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2010-2894-Minutes for Meeting September 20,2010 Recorded 10/4/2010Deschutes 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, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 Present were Commissioners Dennis R. Luke, Alan Unger and Tammy Baney. Also present were Dave Kanner, County Administrator; Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator; and, for portions of the meeting, Judith Ure, Administration; Ronda Connor, Personnel; David Inbody, Assistant to the Administrator; Scott Cooper, Andrew Spreadborough, Jim Fleming, Carol Swendsen, and Alden Swendsen for the La Pine Community Kitchen; media representative Hillary Saraceno of The Bulletin; and three other citizens. Chair Luke opened the meeting of 1:30 p.m. 1. Review of Grant Application for La Pine Community Kitchen. Judith Ure stated that the grant was turned down for a variety of reasons, the most significant being the property site, which is bigger than the State thinks it should be. They got a great deal on the property, which involves three lots. All three are owned by one party. Perhaps a separate funding source might be needed for the third lot. There are no criteria on what size property is needed, and cost does not seem to be a factor. Mr. Cooper added that additional space in the parking lot is needed for snow removal. Ms. Ure said that they would need additional coordination with the Oregon Food Bank, which is being scheduled. UNGER: Move Board endorsement of the grant and Chair signature. BANEY: Second. VOTE: BANEY: Yes. UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIAL NANCY BLANKENSHIP, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' JOURNAL 111111111111111111111111 II I III 2010-2894 RECORDS CLERK j Q N10-189i 10/04/2010 10:54:09 AM Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, September 20, 2010 Page 1 of 5 Pages 2. HealthStat Update. Jim Apetz and Christy Caffee, the account manager for HealthStat, gave an update on the employee health clinic to be operated through their company, Healthstat. Ms. Connor said they are getting questions about the prescription program and how young children can be to be covered. They are conducting interviews for the medical staff positions at this time. The current plan is one part-time position for mid-level care, and two part-time nurses plus staff. More will be known about staffing levels once the plan has begun to be utilized. Mr. Apetz feels the clinic will be operational around the first of the year. A variety of issues were addressed. 3. Policy Changes: Vendor Policy (Update); Sustainability Purchasing (New). Eric Kropp went over the updated vendor policy and the new sustainability policy. Commissioner Luke asked about posting events for non-profits or fundraising information. Mr. Kanner stated that the vendor policy primarily applies to outside vendors. UNGER: Move County Administrator signature. BANEY: Second. VOTE: BANEY: Yes. UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. Commissioner Luke said that he has a problem with the sustainability purchasing policy. He asked if energy star products should be purchased if they are more than 5% more in cost. Mr. Kropp stated that an analysis could be done to compute overall costs. Commissioner Luke stated that the LEED certification could be very costly. Commissioner Unger said that the LEED standards can be used but the process to obtain the plaque, which is expensive, might not be necessary. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, September 20, 2010 Page 2 of 5 Pages Commissioner Baney asked how to cultivate and encourage employees to purchase items that are more sustainable. Sometimes it is more expensive at the beginning. Mr. Kropp said that training could be used within the County to clarify how and what to buy. UNGER: Move County Administrator signature. BANEY: Second. VOTE: BANEY: Yes. UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes no. (Split vote) 4. Other Items. Scott Cooper gave a brief update of the Project Mobile Connect event, which was very successful and had more attendees than at previous events. The need is obviously greater now. Dave Kanner asked if the Board wanted to continue discussions with Rocky Mountain Products, who has requested a loan greater than granted by the Board. Commissioner Luke said that the property taxes are in arrears. Commissioner Unger stated they are working with EDCO and it should be left up to them. If EDCO feels that more should be done, they can make a recommendation. Commissioner Baney said that she feels they should be heard. She thinks that what was presented by EDCO was not exactly what Rocky Mountain had thought would be presented. Mr. Kanner noted that no mention of getting funds from other sources was in the letter. EDCO, who are the experts, felt that the amount granted, $56,000, was adequate although EDCO said they wanted $100,000. Commissioner Baney said that perhaps EDCO's role needs to be clarified, including whether EDCO is representing the business or the County. Commissioner Unger feels that a written response to the letter would be adequate and may eliminate some confusion. