Long Beach, WA

En nombre de toda la comunidad de Long Beach, el Alcalde y el Concejo Municipal quiere rendir un homenaje especial a la memoria de Verna Oller por su poder extraordinario y generoso de $ 3,5 millones para construir una piscina para uso de los ciudadanos de la Larga Playa Península. Puesto que el aprendizaje de este legado, el Alcalde y el Concejo Municipal han estado estudiando lo que hay que hacer y por dónde empezar en hacer realidad el sueño de la Verna Oller realidad.

El personal del alcalde de la ciudad directo a comenzar a hacer la investigación sobre los costes de construcción de una instalación de piscina cubierta y el funcionamiento y los costes de mantenimiento de dicha instalación. El alcalde también está reuniendo un grupo de trabajo de los ciudadanos con la península de amplia representación para determinar la dirección que debemos seguir con este proyecto. Cualquier decisión adoptada por el grupo de trabajo y de la Ciudad requerirá información significativa y estas decisiones no deben ser en forma apresurada o sin suficientes datos e información objetiva.

La señora Oller fue específico en su deseo de asegurarse de que la Ciudad pueda apoyar la operación en curso de la piscina, de hecho, ella pidió que un realista, y financiado cinco años de operación y presupuesto de la piscina en su lugar antes de la construcción. Funcionamiento básico piscina cubierta y los costos de mantenimiento alrededor de 14 dólares por pie cuadrado los cinco primeros años, más los gastos de personal (140.000 dólares al año para una instalación de 10.000 metros cuadrados y la dotación de personal de aproximadamente $ 100.000 por año), $ 18 por pie cuadrado de los próximos cinco años, además del personal (180.000 dólares y los gastos de personal de aproximadamente $ 100.000 por año) y se sube desde ese punto. En el punto diez años de empezar a tener que hacer actualizaciones importantes y los costes de sustitución más el costo de mano de obra muy probable que sea mayor.

El costo de construcción es otro número considerables, que van desde $ 180 a $ 300 por pie cuadrado de base con una piscina pequeña alrededor de 10.000 pies cuadrados. En una instalación de 10.000 SF usted podría tener un patio de 25 6 carriles piscina, una piscina de diversión de la familia sobre el mismo tamaño que la piscina de entrenamiento. Este grupo podría tener un divertido tobogán de agua y otros servicios de diversión familiar. Y por último, una habitación pequeña piscina de hidroterapia, además de los vestuarios, equipos y servicios públicos y espacios abiertos pequeños. La siguiente es algunos antecedentes básicos e información sobre dicha instalación:

Diseño de piscinas cubiertas es muy diferente a la de las piscinas cubiertas como al aire libre no están sujetas al polvo y la suciedad que los ataques de las piscinas al aire libre. Pero ellos necesitan ventilación de la sala de control de la humedad y mantener un ambiente confortable. Sin un sistema de ventilación adecuado, los altos niveles de humedad interior causará numerosos problemas, sobre todo en piscinas climatizadas, incluyendo la condensación en superficies frías y oxidación de sus componentes estructurales.

piscinas comunitarias están diseñados para su uso por niños y bebés, y por lo tanto necesitan tener la seguridad como derecho fundamental desde el principio. El diseño de estas piscinas tendrá un fuerte énfasis en técnicas anti-atrapamiento, por lo que un entorno seguro está disponible para los más pequeños nadadores. El otro desafío es incorporar las zonas de poco fondo, como los niños pequeños a lo largo de piscinas con piscinas zona profunda necesarios para las actividades de natación y otras competiciones incluso nadar.

Tipos específicos de piscinas recreativas incluyen:
Multi-Purpose - Incluye áreas para todos los usuarios, incluyendo carriles de vuelta para la natación recreativa o de competición, el uso de aeróbicos en el agua (energía hidráulica piscinas con suficiente profundidad y el tamaño se utilizan para esta función también), polo acuático y otras actividades de natación.

