Carmel Pine Cone 2002-01-04

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By TAN\ARA GRIPPI
WITH mST a week to go .before the filing period clos
es for the April 9 city election, no one has tossed a bat into
the ring to challenge Carmel Mayor Sue McCloud or council
members Paula Hazdovac and'rierard Rose. '
, McCloud, Hazdovac and Rose, .who are all up for reelec
tion, are the only ones who have announced candidacy' and
taken out papers for this year's election.
While the Cannel Residents' Association bas backed at
'one, 9t '.
least one council candidate ~ mayoral candidate
. every election for many years, so far nq ~ne ftom that. orga
nization has stepped forward with plaJU tQfl1Jli for office .
. Former C~l ~K en~. 0 ~ t; ,ta"In$.
in that office before ' to by, just vOtes in
have '.
• PHOTOIPAUlIvVUER 2000 said, "A . lot of pcbple- cd ~ [about running]
but I haven't giveJrjt:muat ttioupt.. ,
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Nv:;,nterey..Boy$~ lions and' seals were thickly dustered a.sus~ on the Coast Guar~ pier thi~ week, but the public C?':'ldn't.g~t "I'v~ got a good :iob, .. he said of his current work in
near them. ~<i the'n~ to protect Coast Guard ships ~ke the 87-foot Hawksbllr~ the pier has been cloSed to VISitorS. , Brinton's hardware department. -' .
Similarly,. city councitwon:. ~ UviDgston, who
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. "It halls, sea lions militaIy installations have ~. permanent, loioiDB.1Ile "As of ~. moment, I don't ICe .any cballenge to the. I
Carmel Bach FeStival to fmd a new home for the nexf'tWo incumbents," Livingston said. "It~ aU Very ~." , .1
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.o ff l~mitsfor good seasons and cutting off access to one of Monterey's CM'president Monte Miller said be bas DO intention of
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popular tourist spots. , /' running for office but aoniebody WilL " .
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By eAUL MILLER "It's a fait accompli that we won't be able to use the Naval "People are being really quiet about it,. . Miller said. "I hope
Postgraduate School this summer;" said .Willem Wijnbergen,' somebody'S' going tO'run just for the.s ake of competition." .
AMID rigs
'CONSTANT from 'the President and the new executive director of the Bach Fest. Planning commi~ion chairman Frank Wasko, who ran for
his top ~sen that the iUWon's global campaign against ter
rorisJn ,will last for years, tiShtened security I1le8$UlCS at local See SECUJlI1'rpage 19A SeeELECl'10N page 19A
Caltrans acts to stop trafjicjams in Highlands '
'Blll'f or
t,oxpayers
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during Highway 1 climbing construction
ofter"fight over 'old
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By TMMRA GRIPPI
ACTING QUICKLY in response W
By TAMARA GRIPPI complaints that Highway 1 construction
work is causing major backups for Carmel
WINNING THE lawsuit filed by Highlands residents, Caltrans has banned
Enid Sales and a group called Friends right turns on red at Carmel Valley Road and
of C _ I Cultural Heritage last month Highway 1.
came with a price - the $47,424 Julie Gonzalez, Caltrans senior electrical
Cannel paid to. def~d itself· ~,gainsi engineer, said she received numeroUS com
. charges it bad unlawfully allowed the plaints about the traffic jams ·on Highway]
traffic-
demolition of historic homes. sou~ of Carmel - jams that got
On Dec. 14 Monterey County much worse after climbing I~ copstruction
Superior Court Judge Micl)ael Fields began at the beginning 01 December. .
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ruled in the city's favor when he con And Yankee 'Point resident Gayle
cluded th~ was no evidence the city Lundquist told The Pine Cone that she's wit
hadillegaUy permitted '~storic build nessed a major increase in Highway I con
ings to be tazed. He dismissed the suit gestion ever since the dual right. . ~ lanes
without letting it go to trial. , from Carmel Valley Road to Highway 1 ,
Most of Carmel's legal expenses • opened in November. .
were paid to the firm of Kennedy, "This has hem absolutely incredible,"
Archer and Harray, s~cial counsel Lundquist said. "Sometimes the traffic is
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hired to defend the city. Some of the backed up as far as .. Po.iD.t Lobos, to the
as The Signal at the intersection where Carmel Valley Road meels .Highway 1 now snows red
money went to Carmel City Attorney Highlands Inn, even far as Yankee Point."
arrows irstead of plain red lights, which indicates that'drivels exiling. Carmel Valley are no
Don F~8n as well as to the private Most of the congestion 'has occuqed dur- . longer allowed 10 make right turns on red, according to Caltroos~
firm of Hudson, Martin, Fe~te and ing the afternoon from 2 to 4:30 p.m., r . , ,,
Street. though it has sometimes been bad uring the while they have a green light.' - Apparently a lot of drivers hayen't
City Administrator Rich Guillen morning as well, Lundquist sai . In response to the complaints, GonZalez noticed that the red lights have changed to
noted that there\..ma~L.¥et be additional - She believes the problem stems from the said Caltrans changed the stop light to show red arrows. "Some peop~e are disobeying or
legal fees the city will have to ~y in the two lanes of drjven continuously turning right red an:ows indicating that right turns are ille- they may not understand," she said. .
