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2007-1624-Minutes for Meeting October 29,2007 Recorded 11/7/2007NANCYDESCHUBLANKENSHIPTES COUNTY CLERKS CJ 1441.1614 COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL Y ~y 11/07/2007 09:14:53 PX Do not remove this page from original document. Deschutes County Clerk Certificate Page If this instrument is being re-recorded, please complete the following statement, in accordance with ORS 205.244: Re-recorded to correct [give reason] previously recorded in Book or as Fee Number and Page G { Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org MINUTES OF WORK SESSION DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2007 Present were Commissioners Michael M. Daly, Dennis R. Luke and Tammy Baney. Also present were Dave Kanner, County Administrator; David Inbody, Assistant to Administrator; Anna Johnson, Communications; and, for a portion of the meeting, Tom Blust, Road Department; Laurie Craghead and Steve Griffin, Legal Counsel; Teresa Rozic, Property Management; Dave Peterson, Bob Haas and Kevin Furlong, Information Technology; Tom Anderson, Community Development; and two other citizens. No representatives of the media were present. Chair Daly opened the meeting at 1:30 p.m. 1. Information Technology Strategic Plan. Dave Peterson referred to an executive summary of the Plan, which is a result of months of working with participants from the various departments. Commissioner Baney asked if there was any one issue that came up as a priority that could not be accomplished. Mr. Peterson said there are some things that can't be done because of a lack of resources but not one single item that seemed to be a problem. Many people felt that there should be more than one internet server, since if service through the current provider was compromised, internet services would be not be available. It is felt that redundant services would be a wise investment. It might be possible to work out an arrangement with another local government entity, such as the City of Bend. The Departments would like to continue meeting with I.T. on a regular basis to go over services and issues that might arise. Minutes of Administrative Work Session Monday, October 29, 2007 Page 1 of 7 Pages In regard to records management of e-mails, in particular the retention part, software is available to implement an e-mail retention program, but direction needs to come from management. At this point a-mails are saved by the system for 30 days after it has been deleted, unless the a-mails are deleted the same day they are received prior to backup. Dave Kanner stated that the archiving function retains e-mails indefinitely after they are 30 days old. This is available but is not used at this time. The Commissioners are supposed to keep e-mails for a period of time, and the e-mails cannot be accessed at that point. It was suggested that archiving be limited to management due to space constraints. Dave Kanner stated there are laws that e-mails, like other correspondence, to and from the Commissioners, are supposed to be retained Regarding software applications, some software programs are going to be retired within the next ten years. At times, features can be customized to fit the need. Mr. Peterson said that in the future hybrids will be more common; they will require a lot of technical support. There have been a lot of requests for new programs and features on the website, most of which are turned away due to lack of personnel to develop the application. The capacity is there, but there is not enough time and personnel to do handle the extra workload. The County is below the average of I.T. staffing when compared to other entities. The Commissioners agreed that Dave Kanner should approve any specialized software or computer that needs to be added to the system, although in the past this has been handled between the department and I.T. Document scanning and imaging could be utilized more if staffing allowed. It would cut down workload. Most departments say that they are too busy to train their people properly. The individual needs to have the time to take appropriate training, whether at the department or elsewhere. It makes no sense to need or require training if inadequate time is allowed for someone to learn the task. Minutes of Administrative Work Session Monday, October 29, 2007 Page 2 of 7 Pages Mr. Kanner stated that most larger computer functions and the addition of software are budgeted. There could be additional opportunities to work with other government entities on various programs. 2. Consideration of Economic Development Grant Requests. • Pot of Gold Thrift Store - Special Event. Beth Quinn of ABHA, and Pat Van Meter, Arts Event Coordinator, came before the Board. Commissioner Luke asked if staff is still involved in running the store or if the nonprofit is handling the overall program. He is concerned it is a department function. Ms. Quinn said the clients are running the program. Funding for the art show is to go to equipment and rental of the facilities. Any profit will be reinvested into future programs. Commissioner Baney asked if the other two counties are allocating funds; Ms. VanMeter stated that Jefferson County has dropped out as they handled the event for the last two years. Crook County has been doing some other fundraising in the meantime. The funding would also help with an artist liaison to coordinate the program. This year it is all consumer run with technical assistance provided as needed. The steering committee decides how they want to manage the program. Commissioners Daly and Baney granted $500 each. Commissioner Luke granted $1,000. • St. Vincent de Paul - Conference. Start-up funds are requested for a new director; they have an in-kind match lined up. Commissioners Luke and Baney each granted $500. Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center - Trail Development. Commissioner Baney asked if more applications are being received than usual. The response was "yes", since the program is open to all nonprofit groups. Commissioner Luke granted $500; Commissioner Baney granted $1,000. 3. Discussion of Letters of Support. • Connect Oregon II Project Proposal, City of Madras - Airport Maintenance Facility. Minutes of Administrative Work Session Monday, October 29, 2007 Page 3 of 7 Pages Connect Oregon II Project Proposal, City of Prineville - Prineville Freight Depot. Commissioner Luke stated that the Connect Oregon II requests will be prioritized and then reviewed at the State level. There is a long process, and letters of support for each is not a problem. Conservation Leaders Network - Environmentally Sound Mining Practices on Federal Lands. Commissioners Luke and Daly stated that they are not prepared to provide a letter of support for this particular issue. Application to USDA for Forest Legacy Funding (Skyline Forest). Mr. Kanner stated the group is seeking funding if a portion of the land is available for this purpose. Commissioner Luke added that they may have an opportunity to buy some of the forest or use the funding to help manage the property. He is supportive of a generic letter of support. Commissioner Baney expressed concern about showing support of the project as whole. Commissioner Luke said that the County organized the Skyline Forest Authority, and this has nothing to do with Fidelity's proposal for the property. The community is very supportive of the trust's purchase of the property. Commissioner Baney is not in support of the 5,000 acres being held back or the rezoning of the land for a destination resort. LUKE: Move approval, as discussed. BANEY: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. BANEY: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. 4. Discussion of Request for Funding - Lane County. The Commissioners supported this request since it does close out the work being done on a specific project. LUKE: Move approval of the $528 payment. BANEY: Second. VOTE: LUKE: Yes. BANEY: Yes. DALY: Chair votes yes. Minutes of Administrative Work Session Monday, October 29, 2007 Page 4 of 7 Pages 5. Discussion of Road Maintenance Funding. Budget cuts already addressed; SDC's will be addressed next; a tip fee increase has been done; and an increase in the transient lodging tax is the last proposal. Mr. Kanner has been meeting with various representatives of the industry. COVA will be discussing it tomorrow; they will not take a formal position but some of the individual members have very strong feelings about the issue. An increase to 9%, as is charged by the cities of Bend and Redmond, would add $900,000 to County revenue. Mr. Kanner stated that some counties collect all of the tax and distribute it. The entire $900,000 could be dedicated to road maintenance as it is related to tourist use. Some representatives of the lodging industry indicated they would not want any of the funds spent in this manner. They would prefer it go through District 1 of the Sheriff's fund. Legislation said that 70% must be used for tourist facilities and 30% ($270,000) can go to the government agency. They feel the 70% ($630,000) should go to tourism promotion. They do not feel that roads are related at all to tourism. Research shows it is clear the legislature beloved that roads that lead to and serve tourist facilities are part of this legislation. He feels the Oregon Lodging Association would publicly fight this effort. Commissioner Luke stated that only the residents living outside the city limits would be able to vote on this. The Association feels that this would negatively impact their revenue. Mr. Kanner pointed out that locations such as Sunriver already tack on fees that can add up to 20% to their lodging bill, and they don't want additional amounts charged to their customers. The County could take $300,000 and dedicated it to the Fair and Expo Center, which obviously is a legitimate recipient of this kind of funding. The remaining $330,000 could be given to COVA. The $300,000 would supplant the dollars given to the Fair and Expo Center out of general fund money; that money could go towards roads. The tipping fee increase will provide about $1 million next year. The SDC may not generate that much funding, but it may in the long run. This would leave a shortfall of about $700,000. If the old timber formula is used, the gap would be reduced to about $230,000. That would be offset by the $300,000 available from general funds. This will not cover the escalating cost of road maintenance, however. Minutes of Administrative Work Session Monday, October 29, 2007 Page 5 of 7 Pages Commissioner Luke said that he would like to see the County have more control over what COVA does with the $330,000. Perhaps the funding can be delegated to special needs, such as the High Desert Museum and the Historical Society. Commissioner Luke stated he would support using the funds for the Fair and Expo Center to offset the general funds given each year. Mr. Kanner said that a specific amount is given to the Sheriff each year, with a guaranteed increase. Tom Blust stated that SDC's are available only for capital improvements but road maintenance dollars are being used for this now. 6. Update of Commissioners' Meetings and Schedules. None were discussed. 