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1990-07534-Minutes for Meeting March 07,1990 Recorded 3/16/1990' ° 90-07534 '100 - 17 5 3 MINUTES DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF CISSrON,ER~S March 7 199 Chair Throop called the meeting to order at f0 a.m. Board members in attendance were Dick Maudlin, Tom Throop and Lois Bristow Prante. Also present were Rick Isham, County Legal Counsel; Larry Rice, Public Works Director; and Dave Leslie, Associate Planner. 1. CONSENT AGENDA Before the Board were the following consent agenda items: #1, signature of Declaration of Dedication from the County to the public for the realigned SE 9th Street; #2, signature of Cooperative Improvement Agreement with the Highway Division and Fred Meyer Inc. concerning the installation of a traffic signal; #3, approval of expenditure out of Taylor Grazing Fund; #4, signature of final plat for Pinewood Country Estates; #5, signature of MJP-88-4 for the Northwangs and Riquelmes; #6, signature of Order 90-030 refunding taxes; #7, chair signature of OLCC application for the Millican Store; and #8, signature of letter regarding proposed exchange of Westgate Park. PRANTE: Move consent agenda. MAUDLIN: I'd second the motion. VOTE: PRANTE: YES THROOP: YES MAUDLIN: YES 2. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDER 90-011 VACATING A 30-FOOT PARCEL Before the Board was a public hearing on the vacation of a 30' parcel of land located in the South 1/2 of Section 22, Township 17 South, Range 12 East W.M. located near Butler Market Road in Deschutes County. Larry Rice reported that this vacation was the result of a land use condition action on the developer of the adjacent property. The County was vacating this 30' parcel for inclusion into the development, and the developer would then dedicate a 30' foot strip on the west side of his property for a future collector road. Colleen Settlemyer testified that she thought her property bordered on the proposed vacated property. She said in 1980 she owned the property being vacated and dedicated it to the County. She asked how the vacation would affect the surrounding property owners. PAGE 1 MINUTES: 3/7/90 J,00 - 1754 3. Larry Rice said it would not affect the properties to the east. She said she did not have a problem with the vacation under consideration but was concerned about the final alignment of the roads in the area. She said she had attended public hearings regarding possible road alignments through her area and had expressed her disfavor with proposals that placed roads across her property, which was currently 7.41 acres. She had been told not to worry because the roads might never be built. However, she was still concerned that several roads in the area where pointed at her property, and if they were ever connected, they would cross her property. Larry Rice said that the current proposal for a connecting road in the area would go through her property. Commissioner Maudlin pointed out that if and when a connecting road was scheduled to go through her property, she would be contacted and the County would work with her on the location, etc. of the road. Commissioner Prante felt she would like more information on the surrounding road situation before acting on the vacation, and set up a meeting with the concerned parties for March 16, 1990, at 9 a.m. Chair Throop continued the pubic hearing until Wednesday, March 28, 1990, at 10 a.m., and Ms. Settlemyer was advised that the issue would be discussed at the work session on Monday March 26, 1990, at 10 a.m. COMSTOCK REDEMPTION Before the Board was a request from Robert Comstock for redemption of his real property. Mr. Comstock had been notified that before redemption could take place, he would have to pay the taxes, penalties and fees owed on the property, plus any charges incurred by the County in burying additional tires on the site, plus he would have to reach an agreement with DEQ regarding the repayment of their costs associated with the removal of the illegally stored tire on the property. Rick Isham said that he had spoken with DEQ, and they said they could have a "Confession of Judgment" for Robert Comstock to sign within a week. Rick Isham said he felt that if the Board were to deed the property to Mr. Comstock prior to his signing the "Confession of Judgement" with DEQ, there would be no reason for Mr. Comstock to sign the "Confession of Judgement." He recommended that the Board approve the redemption subject to the conditions of signing the "Confession of Judgement" and paying the additional $3,648.29. He said the total amount was just under $30,000. PAGE 2 MINUTES: 3/7/90 IOU - 1755 Commissioner Maudlin said he didn't feel that the redemption needed to be held up until the "Confession of Judgment" was signed because the property was totally mortgaged. Rick Isham pointed out that if we gave the property back prior to Mr. Comstock signing the "Confession of Judgment," the Board would violate the spirit of its agreement with DEQ which said that the Board would do all things necessary to assist in the collection of the funds that DEQ expended. Rick Isham proposed that the Board approve the redemption of property subject to signature of the "Confession of Judgement" and payment of fees, and then direct County Counsel to draft the order and deeds of redemption for signature. PRANTE: So moved. MAUDLIN: Second. VOTE: PRANTE: YES THROOP: YES MAUDLIN: YES Commissioner Maudlin asked Rick Isham to call DEQ and express the urgency that the Board felt to have this matter taken care of as quickly as possible. 