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Home My WebLink AboutGrant Request - Bend 2030 Housing Forum----- Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners Discretionary Grant Program Board Meeting Date: October 22,2014 Organization: Bend 2030 Organization Description: Bend 2030 is a non-profit organization with a mission to engage and empower the community to make the Bend 2030 Vision a reality. The organization is led by a volunteer board of directors, employs one part-time staff member, and is financially supported by the Bend Leadership Alliance. Project Name: Housing Affordability Forum Project Description: Host a public forum on housing affordability and conduct an online survey to gather feedback from the community in a neutral, apolitical platform. Project Period: October 30, 2014 Amount of Request: $1,500 Previous Grants: 10/1/2008 $ 1,000.00 Town Hall Approved: _____ Declined: _____ Deschutes County Board of Commissioners PO Box 6005 , Bend, OR 97701-6005 1300 NW Wall Street, Suite 200, Bend , OR Telephone : 541-388-6571 Fax: 541-385-3202 Website: www.dc chutes.org DESCHUTES COUNTY DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION Today's Date: 110i iR -/1 I Project Name: I RiVS I'rLj A fFiyrdabj//ty FD ru fI1. Project Beginning Date: I I b .~ 3C> -I t I Project End Date: lib -'30 -/ Lf Amount Requested: Iltl {$Z)O • 0 0 I Date Funds Needed: I / I -? -I Y Name of Applicant Organization:1 [3 ~2-0'3 D Address:I p, O. f3> (Yf... 't S ( City & Zip Code: L-I_ B e;\C{ q_-::;_~_D_l________l1 Tax ID #: U -[ 3~ ?owI Contact Name(s): I /YL tl nllA i(U"YYVlf..... I Telephone #: I Sli { ->tlo ~ z g ~2 Fax #: ,--I__.,,--____--'1 Email Address: Iacc&terzx--'f.e fo~f m a i I (~I On a separate sheet(s), please briefly answer the following questions: 1. Describe the applicant organization, including its purpose, leadership structure, and activities. 2. Describe the proposed project or activity. 3. Provide a timeline for completing the proposed project or activity . 4. Explain how the proposed project or activity will positively impact the community. 5. Identify the specific communities or groups that will benefit. 6. Describe how grant funds will be used and include the source and amounts of matching funds or in-kind contributions, if any. Itemize anticipated expenditures*. 7. If the grant will support an ongoing activity, explain how it will be funded in the future. Attach: Proof of the applicant organization 's non-profit status. • Applicant may be contacted during the review process and asked to provide a complete line item budget. Betsy Warriner, CHAIR Volunteer Connect Erin Foote Marlowe, VICE CHAIR F Street Solutions Scott Aycock, TREASURER CO Intergovernmental Council Jeff Swanson, SECRETARY Jodie Barram, PAST CHAIR Bend Mayor Pro Tem Andy Anderson Retired Anne Aurand, EX OFFICIO City of Bend Robin Gyorgyfalvy Deschutes National Forest Brian Harrington City of Bend RJJohnson BLRB Architects Vic Martinez Chamber of Commerce Board Mike Riley The Environmental Center Liz Rink DE Rink Construction Lawrence Schechter Schechter Architect, LLC Ted Schoenborn Bend Park and Recreation G. Matt Sybrant OSU-Cascades Student Jennifer von Rohr WHPacific, Inc. Ruth Williamson Ruth Williamson Coaching Steven Ames, BOARD ADVISOR Steven Ames Planning BEND VISion builds DESCHUTES COUNTY DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION October 16, 2014 1. ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION: Bend 2030 Vision is a non-profit organization with a mission to engage and empower the community to make the Vision a reality. The visioning process began in 2005, with one in eight citizens participating, resulting in an extensive vision encompassing goals and ideas that were turned into an action plan around ·six Focus Areas: Well-Planned City, Safe, Healthy People, Vibrant Economy, Creative, Learning Culture, Quality Environment, and Strong Community. Bend 2030 is led by a volunteer board of directors and employs one part-time staff member. The organization is financially supported by the Bend 2030 Leadership Alliance· and engages the community in moving the Vision forward. About 75% of the Vision is either completed or underway, with the help of Lead Partners, such as Deschutes County, the City of Bend, Bend Park and Recreation District, and other local agencies and organizations. Bend 2030 Leadership Alliance members, 2014: Bend Broadband, Bend Park and Recreation District, Brooks Resources, Central Oregon Community College, City of Bend, Deschutes Brewery, OSU-Cascades, st. Charles Health System, U.S. Bank, Northwest CrOSSing/The Garner Group/Sunwest Builders. 