7. Other Items. Executive Session, under ORS 192.660(2)(e), real property negotiations Executive Session, under ORS 192.660(2)(h), litigation No action was taken after executive session. Commissioner Luke said that Pronghorn's bonding agreement for overnight lodging expires on December 19, along with the improvement agreement. They will not have the 150 units built by then. As of the end up July they had 48 built. Statute requires the 150 units be built; but under the old Code they were not able to phase them in. Mr. Kanner reminded the Board that the employee party has been moved to the following weekend since the original date was on a holiday weekend. Commissioner Baney stated that they could file for an amendment under the new destination resort code. Commissioner Luke asked if the bond could be called. Ms. Craghead said that the bond could be extended. She will keep the Board informed. Minutes of Administrative Work Session Monday, October 29, 2007 Page 6 of 7 Pages Being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m. DATED this 29th Day of October 2007 for the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. Y, ATTEST: (bm&Qc Recording Secretary Dennis R. Luke, Vice Chair rl4na Tammy ney, Com i ioner Minutes of Administrative Work Session Page 7 of 7 Pages Monday, October 29, 2007 A& A { Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org WORK SESSION AGENDA DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1:30 P.M., MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2007 1. Information Technology Strategic Plan - Dave Peterson 2. Consideration of Economic Development Grant Requests • Pot of Gold Thrift Store - Special Event • St. Vincent de Paul - Conference • Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center - Trail Development 3. Discussion of Letters of Support for: • Connect Oregon II Project Proposal, City of Madras - Airport Maintenance Facility • Connect Oregon II Project Proposal, City of Prineville - Prineville Freight Depot • Conservation Leaders Network - Environmentally Sound Mining Practices on Federal Lands • Application to USDA for Forest Legacy Funding (Skyline Forest) 4. Discussion of Request for Funding - Lane County 5. Discussion of Road Maintenance Funding • May include executive session under ORS 192.660(2)(e), litigation 6. Update of Commissioners' Meetings and Schedules 7. Other Items Executive Session, under ORS 192.669(2)(e), real property negotiations PLEASE NOTE: At any time during this meeting, an executive session could be called to address issues relating to: ORS 192.660(2) (e), real property negotiations; ORS 192.660(2) (h), pending or threatened litigation; or ORS 192.660(2) (b), personnel issues Meeting dates, times and discussion items are subject to change. 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Ln 'n c E a~ o 0 C O O N a j 'a ~ o 0 ~ O p 0 (fin p~~ .N ~ O .65 j -O U 0 R a) L_ U o a) : a 0~ v as W 4 ai m 2 ' - c a° = rns o a faC c N tn o' o C v c3~E C C cL c O c OU i o N O 4j . . ~ L o m t- N C i _ C u C .O NC Oa VV m E . C v a C o- ~ . o r`~ o a; 0 ° N O I ns a a + o O m (a Un .E Z (U a) Cu 4S C -C C w L L rn> L Q) o f0 c Q a m W _ O C Q U1 v In U Q) C U W 0NLc-oovo y OO o~ o Q tn y, a) L rp t0 a. W Q'4 C`= c C s o m Qj c o > a) , -a. a IZ 10 v c~ m > o av v : F% c c -0 N v oc F01 n wv c c> u Q Fey a) O M c 0 ~ . = OCm c < a co C N -5 E O LL. ~ C U e0 O C! C1 O •O• te _C < ; * C r . V N Economic Development Fund Discretionary Grant Program Organization: Pot of Gold Thrift Store Organization Description: This is a non-profit corporation formed in 2000 for people with mental disabilities to work and socialize. All proceeds from the thrift shop go to social and educational activities to for operating the store and the Rainbow Clubhouse. Project Name: 2008 Art Show Project Description: Arts and crafts created by mental health consumers of all ages are displayed and sold during the 6th Art Show in May 2008 during Mental Health Awareness month. Project Period: October 2007 - May 2008 Amount of Request: $2,500 Previous Grants: None ~J[ES ' aid' 2 o { Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org DESCHUTES COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION Direct Application to: Commissioner Tammy Baney Commissioner Michael M. Daly Commissioner Dennis R. Luke All Three Commissioners Date: JO v Project Name: 02 009 ft t2 j SAO Project Beginning Date: ~L 67-1 Oo7 Project End Date: F /-Y7,4 y .2 eUl Amount of Request: av )O Date Funds Needed: oc , ~2 CCU 7 Applicant/Organization: t Oi G'N GC>L.b %h&iFi Tax ID J'(ai?E U % Address: rv 4J H:=) WPT > H AN City & Zip: D ~ 7,7 CNV 0/k/. ` 01 Contact Name(s): hz-1501 LcGz] vk Telephone: Fax: Alternate Phone: F3/7- v 9-~, Email: On a separate sheet, please briefly answer the following questions: 1. Describe the applicant organization, including its purpose, leadership structure, and activities. 2. Describe the proposed project or activity. 3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity. 4. Explain how the proposed project or activity will impact the community's economic health. 5. Identify the specific communities or groups that will benefit. 6. Itemize anticipated expenditures*. Describe how grant funds will be used and include the source and amounts of matching funds or in-kind contributions, if any. If the grant will support an ongoing activity, explain how it will be funded in the future. Attach: Proof of the applicant organization's non-profit status. * Applicant may be contacted during the review process and asked to provide a complete line item budget. Amount Approved: By: Date: By: Date: Sol-n-nit t"he original Corporation Division - Business Registry FOR OFFICE USE ONLY and one true copy Public Service Building $20.00, 255 Capitol St., NE Ste. 151 Salem, OR 97310-1327 1$ REGISTRY NUMBER: (503) 986-2200 Facsimile (503) 378-4381 FILED Z~ ~s3 -~D ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION DEC Z 81999 Nonprofit Corporation OREGON SECRETARY OF STATE ARTICLE 1: Name of the corporation: POT OF GOLD THRIFT SHOP ARTICLE 2: Type of corporation (check one only): Public Benefit X Mutual Benefit Religious Benefit ARTICLE 3: Name of the initial registered agent: John D. Sorlie Residence or business address of registered agent (must be a street address in Oregon): 40 NW Greenwood Bend OR 97701 Street City State Zip Code ARTICLE 4: Principal office address: L 1835 NE 2nd Bend OR 97701 Street City State Zip Code ARTICLE 5: Indicate if corporation will have members: yes no X ARTICLE 6: Distribution of assets on dissolution or final liquidation (attach a separate sheet): Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provisions for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, distribute all of the assets of the corporation to organizations operated exclusively for charitable, educational, religious, or scientific purposes, and which, at the time of distribution, qualify as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. No part of the earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes of an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. ,ARTICLE 7: Name and address of each director is optional. (If the corporation is a public benefit, you must list three or more directors and their addresses below.) Marv MacKenzie 1835 NE 2" Street Bend OR 97701 Name Street City State Zip Code JV Sandy Scott 1835 NE 2"d Street Bend OR 97701 Name Street City State Zip Code Donna Raszler 1835 NE 2nd Street Bend OR 97701 Name Street City State Zip Code Name of the corporation: Pot of Gold Thrift Shop ARTICLE 8: Each director named has consented to this appointment. ARTICLE 9: Optional provisions: LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS. No director of the corporation shall be personally liable to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct as a director; provided that this Article shall not eliminate the liability of a director for any act or omission for which such elimination of liability is not permitted under the Oregon Business Corporation Act. No amendment to the Act that further limits the acts or omissions for which elimination of liability is permitted shall affect the liability of a director for any act or omission that occurs before the effective date of such amendment. POLITICAL ACTIVITY. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise, attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in, including the publishing or distribution of statements, any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. SECTION 501(c)(3) STATUS. This organization is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of these articles, the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law) or (b) by a corporation contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law). 121 (6/94) kG?TIC'L.E 10: Name and address of the incorporator: John D. Sorlie 40 NW Greenwood Bend OR 97701 Name Street City -State Zip Code Execution Signatu Person to contact about this filing: Printed Name Title John D. Sorlie 541-382-4331 Name Daytime Phone MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE CORPORATION DIVISION OR INCLUDE YOUR VISA OR MASTERCARD NUMBER AND EXPIRATION DATE / SUBMIT THE COMPLETED FORM AND FEE TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS OR FAX. 121 (6/94) Deschutes County Economic Development Fund Discretionary Grant Program MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY- ART SHOW REQUEST : $2,500 Purpose, Leadership Structure and Activities The Pot of Gold Thrift Store is a nonprofit corporation formed in January, 2000. It is located near a facility housing the Rainbow Clubhouse which is a place for people with mental disabilities, who receive services from Deschutes County Mental Health Department, to congregate. The purpose of the thrift store is to provide the participants with work experience, and a place to socialize. All proceeds from the thrift store go toward social and educational activities, including field rips and seminars, and to up keep of the store and the Rainbow Clubhouse. The nonprofit corporation is governed by a Board of Directors who are embers of the Rainbow Clubhouse. They oversee the activity schedule and budget. The Pot of Gold and Rainbow Clubhouse activities include movies and crafts at Rainbow Clubhouse. Fundraisers are held to raise monies for field trips to the coast and camping trips for members of Rainbow Clubhouse. Rainbow Clubhouse has also participated in the annual ABHA Art Show for the last five years. The Art Show has been held in Deschutes County year before last and will be in Bend in 2008. This year the Art Show will be hosted and put on by five counties instead of ABHA. The Art Show is to give artists who have mental illness the opportunity to show their art work and receive compensation from the sales. Proposed Project The Art Show is for mental health consumers and advocates. Arts and crafts created by mental health consumers of all ages, will be displayed and sold during the 6th Art Show to be held in Central Oregon during My, 2008, "Mental Health Awareness" month. Entries of paintings, pictures, sculptures, jewelry, fabric art, as well as musical and poetry performances will be recruited throughout the five allied counties of Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson, Benton and Lane. Event coordination will partner with Central Oregon art organizations, health providers and clinicians, and homeless shelters to co-sponsor and create a public venue for product display and sales. Support for artist and crafter materials and production will be targeted for coordination in the five counties. Through this public event, many artists are given an opportunity to become known and self- sufficient in producing their work for commissioned sales and other venues. Our artists and crafters have been healing by using a variety of medium to resolve inner conflicts and release deeply repressed emotions. Creating art fosters self-awareness and personal growth. Some mental health clinicians use art therapy as both a diagnostic tool and as a way to help treat disorders such as depression, abuse-elated trauma, and schizophrenia. Commonly used in occupational therapy, crafting helps people to feel a sense of accomplishment and learn new skills by creating items that are both useful and decorative. In addition to individual benefits of creating and expressing, previous art shows have benefited artists by broadening their support network and recognition by other mental health consumers. This event opens doors to the public that often remain closed due to stigma, misunderstanding and miscommunication. Autobiographies are also displayed in the artist's own words. Expanding as an advertised, public venue, the Art Show will provide an opportunity for others to gain wisdom and enrichment as a public education tool. An Event Coordinator will be paid and responsible for project and event coordination, and communications. An Artist Coordinator will be paid and responsible for recruiting and receiving artists' work through clinicians, art groups and known consumer artists. The Artist Coordinator shall be recruited from the host Central Oregon counties, and be selected to be representative of a consumer artist mentor. County Liaisons from each of the five counties will be in-kind volunteers to coordinate travel, lodging and event support to mental health consumers attending from other counties. The County Liasion will be recruited from a mental health consumer group. Role AUG SEP OCT - DEC JAN - MAR APR MAY Event Set dates; Secure event Donation recruit Media release Event task list; Donation Coordinator work plan; site; donation & confirm; confirm, printing day labor collect, floor recruit Art contacts; special guest & pubs, donation sched; vol plan confirm Coord, Co calendars; confirm; Liaison