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2022-201-Minutes for Meeting April 13,2022 Recorded 5/20/202201 ES { BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1300 NW Wall Street, Bend, Oregon (541) 388-6570 9:00 AM Recorded in Deschutes County C J2022�20� Steve Dennison, County Clerk Commissioners' Journal 05/20/2022 4:52:24 PM 2022-201 FOR RECORDING STAMP ONLY BOCC MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 Barnes Sawyer & VIRTUAL MEETING PLATFORM Present were Commissioners Patti Adair, Anthony DeBone (present at 9:06 a.m.), and Phil Chang. Also present were Nick Lelack, County Administrator; Dave Doyle, County Legal Counsel; and Sharon Keith, Board Executive Assistant (via Zoom conference call) This meeting was audio and video recorded and can be accessed at the Deschutes County Meeting Portal website www.deschutes.org/meetings CALL TO ORDER: Chair Adair called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: CITIZEN INPUT: Commissioner Adair acknowledged the emails and calls received through the Citizen Input line regarding Worrell Park, the danger of homeless on Forest Service and Deschutes County lands. Ron "Rondo" Boozell presented comment on problem solving and consumer responsibility and he presented a Coleman fuel canister stating he is concerned BOCC MEETING APRIL 13, 2022 PAGE 1 OF 7 that Deschutes County wants to eliminate their use. The mission is to keep them off of the properties and public lands and asked the Commissioners to consider a deposit program. CONSENT AGENDA: Before the Board was Consideration of the Consent Agenda. 1. Consideration of Board Order No. 2022-021, Appointing Wayne Lowry as Deschutes County Tax Collector CHANG: Move approval of Consent Agenda DEBONE: Second Discussion: The Board expressed appreciation for Wayne Lowry stepping in during the vacancy of the Finance Director/Treasure position. VOTE: CHANG: Yes DEBONE: Yes ADAIR: Chair votes yes Motion Carried ACTION ITEMS: 2. PROCLAMATION: Declaring April 2022 as Fair Housing Month County Administrator Nick Lelack presented the item for consideration. Tyler Neese, Central Oregon Association of Realtors, presented the history of Fair Housing Month. The Board read the proclamation into the record. DEBONE: Move approval of the Proclamation CHANG: Second Discussion: Commissioners DeBone and Adair commented on the importance of fair housing in our community. BOCC MEETING APRIL 13, 2022 PAGE 2 OF 7 VOTE: DEBONE: Yes CHANG: Yes ADAIR: Chair votes yes. Motion Carried 3. Consideration of Chair Signature of Document No. 2022-094, a Notice of Intent to Award for the Pedestrian Ramp Improvements - La Pine Maintenance Zone Project County Engineer Cody Smith (via Zoom conference call) presented the scope of work for the project. Two bids were received and the recommendation is to award the contract to Van Nevel Concrete and Curb, Inc. DEBONE: Move Chair Signature of Document No. 2022-094 CHANG: Second Discussion: Commissioner DeBone commented on the transportation improvements on Highway 97. VOTE: DEBONE: Yes CHANG: Yes ADAIR: Chair votes yes. Motion Carried 4. Consideration of Chair Signature of Document No. 2022-248, a Notice of Intent to Award Contract for Engineering Services for the Powell Butte Highway/Butler Market Road Intersection Improvement Project County Engineer Cody Smith (via Zoom conference call) presented the scope of work for the project. Four proposals were received and the recommendation is to award the contract to Century West Engineering Corporation. Discussion held on safety and dark skies concerns. CHANG: DEBONE: Move Chair Signature of Document No. 2022-248 Second BOCC MEETING APRIL 13, 2022 PAGE 3 OF 7 VOTE: CHANG: Yes DEBONE: Yes ADAIR: Chair votes yes. Motion Carried S. Consideration of Chair Signature of Document No. 2022-330, Oregon Health Authority Agreement #173133-3 Holly Harris, Behavioral Health Program Manager, presented the document for consideration explaining the services that will be provided. DEBONE: Move approval of Document No. 2022-330 CHANG: Second VOTE: DEBONE: Yes CHANG: Yes ADAIR: Chair votes yes. Motion Carried 6. Second Reading: Ordinance No. 2022-001 and Ordinance No. 2022-002, Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) Plan Amendment/Zone Change Tarik Rawlings, Associated Planner, presented the second reading of Ordinances related to plan amendment and zone change. DEBONE: Move approval of second reading of Ordinance No. 2022-001 and Ordinance No. 2022-002, by title only. CHANG: Second VOTE: DEBONE: Yes CHANG: Yes ADAIR: Chair votes yes. Motion Carried Commissioner Adair read into the record the Ordinance No. 2022-001 and Ordinance No. 2022-002, by title only. . BOCC MEETING APRIL 13, 2022 PAGE 4 OF 7 DEBONE: Move adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-001 and Ordinance No. 2022-002. CHANG: Second VOTE: DEBONE: Yes CHANG: Yes ADAIR: Chair votes yes. Motion Carried 7. FY 2023 Video Lottery Fund Allocations Administrative Analyst Laura Skundrick and Budget Manager Dan Emerson presented the video lottery fund allocations. Mr. Lelack presented the proposal to use funds from video lottery to pay for Ms. Skundrick's staff time to administer the program. Christine Thomas, Sunriver Chamber of Commerce, was present and reviewed the goals of the funding request to support the Chamber. The Board reviewed the funding requests presented and their level of support. OTHER ITEMS: • Commissioner DeBone reported -on his participation in the recent Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) Bylaws Committee meeting. • Commissioner Chang reported on the AOC Federal Land Management Subcommittee and its purpose for existence and possible need to dissolve it. • Commissioner Adair reported on the recent Eastern Oregon Counties Association conference call as well as the Connect Oregon meeting regarding transportation projects. Commissioner Adair also met with the Forest Service regarding the concerns of fire and safety of the community especially in the China Hat area. BOCC MEETING APRIL 13, 2022 PAGE 5 OF 7 • Commissioner Chang mentioned the Oregon Board of Forestry meeting will be held in Deschutes County the last week of April. EXECUTIVE SESSION: At the time of 11:18 a.m. the Board went into Executive Session under ORS 192.660 (2) (e) Real Property Negotiations. The Board came out of Executive Session at 12:07 p.m. RECESS: At the time of 12:07 p.m. the Board went into recess and reconvened the meeting at 1:30 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION Continued: At the time of 1:34 p.m., the Board went into Executive Session under ORS 192.660 (2) (d) Labor Negotiations. The Board came out of Executive Session at2:27 p.m. for the following motion: DEBONE: Move approval to authorize staff to implement an additional 2% on top of the current 3.5% Cost of Living Adjustment to all county employees, both represented and non -represented. CHANG: Second VOTE: DEBONE: Yes CHANG: Yes ADAIR: Chair votes yes. Motion Carried At the time of 2:28 p.m., the Board went into Executive Session under ORS 192.660 (2) (e) Real Estate Negotiations. The Board came out of Executive Session at 3:25 p.m. to direct staff to proceed as discussed. BOCC MEETING APRIL 13, 2022 PAGE 6 OF 7 ADJOURN Being no business brought before the Commissioners, the meeting was adjourned at 3:26 p.m. DATED this /A Day of 2022 for the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. Q PATTI ADAIR, CHAIR ATTEST* RECORDING SECRETARY ANTHONY DEBONE, VICE CHAIR PHIL CHANG, COWMISSIONER BOCC MEETING APRIL 13, 2022 PAGE 7 OF 7 N�vSES CpG2� BOARD OF -%- .�p COMMISSIONERS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING 9:00 AM, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2022 Barnes Sawyer Rooms - Deschutes Services Bldg - 1300 NW Wall St - Bend (541) 388-6570 1 www.deschutes.org AGENDA MEETING FORMAT: The Oregon legislature passed House Bill (HB) 2560, which requires that public meetings be accessible remotely, effective on January 1, 2022, with the exception of executive sessions. Public bodies must provide the public an opportunity to access and attend public meetings by phone, video, or other virtual means. Additionally, when in -person testimony, either oral or written is allowed at the meeting, then testimony must also be allowed electronically via, phone, video, email, or other electronic/virtual means. Attendance/Participation options are described above. Members of the public may still view the BOCC meetings/hearings in real time via the Public Meeting Portal at www.deschutes.org/meetings Citizen Input: Citizen Input is invited in order to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on any meeting topic that is not on the current agenda. Citizen Input is provided by submitting an email to: citizeninput@deschutes.org or by leaving a voice message at 541-385- 1734. Citizen input received by noon on Tuesday will be included in the Citizen Input meeting record for topics that are not included on the Wednesday agenda. Zoom Meeting Information: Staff and citizens that are presenting agenda items to the Board for consideration or who are planning to testify in a scheduled public hearing may participate via Zoom meeting. The Zoom meeting id and password will be included in either the public hearing materials or through a meeting invite once your agenda item has been included on the agenda. Upon entering the Zoom meeting, you will automatically be placed on hold and in the waiting room. Once you are ready to present your agenda item, you will be unmuted and placed in the spotlight for your presentation. If you are providing testimony during a hearing, you will be placed in the waiting room until the time of testimony, staff will announce your name and unmute your connection to be invited for testimony. Detailed instructions will be included in the public hearing materials and will be announced at the outset of the public hearing. For Public Hearings, the link to the Zoom meeting will be, posted in the Public Hearing Notice as well as posted on the Deschutes County website at https://www.deschutes.org/bcc/page/public- hearing-notices. CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CITIZEN_ INPUT: Citizen Input may be provided as comment on any topic that is not on the agenda. Note: In addition to the option of providing in -person comments at the meeting, citizen input comments may be emailed to citizeninput@deschutes.org or you may leave a brief voicemail at 541.385.1734. To be timely, citizen input must be received by noon on Tuesday in order to be included in the meeting record. CONSENT AGENDA Consideration of Board Order No. 2022-021, Appointing Wayne Lowry as Deschutes County Tax Collector - ACTION ITEMS 2. 9:05 AM PROCLAMATION: Declaring April 2022 as Fair Housing Month 3. 9:15 AM Consideration of Chair Signature of Document No. 2022-094, a Notice of Intent to Award for the Pedestrian Ramp Improvements - La Pine Maintenance Zone Project 4. 9:25 AM Consideration of Chair Signature of Document No. 2022-248, a Notice of Intent to Award Contract for Engineering Services for the Powell Butte Hwy/Butler Market Rd Intersection Improvement Project 5. 9:35 AM Consideration of Chair signature of document #2022-330, OHA agreement #173133-3 6. 9:45 AM 2nd Reading: Ordinance 2022-001 and Ordinance 2022-002 - Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) Plan Amendment/Zone Change 7. 9:55 AM FY 2023 Video Lottery Fund Allocations OTHER ITEMS These can be any items not included on the agenda that the Commissioners wish to discuss as part of the meeting, pursuant to ORS 192.640. EXECUTIVE SESSION At any time during the 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, ORS 192.660(2)(b), personnel issues, or other executive session categories. April 13, 2022 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING Page 2 of 3 Executive sessions are closed to the public however, with few exceptions and under specific guidelines, are open to the media. 8. Executive Session under ORS 192.660 (2) (e) Real Property Negotiations 9. Executive Session under ORS 192.660 (2) (d) Labor Negotiations LUNCH RECESS ADJOURN Deschutes County encourages persons with disabilities to participate in all programs and activities. This event/location is accessible to people with disabilities. If you need accommodations to make participation possible, please call (541) 617-4747. April 13, 2022 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING Page 3 of 3 Sharon Keith From: Sue Carroll <bendxcskier@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, April 9, 2022 9:11 AM To: citizeninput Subject: worrell park jI Some people who received this message don't often get email from bendxcskier@gmail.com. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] I have visited Worrell Park quite a few times over the years. It is less than 1/2 a mile from my house. I like the idea of changing the park into a much needed parking lot and smaller park. It really makes sense. Worrell Park is small. Not used very much. Not that exciting. Quite a climb for folks who are not able to climb. I would not use the parking myself, yet I see the great need for it. There is plenty of accessible green space VERY CLOSE BY and located in even more beautiful and quiet settings ( the river trail, Drake Park, Pioneer Park for example) This is the only time I have ever advocated for paving a "green space". Not something I believe in --but in this case It seems the most logical thing to do. I favor the new plan to develop this space to a more usable and accessible green space with additional much needed parking. thank you for your consideration, Sue Carroll Sharon Keith From: Sandra Smith <lazydogfarm@me.