll Collectibles ~ <.-> H&lPiml Carmel • as.a~a .. -- ~--------------------------------- ---~-----------_...._---· ---.--. '--, • • # t •• • ' ' ,, Of lllll I I l f•l•l!lftllff Heritage to Bill's back! Carme~ lease Murphy Fir~t I J • Decision on caretaker role . I The city staff has been eag« to put creates tilg·fJ··war between · the house in private hands as a first step two Carmel camps which have toward expanding hours and uses, re ducing city supervision, simplilying op differing philosophies on use. erations and p~ing on expenses. CouacilwomanPaulaHazdovac, ~ho . By PAUL WOlf served <On _the subCommittee that re-· A viewed the U(o requests, as '!ell ,.a one • CARMEL HERITA8£ hu been ten-. from the Pine Inn, said that the Heritage tatively chosen as the new operator of proposal "looked the ~ljto me.~ . . the First Mwphy House, ending a chap Mayor.I \e n White expl&ined his vote, t~ in what many have called a pow« noting that Heritag~ can offer $1 million struggle betWeen support~n· of that insurance coverage needed to operate · group and the First Murphy Committee. the facility, whiletheFirstMurphyCom- The committee has operated the his . mittee cannot fqlfill that oBligation with- · toric buil~ng as a public meeting fa~il­ out the city's help. · I I ity and understated tourist attraction · "Sadly, I cannot vote for the First I ; £or the. past two years, while Carmel Murphy Committee because thecity asks • I Heritage bas operated Ffanders Man- for this insurance," White said. sion. . Enid Sales. .o f the First Murphy Com Both groups each made proposals to· mittee said the liability is "'enormous .. .If I be the lessee of First Muiphy, a monu someone is hurt they can sue us and the ment to builder M.I. Murphy, loc~ted on city." .. the west side of Lincoln north of Sixth. "We could contribute :to their policy I I "I'm proud.o ft hese people who moved but not take out one of our own," Sales it, restored it, dec9rated it and have now said. been running it for the bette% part of two yean," said _Brian Congleto?, speak in~ Philosophical ditf'erencea IJ tut week an· a Carmel Caty Council Underlying the tension between the · t mee~g ~favor oft he committee's con- two camps appears to be a difference in tinued operation of the house. philosophy regarding the atmosphere IHOTo/CQE 7HQWSOH .... Congleton, an architect, w• instru- and function of the building. It's officiall Zany comedian Bill 1\t\urr~ will bring his antics back to,the AT&T mental in the renovation of the Firs~ · Last year, the core group of the com Pebble Beoch NationaiPrd-Am, set forJan. _30 through Feb. 5. In addition to I I Murphy House. "This group should have mittee expanded ·into a nonprofit group playing in fhe 360golfer field, Murray also will participate in the Feb. 1 ) been thanked for its efforts," he added. known as the Cannel Preservation Foun- tefebrity Challenge. (See next week's Pine Cone for special AT&T ~tion.) I 'r.'The. council voted 3-1 in .favor ~~ dation. . . . . - 1 prepanng a lease asreement Wltb Hen- The ObJectives of th·~bualding-:-pub­ tage. Barbara Livingston cast the dis- lie use and historic preservation - are -., senting vote, and Phil Coniglio was ab- someti~es antagonistic. As Carmel Heri- "~t. ·· ' · . > tage is mo~ .inclined to s~ the. first · · The legal work for the lease needs to goal, the Fli'St Murphy Comrruttee (and be completed before the ·council reviai~ . ' .. ~e}.~.¥~~· ~ ·.. ~ ~· · SeeMlfllflirpagt(7: . ' I I You can trust the experts at Mail Boxe• Etc.• to ha'ndle your postal, business or communication needs In over 2.600 neighborhood locations. , I' a S~RVICE MAIL • PACKAGING . • PASSPORT PHOTOS .Ill tl . I ST~PS ~OLOR . COPIES NOTARY . II = ·SHIPPING • FAX OVERNIGHT FUll SERVICE HAIRCARE FOR MEN & WOMEN AMMONIA-FREE/DAMAGE-FREE :~~:~:~:::!:::11~-~!!I!Jt:-J{IIlr:~l-iB.~!l[Ei:!lR:~:e·m~:g!i:l::::i::~:: r WALK-INS WELCOME We'fe The Biggest BeCause We Do It Right! CARMB. • 625-2800 OPEN MON.