HomeMy WebLinkAboutCDD Work Plan - Final DraftDESCHUTES COUNTY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
DRAFT
WORK PLAN
2010 - 2011
The Community Development Department’s mission is to facilitate orderly
growth and development in the Deschutes County community through
coordinated programs of Land Use Planning, Environmental Soils, Building
Safety, Code Enforcement, education, and service to the public.
Coordinated Services and Administration
Building Safety
Environmental Soils
Planning
COORDINATED SERVICES AND
ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
The Community Development Department (CDD) Coordinated Services and Administration
division is managed by Tom Anderson, Director. Operations within this division include
satellite offices in Redmond and La Pine as well as the main office in Bend. The
Administrative Supervisor for Coordinated Services oversees 5 Permit Technicians who
serve customers, handle phone calls and process related paperwork in support of each
division. In addition, CDD has an Administrative Secretary and a part-time Management
Analyst who provide support to all divisions.
1. CDD customer service will continue to be the highest priority in FY 2010-11.
Management will continually assess customer feedback to ensure that the “front
counter” is run efficiently, wait times are minimized and comprehensive and
accurate information is provided. Maintain the overall customer service rating and
develop a means to obtain a greater number of customer survey responses.
As a result of declining permit revenue, CDD staffing levels have unfortunately
undergone dramatic decreases. A primary challenge in FY 2010-11 will be to
manage existing staff to minimize disruption in service levels. This includes shift
changes, areas of assignment and changes to assigned CDD offices.
2. Relocate the Redmond CDD Office to the County Fair and Expo Center. Ensure
that new space is efficient for both staff and customers.
3. Provide phone coverage Monday through Friday; returning all calls within 24 hours.
4. Continue implementing additional elements to the scanned image database. In
addition to scanning all new files received or generated on a daily basis, the next
project will include scanning of historical comprehensive plan documents. Long
range planning staff will inventory and identify the documents for ease of document
retrieval. Historic Preservation documents are also now in the process of being
included in the database.
5. Enhance online permit application ability. The initial project included simple online
applications for basic permits issued to licensed contractors in addition to online
renewal applications for licensed facilities. Septic repair permits were added this
last year. The next phase will include temporary restaurant licenses and re-roof
permits.
6. Maintain seamless customer service associated with the administration of the City
of Redmond building program. Although the City continues to work toward
developing its own building program, it is important to continue to implement
improvements to County service provision as they are identified. Ensure
responsiveness to informational requests. The City of Redmond has a fully
functioning inspection request phone system as well as a web application with the
IVR system.
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7. Evaluate the effectiveness of the permitting system and the need to enhance,
modify or terminate certain features within the system to meet current needs and
expectations, without adversely affecting the original data. Continue to research
other permitting systems for eventual migration to a new permitting system by 2013.
A main focus will be the system purchased by the State of Oregon Building Codes
Division. Staff has been participating in monthly focus group committee to establish
a statewide standard configuration for the new software system. This ongoing
participating has been extremely helpful to the state and staff when dealing with the
eventual migration to a new system.
8. As part of the future migration to new permitting software system, CDD will begin a
database clean-up project. This project will identify permits, scanned documents,
land use actions and code enforcement cases on deleted tax account number and
migrate them to the new tax account number. This will streamline the data
conversion process that will be necessary to migrate to new software, plus keeps
our records current and readily available.
9. Assist County Administration in the processing of Liquor License Applications to
determine whether there are any existing Building Safety, Planning or
Environmental Health violations, which would preempt applicants from qualifying for
licensure.
10. Participate on the County Campus Safety Committee, while maintaining a safety
team to conduct quarterly inspections and the annual fire drill. The team will have
representation from each division and will continue to emphasize safety and
accident prevention at weekly division meetings. Continue to work with Risk
Management and other Departments as appropriate to ensure the safety of staff
and visitors. The Department is committed to maintaining an exemplary safety
record while complying with all applicable Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) regulations.
