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Home My WebLink AboutRes 134 - RREDZ in Deschutes CoDeschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 -Fax (541) 385-3202 -www.deschutes.org AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT For Board Business Meeting of December 15,2014 DATE: November 18,2014 FROM: Dave Doyle Legal Department 388-6625 TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM: Board adoption of Resolution 2014-134 seeking designation of a Rural Renewable Energy Development Zone (RREDZ) in Deschutes County (excluding the City of Bend). PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE? No. BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS: The RREDZ functions like an enterprise zone regarding the development of renewable energy resources such as wind power and geothermal projects. The request for designation will be submitted to Business Oregon for approval. State statute requires notification to taxing districts located within the territory to be included in the RREDZ. That notification was made on November 18 th (copy of letter attached as Exhibit 2 to Resolution 2014-134. The taxing districts have been invited to comment either at the BOCC Business Meeting on December 15th, or through submission of written comments (directed to Torn Anderson, County Administrator). A RREDZ exempts only new property that an eligible, job-creating business might build or install in the zone at some future time. Also, the exemption is temporary, usually lasting only three years, after which time the property induced by these incentives is available for assessment. An extension to four or five years in total is possible with agreement of the BOCC. Rules and requirements applicable to RREDZ are located at ORS 285C.350 et seq., and OAR 123-680 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Eligible property will receive tax exemptions. RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED: Consider written comments and any comments presented during the Business Meeting on December 15 th • Adopt Resolution before the end of2014 in order to have the zone become implemented effective July 1,2015. ATTENDANCE: Torn Anderson, County Administrator; EDCO Representative(s) DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS: Torn Anderson Dave Doyle EDCO REVIEWED LEGAL COUNSEL For Recording Stamp Only BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON A Resolution Seeking Designation of a Rural * Renewable Energy Development Zone in * RESOLUTION NO. 2014-134 Deschutes County * WHEREAS, ORS 285C.350 et seq., provides for designation of Rural Renewable Energy Development Zones (RREDZ) upon request of a county, to encompass the entire area of the county (excepting those areas within the urban growth boundary of a city with a popUlation of 30,000 or more) for purposes of offering the standard property tax abatement of an enterprise zone to the qualified property of renewable energy projects locating therein; and WHEREAS, Deschutes County is seeking designation of a RREDZ by the Director of the Oregon Business Development Department to encourage new business investment, job creation, higher incomes for local residents, and greater diversity of economic activity; and WHEREAS, the proposed RREDZ will include all eligible territory (whether incorporated or not) encompassed within Deschutes County, excepting the City of Bend urban growth boundary and the City of Bend city limits; and WHEREAS, the designation of a RREDZ does not grant or imply permission to develop land within the county without complying with prevailing zoning, regulatory and permitting processes and restrictions for the applicable jurisdiction, nor does it indicate any intent to modify those processes or