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AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT
For Board Business Meeting of June 1, 2011
DATE: May 24, 2011
FROM: Erik Kropp
Administrative Services ext. 6584
TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM:
Consideration and approval of Resolution 2011-053, A Resolution Creating a New $100 Skyliners
Road Event Fee and Limiting the Events Permitted for Skyliners Road, and Repealing Resolution No.
2010-009.
PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE? No.
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
On March 3, 2010 the Board of Commissioners passed Resolution No. 2010-009, a resolution creating
a new $100 Skyliners Road event fee and limiting the events permitted for Skyliners Road. This
resolution grandfathered in a number of events for the use of Skyliners Road, including "Mount
Bachelor Rotary Club's Duel in the Desert.
The Mount Bachelor Rotary Club decided not to host the Duel in the Desert this year. Instead,
FreshAirSports/Lay It Out Events has submitted an application to host the Duel in the Desert using
Skyliners Road. Since Resolution 2010-009 specifically named the event as "Mount Bachelor
Rotary Club's Duel in the Desert," the event is not grandfathered in and the Board would need to
approve the event request. The requested date for Duel in Desert is Saturday, June 18, 20] 1 and the
event includes a run and bike ride.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED:
Staff recommends approval and signature of Resolution 2011-053.
ATTENDANCE: Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS:
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
A Resolution Creating a New $100 Skyliners
Road Event Fee and Limiting the Events
Permitted for Skyliners Road and Repealing
Resolution No. 2010-009
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RESOLUTION NO. 2011-053
WHEREAS, Skyliners Road is a popular road to hold recreational bicycles and footrace events; and
WHEREAS, Skyliners Road's condition includes potholes, broken down shoulders, severe cracks,
narrow travel lanes, the absence of bike lanes and curved roadway sections; and
WHEREAS, residents living off of Skyliners Road have expressed concerns over the safety of holding
events on Skyliners Road; and
WHEREAS, establishing a new Skyliners Road Event Fee to pay for cyclist education and/or
enforcement of cycling laws on Skyliners Road and limiting the number of permitted events will address the
problems previously summarized; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners passed Resolution No. 2010-009 which grandfathered
in existing events including "Mount Bachelor Rotary Club's Duel in the Desert" event, but now the Board of
Commissioners would like to allow another event promoter to organize the Duel in the Desert; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners' intent is to have the SkyIiners Road Event Fee, a
limited number of permitted events for a limited number of days and use restrictions requiring single file
cycling on Skyliners in place until road improvements, including bike lanes are constructed to Skyliners Road;
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES
COUNTY, OREGON, as follows:
Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners hereby adopts a new Skyliners Road Event Fee in the
amount of $I00.
Section 2. As part of the event permit application process outlined in DCC 8.16.030, event organizers
applying for a Skyliners Road Event Fee shall submit in writing documentation proving that not less than three
(3) other event locations were considered and why each alternative route is not practical.
Section 3. The Skyliners Road Event Fee is in addition to the standard Event Permit Fee per Deschutes
County Code 8.16.
Section 4. The Skyliners Road event fee revenue shall be used by County Risk Management to inform
members of the public and/or traffic control for the use of Skyliners Road.
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Section 5. The following events will be grandfathered in and allowed to apply for the Skyliners Road
Event Permit: FreshAirSports' Time Trial/Duathlon Series, Duel in the Desert, USA Cycling's US Elite
Nationals, Bend Bella Cyclists/Oregon Bicycle Racing Association's High Desert Omnium, and Mount
Bachelor Sports Education Foundation's Cascade Cycling Classic. These events will be limited to no more than
two "event days" per event. An "event day" is defined as each day an event occurs. These events will also be
subject to the stipulations discussed in Section 2 above. Events other than those listed in this section which
propose to use Skyliners Road must be expressly approved in advance by the County Board of Commissioners.
Section 6. Events that only cross over Skyliners Road, such as the Smith Rock Race Group's Cascade
Lakes Relay, FreshAirSports'Haulin Aspen, and Mudslinger Events' High Cascade 100 will be permitted and
not subject to the Skyliners Road event fee, but will still be required to obtain the standard Event Permit Fee per
Deschutes County Code 8.16.
Section 7. Resolution No. 2010-009 is repealed.
Section 8. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon approval by the Board of County
Commissioners.
DATED this day of , 20 .
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
TAMMY BANEY, Chair
ANTHONY DEBONE, Vice Chair
Recording Secretary ALAN UNGER, Commissioner
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