1992-05034-Minutes for Meeting January 29,1992 Recorded 2/6/199292-05034 0108 1213
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DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSION S -6 PM ':39
January 29, 1992
COUNTY CLERK
Chairman Maudlin called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. Board
members in attendance were Dick Maudlin and Tom Throop. Also
present were: Rick Isham, County Counsel; Bruce White, Assistant
Legal Counsel; Oscar Bratton, County Assessor; and Larry Rice,
Public Works Director.
1. CONSENT AGENDA
Consent agenda items before the Board were: (1) signature of
Order 92-008 directing the improvement of roads known as a
portion of 73rd Street and Gift Road in Whispering Pines
Estates; (2) signature of Order 92-005 removing weight load
limit on a portion of Ward Road; (3) signature of Tax Refund
Order 92-003; (4) Chair signature of liquor license
application for Coho Grill on Reed Lane; and (5) signature of
City of Bend Subdivision plat for Hidden Meadow near 15th and
Wilson.
THROOP: I'll move signature and approval of the five
consent agenda items.
MAUDLIN: Second the motion.
VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: Excused
MAUDLIN: YES
2. PUBLIC HEARING: RESOLUTION 92-006 ADOPTING THE REGIONAL
STRATEGY
Before the Board was a public hearing on the adoption of the
Deschutes Regional Strategy Preliminary Strategy Document.
Mike Burton, COIC, staff for the Deschutes Regional Strategy
Committee, was before the Board to present the Committee's
recommendation regarding the Preliminary Regional Strategy
Document. It was a draft document which consisted of eight
projects in the high technology industry. He asked that the
Board adopt High Technology as the focus and adopt the
strategy for submission to the State of Oregon. The projects
were in priority order: (1) the Oregon Innovation Center in
Redmond for $334,000; (2) an expansion of St. Charles Hospital
in the area of communications and education for $200,000; (3)
an industrial incubator for high technology firms in Sisters
for $50,000; (4) improvement to the LaPine Industrial Park to
establish infrastructure to enable high technolgg to
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develop there for $50,000; (5) Advance Technology
Manufacturing Training Center to be located in Redmond for
$85,000; (6) a link between Central Oregon Community College
and the Oregon Institute of Technology's Business Development
Centers for $30,000; (7) Central Oregon Consortium for Higher
Education for $30,000 to deliver degree programs related to
engineering and science technology; and (8) Technology
Oriented Businesses of Central Oregon, which was an industry
trade group, for $5,000. The total request was approximately
$800,000, and the total project funding, including match, was
$5.2 million. The committee recognized that it was unlikely
that the full $800,000 would be funded by the State. The
probably funding would be around $600,000, however they hoped
that the projects had enough merit that the State would send
some additional funding. The committee asked that the
strategy be approved and Resolution 92-006 be enacted.
Chairman Maudlin asked what would happen if all of the
projects were not fully funded?
Greg Satchel, Regional Coordinator with the Regional
Strategies Program, Economic Development Department, said that
it would be a negotiated process. He pointed out that the
document the Board was approving today was a preliminary
document, and there was still a lot of work to be done on
these projects. The State set up the process this way so they
could come back to the County early indicating any projects
they felt did not have merit, so the County would not have to
spend any more time on those project.
Commissioner Throop thanked Greg Satchel for approving the
County's technical assistance grant which enabled the County
to hire COIC to do the support work for this round of the
strategy. He felt Mike Burton and COIC had done an
extraordinary job of helping Deschutes County through the
process.
Greg Satchel said he concurred that Mike Burton had been doing
an excellent job, and he recognized the Committee for their
efforts.
Chairman Maudlin opened the public hearing. There being no
one who wished to speak, the public hearing was closed.
Commissioner Throop noted that Gordon Petrie was in the
audience and that he was the representative on the Committee
for the City of Sisters and helped to put together a very good
project for Sisters if anyone had any questions for him.
THROOP: I'll move signature and adoption of the Resolution.
MAUDLIN: Second.
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VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: Excused
MAUDLIN: YES
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE VOUCHERS
Before the Board was approval of Accounts Payable Vouchers in
the amount of $232,034.93.
THROOP: I'll move the accounts payable vouchers in the
amount stated.
MAUDLIN: Second the motion.
VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: Excused
MAUDLIN: YES
STAFF PROBLEMS WITH BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Oscar Bratton said that this year there were three times more
property tax appeals (2,800) than last year, and therefore
there would be two Boards of Equalization. Part of the time,
the two Boards will be hearing appeals at the same time. They
had also scheduled meetings on Friday while the Assessor's
Department was on a four-day work schedule like the rest of
the County because of the budget short fall.
He recommended that ten employees (appraisers and clerical
employees) from his staff be placed back on a five-day
schedule of eight hours per day for the month of February at
least. He would like to look at their progress at that time
to see if the extneded schedule was still needed. The BOE
would be meeting for approximately six weeks through the
middle of March. This schedule would not require any
overtime, and he felt that it would be enough extra time to
keep up with the BOE. He requested that these employees be
paid for their additional hours rather than given compensatory
time since comp time off would create further difficulties
meeting the work load.
THROOP: I'll move the approval for the forty hour week for
the ten staff for the month of February and subject
to review for the first two weeks in March.
MAUDLIN: I'll second the motion.
VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: Excused
MAUDLIN: YES
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5. APPOINTMENT TO SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT #8
Before the Board was appointment of Bonnie Lee Worthington to
Special Road District #8 Board of Directors. Two Board
members recently resigned, so the remaining member asked that
the Board appointment another member. They could then
recommend a third member and get on with their business.
THROOP: I'll move appointment of Ms. Worthington.
MAUDLIN: I'll second the motion.
VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: Excused
MAUDLIN: YES
6. OLCC LICENSE FOR VIC'S TAVERN
Before the Board was chair signature on the liquor license
application for Vic's Tavern on Burgess Road in LaPine.
THROOP: Move signature of Vic's License renewal.
MAUDLIN: Second.
VOTE: THROOP: YES
SCHLANGEN: Excused
MAUDLIN: YES
7. LEGAL CONCERN OVER VECTOR CONTROL CONTRACTING
Bruce White came before the Board with a concern over the
status of the Four Rivers Vector Control District's ability to
provide services to Sunriver and Black Butte Ranch. There had
been an opinion from the Legislative Counsel's office that the
District did not have the authority to provide services to
Sunriver and Black Butte because they couldn't service area
outside of their district. Rick Isham said he had given the
district the same opinion about four years ago.
Bruce White continued that there might be something that the
County could do about this situation but that counsel's office
was too overburdened to take on the issue at this time. Rick
Isham said the County might have some liability for any
wrongful actions of the District if this situation were
allowed to continue in its present form. The County has been
approving the Vector Control District's plan each year, but
the plan had never included any mention of contracting work
with Sunriver or Black Butte. Rich Isham said that the
District did not have the authority to enter into contracts.
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Commissioner Throop felt that the Four Rivers Vector Control
District was the best vector control district in the State,
and that it would be a terrible loss if Sunriver and Black
Butte had to contract with another individual to do the work,
especially since they would undoubtedly spray aerially.
Chairman Maudlin suggested that Counsel notify the District of
the problem and ask that they come up with a way to resolve
the problem before the County would approve their plan. Bruce
White said it might be that the Sunriver Owners Association
and the Black Butte Owners Association would agree to commit
some resources to resolve this issue. Commissioner Throop
agreed with that approach.
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