- SAt., EARLY MORNING, · 225 Crossroads Ctr. EVENINGS & SUN. BY APPT. UPS Authorlzed !ll/pplng OUtlet • FREE plck-«.p SBtVIce avaliable ..JJ&.. Monday-Frldc:Jv 8:30-6 . 625-2880 LocaiV OY.ned & Operated by Jim & Jill Sleeper Since 1986 ~ Soturdav 9:Xl-6 · HARRow ANn CAYCE ATTORNEYS AT LAW.· • .ADVISING & · REPRES~NTING CLIENTS IN: FAMILY LAW ELDER LAW \ •. PROBATE . £STATE PLANNING BUSINESS REAL ESTATE Barry R. Hanuw PERSONAL INJURY LANDLORD-TENANT 373~5297 Bank of America Buildt.ng 200 E. Franklin Street. Suite ·250 •. Monterey january 19, 1995 - .. .· . . I . . . . - ( ' - I • ight pots i ,_. . e y ··es Answering the call ofd uty) • er p:itc . -_can debate c ot~!dy; I • ·.C armel-by·the-Sea continues to be leader in s~ldng solutioo to f\#lgal ili,sease affecting Monterey pine trees. ·By PAUL 'N0.1 f~ted areas had feared, Kelly said. . : W . This observation may only buy time, RILE THE fungal diJeue known as there is still no cure for the disease. as pitch canker atill threatens to -devu • Trees. may not all die or die quickly; tate Carmel's pine forest, City Forester be said, sugelting the possibility o£ Cu8 .1 J. ICelly ~ intent on fouling silver "remission"-from pitch canker. . K$Jdelc:ribed ! ~el's ' role in bring Broad-~d poup iDS til~ probl~ to statewide promi · Theadboccommittee,ofwhich Kelly neace, ihariDB three·bits of good news: iJ vice-chair, ,rill J'efM)rt to th~ s.tate .• Aa ad hoc talk f<itc~-aatatewide forestry board. It bas a twofold mission: · 'adVilory pwp~ ineluding repretenta to see~ more .funding for research, &.Jld tivel from tJJe Uaivenity of Calif<>mia, to proposemanasement solutio~, which MoateNJ B.y cid• and the state de so far have been eluaive. p&rtpaeata ol forestry and parka and . , It wu Kelly who, in the middle oflast · reenation - wu foi'Jiled before the year, fonned the Pi~ch Canker Task hoUdaya, holding its first meeting Dee. Foree, CODJiqg of e_rofessional forest . ·. . 14. .. . . . . . . . en in the Monterey Hay area. . ·• The tpread of pitch canker has not ... been ~·rapid u ~annel and other al- " . See PITCH page 7' . . I'HOTOS/UYA N C. AAc:AL/ST£1 1 State Parks lifeguards (above) resJX>nded to a distress call tJonday afternoon at · Whaler's Cove at Point Lobos State Reserve. Th~ee divers -. all students from the ('. Defense .Language Institute - were pulled frO(Tl. the ocean after their small boat capsized in rough seas. The trioof dNers was.unhurtand their boat was recovered lbelo.v) with. the help of State Parks, Carmel Highland.s .Fire Department and·t he· Nonterey County Sheriff's Qepartment. · . . _, . . . 1 .. . . .P ublic works director says reducing waste by in year 2000 will not be .easy task vv~~·"' MANDATE from page 2 program for yard waste,· according to said. . . . Cullem. . · · TheMRF, to ~~located in Castroville, "We used to believe that Y/8 would (0)372-1.176 . allow for automated recycling of need to recycle yard waste to get over . Mal ... :MIICiADomiA~ ~·u"'•• papen and other recyclables, our 25-percent mark, but now we be ,.l lllrwallonl: according to Cull~. In addition, such lieve it probably won't be needed,, he 1-IGD-628·10N items as cereal boxes, office paper, said. · · . .; · · · masazinea and phone boob can be re Currently, the city mulches wooc;f and cycled at the plant. givea10111e of it.,., fqrlirewood, but a The upe01ive new facility, however, formal~ed P~. il-~ tor,cycle il' also likely to neceuitate a garbage yard wute, Cullem ·a aicl. . disposal rate increase come summer, yard ..... ii oaly the bepaaing; accordiq to Aaiatant City Administra food wute willDe add;eued ill yean to tor Cr:esb'Ambroeio. come, Cull«n 'predicted, notiq the . • The city intenda to improve par mandated goal of a 50 perceat recycling ticipation for both commercial and reii· level by the year·2 000. dential cudboard recycling. ~'Ilae 25 ~ p il c:.DptFJl • Sometimei n 1995, Carmel Marina tively euy; tiM 50~ t ~ Will 'be il· ~ to ha\'e bepn a recyclins more of a aa,'Ugle, Cullem aaid. · · . - ' ope eritage tentatively for First urphy atio .pic~ed . " MURPHYf rom pagt: 5 · Fisch~, lor one, has been vocal in his Murphy, which is only 800 square feet." member who ~haired a group that 1tud· the foundation) appear more likely to belief that the house is too museum like, "We are iadebted to the Carmel Pres- ied the uses of First Murphy, said poli stress the second. outfitted with still and uncomfortable ervat1on Committee for this u~~que gift," tict.,s was at the heart of the council's There is a lear among many in the old furniture, not conducive to gather- she -added, "and we are. .. voting them _ action, adding, "This is a real blow lor First Murphy Committee that Heritage ings .. · . · · out. " · vo I unteert.s m t.n our communai ty. " would be inclined to make too many Councilwoman Livingston alluded to .\ Barbara Brooks, a former council . changes or expand uses inappropriately. the symbolism of the First Murphy "' I Heritage President Kay Prine re House: "It's important to remember a New Forum lecture·o n militar~ y spending slated for Monday · I .• l sponded to that suspicion, saying, time when people. sat in strai~ht-back . . I "Cannel Heritage does not plan to change ch~s, not easy chairs; gathered around MICHAEL CLOSSON, Ph.D., ex- . the Economy" is the topic to be dis this house into a community center with pianos, not televisions; .played parlor ecutive director of the Center for Eco cussed by C1osson, a consultant lor offi parties and all·sorts of things." games, not Nintendo; ate and slept and nomic Conversion, will speak at the New cials and citizens' groups on strategies . Nevertheless, Councilman Bob lived together in a house ~he size of the Forum luncheon at noon on Monday at to overcome military dependency and · { the Lodge at Pebble Beach. . bui_ld he8lthypeace-ori~nted econom\es. \ ,~ .. ~Congress, the Military Budget and The cost is $15. ··Info: 375-4518. I . ,! I .... ACCENTS 'WINDOWS ~~LLS WE'vE CHANGED OuR NAME & Oua ExPANDED SERVICES! (fonnerly WI~ Worts) ·7 1 • Custom Shutters • Draperies, Romans & Balloons ) • Wood Blinds • Vertical & Pleated Shades f. • Skylights, Motorized Shades, etc. • Bedspreads & Accessories · ~- 1·' '\ . I ~ SdOWROOM / ' Z6362 Carmel Rancho 1.0. Olrmel. CA 93.9Z3 ( 408) 6Z6-90S4 I J Susan Ashclford & Heath Onthank OwPu!rs - . • . ' ' \ • I . ' "I J VI' 1HE WIN'IER BLUES AT < P.\( 1:\: ~ -~T()\1 Kl:\·(~ SPFCI.\I.IZI:\(~ • 1·1'\1 .\ HI • J·r H'\IIIIU (1.\I{C,f tiH "'\1\11, J I'<. OH I '\IIHI ll<li"'IIIOID) SHOWPLACE NOR1H?' • 1-: ... J\11 Pll< '" • T\·.., • ~II Hit, 1 <,,111'\tl'\ 1 • < <1\tfltltH .... Ln . l:t<. 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Kedgeree Fmnan Hlddie bread. fried tOmatoes A two w/rK:e, eu..cl.seasoned sunny-side-up ew 4.50 cream 6~ Traditional Luncheons Engl~h SHOWPLACE Serwd widt CtJ~n~WI Bilby Gr«IU & Frettela Br~ Sllepllenl-.. Pie w/rlcll A illllhecl J10C11oe1 5.95 n o · r h ..,.._.., Pie w/hJrbly A chicUn .................... .5.95 t . ~ ......................................6 .50 a KldMJ us C a r ·m e Pie ................................. ~ .Qll_ ._._ ' ..._ ... ntne -..3.00 wkh rum ............. Doria Day Pet Foundation line - 647-235N and· drawings show you euctly how to carry out instruc- ..- -.. we'll aend aJl information p~et, pronto~ tiona like sivin8 a pill or applyins ear medication. Dori Dtly~ 'l;'hey 're invaluable guides for every pet owner and I . ldentilyiq liver diseue hope you 'lllook for them next time you're in a book- Best.Frieiids It'• bnportant for all pets to have a rou~_neblood test . store. and thia it especially recommended for older animals for early detection of diseases. We can spot the fint · Today'• quote By DORIS DAY siSJ:l& of liver disease by even slighdy elevated liver 'TMre '• no n•df or a p~te·ofI C~A/pture in a laom enzymes and, the sooner the treatment begins, the