collect, rentals sched; catering; , account & Liaison & event pre & Artist Coord secured media release sales event Prepare schedule; support and interviews , perform process route info schedule info; project training Artist Contact info Check- Check- Collect Display Coordinator to clinicians in contacts in contacts inventory materials & artists; inventory & inventory & packets; bios confirm, label; supply event event; prep for display; floor & bios, request; send inventory plan preliminary inventory supplies packets; event receiving inventory info out; check in contact inventory Artists Review Produce Product Produce Send inventory Prepare process product; prepare info; prepare inventory for biography inventory for display travel; display & travel; send inventor pick-up unsoll County Liaison Send Check- in Contacts & send Coord event Provide trans process info contacts event info; ID travel & lodging event support local participants Event Display prep; Set up and te; store receiving down; janitori; I_ahnr donations Impact to Community's Economic Health Through this public event, many artists are given an opportunity to become known and self-sufficient in producing their work for sales commissions. This reduces the harm of poverty that many persons with severe and persistent mental illness find as a barrier to greater mental illness recovery. Also, exposure to the general public introduces relationships that offer a hand-up for individuals, such as a reference for housing, work, and other a specific factors toward a person's recovery. An output goal is to receive an average of 3 entries from 200 Artists from the five counties, (see budget attached). Artists will not be limited to a fixed amount of entries to the show for sale. Both of these are direct impacts of this project to our economic health. Indirect impacts of this event include an increased knowledge of the valued role that the "artisan" provides the community, and the public investments and behavior we choose as a community. Any reduction in the segregation and negative stigma of fellow human beings is preventative to the risks otherwise that cost all of us greatly-from our bank accounts and our souls. Communities and Groups Benefits Persons' challenged by mental illness in all Central Oregon and the other counties will directly benefit, as they are able to support their recovery and micro economy as "artists" An output goal is to receive entries from 200 artists. Also, the show is not limited to Oregon Health Plan members in an effort to present the work of artists' diverse circumstances, cultures and stages of mental illness recovery. Expenditures - Budget (See attached) This grant request will fund the Event Coordinator stationed in Bend, the Artist Coordinator's time given toward Deschutes County artists, day labor for the event, event advertising and printing costs. Other cash or in-kind donation matching this request are ABHA grant funds, private businesses and organizations, other County's lottery funds, County Mental Health Clinics and community members. Each of the five counties will raise $500, in-kind or in cash, in order to leverage the ABHA grant funds. 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L2 1 1l " 1 1IV ALL About Art By Shyann How lonely a therapist office seems without something on the walls: a framed painting, a collage, tapestry or stained glass piece. There are very few, if any, bare coffee shop, restaurant or professional office walls in Corvallis. Accountable Behavioral Health Alliance (ABHA) hosts annually a consumer Art and Craft Show shared between Benton and four other counties. This is one excellent opportunity for us, as consumers, to shat- ter stigma. Creativity is healing and an outlet for those fortunate enough to harness their personal energy. While many of us await the next ABHA Art Show (to be held in Bend, Oregon in May or June, 2008) there are options. The following link-ups in the community supply wall space for consumer and local artisans: I started my search with Sunnyside Up Cafe (where the Kairos Times editorial staff meets three times monthly to write and edit). The owner, Jon, is available anytime before 2:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. Typically you must reserve wall space six months in advance. Paintings, photography and weavings are some of the artworks that have been hung on the brilliant, yellow Sunnyside Up interior. Please bring your portfolio at an appointed time to see Jon! Phone contact is 758- 3353 (116 NW 3'd St). While you wait for Jon at the counter, enjoy a Sunnyside Up original - a 25 cent bite-size chocolate chip cookie! Mental Health Empowerment Cooperative of Corvallis By Monica Drost and Terry Faller Hey, Kairos Times Readers! Ex- citing news! Kairos Consumer Council, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), Benton County Mental Health, Benton County Developmental Disabilities Pro- gram, Office of the Family Sup- port Network (OFSN), Circle of Hope and B.E.A.R.S. (Band of Empowered Advocates Reclaiming Self-Determination) has created together a new community organization and resource center named Mental Health Empowerment Cooperative of Corvallis (MHECC). The MHECC Steering Committee, together with Jody Parker, committee chairperson, and Shelly Lundahl, president of Grace Lutheran Church, have all been working hard to establish a central office and meeting place for the Cooperative's home base on Tyler Street, two blocks from the Senior Center and the Benton County Health Department. The Mental Health Empowerment Cooperative expects that the new re- source center will become a place where people with mental health diagnosis and disabilities, and their fami- lies, supporters and friends, and organizations serving their needs, can share information and networking. Mental health-related Peer Support Groups, who have been in the process of organizing, may find the (See 'Cooperative YPage 7) (See All About Art%Page 6) INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2 Critic's Corner & Notes from a Naturalist 2 Recipe. 4 Book Review 6 Poetry Page 7 Announcements Ryan Retires Ryan Schallock, our trusty Kairos Times writer and poet, has decided to retire from our staff to pursue new and different adventures. We hope that he will occa- sionally write an article or two, but his regular features, such as Notes From a Naturalist, will no longer be in- cluded. We would like to continue Critic's Choice, a monthly movie review, so if you know of anyone who enjoys movies and writing about them, please have them contact any Kairos Times staff. We will miss you, Ryan! Good luck in the future! ■ O 2007 Kairos Consumer Council, Inc. Kairos Times 1 . Submitted by Monica Drost 6 cups peeled & sliced fresh peaches 2 Tblsp lemon juice 1 cup quick oats : 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup all-purpose flour : 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 tsp cinnamon Preheat oven to 375°F. Pour peach slices into : ungreased 9-inch square baking pan. Sprinkle : lemon juice over peaches. In a separate bowl, mix together remaining ingredients with a pas- : try cutter or your hands. The mixture should be crumbly, about the size of peas. Spread the topping mixture on top of the peaches. Bake for 40 minutes. Serve warm or cold, plain or with ice cream, vanilla yogurt or sweetened whipped cream. Makes 6 (3/4 cup) servings. Childhood Memories By Donna Cornelius My childhood memories take me back to 1954 in up- state New York. My father would take me to a park near Lake Ontario to play on the merry-go-round and ride the small metal boats. They sat on a metal base with water in it and boats floated on top. I had fun steering the boats. My family left New York in the year of 1955 for California. The first city we lived in was called Signal Hill which was above Long Beach. There we lived in a trailer and stayed there for two years. While we lived there, I had attended an airshow to see the Blue Angels at the Long Beach Naval Base. On weekends, we would travel to different places and my family would go to a lot of places of interest. Later on we settled in Seal Beach and lived near the ocean where I spent a lot of time running with my dog and romping in the surf and building sandcastles which was fun. My dad would take me to swim in a portion of the ocean and it was close to Long Beach which was called the Colorado La- goon which was warm ocean water with nice warm sand to play in. Finally we moved to Orange County and my family bought a home there in a new, tract and we planted trees and a new lawn and then my father worked at a shoe store (Continued at bottom of next column ) 47 Notes from a NaturalistF By Ryan Schallock tr June Bugs By Ryan Schallock As a young lad, I was always glad -0 to come across a porch light and find a June Bug. They are harm- less to humans and fun to play with as a lad. They are usually a brownish-copper color, and when they are picked up, they have strong legs that tickle your hand. Another interesting thing about June Bugs is when held and placed next to your ear they make a little squeak sound. It's almost like their telling you to put them down in a German sense of communication. Their young feed on roots of plants and are called white grubs. They start pupating underground in the fall and the adults emerge in the spring. They live in deciduous forests and grass- lands throughout North America. William Shakespeare celebrated the buzzing flight of June Bugs and called it, "the shard-borne chafer with his drowsy hum." ■ - 4 m. f CrifWs Garner rt By Ryan Schallock The Illusionist * * * * (out of four) Starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel. It was an Academy Award Nominee and has an achievement in cinematography. In my opinion, it has one of the most intriguing plots in any film I have seen in years. It has little or no violence depending on your tolerance. It also has excellent acting. The theme and setting is of an older generation and is very well done. The special effects are computer generated and not over done. General speaking the movie has nice peaks and valleys with a warm ending. A must see for movie connoisseurs. ■ (Continued from previous column) in Lakewood and on the weekends we would go to the beach and Knott's Berry Farm to eat the famous chicken dinners at Mrs. Knott's Chicken House. There were other places of interest we visited like the Borax Mines, Carlsbad Caverns, Will Rogers Ranch, Corrigan Western, Marineland, Disneyland, The Buffalo Ranch nearby San Diego, these are just a few of the places we went and saw the sights of which I have photographs to show how beautiful these places were at a time in my life when anything was nice to be with family traveling. All the warm memories of traveling with my dad will al- ways be close to my heart, and this perspective of my dad and I having fun. ■ © 2007 Kairos Consumer Council, Inc. Kairos Times 2 (Continued from previous column) wenty-five years ago, my friend, Shirley, and I at- tempted to climb the South Sister. The South Sister is an old volcano, considered still active, in Central Ore- gon near the city of Bend. It is 10,358 feet high, which is the third highest mountain in Oregon. The wonderful thing about South Sister is, during the summer, you can hike right up to the top. You don't need ropes, cara- biners or pitons. The not-so-wonderful thing .is that it is a very strenuous hike, slogging 5,000 feet, up in six miles. When Shirley and I tried to climb South Sister in 1982, we arrived at the base of the mountain too late in the day, mostly because of our poor planning and poor judge of the passage of time. Last week, spurred by my fiftieth birthday in May, Shirley and I once again tried to summit the South Sis- ter. This time we brought family and friends to support us, physically and psychologically. I talked to people who had hiked it before. 