2. PROPOSED ACTIVITY: After a successful public forum (The SuperForum) in Janu ary 2014 on the outlook of Bend's future, featuring Governor Kitzhaber and Cylvia Hayes, Bend 2030 started to look for other opportunities to engage the community in the Vision and to bring the community together to discuss some of the most important issues facing our community today. At the encouragement of the Leadership Alliance, Bend 2030 decided to focus first on these three critical issues: 1) housing affordability; 2) transportation; and 3) higher education. As a result, we are starting by hosting a public forum on housing affordability, as well as an online survey that to date has been taken by over 600 community members. We provide a neutral, apolitical platform, and by gathering the feedback from the community, we will be able to deliver a powerful message to the community's key stakeholders and decision makers as to what our community is most concerned about and what solutions they might be willing to accept. The Housing Affordability Forum will be held at the Bend Senior Center on Bend's eastside and will feature interactive activities, finding facts about the current housing situation and the survey results, hearing real-life stories and discussing some potential solutions, along with making suggestions and sharing new ideas. www.bend2030.org-P.O.Bo)( 431, Bend, Oregon 97709 Betsy Warriner, CHAIR Volunteer Connect Erin Foote Marlowe, VICE CHAIR F Street Solutions Scott Aycock, TREASURER CO Intergovernmental Council Jeff Swonson, SECRETARY Jodie Barram, PAST CHAIR Bend Mayor Pro Tem Andy Anderson Retired Anne Aurand, EX OFFICIO City oj Bend Robin Gyorgyfalvy Deschutes National Forest Brian Harrington City oj Bend RJJohnson BLRB Architects Vic Martinez Chamber oj Commerce Board MIkeR/ley The Environmental Center Liz Rink D.E. Rink Construction Lawrence Schechter Schechter Architect, LLC Ted Schoenborn Bend Park and Recreation G. Matt Sybront OSU-Cascades Student Jennifer von Rohr WHPaclfic, Inc. Ruth Williamson Ruth Williamson Coaching Steven Ames, BOARD ADVISOR Steven Ames Planning BEND vision builds We have an online survey on housing going on currently until November 2, and to date, over 600 people have participated. We have promised, as an incentive, to enter completed surveys in a drawing for gas cards, as we feel that nearly everyone can use some extra help with their transportation costs, especially the workforce that makes up a large portion of the survey takers. 3. TIMELlNE: The project is in full progress, with the Forum Committee making final adjustments to the program. The survey will continue online until November 2. The event will be held at 6 -8:30 PM on October 30th • Follow-up of the survey and the event will be ongoing for a while (see below). 4. IMPACT: After the Forum and survey closure, Bend 2030 will review the results, analyze and summarize them, and deliver them to the City Council on December 17th, as well as to other key stakeholders (such as Deschutes County) and partners involved in our area housing. The results so far are sobering and significant, and the City, County, and other agencies and organizations will be able to use them in their decision-making, planning, budgeting, and fundraising. As the issue of housing is extremely critical at the moment, any progress by hearing out the community and using their collective wisdom in decision-making is bound to have a great impact. 5. BENEFITING GROUPS: Although Bend 2030 Vision, by design, is more focused on the Bend area, the issue of housing affordability touches citizens beyond our city limits, and we are welcoming their feedback. The survey demographics (with over 600 participants so far) show that we are reaching a population all around the city of Bend, and beyond. Of the survey participants so far, 22% live in NE Bend, 16% in SE Bend, 37% in NW Bend, 13% in SW Bend, and 12% outside of Bend City limits. Many of the respondents have noted having to move to Redmond because they could not find housing in Bend. We have also reached out to Bethlehem Inn, Shepherd's House, and the Hispanic Community to encourage them to take the survey. The respondents so far range in ages from 18 to over 75, with the largest group found between 35-44 years. The largest income group is found between $25,000 and $49,999 annually, and the largest work status group is full-time workers. Bend 2030 has worked hard to be more inclusive and we are encouraged to see that the eastside population is becoming more engaged in this conversation and also that we are able to touch a wide range of economic levels. We are expecting this same type of population representation to be present at the event on October 30th • www.bend2030.org -P.O. Box 431, Bend, Oregon 97709 -~ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY P. O. BOX 2508 CINCINNATI, OH 45201 Employer Identification Number: Date: 26-1367020"UG 12?nnA DLN: 17053043001008 BEND 2030 Contact Person: 710 NW WALL ST TRACY PRATER ID# 31330 BEND, OR 97701 Contact Telephone Number: (877) 829-5500 Accounting Period Ending: June 30 Public Charity Status: 170 (b) (1) (A) (vi) Form 990 Required: Yes Effective Date of Exemption: June 27, 2007 Contribution Deductibility: Yes Advance Ruling Ending Date: June 30, 2011 Addendum Applies: No Dear Applicant: We are pleased to inform you that upon review of your application for tax exempt status we have determined that you are exempt from Federal income ta~ under section 501(c) (3) of the" Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to you are deductible under section 170 of the Code. You are also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code. Because this letter could