4. HOUSING AUTHORITY MARKET STUDY AND HOUSING CONDITIONS SURVEY Before the Board was a discussion of the way in which the County would fund it share of the Housing Conditions Survey and the Market Study being done through the Central Oregon Housing Authority. Commissioner Throop said he had recently spoken with Cindy Leighton of the Housing Authority and expressed the Board's concern about the funding structure that had been proposed. The Board wanted the Housing Authority, not the County, to be the contractor for the studies. Then the Housing Authority could bill the County for its share of the studies which would total $3,900 ($1,900 for a joint housing conditions study with the City of Bend and $2,000 for a joint marketing study with the Cities of Bend, Sisters and Redmond). He said that Cindy Leighton agreed with that structure proposal. 5. REDMOND YEW AVENUE INTERCHANGE PROJECT Before the Board was the request from the City of Redmond for the County to participate in their Yew Avenue Interchange Project in the amount of $200,000. PAGE 3 MINUTES: 3/7/90 no - 1756 Commissioner Throop expressed support for County participation in the project for the following reasons: (1) it was a regional project: completed Highway 97 north unit and the interchange was the southern terminus of Redmond's alternate route; (2) the interchange would open up the new route to the regional airport and industrial lands southeast of Redmond, would facilitate east/west traffic, and was an important element of the limited access policy that the County was working on with the State Highway Division; (3) it was a regional equity issue: since the Yew Avenue project was Redmond's highest priority, the County should help fund it because the County would have to spend the majority of its money for the next three years in the Bend area on the Expressway Project; and (4) the County would benefit since it would open up the new Deschutes County Fairgrounds property and some County industrial land. Commissioner Maudlin said there was going to be four or five interchanges on the highway between Bend and Redmond that Deschutes County would have to pay for without any help from the cities. Also in 1993 and 1994 in the Bend area, the County's share of the Bend Parkway costs would be considerable. He did not feel that the County had enough money to handle these projects and still have $200,000 left for the Redmond Yew Avenue project. He said the County already gave 15% of the County's timber receipts to the cities which the cities could spend on any projects they wanted. He felt that was enough funding from the County, especially since the County was not required to give the cities any of these funds. Commissioner Throop added that when the City of Redmond bonded for its sewer system, it had to expand the city limits nearly to the urban growth boundary, and therefore they have one of the most expansive city limit boundaries in the entire state. The City of Bend was just the opposite with more than half of the urban population was outside of the urban growth boundary. PRANTE: I will move approval of County participation in the Redmond Yew Avenue Interchange Project in the amount of $200,000. MAUDLIN: I'll second. Commission Throop asked to add to the motion "the County would assist with the survey and design work." Larry Rice indicated the costs would be 10-12% of the total costs of the project or $15,000-$20,000. VOTE: PRANTE: YES THROOP: YES MAUDLIN: NO PAGE 4 MINUTES: 3/7/90 ).rjo , 1757 6. VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT PLANS Before the Board was approval of the Four Rivers Vector Control District, the Lazy River South Vector Control District, and the Deschutes River Recreation Homesites #6 Vector Control District plans. PRANTE: I move approval. MAUDLIN: Second. Dave Leslie reported that the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife requested that their previous letter serve as approval for Four Rivers and Lazy River Vector Control Districts. They had also received a form from DRRH Unit 6 which had been sent to the Pesticide Clearinghouse. ODF&W had requested some additional information but did not feel there would be any problem once the information was received. Dave Leslie said Bruce Landolt of Four Rivers told him he would supply that information to Fish and Wildlife by mail by Friday. PRANTE: I would amend the motion to include Unit 6 contingent upon Fish and Wildlife approval. MAUDLIN: Agreed to the friendly amendment. VOTE: PRANTE: YES THROOP: YES MAUDLIN: YES 7. WEEKLY WARRANT VOUCHERS Before the Board were weekly bill in the amount of $174,475.07. PRANTE: Move approval upon review. MAUDLIN: Second. VOTE: PRANTE: YES THROOP: YES MAUDLIN: YES 8. CITY PLAT FOR AWBREY BUTTE HOMESITES PHASE FOURTEEN Before the Board was signature of a City Plat for Awbrey Butte Homesites Phase Fourteen. PRANTE: Move signature. MAUDLIN: Second. PAGE 5 MINUTES: 3/7/90 1 00 - 1758 VOTE: PRANTE: YES THROOP: YES MAUDLIN: YES DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 40is Bri w Prante, Commissioner Tom oop," Chair Di M udlin, Commissioner BOCC:alb PAGE 6 MINUTES: 3/7/90