stilwell-talmage correspondence, july 1 – september 30, 2014

8/9/2019 Stilwell-Talmage Correspondence, July 1 September 30, 2014

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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

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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.

stilwell-talmage correspondence, july 1 – september 30, 2014

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