restrictions, except as otherwise in accordance with Comprehensive Plans; and WHEREAS, Deschutes County appreciates the impacts that a designated RREDZ would have and the property tax exemptions that eligible business firms might receive therein, as governed by ORS Chapter 285C and OAR Chapter 123; and WHEREAS, all of the municipal corporations, special service districts and other taxing districts (identified on attached Exhibit 1) that receive operating revenue through the levying of ad valorem taxes on real and personal property in the area of Deschutes County have been timely informed and invited to comment on this request for designation (copy of notification letter attached as Exhibit 2); and WHEREAS, Deschutes County does not and has not previously sponsored a RREDZ; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners for Deschutes County has duly and timely noticed the date, time and place for consideration of this Resolution, now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, as follows: PAGE I OF2-RESOLUTIONNO.2014-134 -------- Section 1. Deschutes County applies for a RREDZ and requests that the Director of the Oregon Business Development order the designation thereof. Section 2. Deschutes County sets the amount of real market value (RMV) for qualified property that may be exempt in this RREDZ at $2S0 million, based on the RMV of property for the assessment year at the start of the exemption immediately after the property is placed in service. Section 3. County Administrator Tom Anderson is authorized to submit the request for the aforementioned RREDZ designation and to make any substantive or technical change(s) to the application materials, as necessary, after adoption of this Resolution. Section 4. Deschutes County appoints Economic Development of Central Oregon (EDCO) to serve in the capacity of the local zone manager for the RREDZ. Section S. Deschutes County will comply with the equivalent requirements and provisions of ORS 28SC.IOS respective to zone sponsor duties under ORS 28SC.OSO to 28SC.2S0, as they would apply to the implementation of a RREDZ under ORS 28SC.3S0 to 28SC.370. Section 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption. Dated this of , 2014 ATTEST: Recording Secretary BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON TAMMY BANEY, Chair ANTHONY DEBONE, Vice Chair ALAN UNGER, Commissioner PAGE 2 OF 2 -RESOLUTION NO. 2014-134 I f I t District Name Deschutes County Fairground, Bonded I::&bt Deschutes Public Library Law Enrorcement District Countywide Law Enforcement District Rural Su"nver Library County SeNice District Desohutes County Elo'Iension/ 4·H Service Dlstrlct Deschutes County 911 County Service District BlaCi< Butte Panch County Service Distr'ct City of Beno City of ,'<e:!;nond City of Redmond Contact CiW of S!sters City of Sisters Urban Renewat City of La Pine City of Bena waterlsewer CIty of Bend Urban Renewal City or B""d Urban Renewal Contact Sunnver Serv!ce District City of RedrTKmd Downtown UR area City 01 Redmond Downtown UR Speo levy Redmond Fire and Rescue Descnutes County RFPO NO 2 Clr.>veraaie RFPO Sisters· Camp Sherman RFPD LaPine RFPD Black Butte Ranch RFPD Crooked River Ranch RFPO Alalra Fire Dislrid Bend Metro Park and Recrea~on District La PUle Park and Rec Redmond Area Pa,~o{ aoo Recreation District Sisters P3rk and RecreatiDn District Waler Wonderland Improvement Dis! River Meadows Improvement Disirict Bend School Ii 1 Redmond School District 112,) Redmond Schooi District 1/2J BOND S'sters School Distnct # 6 High Desert ESD Crook Co School D,sine! Central Oregon Community Cottege Special Road District No, 1 Drrtl Special Road District unit 6 Lazy River Special Road DiS1ncl RiV<.'