Donati case. The city has sperit many from Carmel Valley,R oad onto Highway 1 and gal on red. Calu:ans has ordered a "no right Gonzalez said Caltrans may also consider
occupying space that would otherwise be . turn on red" sign, which should. be ready in
See PRICE page 9A available for drivers coming from points outh .. about several weeks~ Gonzalez-said. See STOP UGHT page 9A '
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. Tetanus vaccine in"s hort SUPP" but E ·s are OK ·j
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By N\ARY BROWNFIELD That sy of allOCItiog doses fOl' emetJeDCY use it depends on the depth of the wound, the type of wound and .
Wen.
DUE appears to be workins accordiiIg to Nowriaa. CHOMP the amount of rust." . .
TO A nationwide shortage, Peninsliia residents can .order up to 300 cIoseI a montfl. Tetanus is caused by a strain of bacteiia, Clostridium
summer
due fOi a tetanus booster shot may have to wait until '1bat's a lot of rusty, nails you have to step OIl for 300 tellmi. which is commonly ~ found in soil. RUJt itself has
to be inoc,dated. But anyone who steps on a.r usty nail aDd doses a month," ash e said. "NoW that itts s nothing to do with the coodition, which
needs the vaccine immediately will get ~ KCOrding to being allocated little men fairlY, woe 'That a lot ofI JISty nails results in muscle paralysis. But an
. Community Hospital'J pbalmacy director, Marlann . . . injury caused by anything that has been
have "DO proble~ fillin~ patients'
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N~ needs. Last)Uf, the Idpital's emer- in contact with soil, includiDa an· old
. . While some believe the American military bas taken all gency room eclminiltered about 1,200 nail, could cause a tetmus iqfection.
you have to step on for
the available supply, the tetanus vaccine bas in fact· been dose. of the vaccine, she said. CHOMP "We're not too worried bec.ause it's
scarce ever since manufacturer Wyetb-Ayerst, owned by keeps about 100 doses in stock and then rally uncommon anyway,'" Silva said
American Home ~ abruptly 8DIlOUDCCd a year ago orders more as needed. I>Qctors should be able to provide
that it woUld DO longer produce it, according to Aventis Doctors' offices and mgent care 300 doses a month.' tetanus booster shotS to their patieiits by
PasteUr spokesman Lea Lavenda. That left Aventis u the facilities routinely refer .patients to 'the summer, Lavenda said,. "and we hope
only provider of the vaccine for the entire United States. ciJlerBeOcY room for imnwlilte care - that by Dcc:ember there will be suffi-'
"We were caught by surprise aDd uaabIe to immtdiately the tetanus vaccine must be adminis cient suppliei available to make up for
fill in for the niissing supply. It 1akes approximately 11 tered within 24 ~ of sustaining a all the people ·who did not receive
months to ~ a batch of tetanus vaccine, so we immc- wound ift he P.dieot his not been immu- booster doses last year."
_ 'ciiatily began gearing up, but for the·1ut )'eU there has' not . nized - aooonIing to M~ Bay Urgent Care medical In the meantime, the CDC website carries a Q&A on the
been an adequate supply of tetanus vaccine to meet the needs usisaaDt Jaime Silva. . tetanus wccine and UDder what circumstanoes it should be
-of the country," he said. At the time, Wyetb-Ayerst cAlled its "A tetanus shot is good for 10 years, so ifit's within that taken during the Shortage. For more information, visit'
to
·Diove "a business ~~iOD," according Associated Press limit we don't worry about it," he said "Then after 10 years, www.cdc.gov. .
. reports. .
. Although Aventis supplies the military and also sent extra
Acc!dent reports could determine if
do~ to New York and ~ew Jersey after the Sept. 11 teiror
ist attacks, those represented a "relatively smaU amount"
compared to overall supply, according to Lavenda. Aventis Californians-will have to '.hang up and drive'
does not release information on how much tetanus vaccine it
. distributes nationally. .
Disease
'~'In 20m we worked closely with the Centers for By N\ARY·B ROWr'-IFIELD out the state now contain specific questions about cell
ana enouIh
Control Prevention to put in place 'interim immunization phones "to see if there's ammo to pass a law like
policies to make sure there was ~ugh Td [the tetanus DOES CELL-PHONE chatting lead to car accidents? that," Smith $Bid • . .
diptheria vaccine for adults] to meet all the critical care That's. what the state wants to know bef<e it contemplates Although the CHP had been .voluntarily rec~g the role
needs," he said "Td is being administered for severe restiicting cell·p hone use in cars as some other states have, of cell.phone usage in car accidents for about six months, an
wounds, injuries that might expose someone to the disease, . according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Assembly Bill that took effect Jan. I requires the CUP and all
in ERs and critical care facilities, but the CDC has t:e(:om Officer Vmni~ Smith. . allied agencies to report whether a cell phone was in use at
mended suspending routine booster shOts until the supply is The automobile accident report forms published by the the time of an accident, if there was a cell phone in the car '
up." ~. - CUP and filled out by all law enforcement agencies through-· but not in use at the fime of the accident, or if no cell phone
was
in the car. The categories fall under the "inattentive" dri
ver category, along with other distractions like fiddling with
the ~o, fIXing makeup, brus~g teeth, reprimanding chil
dren or eating. .