Children’s Play Pool piscinas o de ocio - incluyendo uno de agua de poca profundidad y muy poco profundos a cerca de 18 pulgadas de agua. Estas piscinas suele tener elementos interactivos de juego húmedos como cubos de agua, cañones, y los aerosoles-y subir en las estructuras con diapositivas y otros elementos interactivos juega en el agua.

piscinas de hidroterapia – ¿Son las piscinas que se ejecutan a una temperatura superior al normal y también las piscinas tienen chorros de hidromasaje y otras características del agua. La temperatura se encuentra a aproximadamente la temperatura del cuerpo para que tenga una sensación de calor y los masajes que el agua en movimiento de forma que el agua sólo puede. El agua le da la flotabilidad que toma la tensión de la mayor parte del cuerpo. El movimiento del agua caliente en una piscina de hidroterapia es suficiente en muchos casos para proporcionar alivio para la artritis y dolores similares. A diferencia de las bañeras de hidromasaje, la piscina de hidroterapia puede ser significativamente más grandes y tienen profundidades de hasta tres y medio a cuatro pies.

La Ciudad está trabajando tan rápido como pueda para tomar la mejor decisión para seguir adelante con el sueño Verna Oller, comprendió muy bien que se necesitará tiempo y le dio la ciudad cinco años para hacer este sueño una realidad. La Ciudad de Long Beach se encuentra en proceso de hacerlo en este momento.

On behalf of the entire community of Long Beach, the Mayor and City Council would like to pay special tribute to the memory of Verna Oller for her very extraordinary and generous gift of $3.5 million to build a swimming pool for use of the citizens of the Long Beach Peninsula.  Since learning of this bequest, the Mayor and City Council have been considering what needs to be done and where to start to make the dream of Verna Oller come true.

The Mayor directed city staff to begin doing research on the construction costs of an indoor swimming pool facility and the operation and maintenance costs of such a facility.  The Mayor is also assembling a task force of citizens with peninsula wide representation to determine the direction we should go with this project.  Any decision by the task force and the City will require significant information and these decisions should not be made in haste, or without sufficient data and factual information.

Mrs. Oller was specific in her desire to make sure the City can support the pool’s ongoing operation, in fact she asked to have a realistic, and funded five year O&M budget for the pool in place prior to construction.  Basic indoor pool operation and maintenance costs around $14 a square foot the first five years plus the staffing costs ($140,000 a year for a 10,000 square foot facility and staffing approximately $100,000 per year), $18 a square foot the next five years plus staff ($180,000 and staffing costs of approximately $100,000 per year) and it goes up from that point.  At the ten year point you start to have to make significant upgrades and replacement costs plus the cost of labor will most likely be greater.

The cost of construction is another significant number, ranging from $180 to $300 a square foot with a basic small pool around 10,000 square feet.  In a 10,000 SF facility you could have a 25 yard 6 lane lap pool, a family fun pool about the same size as the lap pool.  This fun pool could have a water slide and other family fun amenities.   And finally a small hydro-therapy pool, plus the locker rooms, equipment and utility rooms and small open space.  The following is some basic background and information on such a facility:

• Design of indoor swimming pools is very different from that of outdoor ones as indoor pools are not subject to the dust and dirt that attacks outdoor pools. But they do require room ventilation to control humidity and maintain a comfortable atmosphere. Without a proper ventilation system, high indoor humidity levels will cause numerous problems, especially in heated pools, including condensation on cold surfaces and rusting of structural components.

• Community swimming pools are designed for use by children and infants, and hence need to have safety as paramount right from the beginning. The design of these pools will have a strong emphasis on anti-entrapment techniques, so that a safe environment is available for the youngest swimmers. The other challenge is to incorporate very shallow areas like the toddlers pools along with deep area pools required for other swimming activities and even swimming competitions.

• Specific Types of Recreational Pools Include:

Multi-Purpose – Including areas for all users including lap lanes for recreational or competitive swimming,                 use for water aerobics (hydro pools with sufficient depth and size are used for this function also), water polo                     and other swimming activities.

