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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-05-11 Business Meeting MinutesDeschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org MINUTES OF BUSINESS MEETING DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011 _____________________________ Commissioners' Hearing Room - Administration Building - 1300 NW Wall St., Bend __________________________ Present were Commissioners Tammy Baney, Alan Unger and Anthony DeBone. Also present were Dave Kanner, County Administrator; Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator; Tom Blust and George Kolb, Road Department; Tom Anderson, Nick Lelack, Peter Gutowsky and George Read, Community Development; Laurie Craghead, County Counsel; and five other citizens. No representatives of the media were in attendance. Chair Baney opened the meeting at 10:00 a.m. 1. Before the Board was Citizen Input. None was offered. 2. Before the Board was Continuation of a Public Hearing on the Deschutes County Draft Comprehensive Plan Update. Nick Lelack said that this is the date of the continuation from the previous hearing, with work sessions held in the interim. The Board can take testimony at this time, but he recommends continuing the hearing again so that the appropriate additional work sessions can take place. William Kuhn commended Peter Gutowsky and Terri Payne for their diligent and persistent work on the comprehensive plan review, which is not an easy task. He is concerned not with the written document as presented, which is well written and a good representation of what citizens are feeling. He feels the problem is implementation and enforcement. The words are no good if they are not enforced. Minutes of Board of Commissioners’ Business Meeting Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Page 1 of 5 Pages Minutes of Board of Commissioners’ Business Meeting Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Page 2 of 5 Pages Over the past twenty-five years in this area, he has witnessed a complete lack of enforcement, mostly having to do with code violation complaints that have been ignored. Fires were built, he was assaulted, and everything he brought to the attention of the County was ignored. The Board needs to read all of the documents that come to them. He and his wife moved into the area because of the restrictions in place, but their property rights have been violated because the laws were not enforced. He went on to explain his concerns in detail. Ben Gordon with 1,000 Friends of Oregon stated that he commends all the hard work on the comprehensive plan. However, he does a lot of work with local farmers and ranchers, and there appears to be a lot of confusion as to what farm-related activities require a permit and what are allowed outright. Members of 1,000 Friends and the Central Oregon Food Policy Council are not clear on the nature of this section, and whether some uses are permitted outright. He would like to know what activities are allowed on farm land without permit so that it is clear to the farmers and ranchers. He said that they would be happy to work with the County on this issue. (He submitted a written document for the record.) The hearing was continued to May 31, 2011 at 6:00 p.m., in the same room. 3. Before the Board was Consideration of Signature of Resolution No. 2011- 043, regarding the 2011 Elections for National Safety Related Safety-Net Payments. Tom Blust explained the item, which sets the percentages on how the payments are distributed for Title II and Title III projects. Commissioner Unger asked what 25% of timber revenue might be. Mr. Blust said historically it could be around $600,000, based on the past five or six years. Commissioner Unger asked if stewardship contracts provide any funding or it those funds are reinvested in the projects. Mr. Blust said he would have to investigate this. Chair Baney said there is still a big push for safety-net funding but the results of those efforts are not known. DEBONE: Move signature of Resolution No. 2011-043. UNGER: Second. VOTE: DEBONE: Yes. UNGER: Yes. BANEY: Chair votes yes. Minutes of Board of Commissioners’ Business Meeting Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Page 3 of 5 Pages 4. Before the Board was Consideration of Chair Signature of Document No. 2011-234, a Notice of Intent to Award Contract Letter for the Full Depth Reclamation of La Pine State Recreation Road, South Century Drive and Spring River Road. George Kolb provided an overview of the item. There were four bidders for the project, and the low bidder was Knife River. If there are no protests, the job can begin in late May. Commissioner Unger asked about the surface material used on Masten Road. Mr. Kolb said that there is some technology involved in that and the contactor, Hooker Creek, is no longer doing this type of work. UNGER: Move approval of Document No. 2011-234. DEBONE: Second. VOTE: DEBONE: Yes. UNGER: Yes. BANEY: Chair votes yes. Before the Board was Consideration of Approval of the Consent Agenda. UNGER: Move approval of the Consent Agenda with the exception of the minutes of the business meeting of May 4. DEBONE: Second. VOTE: DEBONE: Yes. UNGER: Yes. BANEY: Chair votes yes. Consent Agenda Items 5. Signature of Document No. 2011-194, a Services Agreement with Motorola Solutions (Sheriff’s Radio System) 6. Signature of Order No. 2011-011, Amending Order No. 2011-010, Correcting the Date for a Public Hearing regarding Annexation into Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #2 7. Approval of Minutes ƒ Work Session of May 4 ƒ Business Meetings of April 18 and May 4 ƒ Comprehensive Plan Hearings of March 31 and April 5