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 4:45 PM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Wayside Park [Some people who received this message don't often get email from lazydogfarm@me.com. Learn why this is important at http: / / aka.ms/ LearnAboutSenderldentification. ] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] I am writing to object to the proposed conversion of Worrell Wayside Park to a parking lot. This is an extremely shortsighted, permanent move. It seems crazy that this is being proposed as we are all being encouraged to drive less, car pool, take mass transit, walk or bike, etc. We need more green space, not more asphalt for parking as the climate warms. This is a lovely oasis near the downtown core and serves as a visual reminder of Bend's history —lava flows, pine and juniper trees, native vegetation. Please reconsider this proposal and keep this land in its current state. Thanks for your consideration. Sandra Smith 19348 Soda Springs Dr. Bend, OR 97702 Sent from my iPhone 1 Sharon Keith From: Renee Willis <amethystaa@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 6:13 PM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrel Wayside [Some people who received this message don't often get email from amethystaa@aol.com. Learn why this is important at http://aka.ms/LearnAbou-tSenderldentification.] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please please please help to preserve Worrell Wayside for the citizens of Deschutes County. It needs some TLC, sure, but we just can't turn it into another parking lot. Where will all the little critters go? All the birds? What about the beautiful trees in the middle of the city? We can't cut those down. We need this little park to bring us closer to Mother Nature. Let's not pave paradise to put up a parking lot. Thank you, Renee Willis Sharon Keith From: Ernie & Judy Givens <Tobe4everyoung@msn.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 3:38 PM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Wayside Park j Some people who received this message don't often get email from tobe4everyoung@msn.com. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] When the information about destroying Worrell Wayside Park first became public, I thought that it would be a terrible idea since it is one of the very few parks still available in the downtown area that is used and enjoyed. What a shame that the city needs another 68 parking spaces right in that area. Exercise is important and it seems that people could park further away and walk to their desired destination. It definitely seems historic in appearance of what Bend downtown used to be and should be treasured for that reason as well as a quiet and pleasant place to go in an otherwise very busy area. I strongly believe and recommend that Worrell Wayside Park remain as is for the city of Bend to be enjoyed and treasured. Bend is becoming very busy and commercialized and preservation of parks, especially, is of the utmost importance. Bend resident, Judy Givens Sharon Keith From: Carmack McCormick <carmacksf57@icloud.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 1:54 PM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Wayside, [Some people who received this message don't often get email from carmacksf57@icloud.com. Learn why this is important at http: / / aka.ms/ LearnAboutSenderldentiiication. ] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Dear County commissioners, We would like to see Worrell wayside stay a natural parka t i Build the parking structure in town and leave the park. Thank you William McCormick 2456 NW Marken st. Sharon Keith From: Barbara Hunter <mzzkitty111 @yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 2:10 PM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell wayside Park [Some people who received this message don't often get email from mzzkittyl11@yahoo.com. Learn why this is important at http: / / aka.ms/ LearnAboutSenderldentification. ] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please don't tear apart the park for more parking spaces! For one thing, there are already enough spaces. I've never had a problem finding a place to park when I bring in my property tax info. Also, isn't the idea to walk or bike places, not drive? I believe a walkway is planned where Lafayette street is. A great way to get to the park from 3rd street. It really hurts me to think of losing the park. The song "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" says it all. Barbara Hunter 503-449-0149 61097 Geary Dr. Bend 97702 Sent from my iPad Sharon Keith From: tobybayard@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 12:27 PM To: citizeninput Cc: Michel Bayard Subject: Save Worrell Park Some people who received this message don't often get email from tobybayard@gmail.com. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] We are much opposed to sacrificing Worrell Wayside Park for 68 additional parking spaces. We think that many who work in County Administrative Campus agree. We continue to eliminate open space in lieu of pavement. Consider the recent widespread opposition to the Deschutes Library Board's choice to (try to) build a 120K square foot Central Library with 4 acres of parking. Please save Worrell Park. We don't need more impermeable surfaces, the reflect heat back into the atmosphere and displace wildlife. Thank you for considering our comments Toby snd Michel Bayard 20555 Bowery Lane Bend 97703 Sharon Keith From: Dave MacGurn <dfmacgurn@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 7:19 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Wayside {I Some people who received this message don't often get email from dfmacgurn@gmail.com. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Deschutes County Commissioners should rethink the parking lot expansion/reimagining of Worrell Park. The environmental impacts of the new proposal are too great with removal of mature trees and the increase of surface blacktop. The envirommental effect of the removal of mature trees can not be attenuated by the planting of immature vegetation. Mature trees are much better for wildlife and carbon sequestration. The addition of more blacktop for parking spaces increases the heat island effect and raises local air temperature during this era of climate change. In conclusion, the parking lot footprint as proposed is wrong. Thus building a multi -level parking structure in the existing parking lot would be a much better solution... other than encouraging bicycle and public transportation. Do not "pave paradise and put up a parking lot". Sincerely, Dave and Pam MacGurn Sharon Keith From: Paul Chanek <chanek22@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 11:54 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Don't destroy Worrell Wayside Some people who received this message don't often get email from chanek22@gmail.com. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please leave Worrell Wayside alone! It's one of the very few areas of Bend which still retains original natural habitat --a truly refreshing island in the continually encroaching city around it. The Courthouse will survive just fine without an additional 68 parking spaces. Things have changed radically in the last 2 years --with more people working from home and accessing services online. The parking spaces will be a waste of space, to my mind-- an irrelevant (and destructive) addition to the area. The Wayside is definitely one of a kind, a truly valuable and irreplaceable natural space. Once destroyed, it's gone forever. Parking spaces will always be with us, if not here then someplace else. Don't be shortsighted. Please realize the value of the Wayside --it would be irresponsible to destroy it. Paul Chanek 23084 Butterfield Trl Bend, OR 97702 541-323-4716 chanek22@gmail.com Sharon Keith From: Paige Schultz <paiges62@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 9:17 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Preserve Worrell Wayside Park Some people who received this message don't often get email from paiges62@gmail.com. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please do the right thing and preserve Worrell Wayside park. Don't be short sighted and do something that can't be undone. Thank you, Paige Schultz 541-480-0293 Sharon Keith From: Mary Becker <mbecker541@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 8:34 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Wayside Park [Some people who received this message don't often get email from mbecker541@gmail.com. Learn why this is important at http: / / aka.ms/ LearnAboutSenderldentification.] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Dear Commisioners, How ironic that Bend is designated as a "Tree City" yet the commission is thinking of removing all the trees in this park and paving it over?!? Build another parking structure and let people walk (may help their health at the same time and reduce obesity levels). Just like we have paid lip service to being an active part of the ".Pollinator Pathway" (note: the city had its landscape crew out in September/Octorober cutting down all the rabbit brush along Reed Market thereby robbing the butterflies and bees of their major food source), we are now going to only play lip service to being a "Tree City". Please vote appropriately and for future generations to have a beautiful downtown. Too much concrete and asphalt is not good for anyone's mental health. Sincerely, Mary Becker 1 Sharon Keith From: Jane Leeson <janeleeson.lorana@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 8:14 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Wayside Some people who received this message don't often get email from janeleeson.lorana@gmail.com. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please do the right thing and protect Worrell Park. Bend's identity and the park's geologic and social history are important. Priceless are an individual's spiritual renewal and relaxation from the stresses of the day by a visit to the park. Build a parking lot and a shuttle bus if more parking is needed. Thank you for your attention. Jane Leeson Sharon Keith From: saulius <sauliusgreb@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 8:03 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Wayside r Some people who received this message don't often get email from sauliusgreb@gmail.com. Learn why this is important i} [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please don't kill the park for a parking lot, for God's sake. It should be cared for and preserved. Saulius Grebliunas Sharon Keith From: Tom Kelley <dutchkelley@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 7:58 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Wayside Some people who received this message don't often get email from dutchkelley@gmail.com. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Don't do it. Don't destroy this wayside to put in parking spots. In a few years, we are going to need more parking spots and end up building a garage anyway. Just do that now and save this small bit of nature. This plan is a punchline to a Joni Mitchell song, and you know it: "Pave paradise to put in a parking lot." You will never live this down. Tom Kelley Tom Kelley Sunriver, Oregon i Sharon Keith From: Kay McCurdy <mccurdykay7@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 7:57 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Leave the park [Some people who received this message don't often get email from mccurdykay7@gmail.com. Learn why this is important at http: / / aka.ms/ LearnAboutSenderldentification.] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please do not turn this piece of history into a blah forgettable parking area. Sent from my iPhone Sharon Keith From: Celeste Brody <celestebrody@icloud.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 7:44 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Park [Some people who received this message don't often get email from celestebrody@icloud.com. Learn why this is important at http: / / aka.ms/ LearnAboutSenderldentification.] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Commissioners: Natural areas need to be protected and preserved for future generations. Please keep Worrell Park a downtown park. Thank you, Celeste Brody, Bend OR i Sharon Keith From: Charles Campbell <cecwjc@earthlink.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 7:31 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Wayside should be preserved as a park 11 Some people who received this message don't often get email from cecwjc@earthlink.net. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please work to save Worrell Wayside should be preserved as a park. Wilma Campbell Sharon Keith From: Newt Kerney <nkerney@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 7:13 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Wayside [Some people who received this message don't often get email from nkerney@sbcglobal.net. Learn why this is important at http://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderldentification.] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please do not destroy Worrell Wayside by turning it into a parking lot. I am a Bend resident, a homeowner, and a person who goes downtown, and I enjoy seeing a piece of natural beauty as a part of our downtown area. Again, I do not support the destruction of that park. Find another solution. Newt Kerney Sent from my iPad i Sharon Keith From: Naslund and Nevill <naslundnevill@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 7:04 AM To: citizeninput Subject: worrell wayside I! Some people who received this message don't often get email from naslundnevill@gmail.com. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] I am writing, once again, to urge you to leave Bill Worrell Wayside Park alone. Losing this lovely remnant of natural landscape in downtown Bend is not worth 68 parking spaces. A parking garage? Better public transportation? A park and ride that shuttles folks downtown? There has to be another way that makes more sense in the long term. Your plan may seem to make sense on paper - more parking! - but it does not make sense on the ground. So much of how we are living today, how we are using our local resources, needs to be reassessed. This is not a reassessment but simply more of what got us into the mess we are in today. Please consider the value of this piece of ground. Please consider its value beyond what it can do for us. Thank you, once again, for your time. Julie Naslund Bend, OR Sharon Keith From: Allison eBy <allisoneby43@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 6:02 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell wayside park [Some people who received this message don't often get email from allisoneby43@sbcglobal.net. Learn why this is important at http: / / aka.ms/ LearnAboutSenderldentification.] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please consider keeping this darling of a park and not turning it into a parking lot. Thank you, Allison Eby Sent from my iPhone Sharon Keith From: Jane Leeson <janeleeson.lorana@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2022 8:06 AM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Wayside Park Some people who received this message don't often get email fromjaneleeson.lorana@gmail.com. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] This little park is worth saving. If you must build a parking lot, do so on someplace that is already developed and needs demolishing. Buy a shuttle bus to take drivers to the county administrative building. The last thing we need is another downtown parking lot. Sharon Keith From: Lynne Myers <lynne.myers30@grnail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 7:21 PM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrel Park [Some people who received this message don't often get email from lynne.myers30@gmail.com. Learn why this is important at http: / / aka.ms/ LearnAboutSenderldentification.] [EXTERNAL EMAIL] I will keep this short. Please do not pave this park. In this busy paved world we need places we can sit and be still. Can we please leave it as is for us elders to sit and enjoy? Thank you for listening. Lynne Myers Sent from my iPhone Sharon Keith From: Terri Gonzalez <tegonzo15@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 5:43 PM To: citizeninput Subject: Worrell Wayside Some people who received this message don't often get email from tegonzol5@gmail.com. Learn why this is important [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please do not destroy Worrell Wayside, a gem of a park in downtown Bend. Parking spaces can be found elsewhere, but a place of quiet is very valuable and needed. Thank you. Terri Gonzalez Bend, OR 97701 tegonzo 15 a, gmail. com Sharon Keith To: Do Not Reply Subject: RE: Mitel voice message from BRANDON DEATLEY, +13605156191 for mailbox 1734 A voice message was received through the Citizen Input phone line from Brandon Deatley, business owner in Deschutes County, commenting on the high prices of rent and wondering if he could just move out on County property in order to save money and freely dump garbage. He asks what there is to prevent citizens and business owners from doing that. This isn't fair that citizens get hit by tax and higher expenses when there are free loaders that have no consequences of their crimes. -----Original Message ----- From: Do Not Reply <DoNotReply@deschutes.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 11:28 AM To: citizeninput < citizeninput@de s chutes. org> Subject: Mitel voice message from BRANDON DEATLEY, +13605156191 for mailbox 1734 You have received a voice mail message from BRANDON DEATLEY, +13605156191 for mailbox 1734. Message length is 00:01:29. Message size is 696 KB. Sharon Keith From: Susan Johnson <sustbl@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 3:36 PM To: citizeninput Subject: Our Safety, In a Blink of a eye Some people who received this message don't often get email from sustbl@yahoo.com. Learn why this is important Ll [EXTERNAL EMAIL] To whom that understand Danger, Yes, you can make every one vacate on Forest Service Land when they are endangering Life. Please hear us. Do not wait until Families, Animals and land Die. There is so much danger from those that are camped up there, that my car is packed during May through October for escape for our lives. We do not take this as it can't happen to us. Do not wait PLEASE PLEASE HELP US!!! Susan Johnson Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android �v1 ES Co BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS' MEETING i A ` REQUEST TO SPEAK • Citizen Input can be given regarding any topic that is NOT on the agenda • Public Testimony can be given during Public Hearings only Topic of Input or Testimony: Cmu% or reswt C f Z Is this topic an item on today's agenda? ❑ Yes (please see description of Citizen Input above) Name Address Phone #s E-mail address Date: ailP �io _4/r3`zz THIS FORM IS TURNED IN TO RECORDING SECRETARY BEFORE MEETING BEGINS Are you submitting written documents as part of testimony? ❑ Yes ❑ No If so, please give a copy to the Recording Secretary for the record. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING DATE: Wednesday, April 13 2022 SUBJECT: FY 2023 Video Lottery Fund Allocations BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS: Each year, commissioners review anticipated revenue from the County's portion of video lottery proceeds for the upcoming fiscal year and develop an expenditure plan that has historically included funding for economic development activities, various projects, support for other organizations, and grant programs. Staff will provide background information and will guide the Board through a work sheet to develop an expenditure plan for the County's video Lottery Fund (165) for FY 2023. Attached are supporting documents intended to assist with this process. BUDGET IMPACTS: Planned expenditures will be included in the FY23 budget. ATTENDANCE: Laura Skundrick, Administrative Services Deschutes County Video Lottery Fund (165) Allocation Descriptions RESOURCES Beginning Balance: Anticipated amount left unspent at the end of FY 2022 and carried over into FY 2023. Includes higher than expected video lottery proceeds received and interest earned as well as an estimate of unspent funds from FY 2022. State Video Lottery Revenue: Estimated revenue from video lottery proceeds Interest Revenue: Earnings received on pooled investments REQUIREMENTS Administration: Internal Service Charges - Charges in support of the Board of County Commissioners, Administration, Finance, and the Finance/Human Resources software replacement project as established by the budget office. Economic Development: Funding determined by the Board of Commissioners to support economic development activities. Economic Development for Central Oregon - Includes unrestricted operational support as well as resources for staffing in Bend, La Pine, Redmond, and Sisters and the Venture Catalyst Program. Economic Development Loans - Amount established by the Board of Commissioners to recapitalize the Economic Development Loan Fund (050) if needed. Sunriver Chamber of Commerce - Funding to support the Sunriver Chamber of Commerce Project Support: Includes support determined by the Board of Commissioners for projects not otherwise categorized and also provides an opportunity to address economic development and other community issues which may be of a topical nature. Shop -with -a -Cop Program - Contribution to the annual program operated by the Sheriffs Office. Fuels Reduction Grant - The County Forester operates a fuels reduction grant program. Communities apply for funding and applications are scored using criteria that considers a community's Firewise status, match amount, scope, size and focus of the fuel reduction work, estimated costs, how the community would involve residents in the project and risk of wildfire to the community. Special Project Support Grants - Grant program intended to provide one year funding to special projects as determined by the Board of Commissioners. Service Partners: Service Partners are organizations that: 1) Provide a mandated or sole source service to residents of Deschutes County; 2) Were initiated, led, or created by the County; and/or 3) Perform services that the County would otherwise be obligated to provide. Additional information has been provided by each Service Partner in advance of the FY 2023 video lottery discussion showing the impact of these investments. Discretionary Grant Program: Funds made available to local non-profit organizations in the form of small grants for projects and initiatives. Each Board member has traditionally been assigned a set dollar amount to be awarded throughout the year. An additional amount has also been set aside for grants that leverage County support for fundraising activities. Arts & Culture Grant Program - Funding for a County competitive grant program to support programs that bring arts and culture events and education to residents of Deschutes County. Community Grant Program: United Way of Deschutes County coordinates County funding with an annual federal grant program to support local non -profits which furnish emergency food, clothing, and shelter to Deschutes County residents in need. Contingency: Amount determined by the Board of Commissioners to be held in reserve to mitigate unforeseen reductions in video lottery revenue throughout the year. Currently, contingency was estimated at 10% of anticipated revenue. Deschutes County FY 2023 Video Lottery Fund Allocation Exercise - 2022 CATEGORY PROGRAM ALLOCATIONS 2023 REQUESTS 2023 ALLOCATIONS I I NOTES RESOURCES Estimated Beginning Net Working Capital I 8 748,000.O0' $ 748,000.00 � State Video Lottery Revenue 8 1,080,000.00 $ 1,080,000.00 Projected by Oregon State Lottery Interest S 5,138.00 S 5,138.00 TOTAL RESOURCES $ 1,833,138.00 S _ _ _ 1.833,138.00 REQUIREMENTS Administration Internal Services S 79,295.00 $ 79,295.00 Sub -Total S 79,295.00 $ 791295.00 Economic Development EDCO Regional Capacity/ Operational Support , $ 130,000 S 134,550.00 Local Capacity, Bend S 15,00D $ 15,525.00 Local Capacity. Sunriver/La Pine $ 35,000 $ 36,225.00 _ Local Capacity. _. Redmond S 15.000 $ 15,525.00 ._..__--- ...__. Local Capacity- Sisters S 35,000 $ 36.225.00 Venture Catalyst Program $ 40,000 $ 41,400.00 Staff does not anticipate that a transfer to 050 in FY23 will be Economic Development Loans necessary, based on current fund balance and expected loan (Transfer to Fund 050) $ 110,000 $ requests. 3.5%Increase requested to help cover Increased material costs, and Increase In Consumer Price Index due to escalating labor Sub -Total I S 380.000 1 S 279,450.00 $ expense, Inflation and housing costs. ..._ ._. __.._ .._.__.__ Other Economic Development Sunriver Chamber of Commerce $ 52,000 f 65.000.00 E45,000 baseline; f20,0005hop Sunriver Campaign Sub -Total $ 52.000 $ 65,000.00 S Project Support Shop -with -a -Cop Program S 5,000 $ 5,000.00 Fuels Reduction Gran[ Program E 100,000 $ 100,D00.00 Special Project Support Grant Deschutes Cultural Coalition $ 25,000 $ 25,000.00 Special Project Grant Support: Deschutes Basin Water Staff seeks Board direction on FY23 Special Project Grant Collaborative $ 20,000 program and potential recipients Special Project Grant Suppom Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project $ 20,000 Special Project Grant Support: Friends of the Children f 25,000 Sub -Total $ 195,000 S 130,000.00 S Central Oregon Council on Aging (COCOA) - Meals $10,000 increase requested to support additional kitchen staff Service Partners on Wheels and Congregate Dining $ 40,000 $ 50,000.00 due to increased demand Mountaln5tar Family Relief Nursery-Therapuetic Early Childhood Classroom and Safety Net Projects $ 2D,000 $ 21.600.00 $1,600 Increase requested due to Increased need for services J-Bar)/ Cascade Youth and Family Services S 20,000 $ 20,000.00 No increase requested. Redmond Senior Center - Meals on Wheels & ' $3,000 increase requested to support Increase in demand and Congregate Meals Project $ 9,000 f 12,000.00 increasing food costs. KIDS Center - Child Abuse Medical Evaluation Project S 30,000 S 30,000.00 No increase requested. Latino Community Association -Healthy Families & $5,000 Increase requested to sustain the move to Family Family Empowerment Programs S 30,000 $ 35,000.00 Empowerment Center and meet growing demand. 