2017-510-Minutes for Meeting June 08,1992 Recorded 8/22/2017Recorded in Deschutes County
Nancy Blankenship, County Clerk
Commissioners' Journal
CJ2017-510
08/22/2017 2:50:19 PM
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Deschutes County Board of Commissioners
Bend, Oregon
DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Audio Cassette Recording Titled: WORK SESSION
June 8, 1992; 10:00-12:15 PM (2 tapes).
A meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was held on June 8, 1992.
Commissioners present were Nancy Pope Schlangen, Tom Troop and Dick
Maudlin. Also in attendance were Rick (sham, County Counsel; County
Administrator Mike Maier; and other staff and a few citizens.
Items discussed at this meeting may be on a future Board business meeting
agenda:
Discussion of signature of a local agency agreement for the replacement of
Harper Bridge in Spring River. Staff gave an overview of the grant funds that have
come in, enabling the State to move the project up. They feel the bridge is rapidly
failing. The County has to postpone two other bridges for a year to enable this to
move forward first.
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The County is responsible for hiring a consulting engineer to do an environmental
study on the footings and other parts of the project. This will be part of the
County's local match. The State will do the structural design and the contract
work afterwards.
Ms. Schlangen said she is getting calls about concerns that it will be overbuilt.
Staff explained it will be the width of a two-lane road plus room on the sides for
pedestrians, and basically the same form it is now.
Discussion of consideration of a personal services contract for Mary Ziegler as a
speech therapist in La Pine.
Discussion of a request for out of state travel for Diana Pickett, for a substance
abuse national conference in Washington, D.C. This will be paid for by the Oregon
State Health Division.
Discussion of approval of a plan amendment for Special Friends. This is a mental
health program.
Discussion of acceptance of a child care block grant. United Way has put funding
into this program.
Discussion of approval of an affiliation agreement with southern Oregon agencies,
through COCC.
Discussion of a public hearing regarding the proposed withdrawal of a portion of
Rural Fire Protection District #1, for Crooked River Ranch, which would be
annexed into the Crooked River Ranch RFPD instead.
Discussion of an appeal of the Hearings Officer's denial of minor partition in the
EFU zone. At this time, a map was reviewed. Staff pointed out that everything
around the property is small subdivisions except for BLM land and some land
owned by the irrigation district. There was a lengthy discussion about this
situation.
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Discussion of a loan application for WyTech (?), Inc. in Sisters. This would be a
$55,500 loan from the County.
Discussion of a public hearing and approval of the final draft of the Deschutes
County fee schedule for the 1992-93 fiscal budget.
Discussion of a tax refund Order.
Discussion of signature of findings and decision on the request for a land use that
was denied.
Discussion of an upcoming decision on amendments to the wildlife area
combining zone of Title 18, the fish and wildlife section of the comprehensive
plan. Bruce White provided a lengthy overview of the amendments. Staff has
been working with the DCLC, and they seem to be fairly satisfied with the
County's approach to this issue. They have offered a few changes but overall it
appears the County can conclude this effort.
However, a flurry of letters have been received, some of them from the Farm
Bureau, expressing concerns. Staff went over these letters at this time. Most of
the concerns shouldn't be, because they are not being affected. The biggest
worry is the standard regarding wildlife -friendly fencing for migration purposes.
There was a very lengthy discussion about the proposed changes and feedback
received from citizens. It appears there are difficulties coming up with clear and
objective standards. This had a great deal to do with future destination resort
requirements.
The legislative history is very complicated and there does not seem to be any
clear way of answering.
The group talked for well over an hour, and finally decided to support some of the
suggestions, but to defer others that are harder to decide.
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Discussion of approval of a bond certification retention directive for hospital
revenue bonds. This relates to the hospital expansion project at St. Charles
Medical.
Discussion of signature of a development agreement for the BMX bicycle park site
plan at the County's demo landfill. There are some concerns over the siting of
this facility. Mr. (sham will update the Board as soon as possible.
Discussion of MP -91-45, dividing a 21.5 acre parcel into two parcels in an RR -10
zone on Riverland Avenue in La Pine.
Discussion of a renewal agreement for maintenance with Oregon Micrographics,
for the Clerk's Office for certain Canon equipment.
Discussion of upcoming meetings with Data Processing, Mental Health, and a
CORHA representative.
Discussion of meeting with representatives of the City of Bend and the County
regarding a review of system development charges.
Discussion of relocating the Law Library.
Discussion of a delegation that presented a regional strategy to the State OEDD
last week. Mr. Throop said this was received very well and should result in
obtaining funding for projects.
Discussion of the community block grant program for the La Pine community
center, which the County did not receive. It was felt that the project was scaled
back too far and would not do the job the grant application was meant to do.
Also, the school did not have some paperwork ready. Next year, they may try to
acquire the old white school building.
Discussion of the LCDC meeting last Friday. Mr. Throop advised that he feels that
the State will initiate enforcement proceedings against Deschutes County soon,
regarding a pattern of past practices and violations unless there is some
successful mediation.
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One issue was the extension of the periodic review order. LCDC gave an
extension and now feel they should have not done so.
The other issue is the enforcement issue. There are sanctions if you don't meet
the State's schedule. The County had not submitted a staff report, which caused
some LCDC members to be uncomfortable. They delayed taking a final vote on
enforcement. The County needs to consider some interim measures.
Much of this involves ArluDeco. Mr. Throop said he thinks this will result in
making EFU 20 and 40 unbuildable unless there is a full-time commercial farm.
Bruce White does not want to prejudge or guess what the State might want. Mr.
Throop doesn't want the Board sitting on its hands and trying to talk their way
through it.
There was a discussion as to whether this conversation should occur in executive
session. Mr. White felt it should. He will have more information tomorrow so
they can address it in a more informed manner.
They have a very limited amount of time to come up with solutions. CDD staff
does not feel comfortable dealing with it at this level. They will meet in executive
session tomorrow morning.
Mr. Maudlin spoke regarding an article featuring some people in Portland who
want together to decide whether to pursue a destination resort at Smith Rock in
Terrebonne. They are opening up discussions for the public.
The question is whether there is a change for a change in State law in this regard.
This may end up before the legislature at some point.
Mr. Maudlin said this will add to the confusion locally and the Commissioners will
end up being a target.
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I certify that the above is a true and accurate record of a meeting, as reproduced from a
cassette tape identified as Minutes of a Meeting of the Deschutes County Board of
Commissioners, held on June 8, 1992. 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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