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, September 20, 2010 Page 3 of 5 Pages Commissioner Luke observed that if a meeting was allowed with the applicant, this opens the door to others who want to bypass what EDCO feels is appropriate. EDCO has the information needed to determine at what level funding should occur. The company's information would not remain private if it was presented to the County. If more discussion is needed after the letter is drafted and sent, the subject can come before the Board again. A Community Leaders' Summit on Diabetes will take place on September 29, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Commissioner Baney said she would attend. Commissioner Baney said she has been contacted four times by the medical marijuana people. She is not excited about meeting with them as she has strong feelings about drugs in general. Mr. Kanner stated that another person keeps contacting the Board regarding drafting a letter relating to the war in Afghanistan. The Commissioners agreed that it is not the role of the Board to get involved with these issues, although individually they can get involved with whatever they want. Concerning strategy for future legislation, Commissioner Unger asked if more information needs to be shared to educate the legislators on what is needed locally. Various topics were discussed including Saturday market provisions, the status of mental health and Commission on Children & Families' funding, and the OLCC. Mr. Kanner said that he has been asked about the Lower Bridge mine site, the bigger portion on the west side. Conditions have been met on what was required on the east side. The Commissioners asked that an update be given on Wednesday. The problem is that no one has authority over the site because it was pre-DOGAMI. It is not eligible for Super Fund oversight because there is no hazard per Super Fund criteria. The soil is naturally occurring and is not considered a pollutant, even though the dust is a problem per the local residents. Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, September 20, 2010 Page 4 of 5 Pages Mr. Kanner stated that the NeighborImpact program has received a request for funding from someone who does not qualify and who already got $7,500 in rebates. Being no fitrther items discussed, the meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m. DATED this Day 2010 for the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. Dennis R. Luke, Chair ATTEST: Recording Secretary COQ- Alan Unger, Vice Chair Tammy Baney, Commissioner Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Page 5 of 5 Pages Monday, September 20, 2010 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, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 1. Review of Grant Application for La Pine Community Kitchen - Judith Ure 2. HealthStat Update - Representatives of HealthStat 3. Policy Changes: Vendor Policy (Update); Sustainability Purchasing (New) - Erik Kropp 4. Other Items 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. All meetings are conducted in the Board of Commissioners' meeting rooms at 1300 NW Wall St., Bend, unless otherwise indicated. P 'you have questions regarding a meeting, please call 388-6572. Deschutes County meeting locations are wheelchair accessible. Deschutes County provides reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. For deaf, hearing impaired or speech disabled, dial 7-1-1 to access the state transfer relay service for TTY. Please call (541) 388-6571 regarding alternative formats or for further information. o N 1., N 1. V I'll Q~l J N L ~I N y v L H o E ` C al S N r1 M cr- 90 M o- j 4 1 ~ J ~ 1n v N wl V O J CO y ~ h ~ 4 ~ ~ s b v r° Q V cy~ c 1 ~1 U Q) fa a to Ul o 71 business ore • • n August 30, 2010 Infrastructure Finance Authority Honorable Dennis Luke Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall, Suite 200 Bend, Oregon 97701 RE: Community Development Block Grant Application, ($800,000) La Pine Food Bank, Second Quarter 2010 Competitive Application Review Dear Chairman Luke: Thank you for submitting the county's application for the La Pine Food Bank project. While the county's proposal was not recommended for funding by the review committee during the current funding round, we believe your project is important and has the potential to receive funds in the future. The department is committed to providing you additional project development technical assistance through the IFA Regional Coordinator for your area, Robert Ault, as you work to improve the application. Below please find our review comments along with recommendations and requirements: Land Acquisition - In January of 2010 when the county submitted the Intake Form for review, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and Policy Coordinators made several comments via email regarding the project design. One of the comments was in regard to the size of the land area being considered for acquisition. Our correspondence indicated: "The property site is much larger than needed for the size of the building being proposed, so either the property being acquired needs to be downsized or there will need to be match money used for the portion of the property not needed for the building. Under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition (URA) rules, CDBG funds can only purchase the minimum amount of land necessary for the funded activity. For example, an architect's estimate in an application for a similar facility received in the fourth quarter of 2009 identified a 10,000-12,000 square foot facility on 1.19 acres of land." The application submitted by Deschutes County proposes purchasing