52,000 Increase requested to help retain and recruit staff in Bethlehem Inn $ 40,000 $ 42,000.00 cempetitivejob market. Family Access Network (FAN) -Juniper Elementary�_- - FANAdvocateProject $ 17.500 S 17,500.00 No increase requested. Saving Grace- Marys Place Supervised Visitation & Safe Exchange Center $ 20,000 S 30.000.00 $10,000 increase requested due to high demand for services. Central Oregon Veterans' Outreach (COVO) - Homeless Outreach Coordinator - S 30,000 $ 30,D00.00 No increase requested. $5,000 increase requested to support paying higher wage for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) S 30,000 $ 35,000.00 qualified staff In competitive job market. Healthy Beginnings -Preschool Developmental $5,000 increase requested to support increased staffing for Screening $ 20,000 $ 25,000.00 Increase In screenings and treatment referrals. Upper Deschutes Watershed Council S 20,000 $ 20,000.00 No Increase requested. Sub -Total S 326,500 S 368,100.00 S Grant Programs Discretionary Grants S 60,000 Fundraising Grants $ 15,000 Original FY22 allocation was $25,000. Board increased allocation Arts and Culture Grants S 3B,500 based on grant requests. Sub -Total S 113,500 S - S United Way of Central Oregon: Emergency Food, Community Grant Program Clothing and Shelter Grants S 80,000 1 $ 80,000.00 Sub -Total is 80,0001 $ 80,000.00 $ (TOTAL REQUIREMENTS j $ 1.001,945.00 $ 79,295.00 Optional to allow far unexpected revenue variations. Contingency $ 80,147.60 S 6,343,60 Contingency was estimated at 8% of requirements. REMAINING BALANCE $ 751,145.40 S 1,747.419.40 ES VIDEO LOTTERY ALLOCATION EXERCISE Economic Development Requests for Funding: • EDCO (attached) • Sunriver Chamber of Commerce (attached) t MOVE� jL��I A START GROW March 30, 2022 Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall Street, 2nd Floor Bend, OR 97703 RE: Economic Development for Central Oregon Budget Request Dear County Commissioners and Budget Committee, On behalf of Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO), I am writing today to request funds in the amount of $279,450 (a 3.5% increase over last fiscal year) for ongoing support of EDCO's strategic plan and mission to create a diversified local economy and a strong base of middle-class jobs in Central Oregon. The 2022-23 fiscal year budget request to Deschutes County includes a 3.5% increase ($9,450) to help cover the following: • Increased materials costs (equipment, office supplies, software support, etc.) • Escalating labor expense, inflation and housing costs which have contributed to the increased Consumer Price Index for all U.S. urban consumers (up by 7.9% over the last 12 months) Program or Community Deschutes Investment Sunriver-La Pine (current) $35,000 .... -. $36,225* Sisters Country $35,000 $36,225** Redmond (REDI) $15,000 $15,525 Bend $15,000 $15,525 Venture Catalyst Program $40,000 $41,400 EDCO Regional Office $130,000 $134,550 TOTAL: $270,000 $279,450 *Sunriver-La Pine program funds are passed through EDCO to the City of La Pine apart from nominal administrative funds to provide software and staff support for the position. "Sisters Country funds are presently being used to fund a part-time position until the City of Sisters determines how a full-time program fits into the new budget cycle. EDCO's primary efforts to achieve our strategic initiatives, focus on helping companies do the following: MOVE. We guide employers outside the region through the relocation process as a resource for regional data, incentives, talent, site selection, and more. START. We mentor and advise scalable young companies from concept to exit on issues such as access to capital, critical expertise, and strategy. GROW. We partner with local traded -sector companies to help them grow and expand. Leveraged Funding For decades, Deschutes County has been a key partner in the work of economic development both through its own operations and through contracting with EDCO for business development services and efforts to enhance and support the local business climate. We believe there are three primary reasons driving this ongoing investment by and partnership with Deschutes County from lottery funding allocated for economic development: MOVE E' ) START GROW • As a private non-profit, our personnel and benefit overhead costs are lower than the County; • EDCO leverages private sector funding to stretch limited public dollars further; and • EDCO has a proven track record of success, efficiency, and effectiveness in fostering job growth, industry diversification and the key elements that pave the way for both. Funding from Deschutes County leverages more than $6 of outside funding for every $1 spent by the County in the form of private memberships, local and IMILKEN NSTITUTE federal government contributions and earned revenue (primarily events) to do + economic development within its borders. In this way, public dollars are local, fir( ��� HEARTLAND �11 �Q� combined to achieve better results and measurablyimprove the county P tY FORWARD and regional economy. We believe this partnership has been key to the consistently high rankings in the U.S. for economic performance and job Forbes creation from The Milken Institute, including #1 rankings for small metros four out of the past five years, and consistently high ranking with Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Heartland Forward as standout places where jobs are being created and sustained. Entrepreneur_ Scope of Work EDCO will maintain a strong regional organization with adequate capacity to deliver comprehensive local economic development programs in coordination with Deschutes County and local communities. Services within the base of operation of EDCO will include, but not be limited to, marketing, recruitment, retention/expansion, and further formation of public/private partnerships. EDCO will also monitor initiatives that directly impact local companies' ability to be successful and will conduct additional activities to encourage and support local entrepreneurship by providing a mentoring network and facilitating access to equity/growth capital. In addition, EDCO will administer enhanced economic development activities by hiring and retaining the staff necessary to support individual communities. A portion of the funds received from Deschutes County will be used to augment existing marketing and abridged recruitment efforts to generate new job creation. It is no secret that labor shortages exacerbated by both housing and childcare affordability and availability are negatively impacting our economic growth. With that in mind, we are focusing more attention on workforce development and growing our labor force through strategic investments of time and resources, rather than new business recruitment activities. Return on Investment (ROI) EDCO fosters business development activities by building relationships with traded sector clients - companies who generate most of their income from outside the region - one CEO at a time. We leverage many different tools and resources to accomplish our work to promote investment and job creation on the high desert. One of those tools under EDCO's supervision is the Enterprise Zone program. On behalf of the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners, a sponsor of the three Enterprise Zones within the County, EDCO markets, provides technical assistance, and administratively manages these zones to help companies during times of expansion and relocation. EDCO also provides these services to Jefferson and Crook Counties. Business Oregon, the State's economic development agency, recently conducted a Property Tax Incentives Impact Study across the State, business which included an analysis of the Enterprise Zone program for the ore ®®n. years 2019 and 2020. The results were astonishing, reporting that the standard program, which is a 3-S-year property tax exemption, resulted in an economic impact 29 times the investment made by participating companies. This means that for every dollar of property tax abated, companies using the standard program generated $29.16 dollars in increased economic output. This output reflects the relative magnitude of up -front capital investments by participating companies, combined with the ensuing period of abatement over which foregone property taxes accumulate. Total output (or the numerator in the ROI calculation) is a �'�/1 MOVE [��j\ j� START GROW function of various increases in jobs (direct, indirect, and induced) and payroll and the multiplier effect on other local businesses. Presently EDCO is managing 95 active companies authorized to use the Enterprise Zone, which accounts for 20-30% of our Area Director's efforts and time. Of those 95 companies, 81% (77), are in Deschutes County. At the time of authorization, those companies plan to invest over $296 million dollars and create over 1,550 jobs. The impending ROI for these investments, based on the information from the impact study, is over $8.6 billion dollars. This is just one example of the return -on -investment Deschutes County can expect when investing in EDCO. Supporting information regarding this report can be found here. Strategic Plan Historically, the basis of Deschutes County's investment in outsourced economic development services with EDCO has been the organization's successive three-year strategic plans. The 2022-2025 plan is under construction, with direction from EDCO's Board of Directors, and will include outreach to many stakeholders, including Deschutes County staff and Commissioners. The new plan will also address the aforementioned focus on additional workforce development initiatives. The current 2019-21 plan, which was extended to June 30, 2022, outlines three primary goals, 11 objectives and 39 detailed actions to achieve those goals. Further details regarding our strategic plan can be found by visiting our website here. EDCO's board and staff applaud the Commission and the Deschutes County management team for your vision to sustain support for economic development services, particularly in the uncertain times which we have encountered over the past several years. We believe this proposal, which is consistent with prior year commitments, represents a cost-effective strategy that is broadly supported by the communities within Deschutes County and leverages both private and public local level investment in economic development. I welcome the opportunity to address any questions you may have and appreciate your consideration of EDCO's request. Sincerely, W Jon Stark Interim Chief Executive Officer Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) Economic Development for Central Oregon Bend, OR 97702 Jon Stark jon@edcoinfo.com (541) 388-3236 edcoinfo.com A0000 SUNRIVERAREA Chamber of Commerce MEMORANDUM Date: Feb. 21, 2022 TO: Deschutes County Board of Commissioners FROM: Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce Finance Committee RE: Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Request The Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce kindly requests the continued financial support of the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. The Chamber values its partnership with Deschutes County to provide assistance to Sunriver area businesses, while working to create and maintain jobs for local citizens. As the county and state of Oregon emerge from the two-year shadow caused by the pandemic, the Chamber will provide a vital role in coordinating communications between the local businesses and nonprofit organizations; serving as a liaison to address the need for public transportation, childcare and workforce development; and providing additional support to businesses. The Chamber plans to continue its highly successful "Shop Sunriver" campaign. The Chamber is working with its partners including The Village at Sunriver, COVA, Sunriver Resort, the SHARC, Alpine Entertainment and other organizations to coordinate events and shop local campaigns in Sunriver. The Chamber's plans for 2022 include starting again the community potlucks and several networking events. The Chamber is also working with the La Pine Chamber'of Commerce to host an all -day Workforce Development Conference in June. The Chamber can only achieve its goals to continue to provide service to all Sunriver area businesses and nonprofits with the continued financial support from Deschutes County. The Chamber's Finance Committee has carefully reviewed its financial needs and developed a budget request of $65,000 for the fiscal year 2022-2023, an increase of $13,000 from the previous fiscal year. This would allow us to maintain our basic operations while increasing the scope of the "Shop Sunriver" campaign, initiated in 2021. For our baseline operations, we are requesting $45,000, which is a $5,000 increase from the 2021-22 fiscal year. This will allow us to continue to offer the services mentioned earlier, including business development, education and training, and advocacy. We also could continue to offer traditional services that our local businesses, visitors, and our community have come to expect from our Chamber, such as business referrals, and providing promotional information about Sunriver's special amenities, recreational opportunities, and events and activities. We are requesting an $8,000 increase in our "Shop Sunriver" Campaign, bringing the total support from the County to $20,000. You'll recall that that we initiated this Campaign in November of 2020 with support from a grant from the Coronavirus Relief Fund. Through the use of both social and traditional media, and other strategies, we have been able to create effective marketing programs directed at both residents and visitors that provide direct support to our local businesses. This funding would be reinvested in our local businesses. For example, the Chamber recently partnered with Alpine Entertainment to host a Sunriver Shop Hop where participants were entered in drawing for 10 gifts cards, valued at $25 each. The Chamber and Alpine Entertainment each purchased 5 gift cards. This way we were able to effectively generate economic activity directly to our local businesses. If awarded the grant, the Chamber would also use funds to engage our local restaurants in our. Community Potlucks. This would be beneficial to our restaurants, especially during the shoulder season. The Chamber plans to continue partnering with local organizations in many other ways to continue this type of marketing and support for local businesses. In summary, the Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce total budget request is as follows: Continued Baseline Support: $45,000 "Shop Sunriver" campaign: $20,000 TOTAL REQUEST: 65 000 Concerning the source of funding for the Chamber request for Fiscal Year 2022-23, we will leave that up to the discretion of the county, recognizing that this year's allocation came from the Lottery Fund, but there may be other appropriate sources, such as the Transient Room Tax Fund, for the upcoming fiscal year. We are available anytime to discuss this proposal in additional detail and to answer any questions you might have. Our Chamber office number is 541-593-8149 or you can email Executive Director Kristine Thomas at exec@sunriverchamber.com. Thank you for considering this request. Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Finance Committee: Dan Youmans, Government Relations Consultant, Chamber Board President Aaron Schofield, Branch Manager, First Interstate Bank, Chamber Board Treasurer Kelly Newcombe, General Manager, Central Oregon, Meredith Lodging, Chamber Board Secretary Keith Kessaris, Assistant General Manager, Sunriver Owners Association Thomas Samwel, Area Director of Finance, Sunriver Resort Limited Partnership, Chamber Board Member 2 VIDEO LOTTERY ALLOCATION EXERCISE Project Support Requests for Funding: • Shop -with -a -Cop Program • Fuels Reduction Grant Program • Special Project Support Grants as determined by the Board of Commissioners • Deschutes Cultural Coalition (attached) Deschutes Cultural Coalition, P.O. Box 2094 Bend, OR 97709 Fiscally Sponsored by the Deschutes Public Library Foundation Commissioner Patti Adair March 2, 2022 Commissioner Phil Chang Commissioner Tony DeBone Deschutes County 1300 NW Wall Street Bend, OR 97701 Dear Deschutes County Commissioners: On behalf of the Deschutes Cultural Coalition, a local funding and cultural support program of the state's Oregon Cultural Trust, we thank you for approving our FY 2022 request for $25,000 from Deschutes County at your February 9, 2022 meeting. The support is dedicated to rebuilding the capacity of arts and culture organizations adversely impacted by the pandemic. The County allocates approximately $25,000 annually to support the arts through its Arts and Culture Grant program. By allocating an additional $25,000 to the DCC the County is further supporting arts organizations that, in many cases, did not fit the very narrowly defined Covid relief funding. Please consider this FY 2023 request for $25,000 to DCC to continue supporting arts organizations in Deschutes County. The DCC agrees to work with the county administration to ensure the county receives proper messaging credit and to submit any necessary reports. While the DCC is in the process of receiving its 501(c)(3) status we are fiscally sponsored by the Deschutes Public Library Foundation (EIN 94-3178822) and checks or money transfers to DCC are routed through the DPLF bank account. We thank you again for your appreciation of and support for the arts! Sincerely, Crate O'{��9�r� Cate O'Hagan President, DCC CateMarie0hagan@gmail.com 541.588.0166 Cell Eric Sande Eric Sande Treasurer, Deschutes Cultural Coalition Eric@VisitRedmond0regon.org Executive Director, Redmond Chamber of Commerce 541.749.0738 Cell \)-� E SP.AAL A., ---< CO VIDEO LOTTERY ALLOCATION EXERCISE Service Partner Requests for Funding (attached): • Central Oregon Council on Aging • Mountain Star Family Relief Nursery • J-Bar J / Cascade Youth and Family Services • Redmond Senior Center • KIDS Center • Latino Community Association • Bethlehem Inn • Family Access Network (FAN) • Saving Grace • Central Oregon Veterans' Outreach (COVO) • Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) • Healthy Beginnings • Upper Deschutes Watershed Council Additional Attachments: • Service Highlights Infographic • Results on Investment Overview • Other Deschutes County Funding Summary • Service Partner Funding History \3T E S CpGZ o .< 2021-22 Award COUNCIL ON AGING OF CENTRAL OREGON Volunteer Coordination of Meals on Wheels & Congregate Dining Amount Requested 2022-23 $40,000 (3% of project funding) $50,000 Cathy Hensel, a Meals on Wheels recipient in Sisters remarks, "I can't thank you, the Council on Aging, the chef, the many Meals on Wheels drivers and volunteers enough. You've brought peace of mind, energy, and nutritional health into my life. The meals truly changed both my j physical and mental health. You truly are lifesavers to those of us in need."' January 1, 2022 Community Need and Request for Increased Funding • Even with COVID retreating, many older adults in Central Oregon are still isolated at home. • We are still adding Meals on Wheels clients who request support, despite earlier wait lists. Every client gets shelf -stable foods as emergency backup, as well. • Community dining (previously sit-down lunches) is still mostly drive -through hot lunch service in Bend, Sisters and La Pine three times per week. Redmond delivers as well. • Our food provision has increased and so have uncertainties related to our food supply. In response, we have added a part-time cook to make hot food for Bend, La Pine and Sisters. We have been able to serve better, more nutritious hot food as a result, but we would like to be able to cook even more hot food and return to congregate in -person meals soon. • We respectfully request $50,000 to continue to employ a second cook and add a PT bakery cook so that we can further expand our food provision with more days and more meals. Previously our single cook was supported by volunteers and struggled to meet the nutrition needs of Deschutes County seniors. We have expanded to offer more days of community dining each week, better meal variety, and eliminated any waiting lists. Impact of Current Investment Provide .6 FTE (of 3.2 FTE) to support nutrition programs (Meals on Wheels and congregate dining) and recruit, train, and coordinate volunteers. • In the period of July 1, 2021 to Jan 1, 2022 (February and March 2022 numbers are not available until 3/5/22), COA coordinated more than 10,762 volunteer hours and served/delivered more than 47,895 meals to more than 991 unduplicated clients in Deschutes County. Comments On 3/12/22 the Omnibus Bill passed without the 10% increase in the Older American Act funding that was expected. The FY 23 fund increase was less than 2%. Without the CARES and ARPA fund windfalls of last year, and no increase in OAA funds, we may see a cap on services if we can't secure additional revenues in the next two years, hence our request for additional support in FY23. Your investment in helping expand our in-house cooking has allowed us to feed more hot, nutritious, and delicious meals to deserving seniors who look to us for nutrition and connection. Healthy People: Support and advance the health and safety of Deschutes County's residents MOUNTAINSTAR FAMILY RELIEF NURSERY Therapeutic Early Childhood Classroom and Safety Net Projects 2021-22 Award $20,000 (4% of project funding) Amount Requested 2022-23 $21,600 "Investments in high quality early childhood and family services are consistently shown to have the highest returns of any economic development project. We are so excited to be bringing these services into more communities in our county." - Kara Tachikawa, Executive Director Community Need and Request for Increased Funding Deschutes County Data: • There has been a dramatic increase in the number of children in DHS/Child Welfare. • In 2019, there were 15.9 (per 1,000) children who were victims of abuse and neglect compared to 11 (per 1,000) in 2015 (Our Children Oregon, most recent data). MountainStar Data: • Average of 16 family "risk factors" (such as mental health or substance abuse issues, housing or food insecurity) for child abuse and neglect • Parents have an average Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) score of 6 (ACE score scale is 0-10). An ACE score of 4 or more predicts adverse long-term health outcomes including a two- to five -fold increase in chronic disease state, six- to 12-fold increase in mental illness and addiction disorders, in addition to an increase in learning disabilities and behavioral disorders. In Central Oregon, there are over 5,000 children ages 0-3 considered at -risk. MountainStar currently serves just 6% of this population. • 98% of our client families live in poverty and 100% meet the OR state definition of at -risk. Funding will support 0.3 FTE (of 3.0 FTE) Program Managers in our Relief Nursery Therapeutic Early Childhood programs in Bend, Redmond, and La Pine. The increase in funding will support programs and needs in Southern, Central, and Northern Deschutes County. Impact of Current Investment Grant supports 0.4 FTE (of 3.6 FTE) to support Relief Nursery Therapeutic Early Childhood in Bend. • In the period of July 1, 2021 to February 1, 2022 provided therapeutic early childhood classes, home visiting, parent support, and transportation for 47 children ages 0-3, already exceeding annual goals. Safety Net/Outreach services (crisis intervention, home visits and basic needs support) for 47 children and their families. 100% of children enrolled in these services remained safe from confirmed cases of abuse and neglect during this time frame. Comments MountainStar raises $1.2 in private investment for every $1 of government funding. PSU documented a 4:1 return on investment (ROI) for the Salem Relief Nursery. Nationally, investments in early childhood are documented at a 12:1 ROI, which exceeds most other economic development projects. MountainStar Bend's early childhood classes are rated 5-stars by the State. In FY 2020-21, 99% of the children served remained free from confirmed cases of abuse and neglect. MountainStar offers services in Bend, Redmond, and La Pine. Healthy People: Support and advance the health and safety of Deschutes County's residents 'T ES coGZ o J BAR J CASCADE YOUTH & FAMILY CENTER ..�✓• Runaway &Homeless Youth Emergency Shelter Project 2021-22 Award $20,000 (6% of project funding) Amount Requested 2022-23 $20,000 "Cascade Youth & Family Center (CYFC) continues to be the sole provider of a comprehensive spectrum of prevention and intervention services targeting runaway, homeless and street youth, including victims of human trafficking, in Deschutes County and the greater region. Stephanie Alvstad, Executive Director Community Need The total number of homeless in Central Oregon has increased by 85% since 2015 (Point in Time Count data: 594 — 2015; 1,099 — 2021). The number of homeless children and youth has also increased. The following are data for children and youth (up to the age of 24): • Total homeless children & youth has increased by 43% (184 — 2015; 264 — 2021) • Unaccompanied children & youth has increased by 213% (55 — 2015; 172 — 2021) It is estimated that 30-40% of homeless youth are not identified. 2021 service totals include: • Shelter— 5,967 nights for 96 youth (all programs emergency and transitional youth) • 24-Hour Crisis Response —1,314 hotline calls; 297 total youth served • Street Outreach Youth Contacts (basic needs) —1,508 youth; 1,115 hours (duplicated) Shelter space continued to be limited during 2021 due to COVID-19 and social distancing requirements. CYFC has had to maintain mandated staffing ratios, despite many COVID+ staff. Impact of Current Investment Provide support for .2 (of 3.8 FTE) Case Manager to support the Runaway and Homeless Youth Emergency Shelter. • 86% of youth who have accessed shelter and received crisis intervention and/or mediation, were reconnected with family or transitioned to other safe and stable living environments when leaving the program. • In the period of July 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022 more than 654 nights of emergency shelter, crisis intervention and family mediation were provided to more than 26 youth ages 12-20. Comments: CYFC's goal is to shelter the most vulnerable youth to reduce risk 'and end chronic homelessness. Youth access shelter directly off the street. In 2021, 76 human trafficking victims (72 sex/10 labor/6 both) were identified and served. Homeless youth are at higher risk for physical and sexual exploitation, mental health and substance abuse - even,death. It is estimated that 5,000 homeless youth die each year as a result of assault, illness, or suicide. RHY services are largely funded through federal and state grants and donations. However, grant funds require that 10-25% of the project cost be provided through matching funds. Deschutes County grant funds continue to be crucial match funds for this project. Healthy People: Enhance and protect the health and well-being of communities and their residents -V E S CpG2 o REDMOND SENIOR CENTER Food for Meals on Wheels & Congregate Meals Project 2021-22 Award $9,000 (2% of project funding) Amount Requested 2022-23 $12,000 "I cannot shop for myself and look forward to getting my daily meal and visiting with my Meals on Wheels driver every day. God Bless you all." - Grateful Meals -on -Wheels Client Community Need and Request for Increased Funding Over 25% of the population are 50 or older, and by 2025, this number is projected to be 35%. We are on our way to having an older adult population that is disproportional to the general population. Following CDC and Governor directives including Center closure, the Center continued to provide Meals on Wheels, an essential service, to over 31,000 older adults using safe social interactions. Due to safety restrictions, we did not serve meals on site (congregate meals) during most of 2021. Currently we face several critical issues: 1. We know a minimum of 35% more meals are needed in the greater Redmond area; 2. Since March 2021, food costs have increased an average of 20%; 3. Our number of volunteers must grow by a minimum of 50% to meet current and emerging needs; and 4. Our 30-year-old commercial kitchen is not functioning at full capacity and facing safety issues (the City of Redmond has committed $250K toward a complete remodel and we are securing additional funding needed.) Without a tax -base, we are actively seeking additional partners to grow our funding, volunteer base, and social services to fulfill existing needs while planning for the future. We are requesting an increase in funding to: Continue to provide the current 120 meals per day and increase to a minimum of 162 per day by September 2022 with the intent to