The data will be compiled by the Statewide Integrated
Annual
Traffic Records System, which publishes reports on injury
and fatal accidents categorized by vehicle make, age, month
of the year, hour of the day, gender of the driver and many
other factors.
"We will see if the information we get is accurate," he
said. "Not everyone tells the truth to the ~ops."
But drivers may be eSpecially reluctant to admit they were
dialing a pbone whtm an acciden~ occurred.
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Carmelites get a lot of b. n g for their bucks, city' firefighters soy },
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By M.ARY BROWNFIELD don't do anything but run a few fires and it," Jedinak agreed. "Our concern is ·.we're to a few ftres."
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,T HE .wby are we spending so much money?" sai<t not just $I) expensive department responding See FIRBF,IGH'FERS page 6A
CARMEL Fire Department may , CFA member David Jedinak. "We clearly
only respond to a handful of f~s each year, respond to numerous incidents and we do aU .
but the department's $885,881 2001-2002 that at such a low cost. And that's one of the
Car Accident?
annual cost covers a, lot more than fighting reasons we have so few flfCS - it's like .
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structure fU'es in the city and is low relative insutanQe.". ,
, to other departments, according to the Pacific Grove's ,f ire department - witt, .
Carmel Firefighters Association. 19 full-time paid staff, one part-timer and
"You can't cut co&ts and main~ our about 65 -volunteers - has a budget of
level of service," said CFD Captain and CFA $1,937,690 for 2001;2002, according to
member Chuck August. The CFA comprises 'administrative secretary Paula Fry. I'tiFD
paid part-time and full-time flIefighting per-, serves 17,000 residents and- covers 2.3
sonnel at CFD. . square miles.
The comments came in re~nSe to city To back -..up its assertion that CFD is
councilman Gerard Rose's recent report con already cost effective, the' CFA poin~ to the
cluding that "the enormous e(pense of fir~ Ralph Andersen & Associates study com
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protection and the possibility that there may missioned by city six years ago in which
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be significant cuts in the city's revenue all consultants said they "did not identify a sin
THE LIGHTS OF ROME
, suggest that it would be prudent to at least gle area where costs of operations could or
look at'the various alternatives for the city's should be reduced."
firefighting delivery system." Rose s4ggest The Andersen study cited a workload of
ed the city consider consolidating with other 526 calls for service in 1994 - 300 of which
fire fighting agencies and eliminating or were medical,- and a 1995-1996 budget of
combining high-level ~sitions, among other $773,932. That same year, Pacific Grove's
options. A about Rose's report budget was $1,538,560. Carmel's average
sto~y
appeared in the Dec. 21 Pine Cone .. response time that year was 2.5 minutes,
, "The thing that was most distressing to while Pacific Grove's was 5 minutes.
the assOCiation as far as what The Pine Cone "Based upon the analysis, the Carmel-by
printed was the 'enormous cost' of operating the-Sea Fire Department was found to be
the Carmel Fire Department," August said. cost effective and an efficient provider of
He pointed out that in 2001 CFD fire and emergency services to the commu
responded to 600 calls for service, 300 of nity," the consultants concluded.
whicb were medical emergencies while 122 With the March 200 1 departure of former
were public-service oriented, according ,to Fire Chief Bill Hill and the subsequent inter
the CFA. The remainder included structure ~m agreement with c.Y. Fire Chief Sidney
and vehicle flIes, garbage and brush fires, Reade - whose current contract will expire
bomb scares, hazardous material incidents, this' s~er - city officials have been Say
beach/coastal emergencies and alarm activa ing they would take a look at how CFD Italian lighting Fixtures and Home Furnishings
tions. might be better run.
. From the people who civilized the world.
, CFD also has automatic aid agreements CFA Acting President Ian Watts said the
Open Tuesday·Saturday lO:30am . 5:3Qpm
with neighboring fire departments and con ftrefighters simply want to be part of that
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ducts frequent training and publiC' informa dialogue. , ,
Where Polk St. intersects with Alvarado, across from Ordway Drugs
tion campaigns. The department has nine "We don't want to be adversarial - if Parking available behind building
'full-time staff, four part-timers and :15 "paid something comes up, we want to be part of
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serves 4,081 residents in one square mile.
"We don't want to debate Gerard Rose's
report, we've just been just talking to a lot of _
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people who have concerns about the cost and
the negative tone on our department, like we
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The Carmel Pine Cone'" January 4, 2002
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..~ by~tM-Sea: Child walked into the f his artwork. He sUd be toJ~ the perSon to
I FouDdati aad id I ' . He taIaD& pbot .. aad ' left
Police & been to the beach wi . did camera. Subject to
deci~ to 10 back to the residence where they argue with gaUery owner about his right to
were 'visiting but forgot where the residence tB pIaotogmphs. Subject was GOA (gone on
Sheriff's was. Walked to Scenic Road but unable to arrival).
Log
locate his father. Oaild mel 'off"JCer walked to C ....... ...,.. ...e -Sea: Citizen reported a
where he thought the bOuse and located his male !ieet heavily intoxicated aDd )'ellia& at
mother. He was rel~ to his mother. . pedeltliaos. .A,r.e.a- c8be,c.b:c I. unable to locate.