Children’s Play Pool or leisure pools – Including either zero-depth or very shallow water to around 18                       inches of water. These pools will typically have interactive wet play elements such as water buckets, cannons,              and sprays and climb-on structures featuring slides and other interactive water play elements.

Hydrotherapy pools – Are pools that are run at a higher temperature than normal pools and also have water            massage jets and other water features. The temperature is set just about body temperature so that you have a                warm feeling and the moving water massages you in a way that only water can. The water gives you buoyancy           that takes the tension off most parts of the body.  The movement of the hot water in a hydrotherapy pool is                         enough in many cases to provide relief for arthritis and similar pains.  Unlike traditional hot tubs, the                                  hydrotherapy pool can be significantly larger and have depths up to three and a half to four feet.

The City is working as fast as it can to make the best decision to move forward with the dream Verna Oller had, she understood very well that it will take time and gave the City five years to make this dream become a reality.  The City of Long Beach is in the process of doing this at this time.

The new Long Beach Water Plant is now under construction. Work Began Almost two months ago But it has been slow due to all of the rain we have had during this time. At this point we are about 10% to 15% done, with much of the underground work complete. You Can view pictures of the progress on the water plant on the City’s website http://www.longbeachwa.gov/allphotogalleries/  I think you will enjoy watching the development of our new water plant.

A special thanks to Mark Perez who has been volunteering for the city and keeping this picture history of the construction updated on our website.

La nueva Planta de Agua de Long Beach está ahora en construcción. Los trabajos comenzaron hace casi dos meses, pero ha sido retrasado debido a todas las de la lluvia que hemos tenido durante este tiempo. En este momento estamos cerca del 10% al 15% hecho con gran parte de los trabajos subterráneos completa. Puede ver fotos de los progresos realizados en la planta de agua en http://www.longbeachwa.gov/allphotogalleries/ página web de la Ciudad creo que disfrutaran de ver el desarrollo de nuestra planta de agua nueva.

Un agradecimiento especial a Marcos Pérez, quien ha sido voluntaria para la ciudad y de mantenimiento de esta historia basada en la construcción de la actualización en nuestro sitio web.

Este es un concepto nuevo, o al menos para mí fue cuando comencé a intentar que hace aproximadamente un año. Vi un número de administradores municipales y administradores de blogs haciendo así que pensé que sería una buena idea para que yo trate de hacer lo mismo.La única cosa que he descubierto es que es difícil mantenerse al día con la publicación en el blog, ya que hay muchas cosas en mi escritorio que demuestren ser más crítico y que necesitan de mi atención. Esta es una explicación de largo aliento por qué no he sido capaz de publicar con la frecuencia que he querido, o debería tener, durante el año pasado.

Cuando me juego hasta este blog, me puse una meta para el blog era para eso para dar salida a mí para mantener al público en general información actualizada sobre cuestiones que enfrenta la Ciudad. Pero cuando veo otros blogs me di cuenta de un blog puede ser realizado por el gobierno local y participación de muchos otros asuntos que van más allá de las cuestiones de la ciudad “e incluso un buen rato con muchos temas. No es un buen ejemplo de esto en un blog hecho por el alcalde de Lamont, Washington, que se puede encontrar en:

http://www.lamont-wa.blogspot.com/

Si vas a este blog en el que será muy entretenido, divertido de leer y escrito por un autor de gran talento. Nunca pretendería igualdad de habilidades de escritura en el blog de Lamont, pero puedo tratar de incursionar en otros temas que las cosas no siempre tienen un paralelo directo con el gobierno municipal.

En los últimos blogs Lamont han tenido un emparejamiento en curso con Long Beach en lo maravilloso y lo bien que ejecuta Long Beach es, que es halagador para decir lo menos, y muy divertido de leer. Así que para probar el divertido blog Lamont, es divertido y muy interesante.

This is a new concept, or at least to me it was when I started trying it about a year ago. I saw a number of city managers and administrators doing blogs so I figured it would be a good idea for me to try to do the same. The one thing I have discovered is it is difficult to keep up with posting on the blog as there are many things on my desk that prove to be more critical and in need of my attention. This is a long winded explanation of why I have not been able to post as often as I have wanted to, or should have, during the past year.