provide a minimum of 150 per day by March 2023 including costs associated with food purchases and staff support needed to prepare food and secure and train volunteers who deliver food. Impact of Current Investment Support a minimum of 1.8% of the total annual cost for Meals on Wheels and home food delivery service for seniors. Comments We feel we have "weathered the COVID storm" reasonably well by maintaining our commitment to provide Meals on Wheels, an essential service for those most vulnerable in our greater Redmond area. We are the only organization providing this service and rely on community support to ensure these meals are available. Federal funding for Meals on Wheels provides an average of 40% of the real cost. Our partners are our backbone to ensure vulnerable older adults have the basic need of food. BOCC has been a critical partner. Beyond COVID, we now face challenges of unprecedented older adult population growth, significant food costs, increased wages, and need for more volunteers. With BOCC and other partners, we are up for the challenge. Healthy People: Support and advance the health and safety of Deschutes County's residents 2021-22 Award Amount Requested 2022-23 KIDS CENTER Child Abuse Medical Evaluation Project $30,000 (14% of project funding) $30,000 "During the past year KIDS Center experienced a dramatic increase in service referrals, and requests for our services are now close to pre -pandemic levels. In response to partner -identified need to expand rapid access to services, we hired two additional forensic interviewers and one medical examiner. KIDS Center continues to provide essential diagnostic medical and forensic interview services, family advocacy, therapy, and emergency aid to hundreds of local families." - Gil Levy, Executive Director Community Need KIDS Center serves children (birth to 18) who are suspected victims of physical or sexual abuse, neglect, drug endangerment, and witnessing domestic violence. KIDS Center is the Designated Medical Provider (DMP) for medical evaluations, as well providing forensic interviews, family advocacy, and therapy for children referred by law enforcement, DHS Child Welfare, therapists, and medical professionals. In 2021, KIDS Center served 1,573 unduplicated children and families, and conducted 342 evaluations, a 19% increase from 2020 and a rate close to pre -pandemic levels. All services are provided at no cost to the family. Medical examiners (MEs) field consult calls from medical providers in Deschutes County which result in work -up recommendations, referrals to investigative agencies, and direct referrals for an evaluation at KIDS Center. Last year, MEs trained 132 medical professionals on topics relating to child abuse and neglect. Impact of Current Investment Grant supports .16 FTE (of 1 FTE) medical examiner to conduct consultations and medical evaluations of suspected victims of child abuse. In the period of July 1, 2021, to March 1, 2022: • Performed medical assessments for 100% of children referred (198). • 100% of child abuse assessments cross reported to DHS and Law Enforcement (184 law enforcement investigations). • 100% of cases accepted by the DA's office for prosecution are supported with expert witness testimony (20 cases accepted). • Every child (and their family) served with a medical evaluation received additional services including family advocacy and a therapy referral (as appropriate). Comments: The staff positions we added have strengthened our center's ability to accommodate a rise in child abuse evaluation referrals, respond to our community partners' need for access to quality services, and to prevent burnout within our staff team. The steps we have taken combined with support from the BOCC will be tremendously helpful in ensuring our ability to respond quickly to incoming referrals and to evaluate each child in need of our services. Safe Communities: Reduce crime and recidivism through prevention, intervention, supervision and enforcement -T ES CpG2 o LATINO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ..`� Healthy Families & Family Empowerment Programs 2021-22 Award $30,000 (8% of project budget) Amount Requested 2022-23 $35,000 "Deschutes County funding support is absolutely critical to sustain our services to our underserved immigrant families and to demonstrate the County's commitment to equity, which lends credibility to i our mission and leverages over $500 000 and 200 volunteers."— Brad Porterfield, Executive Director Community Need and Request for Increased Funding We are requesting a slight increase in funding in order to sustain our recent move to our Family Empowerment Center, so we can continue to meet the growing demand for our culturally -specific services and advocacy role. Immigrant Latino families in our communities are one of our most vulnerable and underserved populations. Key data indicators for Deschutes County Latinos include: • Fastest growing (increased by 47% since 2010 in Deschutes County) with the ... • Lowest median age at 26 (compared to 47) and 36% being under 18 years old; the ... • Highest rate of labor force participation (78%), yet also with the ... • Lowest average per capita income ($17,267) and the ... • Highest rate of uninsured (20.3%) referring to health insurance coverage. Immigrant Latino families face unique barriers such as English proficiency and they continue to be under heightened stress due to the federal administration's perceived need to be tough on the immigration issue. In September 2021, we moved to a 5,700 square foot office and community center in Bend to expand our services to families and continue to realize our vision to build a welcoming community across cultures. This move increased our annual facility costs by $67,000. We now have space for our English and Citizenship classes. We hosted vaccination and testing clinics and have rented our community room to families for baby showers and birthdays. And we now have offices for our growing staff team, including our Workforce Navigator, Volunteer Coordinator, Youth Rising Manager and just -hired Advocacy & Leadership Coordinator. Impact of Current Investment Support 8% of Healthy Families & Family Empowerment program costs. • Health insurance and COVID wraparound assistance for a minimum of 300 clients • Low-cost dental services for 50 clients • Coordinate information & referrals for a minimum of 350 clients • Provide minimum 100 free legal consultations • Provide citizenship assistance for a minimum of 25 clients Comments We are concerned that a post -pandemic period of fiscal austerity will occur precisely when the challenges and opportunities immigrant families face are growing including employment, housing, childcare, health and more. Deschutes County's support will help ensure we are resourced adequately to meet the needs AND build community. Healthy People: Support and advance the health and safety of Deschutes County's residents 2021-22 Award Amount Requested 2022-23 BETHLEHEM INN Volunteer Coordination of Emergency Meals $40,000 $42,000 i "Our ongoing partnership with Deschutes County improves the overall health of our community. This continuing collaboration is all the more imperative in the upcoming year as the Inn serves additional people in its Redmond location, which will help address the rapidly growing, urgent needs of adults experiencing homelessness." - Kim Fischbach, Dir. of Philanthropy Community Need and Request for Increased Funding We respectfully request BOCC grant funding to help support the continuing service delivery of nutritious meals as part of our Meal Program. This is especially critical now that the Inn has opened its second shelter location in Redmond. As the region's leading emergency shelter provider, the Inn serves as a critical safety net in our region. Without access to services uniquely provided by the Inn, economically disadvantaged adults and families are at greater risk of chronic poverty with limited alternatives as the region slowly recovers from the devastating impact of the pandemic. The region continues to experience an increase in the number of adults/families, who have lost their income, may no longer have a safe place to live and will be seeking support from the Inn. It is essential for the Inn to address extreme hunger and nutrition -related health conditions to mitigate reduction in cognitive abilities, which make it even more difficult for homeless individuals to find and hold jobs. Since March 2020, the Inn has been required to reduce its resident capacity by over 60% to comply with CDC guidelines. That guideline continues today; however, a projected return to 100% capacity is expected by the early 2023. While the demand for nutritious meals was great before COVID-19, it is projected to be even more significant as we transition into the post -virus months. Bethlehem Inn respectfully requests $42,000 for FY 22123 to support our Meal Program in Bend and Redmond, which will serve a projected 80,000 nutritious meals to an estimated 800 children and adults next year. Funding will help support fixed staffing costs regardless of resident count: 1 FTE Kitchen Mgr, 2-FTE Kitchen Staff. Matching funds will help support 2 FTE Kitchen Staff, 2-.50 FTE Kitchen Staff and 1- .25 FTE facility assistant to support food inventory and facility needs. Impact of Current Investment Provide support for .73 (of 1 FTE) kitchen manager and .16 (of 1 FTE) kitchen steward to prepare and serve meals as part of the Meal Program. • 100% of residents provided three nutritious meals daily • In the period of July 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022, 298 residents and 37,644 meals served. Comments BOCC funding will help support the increasing fixed kitchen staffing costs due to competitive job market and need to increase salaries to retain/recruit staff regardless of # of residents served. Healthy People: Support and advance the health and safety of Deschutes County's residents 'TES coG2 FAMILY ACCESS NETWORK Q �- ..`��. Juniper Elementary FAN Advocate Project 2021-22 Award $17,500 (49% of one school project funding) Amount Requested 2022-23 $17,500 "On a professional note, our advocate always does everything by the book. She is very diligent in making sure I understand the resources being offered and helps me through the process step by step. On a personal note, our advocate has been extremely courteous. It's not easy being in a humbled situation, and you always feel like people may be pre judging you; but with our advocate, I have never felt this way." -AFAN parent Community Need The Family Access Network offers assistance, possibility, and hope to Central Oregon families in need by connecting them with crucial resources that help children flourish in school and in life. Our advocates serve nearly 8,000 children and family members each year, connecting them to a diverse array of assistance. Our work over the past 24 months has been challenging, yet our advocates have risen to the occasion with creativity and grace. FAN is working hard to support children and families during this uncertain time and make sure they have access to basic -need resources including nourishing food, safe shelter, health care, childcare, and much more. We have been fortunate to have FAN advocates physically back in the schools this year, supporting our students and families. After addressing an initial, specific need for a family, like basic school supplies, advocates often learn of related needs, like food, clothing, or rent assistance, which they are able to take care of quickly thanks to FAN's 100+ community partners. Our advocates' years of face-to-face relationship -building with their communities has helped us to successfully pivot and stay flexible within the current environment of rapidly changing circumstances. As we continue to adapt to this dynamic situation, our vision of a community where children flourish and families thrive remains consistent. Many FAN families live above the Federal Poverty Level, but do not earn enough to afford basic necessities in their communities, making them especially vulnerable to falling into poverty through sudden job loss. In addition, Central Oregon as a region includes many rural areas, where barriers to assistance —like lack of transportation, health care, and technology limitations —are increased. These funds will help us meet the intensified needs of those disproportionately affected by our rapidly changing circumstances, supporting our most vulnerable children, breaking down barriers and helping them thrive in school and in life. Impact of Current Investment Grant supports .37 FTE (of .47 FTE) FAN advocate at Juniper Elementary School to connect children and family members to basic -need resources. • In the period of July 1, 2021 to March 1, 2022 connected 241 children and family members to basic -need resources, already exceeding annual goals. • During the fall client survey, 96% of families reported that FAN improved their situation Healthy People: Support and advance the health and safety of Deschutes County's residents E s coG2 SAVING GRACE ..���. Mary's Place Supervised Visitation & Safe Exchange Center 2021-22 Award $20,000 (3% of project funding) Amount Requested 2022-23 $30,000 "1 am so thankful for the support, safety planning and care for my children from Mary's Place. The entire team has met us where we were at and have instilled confidence back in my children while keeping them safe."