1991-11146-Minutes for Meeting April 17,1991 Recorded 4/25/199191-11146 - 041:
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DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
April 17, 1991 9~ 14P 25 PH k,.- o I
Chairman Maudlin opened the meeting at 10 a.m. Board membekit- J~!
attendance were Dick Maudlin, Tom Throop and Nancy Pope Saae;'
Also present were Rick Isham, County Counsel; Kevin Harrison,
Planner; Larry Rice, Public Works Director; Karen Green, Community
Development Director; and George Read, Planning Director.
1. CONSENT AGENDA
Consent agenda items before the Board were: #1, signature of
Acceptance of Corrected Warranty Deed from Redmond School
District 2J; #2, signature of Order 91-060 accepting the
Engineer's Report on Antler Lane LID and setting a public
hearing for May 15, 1991; #3, appointment of Don Williams to
the Deschutes County Farm Review Board; #4, appointment of
Scott Stuemke as Ex-officio member of the Historic Landmarks
Commission; #5, appointment of Richard Rupp, Phil Mitchell,
Don Kelleher, Tom Crabtree, Bill Olson, John Maniscalco, and
Terry Blackwell to Municipal Golf Course Steering Committee;
#6, signature of Tax Refund Order 9,1-062; and #7, signature
of Mountain View Industrial Subdivision Plat in Sisters for
Swarens and Aylor.
SCHLANGEN: I'll move approval of the consent agenda.
THROOP: Second the motion.
VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: YES
MAUDLIN: YES
2. PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE 91-017 AMENDING MANUFACTURED
HOUSING ORDINANCE
Before the Board was a public hearing on Ordinance 91-017
Amending PL-15 to expand the definition of Class C
manufactured homes and to specify appropriate roofing
materials on Class A and B manufactured homes.
Kevin Harrison gave the staff report indicating that in March
of 1991 the Board of Commissioners adopted a new ordinance
which described standards for manufactured homes. This
ordinance classified manufactured homes into four different
classes. The classes were distinguish from one another by
such features as date of construction, size of the unit, and
the exterior appearance of the unit. The County had received
some feed back about this ordinance concerning the definition
of Class C manufactured homes and, therefore, today's public
hearing was to receive testimony on a proposed ordinance to
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loosen the restrictions on Class C manufactured homes.
Ordinance 91-017 would expand the definition of Class C to
include not only those units constructed after 1976, but also
units which were constructed prior to 1976 which had an Oregon
insignia of compliance indicating it met the state standards
for construction. The proposed ordinance also had some minor
modifications to Class A and B manufactured homes to elaborate
on the appropriate roofing materials but were not substantive
changes. At their work session, the Board had requested that
a size limit be placed on Class C manufactured homes. The
previous ordinance had a size threshold of 500 sq. ft. and the
current ordinance had a size threshold of 320 sq. ft. After
speaking with mobile home dealers, he said the most common
sizes for single-wides today were 14 feet wide with lengths
of 48-66 feet. Prior to 1976, a 12 foot wide was common and
a 12 x 48 ft. would be 576 sq. feet. He said there were very
few 10 foot wide homes built in the 1970s. There was some
discussion with members of the audience regarding their
particular situations.
Chairman Maudlin opened the public hearing. There being no
one who wished to testify, the public hearing was closed.
THROOP: I'll move first and second reading by title only of
Ordinance 91-017 with an amendment to provide that
Class C by definition are a minimum of 576 sq. ft.
SCHLANGEN: Second.
VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: YES
MAUDLIN: YES
Chairman Maudlin performed the first and second readings of
Ordinance 91-017.
THROOP: Move adoption of Ordinance 91-017.
SCHLANGEN: Second.
VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: YES
MAUDLIN: YES
3. FEE WAIVER POLICY
Before the Board were requests from Black Butte Ranch RFPD
and Deschutes RFPD #1 for waiver of their Community
Development fees associated with building new fire stations.
Commissioner Throop pointed out that Community Development was
now operating totally on the fees generated through their
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department, and that their budget for 1991-92 was very tight.
He felt the Board policy of waiving or reducing fees was no
longer justified. Possibly a special General Fund line item
should be set up, so needy, public nonprofit agencies could
ask the Board for reimbursement of their fees. However, he
felt the County was already in a budget crisis for 1991-92,
and therefore such a line item could not be set up until the
budget was stabilized.