1 pored over maps and guide books. I researched on the Internet. I did it all (to make up for my lack of experience). Then I hatched a plan: we would backpack into Moraine Lake at the base of South Sister, camp;,overnight and take off three miles off the otherwise siR miles to the top. We would rise early the next day, :conquer the summit and return to base camp. On the-third day we would cheerfully hike the three miles back to the car at the trailhead, buoyed by the adrenaline of standing on top of South Sister. So much for plans. I assembled a team, aptly named The South Sister As- sault Team, of family and friends. Meghan and Caitlin, my two strong . teenage daughters; Patrick, Meghan's friend; Diane, a friend of many adventures; Sharada, long-time friend from the San Jose area; Namita, Sha- rada's friend, also from the San Jose area; Daniel, a (Continued next column) friend and fellow lover of the outdoors; and Shirley, from St. Louis all assembled at Eileen's home in Bend. I would like to say that I hand-picked this group of in- trepid explorers, but the truth was that these were the people who were left after many others dropped out, excused themselves and otherwise slipped away. What we lacked in experience, we made up in enthusiasm. At the trailhead, I dumped a box of "necessary" items, including lots of food (one wouldn't want to starve to death), onto the ground. It was my intention for every- one to carry some of this load. After picking through the pile, everyone except me found more than half of the stuff "unnecessary." My "Fearless Leader" credibility was sinking. An hour later, properly packed and prop- erly pottied, we hit the trail. We walked along Fall Creek, named because of the beautiful succession of small waterfalls. Three miles and three hours later, we arrived at Moraine Lake, our to-be base camp. We set up camp uphill from the lake. Dinner was rehydrated, homemade lasagna, possibly the highlight of the trip. Everyone was tucked in their sleeping bags by nightfall, about 8:30 PM, dreams mountain heights dancing in our heads. Rising early (relative to teenage time), we ate breakfast and prepared our daypacks for our summit attempt. Water was the most important item. We were supposed to carry, at least three quarts each. Food was the next important, which fueled our bodies and also helped keep us hydrated. Between the nine of us, we also car- ried a couple of water filters, a first aid kit, sunscreen, cameras, a GPS and cell phones. (Yes, we got cell phone reception!) We had been warned by our camp- ing neighbors that it was pretty cold and windy at the top, so we brought extra clothing. The morning was beautifully blue and sunny. Our spirits were high! To make a long eleven-hour-hike short, all nine of us made it to the top of South Sister that day. It was very steep, rocky, gravelly, cold, and windy. But, boy, what a view at the top! We could see Mt. Thielsen (near Crater Lake) to the-south and Mt. Jefferson to the north. We could almost reach out and touch the Middle Sister and North Sister. Shirley and I hugged. Meghan, Caitlin and I hugged. Everyone hugged everyone. Tons of pictures were taken. Then reality hit us like a ton of volcanic rocks: We had to hike down. All I can say is, thank God for hiking poles. The poles pulled me up the mountain and turned around and propped me up on my way down. I would now need artificial knees if I hadn't had my trusty poles. Days later, I reflect on my adventure on South Sister. My legs are still sore, shoulders are chafed and finger- nails are broken. Would I do it again? H_, no. Yet Shirley and I are happy. We finished what we once set out to do. When asked what carried me through the grueling hike, I replied, "Adrenaline!" When Shirley was asked the same thing, she replied, "Dogged fortitude!". O 2007 Kairos Consumer Council, Inc. Kairos Times 3 Dogged Fortitude By Monica Drost Book Review By Amy W. Born On A Blue Day: A Memoir by Daniel Tammet starts off by ex- plaining the title. Daniel Tammet was born in England on Wednes- day January 31, 1979. He knows it was a Wednesday, because the date is blue in his mind and Wednesdays are always blue. Daniel has a rare condition known as savant syndrome. Dustin Hoffman portrayed a sa- vant in the 1988 film Rain Man. He has an obsessive need in his life for order and routine. Daniel has synes- thesia, a rare neurological mixing of the senses. His is an unusual and complex type, through which he sees numbers as shapes, colors, textures and motions. He can calculate huge numbers in his head. He never has to write anything down when he's calculating. Daniel, unlike many savants, does not suffer from se- vere impairments that often come with abilities such as his. Also Daniel has Asperger's Syndrome. He wasn't diagnosed until he was twenty-five. "Asperger's is a condition affecting many more men than women (90 percent of those diagnosed with Asperger's are men). Single-mindedness is a defining characteristic, as is a strong drive to analyze detail and identify rules and pat- terns in systems. Specialized skills involving memory, numbers, and mathematics are common. It is not known for certain what causes one to have Asperger's." Being able to see words in different colors and textures aids Daniel's memory for facts and names. He can eas- ily learn foreign languages. He currently knows ten lan- guages: English (his native language), Finnish, French, German, Lithuanian, Esperanto, Spanish, Romanian, Icelandic and Welsh. Writing about his life has given him the opportunity to get some perspective on just how far he has come. Daniel's younger brother Steven, who at nineteen, has recently been diagnosed with As- perger's. Asperger's syndrome wasn't recognized as a unique disorder until 1994. For many years Daniel grew up not understanding why he felt so different from his peers and apart from the world around him. I can iden- tify with some of what he is saying. Daniel's mother Jennifer had considered herself an outsider as a child; her memories of her brothers being too old to play with her and of her own mother and fa- ther as quite often stiff and distant. Daniel thinks of his parents as his heroes because they loved him uncondi- tionally and devoted themselves to helping him. When Daniel was four years old he had a massive epileptic seizure. His doctors told his parents that his prognosis was good - about half of all children diagnosed with (Continue next column) (Continued from previous column) temporal lobe epilepsy outgrow the condition. His father's father suffered from epileptic seizures over several years as an adult and died prematurely several years before Daniel was born. His grandfather's illness was believed to have been brought on by shell shock (PTSD) suffered during the war. Daniel is the oldest of nine children. His parents were not religious, they love children and wanted to have a large family. Having several younger brothers and sisters had a very positive influence on forcing him to gradually de- velop his social skills. He learned how to interact with other children by silently watching his siblings playing with each other and their friends from his bedroom win- dow. Daniel felt anxiety throughout his time at school. Predictability was important to him, He had a problem with being bullied because he was different and a loner. He got called names and was teased for not having any friends. He felt that he was an outsider and did not be- long. I can identify with Daniel when he said, "I just did not seem to fit in anywhere, as though I had been born into the wrong world. The sense of never feeling quite comfortable or secure, of always being somehow apart and separate, weighed heavily on me." For me, though feel like I was born into the wrong culture, not the wrong world. Daniel's first real friend was an Iranian boy, Babak, whom he met in his final year at primary school. Daniel 's father was suffering from a mental illness, probably manic- depression. He swung between long periods of talkative- ness and others of almost complete silence. He was hos- pitalized several times. Then he made a recovery of sorts. After Daniel finished school he decided not to go to college. Instead he spent several months in Kaunas, Lithuania teaching English as a volunteer. He became close friends with one of the students, Birute, a middle aged woman. Daniel was able to communicate in Lithua- nian while the other volunteers could only speak a few words of the language. When Daniel returned to England he bought his first com- puter. He first met his partner, Neil, a computer software writer, online in 2000.They began to exchange emails every day. They exchanged photos and phone numbers. Daniel realized he'd met his soul mate. At the start of 2001, Daniel and Neil met at Neil's house. Six months after they first met, Daniel made the decision to move in with Neil. A major TV channel in the United Kingdom (UK) wanted to make a one-hour documentary about Daniel called Brainman. The documentary first aired in May 2005 in the UK. It has been shown in or sold to more than forty countries worldwide. The reason I read this book was because Daniel Tammet has a gift for learning foreign languages really fast. It almost sounded like something from a science fiction film. I like learning/ studying foreign languages; however I know I'll never have his skills, neither will most people. ■ 0 2007 Kairos Consumer Council, Inc. Kairos Times 4 Reunion Revisited By Jody Parker On the weekend of Friday, August 3 and Saturday, Au- gust 4, my 301" Year High School Reunion took place. Crescent Valley and Corvallis High combined for a "Separate but Equal" affair, meaning that Friday night Crescent Valley High School (CVHS) grads whooped it up at Murphy's Tavern while Corvallis High School grads gussied it up at The Gables Restaurant. On an evening last March my dad phoned me saying that Nance K., organizer, had left a note on his door about my upcoming Reunion. Being good friends with Nance, I invited my dad (`the sweetest man!" according to her), to attend the Friday night get-together. Turns out, he was the first person to show up! At Murphy's when I showed up an hour into the party I found my dad, conversing with a fellow retired Navy man from my class, Chris S. from Everett, Washington. My dad soon left, leaving me feeling anxious around all these socializing, drinking peers from my distant past. Soon though people were circulating over to our table, Jody L. of Corvallis whose mother worked 21 years at the Good Sam lab with my mom; a smiling, giggling Meredith B. from the East Coast; sober-looking local Brian H.; a slender, though still tubby Pete H., Corval- lisite, who had mercilessly teased me everyday of Jun- ior High; and quiet, erudite Jock D., from California, who was well over six feet tall now. I noticed people's personalities weren't all that different after all those years, just what they had done with those years had made all the difference. On a third trip to the snack ta- ble, I ran into John S. from Albuquerque. He was the stand-out Senior distance runner on the boy's team, as I had been the stand-out Senior distance runner on the girl's team. For more than an hour we traded stories from CV Track days and I told tales from my University of Oregon track days. This was the most fun I'd had in a very long while. After high school John did not pursue running at the collegiate level. However, his family had finished building a sail-sommomija. boat to sail around the globe. They'd sailed for nearly a month to Ha- waii. While his family flew back to Oregon, having given up the boat, at age 21 John "vacationed" in Hawaii living on his sailboat for several months. Eventu- ally he rounded up a Jody & Jock D. crew and sailed back to Oregon, and back to college. That evening, and several conversations later, with a hoarse throat, I reluctantly left a group of a hardy few out in the parking lot on a beautiful summer night, having closed down the tavern! (Continued next column) O 2007 Kairos Consumer Council, Inc. (Continued from previous column) Next day, Satur- day, in the park, the party started up again with more all stars from the class of '77. Having met with Heather P. to decorate, Eric B., longtime con- sumer friend from Corvallis (who I'd brought for support to Jody, John S., Lin S. (all CVHS help me through runners), Jeff D. and wife this Reunion event with hopes of staving off extra uncertainty from my chaotic life of the previous six months) and I cov- ered tables in red plastic and with streamers in CV's red and gold. Heather, a blonde beauty radiating peace and simple joy, teaches ministerial classes in "Love" on Monday evenings at her home in Adair. After that, the first familiar person I saw coming into the park was Rolf A. He had come all the way from Tuscon, beer in hand. In seventh grade Rolf was the smartest, best-looking and most musically talented kid in Junior High. I had an immediate crush on him which had lasted well beyond High School. Soon my track buddies, John S., and Lin S. from Seattle, and Jeff D., living in Corvallis, showed up. Just as promised, I brought my photographs, and newspaper articles which partially