— Mary's Place client. "Mary's Place provides important supervised visit and exchange services that allow families to safely engage in parenting time." -Deschutes County Circuit Court. Community Need and Request for Increased Funding During FY20-21, victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and/or stalking in the County received 10,759 vital safety services from Saving Grace (SG) including shelter, 24-hr hotline, group and individual counseling, and legal assistance. Of victims receiving these SG services, 52 were referred by law enforcement after screening in as high lethality cases. In Deschutes County Circuit Court, in calendar year 2021, 463 restraining orders were filed by victims seeking safety. The majority of the 64 families served by Mary's Place (MP) between 7/1/21 and 3/1/2022 were referred for services in connection with restraining orders granted to protect the adult victim and children from further harm from an abusive parent/partner. • Demand for MP has continued throughout the pandemic. The program provided 910 visits and exchanges from 7/1/2-3/1/22 and supported families with challenges of COVID-19 including gas, groceries, and housing assistance. • MP remains the sole provider of free domestic violence -specific supervised visits and safe exchanges including case management east of the Cascades. • Requested funds would support .47 of 4.42 FTE for staff who provide supervised visits, safe exchanges, and advocacy services for MP families & for staff supervision. Impact of Current Investment Provide .25 FTE (of 1.39 FTE) to supervise staff who facilitate supervised visits and safe exchanges for families that have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and/or child sexual abuse. • In the period of July 1, 2021 to March 1, 2022 MP served 64 families, exceeding families served in the same timeframe during FY 20-21 by 28%. Facilitated 600 supervised visits (on average 2.5 hours per visit/family/week) and over 300 safe exchanges (multiple times week to several times/month) for families that have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or child sexual abuse. Comments Starting in July 2021, MP returned to in -person visits while keeping protective measures in place re: COVID 19. The pandemic and its related impacts have continued to be a source of stress for MP staff and client families. Overall, the severity of violence and high -risk factors including strangulation have increased in the cases served by MP over the prior FY, a trend which law enforcement and prosecution have also observed across the County. Due to high demand, families must wait on average one month to begin MP services. Safe Communities: Reduce crime and recidivism through prevention, intervention, supervision and enforcement N�3T E s C-C) Q CENTRAL OREGON VETERANS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ...��. Homeless Outreach Coordinator 2021-22 Award $30,000 (23% of project funding) Amount Requested 2022-23 $30,000 "For 17 years our Outreach Program has been a lifeline for the hardest to reach and hardest to serve. The number of those without housing continues to grow, but the needs of those who are "homeless" never changes. We help people survive and strategize, keeping hope in front of them." - JW Terry, Executive Director Community Need Despite COVID-19 impacts on service provision - cases increasing in homeless camps, staff safety, significantly fewer volunteers - Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (COVO) saw an increase in the number of people served in 2021 as compared to 2020. Households (singles or multiple persons) served increased from 1,264 to 1,519; 826 of those were new to our services. Total client contacts rose from 6,248 to 6,580; Outreach Center contacts went from 3,840 to 4,167; homeless camp contacts from 1,936 to 2,247; and served 244 veterans experiencing or at -risk for homelessness (74 of these new or returning after several years). Despite a concerted, ever increasing effort by COVO and other service providers, the numbers of persons living unsheltered continues to rise in Deschutes County. COVO respectfully requests $30,000 to continue funding a portion of the outreach coordinatorto oversee camp and street outreach efforts, and to train and support outreach volunteers. The manager works with community partners to enhance collaborative efforts for best addressing service to the homeless in Deschutes County. COVO is a key partner in the Homeless Leadership Coalition/ Central Oregon Continuum of Care (CoC), Coordinated Entry System (CES), the CoC's Built for Zero project, and the Emergency Homeless Task Force convened by Deschutes County and the City of Bend. In 2021, COVO added two more units to our housing inventory for Veterans, and in partnership with Deschutes County and others, opened the Veterans Village. The team of the Outreach Coordinator and Outreach Specialists is key to these county -wide projects. In 2021-22, three priorities are to increase outreach to areas of Deschutes County less served because of accessibility (in 2021, we added another donated off -road vehicle for this purpose), and to increase outreach to women Veterans and aging/disabled persons experiencing or at risk for homelessness. i Impact of Current Investment Provide .6 FTE (of 1.5 FTE) Outreach Coordinator • In the period of July 1, 2021 to March 1, 2022, made 2,243 contacts with homeless and low income people visiting the center, 1,403 contacts with homeless people in camps, and served 47 veterans not currently served by COVO, soundly meeting annual goals. • Coordinated more than 1,200 volunteer hours assisting services and outreach to homeless and/or low income people. 1 _ i Comments COVO continually seekspractical solutions to address homelessness in Deschutes County, for both Veterans and non -Veterans. We do this in partnership with our network of extraordinary community partners, believing in strength in collaboration. COVO fills a unique niche in services forthose experiencing homelessness, providing affordable housing, and now shelter, and for Veterans of all eras. Healthy People: Support and advance the health and safety of Deschutes County's residents 'TES 0 o � 2021-22 Award COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASA Amount Requested 2022-23 $30,000 (4% of project funding) $35,000 "'The number of foster children in Deschutes County has increased significantly, likely because of the ;additional stressors placed on families during the pandemic. Now more than ever foster children in ;Central Oregon need a CASA volunteer who cares. 1 have personally seen the incredible success stories ,of children whose lives were directly improved by the advocacy of a CASA." - Michelle K Brenholdt, Director of Emergency Services St Charles Health System and CASA Board Chair Community Need and Request for Increased Funding The COVID-19 pandemic brought immense stress on children and families in Central Oregon. It has been widely reported that that there has been an increase in substance abuse, drug overdoses, and domestic violence in the last few years. This has resulted in an increase in the number of children in Deschutes County who spent time in foster care since the beginning of the pandemic. On January 1, 2020, there were 172 children in foster care in Deschutes County. On January 1, 2022, there were 224 children in foster care, a 27% increase over the time of the pandemic. CASA respectfully requests $35,000 for FY 21-22 to fund .6 FTE of a Program Coordinator position. This calculation reflects wages and benefits for a Program Coordinator to support approximately 40 volunteers. This is an increase to last year's request, which reflects the additional costs of staffing this position. In 18-19, a $30,000 grant from the BOCC funded .7 of a Program Coordinator position earning $17.00/hr. In order to provide a competitive salary for a college educated professional in Central Oregon, this position will earn $22.50/hr in the next year. Impact of Current Investment Provide .5 (of 7.1 FTE) program staff to train/support CASA volunteers for children birth through age 18. • In the period July 1, 2021 to March 1, 2022 there are 280 unduplicated Deschutes County children in foster care. During the same period an average of 239 of children referred by the court have an assigned CASA. We estimate that there will be approximately 295 children in foster care from July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022. Comments CASAs have reported that the pandemic put even more pressure on children in foster care and their foster families, so volunteer advocates were essential to make sure that children were connected to additional resources for online education, telehealth therapy, and respite care. National studies have shown the CASAs are effective. Children with CASAs tend to do better during their time in foster care: 1) they transition into a safe, permanent home more quickly than children without a CASA's advocacy; 2) they do better in school; 3) have fewer disciplinary problems, and; 4) receive more services to heal from trauma and thrive. County support has never been more vital to give children in foster care a volunteer advocate. This grant ensures that our organization will have professional staff to support every volunteer as they advocate for children in a rapidly changing environment. Healthy People: Support and advance the health and safety of Deschutes County's residents 1�v'TES CO o HEALTHY BEGINNINGS 4 b4 5 Preschool Developmental Screening Project 2021-22 Award $20,000 (30% of project funding) Amount Requested 2022-23 $25,000 Community Need Oregon estimates that 40% (4 out of 10) of children enter kindergarten with barriers to their success. Healthy Beginnings' goal is to reach more of the 13,133 children in the county ages 0-6 that miss receiving a developmental screening. With increased demands on working families in Central Oregon, preschool screenings are an innovative solution to provide developmental screenings for children in a preschool setting. In FY20-21, Healthy Beginnings screened 287 children in Deschutes County through the preschool screening program. The program identified concerns in 43 children, providing referrals and personal follow up to connect them with services in development, hearing, and vision. With the reopening of schools and businesses in 2021, HB was been able to reactivate the preschool screening program and is once again operating at pre-COVID Levels. In response to growing concerns regarding the developmental impact of COVID-related issues on children under five years, Healthy Beginnings is planning for the following increase in service: • The addition of a 'COVID impact assessment' to our screening protocols, for the purpose of 1) identifying new issues that appear to be related to COVID, and 2) evaluating pre-existing issues that appear to have been exacerbated by the pandemic. • Offering repeat screenings for children who were screened prior to the pandemic, but who are now exhibiting concerning behaviors and learning issues. Provide comparative 'before' vs 'after' assessments. • During the past 12 months, the referral rate for screened children has significantly increased. The average referral rate during FY19 was 21%, but for FY22 (year to date) that rate has increased to 36%. This increase in screenings and treatment referrals is resulting in an increase in staffing as we provide effective parent consultation and referral follow-up. Impact of Current Investment • In the period of July 1, 2021 to March 1, 2022, provided 256 evidence -based screenings in development, behavior, hearing, and vision at preschool sites; on pace to exceed projected annual goal of 400 screenings. • Screening results sent to the medical provider, family, and shared with the preschool teacher to ensure closed loop communication between family, medical home & school. Since July 1st, 91 referrals have been made. — - - - -- - — - -------- Comments Healthy Beginnings is a sole source provider of evidence -based preschool screenings in the region. We have strong partnerships with other local service providers, Deschutes County WIC, Healthy Families of the High Desert, High Desert ESD, Early Learning Hub of C.O., Mosaic Medical, Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Healthy People: Support and advance the health and safety of Deschutes County's residents UPPER DESCHUTES WATERSHED COUNCIL February 25, 2022 RE: Request to Deschutes County Commissioners for Service Partner Grant Funding for Upper Deschutes Watershed Council for FY23 Dear Deschutes County Commissioners: Thank you for your ongoing support for our programs at the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council (UDWC). UDWC is celebrating our 25`h Anniversary in 2022 after being formed in partnership with Deschutes County back in 1997! I look forward to sharing my annual presentation with you later this spring. During this current fiscal year, the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council (UDWC) is receiving $20,000 as part of Deschutes County's Service Partner Grant Program. UDWC is requesting this same level of funding again for FY23 (July 1, 2022 — June 30, 2023. Annual funding from Deschutes County in FY22 and in previous years has been extremely important to UDWC and has enabled UDWC to leverage state, federal and private funding. Together, this allows UDWC to fund restoration projects, our monitoring program, support our general operations and to accomplish valuable education and outreach for K-12 students, community members, and landowners about the importance of watershed health and restoration. Recent highlights from FY22 include: UDWC informs the community about stream restoration, watershed monitoring, and community stewardship opportunities with the outcome of keeping the community informed and engaged in the protection of natural resources. A couple examples in FY22 include: 1) UDWC is offering its first ever Watershed Speaker Series this winter. The speaker series is being offered at Sisters Library for Central Oregon residents with an in - person and remote attendance option with a focus on learning about the Whychus Creek watershed. We have been excited about the response with more than 45 community members signing up and attending. This series has been funded in 2022 by the Roundhouse Foundation in Sisters but also supported by funding from Deschutes County. We are planning to receive funding from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to continue this series in 2023 and 2024 but funding from Deschutes County will also be important to continue this endeavor. 