that luu a caL ' better; · - ·Wesley Bates I Liver disease can have a number of eause~: viral or American 'Wit«2' bacterial froblems, poison•~ toxins, heart disease or See r.ou next weeki · cancer. It a a very sub.de disease and the symptoms · (WntU11 in collaboration with Judy &.by, director, Spay Day U.S.A. may appear very ..,.dually: increased thint and uri Dori:l Day Pet F~ Lo. Anplu.) nation, a very rdual decrease in appetite and enetgy t • depraai~n, pale gums, occaiional vomitins and dier- THOBE OF you who ,read my·c olumn ·~ .. rhea. . . . . rm - bOw.' that abeolute {Jnatic about the impor H the disease ia di88Jloaed before .I.JIIlptoma. are . . . taceofapayms and aeutainsourf~-leged.lriead... obvious; the treatment might simply be a ~ange in Residents opp~se k~• .••. .,.. ...... 1D all the problems' uaociated diet and replar cbeck-upa to monitor~ animal's r ~pet owrpopulatioa. · progreu. A ~n diet will give the liver a rest, more fees, taxes . To lh9wwlaatwecaa dowllea we .U work topther; providins a ·· qJ~ality, restricted.a mount of pr:ot~n the Dari,t Day Animal Le"a;'ecu e h:u orpnized •Spay with a hjp quality fat for extra ~«BY. · ~ ·U.S.A. • b Feb. 28. are dediCated to •Yias Rem~, th~ key to succeulUI treatment ia early BUDGE!'f rom pap 1 tM ~ ol•illiona of •nimalaby ~-~8 every detection! • tab a~ cw cat to the vetmnanaa to have the is •not ;ufficient." · ' . were . . ' ~ Oi' DeUtend. • . . . · · R~..-ded readins · Ths-e DO eArf amwen on the question of If joa aJJ..dy have aa altered pet,~ou can help by I WouldQ't be without my copiel of-~ Do, Owner'• where tho additional income would como from. ........ friead 01' relative's pet. This is a natioaal HolM YetMintlry Handboolt. and the Cot OwMr'• "The eUI'I'elit mood of the public is against more ~ip we are .... participants to repter Homt~ YeUrintuy Hwulboolt. by Delbert Carlson and fees and taxes,~ Kennar explained: . witlldle·Animal Leape 10 dial e¥f11J ipay and neuter James Giffin, rupectively. 'Daeae boob deal with tho • A. a partial solution to the C&(»ital-improve ... I ,...--.. caa be coaatecl. . . day-to-day care u well as emeqeociea and they're menta dilemma, ~e council agreed to explore the Yoa't pujoia u7 IIy ou'd like~ bow more about extl eme ly well-written. "disposition"-- sale or lease- of certain city- .. ,.IFO., U.S.A., ~ve your name and addreu on our The t~ ia clear and aimpl~ and the phoro, and owned prqperrioa. . · · . · Kennar and city staff will return to the council with detailec! pro-and-con arpments for diapo- · aition: City Hall, the fire station, Viita Loboa, I· BASKET CAS.E FlandenMansion, the ScoutHouae, FiritMmphy '~?HE Houae and ~~~ Rio Park and Piccadilly Park. I DUring the meeting, Kersnar tried to redUce We invite you to try • wridy o,f. g,i.f,t. tli.esb ts ~, · · this Ions list to a shortu one. But as council fror!t • ,;,pk betd btlskel to. hraakjilsl members wscusaed a variety of potential sales, . bt 1¥4 •..t Wiwry to your ,.,_, ltolli or . . on 1M "-:11. -y 011r ilrflwi""Hon • 1M (111/,y · they agi'eed they needed ~ore detailed inlorma- . tion on a number of city holdings. limilatitm tMt aists . for~/ asreed In addition, the council to schedule a · ,. •ciFT BASKETS FOR ALL OCCASIONs• public forum to sather opiJUorr 'GD wb,ich assets Ca~el-by-the-Sea (408) 624-7650 should be considered ~d which should not. , The council's decision to develop a compre hensive study of~ will not"aHect the o~s~ing.. . · ~e&ct»P•tiqns be$l!~ ~P .~tf.