documented my run- ning life at U. of O. John's wife commented, "You look like you weren't having any fun. Why did you do this?" Typical notion of a non-athlete, however, I relinquished the fact that, yes, I had a difficult time relaxing in most races. As the picnic came to a close, Chris S. brought me a large box full of paperback novels which he gave to me to donate to the ARC. To Jock D. who has written nine plays and screenplays I gave a copy of the poetry book I self-published last December. He said the first poem really grabbed him. (To be continued in the October issue) 000000000000000000000000 AMY ACC E NTUATEI "Self-restraint is feeling your oats without sowing them." - James Dinnegan 000000000000000000000000 Kairos Times 5 ~r c; oetry Page A Poem by Ryan Schallock Slowly it grows... As a relief to meaning... Over time sadness' boundaries form... Emotional walls so high people cry... Reaching for a Loved one that may never come... And slowly it goes... e4ak A poem by Ryan Schallock The light tap of a Walking Stick's eggs falling on an earthly mat... The swish of a fish... The wind of a European Crane Fly flying by your eye... The weight of a butterfly landing on your thigh... A drop of dew soaking into your shoe... The touch of a pussy willow on your sleek cheek... The breath of a kitten, while it's near, wig- gling your cheek hair... The light of the stars glowing on dew in a meadow from a close view... The warm summer breeze drying the hair on your knees... The hope that someday people will change their way... ~~3 y~ YWMA2,/ (A poem for everyone.) By Ryan Schallock It took a while. The warmth grew. Rid us of the chaotic stew. A time will pass and sorrow won't last. An infliction will be no dictation. The earth will heal and for so long we will have a proper meal. Then we will live forever how clever. © 2007 Kairos Consumer Council, Inc. All AbOUt Aft (Continued from page 1) Other local eateries, such as New Morning Bakery and First Alternative Co-op, are seem- ingly along the beaten path. New Morning Bak- ery, nestled in the 200 block on Second Street, has the luxury of the owner also being an art teacher. Drop off your portfolio with anyone of the bakery staff. More than one consumer may display artwork at a time. The Food Co-op, lo- cated across from Papa's Pizza, encourages art work of all shapes, sizes and textures; in- cluding dried flower arrangements. A show will hang for a month with their representative, Ket- tle, handling the contracts. Contact customer service for an opportunity to show at 753-3115. A very friendly Craig Cirello, owner of Marzini's Restaurant, is more than interested in estab- lishing a larger base of paintings and/or photo- graphs on his wall space. Marzini's is located in the Rice's Pharmacy mall on King's Blvd. Craig can be reached at 754-2411. Maybe while wait- ing for a prescription to be filled, you could or- der something Italian and talk art with Craig! Of course, naturally, the Corvallis Art Guild (CAG) would be the logical first step in this process of connecting. and "emerging" into be- coming a community and personally fulfilled artisan. I spoke with CAG Vice-President, Anna Tewes, who shares the following information with our readers. She is one of eleven mem- bers involved in the Gallery Nouveau, an artist owned cooperative on Madison Avenue. The Guild, 60 years in existence, has 200 plus members. The Corvallis Regional Medical Cen- ter, Chemotherapy Room, Timberhill Athletic Club, Hewlett Packard and many other offices are supplied with soothing and relaxing to-the- eye compliments from the Corvallis art commu- nity. Other venues include the various social spots such as restaurants and coffee shops. A jury selection process for Art Guild applicants takes place in October and April of each year. Those interested should contact CAG Chair, Norma Eaton at 929-3233. September 25th through October 8'h there will be a Mental Health Awareness Week display in the downtown Footwise Birkenstock's Window. The overseer for this event is June Firey, Na- tional Alliance on Mental Illness Mid-Valley Secretary. June explained that emphasizing artwork in the community may be the focus of this year's display. Interested consumers are (See All About Art%Page 7) Kairos Times 6 Cooperative (Continued from page 1) Cooperative a place to meet, or to or to make connec- tions with other groups. The MHECC will have its office and shared meeting rooms next to Ronnenkamp Hall, the large events venue of Grace Lutheran Church and hopes to provide a facility where its member groups can hold meetings, activities, and events. Members of the Cooperative are now in the initial stages of setting up our new office and our first month's schedule of meetings and events. We will be publishing our monthly calendar in the Kairos Times and in the NAM/ Mid- Valley Advocate. We will accept donations of good quality office equipment. Contact any member of the steering committee to make donations. BCMH is spon- soring the Cooperative's startup costs with grant fund- ing. As we fix up our office space in September, we may also welcome volunteers with expert painting or carpeting skills, or someone to move furniture with a truck. One of our participants will be painting an artistic wall mural to make our space feel cozy, and we need acrylic art paints. To donate art paints, please contact Terry Faler. ■ All ANA Art (Continued from page 6) asked to call her at 752-6808 for information and to form a meeting to lay out plans for a terrific showing of our consumer colors! Water Street Market, All About Kids Children's Boutique, the ABHA offices on Fifth Street and the small waiting room at Benton County Health Department already show support for the intrica- cies of consumer mural painting and works of art. Monroe, Oregon artist/participant, Meghan Caughey has agreed to show her Lotus paintings at the Inter- zone. This showing will run the extent of September, with a closing recep- tion on Saturday, September 29th at 7:00 PM. Pete Kozak will perform from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. Amble up the street from Cobblestone Square on "PI Monroe Avenue to the quaint and Meghan refreshing, vegetarian atmosphere of the Interzone. Bring some small change to purchase tea or coffee. Refreshments of fruit, cheese, cookies and good times will be provided. Let's all welcome Meghan back to Corvallis! ■ Family and Friends Support Group Contact Judy & Virgil Wilson 928-7036 For Times and Location © 2007 Kairos Consumer Council, Inc. 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Healing Reins is a member of the North American Riding for Handicapped Association (NARHA). Project Name: Sensory Trail Development Improvement Project - Phase II Project Description: The Sensory Trail is an outdoor activity area that consists of ten stations that offer educational exhibits, physical activities and mental challenges. The trail is functional, but requires additions to make it more user-friendly and cost efficient. Phase II is projected to cost $18,000 to refine the outdoor curriculum, construct safety features and and amenities, complete construction of project elements and train staff and volunteers. Project Period: January 2008 Amount of Request: $3,000 Previous Grants: None 1 " September 23, 2007 Commissioner Dennis Luke TherapeuticRidingCenter Deschutes County Commission "...to heal with horses" 1300 NW Wall Street, suite 200 Bend, Oregon 97701 Executive Director Betsy Jacobson-Wan-en Dear Commissioner Luke: Board of Directors Margaret Kolata President Thank you so much for providing Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Judy VanNice Treasurer Center appropriate information to make application for discretionary Eric Buckles grants through the Deschutes County Economic Development Fund Past President Tom Jorgensen which is supported by state lottery proceeds. Diane Hanild David Marchi Anesa Moyer We are pleased to submit the attached application for such funds. EdOnimus Donna Tha er Specifically, we are requesting $3,000 in funding to support phase II of y the development of the Sensory Trail on the campus of the Healing Emeritus Board Betsy McCool Reins Ranch. The total budget for this phase is $18,000. We have Marilyn Beem provided more detail in the attached proposal. This project will serve Barbara Doherty 400 disabled youth and some adults over the coming year. Thank you for your support and consideration of this worthwhile project which will support the physical and cognitive well-being of many in our county. Sincerely, Betsy t C Executive Director BW: Enc. A non profit organization 501(C)(3) #931279550 RFCEIVED Mernber North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) PO Box 5593 Bend, OR 97708 Phone 541-382-9410 email infbrir ._hcalim rcins.or - SEP 2 7 2007 scl rur" cc~uY NARHA t~OgY. ~ O-~ Cc 11.1 mom' s5Iahe ` 5 'f' r4 {-`vrw E gG w ~ ❑ { Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org DESCHUTES COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION Direct Application to: Commissioner Tammy Barley Commissioner Dennis R. Luke X Date: 9-26-07 Project Name: Project Beginning Date: September, 2007 Project End Date: June. 2008 Amount of Request: $3,00o Date Funds Needed' January, 2008 Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding 93-1279550 Applicant/Organization: Center Tax ID Address: P Box 5593 City & Zip: Bend, Oregon 97708 Contact Name(s): I Betsy Warren, Executive Director I Telephone' 541-382-9410 Fax: 541-382-2781 Alternate Phone: 541-815-6488 Email: betsvw(a~healinereins.ore-~ On a separate sheet, please briefly answer the following questions: 1. Describe the applicant organization, including its purpose, leadership structure, and activities. 2. Describe the proposed project or activity. 3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity. 4. Explain how the proposed project or activity will impact the community's economic health. 5. Identify the specific communities or groups that will benefit. 6. Itemize anticipated expenditures*. Describe how grant funds will be used and include the source and amounts of matching funds or in-kind contributions, if any. If the grant will support an ongoing activity, explain how it will be funded in the future. Attach: Proof of the applicant organization's non-profit status. * Applicant may be contacted during the review process and asked to provide a complete line item budget. Sensory Trail at Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center Commissioner Michael M. Daly All Three Commissioners Amount Approved: By: Date: Declined: By: Date: Proposal to Deschutes County Lottery Fund Economic Development Grant Application September 23 2007 Respectfully Submitted To: Commissioner Dennis Luke Amount Requested: $3,000 1. Describe in detail the applicant organization, including its purpose, leadership structure, and activities. Established in 1999, Healing Reins' mission is "healing with horses," a goal it achieves by providing a memorable healing experience to disabled, emotionally challenged or behaviorally at-risk riders through physical, social and emotional interaction with horses and volunteers at a professionally staffed equestrian center in Bend. Our organization serves disabled youth and adults in Deschutes County and demand for programs has grown steadily over the years. There are many special needs children in the Bend La Pine, Redmond, Sisters, Jefferson County, and Crook County school districts. Healing Reins' focus is on special-needs youth, a fast-growing segment of the population, although about 25 percent of our students are adults. There are always outstanding requests for students and families wishing to enroll in Healing Reins programs. Forty percent of Healing Reins' riders come from low income families. For several years, the staff and Board have talked about the need to expand the program for riders who generally participate in indoor programs. They knew that having an outdoor program which will be operated for six months out of the year will make even more progress possible for students and will stimulate other forms of learning and improving mental and physical capacities. Thus, the Sensory Trail project was developed. (It is described in more detail below.) As we worked through our strategic planning process, it was clear that fulfilling this unmet need was a top priority. In recent years, our collaboration with Healing Bridge Physical Therapy Associates has been a great partnership. As outlined previously, it targets more physically challenged