three tax lots in the Newberry Business Park which would amount to 1.29 acres of land. Each of the tax lots are .43 acres. The conceptual drawing submitted shows 70 parking spots with approximately half of those located on the third tax lot with no other improvements located on. that tax lot. Seventy parking spaces seem more than what is needed for a facility of this size. What is the reason for proposing 70 parking spaces? It appears that for the 5,000 square foot, facility, the county-is proposing to purchase an excessive amount of property. There is no match money in the current proposed budget for purchase of the excess land, so the county or the non-profit will need to find match dollars in order to purchase the third tax lot. (ra VISEP - 2 2M M 775 Summer St, NE, Suite 200 • Salem, OR 97301-1280 503-986-0123 • fax 503-581-51 15 • TTY 800-735-2900 • www.orinfrc BOARD Of COMMISSIONERS .org ADMINISTRATION The county application must provide either documentation of the need for 70 parking spaces for the proposed facility or that non-CDBG matching funds are available and will be utilized to pay for the third lot, which solely contains parking spaces. This is not a CDBG eligible expense. The county must also provide documentation that non-CDBG matching funds are available to pay for all related land acquisition costs for the third lot, such as legal, appraisal, record fees, closing costs, etc. Operating Hours - The application for the food bank has two different proposals for operating hours. One part of the application states 21.5 hours per week and another part of the application states 21.5 hours per month. In the past the department has required that each facility built with CDBG funding be open a minimum of at least half time per week. The 21.5 hours per week proposal would be acceptable, the 21.5 hours per month would not be. In order to meet the continued use requirement the food bank must remain open for five years after the grant contract with the state is administratively closed. This could be 8-10 years from the date of grant award. If the volunteers the county relies upon to operate the facility are no longer available, the county must operate the facility with staff until the continued use requirement has been met or repay the grant. The county must provide a written commitment that the CDBG funded food bank will be open for a minimum of 20 hours per week and should volunteers be no longer available to operate the facilty the county will operate the food bank System Development Charges - In the original application submitted for review, the architect included an estimate of $29,133 for System Development Charges (SDC's). System Development Charges cannot be paid with CDBG funds and the applicant was told they needed to include match funds for these items. Instead, the non-profit submitted a letter stating they believed the SDC's would be $7,360 and they would be asking the La Pine Sewer and Water Districts to waive these fees. Please confirm the actual system development charges that will be assessed or confirm the SDC's will be fully waived. If the fees are not waived the non-profit is committing to pay them, and must confirm in their budget and cash balances the availability of funds to pay the SDC's, if any. The county must provide documentation showing the amount of system development charges associated with the project and documentation that non-CDBG committed matching funds are available to pay for these costs, if any. Construction Budget - The CDBG program requires construction cost estimates be prepared by an architect or engineer licensed to work within the State of Oregon. The total cost of the estimate for the 5,000 square foot building is $557,400 with $27,870 budgeted for contingency. The proposed project budget includes a 5% construction contingency amount of $27,870. It is not recommended to commence with a construction project with less than a 10% construction contingency. Based upon the construction estimate of $557,400 the full contingency amount would be $55,740. The Department strongly recommends budgeting for the full construction contingency. Project Timeline - The application contained a proposed project work plan. This timeline shows the county beginning activities on September 1, 2010 and having the architectural design completed on December 31, 2010. This is not a realistic timeline since OBDD-IFA will not make the 2nd quarter funding awards until August 30, 2010 and if the county was awarded a grant, the county and the department must enter into a grant contract (may take 1-2 months) then complete the environmental exemption, and then develop an RFQ for the architect as well as begin the Uniform Relocation Act process for the land acquisition. Once an architect is chosen and a contract developed, it must be submitted to OBDD for review and approval before it is executed. The projected timeline does not incorporate time to complete the environmental assessment required for the construction project, selection of an architect, or time for OBDD-IFA to approve all project related documents. The timeline should be adjusted by a minimum of 4-6 months to more accurately reflect the time needed to complete the project. The department recommends revising the project timeline and incorporating the CDBG program requirements into the timeline. Grant Administration - The project budget contains only $15,392 for grant