When I set up this blog, one goal I set for the blog was for it to provide an outlet for me to keep the general public updated on issues facing the City. But as I look at other blogs I realized a blog can be done by local government and involve many other issues that go beyond just “city issues” and even have some fun with many issues. There is a good example of this on a blog done by the Mayor of Lamont, Washington, which can be found at:

http://www.lamont-wa.blogspot.com/

If you go to this blog you will find it very entertaining, fun to read and written by a very talented author. I would never pretend to equal the Lamont blog’s writing skills, but I may try to venture into things other issues that always don’t have a direct parallel to city government.

In the recent Lamont blogs they have had an ongoing paring with Long Beach on how wonderful and how well run Long Beach is, which is flattering to say the least, and very funny to read. So for fun try the Lamont blog, it is fun and very interesting.

The new Wyndham is now open and the facility is attracting many of the Wyndham members who love the Peninsula.  We are happy to see them and we will do our best to make sure they have a wonderful stay in our beautiful area and come back many more times in the future.

We are sure there will be many new visitors to your community and the visitors at all times of the year will be a benefit to all of us that live here.

The new Wyndham facility has already involved themselves in local organization and the addition of the new transit room tax will help us in developing our visitor base. 

Again, we thank Wyndam for locating on the Long Beach  Peninsula and wish them great success.

There is a website that give a computer model of what will happen to the Long Beach Peninsula if we have a 9.1 subduction zone earthquake.  The following is the address for the website:

The smaller virsion of the file is at http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/animations/animation_lb.mov

The web page for the animations is at http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/animate.html

The easist link may well be the last one.

Again, it is always a good idea to determine your best route of evacuation as experts tell us we may have between 15 to 30 minutes after this very big earthquake before the first wave of the tsunami hits the peninsula.

In response to a letter to the editor in the Chinook Observer of July 30, 2008, I would like to point out there are several documents available on the evacuation routes out of Long Beach and the rest of the Peninsula.  These are brochures developed by the State of
Washington and several of the Emergency Management Offices.  We have attached them to this article.

The concern by the writer of the letter was the locked gates involving City property that is located on higher ground.  The answer has two aspects, that is to say, if we have a tsunamis that is generated by a “distant event” (as an example an earthquake in Alaska) we should have about three hours warning and all of the city gates will be unlocked, plus there is a great deal of other high ground that one can go to for safety.  The second aspect is a local earthquake, one that is generated by the movement of the tectonic plates just a few miles off shore.  In this situation we will have from 15 minutes to maybe 25 minutes before the first wave hits.  In addition we will have experience an earthquake as large as a magnitude 9 with up to 5 minutes of shaking.  This is the big one and we do not mean to scare everyone, but most likely we will all be on foot and we will need to find the highest ground we can – locked gates will not matter as we will go around them or over them.

To make everyone feel a bit safer, the fact is our greatest chance of a tsunamis is the distant event, and in that case we will have the gates open and there will be police officers and other city officials helping direct traffic and deal with other issues as they happen.  With the construction of our new water plant site we hope to have an evacuation meeting area established in the water plant area.  This is presently under development and will be ready to use in another year or so.

Another critical issue is your own personal safety or survival kit.  Please put one together and make sure you have a good flashlight or two, plus batteries.  Also some water and other items listed in the attached brochures are very important.

If you do have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact city hall at 360-642-4421 and we will do our best to answer your questions.  

tsunami_evac_op.pdf      tsunami_evac_lb.pdf

Tsunami Evacuation Plan

The City ofLong Beach Comprehensive Plan 2026 (June 2008 Final Draft) is now available for review.  The Comprehensive Plan is used to guide planning and development in the city, providing a vision for how it will grow.  It includes goals and strategies that address Urban Form; Land Use; Housing; Environment; Parks, Open Space and Recreation; Mobility; Capital Facilities; Utilities; and Economic Development.  The draft Comprehensive Plan is available for review at City Hall, 115 Bolstad Avenue W, on-line at www.longbeachwa.gov, and at the Ilwaco Library.  It can be purchased at City Hall for $25 for a paper copy, or $5 for a CD.  The public is invited to attend and provide comment on the Plan at the following meetings:

§         Public workshop, June 24 at 7:00 p.m.