( Fomst Acres Special Roa<l D'slrid Pinewood Special Road District Spnng Rnver SpeCial Road District Special Road Dlstri<'A II 8 RIIIer Bend Estates Special Road District Vandeven Acres Speciai Road Dist Howe;! Hilltop Acre. Special Road Dislrid Crooked River Ranch Road Dis! Panoramic Access Speoial Road Distnct Cascade View Estates Tract 2 spec rd diS! Newber~{ Estates Special Rood District Fall River Estates Special Road District Forest V'ew Special Road District Beaver Special Road District POnderosa Pin~'S East Special Road District Sun Mt Ranches Special Road District Four Rivers Veelor Centrol Disll1c\ Orego'1 Water Wonderland Unit II Sanitary District Stalwood Sanitary DiWlct Address Contact PO Box 6005 Bend, OR 97708-1;)005 Tom Anderson PO BOK 6005 Bend, OR 97708-6005 Torn An(j€rson 507 NW Wall St , Bend Or 97701 Todd DlJnkelberg PO Box 6005 Bend, OR 97706·6005 Tom Anderson PO Box 6005 Bend, OR 9770fHlOO5 Tom Anderson PO Box 6005 Bend, OR 97708,6005 Tom Anderson PO Box 6005 Bend, Ofl 91708-6005 Tom Anderson PO Box 6005 Bend, OR 97708 ..6{)05 Tom Anderson PO Box 6005 Bend, OR 97708·6005 rom Anderson PO Box 1024, Bend OR 97709 Sharon Wajda 716 SW Evergreen Avenue, Redmond Or 97756 Jasen Neff UrDan Renewal Contact Ja>;on Neff PO Box 39, Sisters OR 97759 Lynne FJJlta·Conrads PO Box 39, SistelS OR 97760 Lynn" Cujita-Conrnds 51340 Highway 91, LaPine OR 9713'21 RICk Aller PO Box 1024, Bend OR 97709 Sharon WQjda PO Box 1024, Bend OR 97709 Shan:>r WOlda PO Box 1024, Bend OR 97709 Sharon Wajda PO Box 6005 Bend, OR 97708·6005 Tom AndersoCl 716 SW Evergreen Avenue. Redmond Or 97756 Ja"orr Neff 716 SW Evergreen Avenue, Redmond Or 97756 Jason Nelf 341 NW Dogwood Ave Redmond, OR 9'l?56 Tim Moor 1212 SW Simpson AV, Bend OR 97702 Tom Fay 68787 Goorge Cyrus Rd, Sisters Or 97759 Thad Olsen PO Box 1509, S,sters Or 9'1759 Roger Johnson PO Box 10, LaPine OR 97739 Mike Supkls PMB 8190, PO Box 8000. Black BuUe Ranch OR 9 Dan Twcker 6971 SIN Shad Rd, Terrebonne OR 97760 Mark Wilson PO Box 7942, Bend OR 97708 Rowan HoIlilz 799 SW Columbia st, Bend OR 97702 Lindsey D Lombard PO Box 664, La Pine OR 97739 Mary Tl'1Orson PO Box 1343, Redmond OR 97756 Katie Hammer 1750 W McKinney Butte Rd, Sisrers OR 97759 L,arn Hughes 1l1~3 Crane Orlve, Bend OR 97701 Leslie GraH 55644 Wag!)n Mast"r Way Bend Or 97707 David Wayland 520 NW Wall St , Bend OR 91101 Zhei Logan 145 SE Salmon Avenue, Reafl'lOnct OR 97756 Kathy Steiml'it 145 SE Salmon Avenue, Redmond OR 97756 Kathy Steinert 525 E Cascade Avenue, SIsters OR 9Tf59 Sandy Taraglia 145 SF S~lmoo Ave. S\lIJlte A, Redmood OR 9775 Greg Munr, 471 NE Ochoco Plaza Drive, Pnneville 01< 9//54 Anna Logan 2600 rwv College Way David Dona PO Box 3695, Sunriver OR 97707 Stephanie Humphrey 16237 8e"r Lane, Bend OR 97707 Walt Fuhrmann PO Box 4552, Sunriver OR 977Q7 Ron Pugh PO Box 7197, 8end OR 97706 Jodi Dwyer PO Box 3797, Sunriver OR 97707 Cennls Smeage PO Box 3577, SunnverOR 97707 Carl Jansen PO Box 646, LaPine OR 97739 NaDyrme LewiS 61570 Sunny Breeze Ln, Bend Or 97702 Barry Lee Smith 17825 Dipper Lane, Bend OR 97707 Toni Williams 915 SW Rimrock Way SUite 201 PMS #'05, Redm Patty Schulte PO 80x 842, Crooked Rivar RanCh, Or 97760 Clarence Palm PO BOl( 1226, S,sters OR 97759 IBruce Bowen PO Box 84'51, Bend OR 97708 Diane Abemathy PO Box 1103, laPine Or 97739 Mehael Waggoner 15148 Falll River Dr , Bend Or 91707 M:ck McMlcken PO Box 101, LaPine OR 97739 HenlY Kelley PO Sax 3261 Bruce St"n<iJai 51612 Pine LOOp Drive, LaP,ne OR 97739 Dale Grinols 67089 Central St, Bend OR 97701 Cotll.'en Horton 56478 Solar Drive, Bend OR 97707 Chad stub!)lefield 55841 Swan Rd, Bend OR 97707 Elis. Da,iS 593 NE Azure Drive, Suite 3 Bend OR 97701 Jeri Garner Title Pilone County Administrator 54t·388·6565 County Administrator 541·388·6567 Director 541-:')12·1021 County Administrator 