administration. The Department strongly recommends that the county budget the maximum funds allowed under the program of $25,000 for this activity. Fixtures and Equipment - There is a budget line item for $25,500 for fixtures and equipment. The architect's budget has a line item for "furniture, fixtures and equipment" for $25,500. Page 12-3 of the 2010 Method of Distribution requires that any purchase and installation of equipment be limited to that which is a fixed and integral structure to the building. Any furniture or items that are not fixed and integral cannot be paid for with CDBG funds and must be paid for with matching funds. The county must provide a list identifying each piece of equipment proposed to be purchased with CDBG funds along with the purchase price and installation cost associated with each piece. Proposed Food Bank Budget - The proposed budget that was included with the application is titled "Proposed Pantry Budget" but includes expenses for the kitchen food program which is not a part of the food bank and the clothes closet which is also not a part of the food bank. The La Pine non-profit that will be operating and maintaining the new food bank facility has not had a financial audit completed within the past three years. Although the non-profit has been in operation for eight years they still have minimal working capital and are vulnerable to any downturns or unanticipated expenses. While their expenses are fairly consistent from month to month their contribution revenue can be sporadic. The financial projections that were provided with the application appear to be optimistic and inconsistent with historic gifts received. What is the increased giving attributable to? The non-profit revenues do not appear to be sufficient to operate the size of the facility that is being applied for and would be a drain on their overall operational revenues and result in further annual losses. Due to their current working capital position any future losses would likely cause the entire operation to fail before the required five year continued use period has expired. The county must review the operating budget and provide the department with an operating and maintenance budget that covers only the operation of the food bank and its dedicated charitable donatons. Documentation is needed of the financial tax return records or year end closing statements for the past three years for the non-profit operations. These documents need to show revenue resources and expenditures for overall operations of the three facilities as well as separate statements on the individual facilities. The county must submit a written commitment that if the non-profit is unable to properly operate and maintain the facility through the completion of the five year continued use period the county will do so or repay the grant. Operating Agreement - Appendix A of the La Pine Community Kitchen Operating Agreement to be entered into between the county and the La Pine Community Kitchen identifies the estimated monthly operational cost of $531 per month, including utilities, insurance and janitorial service. This cost does not include any building maintenance/repair expenses. All facilities constructed with federal funds must be maintained appropriately. Maintenance funds need to be included in the budget. There is also a disparity between the operation and maintenance expense line item contained in the proposed operating budget and the amount contained in Appendix A. These two documents should contain consistent information. The county must provide a revised Appendix A of the La Pine Community Kitchen operating budget that provides for building maintenance and repair expenses and that correlates to the new proposed operating budget that is submitted. A breakout of the items and amounts in the operating expenses is also requested. This project, as proposed, will require matching funds for land acquisition, system development charges (if any), suggested additional construction contingency as well as furniture and equipment that is not fixed and integral. Currently, there are no matching funds committed to the project and the operating budget proposed by the non-profit is insufficient and lacks data to support its projections. Overall the project appears to be lacking in development and will need additional fund raising as well as project development work. The application is conceptual in nature and needs further refinement in order to be ranked as a ready-to-proceed construction project. There is no indication that the non-profit has discussed this food bank concept with the Oregon Food Bank and requested their expert assistance with design, operating expenses, and fund raising. The department recommends that the county and the non-profit contact the Oregon Food Bank and request their expertise with designing the appropriately sized food bank and developing a realistic operating budget. If you have any questions or want to a schedule a meeting to discuss the project proposal in more detail please contact Robert Ault, your Regional Coordinator, at (503) 986-0133 or by email at Robert.Ault cr state.or.us Sincerely, L c: Robert Ault, IFA Regional Coordinator Date: September 13, 2010 To: Board of County Commissioners From: Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator JU Re: Proposed Update to Vendor Policy and New Proposed Sustainability Purchasing Policy Staff will bring