§         Planning Commission public hearing, July 8 at 7:00 p.m.

§         City Council public hearing, July 28 at 7:00 p.m.

§         City Council, final adoption, date TBD 

All meetings will be held in the City Council chambers at City Hall,

   Comments on the draft Comprehensive Plan can be made:

§         By attending any of the public meetings

§         By mail to City of Long Beach, PO Box 310, Long Beach, WA  98631

§         By fax to (360)642-8841

§         By e-mail to planner@longbeachwa.gov (please put “Comprehensive Plan” in the subject line)  For more information, contact Kaye Simonson, Community Development Director, at (360)642-4421. Thank you.

The following is a notice to all Long Beach and Seaview residents using the Long Beach water system:

 The City of Long Beach Water Department will be flushing and flow testing hydrants in the Long Beach/Seaview area beginning Monday November 5th through Friday November 16th, between the hours of 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.  This action may cause temporary discoloration of the water due to iron sediment, and a reduction in pressure.  There are no health risks associated with the discoloration.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  If you have any questions please call (360) 642-2203.  Thank you

The Mayor and City Council are now working on the possibility of developing a curb side recycling program for Long Beach.  The Council has already had one workshop with our solid waste provider, Peninsula Sanitation Service.  In that workshop the Council discussed how we might be able to get curb side recycling in Long Beach and what costs and options would be available.  Our provider is now looking into the costs and options that would be available for service in Long Beach. 

We plan on having another work session with Peninsula Sanitation Service before the October 1, 2007, City Council meeting.  This work session will begin at 6:00 PM in the Long Beach City Hall Council Room. 

If the program seems useful to our community, the costs reasonable and the program has options that allow a choice for the residents, the Council may go forward and direct staff to proceed with preparing all the necessary items to move forward.

Animal Shelter in Long Beach

Humane Society of Pacific County 

My wife and I have fallen in love with the area and in the past few days we have discovered we have an extremely well run animal shelter.  It is a wonderful place that helps all of the dogs and cats without a home.  The folks that work there, both staff and volunteers are fantastic and great pet people working hard to take care of all of these animals. 

My wife and I hope to have time to volunteer for the animal shelter, even if all we do is walk the dogs for them.  We have already done that with one dog, Buddy (aka Snow Cone), who is a Great Pyrenees – English Shepherd mix.  This is a wonderful dog and anyone who adopts him will really enjoy him. 

I know the Shelter site is listed in many places, but I want to add it here in my blog.  You can go to http://www.beachpets.com/ to view all of the pets available at the shelter.  Thanks for reading and enjoy the weekend.  

Tsunami safety is a critical issue for those of us who live on the coast.  It is important to all of our residents to know what to do in case we have a tsunami.  Given recent events in Sumatra in December of 2004, it is obvious that each of us need to plan for such an event in order to make sure our families can get to a safe place and survive the ensuing time following the disaster and before help manages to get to us.

We have a tsunami warning system in place in Long Beach and it will sound in case of an actual warning.  Please remember there are two types of notification, a tsunami watch and a tsunami warning.  Your response is still the same, but with the watch we may still not have a verified tsunami and you will have more time to get to a safe place.  But please take it seriously and take the appropriate action no matter if it is a watch or warning.  The suggested actions are below in the National Weather Service brief.