· ~~ C~\ .H~; ~e concernins a ~gtatiye leQC~fMurphy Pa_r k, CRAFffiMAN approved by councillut week. · IN FINE While th~ appears to b~ a strong will to WOODWORKING unload unneeded or •un~.erused" properties, • 1 ~ CUSTOM See COUNCIL page 9 · Han.dmade Pottery CABINETRY ~t ReasonabJe Prices & MJLLWORK ( ( Hours: (408)484-2391 ~ Openl0-4 Daily . From Tienanmen· Square to MPC Chinese Student finds Second Home in ESL Center· Books ~ While ..l~a Zllll, a student from Shanghai, China, was traveling with + frienct., 8he visited the Monterey Peninsula and Peltltle Beach Mel fell In Art love with the area and stayed. She is now f ... studying In the U.S. Of'l a student visa. + She moved to the U.S. juat a few month& after --Gifts the Tlenanmen Square uprlalng In China. •t'apake very little Englllh .t the time and .... taking Englieh ... SecoiKI Langu.ge clauee M MPC. The aaff was veri helpful and the ESL Study Center became a Mcond honi. . .....,., I found the EngHah c.nt.r a big help and the lnetructora very p8tlent.. ,Jura Ukee c.lifomia ..... ollfle ......... I ·and .. .,.., Mel .... nOw lhMe In Mont.r.y. . w.n She hae Met ·mMJ frtenda and hu a · wrtet, of claaaae .t MPC, I'MIJing from Dlllftii.ID Microbiology. ..... pi .. to .become a u.i._. ...,._.,. • AlONG Wl'l1f 1111 l.dG!ST COUBCI10N OP ""_.._ON THE waT COAST ---·. . .. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~ ~~ ' , . Windfall from State eases udget process ·s COUNCIL from page cuts, as well as freezing $200,000 in' street and facility council members ·stress-ed they are still in the brain- repairs and improvements. · . o • storming phase. · . Meanwhile, the city is fortunate to have the PERS The most popular ways _to use the proceeds of a _sale . windfall. "One-time monies" can go only to one-time appear to be, f11'8t, reducing city debt, and secQnd, expenditures, not operations or capital improvements, increasing deferred maintenance spend.i!lg. Some, Kersnar explained. BY APPOINTMENT .. however, believe the city should use proceeds to buy _But that limitation makes them no less welcome. more open space', such as Pescadeto Ctnyoo lots. One-time expenditures made possible by the PERS PLEAsE CALL FOR MORE INFOIMAT'ON Meanwhile, c~uncil members ~ngaged ·in a rela- windfall include, for starters: _ · ON THESE AND OTHER UsriNGS• •• tively painless process of making mid-year budget • $50,000 in stonn. damag~ repairs, and $35,000 I adi_ustments. _ · '"to stall overtime because of the emergency. Revenues h~ve fallen 4 percent below the projec.. Although ~e city should be eligible for ~iJDhurse- BEACI I WALKS · ,573,500 J tions made last summer, but city services won't ·be ment from th~ Federal Emergency Management NEW USTING- Located in ttae· heart of ~ affected this spring and, ~arkably, $342,500 ~ill be Agency, Kersnia urged the council to budget for these Carmel. just_. blocks to the beach and 1 block I available for a new city "savings account." items. · south of.Ocean,1his r~ remod8led 280/ ' I 2BA home is perfect for weekend get-aways. -~ How w• this -possible? The &nll!fer:. a one-)ime _ • $35,000 to h~~cap~ access at Sunset Center, Charming features include hardwood floors, fI from windfall th~~er _,... · . · · . ~ . the two library buildings and the Carm~l Police_Sta- beamed ceilings, and inviting master suite ' I . Kennartold the council &bout $611,000 in."cred- tion. · with large master beth. Enjoy the- outl;ide ' I on. enclosed brick patio with fireplace faN its"· from the · ~te's7 Public Emplbyees Retirement l • The council has tentatively agreed to_b udget an · evenings. System (PERS)·- /a·sum he kne'W about ~ier-tn the additional $50,000 _for the Sunset Center project's · year but was not willing to commit .to -specific budget environmental impact report (EIR). · . CLASSIC CARMEL ,1,195,000 iteins. · · Earlier this year, $15 000 was budgeted Joy the 1 . ~ UatJrfg - Your own private view~ of the "We are very fortunate-tfiis is occurring now," · EIR, but ·the scope. of the study was ~onsiderahly · Mission and Carmel Bay wHI be·y ours to enjoy Kennar said.' Reimbursements have been the result of broadened and $65,000 is the new estimated cost, from this comfortable e~tste style home with earfy Cplifpmia elegance. Privately localed, "overco,loctions'? made by the state pension system- Kersnar said. · · · . on beailtifully .landscaped 1 +acre, this 680/ monies drawn~ while -cities. . 