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CODE ENFORCEMENT
The Code Enforcement program consists of two Code Enforcement Technicians working in
coordination with law enforcement personnel from the Sheriff’s Department, supported by
CDD management and the CDD operating divisions. Code Enforcement is responsible for
investigating code violation complaints associated with the building, land use, environmental
health and solid waste codes, with the overriding goal of achieving voluntary compliance.
Ongoing
1. Continue proactive Code Enforcement effort in investigation of illegal second
dwellings, review of temporary use permits, and replacement dwelling follow-up.
Expand program to include periodic checks on lots sold by the county that contain
non-development covenants.
2. Continue to establish a relationship between CDD Code Enforcement and rural
subdivision homeowners associations. Code Enforcement Technicians make
themselves available to speak at stakeholder meetings to share Deschutes County
Code Enforcement information and operating procedures.
3. Participate in land use text amendment process by providing information and insight
to ensure code enforceability. An example is the recent proposal to allow limited
commercial events on rural farmland.
4. Survey other code enforcement jurisdictions and incorporate innovative practices
where appropriate. This effort includes direct involvement with the Oregon Code
Enforcement Association (OCEA), conference participation and networking.
Projects (Listed in priority order as time allows)
1. Continue to implement a statistical reporting system. Initiate monthly analysis,
identifying those areas requiring improvement and taking appropriate steps to correct
problems. The objective is to maximize program efficiency by reducing the length of
time cases remain open.
2. Consistent with Code Enforcement staff reductions and in consultation with division
managers and County legal, develop and implement as necessary a triage
procedure for investigation and processing of cases.
3. Continue thorough review of the Code Enforcement Procedures Manual, including
input from the Board of Commissioners, and update those sections to reflect current
practices, delete those no longer appropriate, and add provisions for updated
objectives. One discussion item will be a review of the policy on accepting
anonymous complaints.
4. Update CDD inventory of permitted docks on the upper Deschutes River. Identify
docks constructed without required approvals in order to enforce county code related
to the protection of riparian and aquatic habitat.
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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
In addition to supporting the mapping and geographical analysis needs of each of the
operating divisions, the GIS Analyst/Programmer and GIS Analyst are responsible for the
development and maintenance of the County digital spatial database and for providing state-
of-the-art mapping and data services to local governments, citizens, and businesses. In
addition, GIS supports customer service applications. The Senior Web Applications
Developer performs significant Web site upgrades and enhancements to improve customer
communication and internal efficiency.
GIS PROJECTS
1. Continue to educate CDD staff on the use of GIS data and products in their work
objectives, and identify areas where current or modified GIS capabilities may assist
those objectives, including enhanced linkages between the GIS and permit systems.
Areas of particular emphasis include:
Digitizing Certificates of Satisfactory Completion for Environmental Health
Creating Depth to Groundwater/Nitrate Reduction Area Atlas/Maps for
Environmental Health Division and public use
Complete and publish the Zoning Atlas for Planning Division and public use
Complete digitizing areas covered by Conservation Agreements for Planning
Division and provide data electronically to internal and external customers
Providing training and assistance for CDD employees and outside groups as
requested for Community Development Online Mapping Applications
Maintaining and enhancing GIS Metadata on demand
2. Work with Senior Web Application Developer to enhance and expand the Community
Development Online Mapping Application..
3. Provide technical support for personal computers, printers, projectors and computer
systems.
4. Provide technical support, including mapping and analysis to the cities of Bend, La
Pine, and Sisters for future Urban Growth Boundary (UGB)/Urban Reserve Area
(URA) expansions.
5. Create and inventory databases and maps for all surface mines in Deschutes
County. Work with the Planning Division to determine which surface mines are
currently active and which surface mines have been reclaimed. Determine which
surface mines no longer require Surface Mining Impact Area reviews; update the
Land Use Tracking System (LUTS), Geographic Information System (GIS) and
Deschutes Information Access Line (DIAL) to reflect the current mining status.
6. Continue to provide support to Long Range Planning Division for the Comprehensive
Plan Update. Assist with mapping, analysis and technical support.
