2024-304-Minutes for Meeting September 18,2024 Recorded 10/29/2024utES C0
2{ BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
1300 NW Wall Street, Bend, Oregon
(541) 388-6570
Recorded in Deschutes County CJ2024-304
Steve Dennison; County Clerk
Commissioners' ,journal 10/29/2024 4:13:40 PM
2024-304
BOCC MEETING MINUTES
9:00 AM WEDNESDAY September 18, 2024
Barnes Sawyer Rooms
Live Streamed Video
Present were Commissioners Patti Adair and Phil Chang. Also present were County Administrator
Nick Lelack; Senior Assistant Legal Counsel Kim Riley; and BOCC Executive Assistant Brenda Fritsvold.
This meeting was audio and video recorded and can be accessed at the Deschutes County
Meeting Portal webpage www.deschutes.or /g meetings.
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Adair called the meeting to order at 9:00 am and noted the
excused absence of Commissioner DeBone.
CITIZEN INPUT:
• Ron Boozell asked for a discussion of solutions to homeless encampments in the
Juniper Ridge area northeast of Bend's Urban Growth Boundary.
CONSENT AGENDA: Before the Board was consideration of the Consent Agenda.
Approval of Resolution No. 2024-041, extending 1.50 Limited Duration FTE,
adopting a supplemental budget and increasing appropriations in the District
Attorneys Office
2. Approval of minutes of the BOCC July 30, 2024 Community Conversation meeting
3. Approval of minutes of the BOCC August 5 and 7, 2024 meetings
BOCC MEETING SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 PAGE 1 OF 5
CHANG: Move approval of the Consent Agenda as presented
ADAIR: Second
VOTE: CHANG: Yes
ADAIR: Chair votes yes. Motion Carried 2 - 0
ACTION ITEMS:
4. Acceptance of a Criminal justice Commission Organized Retail Theft Grant
and consideration of Resolution 2024-042 to add .20 limited duration FTE
to the District Attorney's Office
Kathleen Meehan -Coop, Management Analyst, reminded that in 2023, the
Oregon Legislature created the Organized Retail Theft Grant Program to support
efforts to combat organized retail theft operations. The District Attorneys (DA's)
Office has been granted $17,877 to join forces with the Bend Police Department
to establish relationships with local retailers to address organized retail theft in
Deschutes County. These funds will be used to support a .20 limited duration FTE
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relationships with retailers are successfully established, the DA's office will be
able to apply for more grant funds to continue these efforts.
CHANG: Move to accept a Criminal justice Commission Organized Retail Theft
Grant and authorize the County Administrator to sign the grant
acceptance agreement
ADAIR: Second
VOTE: CHANG: Yes
ADAIR: Chair votes yes. Motion Carried 2 - 0
CHANG: Move approval of Resolution No. 2024-042 increasing appropriations
and adding FTE within the 2024-25 Deschutes County Budget
ADAIR: Second
VOTE: CHANG: Yes
ADAIR: Chair votes yes. Motion Carried 2 - 0
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5. Opioid Settlement Fund Programming
Janice Garceau, Director of Health Services, reminded that Deschutes County is
expected to receive approximately $7.1 million over 18 years as its share of the
nationwide settlement which resolved all opioid claims brought by states,
including Oregon. The Board previously approved the department's proposed
plan for how to allocate these funds in the interest of adding capacity and
expanding efforts targeted towards prevention, crisis intervention, and other
related services.
An additional $168,000 of opioid settlement funds has become available, which
staff advises be used to enhance surveillance and overdose prevention activities.
Specifically, the proposal is to use these funds as follows: $80,000 for access to
life-saving Naloxone medication, $40,000 to increase surveillance support
through an overdose dashboard, and $40,000 to support a more robust public
communications "Friends for Life" campaign. Five percent of the $168,000 would
be used for indirect costs.
Discussion ensued regarding prevention and harm reduction efforts, which have
had the effect of decreasing the number of reported overdoses locally and across
the nation. Jess Neuwirth, Health Services Supervisor, attributed this decrease
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distribution and availability of harm reduction supplies, saying that the use of
Narcan by a layperson to reverse an overdose has a 98% success rate.
In response to Commissioner Chang, Neuwirth said the purpose of opioid rescue
kits is two -fold: to make Naloxone available in case an overdose is happening in
the immediate vicinity, and to allow people to take a kit to carry on their person
for use if needed elsewhere.
Neuwirth reported on efforts to increase public communication by placing ads in
social media and on billboards and radio.
Commissioner Chang commented that a vast majority of overdose deaths are
experienced by housed people, despite the persisting erroneous perception
which associates homeless persons with drug overdoses. Garceau added that
while overdose deaths nearly doubled a few years ago, these appear to have
leveled out since last year.
In response to Commissioner Adair, Garceau said the additional $168,000 was
recently made available to the County as a result of ongoing settlement
decisions.