'We~ in the process of '-Th~ council approved ~at ex'penditute pending its 5.5BA home has plenryof f9()m for family get- cutting back on staffing during the recession. . discussion of the issue at its Feb. 7 meeting,-when the . togethers, and 'feabJres large family room, · . . "~e State-~as hung ~nto this money for us arid set issu~ of funding the EIR -rill be the_s ubject·o f a public library/den, 3 fireplaces, oak plank floors and 3-car attached garage. Completely remod 1t astde," Kennat explamed. . ' hearing. , . . . eled kitchen, large master suite, and all just . Carmel's reimburSement- technically a "credit" 11ie $611,000 in o~u~-time money ~as made pos- minutei away from Carmel. - is relativ~ly larg~ because it reduced 20 percent of ' sible an expenditure of $342,500 --:_to go into a its full-time staff over a period of only· !WO years. "savings account" Ker:~nar and the council began IT'S TIME TO BUY! . ,249,500 At mid-year, th'ebudgetis'cbaracteriZedby sagging . earlier this year with a $200,000 deposit. PRICE REDUCTION - Firat time buyers II· Great Carmel starter home is a wonderful revenues, particularly in room and sales tues-down Kersn,ar ·distinguished between the new "pot of a a opportunity for young family wanting foot 6 and 9 p~ent, respectively. . money" ·- now at $542.,500 - and the standing hold into the Carmel schools. 380128~ in In all, _revenues_a t th·e end of December were · reserve of $700,000 that the city re~ains "in the event cludes new carpets, work sh&Q for prOjects, -$185,000 below wlu:lt was 6udgeted last summer. of a c~tastrophe." · · · . • , private fenced backyard, and you can walk to ,' ~ shopping, schools lhd buses. Call on this According to the·n ew projections, the city will close,out . The city also _has reserve accounts eonnected with one! the fiscal year at the end of June .,;ith a $322,QOO insurance anil medical coverage for employees,.h ut shortfall. · ·. · ~those are ~upposed to be used only for :the pUfPOse they To stay on budget, the ·council has agreed to minor are intended. · · · . ·LOTS OF ROOM ,539,000 . . . Carmel···group t() fighl PB canyon Pert--=t for a large famUy - This 780/SBA ~evelopment 4,000+ sq.f l.h ome in Robles del Rio has-been completely remodeled with many custom details throughoutlMgespacioUa living room PESCWEROfrompage 1 by the creek had been removed decades ago, according · and kitcherrara perlact lor family gatherings, jurisdiction. · _ · tp a ~ . tJ el~&-·taff report. . and other apecialteatures include extensive ! Th~' tWb.i.~tory' l)ome~. proposed by property ower ..... ·. ......... ., .' ·Dennis LeVett, would sit neXt to Pescadero Creek, a ~mapped environmentally sensitive lnWitat;" acco~· . ing to ·county documents. Acc~s to the residence HACI~A LIVING · 1165,000·. . would come from a proposed 300 feet driveway, and ACUPUNt'rUREC LINIC . Comfortable Senior l.lvlng -: Quiet 2801 20 trees are slated for removal. n-Tn-m 2BA end unit in private adult .community. Features include sou1hem exposure patio, ~ The, Friends .g roup, surporting an appeal filed skylights. Located close to the Clubhouse under the name of Canne resident ~oel Mapstead, Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine with game and card rooms, library, ·and res challenges a Monterey County Planning Commission taurant. 950 sq. ft. No signs allowed at Haci Koji Okazaki, L.Ac., O.M.D. enda .... tum left .at Hacienda Carmel en approval of the home and rejection of an environmen trance.· tal impact report (EIR)~ . ... State Licensed (CA &: NY) - AB for the LeVett proposal, Smith said, "We care 29 years exJ)erience irr Japan, BAY RIDGE LOOK-A-LIKEjiSJS,OOO about what happens here; it would clearly be visible U.S.A. and "Europe L--_ __. ...__ _ Dare to compareI 3300 sq. ft., 38013.5BA from our side of the canyon~" . 1 home on 1. 