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2004-664-Minutes for Meeting March 15,2004 Recorded 4/7/2004COUNTY OFFICIAL TES NANCYUBLANKENSHIP, COUNTY CLERKDS Yd 004.664 COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL 04/07/2004 O2;50;08 PM IIIIIIII III IIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIII 2004 -id DESCHUTES COUNTY CLERK CERTIFICATE PAGE _Y E This page must be included if document is re-recorded. Do Not remove from original document. Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1130 NW Harriman St., Bend, OR 97701-1947 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 388-4752 - www.deschutes.org MINUTES OF ADMINISTRATIVE LIAISON DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2004 Commissioners' Hearing Room - Administration Building - 1130 NW Harriman St., Bend Present were Commissioners Dennis R. Luke and Tom DeWolf; Commissioner Michael M. Daly was out of the office. Also present were Mike Maier, County Administrator; Susan Ross, Anna Johnson, and David Givans, Commissioners' Office; Marty Wynne, Finance; Mark Amberg, Legal Counsel; and Tammy Credicott, Property Management. Also in attendance for part of the meeting was media representative Chris Barker of the Bulletin. No other citizens were present. The meeting began at 1:35 p.m. 1. Discussion regarding Revised Expense Reimbursement Policy. Marty Wynne gave a brief overview of the policy changes. The main changes to the policy are items #5 and # 11. Item #5 states that employees shall use the County's credit which has been previously established with vendors, rather than cash, personal check or personal credit card. The purpose is to use vendors that can be billed whenever possible, especially for large items such as printers. Commissioner DeWolf stated that he would like it written so that these issues are addressed for those times when there may be exceptions to the rule. Mr. Wynne will reword the document to put in a statement that will allow exceptions with the supervisor's approval, when it is beneficial to the County. He stated that there are times when it would clearly be economically advantageous to the County to purchase an item privately outside of the usual vendors. Item #11 is for per diem rates established by the GSA for business travel. Mr. Wynne said that the $2.00 for incidental expenses ("IE") that we have not been allowing would now be allowed. Minutes of Administrative Liaison Monday, March 15, 2004 Page 1 of 4 Pages 2. Discussion of Investment Advisory Committee Recommendations regarding Investment Policy. Mr. Wynne stated the Investment Advisory Committee is recommending that a portion of the County's total investments, not to exceed 20% of the estimated minimum total portfolio, be investments of maturities beyond 18 months, but not more than 24 months. This would improve the County's total yield, with minimum risk of loss of yield. State law will allow this type of variance but it must be approved by the State of Oregon "Short -Term Fund Board." DEWOLF: Move approval to go to State of Oregon "Short -Term Fund Board" for their approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: DEWOLF: Yes. LUKE: Vice Chair votes yes. 3. Update of County Projects. Susan Ross discussed retrofit of doors, and said that the Sheriff's Office wants to change systems as their current one is expensive to maintain. It will cost $32,000.00 to convert their doors to the new system. If they want to change the jail it would be another $8,200.00. The FBI does not want to change. Juvenile Justice is using the new system now, as well as Health and Mental Health. Every new or renovated building will eventually be on the system except the Community Development Department. Ms. Ross said that Georgia Pacific is going to buy a part of Crown Pacific's land. The County has a 10 -foot right-of-way on the property and Georgia Pacific is asking that they be allowed to build a loading dock within the 10 -foot right-of-way. The Industrial Park supports this type of use. The group then discussed options, and asked Ms. Ross to determine what Crown Pacific needs and what can be worked out. Ms. Ross then discussed a request by Fuqua for three acres of land for storage of their mobile homes for staging. They do not need power, water or sewer service. The County has parcels that can not be used for other development but could be used for this. Commissioner Luke said they are using the Fairgrounds for homes going north and they would like a staging area for those going south. Minutes of Administrative Liaison Monday, March 15, 2004 Page 2 of 4 Pages Commissioner DeWolf asked if we have any environmental issues with the property. Ms. Ross stated that the property was an old dump site. Commissioner DeWolf asked if we know for certain that there is nothing toxic on the property. Tammy Credicott said if the leases have an environmental issue clause, then Fuqua may ask for a level 1 inspection. It was the group's consensus that a level 1 environmental inspection be done on the property. Ms. Ross then discussed the Shovel Ready Program, which provides funding to cities and counties that have industrial property ready for development. She met with consultants from the State to go over the program, and learned that an archaeological study would need to be completed. Even though the criteria with the State are very strict, Deschutes County's site is considered Shovel Ready. 