541·386'<;560 County Administrator 541388,<5555 County Administrator 541-388·6565 County Administrator 541·388-<;565 County Administrator 541-388-6565 Ccunty Admlr.lstrator 541-388-6565 Interm Finance Director 541·693-2158 Butiget I Finance Manager 541,923·7729 Budget I FInance Manager 541·923·7729 Finance Officer 541-323-r5222 Finance Officer 541-323-5222 City Manag('~r 541,536-1432 interm Finance Director 541-693-215ll lnlerrn Finance Director 541-693·2158 interm FIranee Director 541·693-215B Interim County Administrator 541·3M·1:i565 Budget J FInance Analyst 541-923·7729 Budget I Finan<.<l Analyst 5~1-923·7729 File Chief 541-504·5000 Manager 541·318·0459 Fire Chief 541·548·4815 Fire Chief 541-549·01'11 Fire Chief 541,,536-2935 Fire Chief 541-595· 2268 Fire Chief 541·92;)·6776 Treasurer 541·300·6996 Finance Directur 541·389·7275 Bookkeeper 541·536,,2912 Execuhve DlfcctOI 541·548-7272 ExecutiVe Director 541·549·2091 OffICe Manager 541·5,,3-r2902 Operations Manager 541·593·~666 Business Manager 54'\·355-1131 Director at Fiscal SelVices 541-923·6927 Director oi F;SC8i Services 541-923·6927 Business Manager 541·549·6521 CFO 541·693-5616 BUSiness Manager 541-447 ·5664 Assooiate CFO 541·383-7222 Administrate>r 541,·326·9008 Presidert 541·852<1552 Treasurer 541·593·1811 Treasurer Director 541-4t 00449 Chailman 541·593· 2 777 Treasurer 541·536-5691 Reg, Agent 541-410,7732 Secretary 541-410·7292 Treasurer 541 ..548-1202 Treasurer 641·325·1290 ITreasurer 1541.549-3733 Treas~;rer 541-548·0872 Treasurer 541·508-0328 8udget OIIieer 54H;93-7566 Cha,rrnan 5,11·536·3349 Treas"rer 541-593·1506 Chair 541·615-9758 TreaSUf\?r 541·419·2371 Manager 541,593·1689 B,,okkreper 541-583·3124 8oo~k(;€per 541-61'/·113'0 EXHIBIT~__ DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ====:T:o:m ADdersoDi,====Aidimiinistrator P. O. Box 6005· Bend, Oregon 97708-6005 1300 NW Wall Street, Suite 206 • Bend, Oregon 97701 (541) 388-6565· FAX (541) 385-3202 www.deschutes.org November 17,2014 ATTN: Taxing Districts NOTIFICATION TO TAXING DISTRICTS; COMMENTS INVITED Please be advised that during its Business Meeting on December 15, 2014, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners (BOCe) will determine whether to adopt a Resolution seeking designation of a Rural Renewable Energy Development Zone (RREDZ) for all of Deschutes County (excluding territory within the Bend urban growth boundary and Bend city limits). The RREDZ functions like an enterprise zone regarding the development of renewable energy resources such as wind power and geothermal projects. The request for designation will be submitted to Business Oregon for approval. State statute requires notification to taxing districts -such as yours -located within the territory to be included in the RREDZ. Because a RREDZ could affect future property tax collections in your district you are encouraged to provide comment, either at the BOCC Business Meeting on December 15th , or through submission of written comments (directed to Tom Anderson, County Administrator). Written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., on December 12, 2014. Please understand that a RREDZ exempts only new property that an eligible, job-creating business might build or install in the zone at some future time. Also, the exemption is temporary, usually lasting only three years, after which time the property induced by these incentives is available for assessment. An extension to four or five years in total is possible with agreement of the BOCC. Rules and requirements applicable to RREDZ are located at ORS 285C.350 et seq., and OAR 123-680. Thank you. Tom Anderson County Administrator Elllrmtcittg the Lives qfCitizells b!l Oe/ivelillg (Jull/ily Seroices in 11 Cost-Effective Mmtller EXHIBIT _~..>--_