C ....... ....,.-dIe-Sea: Ocean ~ , gallery C. II Noced a whicle bloc -
owner reported a verbal dispute with a·p enon
who was outside his gallery taking photographS. 'See POUCE LOG page 9B
Learn it: 911 is for
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HEliE's A look ~t some of the significant ext;remely crowded conditions, ~wn limit
.H appy "Birthday
calls logged by the Cannel-by-the-Sea Police exceeded by at least four times at a DolOres bar.
Department and the Monterey County Sheriff's Crowd thinned at request of management to
DePartment last week. avoid CMC violations. The crowd was already
posing a control problem.
JANUARY 2002
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 Canacl-by-tlle-Sea: Report of $289 in
B. ar . ':- ';. ~ stereo equipment stolen from an unlocked
Canael-by-tlae-Sa: check. Due to vehicle parked'at Mission and Ocean.
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Serra (hool·prin£ipa "chlld endangerment' charge; Dio ese stands behind
"fof '~ ~er
serra
PINE CONE STAFF REPORT filed. If charged, Hi . would libly f~ misdemeanor School," Chandler told The Pine Cooe.
rather than felony charges because no injuries occ~ UBut if the allegations are true, this never should have
C
ARMEL POLICE are seeking charges of child "These two students aren't exactly the angels of Junipero happened." he said
JqlectIendangerment and battery on school grounds against
Junipero Serra School Principal Vuginia Higgins based nn
complaints from two male students that she pulled their hair
laSt
in separate incidents November, according to Detecti~
Sgt: Terry Chandler.
"Basically, the complaint was she apprrlached them dur
11
ing the lunch hour, engaged them in conversation aDd,. for no
I
apparent reason, grabbed -their hair and pulled them up," ~
said "One she took with her to her office to talk about his
. behavior iI\ class, but with the other, she jUit yanked it apd
wa1ked away."
Although one incident occ~ Nov. 27 and the other the
follawmg day, the parents of-the students came to ttie police
department separately to register their compl.aints Nov. 28.
Higgins was placed on administrative leav~ shoitiy .after the
incidents, he said .
Cbandler interviewed students, school officials and wit
nesses before submitting his report to the Monterey County
District Attorney Office last week.
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Two separate iavestiptiou
The Diocese of Monterey also-conducted. an internal
investigation into the complaints, according to attorney AI
~ and found-no fault with Higgins' actions. f!uun .
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"The Cannel·Police Department has investigated the mat
ter, and school staffhas coo~ted fully in that investigation.
The diocesan office has also thoroughly investigated the
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the officials at the pastoral office are fully supportive~ the . W" appwdate pwt "abuJiu,fe
principal at the school, and she bas been asked to remain on
as principal."
Chandler said the district attorney's office -received his
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·Youngest sheriH's candidate says his door .would .always be open
By MARY BROWNFIELD . felt SPD was too traffic-enforcement oriented ' hllr'tS, but so.did the closure of Ft Ord.
at the time. "We used to go to Ft. Ord all the time and
MAINTAINING YOUTH-ORIENTED programs, fill , "PatroUing the treets of Salinas, I startod would get retired military who were still pre~
ing more than 30 vacancies and convincing deputies to stay, to feel guilty beca ) was not doing what I ty YC?Wlg," Villegas said. "So maybe·w e need
and rebuilding special units for gangs and other crime prob , wanted to do in crime prevention," ~ said. to hit some bases ,outside 'Monterey County."
lems would top Sheriff's IBvestigator Steve Villegas' list of The sherift''s depaa tment better suited him In order to builddtis narcotics unit, current
priorities if he is elected sheriff next year. because it was moro focused OIl crime than n Sheriff Gordon Sonne has removed deputies
An investigator since 1985 who first joined the depu;t t:ra1rac, and three Oft patrol from special units dealing with gangs and
plent as a deputy in the jail in 1977, Villegas said he also promoted to 9w1~lguor violent crime, according to Villegas, but the
wants to bave administrators who are need for them has escalated.
respected by the hundreds of deputies . "We have a g8l)g problem - it's huge -
who work for the sheriff. 'Public safety has.t o be and the sheriff's department no 'longer has a
were
"Let's work together and get this gang unit. We really getting a handle on
the number one issue in
department back in line again," he said. gangs Ind it's been deteriorating. We' have to
all areas oft his county,
"I'm going to be a fair guy, approachable, service is running get that gang unit back working again," he
who will listen to the concerns and make and we're still very , office." _ said.
, Steve Villegas
a fair decision. That's the message." In addition to his work in the department, .
i . , shorthanded in patrol.
I Recruiting woes years of coaching kids in football and track-
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I Bom into law enforcement There are not enough Althou~ the sta~ing incident in the and-fie'id have given VillegaS an idea of how to keep children
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Villegas, the youngest of the eight can jail occurred more than 20 years ago, off the street and invOlved in constructive activities, instead
deputies on the street -
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didates for the top-cop job at age 47, has Villegas said it still motivates his desire to of getting in trouble.
crime increases, but
been married for 25 years 'and is a father make the job as safe as possible - some- "Being that I cater to kids, 1 want to keep those programs
of three children aged 24, 22 and 19. A manpower doesn, 't.' thing that can only be done by having [sucb as DARE] intact," he said. ") don't want the programs
Salinas native and son of a police officer, more ~ople on the force. to sufft:r where we educate kids on drugs and gangs."