1·acre. Separate Master Suite with Arthritis • Tension Releaw • Female Aliments · fireplace, spacious bath with Jacuzzi, wet bar · 'Negative dedaration' Neck, Shoulder, & Lower Back Pain ProblemS, etc. and wine cellar, 3 car garage, huge family . I room/office and much morel . t The county.planning commission approved a "nega H. OUSE CALLS • DISCOUNT FOR SENIO. RS tive declaration," which supports findings that the TR==ra~~~l~:IN ·( 408) 625-5309 . POINT LOROS VIEWS ,575,000 home would result in minimal environmental impact. . Also, a biological report, conducted by Vern Yadon Privately located,~contemporary 3 bedroom, M-F: 9A.M.: 6 P.M. SAT.: 9 A.M. -1 P.M. 2.5 bath home offers million dollar views of of Pacific Grove, concluded the impacts of develop- - 8th & Mision • CARMEL. Carmel Bay and the Valley. Dramatic archi- ment w~uld be minimal beca~se the native vegetation tecture includes large living room with high , ' clerestory windows. separate'a rdgine ing room, . I. ~ • ...... .I family room with wet bar, 2 ·rock fire places and generous breakfast room. Sunny . flower filed.palios. new carpeting.spa, plenty . TwOGir~ of storage, and all in immaculate conditionl Buav Pro/ftalonola ExpectGnt & New Moms · From Carmel . . . --~'ct EXPERIENC~ ~~,.o NEW. OUI'LOOK 1855.000 , SPECIALISTS IN HOUSECLEANING New•. con._po..., hllalde h--. wilh ~ (..P '"". DiQ-ng In . ~4!lJ'I.'j ~ ~ ......... Pree ._._ _ views o.f Point L.Gboa, t)e OCMn enct foW8r ~(.,." ~ -EST.l979 CMneiVtJIWI. 38013.5BA,._........,room. · separate dining room. hot tUb. decks and · Untque GI/J s.~c.. Medal Recouerv Patients patios. . ' ' ~,~~,~lb, CLASSIC STYbE 11,195.000 S~y Hollow·E legan01t- Ne~ new c:on- . temporary 38013.58A home in prestigious galed. community oftefS many IOphislicatad .. ... details. Over !5400 sq.ft. of welt ~ntd . IMng areas includes mbeaarubtifluel .l.i.v.i.n-g. .1 oom ..... •. r ~ fl.-,.. .• ,_ with high ceiings and maa: .. .... .... ter bedroom wilt ~ ....... do.- .... _ _,.' !· ... - large spa/bath area with jacuzzi. Fabulous · re.vee. -- family/game room on .... lower ....... • rate guest houte·over 4 c. pmge. . SO MANY DIRTBAI.;LS SO LI'I*fLE TIME . Weekly, bi-weekly. moadlly- we·u tailor our ICI'Yicea 10 meet your needl. 626-4426 19, 1995 I - ~ry / I I H l "' J ( ) ft\ \ { ) • J ) I ( " Vo ..·..f ee s ·riSe to the ocCasion ~ . ' - victims find many pf!ninsulans willing to pitch {n and hefp By SUSAN BECK {)NE- CARMEL Valley qaan didn't hesitate a mo ment to h'elp his the Cannel River neighbo~along ~ ' . when it b~an flOQding their homes last week. The owners of Rosie's Cracker Barrel openedtd.teir doors to hundreds of residents and volunteers working in the Robles del Rio neighbOrhood. , · A F olt Ord resident and-her family set up a sidewalk r soup-kitchen in_ the Mission Fields .neighborhood that experienced the inost destruction .. While hundreds have been victim ned by the~arm~l River flood, twice that many have altered their lives t'o lend a helping hand were needed. IHOTO/SCOTT UEAITON . . "l'v_e lived on the Carrriel River all my life," .said Super\ifsor Sam Karas and Congressr(lan Sam .Farr · Wolff, chef of the Lone Wolf Grill at Carmel toured flood-ravaged areas last Friday. . · • _. fiHOfOS/SUSAHitCK ~eve ·Carmel Valley resident Steve Wolff set up~ flood-relief "Valley Inn, who came to the rescue of his flood Farr, Karas vow $1atlon at Rosie's Cracker Barrel 'near Robles del Rio ..· pl~ed neighbors. "I've watched the river go up and · - · · · . · down for.t he past 25 yean." l .--1.-lL-J!_..!..-f-T -r--'n . When the storm flnt hit Mondey, Jan. 9, Wolff, relief will be.··swift · along with Carmel Valley residenu Clem Savoldi and George Weber, began helping people move debris from their homes, cutti.._ treea that 'were blocking • Congressman, county supervisor · roads and stacking sandbags against the river banks. "So many people offered to help us," Wolff said. assure CV, Mission F~elds residents that "That's when we d~d~ to set up a flood-relief federal disaster help is on. the.w ay. · · station." -· ·-· By SCOTT BREARTON Flood relief .