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From
To
Cc
Jason
Stilwell
Ken
Sharon Friedrichsen
Subject RE
Cigarette litter prevention
Yes they are good. We'll see what opportunities we have t install them near our trash cans or around town. Jason
From Ken [[email protected]]
Sent Saturday, July 05, 2014 6:24 PM
To Stephen Ferry; Jason Burnett; Jason Stilwell; Sharon Friedrichsen
Subject Re: Cigarette litter prevention
Stephen
Thanks for following up and forwarding the material on the cigarette butt receptacle. I was most impressed with
the one you showed me in the park.
Jason
S.
and
Sharon-
have you seen this receptacle? For 90 it is most impressive and something we could use
downtown, at the beach and at the parks and Mission Trails. I think this should be agendized for Forest and
Beach, and then come
to
Council.
Ken
Kenneth Talmage
831-901-6310 cell
On Jul
5
2014, at 12:18 PM, Stephen Ferry wrote:
My name is Stephen Ferry. I manage the Dr. Seuss gallery on San Carlos St. When I moved to
Carmel 10 months ago I was concerned with the amount of cigarette litter. So much so that I
walked the streets recording where, and how many butts I found. I submitted the findings to the
city counsel and promptly received a visit from the mayor. With Jason's
support-
(he now
follows us on twitter- @carmelseuss) and the help of volunteers from Marine Life Studies; I have
organized a monthly street clean up. The first Sunday
of
each month we blanket the city and
collect trash. To date we have collected over 2500 cigarette butts and 50 lbs of trash.
The third phase
of
my plan was to lobby the city to install butt receptacles. Keep America
Beautiful has sent me a sample and has offered a discount rate for the city. Please see
attached proposal and price sheet.
Regards
Stephen J Ferry
The Art of Dr. Seuss
San Carlos Between 5th 6th
Carmel CA 93921
831-620-0923
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From
To
Subject
Jason Stilwell
Ken
Talmage
RE:Re:
Time Off
Thanks
From Ken Talmage
Subject : Re: Time Off
Jason
Happy Birthday too
Ken
Sent from my iPad
On Jul25, 2014, at 11:36 PM, Ken Talmage wrote:
Have a great day
Sent from my iPad
On Jul25, 2014, at 1:26PM, Jason Stilwell wrote:
Mayor
and Council: with your permission I
would
like to
be
out of
the
office
Monday for an
annual
family
vacation. I
will be
back in
the
office
Tuesday. I will
be
reachable by cell phone
at
831-241-0260 and Michael
Calhoun will
be
in charge of administration in
my
absence. He can
be
reached
at
831-277-3728. Have a good weekend Jason S
Jason Stilwell
City dministrator
Carmel-by-the-Sea,
CA
93921
831-620-2000
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From
To
Cc
Ken
Talmage
Jason Stilwell; Mike Calhoun
Jason Burnett
Subject:
Fwd Romanoos Fine Art and Jewelry Inappropriate interaction/Sexual Harassment of
my daughter
FYI. Please suggest a response. Thanks.
Ken
Kenneth Talmage
Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message:
From:
allan curtis
Date:
August 13 2014 at 8:32:34 PM PDT
To: vbeach@ci. carmel. ca. us dallasforcarmel@gmail. com
ctheis@ci. carmel. ca. us kktalm@aol. com
Subject: Romanoos Fine Art and Jewelry Inappropriate interaction Sexual Harassment
of my daughter
Hello Council Members
I am writing as a concerned parent and frequent visitor to Carmel. t
s
a wonderful place to
relax. However my daughter recently visited your city and stores. She was shopping at a
jewelry store Romanoos Fine Art and Jewelry where she was inappropriately cared for and
harassed by the owner. A police report has been filed originally through Officer Mukai and later
a Detective interviewed her for possible prosecution with the DA. I would like to know if your
city is acting swiftly to ensure the safety of young women. Also if this is a pattern with the
owner of the store what s being done? After the incident we were searching data and on yellow
pages there s another post of inappropriate action by an individual at this establishment. As a
father I protect my daughter and as city council I know you protect your citizens and all the
visitors of your city. I appreciate your diligence in this matter. This individual may progress to
more serious crimes and that would be terrible
ifwe
had that opportunity to intervene and stop
this harassment now. Please let me know what s and could be done to resolve this violation of
my daughter. Carmel needs to be a safe place for everyone. Please keep me informed of any
action.
f
action is not taken by the council what is our next resource?