- Steve Villegas
he received a RA. in criminal justice "Public' safety has to be the number.. , Most importantly, Villegas said, he wants to be accessible
from Sacramento State and is working to one issue in all areas of this county, and to the deputies and the public.
complete the master's program in public we're still very shorthanded in patrol," he ") want them to know that someone will finally listen to
administration through Golden Gate University. said. "There are not enough deputies on the street - crime them," he said. ") know what they are fighting for, what the
. After an inmate stabbed him in the neck with a pencil, increases, but manpower doesn't." issues are." '"
Villegas, left the sheriff's department in 1978 to work for The same goes in the, jail,. he said, where a few deputies
P.o.
Salinas But he returned as a deputy in'1982 because he are responsible for hundreds of inmates.
"The jail is such a mess right now - it's so understaffed FIREFIGHTERS
ge~
- and I'm just waiting for a deputy to killed in there,"
he said. Requests for more help go unanswered, according to Fro", 1HIge 3A
CARMEL VALLEY MANOR Villegas. "I just don't want to see anybody else get hurt." .
A Lifo Cart Community With: . Hundreds of eligible employees used to take the -depart Carmel City Administrator RJch Guillen said CFD's
ment's tests for new recruits, but "now we're lucky if 100 future will likely be broached when the city council contem
• Abundant .S unshine
show up," he said. The cost of living in Monterey County plates next year's budget. While handing over the operations
• Exceptional Snvices of the fire department to another agency - which would
• Marvelous Neighbors make its staff employees of that agency - or leaving it as is
• charmiizg Residences AILING HOUSE are also options aired in Rose's repOrt, Guill~n said the city
will probably focus on saving money by contracting with
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8545 Carmel Valiey Road • carmel. c.~ 9.3923 In fact, the city is already saving money by paying about
call £0( a tour [phone] IJo.tllStl2;C:;XlII~ $74,000 for Reade, according to Guillen, versus paying a fIre
chief $105,000 and an assistant chief another $90,000, plus
benefits. "And 1 don't feel that current relationship has hin
•
dered the fire department's operations," he said . .
"Obviously whichever way we go, we will want as much
particip;ltion as possible from the f'trefighters, the communi
The .ore thing_ chang.,
ty, the city council - all the usual players - and we'll just
ea .....
the ••r e .... 1 Drug Ito. .. see where this all takes us," he said.
.tays .......... Serving the Carmel Area Since J 946 One of the issues on· which the Andersen study, Rose's
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xpe. .. Complete fest Control
station. Built in 1937, the fIrehouse "is unsafe and fails to
r.lc. '
Night Service AwIilIIbk comply with current ADA standards," according to Rose.
the Car• •' D. ........ has ....n 624-8211 Six years ago, the Andersen consultants concluded, "The
fire station ,is old, crowded and is in need of structural
provltl. .. ow c• ••u nlty
San Carlos & 7th • Cannel improvements to meet current seismic' safety standards."
with ••n c. 191 O.
That study recommended improving the station rather than
building a new facility in Carmel. Rose said, "It is time to
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.A year of disagreements for Carmel and Coastal Commission
By TANARA GRIPPI tages on Scenic Drive in order to build their
retirement home.
WHILE THE City of Cannel and the Instead, the commission told- the
PACIFIC GROVE MEDICAL CLINIC
California Coastal Commission agreed early Shellooes to come back with redesigned
on that 2001 would be-the year the city plans that would preserve the cottages. The
would fmalJy fmisb its local coastal pro- Shellooes did as they were told and u1ti-
gram, there would be little else the two mately won the approval of.the coastal com-
'groups would agree mis~ion with their
on all year. -, ~,.. ...........- --................................... """"!". ..............~ ~ new plans. Michael Mahig, MD Debra Falcone,
Throughout the Unfortunately for
Internal Medicine MSN, ANP-C, CDE
year, .t h~ coastal -them, their revised
COIDDllSSlon took a . plans did not con-
Nasser, MD
close look at issues io form to city develop- ~ahmoud
( Internal Medicine
Cannel - ranging from the-p8rking ban on ment rules in several ways and have yet to be
to
Scenic Road whether demolitions of older approved - by the Cannel Planning
We offer treatment of common heart-and lung conditions,
homes should be allowed. Commission.
In many cases, the coastal" commission gastrointestinal conditions, arthritis, diabetes, high cholesterol,
and its staff acted to supersede Carmel's PuUiaI the pial?
-=- , hypertension; as well as common skin conditions
authority sending letters threatening Later, the coastal commission, concerned
enforcement action and overruling Carmel's about damage to Cannel's "community and minor surgical procedures.
decisions at coastal commission hearings. character," paid increased attention to any
~ do .complete pbysj&als, s&hool pbysuals, firefighter pbyskals el&• •.
The saga seemed to begin in December demolition applications for ,older homes.
2000· when the coastal coriunission rejected Preservation activist Enid Sales and-others Accepting Medicare & most insurance plans.