7. Update and enhance the Land Use Tracking System (LUTS) by incorporating and
updating the spatial databases contained within LUTS.
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8. Continue to work with the CDD technology team to help implement Electronic Plan
Review for Building Safety Division.
9. Continue to assist Long Range Planning with mapping and database support for the
Destination Resort Remapping Project. Help determine where remapping of the
Destination Resort Combining Zone should occur and identify specific areas within
the county that meet or exceed the applicable criteria for remapping.
10. Continue to provide GIS support of the South County Groundwater Protection
Project.
11. Work with the Planning Director to integrate the County land use GIS databases into
the County Code by adopting an ordinance, which will adopt one set of data for all
internal/external County Information Systems; including, but not limited to GIS, Land
Use Tracking System (LUTS), Local Area Virtual Atlas (LAVA), and Deschutes
Information Access Line (DIAL).
12. Complete the Historical Map Collection project. Work with the Senior Web
Application Developer to create a document retrieval system for query and display of
all official maps.
13. Work with the Transportation Planner, ODOT and their Transportation Planning
Analyst Unit (TPAU) in an effort to complete the update of Deschutes County’s
Transportation System Plan.
14. Create pre-printed series of maps that will be provided in PDF on the department
Web site.
WEB PROJECTS
1. Online Ecommerce Application: Develop ability to process other types of permits
online such as roof replacement permits using our ecommerce application.
2. Online Ecommerce Temporary Restaurant License Permits Application: Finish
developing online ecommerce application to schedule and pay for temporary license
permits. Design an interactive calendar to allow event holders to schedule events
and vendors to purchase licenses for those events.
3. Community Development Online Mapping Application (Internet): Enhance this
application to contain more features and data. Expand the mailing label features.
Update CDMap to use ArcGIS Server technology once IT implements.
4. Online Pending Land Use Mapping Application: Upgrade and redesign the online
pending land use application to incorporate maps, forms and comments, which could
potentially be built into CDMap.
5. Electronic Plan Review Application: Rebuild and enhance application using Flex
technology. Add ability to create account for public. Add workflow component.
Developers will submit building plans in digital format online; integrate further into
current business processes.
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6. Online Ecommerce Food Handler Test Application: Upgrade the current public
access food handler application to an online ecommerce food handler certification
test/payment system, which the public can access over the internet. This application
would be developed with the current Flex technology.
7. Community Development Document Retrieval Application Records / Searches: In
conjunction with Information Technology (IT) staff, develop a search system to
research child/parent tax lot number structure in order to retrieve data attached to
cancelled tax lots.
8. Community Development Internet Site Maintenance and Additions: Continue to
maintain and keep data current on the CDD Web site. Add additional functionality,
such as email subscriptions to current information, fee calculators, customer surveys
and embedded property research. Continue to expand the information center to
provide a “one stop shop” for all of Community Development’s data. Add interactive
forms to help staff process incoming information such as:
• Get Legal Program/Quickstart Program Pages
• Online Address Request Form
• Online Address Problems Form
• Online Property Violation Report Form
9. Counter Web Applications: Develop well organized counter web applications for
planners, permit technicians, plan reviewers, building inspectors and environmental
health inspectors to retrieve information and maps pertaining to their needs. Place
all information in one location instead of having to retrieve it from many sources.
Develop and implement better, more user friendly web tools for staff.
10. Public Access Application Upgrade: Upgrade public access terminal applications to
use current technology and be more user-friendly. Provide additional information
which may incorporate functionality of the one stop shop applications, with focus on
the customer.
11. Mobile Applications: Develop mobile building inspection application to gain access to
data and reports for use by the inspectors in the field. Develop mobile license facility
inspection application for use outside of wireless area.
12. Update and Reorganize Tables: Work with Information Technology staff to update
and reorganize our Community Development tables. Make available for use in the
Data Warehouse.
13. Online Community Development Statistics Dashboard Application: Automate monthly
statistics reports in a Flex dashboard format. This application would include dynamic
charts and reports. The database needs to be updated and reorganized first.