2) UDWC also held its annual Deschutes River Clean-up on July 31, 2021. It looked different again this year because of COVID as we limited participants to 20 people per site but we spread the effort across 6 different clean- up sites, engaging dozens of volunteers. An article about the event can be found here: https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/87-bags-of-litter-and-weeds-collected-along- deschutes-river-durin -cleanup-event/article 3dcf9566-f253-lleb-87af- 6f592a1fe78c.html PO BOX 1812 BEND, OR 97709 1 700 NW HILL ST. BEND, OR 97701 www.restorethedeschutes.org UDWC has completed over 50 on -the -ground restoration projects over the past 25 years. For our 251" anniversary, we are planning to create a map showing the location of all these projects and also create a video sharing some personal stories about the value of watershed councils. In FY22, UDWC completed two restoration projects. UDWC led a'h mile restoration project on Whychus Creek at Rimrock Ranch, now owned by the Deschutes Land Trust. UDWC also led the removal of the last fish passage barrier in Whychus Creek and screened the last unscreened irrigation diversion in Whychus Creek. Videos about both project can be viewed at the links below. UDWC has 3 restoration projects planned for FY22. Two are urban projects, one with the Bend Park and Recreation District in Bend at Riverbend Park and a second project at Creekside Park with the City of Sisters. A third project is planned along Whychus Creek at the Willow Springs preserve owned by the Deschutes Land Trust. Rimrock Ranch video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/ifvleLOdxms Plainview Dam video: https://www.youttibe.com/embed/QyuAU1TeGPY In a typical year, UDWC's youth education program creates place -based education activities for approximately 3,000 kids per year throughout Central Oregon. The pandemic has reduced our ability to have field trips with students since many school districts are limiting field trips or outside visitors to school. That said, we have continued in FY22 to work with some public school groups, private schools, and home school groups. We also offered three summer camps for students in 2021. Below is a link to a Bend Bulletin article about Sisters High School students getting out to learn about Whychus Creek and participate in a restoration project in October 2021. https://www. bendbulletin. com/localstate/education/sisters-students-get-hands-on-lesson- in-environmental-stewardship/articlemOb 1 b 1066-36b7-11 ec-8ef5-e70f94a57514.htm1 • UDWC coordinates a watershed monitoring program to monitor stream temperatures and restoration effectiveness at various locations in in Central Oregon, and this has continued in FY22. In addition to planned restoration work in 2022, we plan to continue similar work related to watershed education (for youths and adults) and monitoring in FY22. We are again planning three summer camps for youth for 2022 and we are hopeful that students from Central Oregon will be able to increase participation in field trips and outdoor lessons at our restoration projects in Spring and Fall of 2022. Funding from the Service Partner Grant from Deschutes County helps leverage funding for all of UDWC's work, and provides important funding to help pay staff at UDWC. In FY23, we again plan to offer the Whychus Speaker Series as an adult education program. We are considering also offering a watershed education program via COCC's Continuing Education Program. We greatly ppreciate and depend on the financial support from the Deschutes County Service Partner Program and we hope for continued support in FY23 and in future years. Sincerely, Kris Knight Executive Director Upper Deschutes Watershed Council Service ant Partner prog am Service Partners are organizations that: 1) Provide a mandated or sole source service to residents of Deschutes County; 2) Were initiated, led, or created by the County; and/or 3) Perform services that the County would otherwise be obligated to provide Grant Leveraged E S -cO # "A Leveraged Resources 0 1M 2M 3M Granted $306,500 to 12 Service Providers. For every $1 granted, Service Providers leveraged nearly $16.02 for a total of over $4,900,000 Service Highlights 4L� f 1 173,000 16,000 5,250 Meals Volunteer Hours Contacts w/Homeless 800 560 6,200 Shelter Nights Youth w/ACES Referrals 900 Safe Visits / Exchanges 4,500 Residents Directly Served FY 21/22 Service Partner Results of Investment Overview Service Partner FY 2021/22 Award Amount Requested FY 2022/23 Other County Funding Received / Requested, FY 2021/22?* Bethlehem Inn $40,000 $42,000 Yes CASA $30,000 $35,000 Yes Council on Aging $40,000 $50,000 Yes COVO $30,000 $30,000 Yes FAN $17,500 $17,500 Yes Healthy Beginnings $20,000 $25,000 Yes J Bar J $20,000 $20,000 No KIDS Center '$30,000 $30,000 Yes LCA $30,000 $35,000 Yes Mary's Place $20,000 $30,000 Yes MountainStar $20,000 $21,600 Yes Redmond Senior Center $9,000 $12,000 No *Refer to Funding Summary for information on grants, amounts, and intended use of funds. Other Deschutes County Funding Summary Below is an overview of funding Service Partners received, are scheduled to receive, or have applied for from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 from the County in addition to BOCC Service Partner Grant Program funds. Grant Type Amount Intended Use of Funds Bethlehem Inn ARPA Funding $900,000 Facility Improvements for Bethlehem Inn Redmond building CASA — no additional funding requested/received Council on Aging ARPA Funding $327,840 Building rehabilitation — HVAC upgrades BOCC Discretionary Q1 $1,700 Outreach canopy replacement BOCC Discretionary Q2 $1,800 Building rehabilitation/bathroom upgrades BOCC Discretionary Q3 $1,700 Printing Adult Activity Packets BOCC Spay & Neuter Grant $1,735 Spay and neuter vet services TOTAL: $334,775 COVO Veterans Village $75,000 Village operation costs FAN BOCC Discretionary Q1 $2,500 In support of the annual FAN luncheon event Healthy Beginnings BOCC Discretionary Q3 $1,300 Provide two community -based Title 1A PreK program screenings in Redmond, in partnership with the Redmond School District. J Bar J —no additional funding requested/received KIDS Center —no additional funding requested/received LCA BOCC Discretionary Q3 $2,500 Gala de Oro support Mary's Place ARPA Funding (Requested) $177,143 (Requested) To support the weekend advocates of Saving Grace who work out of our emergency shelter MountainStar ARPA Funding $600,000 Program expansion in La Pine and remodel in Redmond BOCC Discretionary Q1 $2,000 Event Sponsorship (Birdies 4 Babies) TOTAL $602,000 Redmond Senior Center ARPA Funding (Requested) 1 $250,000 (Requested) Increased food assistance Deschutes County Service Partner Funding History Service Partner Criteria 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Central Oregon Council on Aging (COCOA) Mandated/Sole Source $30,000 $50,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 MountainStar Family Relief Nursery County Initiative $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $20,000 J-Bar-J/Cascade Youth and Family Services Mandated/Sole Source & County Impact $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $20,000 Redmond Senior Center Mandated/Sole Source $3,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $9,000 KIDS Center County Initiative $25,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 Latino Community Association Mandated/Sole Source $17,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $30,000 Bethlehem Inn County Impact $25,000 $30,000 $32,000 $30,000 $40,000 Family Access Network (FAN) Mandated/Sole Source $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $10,000 $17,500 Saving Grace/Mary's Place County Initiative $15,000 $15,000 $17,000 $20,000 $20,000 Central Oregon Veterans' Outreach (COVO) County Impact $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $30,000 $30,000 Court -Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Mandated/Sole Source $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 Healthy Beginnings Mandated/Sole Source $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 Central Oregon 2-1-1 County Initiative $10,000 $10/000 $10,000 - - Upper Deschutes Watershed Council County Initiative $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 Total 1 1 $263,000 $296,000 $291,000 $288,000 $326,500 N�v1 E S A VIDEO LOTTERY ALLOCATION EXERCISE Grant Programs: • Discretionary Grants • Fundraising Grants • Arts and Culture Grants • Community Grant Program Deschutes County FY 2023 Video Lottery Fund Allocation Exercise CATEGORY PROGRAM ,2022 ALLOCATIONS 2073REQUESTS 2023 ALLOCATIONS ':i NOTES __ _ Estimated Beginning Net Working Capital - S 748.000.00 S 748,000.00� ~ (State Video Lottery Revenue j _ g' .1,080,000.00 _E 1,080,000.W Pro)ertetl by Oregon State Lottery hn[erest -_ _ --_ S- -.. 5;138.00 — 5,138.00 — _ TOTAL RESOURCES 1,83A138.B0 S 7,833,138.OD _ — - S . -', 79,295.00 S' 79,295.00 _ -- S_ 79,2_95.00 S— --- ---" —- _ Administration Sub•Tocal --- Internal Services _ ___.-__—_ _fEDCO Economic Develo men[ P __....—_______._� �onal Ca ad / O erational Su 8�_- P ry P PPart Bend — Sunriver U Pine �; S'��: 130000� S.. : 134,550.00pacity: 5S '15,000 S-15,525.00padty. =S - 35,000 S 36,225.00 aci Redmond P ty_ =S-"15,000 S " 15,525.00pacity.Sisters ';S-`-%35.000 4 40.000 S 36,225.00Catalyst $ „ •. - :41A00.00 Program _ Staff does not anticipate that a transfer to 050 in FY23 will be Economic Development Loans >� J - - necessary, based on current fund balance and expected loan (Transfer to Fund 050) S 110,000 I S ,- requests. T, 3.5%Increase requested to help cover increased material costs, Sub -Total` ' - and increase in Consumer Price Index due to escalating labor 380.000 $ =_, 279,450,11D expense Inflation and housing costs. Other Economic Development Sunriver Chamber oommerce f C =-5 :''`--` 52,000 S'" vi65000.00' =$45,000 baseline:$20,000 Shop Sunriver Campaign Sub -Total -S •.52,000 S-,•Y`:'.,65,000:00 .S ---- Project Support Shop -wither -Cop Program •-8 - '5,000 i- ;,5,000.00 -•---" - - - --- FuelsReductionGrantProgram "f '•-100.000 f h'100,000.00 -- -- Special Project Support Grant: Deschutes Cultural - --- _ Coalition `S 75,000 f Special Project Grant Support: Deschutes Basin Water - {, r • F- Staff seeks Board direction on FY23 Special Project Gran[ Collaborative '�f •;.20,000 ' ,,;'. P. program and potential recipients Special Project Grant Support: Deschutes Collaborative ;'• - Forest Project 20,000 �� Special Project Grant Support: Friends of the Children Sub -Total S,. 790,000 S ,.'-`730,000:00PS - --- _ Central Oregon Council on Aging(COCOA)-Meals on � „ 'r x ;; , S70,000 Increase requested to supportadditional kitchen staff Service Partners Wheels and Congregate Dlning ;3. "'40,000 i ��A 5y0,000.00 '• = due to Increased demand '�y?� MeuntalnScarFamilyRelie!Nursery -Therapuenc t,-/.` �S Early Childhood Classroom and Safety Net Projects „3 20,000 .?'1,a0 Qo' . $1,600 Increase requested due to Increased need for services J J•Bar/ Cascade Youth and Family Services `S,'`-�,• 20.000 $ Y'. 420,000.00 *:- No increase requested. Redmond Senior Center• Meals on Wheels 8 F S3,000 Increase requested to support Increase in demand and Congregate Meals Projects' 9,000 $ 12,000.00, -: Increasing food costs. ' KIDS Center -Child Abuse Medical Evaluation Project `; - .: 30,000 ,Sa, {s„'1„30,000A0, '. �' No Increase requested. Latino Community Association- Healthy Families 8 ;.' w a •>` $5.000 increase requested to sustain the move to Family Family Empowerment Programs �5-30,000 S;?;v2;35000.00'� Empowerment Center and meet growing demand. $2.000 increase requested to help retain and recruit staff in Bethlehem inn 4,,: 40,000 S gL 2,000.00, `� competitive job market. Family Access Network(FAN)-Jumper Elementary FAN Advocate Project 17,500 AM' y`, 175000 4 No increase requested. Saving Grace- Marys Place Supervised Visitation&rm t� j�'- --------- Safe Exchange Center S„ 20,000 ;��a /Si(%yL,30000.00 ~ $10,000 increase requested due to high demand for services. Central Oregon Veterans' outreach (COVO)-', X--`= - ------- - Homeless Outreach Coordinator ;t `30,000 {S 3010.00? =' � No Increase requested. `$` " {" - SS,000 increase requested to support paying hlgherwagefor . — Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASH) d0;W0 tS�,f%500�F.0..�0w0, "'.`r F qualified staff in competitive job market Healthy Beginnings •Preschool Developmental ffi y k" $5.000 increase requested to support Increased staffing for Screening ''3> '20,000 �$ : 25000.00 increase in screenings and treatment referrals. Upper Deschutes Watershed Council --S - ,20,000 srE `i20,000.00 No Increase requested. Sub•Total +_Sa ., 326,500 S '�368,100.00 S - - Grant Programs Discretionary Grants �'S �E`; �� "�`60.000- FundmisingGrants 15.000 --- < _ Original FY22 allocation was $25,000. Board increased allocation Arts and Culture Grants rSf ',38,500" based on grant requests. Sub -Total .S` • 713,500 SS, Y4------ United Way of Central Oregon: Emergency Food - - - - - - Community Grant Program Clothing and Shelter Grants_ "t5, 80,000. $ 80,000.00 Sub -Total - 80,000 $ 80,OD0.00 ' — --- -- TOTAL REQUIREMENTS 1�� $ - �-:7,4101,845.00 Optional to allow for unexpected revenue variations. __—Contingency REMAINING BALANCE ---�-- _— 80 S �,147.611 $ 6,343.60'Contingency was estimated at 8% of requirements. -- S 751,145A0 'S ,7;747,499.40