Bill and Mary Louise Shellooe's plans ~ urged the commission to impose a mO,ratori-
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UontAtey
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Sweeney, fresh from a tti1iinphant real estate
maneuver in Santa Cruz County that netted
PaCific Crove
him more thaD $20 million~ set his sights on
B,ig Sur, where the famous Bixby Ranch was
655:.4900
for sale. By the time the dust had settled, he
earned .another $24 million and the
California Legislature was scurrying to pass Ca~rnal
. legislation to stop Sweeney from striking
8Z5-4goo
again.
The Pine Cone's reporting of his -real ,
~allh"g
estate maneuvers was picked up by nearly all -
J1 -
the state's major 'newspapers and became SBA LOAN EXPRESS
one of the biggest ,environmental stories of 422-4800
the year.
Sweeney's solid-gold secret: He uncov
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ered a series of f~rgotten deeds at the Salinas
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469-g8OO
been subdivided long ago. Sweeney kept the
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By MARY BROWNFIELD
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To
SEE how the world changed in
2001, consider the response to the death of
a luckless black bear who wandered into tody oftbe bear's carcass and held a special burial ceremony /
Carmel May 23, took refuge in a tree and somewhere on private property on Cannel Hill, where they
then died when felled by a fish and game . sang, drummed, danced, prayed and ~ offerings of
warden's tranquilizer dart. t;erries, salmon, honey, abalone shells, tobacco and sage to
In less than 24 hours, an impromptu the bear's spirit
memorial was erected at the foot of the Today, retllD$Dts of the makeshift memorial at the base of
tree
tree where the bear died. Demands were the are still there. And i'eminiscences of the bear's brief
made that the, city cOuncil hold a service visit and subsequent death still take place in living rooms
and create a permanent monument to the and at coffee-shops. Carmel residents, like most Americans,
Carmel Bear. Eulogies and tribut~s poured wish ~ death of a bear bad been the ~ddest event of 2001.
in to The Pine Cone, which printed some
a
in special, two-page tribute.
Hatton Canyon suit'
As the days went by other saddened res
idents mourned Carmel's bear by wri~g
poems draw
and leaving flowers, tobacco,
to be heard-in -
ings, pictures and other offerings at the
base of the Ocean Avenue p~. "'
. The unfortunate bear had made its way
PHOTO/PINE CONE FILE Monterey County
from the ~ stopping to raid food tables
at Laguna Seca during the Nascar races Carmel's blaCK bear wandered ·through yards and hotel parking lots the morning
there, dumpster-diving at Tarpy's of Nv:Jy 23rd, befc:;>re taking refuQe in a N-onterey pine. The bear later died after
Roadhouse and appearing nCar Foothill been hit with a tranquilizer dart fired by a fish and game worden. . By TANARA.G RiPPI
Elementary School off Highway 68. Early
. CITIZENS FOR Hatton Canyon, the. pro-freeway
the morning of May 23, Pebble Beach residents reported see calls, Carmel police officers located the bear and followed it
group challenging the sale of Caltrans' right of way to
ing it near Macomber Estates, and after receiving several 911 from yard to yard on Lincoln, Fourth and Casanova to Ocean
state parks, bas agreed to move the lawsuit froni Santa
Avenue.
Clara to Monterey County. ~ \.
The bear ran down ~ an~ scrambled up a 70-foot
Christine Gianascol, one of the attorneys represent
. Monterey pine, where it perched and rested for hours as law
ing Citizens Jor Hatton Canyon, said her clients were_
'Happy - enforcement, forestry and fire officials, along with PG&E
willing to move the suit to Monterey County in order to
workers, members of the media and the public; gathered
see expedite the hearing process.
below to what would happen next.
New Year The state attorney general's office had filed a motion
Some suggested luring the bear down with bait or waiting
for a chan,ge of venue and Gianascol said her clients
it' out, while one enthusiastic forestry employee volunteered
from the ., to go up in the city's Hi-Ranger to coax the be'ar down . wanted to avoid .additional hearings that could delay
•
their actual case from being heard.
PG&E cut·p ower in the area so the it wouldn't electrocute
businesses in .. )
"We didn't want to incur a lot of fees and costs on
itself. In the end, California Department of .Fish and Game
that issue so we stipulated with other parties to' go
wardens decided ,to hit the bear with a tranquilizer dart.
Downtown Pacific Grove!
ahead and file in Monterey County," Gianascol said. "In
. They created a cuShioned.landing area around the base of
exchange for doing that, the state agencies have agreed
the tree, hoping the bear would fall without being seriously
to expedite the hearing process so we can get things in
injured.
a little quicker time frame."
But the dart scared the bear even higher into the tall pine,
and minutes later it lost its balance and fell into a yard below Gianascol said she original,ly filed in Santa Clara
. county in an attempt to provide the most convenient
with a great crash. It died on its way to a Carmel Valley vet.
place fer the other counsel - whose offices are locat-
In addition to the memorials, some distressed Peninsula
ed in San Francisco. i- -
residents vociferously lambasted fish and game, the sheriff's
However, the state attorney general's office - rep
deparlment and Carmel police and fire officials for their
resenting the California Department of Parks - want
handling of the incident, insisting they should have left the
ed the case heard in Monterey County because the
bear alone to come down whenever it felt so inclined.
I
property in question is located here.
~ -----B,h and game quickly responded that it would consider
I
"Either place was appropriate," Gianascol said this
• I howOest to handle future incidents involving bears, which
week. "Arguing about where it [the case] would be
are common in the Sierra but unusual in Monterey County.