The following are a number of web-sites dealing with tsunamis and earthquakes.  These sites can provide you with a wealth of good information on earthquakes and tsunamis:

http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/

http://www.ess.washington.edu/tsunami/index.html

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php

West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

Handy Reference Card for Web Sites

NWS TsunamiReady: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/tsunamiready/tready.htm

NWS StormReady: http://www.stormready.noaa.gov
Alaska DES: http://www.ak-prepared.com/
British Columbia EM: http://www.pep.bc.ca/iepc/BCEID/BCEID.html
Washington EMD: http://www.wa.gov/wsem
Oregon OEM: http://www.osp.state.or.us/oem/
California OES: http://www.oes.ca.gov/   

National Weather Service: http://www.nws.noaa.gov PMEL: http://tsunami.pmel.noaa.gov FEMA: http://www.fema.gov 

As the tsunami wave travels from the deep-water, continental slope region to the near-shore region, tsunami runup occurs. Runup is a measurement of the height of the water onshore observed above a reference sea level. 

Contrary to many artistic images of tsunamis, most tsunamis do not result in giant breaking waves (like normal surf waves at the beach that curl over as they approach shore). Rather, they come in much like very strong and very fast tides (i.e., a rapid, local rise in sea level). Much of the damage inflicted by tsunamis is caused by strong currents and floating debris. The small number of tsunamis that do break often form vertical walls of turbulent water called bores. Tsunamis will often travel much farther inland than normal waves.

Tsunamis will also produce repeat waves, in fact almost all tsunamis have several waves that hit the shore line.  So do not think the emergency is over after the first wave, please wait for public officials to give you the all clear and safe to return message.  With this situation in mind we should follow the following safety tips from the National Weather Service.

Tsunami Safety Advice

National Weather Service

• Know the tsunami history and flooding elevation of your area.
• Learn the location of nearest shelter/safe area.
• Learn the safe route(s) to shelter.
• Have on hand emergency supplies for at least three (3) days.
• Keep your emergency supplies in a back pack near your door.
• Know how to turn off your utility mains (if you have time).
• Get basic first aid instruction.
• Have family discussions about tsunamis and evacuation plans. 

When a “Tsunami WATCH” is issued for your area:

• This means a dangerous tsunami has not yet been verified.  If one exists, it may only be one hour away.
• Frequently monitor radio, Coast Guard emergency frequencies, NOAA Weather Radio, or other reliable sources.
• If you live in a low lying area carefully check your emergency supply kit.  Especially remember any special medicine, infant needs, warm clothing, water and cash.
• Locate family members and review evacuation plans.
• If you have special evacuation needs (handicapped, elderly, small children), consider early evacuation.
• Secure important loose objects around your home/business, if time permits.
• Make ready to evacuate.

When a “Tsunami WARNING” is issued for your area: 

• This means a dangerous tsunami may have been generated and could be very close!  Estimated times of wave arrival are given for selected costal locations.
• If on the beach or near the shoreline:  If you feel a strong earthquake, evacuate to higher ground immediately.  DO NOT WAIT FOR A FORMAL WARNING.
• If a tsunami is verified, the warning is extended to all Pacific coastlines:  Closely monitor radio, Coast Guard emergency frequencies, NOAA Weather Radio, or other reliable sources.
• Follow instructions issued by local officials. Leave immediately if ordered to do so.  Remember your emergency kit!
• NEVER go down to the beach to watch for a tsunami!
• Turn off your electric and gas service at the main, only if time permits.  Do not use the telephone except in a genuine emergency.
• Once in a safe area, do not return to the hazard zone until a competent LOCAL OFFICIAL has issued an “ALL CLEAR”.

Finally, please make plans and have a tsunami safety or supply kit ready.  If you keep nothing else in the kit, have a good flash light, spare batteries and several bottles of water.  Of course you can and would want more, but these few things may well save your life.

Dear Citizens and Interested Readers; 

I would like to start by saying welcome to our community members who visit our City site and I hope you find this blog informative about Long Beach and what is happening in our community.

This is a new experience for me in that I have never published a blog before, but I plan on doing this to help all of our citizens and visitors know more about the City of Long Beach, Washington.  I will try to place updates to the blog every week with special notices on items of great interest.  We will continue to have the Council Agenda and minutes, but this will be an expansion of those items and additional issues I believe are important for our community.

If you have any ideas please let me know as I want this blog to be informational for all of us.  As always, thank you for your interest – Gene

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