Chairman Maudlin said
of fees, which he was
Rick Isham said there
of Bend regarding a
Chairman Maudlin said
meeting the Board was
Bend Commission.
the only written agreement for waiver
aware of, was with the City of Bend.
was a written agreement with the City
reciprocal waiver of certain fees.
this issue could be discussed at the
having that evening with the City of
Commissioner Schlangen said she thought both the City of Bend
and the City of Redmond were not waiving fees, however the
City of Redmond would sometimes pay the fee themselves.
Commissioner Throop said that the fees which the County was
charging had been figured on actual costs, so there would be
no way to reduce the fees without impacting the budget. Rick
Isham said the standard by which the Board adopted the County
fees was the actual cost of providing the service, and
therefore there would be no savings to bill hourly.
George Read said the Planning and Environmental Health fees
for the Redmond RFPD #1 would be around $1,320. Karen Green
said that for a 4,000 sq. ft. fire station, the building
permit fee, without the supplementals, would $1,200, and with
the supplementals, approximately $1,600. The Black Butte
Ranch RFPD station would be 11,000 sq. ft. and the building
permit fee alone would be $2,700.
Chairman Maudlin pointed out that both of these fire districts
had tax bases. He didn't feel the Black Butte Ranch was being
operated as a nonprofit organization. He felt the Board
should adopt a policy of no longer waiving any fees because
of the County's current budget problems.
THROOP: At this time, with the financial crisis that the
County is facing, I move that we no longer waive
Community Development Department fees until we can
reexamine the financial stability of the County.
SCHLANGEN: Second.
VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: YES
MAUDLIN: YES
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Chairman Maudlin said that perhaps in the future the Board
could put a line item in the General Fund Budget to use for
reimbursing fee payments. Commissioner Schlangen agreed and
said there were some groups which she would like to work with.
4. WEEKLY WARRANT VOUCHERS
Before the Board was approval of the weekly bills in the
amount of $304,052.64.
SCHLANGEN: I move approval of the warrant vouchers upon
review.
THROOP: Second the
motion.
VOTE: THROOP:
YES
SCHLANGEN:
YES
MAUDLIN:
YES
5. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CENTURY WEST ENGINEERING
Before the Board was signature of a Personal Services Contract
with Century West Engineering for decommissioning of
underground fuel tanks for Public Works. Larry Rice said
there were bids out for the installation of new fuel tanks.
The DEQ required that they get a certified soil testing firm
or engineer to take samples of the soil when they took the old
tanks out to make sure that the soil was not contaminated.
He said the contract was limited to $5,000.
THROOP: I'll move signature of the Personal Services
Contract with Century West Engineering.
SCHLANGEN: Second.
VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: YES
MAUDLIN: YES
6. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR INN OF THE 7TH MOUNTAIN
Before the Board was signature of a Development Agreement for
the Inn of the 7th Mountain Site Plan for a pro shop,
restaurant and golf cart building on the new golf course.
THROOP: I'll move signature of the Development Agreement.
SCHLANGEN: Second.
VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: YES
MAUDLIN: YES
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7. HI-TEK TRUSS LOAN
The Board had reviewed the loan package at their Monday work
session, and had wanted to get the bank to subordinate the
$200,000 to the County. The bank responded that the County
could be in the first position on $90,000 and in second
position on the balance of the equipment. The equipment that
the County would have first position on was some rolling stock
with a liquidation value of $88,820, leaving approximately
$110,000 on the equipment in second position behind Western
Bank. The Bank also had the inventory and receivables. The
bank indicated that if the County wanted more than that, the
owner would have to get some venture capital.
Chairman Maudlin said that Mike Burton from COIC recommended
that the Board approve the loan. The loan would result in the
creation of 17 new jobs at the firm. He said the list of
firms that they sold to was excellent and their accounts
receivable was in great shape. The term of the loan was 7
years at 8%.
Commissioner Throop said it was a close call, but that he
agreed to go with the company.
Commissioner Schlangen said they were making trusses for
manufactured homes, and that the market should stay active
even in a recession.
Chairman Maudlin said the point of this loan fund was to
increase the employment in Deschutes County, and this loan
would be a step in that direction.
THROOP: I'll move approval of a loan with the final
recommendation from COIC which includes Deschutes
County having a first position on the equipment on
June 19, 1990, list.
SCHLANGEN: Second.
VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: YES
MAUDLIN: YES
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