2007-784-Minutes for Meeting March 29,1979 Recorded 6/19/2007FICIAL NANCYDESCHUBLANKENSHIPTES COUNTY CLERKS Q 20070784
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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
March 29, 1979 - DAILY MINUTES
Chairman Shepard opened the meeting at 9:00 a.m. with all Commissioner present.
First item on the agenda was a presentation by the Economic Analysis Committee.
First speaker was Owen Panner. He explained that this committee had been formed
and then was reconstituted adding some members to make sure there was a good balance
of the community. The committee feels that a survey is needed to find just what the
people of Deschutes County want, and some long-range planning is necessary. The
price range on a survey can be anywhere from $10,000 up to $100,000. The committee's
feeling was that they could do it for around $6,000. Owen asked that the committee
be authorized to go ahead and interview a professional person to start the survey.
This would be just the initial part of the survey, and if it was to go further, then
more funding would be necessary. Owen said that this survey would provide: (1)
give the Commissioners a lot of information and (2) give the community a lot of
information.
John Hicks said that the committee would like to be able to present a whole spectrum
of alternatives for economic, industrial, and agricultural growth, and it is difficult
to deal objectively without some firm sense of what the people feel.
Jim Bussard said that the credibility of the study is really the issue. The technique
by which the comprehensive plan is being done involves special interest groups, and
a study of this sort could be done objectively.
Jim Curtis made the statement that when the Overall Committee was first formed there
were about 100 people interested. It came down to about 25 people, and their policies
and goals are generally laid down by the legislature. He said he had mixed feelings
about a survey. Unless the questions are extremely carefully worded and the way we
chose the sample size of population, any survey is open to criticism.
Commissioner Paulson said he felt we needed this type of a survey to "see if we are
sick or not" and if we are what we can do about it. Commissioner Young also had
comments to make. He said that with all due respect to the committee, he has had
experience with a number of surveys that have cost thousands of dollars, and the
things that were found out could have been done without a survey. There was a Solid
Waste survey for $60,000 - we found out we should bury the solid waste, truck it out,
or put it by someone else. The Road Study done was $70,000 - 3/4 of it was a history
fo what we have already done. The man that wrote it said it was basically the same
plan we have in effect. Commissioner Young went on to say that the budget was in
questionable shape at this time, and he was certainly opposed to spending any amount
for a survey at this time. Jim Bussard said the committee had talked about various
other sources for this money, but felt it would come from special interest groups, but
was sure that they could get commitments for $100,000 guaranteed for this project.
Commissioner Paulson said he would take them up on that for the rest of the survey.
Commissioner Paulson made a motion that the county Commission authorize the expenditure
up to $10,000 for the initial study only to get the program moving and that the funds
be allocated from Revenue Sharing, 66-80-341. Chairman Shepard seconded it.
Commissioner Paulson voted aye, Chairman Shepard voted aye, and Commissioner Young
voted NO. Motion was carried.
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Next on the agenda were two final plats. Commissioner Young made a motion to
approve the replat of River Bluff, a portion of Sunrise Village, #389. Commissioner
Paulson seconded it. Commissioner Paulson voted NO, Chairman Shepard voted NO, and
Commissioner Young voted aye. Motion was denied. Both Commissioner Paulson and
Chairman Shepard felt it was inappropriate to sign this final plat until the hearing
on Sunrise Village Sanitary District is settled. The hearing is to be continued
April 4. Next was a final plat for Tara View Estates. Commissioner Paulson made a
motion to approve Tara View Estates, #505. Commissioner Young seconded it. Commissioner
Paulson voted aye, Commissioner Young voted aye, and Chairman Shepard voted aye.
There being no further business this day, meeting was adjourned at 10:12 a.m.
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