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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-04-07 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, APRIL 7, 2010 _____________________________ Commissioners' Hearing Room - Administration Building - 1300 NW Wall St., Bend __________________________ Present were Commissioners Dennis R. Luke, Alan Unger and Tammy Baney. Also present were Dave Kanner, County Administrator; Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator; Laurie Craghead, County Counsel; Mike Dugan, District Attorney; Tracy Scott, Debbie Legg and others from the Personnel Department; Holly Remer, Sarah Johnson and others from the Commission on Children & Families; Chris Bedsaul, Community Development; and approximately ten other citizens. Chair Luke opened the meeting at 10:00 a.m. 1. Before the Board was Citizen Input. The Commissioners recognized Tracy Scott’s twenty years of service to the County. No citizen input was offered. 2. Before the Board was Consideration of the Reading of a Proclamation, Declaring April 11 through 17 “The Week of the Young Child” in Deschutes County. Holly Remer, John Hutchins and Mara Stevens came before the Board. Ms. Remer explained the history of the Proclamation and the services provided through the Healthy Beginnings program. She said that there is an increasing need for awareness regarding dental and vision services for young children, and a very large need for quality child care. Ms. Remer then read the Proclamation to the Board and the audience. Minutes of Board of Commissioners’ Business Meeting Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Page 1 of 6 Pages Commissioner Unger noted that it is everyone’s duty to make sure children get off to a good start. BANEY: Move signature. UNGER: Second. VOTE: BANEY: Yes. UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. 3. Before the Board was Consideration of the Reading of a Proclamation, Declaring April to be Child Abuse Prevention Month. Elaine Knobbs of the KIDS Center and Jessica Currier of the Commission on Children & Families Board gave a brief overview of the Proclamation, which is part of the campaign to prevent child abuse, now on its 14th year. The Blue Ribbon campaign was started in another state, but Deschutes County and Central Oregon had over 2,300 reports of child abuse last year. The campaign is to raise awareness of the problem and how to address it. Commissioner Luke recalled when the KIDS Center was built and how the community came together to do it. Mike Dugan added that a number of people from the Rotary Club and other groups helped with the building with a lot of volunteer effort and community service workers. He said that child abuse can be prevented, with the proper resources and efforts. Today’s children will be tomorrow’s leaders. He is a member of an organization called “Fight Crime: Invest in Kids”. The KIDS Center is one giant step towards helping this happen. Elaine Knobbs added that there are a lot of County and State agencies involved to work on this issue together. Ms. Currier thanked the County for its support. Also, the CCF will be pursuing the voluntary State license plate program, “Keep Kids Safe”, which would help get funding for these programs. BANEY: Move signature. UNGER: Second. VOTE: BANEY: Yes. UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. Minutes of Board of Commissioners’ Business Meeting Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Page 2 of 6 Pages Commissioner Baney left the meeting at this time. The remaining Commissioners and other citizens briefly went to a nearby location to symbolically tie blue ribbons to several trees. 4. Before the Board was Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2010-003, a Text Amendment Adding Minor Variance Criteria to Recognize Long-standing Occupation of Properties Not Located in Farm (EFU) or Forest (F) Zones. Chris Bedsaul said that no further comments or communications have been received on this issue. There has been public support of this change. UNGER: Move second reading, by title only, LUKE: Second. VOTE: UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. UNGER: Move adoption. LUKE: Second. VOTE: UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. 5. Before the Board was Consideration of Chair Signature of a Notice of Intent to Award Letter for the Supplying and Hauling of Crushed, Precoated Rock for Chip Seal. Roger Olson gave a brief overview of the item and the process for applying the rock. He said that precoated rock costs more initially, but results in a lower loss of rock over time. Commissioner Unger asked if there is a way through the contracting process that the best work will be done. Mr. Olson stated that the specifications for this work are tight, and some contractors do not even bid on these anymore. The cost is similar to the contract for last year. UNGER: Move Chair signature. LUKE: Second. VOTE: UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. Minutes of Board of Commissioners’ Business Meeting Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Page 3 of 6 Pages Before the Board was Consideration of Approval of the Consent Agenda. UNGER: Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. Consent Agenda Items 6. Approval of Minutes: ƒ Business Meeting: March 31 ƒ Work Sessions: March 29 and 31; April 15, 2009 CONVENED AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE BLACK BUTTE RANCH COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT 7. Before the Board was Consideration of Approval of Document No. 2010- 228, a Labor Agreement between the Black Butte Ranch County Service District and General Teamsters Local Union #324, regarding Police Services. Bill Carson of the Black Butte Ranch Board said that there were a lot of meetings over three months to come to an agreement, which is for five years. There are only four local members of the union. He added that there were a lot of changes in Board members and the Chief of Police retired last year, making it more complicated. They are self-insured and the cost remains about the same even though their numbers are small. UNGER: Move approval. LUKE: Second. VOTE: UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. CONVENED AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE 911 COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT 8. Before the Board was Consideration of Approval of Weekly Accounts Payable Vouchers for the 911 County Service District in the Amount of $2,192.23. Minutes of Board of Commissioners’ Business Meeting Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Page 4 of 6 Pages UNGER: Move approval, subject to review. LUKE: Second. VOTE: UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. CONVENED AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE EXTENSION AND 4-H COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT 9. Before the Board was Consideration of Approval of Weekly Accounts Payable Vouchers for the Extension/4-H County Service District in the Amount of $1,704.50. UNGER: Move approval, subject to review. LUKE: Second. VOTE: UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. RECONVENED AS THE DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 10. Before the Board was Consideration of Approval of Weekly Accounts Payable Vouchers for Deschutes County in the Amount of $951,490.17. UNGER: Move approval, subject to review. LUKE: Second. VOTE: UNGER: Yes. LUKE: Chair votes yes. 11. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA None were offered. Being no further items addressed, the meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m. Minutes of Board of Commissioners’ Business Meeting Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Page 5 of 6 Pages