1989-30950-Minutes for Meeting October 23,1989 Recorded 11/6/198909 - 1943
89-30950
PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
FORMATION OF LA PINE PARK AND RECREATION DIA ` N" ;w?
DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ` r f
LaPine Community Park Building
October 23, 1989
Chair Prante opened the second public hearing on the formation of
the LaPine Park and Recreation District at 3:05 p.m. Board members
in attendance were Dick Maudlin, Tom Throop and Lois Bristow
Prante. Also present was Rick Isham, County Legal Counsel.
Commissioner Prante said that the Board would accept any written
requests that the issue of the formation of the LaPine Parks and
Recreation District go before the voters within the proposed
district boundaries. Commissioner Prante accepted several
petitions from people attending the public hearing. She said that
if there were enough requests submitted asking that the issue go
to an election, (and she was 99.9% sure that the necessary 100
requests had been received), the election would be held in March.
At the same time there would be an election of the Board of
Directors for the park district.
Commissioner Prante pointed out that the reason the Board of
Commissioners had been in a hurry to get the process started was
because there had been a recent change in the law that would have
required that a tax base be associated with the formation of the
park district. Therefore the Board of Commissioners wanted to get
the process started so that the Park District could be formed
without requiring a tax base. The initial park district revenues
would be generated from user fees. In the future, if the Board of
Directors wanted to recommend expansion of services or a pool, etc,
the voters within the LaPine Park and Recreation District would
have the opportunity to vote on any tax base for the district.
Commissioner Prante indicated on a map of the proposed district
where the boundary had been adjusted as a result of the testimony
at the first public hearing. She said she had received calls from
people who were not within the park district boundaries who would
like to be. If the park district were formed, people would be able
to petition to the park district to be included within its
boundaries.
Chair Prante asked if there was anyone who wished to testify.
Thomas Teela, 16565 Beaver Dr. Bend, OR 97707, testified that he
lived in the northern end of the proposed district. He said he had
a Bend address and telephone number and related to the Bend area
not LaPine. He did not want to be part of any future tax base for
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LaPine. He felt that the park district was a good idea for LaPine,
he just didn't want to be included in the district.
Commissioner Throop pointed out that if there were less than 100
registered voters within the proposed district that had requested
in writing that there be an election, the Board of Commissioners
did not have the authority to call an election. However, he was
almost sure that enough signatures had been received to require an
election be held.
Rick Isham said that all of the signatures requesting an election
would be verified with the County Clerk's office and, if there were
sufficient signatures, a final order would be prepared for the
Board of Commissioners setting an election and the required
notification for the first park district Board of Directors. If
there weren't sufficient signatures, the only issue on the ballot
in March, 1990, would be the issue of electing the first Board of
Directors of the park district.
Bill Vikler, 52473 Antler Lane, Bend, OR 97707, questioned who
would be voting on the district and on the Board of Directors.
Commissioner Prante clarified that only the voters within the Park
District boundary could vote on the formation of the district.
Ray Kuhn, 16142 Arctic Drive, LaPine, asked what would be gained
from forming the park district, and how it would be financed.
Commissioner Prante said that currently all of the revenue would
come from fees charged to people using the facilities. She said
that if tax base funds were requested, that all voters within the
district would have an opportunity to vote on it. She said,
however, that a tax base was not required to form the park
district.
Dave Kilgour, 16303 Beaver Drive, Bend, asked how the boundaries
were determined. Commission Prante said the original boundaries
followed the fire and ambulance district. At the public hearing
on the district boundary, there was significant testimony
requesting that the northernmost section be removed from the
district. The boundary was modified to exclude the northernmost
section by the Board of Commissioners. Mr. Kilgour said he
identified with Bend and did not support LaPine to the point of a
tax base. He didn't want to pay 3% or 4% on a quarter of a million
dollar home.
Barbara Hanson, PO Box 21714, LaPine, living at 15481 6th Street,
questioned whether all those who signed the petition to hold an
election were registered voters. Commission Prante said that all
of the signatures would be checked to make sure they were
registered voters, and if they were not, they would not be counted.
Ms. Hanson asked if it was alright for a person to sign the
petition requesting the formation and the petition requesting an
election. Commissioner Prante said their names would be counted
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on both petitions. She said that someone might have been in favor
of the park formation while at the same time wanting the issue to
be voted on rather than being done administratively.
Mark Brown, 16170 Lava, La Pine, said he wanted the issue to come
to a vote.
Jim Fort, 16101 Park Dr., LaPine, said the area did need some
recreation for the young people. He felt that eventually it would
require a tax base. Since there were a number of people in the
area on a fixed incomes, he felt that voters should be careful to
consider them when they voted.
Rick Isham reported that any registered voter living within the
proposed park district could submit a petition to have his/her name
included on the ballot for one of five at-large positions on the
board of directors. He said the final date for submitting these
petitions would be published in the newspaper by the County Clerk
and petition forms were available from the County Clerk. Anyone
who wished to be personally notified could contact the County
Clerk, and she would send them a copy of the notice. Anyone who
submitted a petition with the required number of signatures would
appear on the ballot in March, and the five candidates who received
the most votes would be the elected Board of Directors.
Chair Prante closed the public hearing.
DESCHUTES COUNTY OARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Lois B i tow Prante, Chair
To ThrooCommissioner
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D c Maudlin, Commissioner
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