2011-119-Minutes for Meeting March 21,2011 Recorded 4/11/2011DESCHUTES COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDS C1 20++~+~~
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MINUTES OF WORK SESSION
DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011
Present were Commissioners Tammy Baney, Alan Unger and Tony DeBone. Also
present were Dave Kanner, County Administrator; Erik Kropp, Deputy County
Administrator; Dave Inbody, Assistant to the Administrator; Nancy Blankenship,
Clerk; Anna Johnson, Communications; and Hillary Borrud of The Bulletin. No
other citizens were present.
Chair Baney opened the meeting at 1:35 p.m.
1. Review of Redmond Airport Commission Applications.
Chair Baney said there were some specific requirements related to airport-
related experience. Commissioner Unger added that one criteria of interest to
the City of Redmond is experience in economic development, since the airport
is so closely tied with the City and the region.
Commissioner DeBone asked if some kind of balance is needed, in relation to
the other members. Commissioner Unger stated that the airport is a big
operation. The commercial airline operations are working great, and that covers
the costs of running the airport in general. The airport needs to start looking at
things from the economic development side of things, such as auxiliary
operations. For instance, if something is built on airport property, eventually
the airport owns it, so this keeps companies from locating there. The group is
advisory only.
Commissioner DeBone asked why this is coming to the Board at this time.
Commissioner Unger stated that the current director, Carrie Novick, is retiring,
so the County was asked to step in for this purpose.
Dave Kanner suggested the Board come up five or six names and figure out
which ones they have in common; then conduct interviews.
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Commissioner Unger was interested in Rob Tyler, Tony Monroe, Nan Garnick,
Dan Robeson, Richard Belzer and Marc Henegar.
Commissioner DeBone selected Rob Tyler, Tony Monroe, Rich Kuehn, Nan
Garnick, Everett Smith and Gerald Havel.
Chair Baney chose Rob Tyler, Anthony Monroe, Richard Belzer, Everett Smith
and Mark Henegar.
Commissioner Unger said that Nan Garnick has been with Butler Aircraft for
years, and has a lot of historical knowledge. She is the fixed-base operator as
well. Chair Baney asked if there could be a potential conflict of interest.
Commissioner Unger indicated that Dan Robeson grew up in Redmond, and has
been a commercial pilot among other things.
Commissioner DeBone asked about the makeup of the other members.
Commissioner Unger said there is Eric Sande (COIC and Redmond Chamber of
Commerce), and someone from Jefferson County and perhaps someone from
Crook County. There are five members on the Commission.
Interviews will be arranged for Rob Tyler, Tony Monroe, Everett Smith, Nan
Garnick, and Richard Belzer.
2. Discussion of Legislative Redistricting.
The group referred to oversized maps of the Oregon Senate Districts. Mr.
Kanner pointed out that Deschutes County's Senate District was the only area
east of the Cascades that gained population over the past ten years.
Regarding Oregon House Districts, Deschutes County gained population along
with other portions of the region that gained a small amount of population. The
two districts in Deschutes County are the only districts to gain significant
population.
Senate Districts are supposed to consider transportation, communities of
common interest and other variables. The map showed random distributions
based primarily on geographic features. One scenario would have Terrebonne
and Redmond go to one district, with the rest going to another district. A single
district could be all of Deschutes County except Redmond and north.
Commissioner Unger feels that this would give more influence to the local
entities instead of The Dalles.
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Another scenario is having the district go down the middle of the district,
including the core cities. The remainder of the area to the east and all of south
County would go to different districts.
Mr. Kanner said that the Senate District is created first, and then is cut down the
middle to create the House Districts.
The third scenario is including the entire county except the southern part of the
county and areas south and east of the City of Bend.
Mr. Kanner stated that the legislature makes these decisions, but areas of
community interest are the biggest focus. The County can weigh in on this
factor.
Chair Baney said it would be difficult to have to work with five different
people. Dave Inbody would like to see the opportunity of working with more to
have more influence. Commissioner DeBone attended a redistricting meeting
but said no clear consensus was developed.
Nancy Blankenship is concerned about where the lines are drawn. COCC
covers five counties but might not have a huge impact on this decision. She
would like boundary line clarity.
Chair Baney does not want to disservice the smaller communities. She is
leaning towards mimicking the school districts. The others felt that school
district boundaries would not be much of a factor.
Commissioner Unger would like to retain separation from urban and rural due
to their separate interests.
The consensus was that the crest of the Cascades should remain as a boundary;
tax lots should be kept intact; and defined communities or cities should remain
intact.
3. Other Items.
• Executive Session - Labor Negotiations
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Being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 4:10 p.m.
