2004-898-Minutes for Meeting May 24,2004 Recorded 6/23/2004DESCHUTES
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2004-898
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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 SPECIAL MEETING
DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, MAY 249 2004
Commissioners' Meeting Room - Administration Building - 1130 NW Harriman St., Bend
Present were Commissioners Michael M. Daly, Dennis R. Luke and Tom DeWolf.
Also present was Laurie Craghead, Legal Counsel; Nancy Stewart and Jim
Palmer, Humane Society of Central Oregon; and media representatives Chris
Barker of the Bulletin and Barney Lerten of bend.com and The Bugle. No other
citizens were present.
The meeting began at 11:00 a.m.
Laurie Craghead gave an overview of the transfer of property to the Humane
Society. The reversionary clause previously agreed upon by the Commissioners
was for twenty years, regardless of the contract for services for the County.
Commissioners Luke and DeWolf had indicated concern that the reversionary
clause was not shown in perpetuity. Commissioner Daly stated that in his opinion
a deal is a deal, and the Commissioners should stand behind their previous
decision. He reminded the other Commissioners that these volunteers provide a
valuable service to the community, and have worked very hard to reach fund-
raising goals for a new facility.
Nancy Stewart explained to the Board that fund-raising and the loan provided to
the Humane Society were done on the basis of a twenty-year reversionary clause.
It would be awkward at this point to go back to the lender and those who donated
with a change in the status of the reversionary clause. They had proceeded on the
basis that the Board previously approved the twenty-year reversionary clause.
Minutes of Special Meeting Monday, May 24, 2004
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After a lengthy discussion, the Commissioners stated that in the future they want
the County's position on actions such as this to be that any reversionary clause be
in perpetuity.
DEWOLF: Move approval of the deed, including a twenty-year reversionary
clause.
LUKE: Second.
VOTE: DEWOLF: Yes.
LUKE: Yes.
DALY: Chair votes yes.
Being no further discussion, the executive session adjourned at 11:35 a.m.
DATED this 24th Day of May 2004 for the Deschutes County Board of
Commissioners.
ATTEST:
Recording Secretary
nnis R. Luke, Commissioner
Tom DeWolf, Co issioner
Minutes of Special Meeting Monday, May 24, 2004
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