youth for pediatric hippotherapy, which uses the movement of horses to enhance neuromotor function and sensory processing. Their programs will also utilize the Sensory Trail, adding to the opportunity for use of this educational course. We believe that this proposal from Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center is a particularly good fit to the funding priorities of Deschutes County. Our programs promote youth education, strengthening the home and family, youth programs and, in general, programs that add to the quality of life for people in the community. Therapeutic riding uses the movement of horses and the principles of horsemanship to enhance a disabled rider's quality of life. Riding lessons are led by North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) registered instructors who create lesson plans for each student. The lesson plan is developed with specific objectives in mind to strengthen and support certain abilities of the riders. Therapeutic riding can be educational (emphasizes behavioral, social or emotional health and growth); recreational (emphasizes physical exercise and cognitive function); or medical (uses occupational and physical therapists or psychologists in the therapeutic riding arena). Healing Reins serves primarily children and some adults referred by local schools, social service agencies and the medical community in Central Oregon. At Healing Reins, more than 85 children/students ride in therapeutic programs each week. More than 140 volunteers assist in programs each week. Healing Reins serves a growing population of disabled riders in Oregon's fastest-growing county. We offer five, eight-week riding sessions each year. In addition to riding lessons for the aforementioned disabled, emotionally challenged and behaviorally at-risk students, Healing Reins has partnered with Healing Bridge Physical Therapy Associates to provide new therapy (hippotherapy) programs at increased levels in the arena and in new/expanded outdoor space for the growing population of disabled people in Central Oregon. Healing Reins is a member of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) and subscribes to the best practices established by NARHA. In addition, we are one of only two premier NARHA accredited/certified programs in Oregon. Healing Reins has a strong and active cadre of certified volunteers who are trained to oversee the therapeutic riding programs we offer. Our therapy horses have the temperament, experience and training appropriate to allow them to be matched with disabled riders. We document each rider's progress during their eight-week sessions and assess their communication, emotional, behavioral, thinking, strength and physical abilities. Our programs continue to grow each year. Last year, we served 300+ students and anticipate serving more than 400 in the coming year. 2. Describe the proposed project or activity. We request funding in the amount of $3,000 toward our Sensory Trail Development Improvement Project. The Sensory Trail at Healing Reins is a new outdoor activity area that supports physical and mental stimulations. It is located on a one-acre outdoor portion of the ranch of Healing Reins. With the volunteer assistance of Summit High School students, this project was "roughed-out" and the stations were sited. It is functional but in a non-refined state. To make the "Trail" the stellar project that our board planned, we now seek to complete necessary additions that will make the project user-friendly, cost efficient and a model for other therapy service providers in the region. The project is part educational exhibit, part physical activity playground, and part mentally challenging activity area. It is a unique and creative course of ten stations for sensory integration therapy for disabled children and some adults. It is an area that parents and families can participate with their children in group activities. The trail consists of stations accessible from horseback or walking (for parents and families of disabled students enrolled in the program). It involves the process by which the brain interprets and organizes various sensory experiences including sight, sound, smell, touch, movement, body awareness, and the pull of gravity. The ten stations offer activities such as object identification, basketball, sensory boxes with shapes, beanbag toss, herb garden, chalkboard, worm hunt, balance station, chime station, water station and other side activities that focus on following signage, auditory stimulation and incline/decline sensations. We now seek to complete the project with amenities that will maximize the use of this area and support the mental and physical growth of our students. Healing Reins' programs serve children with physical or mental disabilities and youth coping with emotional trauma, behavioral problems or family circumstances that place them at risk. Physical disabilities include conditions such as Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis and injuries resulting from accidents or strokes. Mental disabilities include Down's Syndrome, Asbergers/Autism and Attention Deficit Disorder. Regardless of the disability or challenge that brings the rider to Healing Reins, the benefits are many. Through our regular therapy programs augmented by the Sensory Trail, self-esteem is enhanced, physical strength is improved and our programs help those we serve become better students and family and community members. The project's specific objectives are to: • Raise $18,000 to refine outdoor curriculum and construct and add safety features and amenities for the Sensory Trail Project • Contract with construction company to complete all elements of project • Train staff and volunteers on programs conducted at the Sensory Trail project • Implement and maintain new and improved Sensory Trail curriculum and activities • Maintain the physical attributes of the course itself 3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity. The timeline for this project is between the fall of 2007 and the spring of 2008. Fundraising will take place this fall and the components of the project will be completed in March, April and May of 2008. 4. Explain how the proposed project or activity will impact the community's economic health. This is a modest project for Healing Reins, but it will have great impact on those we serve. It will provide a new level of educational and physical activities that will stimulate and help improve motor and cognitive skills of our clients. We will contribute to the economic health of the region in that all contractors on this project will be hired locally. An additional economic feature of this project is that since Healing Reins provides therapy for disabled individuals in Central Oregon, we provide services that motivate people to stay in Central Oregon. Prior to the establishment of programs at Healing Reins, patients often traveled to Portland or Eugene for therapy of this type. In addition, Healing Reins contributes to overall services necessary for such a rapidly growing region. We add to the fabric of this community which has a growing need for medical and social services for the diverse constituency that is developing in Central Oregon. 2 The Board of Directors at Healing Reins has focused considerably on long-range plans in recent years. Among the initiatives the Board has established are an evaluation plan to assess the progress of students; a marketing and fundraising plan to target future funding and promote sustainable growth; and a plan to expand services to disabled riders through outreach. Our fundraising efforts have matured over the past several years and we are confident that we can sustain expanded programs over time. With the assistance of the Deschutes County Granting Program in support of the development of the Sensory Trail Project, we will be able to meet the long-range goal of reaching the ever-expanding population of disabled persons and special-needs youth in Central Oregon. We believe the Sensory Trail project will be a national model of its kind in expanding learning activities for disabled persons. 5. Identify the specific communities or groups that will benefit. Again, Healing Reins serves primarily children and some adults referred by local schools, social service agencies and the medical community in Central Oregon, mostly Deschutes County. At Healing Reins, more than 85 children/students ride in therapeutic programs each week. More than 120 volunteers assist in programs each week. We anticipate that more than 400 disabled riders will utilize the Sensory Trail as part of their therapy in the coming year. 6. Itemize anticipated expenditure*. Describe how grant funds will be used and include the source and amounts of matching funds or in-kind contributions, if any. If the grant will support and ongoing activity, explain how it will be funded in the future. The total budget for the Sensory Trail is $38,000. ($20,000 has already been committed and expended toward the initial project of "roughing out" the project.) The expansion component of phase two is $18,000. This component will make possible completion of the final components of the Sensory Trail at Healing Reins. This is a new addition to our center. Its ten stations that our student riders will visit are in place. They are located in somewhat unrefined acreage on the ranch on which we provide our programs. The stations represent physical, mental and recreational challenges for our clients and their families. Funds from Deschutes County will be used to complete the Sensory Trail. As explained, the budget for this phase two of the project is $18,000 and, as mentioned, we are requesting $3,000 from Deschutes County. (This is a special initiative an additional component to our annual budget of $265,350.) The project will include the purchase of physical education materials, a defining border for the paths, sand and rubber safety covering for the paths, benches and landscaping, development of formal curriculum and printed instruction brochures, signage and watering system. Completing this project will result in a state of the art activity course that will by used by our clients and others in our community. We will provide for installation partly through paid contractors and partly through the volunteers that support Healing Reins. We now have identified the need to complete phase two of the Sensory Trail project - the addition of safety features, landscaping, signage, refined curriculum development and other additions that will make the space more educational, physically challenging, accessible, pleasant and user friendly. The Sensory Trail is an educational experience... students visit an outdoor trail with multiple stations accessible from horseback. (The stations are also accessible on foot for parents and family members who accompany their disabled family members who are on horseback.) Stations feature activities designed to promote and enhance sensory learning. Applications for funding of various Healing Reins programs have been submitted to the Ronald McDonald House Charities, the Oregon Community Foundation, the A. J. Frank Family Foundation, the Autzen Foundation, the Jeld-Wen Foundation, and the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation, among others. In addition to the organizations listed above, we will dedicate a portion of fund from our annual fundraising event, "Diamonds and Dust" to our program initiatives. This is a one-time capital project and after phase II is funded and constructed, ongoing maintenance will be covered by the operating budget of Healing Reins. 