DATED this 36 ~'A Day of - )4 C_ 2011 for the
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2011
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 PM, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011
1. Review of Redmond Airport Commission Applications - Anna Johnson
2. Discussion of Legislative Redistricting
3. Other Items
. Executive Session - Labor 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), litigation; ORS 192.660(2)(d), labor negotiations; 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. lfyou 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.
House Committee on Redistricting Senate Committee on Redistricting
Rep. Chris Garrett, Co-Chair Sen. Suzanne Bonamici, Chair
Rep. Shawn Lindsay, Co-Chair Sen. Chris Teller, Vice-Chair
Rep. Kevin Cameron, Co-Vice-Chair E Sen. Jason Atkinson
Rep. Tobias Read, Co-Vice-Chair Sen. Lee Beyer
Rep. Sal Esquivel Sen. Floyd Prozanski
Rep. Paul Holvey Sen. Bruce Starr
76`h LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
HOUSE and SENATE COMMITTEES ON REDISTRICTING
http://www.leg.state.or.us/redistricting/
Contact: Erin Seiler, Redistricting Coordinator
Rm 453-D, Committee Services, Oregon State Capitol
Salem, Oregon 97301
(503) 986-1647
Thank you for participating in legislative redistricting for 2011! Your comments are vital to the success
of our effort to redraw Congressional and state legislative districts that will be in effect for the next 10 years.
There are a few rules of the road in Oregon law to guide us in redrawing district lines. The Legislature
must draw districts of relatively equal population: new state House districts should have approximately 63,851
people and new state Senate districts should have approximately 127,702 people and encompass two state
House districts. In addition, the 2nd Congressional District should have a target population of 766,215.
With this in mind, some changes must be made to the Central Oregon House and Senate districts.
Populations in House Districts 53, 54, and 55 are above the target population, while House District 59 is now
less than the goal of 63,851 per district. Likewise, state Senate District 27 is above the target population while
Senate Districts 28 and 30 are less than the goal of 127,702. The new population in Congressional District 2 is
769,987, which is 3,772 people above the goal of 766,215. We need your comments on how to adjust all
districts in order to meet the population goal.
Here are some broad questions that we hope will help you think about the redistricting process and what it can
mean to your community:
Communities of Interest and Political Boundaries
• What unincorporated areas constitute unified communities?
• What other cities and towns are those . ommunities associated with? For example, where do residents of
a community go to work, go to school, go to shop, or go to worship?
• Where are school district lines? Is there a strong community around high schools, middle schools, or
elementary schools?
• Where are the economic and industrial communities?
• What are the ethnic and racial groups in the area?
• What other communities of interest are in the area?
Geographic Boundaries
• What geographical features divide communities?
• What geographical features unite communities?
What geographical features contribute to or effect communities in some way?
Transportation
• What roads tie the community together?
• What roads connect the community to the rest of the state?
• What roads divide the area?
• What other links should be considered? For example, is there a bridge or a ferry that connects the
community?
Thank you again for your participation in this process. Your input is valuable to us and we look forward to
hearing from you soon.
REDISTRICTING IN OREGON-SOME SIMPLE FACTS
GUIDELINES:
The Legislature must follow guidelines outlined in the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS). The ORS provides
some specific criteria that must be considered when redrawing legislative and congressional districts. ORS
188.010 states that:
The Legislative Assembly or the Secretary of State, whichever is applicable, shall consider the
following criteria when apportioning the state into congressional and legislative districts:
(1) Each district, as nearly as practicable, shall:
(a) Be contiguous;
(b) Be of equal population;
(c) Utilize existing geographic or political boundaries;
(d) Not divide communities of common interest; and
(e) Be connected by transportation links.
(2) No district shall be drawn for the purpose of favoring any political party, incumbent
legislator or other person.
(3) No district shall be drawn for the purpose of diluting the voting strength of any language
or ethnic minority group.
(4) Two state House of Representative districts shall be wholly included within a single state
senatorial district.
TIMELINES:
The deadline for completion of a legislative redistricting plan by the Legislative Assembly is June 30,
2011. Congressional redistricting has no specific deadline for completion.
POPULATION:
Location
Population-April 1,
2000
Population-April 1,
2010
% Growth Since
2000
Oregon
3,421,399
3,831,074
12%
TOTAL POPULATION GOALS FOR DISTRICTS:
House District: 63,851 * Senate District: 127,702 * Congressional District: 766,215
CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICTS AND DEVIATIONS FROM TARGET
Senate District
Deviation
House District
Deviation
Congressional
District
Deviation
26
-1,561
52
-610
2
+3.772
27
+27,888
53
+9,930
28
-1,842
54
+17,958
30
-11,789
55
+2,778
59
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