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CHANG: Move approval of the recommended use of an additional $168,000 in
opioid settlement funds as presented
ADAI R: Second
VOTE: CHANG: Yes
ADAIR: Chair votes yes. Motion Carried 2 - 0
OTHER ITEMS:
• Commissioner Chang reported on Monday's meeting of the Regional Housing
Council where the policy agenda for the upcoming legislative session was discussed.
• Commissioner Chang announced a field trip scheduled for October 2nd to view
results of the West Bend Burn Pilot Project, an expanded prescribed burn intended
to create a ring of low -fuel area around Bend.
• Commissioner Adair reported on yesterday's Project Wildfire meeting where jenny
Diebel, OSU Extension Forester, spoke to topics such as tree mortality, wildfire
resiliency, and the need to balance fuels reduction with the preservation of habitat
for wildlife.
• County Administrator Nick Lelack commented on the Board's meeting earlier this
month with the City of Bend, at which time staff was directed to work to establish a
temporary safe stay location to facilitate the relocation of encampments in the
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EXECUTIVE SESSION:
At 9:56 am, the Board entered executive session under ORS 192.660 (2) (e) Real Property
Negotiations.
At 10:00 pm, the executive session concluded with no action by the Board, and the public
was invited to return to the room.
ADJOURN:
Being no further
�iit m to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:01 am.
DATED this �® day of 2024 for the Deschutes County Board of
Commissioners.
PATTI ADAIR, CHAIR
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ANTHONY DEBONE, VICE CHAIR
RECORDING SECRETARY
PHIL CHANG, COMMISSIONER
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A BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING
9:00 AM, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Barnes Sawyer Rooms - Deschutes Services Building - 1300 NW Wall Street - Bend
(541) 388-6570 1 www.deschutes.org
MEETING FORMAT: In accordance with Oregon state law, this meeting is open to the public and
can be accessed and attended in person or remotely, with the exception of any executive session.
Members of the public may view the meeting in real time via YouTube using this link:
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Alternatively, comments may be submitted on any topic at any time by emailing
citizeninput@deschutes.org or leaving a voice message at 541-385-1734.
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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..
CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of Resolution No. 2024-041, extending 1.50 Limited Duration FTE, adopting a
supplemental budget and increasing appropriations in the District Attorney's Office
2. Approval of minutes of the BOCC July 30, 2024 Community Conversation meeting
3. Approval of minutes of the BOCC August 5 and 7, 2024 meetings
ACTION ITEMS
4. 9A0 AM Acceptance of a Criminal justice Commission Organized Retail Theft Grant
and consideration of Resolution 2024-042 to add .20 limited duration FTE
to the District Attorney's Office
5. 9:20 AM Opioid Settlement Fund Programming
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.
Executive sessions are closed to the public; however, with few exceptions and under specific guidelines,
are open to the media.
6. Executive Session under ORS 192.660 (2) (e) Real Property Negotiations
ADJOURN
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RECORDING SECRETARY BEFORE MEETING BEGINS
MEETING DATE: September 18, 2024
SUBJECT: Opioid Settlement Fund Programming
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move approval of the recommended use of opioid settlement funds.
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
In 2021, a nationwide settlement resolved all opioid claims brought by states, including
Oregon, and local political subdivisions, awarding $26 billion for distribution over 18 years.
The settlement amount Deschutes County is expected to receive is estimated at $7.1
million over that time.
On July 17, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) asked Deschutes County's
Health Services (DCHS) and Community Justice Departments to collaborate on a proposed
plan for the Opioid Settlement Funds. On August 30, 2023, the BOCC approved the
departments' proposed $3.4 million multi -strategy five-year plan that added capacity and
expanded existing efforts by:
1) Adding targeted expert OUD prevention
2) Increasing coordination of surveillance and overdose prevention activities
3) Sustaining existing crisis interventions
4) Adding direct coordination of services to forensic population
5) Adding recovery peer services
DCHS is requesting an additional $168,000 of opioid settlement funding to enhance the
BOCC approved strategy of increasing coordination of surveillance and overdose
prevention activities. Funding would be used, over fiscal years 2025 through 2028 as
follows: $80,000 for access to life-saving Naloxone medication, $40,000 to increase
surveillance support through an Overdose Dashboard, and $40,000 to support a more
robust public communications "Friends for Life Campaign". 5% would be used for indirect
costs.
BUDGET IMPACTS:
If approved, a budget resolution increasing appropriations by $42,000 in the Health
Services Fund for fiscal year 2025 will be forthcoming.
Line Item
FY25
FY26
FY27
FY28
4-Year Total
Program
Supplies
$5,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$80,000
Contract
$25,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$40,000
Advertising
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$40,000
Indirect
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$8,000
$42,000
$42,000
$42,000
$42,000
$168,000
ATTENDANCE:
Janice Garceau, Director, Health Services
Jess Neuwirth, Supervisor, Health Services