. heard would have delayed this considerably and cost
Two-and-~-half weeks later, individuals representing sev
additional money."
eral Native American tribes obtained permission to take cus-
The lawsuit alleges that the new state law requiringl
'Caltrans to sell Hatton C3!1yon to state parks is uncon
The Church of Carmel Mission
stitutional because it doesn't meet the state constitu
the Wayfarer . Basili(a tion's strict requirements for converting highway land to
- parks.
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Gianascol said she hopes the lawsuit will be heard
Uncoln & 7th, Sunday .o~iigation.
by early to mid February. For now, she's waiting for the
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Days before Rrst Friday and Mean~hile, state parks officials are moving forward
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STOPLIGHT·
IDe
However, once the climbing project is f"JDisbcd, keep the climbing lane project simple. "We wanted to focus
tbiai
maging traffic on that sedion of Highway 1 will be a thing . OIl one only," Nichols sai4, "We decided ~ tum pack-
Fro.'~IA
of the past, Nichols said. The climbinB lane is scheduled for eta or two way left tum lanes would be better addressed in a
cbansing some of the signal timing to give more time to the completion by the end of February'. ~ project"
nortbbound Highway 1 driven and less time to the right tum , Nicbols explai..,.A that keeping the level of traffic flowing
lanes from Carmel Valley Road now that the duel right tum 'Left laud tiuw, on both Cannel Valley Road and
JJe wanted to focus on one
lanes are finished ' In addition,' Highway 1 drivers bave Highway I is a balancing act. '
COnstruction OIl the COUDty-sponsored climbing lane P!9- also complained to The Pine Cone h . I Jfii d 'ded h "People on Cannel Valley road bave
ject - to cmate a aecond aorthbound lane on Highway I about baCkup caused by drivers making t l~g on y. e . eel t at been $COding us congratulatory notes
between Carmel Valley Road and Morse Drive - began just left band turns frotn Highway I onto turn pockets or two way left like cra;zy," Nichols said. "If you're a
after wort on the duel right tum lanes was completed in Atherton Drive and Mesa Brive. Since · , CJU1DC1 Valley Road commuter you like
November. _ there is no shoulder while the climbing turn lanes would be better what's going on,'ifyou're a Highway I
cnmiDa
Now tbat- the merge point for traffic out of lane co~on is under way. doZens commuter, you think something is
addressed in a later pro-
Carmel Valley bas shifted to Highway 1, it's underitandable of motorists are forced to wait while a Unbalanced"
that Highway 1 congestion is iDcreasing while Carmel Valley lone driver waits for a chance to make a ·eel. , . -; Nichols said the hope is that com-
J
Road's traffic improves, .1£COI'ding. to county engin ee r Nick left tum. .p letion oft he climbing lane project will
Nichols. . Gonza1ez said there are no immedi- - Nick Nichols improve conditions for everybody.
ate plans to -restrict left hand turns from "The best thing is be patient, be
to
Highway I - even after the climbing said. "Let us fmisb our work. AB soon
PRICE
lane is completed. as the highway configuration stops changing we will try to
"We have looked at that - taken counts, looked at ~i- do the balancing act with signals to coordinate with Carmel
FroM JA ' .
JIII6~ dent history and there is nothing to give us the backing to Rancho and Rio Road so that everybody gets an equal
actually prohibit these moves ....G onzales said. "The volumes break."
thousands of dollars defending itSelf against other legal of left turners are very low." "But it will take some trial and error," be added;
claims flied by Sales and her allies. Nichols said the county made a conscious decision to
Guillen said the city always tries to· av- '(1 litigation, if it
,~can. ''We always try to work it out beti we get to the court-
rooms,'· be said. .
Mare than S42,OOO in 13 ' fees is ~o insignificant .
sum in a small town like
Carmel. Guillen explained
that the money could com~
close to paying the annual
salary and benefits of an
entry level employee. J
. "Or it could have gone to
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deferred maintenance,"
Guillen said. "It's money we
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could have spent elsewhere."
The $42,000 notwith
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standing, things could have ' Slea~tk9
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turned o"t much worse for
the city. If Carmel had lost . g.
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the lawsuit, the judge could
have requirec;l the city to pay
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the legal fees of Sales apd
her supporters.
Sales Imt filed the law
suit in October,~ 998 which
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pointed to the demolition of
the Donati house as a prime
e~ple of the city allowing
its cultural heritage to be
destroyed. aLLEY
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O'Farrell agreed that the
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While the city is relieved
that the lawsuit is oyer, offi
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cials know this won't be the
last time the city is taken to Carmel ValleY,CA
court.
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"I think litigation is
always there," Guillen said.
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Rob Sayder is President of LTC Legacy Group here in Cannel. After nearly 20 years as a
physical therapist and president of Progressive HealthCare, Rob ba$ served over 15,000.
senior clients, making him one of the area's most knowledgeable experts on long tenn care
issues f,cing seniors today. As a C~rtified Senior Advisor and a Certified Elder PJanning
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o Your options when protecting against long term care costs ' THE 12 TH Annual Rio Resolution Run brought out more
, . than 1,000 runners New Year's Dc;Iy - despite ·threats of
O' Maintaining your independence and choices .