4. Update on 9th & Antler Cleanup. Ms. Credicott discussed the cleanup on the property. She passed out a handout to the group which covered the details of the project. (A copy is attached as Exhibit A) The group discussed the payment of $6,390 that is over the original contract for debris taken to pits. Commissioner DeWolf stated that if Mike Maier and Ms. Credicott are comfortable that the cost is reasonable, then this should be paid. DEWOLF: Move approval to authorize Mike Maier to pay this bill once he is satisfied with the costs. LUKE: Second. VOTE: DEWOLF: Yes. LUKE: Vice Chair votes yes. Commissioner DeWolf stated that if there is further work to be done on this project by County employees, full Board approval would be required. DEWOLF: Move that no further work shall be authorized by County staff on this project without full Board approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: DEWOLF: Yes. LUKE: Vice Chair votes yes. Minutes of Administrative Liaison Monday, March 15, 2004 Page 3 of 4 Pages At this time the Board went into executive session. After executive session the Board continued with the admin liaison meeting. 5. Other Business Ms. Ross had one other item to discuss regarding County Projects. As future projects may be coming up that will utilize the Elliott property, Ms. Ross asked the Board for their approval to purchase the property. They are willing to work with the County on a reasonable down payment with monthly installments. DEWOLF: Move approval to direct staff to bring back a proposal to purchase the Elliott property. LUKE: Second. VOTE: DEWOLF: Yes. LUKE: Vice Chair votes yes. Being no further items discussed, the meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m. DATED this 15th Day of March 2004 for the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. ATTEST: Recording cretary Michael M. Daly, Chair Tom DeWolf, Commissioner minutes of Administrative Liaison Monday, March 15, 2004 Page 4 of 4 Pages I. II. IV. 9th & ANTLER CLEAN-UP PROJECT 2004 RE: DUMP FEES AT PITS A. The agreement with R & J Enterprises regarding disposal of material was to take the debris to 2 pits in Redmond/Lower Bridge areas for $3/cubic yard rather than to the County Landfill for $40/ton saving thousands of dollars. B. Cost Savings: 2130 Cubic Yards Landfill: $43,746.00 (Based on 1300 lbs/cy for dirt/wood & 600 lbs/cy wood/debris from Timm Schimke) Pits: $ 6,390.00 Savings: $37,356.00 QUANTITY OF MATERIALS A. Quantity in question = 943 cubic yards or $ 2,829.00 (at $3/yard). B. Both pits subject to on site activity by others after materials were dumped. (See letter from LG Myers) C. At Moore Cinder Pit in Redmond where dirt/wood was dumped, a representative from E.G. Moore (owner of pit) was on site to push the debris into an existing hole, until filled, with the remaining debris piled on top and around hole. D. Swell Factor — voids in material creating space between objects and therefore more space on trucks. E. Material Shrinkage — shifting and compaction of material during transportation, dumping, and due to wet weather conditions. F. Screening of dirt/material on site. (See Scope of Work, page 2, item #4) 1. Scope of work stated "The objective of this project is to leave most of the native soil found in the large piles on site, and not have it hauled to the landfill." Contractor manually sorted material on site when feasible to ensure that native soil wasn't unnecessarily removed, however, screening was not required. MISC. OTHER MATERIAL A. Metal 1. Metal taken to Schnitzer Steel Inc. and verified by Chris Gerlitz. He stated 8.21 tons were dumped there from the site. 2. A small portion of metal was taken to Swift McCormick yard at Smith Rock. Metal was dumped in general scrap area and therefore no paperwork was submitted. B. Logs 1. Logs were part of the large quantity of wood debris taken to the Lower Bridge pit, which was measured by our engineers and is part of the total invoice from the 2 pits. PROJECT TOTALS Costs Expected at onset of project: -R & J Contract $ 17,365.00 -Land Fill Fees — Estimated $ 48,000.00 (3,000 yards material @ $40/ton) Total Estimated for Proiect $ 65,365.00 Final Project Cost: -R & J Contract $17,365.00 -Additional Work R&J $ 6,017.49 -Land fill Fees $ 2,004.00 -Redmond Pit Dump Fees $ 6,390.00 Total Project Cost: $31,776.49 Cost Savings: $33,588.51