help resolve any questions regarding your exempt status, you should keep it in your permanent records. Organizations exempt under section 501(c} (3) of the Code are further classified as either public charities or private foundations. "During your advance ruling period, you will be treated as a public charity. Your advance ruling period begins with the effective date of your exemption and ends with advanc~ ruling ending date shown in the heading of the letter. Shortly before the end of your advance ruling period, we will send you Form 8734, Support Schedule for Advance Ruling Period. You will have 90 days after the end of your advance ruling period to return the completed form. We will then notify you, in writing, about your public charity status. please see enclo~ed Publication 4221-PC, Compliance Guide for 501(c) (3) Public Charities, for some helpful information about your responsibilities as an exempt. organization. Letter 1045 (DO/CG) .. -2 BEND 2030 Sincerely, C::r~ Robert Choi Director, Exempt Organizations Rulings and Agreements Enclosures: Publication 4221-PC Statute Extension Letter 1045 (OO/CG) Organization Funded Qtr Reviewed Req Unger Baney DeBone Fundraising Total Description Bend Spay and Neuter Project Y 1 7/9/2014 $1,000.00 $334.00 $333.00 $333.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 Free Rabies Vaccine Clinic Central Oregon Veterans Outreach Y 1 7/9/2014 $970.00 $324.00 $323.00 $323.00 $0.00 $970.00 Making Our Service Count Software Program Serendipity West Foundation Y 1 7/9/2014 $1,000.00 $333.00 $333.00 $334.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 Challenge Day La Pine Park and Recreation Foundation Y 1 7/9/2014 $2,500.00 $833.00 $833.00 $834.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 Frontier Heritage Park Outdoor Restrooms Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Fighters Association Y 1 7/9/2014 $2,500.00 $834.00 $833.00 $833.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 Fire Hydraulic Rescue Tools NeighborImpact Y 1 7/9/2014 $2,500.00 $833.00 $834.00 $833.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 Transitional Housing Program La Pine Community Kitchen Y 1 7/9/2014 $1,000.00 $333.00 $333.00 $334.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 Produce Area Repair and Construction Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Oregon Y 1 7/9/2014 $1,200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 Annual Be Great fundraising Luncheon Central Oregon Council on Aging Y 1 7/9/2014 $500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $500.00 $500.00 Direct Mail Fundraising Campaign Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council Y 1 7/9/2014 $2,091.00 $697.00 $697.00 $697.00 $0.00 $2,091.00 Cascades East Transit Public Survey Sisters Folk Festival Y 2 7/21/2014 $2,000.00 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00 Economic Impact Study Leadership Redmond Y 2 9/3/2014 $1,200.00 $400.00 $400.00 $400.00 $0.00 $1,200.00 Leadership Redmond Class of 2014-15 Arts Central Y 2 9/3/2014 $1,500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 Black & White Fundraiser Wounded Warrior Project Y 2 9/29/2014 $0.00 $250.00 $250.00 $0.00 $0.00 $500.00 Sheriff's Office Jail Bed Event Family Kitchen Y 2 10/6/2014 $2,000.00 $666.00 $668.00 $666.00 $0.00 $2,000.00 Meal Program Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Y 2 10/6/2014 $3,240.94 $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 $0.00 $1,500.00 Technology Upgrades Bear Creek Elementary School PTO N 2 10/6/2014 $1,500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 PA System Hospice of Redmond Y 2 10/6/2014 $3,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 2014 Festival of Trees Famiily Access Network Y 2 10/6/2014 $2,500.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Luncheon for Children Fundraiser Total Committed Year to Date $6,837.00 $6,837.00 $6,587.00 $8,200.00 $28,461.00 FY 2014-15 Discretionary Grant Applications - Updated 10/6/2014 2013-14 Carryover $0.00 2013-14 Carryover $0.00 2013-14 Carryover $0.00 2013-14 Carryover $0.00 2014-15 Allocation 15,000.00$ 2014-15 Allocation $15,000.00 2014-15 Allocation 15,000.00 2014-15 Allocation $15,000.00 Beginning Balance 15,000.00$ Beginning Balance 15,000.00$ Beginning Balance 15,000.00$ Beginning Balance 15,000.00$ Q1 -3,824.00 Q1 -3,822.00 Q1 -3,824.00 Q1 -1,700.00 Q2 -2,316.00 Q2 -2,318.00 Q2 -2,066.00 Q2 -6,500.00 Q3 0.00 Q3 0.00 Q3 0.00 Q3 0.00 Q4 0.00 Q4 0.00 Q4 0.00 Q4 0.00 Total Spent -6,140.00 Total Spent -6,140.00 Total Spent -5,890.00 Total Spent -8,200.00 Remaining Balance 8,860.00$ Remaining Balance 8,860.00$ Remaining Balance 9,110.00$ Remaining Balance 6,800.00$ Beginning Balance includes funds carried over from 2013-14. Carryover reduced to $0 as of 10/6/2014 to allow for possible donation to Sheriff's Office for homeless family. Notes: Total budgeted in FY 2014-15 = $60,000 * Allocated for fundraising activities: $15,000 * Allocated for Commissioner awards: $45,000 / $3,750 per quarter Commissioner Unger Commissioner Baney Commissioner DeBone Fundraising Activities Deschutes County Discretionary Grant Program Status as of 10/6/2014