2017-113-Minutes for Meeting June 27,1984 Recorded 3/23/2017Recorded in Deschutes County CJ2017-113
Nancy Blankenship, County Clerk
Commissioners'Journal 03/23/2017 11:52:57 AM
For Recording Stamp Only
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
Bend, Oregon
DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Audio Cassette Recording Titled: Regular Board Meeting
June 27, 1984, 9:00-11:00 AM.
A meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was held on June 27, 1984.
Commissioners present were Albert Young, Lois Prante and Larry Tuttle. Also
present were Rick Isham, Mike Maier, staff and others.
Mr. Young said there are nine items on the agenda to review.
Order 84-150, a public hearing, creating Oregon Water Wonderland Unit I Special
Road District, was addressed. Mr. Young read the Order to the audience and
opened the hearing.
The President, Lester Van Horten (?) of the group said they had no testimony to
offer. He was instructed that they need to send a letter to the Commissioners
with recommendations for their board members. They can approve this at a
future meeting.
The hearing was closed and the Order unanimously approved.
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Order 84-151, annexing property into Rural Fire Protection District No. 2, was
read aloud and the hearing opened. There was no testimony, the hearing was
closed, and the Order unanimously approved.
Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Agriculture for weed
control. Mr. Isham said this is the same agreement as in the past regarding weed
control along roads. The amount is $4,900 for the fiscal year. The agreement was
unanimously approved.
An Insurance Program Presentation was given by Mike Maier and others. Ed
Hurley and another person from Lumberman's Insurance said they were present
to review insurance information for 1984-85 as the County's agent of record.
They have obtain bids on casualty insurance from four carriers. He referred to a
spreadsheet and said the pricing was relatively close. He went into detail about
the level of coverage and fees, and made recommendations. The County is highly
rated and considered excellent in how it handles claims. A lengthy discussion
followed.
AIM and National American were selected. This was unanimously approved.
Before the Board was consideration of signature of a Mental Health Division sub-
contract. Mr. Isham explained the item, which has to do with the development of
a uniform sub -contract format. It can be very technical when dealing with the
federal government. This has to do with alcohol and DUII treatment, mental
health treatment and other programs. The item was unanimously approved.
A La Pine residential preschool contract was discussed and unanimously
approved.
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An amended agreement with Dynatron was approved to cover payment due,
since they had been underpaid this fiscal year. It was unanimously approved.
An agreement for microfilm equipment service in the Clerk's office was
unanimously approved. This is the new machine put into use last year.
A services agreement for the Home Health Agency was discussed, to cover speech
therapy, occupational therapy and other services. The contracts are the same as
last year and will terminate in December when St. Charles takes over part of this.
The agreement was unanimously approved.
Next was a contract for secretarial services with Dugan & Steigler for the Hearings
Officer through a law firm, which Mr. Isham indicated is more cost effective than
hiring someone at the County. This was unanimously approved.
Next was consideration of an agreement with the City of Bend regarding
municipal prisoners. Mr. Isham said he drafted an agreement but is not sure that
the City agrees with one clause that says that each party is responsible for its own
problems with prisoners. If either agency was sued, each would defend against
the suit but there would be no indemnification between the agencies. The intent
is clear and he recommends signature and sending it to the City's attorney, Liz
Fancher. The agreement was unanimously approved.
A tax refund Order was then addressed. Orders Nos. 84-156 and 157 were
unanimously approved.
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MP -83-15 was then reviewed, regarding a minor partition. All signatures have
been obtained. Signature was unanimously approved.
Discussed next was the Redmond Humane Society item. Mr. Tuttle said he has
been working with the City of Redmond to find a location for a shelter in
Redmond. They found a site that is essentially across Sisters Avenue near Butler
Aviation. It is a one -acre parcel. They felt that since it is City land, it could be
leased for $1 a year by the County. There is an existing lease with the Bend
shelter so they'd keep this consistent. It is a good site and is very accessible. This
will cut down on transport time from the north part of the County. He
recommended assisting the shelter with the installation of sewer and water for
$3,200. It is an advantage to the cities and County.
