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Council approves MOU with Arch Cape group and agrees to pay up to $10,000 toward church generator replacement
Summary
Council approved a memorandum of understanding with Arch Cape/Falcon Cove Beach Community Club for emergency preparedness cooperation and authorized the city to contribute up to $10,000 toward a replacement generator for Cannon Beach Community Church under the clarified staff recommendation.
City staff presented two memoranda of understanding and one staff-corrected request for a city contribution on July 7. The council approved an MOU with the Arch Cape/Falcon Cove Beach Community Club to support emergency-preparedness coordination, access to a designated facility for sheltering and training, and mutual support in response and recovery activities.
Staff also explained a separate MOU with Cannon Beach Community Church: the church’s generator reached the end of its service life and the congregation requested a city contribution toward a replacement. Staff corrected an earlier staff-report error and clarified the city’s contribution would be "up to $10,000" rather than a 50% share. The council voted to approve the MOU and the up-to-$10,000 payment and asked staff to proceed with the MOU process.
Why it matters: The Arch Cape MOU formalizes local mutual-aid and shelter arrangements for emergencies; the generator contribution is a limited one-time expenditure to support a local community facility’s emergency power capability.
Next steps: Staff will finalize the MOU language and arrange payment according to the MOU terms; the new generator installation was reported to be completed the following day.