3 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE P. O. BOX 2508 CINCINNATI, OH 45201 Date : JUN 2 Z HEALING REINS THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC PO BOX 5593 BEND, OR 97708-0000 Dear Applicant: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Employer Identification Number: 93-1279550 DLN: 17053092742025 Contact Person: JOSEPH S ESTES ID# 31121 Contact Telephone Number: (877) 829-5500 Public Charity Status: 509(a) (2) Our letter dated APRIL 2000, stated you would be exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c) (3) of the internal Revenue Code, and you would be treated as a public charity, rather than as a private foundation, during an advance ruling period. Based on the information you submitted, you are classified as a public charity under the Code section listed in the heading of this letter. Since hour exempt status was not under consideration, you continue to be classified as an organization exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Code. Publication 557, Tax-Exempt Status for Your organization, provides detailed information about your rights and responsibilities as an exempt organization. You may request a copy by calling the toll-free number for forms, (800) 829-3676. Information is also available on our Internet Web Site at www.irs.gov. If you have general questions about exempt organizations, please call our toll-free number shown in the heading between 8:30 a.m. - 5;34 p.m. Eastern time. Please keep this letter in your permanent records. sincerely yours, (t3~ F.Le Lois rner Director, Exempt organizations Rulings and Agreements Letter 1050 (DOICG) Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center Project Budget Sensory Trail Development Improvements Special Initiative August 15, 2007 Physical Educational Materials $ 500 Balls, beanbags, chalk, etc., consumable supplies Hard border for path, weedblock for path $2,500 Sand/rubber material for path $5,000 Benches, additional landscaping/beautification components $5,000 Also includes, activity "fishing pond" for coordination and activity therapy (will not include live fish) Development of formal curriculum and related printed "walking/riding" instruction brochures for accessing And completing the Sensory Trail activities $1,500 Activity instruction signage for Sensory Trail at each station $1,000 Watering system for Sensory Trail area $2,500 Total $18,000 HEALING REINS CON TACT LIST June 007 NAME ADDRESS PHONE E-MAIL Betsy Warren 710 NE Majesty Ln. 633-7660 (H) betsyw@healingreins.org Executive Director Bend, Oregon 382-9410 ext. 97701 1(B) i Penny Campbell 60575 Billadeau Rd. 388-7477 (H) spectral(cb bendcable.com Program Director/ Bend, Oregon 1382-9410 ext. j)ennyc healin reins.org Operations Director 97702 2 (B) 1 383-3150 (H) davidmarchi@bend broad band, com David Marchi 2058 NW Pinot Ct. Board Position: 1 Bend, Oregon Term expires: 97701 March '10 Tom Jorgensen 2621 NW Canyon Dr 04-1993 tomj@clearwire.net Board Position: 2 Redmond, Oregon Term expires: 97756 March '10 I Diane Harrild 2328 NE Acorn Ct. 389-1736 (hm) dianeharrild@umpquabank.com Board Position: 3 Bend, Oregon 312-4803 (wk) Term expires: 97701 March '10 Board Position: 4 Open Term expires: March '10 Margaret Kolata 19347 Golden Like I 388-3027(H) mkolata@scmc.org President Ct. 383-6986(W) mkolatal (c~msn.com Board Position: 5 1 Bend, Or. 97702 Term expires: March '08 Ed Onimus 2692 SW Wickiup i 504-1078 (H)~ - je_onimus@netzero.net Board Position: 6 Redmond OR 97756 548-9383 (W) edwardo@eagle-crest.com Term expires: March '08 Anesa Moyer 61261 SW Brookside 318-3373 (H) amoyer(a)scmc.org Board Position: 7 Loop 693-5889 (W) Term expires: i Bend OR 97702 March '08 Board Position: 8 Open i Term Expires: March '08 Eric Buckles 22960 Lariat Ln 385-5377 (H) ebuckles(a~cocc.edu Immediate Past Bend OP 97702 383-7219 (W) seahorse bend net. com President Board Position: 9 Term expires: March '09 i Donna Thayer 62231 Bennett Rd. 385-5611 thayerdd(a)earthlink.net Board Position:10 Bend, Or. 97701 Term Expires: March '09 Judy Van Nice Greer, Mahr 385-1362 (H) judyv@resultscpa.com Treasurer Associates, LLP 388-7883 (W) Board Position: 11 499 SW Upper 388-0739 Term Expires: Terrace Drive, Ste A, (Fax) March '09 Bend, OR 97702 Board Position: 12 ~ - Open Term Expires: March '09 October 17, 2007 Commissioner Dennis Luke Commissioner Mike Daly Commissioner Tammy Baney Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall Street, Suite 200 Bend, OR 97701-1947 Dear Board of Commissioners: The City of Madras is asking for a letter of support from the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners for a Connect Oregon U project proposal being submitted by the City of Madras. The project is titled the "Heavy Aircraft and Major Engine Maintenance Facility." The intent of the project is to build a 30,000 square foot hangar in which major engine maintenance can occur on large radial aircraft engines as well as airframe inspection and repair. The facility would house a well known and reputable private aircraft maintenance business that specializes in this type of work. While the business will be required to pay for lease space, Connect Oregon H grant and loan assistance is necessary to make the project economically viable for both the City and the business. Additional benefits include: ➢ Intermodal benefits associated with servicing air eight haulers and their aircraft. ➢ Highly skilled family wage job development and preservation. ➢ Building on General Aviation Airports as an important part of the intermodal transportation system in Oregon. ➢ The business will bring an air carrier certificate to Madras enabling it to provide on demand air transportation to Madras and Jefferson County. ➢ The business is currently developing a business plan and strategy to expand into the helicopter heavy lift market. ➢ The business will initially support radial powered aircraft and in the future provide inspection and repair on turbine powered aircraft. The City of Madras did not make a project application under Connect Oregon I. However, we did support those other agencies in Central Oregon that did make applications in that initial round. We hope that the Deschutes County Commission can provide a similar letter of support for the Madras project proposal. I hope that you understand the necessity of our being discreet regarding the business' name and other details. That information will become public later. Meanwhile, attached is an example of a letter of support for our project. Please let me know if you require any additional information on this request. Ve y s e Morgan City Administrator CC: Dave Kanner, County Administrator. Enc. "A goal without commitment and determination is a to DECE~WE OCT 1 01 LCN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ADMINISTRATION st dream. " City ofMadras, 71 S.E. D Street, Madras, OR 97741 EXAMPLE LETTER OF SUPPORT Date Mayor Jason Hale City of Madras 71 SE D Street Madras, OR 97741 Dear Mayor Hale: Deschutes County provides this letter of support for the City of Madras' Connect Oregon II grant application. The Madras project, entitled the "Heavy Aircraft and Major Engine Maintenance Facility" provides for the construction of a 30,000 square foot hangar at the Madras Airport. It is my understanding that this new facility will house a business that maintains large radial engines and provides airframe inspection and repair for large aircraft. It appears that this project addresses many Connect Oregon H objectives, including: ➢ economic benefit to the State through the creation and retention of family wage jobs ➢ reduces air and ground transportation costs by retaining and expanding this aircraft maintenance service in Oregon ➢ improves the utilization and efficiency of a critical transportation mode (air freight and general aviation airports) Good look with your application. Very truly yours, ~v ILWVAY 185 NE 10th Street Prineville, OR 97754 541-447-6251 October 8, 2007 Deschutes County 1300 NW Wall Street, Suite 200 Bend, OR 97701 WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT FOR CONNECT OREGON TWO! As rail service for small rural shippers in Oregon deteriorates due to the large railroads desire to haul large blocks of cars for long distances between metropolitan areas, the use of short line railroads and/or multi-modal distribution centers to gather freight from numerous small shippers is becoming the only alternative to preserve and enhance freight mobility in rural Oregon. The ability to use the cost effectiveness of rail is crucial to economic development and attracting new industry to our regions while keeping our rail shippers connected and competitive in the regional, national and global marketplace. The Prineville Freight Depot is a multi-modal, warehouse, trans-load, distribution center located on the City of Prineville short-line railway in Prineville. The Freight Depot is currently handling product truck to rail, rail to truck or truck to truck for over 16 Oregon businesses. Customers from as far away as John Day and Burns who are not rail served are using the facility as well as customers who cannot get service or are dissatisfied with the 4 service they get from the large railroads. DECEoWE O CT 1 8 2007 BOAR5 Of COI-NAISSIONERS ADMINISTRATION F~ We pull for you! We were fortunate enough to receive a $2 million grant under Connect Oregon 1 for the Phase 1 upgrade of the facility and are asking for your support to complete the remainder of the facility with a grant under the Connect Oregon 2 program. Connect Oregon 2 Applications are due by the end of November so if you agree to send a support letter, having them to us by mid-November will be greatly appreciated. We have attached an example support letter. Please feel free to make any changes or revisions you would like and return a signed copy on your company letterhead to: Dan Lovelady General Manager City of Prineville Railway 185 NE 10th Street Prineville, OR 97754 Thank You Dan Sample Letter of Support for the Prineville Freight Depot for Connect Oregon Two Funding Direct to: Oregon Transportation Commission Dear Commission Members Enhancement of Central Oregon's Freight Mobility is of vital interest to all of Central, Eastern and South Central Oregon. These areas have witnessed an almost exponential increase in growth resulting in increased truck and passenger vehicle traffic on our already over crowded highways. There is no question that rail shipping and services is a critical transportation component for economic development and also an important alternative to trucking. The benefit to the public of reducing truck traffic on Oregon roads results in enhanced safety, energy savings and direct financial payoff to the state in extending the life of the taxpayer- supported highway system. As the large railroads operational goals trend toward moving large blocks of freight as rapidly as possible between major metropolitan hubs with a minimum of interruption along the way, small shippers especially in rural areas of Oregon are being left behind. In order to comply with the large railroad operational needs, multi-modal freight hubs and short line railroads can consolidate carloads from multiple shippers and deliver them in blocks to the large railroad interchange requiring them to only stop once to set-out and pick-up. The Prineville Freight Depot, located on the City of Prineville Railway is a multi-modal warehouse, trans-load, distribution center that now serves over 16 rail customers from Eastern and Central Oregon. With open access to both the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad, the Prineville Freight Depot and the City of Prineville Railway provide a template for the future of rail transportation in all areas of rural Oregon. We support the Prineville Freight Depot and urge you to fund the Phase 2 portion of the areas only multi-modal distribution center in your Connect Oregon Two program. 1 b/ 17/ 2UU ( 12:U5 ;l 5ERYATION Board of Dlreelora Board Chair John Woolley Supervisor Humboldt County CA Board Secretary Paul Newman Supervisor Cochise County AZ Bob Frelmork Senior Policy Analyst The Wilderness Soci®ty Barry jacobs Commissioner Orange County NC Advisory CommlMee Robert Downing Commissioner Calhoun County AL Dorothea Farris Commissioner Pitkin Counly CO Paul Ferguson Commissioner Arington County VA Brett Hulsey Supervisor Dane County WI 541-247-9521 CONSERVATION LEADERS PAGE 01 Conservation Leaders Network P.O. Box 46 • Wedderburn, OR 97491 • Ph Email: info@conservationleoders,or • (541) 247-8079 • Fax (541) 2 1 9 Web site: Www.conservationleadersers,or .org Post-its Pax Note 7671 1co. October 15, 2007 Dear Colleague, I am writing to you today as a former county commissioner who remains concerned about America's public lands and the lack of accountability the mining industry has to the American taxpayer. Please send a letter to your US Senators and Members of Congress to urge them to support environmentally sound mining practices on federal lands. The New York Times recently wrote that our current tinning law "is among the last statutory survivors of the boisterous era of westward expansion. Essentially unchanged since Ulysses S. Grant signed it into law, its sets the basic rules for mining hard-rock minerals like gold, copper and uranium on public lands. Useful in its day, it is a disaster now. It requires no royalties from the mining companies and contains no environmental safeguards, allowing mines to wreak havoc on water supplies and landscapes." Our nation's current minting law is bad for several reasons. Bung Hunt SupervLsar Mono County CA It makes mining the dominant use of federal lauds, for courts have interpreted the Act to mean that i i " " Bob Jacobson Council m n ng trumps all other uses of these public lands. It offers "miners" the right to buy public lands-ev h Howofl ounty Hi en w en there is an overriding public need to maintain those lands for public uses i Andy Kerr , ncluding forestry, watershed protection, recreation, and other uses. The Larch Company Oregon It shortchanges American taxpayers. 