Thank you for your swift action
Allan Curtis
Father ofvictim
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From:
Sent:
To:
Ken
Talmage
Sunday, September 07, 2014 3:40
PM
Jason Stilwell
Subject:
Fwd:
September 8 Workshop A Major concern of the residents, the City's Changing
Character
Attachments:
The Changing Character of Carmel-A Vital Issue--9-14.docx; A
TTOOOOl htm
FYI
Sent from my iPad
Begin
forwarded message:
From: Bill Souveroff''
Date:
September 7, 2014 at 1:23:20 PM PDT
To: Steve Dallas , Jason Burnett
, Ken Talmage , Carrie Theis
< g t h ~ i ~ @ g i _ g _ ~ _ : r _ r r H ~ L g ~ _ \ J _ ~ > Victoria Beach < y _ b _ ~ _ ~ _ g h _ @ g i _ g _ ~ _ r _ m _ ~ L _ g _ ~ J J ~ >
Subject:
Re:
September 8
Workshop--A Major
concern
of
the residents,
the City s
Changing Character
Reply-To: Bill Souveroff''
< s _ Q . Y ~ m f @ i _ ~ _ J J ~ 1 g _ Q ] L g Q _ m >
Mayor Burnett and Council Members,
In
addition to the other issues that have recently been brought forward regarding the
governance of Carmel, there
is
a related one of growing concern to many residents and
homeowners. Carmel is seemingly changing before our eyes, rapidly becoming a
growing commercial, tourist city and away from a village of residents.
Attached is a compendium of comments describing the issue based on discussions with
several concerned people. There are three take-aways from these comments.
First, there is the perception that the City Council and Staff primarily favor the
commercial interests of the businesses and greatly increased tourist growth over the
interests and the peace and tranquility of the residents and citizens of the town,
dramatically changing the character of the town contrary to the City Charter. (There are
many examples.)
Second, this has had the effect of harming the residential areas. The increased
commercial impact has spilled out to the residential neighborhoods leading to increased
traffic, more parking problems, more noise, more litter, more congestion, and an
impossibly crowded town. (There are many examples.)
Third, the Council should recognize this as both a perception by the residents and a
growing reality. Now
is
the time to reflect on the consequences and reconsider the
direction. Business certainly has its place
in
Carmel, but there has to be some limit as to
what this small town can absorb.
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I would like this to be part of the public record for the meeting.
Thank you
Bill Souveroff
Casanova Street
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The
Changing
Character
of
the
City
of Carmel
A Vital Issue
for
the Residents
There is another
very
related and critical issue behind the current disconnect by
some with
City
Hall,
that
of
a
new
perceived
direction
of
the
City. The
commercial
and
business interests
seem to now be
the
City's primary interest,
increasingly
impinging on the residential areas and
the best interests of
Carmel's citizens.
Carmel has always been primarily a City of residents and citizens. Business is
important, but secondary.
But
there clearly appears
to
have been a recent major
change in that charter by the City
Council
and Staff, contrary to the heart of the
City's
General Plan.
All
we
now
hear are things
like
heads-on-beds , the HID, increased travel
marketing, more
visitor
parking spaces, more tourists, more events, special
consultants to
help fill up every day
and
night, more
wine
stores
and bars, a
new
party
venue, and
more
revenues
from
visitor taxes. All
of
this is turning Carmel
into
a bustling
tourist
town, with the residents
becoming
a seeming after-thought.
The residents
now
see previously quiet residential streets filling up with cars
from tourists and business employees, more and more traffic, resident's visitors
not
being able
to
park at or
even near
their
homes,
difficulty getting into
a
restaurant,
not
wanting to go downtown
with the hassle
of all the
crowds, ever
increasing litter, and
increasingly
loud
noise
from commercial events.
Incongruously, what the residents
now
perceive at their homes and
neighborhoods is a growing and highly structured and organized city
government
with
an
emphasis
on
homeowner
rules,
compliance
officers
and
strict
code
compliance, and a fear by some to
speaking
out. In general there is a growing
perception of a pervasive
movement
away
from
the previous tranquility and
peace of the residents and homeowners of the town.
The
planned improvements
such as
the
improved
roads
and beach are
welcomed
by everyone.
But
i f
they
are then
filled up
with
additional
people, traffic, and
events, it will take away much of the intent of the improvements.
Carmel is not the City
of
Santa Barbara
or
even the
City of
Laguna Beach. The
latter was
incredibly
noted
by Staff as a
comparable benchmark city
.... it
has
nine
square
miles and
23,000 people.)
That is
important.
Carmel
is
a
village with
only one square mile and under 4,000 people.
The great
majority of Carmel
is
by far
found in its distinctive homes and beautiful
scenic
space and
by
the people who live there. That is what makes
i t
special and
an attraction not commerce business
and
intensified tourist
growth.
This is a change
that
should be recognized and dealt
with,
as perceptions count,
especially when the reality confirms it. Now is the time
to
reflect on the
consequences and reconsider the direction. Business certainly has its place in
Carmel,
but
there has to be
some limit as
to
what
this
small town
can absorb.