- _ Th~ reJ.ie( station flrlt opened at the Mid Carmel Valley F~ 'Department;and then moved to Rosie's REP. SAM Farr cb-Carmel) aDd 5tb District Cracker ~ in Carmel Valley ViUage. ~ Monterey County Supervisor Sam· Karas surveyed 'Stewart an~ Sandy Clough, owners of Rosie's Cracker flood-damaged areas of Cannel Valley end Mission di4n Barrel, 't think twice about opening their doors to Field. Jut Frida,y morning, assuring reaidenu that flood victims and volunteers. federal disaster relief will be swift and sure. "The Clough• have been ex~tional~" said Donna According to Karas, both President Clint"on and fort Ord resident ~tela Hagwood and her fa~i~ Heard, a flQOd-relief volunteer. Hundreds of people California Cov. Pete Wilson last week declared the have stopped by Rosie's asking questions, using the. county a disaster area, opening the door for residen!S · up a Soup kl~ In M$$ion Fields last weekend. tel«phone and the toilet." . " . to apply for disaster relief through the Federal Emer- -· Heard also no~ that numerous local merchants gencr Management Agency (FEMAf. · · · and restaurants have doqated food and beverages to "I ve seen worse," Farr told a'1inedia-'eot0'Ul11ge-' relief stations, or d.irecdy to flood-affected neighbor- assembled at the Mission Fields home of Alexander hoods. . and Carolyn Elliott, relening to the 1982 Loma ~ric;ta Fof, In Mission FieldS, employees oftbeRiu-6riii-Rsta~ earth~~~But-foJ!.many individu~, thii is rant pushed sboppQ:ag carts fallod with~ and turkey ably the won~ disaster _they:ve been1i'lvolved i~. -¥d sandwiches'and sodas througli the sbeets at noontime each one is an individual experience." for flood victims. "We're here to try to make sure the recovery is · ~We want to return the support the community has smooth," added Farr, "without a lot of hassle.,.. given us," said Selby H~nderson, a Rio Grill employee Farr:t who arrived from Washington D.C. late last- for put 10 yean. Thursday night, told the media how residents affected "This is our way of returning their patronage." by the fi~, can apply for aid through FEMA. J:Ie . handed out agency "fact sheets" to residents as he Co~unity 1upport in~pec~ed homes in the Mission Fields area. . , As wellu the residents who assisted one another a~ Farr said a toll-free number provides record~ both the Roblee del Rio and Mission Fields flood areas, information detailing the required information, SQ a long liat of o~ volunteers from local military victims "know what to give the dispatcher." Registra facilitiea, law enforcement agencies, schools, scout tion for FEMA aid by telephone takes &om 20 to 30 RloGritl restaurant employees volunteered to pass out organizations, private companies and the American minutes, he noted, and requires applicants to answer tandwfches and sodas to .MI$$ion Fields residents. Red Crou have given hundreds of hours over the past 38 questions. - ~ 10 days to help flood victims. "If people have the i.nformation in band when the dis- A Red Cross Emer_gency Response Vehicle has questions are asked, it certainly will expedite the pensed free meals at Rosie's B~dge and Mi•sion Fields process," said Farr. "They say the check sliould he in and will continue to do so as long .,., necessary, the mail within seven days." . . accord~ng to the local chapter. · · . Farr said he was impressed with the way affected The Catmel Red Cross Service Center has been . residents have handled the situafi'on thus far. Canoe · rain relocated to the First Baptish Church at 8340 "I think the general attitude-hopefuHy, if the I See RELIEF page 14 • See YOLUNTEERS page 15 ... ......,.. · ,· ExPert Dtagnostic/Repa ... ~:.xx::.• Preventative "-A""'1'""··-~~~. ... ,...:lil"!. Specializing In Brakes) All .& Domestic ,::.:-.:::,,~;,x, • ~elg 9-1830.· . ( --- -

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