'taxpayers for Common Sense Mike Murray Commissioner Commissioner points out that our current raining law "robs taxpayers by allowing " Clark County MT LeWis & companies to alert" p -take title of-public lands for the rock bottom price of $5 an ac ~ Bob ob Rackleff , re Once they have purchased this practically free land, mining com i Supervisor Leon County Fl. pan es are allowed to extract metals and minerals-an estimated 245 billion worth over the ear - i h Pete Sorenson y s -w t out paying a dime in royalties." Other industries which extract resource f Commissioner Lane COVnfy OR s rom our federal lands (coal, oil and gas, for example) royalties ° pay ruining from 8 /o to 12.5%. Glon Spain Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherme ' It doesn't require the mining companies to clean up their toxic mess. "Adding insult to injury is that tax a er f t h n s Associations p y s oo t e bill for billions of dollars in cleanup costs when mines are stripped bare and aba d d °r`9°n n one . One estimate puts the total cleanup cost at between $32 billi " Cheiy) Thurp on and $72 billion, wrote Taxpayers for Common Sense Former Commissioner _ Curry County OR 10/15/2007 12:05 541-247-9521 CONSERVATION LEADERS PAGE 02 4 They also point out that, "The U.S. Environmental Protection, Agency's roster of the nation's worst industrial contain nation hot spots, the so-called Superftlnd list, includes more than 25 mines. Cleaning them up will cost billions of dollars." It rasps public health. While the West was sparsely settled when this law was enacted, that is not the case now. Mines have impacted many Western towns, destroyed drinking water supplies, and contaminated Children's bodies with lead and other toxics_ Hardrock ironing has polluted an estimated 40 percent of western waterways with cyanide, lead, arsenic, mercury and other toxics, and has left a legacy of a half million abandoned mine sites. It lacks any environmental protection requirements. It fails to protect water quality, wildlife habitat, and other natural resources from the often devastating impacts of poorly managed mineral activities. Please send a letter to your US Senators and Members of Congress to urge them to support e0vironmentally sound mining practices on federal lands. I have enclosed a draft letter for your convenience. Feel free to revise it as you see fit and to give me a call if you'd like more information. I can also email the text of the draft letter to your staff, to facilitate production on your letterhead, if you'd like. Thank You for considering this request. Please fax a copy of your letter to me at 541247- 9521, Sincerely, Peg R n Executive Director 10/15/2007 12:05 541-247-9521 CONSERVATION LEADERS PAGE 03 MOTE: Please send three letters, one to each of the names below. Obviously, you will just use one address per letter. Senator Gordon Smith U.S. Senate 404 Russell Senate pffice Building Washington, D.C. 20510-3704 Senator Ron Wydru U.S. Senate 230 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Representative Greg Walden U.S. House of Representatives 1210 Longworth Washington DC 20515 Dear, I am writing to you today to urge you to support sensible policies that support environmentally sound mining practices on federal lands. Present mining practices governed by antiquated mining laws do not reflect the values of present day Americans. My constituents want their public lands to remain public lands and they want them to be useful to generations to come. They do not want mining to be the dominant use of these lands; they do not want hardrock mining to be able to trump all other uses of these valuable American resources. They want damage to the laud and water to be prevented, and where it has already occurred, they want it cleaned up. Public health and environmental protection should be a fundamental tenet of any federal mining law. The American taxpayer deserves better than the existing training laws. Payment of royalties for resources extracted .froze, public lands should be required, and should be on par with existing oil, coal, and gas royalties. These public lands should be kept in public ownership. As a local elected official, i know how important it is that the federal government respects the interests of local communities, especially those whose economies rely on the protection and use of neighboring federal lands. Their participation in federal mining decisions is critical. Thank you for considering my comnpcats. Pagel of 2 Dave Kanner From: Dennis Luke Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 4:32 PM To: Mike Daly; Tammy Baney; Dave Kanner Cc: Mark Pilliod; Laurie Craghead Subject: FW: Skyline Forest Please see Brad's e-mail below. Please note that a letter of support is not in any way an approval of the Fidelity proposal. I asked Brad to send me a sample letter. I would hope we could put this on Monday's work session. I am sure Legal Counsel would appreciate it if you did not respond to me about this issue. I would suggest Dave Kanner. Dennis R. Luke Deschutes County Commissioner 1300 NW Wall St. Suite 200 Bend, Oregon 97701 541-388-6568 dennisl@co.deschutes.or.us From: Brad Chalfant [mailto:bsc@deschutesiandtrust.org] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 4:11 PM To: Dennis Luke Subject: Skyline Forest Dear Dennis, I'll follow up with a phone call, but I wanted to run this past you by email before calling. As you know, the owner of Skyline Forest (Fidelity) has offered to donate most of Skyline to the Land Trust if they're able to get their proposed development approved. Obviously, they've got a big challenge ahead of them. Consequently, we're pursuing two tracks: l.) prepare for a possible donation of 28,000 acres and 2.) prepare to try to buy the forest if it's offered for sale. Thanks to Chuck Burley, a federal funding program called Forest Legacy is now available for Oregon and we've made application for funding for Skyline. Our quandary is that we're still unsure precisely how this transaction will come together and unfortunately, this is a hurry up and wait sort of situation. The timeline for submitting the application was rushed and if the proposal is approved, money won't be available for nearly 2 years. With that sort of a time frame, we went ahead and applied for $5 million in funding through Forest Legacy (US Dept. of Agriculture). We wrote the grant in two alternative forms and if the property is donated to the Land Trust, the funding will provide an endowment to cover the cost of managing public use of the forest (including things like managing fuels, paying taxes, etc.). If we have to try and buy the property, we can use the Forest Legacy funds for a purchase (along with Community Forest Authority bonds and private fundraising). The reason for writing is that I need to list agencies and organizations that support the application and I'd like to have Deschutes County's support if possible. The Board has obviously been extremely supportive of Skyline and has voted to create the CFA, but I want to be careful not to misrepresent that support. And let me be clear, support for the Forest Legacy application is not support for Fidelity's proposal or for any landuse application. Anyway, I'll give you a call and you can tell me 10/23/2007 Page 2 of 2 how I should proceed. Thanks. Brad Chalfant Executive Director Deschutes Land Trust 210 NW Irving, Suite 102 Bend, OR 97701 (541) 330-0017 (541) 330-0013 FAX www.deschuteslandtrust.org Lands in Trust, Protected Forever 10/23/2007 Brad Chalfant Deschutes Basin Land Trust 210 NW Irving, Suite 102 Bend, Oregon 97701 RE: Skyline Community Forest - Forest Legacy Proposal Dear Brad, As you know, Deschutes County through the Board of County Commissioners previously voted to create the country's first Community Forest Authority with the intent of supporting efforts to conserve large productive timberlands like Skyline Forest (aka Bull Springs Tree Farm) for their economic productivity, wildlife habitat, recreational, educational and scenic values. Should Skyline Forest be acquired by the Deschutes Basin Land Trust as a community forest, we will expect the Land Trust to manage the forest actively and carefully, maintaining public access, managing wildlife resources, minimizing fuel loading/wildfire risks and maintaining a sustainable timber harvest from the forest. You've also committed to keep these lands on the tax rolls and to coordinate and cooperate with public agencies. We understand that you've applied for Forest Legacy funds in two phases totaling $5 million that could be utilized for an endowment to underwrite management of the forest or if necessary utilized for the purchase of the property. To that end, we support your effort to acquire Skyline Forest and your application through the Oregon Department of Forestry for funding from the federal Forest Legacy program. Good luck and please keep us informed as your efforts progress. Deschutes County Board of Commissioners Lane County Board of Commissioners Bill Dwyer Bill Fleenor Bobby Green, Sr: Peter:Sorenson Faye Hills Stewart September 24, 2007 WD be/fs/07045/T Deschutes County Mike Daly, Chair 1300 NW Wall Street Bend, OR 97701 Dear Chair Mike Daly: The 110th Congress is accelerating efforts to accomplish its legislative agenda before the calendar year expires. The federal fiscal year ends in less than a week and most of the appropriations bills have yet to be reconciled through conference committee; target adjournment dates have slipped from October into November and possibly December. Through the efforts of Oregon's Congressional delegation and the resources you have provided to secure additional advocacy support in Washington, D.C., our push to achieve a multi-year extension of the county payments program is fully engaged. Prior to the August recess, with the help of Cassidy & Associates and staff of the House Natural Resources Committee, Rep. DeFazio introduced and took to hearing HR 3058, a companion bill to the Wyden-Baucus- Bingaman-Feinstein-Reid package that received 74 aye votes on the floor of the U.S. Senate last spring. That bill received notice of markup recently and is expected to be voted out of committee in the near term. Much of that momentum was generated by your commitment and the National Coalition's fly-in that some of you attended in mid-September. Once HR 3058 goes to the House floor, the salient elements of the proposal can be packaged with other priority legislation and conveyed to the Senate for adoption or conference. Those next steps are crucial in order to have a multi-year package ready for final passage and sent to the White House before 2007 ends. Lane County, in conjunction with our cost-sharing partners, will continue to pursue resolution of this issue with our best resources on the ground. The short-term is a multi-year extension that contains the best possible outcome for Oregon counties and schools. Long term, the efforts remains focused on a post-reauthorization, durable solution. The retainer with Cassidy & Associates through the end of 2007 is necessary in order to ensure that your harness grassroots advocacy and interests reach Congressional leadership in a timely and effective manner. Once again, we ask you to consider participating in the coalition of 11 Oregon Counties that are willing to share in this investment. Based on a proportionate share, your contribution this PUBLIC SERVICE BUILDING / 125 EAST 8TH AVENUE / EUGENE, OR 97401 / (541) 682-4203 / FAX (541) 682-4616 Page 2 - Letter re: Coalition Participation WD be/fs/07045/T quarter would be $528.00. Remittance can be sent to Lane County, c/o County Administration, 125 E. 8th Avenue, Eugene, OR. 97401. Your contribution enables Lane County to keep C&A's expertise and access focused on this issue. Please call Tony Bieda, IGR Manager at 541.912.8419 if you have questions. Regards, Faye Stewart, Chair Lane County Board of Commissioners