forward two policies for your consideration at the September 20, 2010 work session. The first is a draft update to the vendor solicitation policy. The current "Vendors and Salespersons on County Property" policy was adopted on January 22, 1986 (copy attached). Staff is proposing that is policy be updated with General Administration Policy Number GA-20 (attached). GA-20 updates the policy format and also allows a department head to ban salespersons from the department for security reasons or if the department head deems the sales activity as disruptive. The second policy is a new proposed policy on sustainable purchasing (attached). The intent of this policy is to promote sustainability and environmental stewardship through fiscally responsible and prudent purchasing. DESCHUTES COUNTY GENERAL POLICY NO.: P-1986-016 Adopted Date: January 22, 1986 (Old Policy No. 86-01-08) SUBJECT: VENDORS AND SALESPERSONS ON COUNTY PROPERTY POLICY: Vendors and salespersons are not to conduct business with County employees at employee workstations or on employee work time. Vendors and salespersons are expressly forbidden from conducting business at any public counter, lobby, waiting area, or workstation. Vendors or salespersons who wish to conduct business with a County employee on an appointment basis may do so in a location such as a coffee room, break room, lunch room or in a location not county-owned. Any County employee who wishes to transact any non-county sales related business must do so on their own time and in a location such as a coffee room, break room, lunch room or in a non-county area. The above conditions apply to all employees and salespersons, including but not limited to: make-up sales, insurance sales, meat product sales, frozen food sales, candy sales, soap sales, jewelry sales, cookie sales, run- raising pledges, drug deals, etc. DATED this 22nd day of January, 1986. Page 1 - DESCHUTES COUNTY GENERAL POLICY NO. P-1986-016 `JTES o Deschutes County Administrative Policy No. GA-20 Effective Date: DRAFT VENDORS AND SALESPERSONS ON COUNTY PROPERTY Vendors and salespersons are not to conduct business with County employees at employee workstations or on employee work time. Vendors and salespersons are expressly forbidden from conducting business at any public counter, lobby, waiting area, or workstation. Vendors or salespersons who wish to conduct business with a County employee on an appointment basis may do so in a location such as a coffee room, break room, lunch room or in a location not county-owned. Many County locations are not accessible for security reasons. A County employee who wishes to make a non-business related purchase must do so on their own time and in a location such as a coffee room, break room, lunch room or in a non-county area. A department head, at his/her sole discretion, may ban salespersons from the department for security reasons or if the department head deems the activity disruptive. The above conditions apply to all types of sales, including but not limited to, make-up, insurance, meat products, frozen foods, candy, soap, jewelry, cookies, fund-raising pledges, and other similar activities. This policy does not apply to County sanctioned activities such as meetings with Deschutes County deferred compensation program representatives, blood drives, etc. Approved by the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners Dave Kanner County Administrator Policy #GA-20 Vendors and Salespersons on County property -TES l { Deschutes County Administrative Policy XXXXXX Effective Date: DRAFT SUSTAINABILITY PURCHASING POLICY STATEMENT OF POLICY It is the policy of Deschutes County to promote sustainability and environmental stewardship through fiscally responsible and prudent purchasing. APPLICABILITY This policy applies to all Deschutes County departments. POLICY AND PROCEDURES Nothing in this policy shall or is intended to contravene the Deschutes County Public Contracting Code (DCC 2.27) and Oregon state law regarding purchasing. County staff shall, whenever practical, use the following sustainable purchasing products, techniques, and methods. General Purchasing 1. Price preference for goods and services promoting sustainability - County staff may assign a 5% price preference for goods and services that promote sustainability when the total cost of a purchase is less than $5,000. 2. Energy Star is a joint program with the US Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency. Energy Star is an international standard for energy efficient consumer products. County staff are encouraged to purchase Energy Star products when they are available. Office Supplies 3. Recycled copy paper - County staff shall purchase copy paper with at a least 30% post consumer recycled content, subject to performance considerations (some recycled paper increases copy machine and printer jams). Permanent records (minutes, ordinances, resolutions, orders, etc.) are exempt from the recycled content requirement. 4. Toner -County staff shall recycle toner and ink jet cartridges (check with supplier for recycling options). Janitorial 5. Use of "green" products - Cleaning supplies purchased in bulk shall be certified as green by a third party organization such as Green Seal, Ecologo, or others. Products shall also be evaluated for performance, price, and safety. 