, rain - and raised an unpreceden1ed $25,000 for Suicide
Cl \YbY Medicare and otbe~ medical inSDnnces don't pay Prevention Service of the Central Coost, according to run
o ))!lIlgerous myths of long term care, . ' found.er and restaurateur Ton,[ Tollner. TIJe fun run/walk led
a care participants through Mission Trail Park and Carmel streets
S biggest mistakes in buying long ter:m protection before ending at Larsen Field. Walkers and runners of .011
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When long term caremsunnee isn't right- ages - including Carmel River School firs~rader Emmett
Ferry Iright) - enjoyed '
brunch after the run.
Respecr,
·PlofedIng your Legacy with Dignity and
Tollner said he was
impressed by the par
Fmancial & Insurance Services ticipants, the record ' :
Lic. # 00011880 number of sponsors' .--,
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who supported the run
this year, and his fjrS"
less vol!Jnteers who
kept everything running
~ smoothly despite hav
ing to serve breakfast
to thousands inside the
mall at the CrossrOads
Shopping Village.
"It has grown con-
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sistently ~ we've prob
. City of Carmel • Tb.e Regular. Meeting ,
ably given $150,000
January 8, 2002 ~ 1Uesday • 3:30 PM Open Session Support to charity since we
Broackalt date: Suday, ...r....,a .r y 13, 1001 • 8:00 L • ., KMST Cb• •a el16 started this thing - it's
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advertisers.- said. "It's so cool
I. Can to Order because evefYbody
II. Roll Call
was so positive and,
'III. Pledge of AUeaiaace
Shop locally. considering the weath- · -
IV. Extnordi.ary BaRBell -I,
er, the volunteers w~re
A.Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation to .Ralph Tober and Wendy Banks for dteir efforts on· the
incredible.•
Historic Preservation Comniittee.
V. AB ..u llCemeBh from Closed Saaloa, from City Council Me.ben and tbe City Administrator
A. Anriouncements from Closed Session
. JC . B. Anno\Ulcemea.ts fto,m City Council representatives on outside agencies
, . c • .C . Announc:emettts ~ the-City Admipistrator.
• Report on the Sunset Theater R~tion Project .
• Report from Police Chief Rawsen 00 community pblicing.
VI; Apparaaca
VU. COMent Catndar .I
A. Rati.fy the mioutes for the meetittgs of NQVember 15, Decem6er 3, DecenJber 4 and December 6, 2001.
. B. Ratify the bills paid for the month of December 200 1. ' ,
C. Adopt Reso.lution No. 2001-176 authorizing the acquisiqon' of a Canon 1R3300 digital copier/printer/'
scanner for the Public Works and Forest, Parks and Beach Departments from IKON Office Solution at a
price not to exceed SlO, 10 0, ~laring the old copier as surplus and authorizing its disposal by trade-in.
auction, sale or salvage, and authorizing a tnnsfer of funds. (Continued from.December 4,20(1).
D. Adopt Resolution No. 2002-0 I authorizing the acquisition of a speed monitoring", t3iJer for the
Police Departmept from U.S. Traffic Corporation at a price not to exceed $7,700 using California Law
. Enforcement Equipment Program' (CLEEP) grant funds. " '
~ . E. Adopt Resolution No. 2002-02 supporting the extension of the Montere/"C' ounty Abandoned Vehicle
Service Authority Fee:
F. Adopt Resolution No. 2002-03 acceptfug with ~titude a donation in the amoUnt of $1 ,000 from the
YelloW Brick Road .Benefit Shop to the Seniors Helping Seniors Program .
. G~Adopt Resolution No. 2002-04 approving an application for grant funding ~iri the State ofCalifomia
Department of Parks and Recrealion Riparian and Riverine Habitat Program under the Safe ·
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Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal ProtectiOn Bond Act for the Fourth Avenue
Eucalyptus Tree Removal and'Riparian Habitat Restoration Project.
H. Adopt Resolution No. 2002 05 authorizing the sale by commercial auction of one 1994 Ford Crown
Victoria unmarked police sedan as surplus equipment.
I.,Adopt Resolution No. 2002-06 awarding to Mack 5 a Professional Services Agreement for project
management services during the construction phase of the renovation of the Sunset Center Theater.
J. Adopt Resorution No. 2002-07 supporting Proposition 42, the Transportation Congestion Improvement
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Act, on the March 5, 2002 s~ewide ballot. .
VIII. Public Hearings ..
A. Consideration of an appeal of a Forest and Beach Commission deCision denying an application to
" remove one Monterey Pine located on the east side of Carmelo between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues.
The owner/appellant is Silvio and Angele Borello. ' .
IX. Ordinances -None
X. Orden of Council .
A. Receive report from Council Member Rose on the state of Carmel's fire and ambulance protection.
B. Receive repOrt on the Certi ficate of Occupancy procedure for new businesses.
C. Scheduling of futur~ Council meeting~ - please bring your date books.
XI. Resolutions
A. Consideration of Resolution No. 2001-173 amending Policy C96-01, (Formal evaluation of Appointed
• Officials. City Administrator, ity Attorney, City Engineer. and City. Treasurer). (Continued from
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- December 4, 200 I).
XII. Adjournment
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