Bruce Hamilton (?) said that the shelter is about 2,000 square feet and would be a
satellite facility to the Bend shelter, which is too small. This will help with the
distance people have to travel. They hope to have other satellite shelters in the
County. They started fundraising but it is very slow. It helps if they have land and
can show something is happening. They have about $7,500 and the goal is
$15,000. With the use of the land and the County's help, it will help.
One thing that will help with having this shelter is that animals will be more likely
to be redeemed locally. This might also improve adoption opportunities as well.
No motion required, but there was a consensus on this path.
The Board then discussed requests for refunds regarding the cancelation of
planning or building projects. It was unanimously approved.
A Central Oregon Business Advisory appointment recommendation was then
discussed. Sadie (?) Sinclair was recommended. This was unanimously approved.
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The Board then discussed Bend, Inc.'s request for funds. Mr. Maier said they
want to finance a study of the feasibility of a tax increment financing district for
the downtown area. They will seek funds from the City and from Bend, Inc.
members as well. Given the uncertainty of the County's financial situation, he
feels this should be addressed after November when some ballot measures have
been addressed. If the County did contribute, it should be through the City of
Bend. In the event the District is successful, the money would eventually be
repaid to the County.
A representative of Bend, Inc. gave an overview of the issues. Bill Healy had
developed this and they are already discussing this with landlords and retailers.
(A lengthy discussion then took place.) A big question is proposition 3 this fall,
but they wish to go ahead with this either way. They do not want to sit and wait
to address downtown issues. It is only $5,000, and the downtown area is in a
crisis.
The main issue is timing, and they don't want to put this off. There will always be
questions about the economy and measures. The impact would not be for
another fiscal year anyway. (There was a long discussion about the legislature
and how it will handle taxation.)
The Board was not prepared to make a commitment at this time. More research
is needed and they need more clarification on how this budget year will go, and
for the results of Measure 3. This will allow for more certainty.
It was decided that this item would be tabled for two weeks, with further
discussion at that time.
An agreement was unanimously approved for the purchase of a ballot tabulator
for the Clerk's Office.
MP -83-6, a minor partition for Gary Olson, was then unanimously approved.
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MP -84-2, a minor partition, was unanimously approved.
A land sale distribution Order was considered, to distribute funds to the districts.
Mr. Young read the Order aloud. Order 84-170 was unanimously approved.
A letter was read aloud regarding the refund of fees due to an error at the
Building Department level which delayed their project. They paid for all permits
only to find out that they needed a land use permit, which should have been the
first one required. They feel that this inconvenience should mean relief in the
amount of $120. This is for a conditional use in a mobile home park. They had to
pay extra rent because of the delays and $70 for a temporary permit. (A lengthy
discussion ensued.) Ms. Prante feels there was an error and would like to
consider this. Mr. Young said this would be an administrative decision. Mr. Tuttle
agreed that they should waive the fee, but wants it clear that the Board can't
approve the conditional permit. The Board unanimously approved the fee waiver
in this case.
An Order transferring appropriations in the land sale fund was addressed. Order
No. 84-178 (?) was unanimously approved.
A representative of the Oregon Water Wonderland Special Road District came
before the Board, asking that the Board approve the managing board of the
District so they can begin conducting business. After a lengthy discussion, Mr.
Tuttle moved that James R. Weichman, Steven Sheldon and James Gordon be
appointed as directors of the District , contingent upon the finalizing of the filing
documents for the District. Ms. Prante seconded, and the Board approved.
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1 certify that the above is a true and accurate record of a meeting, as reproduced from a
cassette tape identified as Minutes of a Business Meeting of the Deschutes County Board of
Commissioners, held on June 27, 1984. This record was completed subsequent to the presiding
Deschutes County Board of Commissioners' tenure.
Bonnie Baker
For the Board of County Commissioners
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