6. Carpet cleaning by extraction - unless business need requires traditional shampooing, carpet cleaning will use the extraction method. Traditional shampooing can create wastewater contaminated with chemicals. Policy # - Sustainability Purchasing Policy Buildings and Building Equipment 7. SEER Ratings - Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) rates the energy efficiency level of heating and air conditioning equipment. As the County replaces heating and air conditioning equipment, new equipment shall have a minimum SEER rating of 14. S. LEED Building Standards - new buildings shall be built to certified LEED building standards. The decision to go through the LEED certification process and the LEED level will be made on a case-by- case basis. Evaluation Tools 9. Best value analysis - Suggested considerations for evaluating environmentally friendly products: application (does the product fit your needs?), recycled content (higher post consumer content is preferred), product availability on a timely basis, environmental impact, total cost of ownership, and price. For contracts that are competitive, these elements can be incorporated into the Invitation to Bid or Request for Proposal. 10. Life-cycle cost methodology is the total cost to the County of acquiring, operating, supporting, and (if applicable) disposing of the items being acquired. When using life-cycle cost, the bid documents must outline how life-cycle costs will be considered in making the award and comply with Oregon state law. For more information on using life-cycle cost, please refer to the State Procurement Office's Sustainable Purchasing web-site (attached). Approved by the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 32010. Dave Kanner County Administrator Policy # - Sustainability Purchasing Policy Oregon - State Procurement Office hqp://www.oreaon.gov/DAS/SSD/SPO/sourcing-info.shtml#Stepss in Life Cycle Purchase Steps in Life-Cycle Purchase 1. Determine Solicitation Provisions: When life-cycle costs will be considered as a price- related factor or adjustment in offer evaluation, the solicitation must identify life-cycle cost estimate requirements, the information needed to support those estimates, and how those estimates will be considered in making the contract award decision. 2. Determine Offered Price(s): Determine the price(s) for each offer. Also identify and evaluate life-cycle cost estimates required for offer analysis. Ask questions such as the following: Is the estimating methodology reasonable and supported by the information provided? Can the estimating methodology and assumptions made be verified by creditable independent third parts such as energy star, EPA, Department of Energy, etc. Are the costs realistic when compared with other known information, including past cost performance? Is the estimate complete in its consideration of all identified cost elements? 3. Evaluate Possible Award Combinations: Evaluate offers using the specific criteria set forth in the solicitation, including any adjustments for: time value of money; cost uncertainty; or inflation. 4. Make Award Decision: Award to the life-cycle cost bid to the responsible firm whose responsive offer provides the lowest overall cost of ownership (lowest bid) in accordance with the life-cycle cost evaluation factors published in the solicitation. In the case of a life-cycle request for proposal, award to the responsible firm whose responsive offer, after consideration of life-cycle cost factors as a part of price evaluation, and other factors published in the solicitation document is determined to be the most advantageous or best proposal. Policy # - Sustainability Purchasing Policy W COMMUNITY LEADERS 0 SUMMIT ON DIABETES > September 29, 2010 Job. s ~ ~ f # M On September 29, 2010, the Bend, OR community will gather for the Community Leaders' Summit on Diabetes. City leaders and community members will hold an open session to hear from local health professionals, citizens, parents, business interests and others about best-practices, resource availability, treatment plans and challenges pertaining to diabetes, which is rapidly on the rise, due in part to high rates of overweight and obesity in Oregon. Live Cooking Demonstration by Sere' Native & 'op Chef Brian Malarkey The Community Leaders' Summit on Diabetes serves as an opportunity for the Bend, OR community to discuss the risks and pervasiveness of diabetes from a local perspective. Join us and share your story of how diabetes has affected your family, and how Bend's community leaders can help. All are welcome. The event will feature diabetic-friendly cooking demonstrations by celebrity chef and Bend native, Brian Malarkey, who was a finalist on Bravo's Top Chef. Participants and city officials will have the opportunity to participate in making and even judging one another's easy-to-prepare, healthful and tasty recipes! All participants will receive recipes to take home. > Art Urgent Need for Action 1, Currently, 262,000 Oregon adults have diabetes, and an additional 6,900 develop diabetes each year. Additionally, more than 592,000 individuals manifest abnormal metabolism indicative of a prediabetes condition, and 1,710,000 adult Oregonians (60 percent) are obese or overweight, putting them at high risk of developing diabetes. Alarmingly, more than 76,000 Oregonians are estimated to have undiagnosed diabetes, and tens of thousands more will develop pre-diabetes annually unless fundamental changes occur to reverse these trends.