14. Land Use History Documents Application: Automate application to retrieve land use
history maps and documents scanned by the Clerk’s office.
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15. Internet Usage Reports: Monitor data collected from internet usage reports to
determine which areas of the Community Development web site should receive the
most focus for future enhancement.
16. Once Information Technology has successfully found and installed a new County
Content Management System, move the Community Development Department
website to the new system.
17. Move Environmental Health website and applications to appropriate Health
Department locations on the County’s internet site.
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BUILDING SAFETY
DIVISION
The Building Official, David Pedersen, eight Building Inspectors and support staff provide
construction plan review, consultation and inspection to assure compliance with national and
State building specialty codes. Deschutes County's Building Safety Division interprets and
enforces the state mandated Building Codes for the people of the community through a
process of education and a clear and fair application of the Specialty Codes. The Division
provides services to the City of Redmond through a contract and provides various services
to Lake, Jefferson and Crook Counties, the City of Bend and the State of Oregon Building
Codes Division on an “as needed" basis.
1. Completely re-organize and streamline the Residential Plan Review process to
efficiently utilize available staff while maintaining a high level of customer service at
the Public Counter.
2. Maintain field inspection turnaround time to meet state goal of 24 hours.
3. Continue to participate in regular meetings with the Central Oregon Builders Association
(COBA) and maintain an excellent working relationship with that group.
4. Review and refine the process for determining Agricultural Exemption qualifications.
5. Coordinate with other divisions, departments and agencies to help make the
development process seamless. This will include the E-permitting system that the
State of Oregon has implemented.
6. Study the permit expiration rules and practices with the goal of obtaining a uniform
method of addressing the problem of evaluating permit extensions.
7. Continue to refine and update the Building Safety Division Web site.
8. Establish new and maintain existing intergovernmental agreements with other
jurisdictions to offset the staffing shortages for our Building Division and other local
Building Divisions.
9. Provide opportunity for staff training and continuing education needs.
10. Assist other divisions in the department to achieve better communication and support
of each others needs and goals.
11. Utilize CDD satellite offices to adjust to the volume of activity in each area.
12. Utilizing a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), implement a system to
advise customers on energy efficient building materials and practices. These efforts
will be conducted both at the plan review and inspection phase of development
projects. Activities will be documented for reporting to the DOE.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SOILS DIVISION
Provide and promote protection of Public Health and the Environment through education,
consultation, and regulation.
The Licensed Facility and Drinking Water programs were transferred to Deschutes County
Health Department effective 7-1-10.
The newly formed Environmental Soils Division (ES) provides for site evaluations, design
review and inspections for the permitting of wastewater treatment and dispersal systems.
ES also inspects sewage pumper trucks, reports on condition of existing wastewater
systems, maintains an Operation and Maintenance tracking system, provides the public with
information on wastewater treatment systems and regulations and investigates sewage
hazards. In addition, EH is engaged with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
in the proactive pursuit of protection of the Groundwater in Southern Deschutes County. A
staff of 2 provides this range of services.
Goal: Maintain a service turn around average of 10 calendar days for issuance of
installation permits, 20 days for authorizations and reports and 30 calendar days for
site evaluations; and 2 days for pre-cover inspections. Our first priority will remain
investigation of failing systems.
Objectives:
1. Allocate staff as necessary to ensure efficient provision of service.
2. Develop checklists to help front counter technicians ensure a more efficient operation
and to avoid follow-up requests for information.
Goal: To communicate better with our customers
Objectives:
1. Attach the standardized inspection procedures flyer with permits.
2. Implement the use of an application questionnaire to better understand what the
permit applicant is proposing.
3. Develop an electronic mail list for installers and distributors to improve information
transfer and distribution.
4. Create a handout of approved nitrogen reducing septic systems.
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Goal: To provide homeowners who are served by On-site Wastewater Treatment
systems with an Operation and Maintenance (O&M) oversight program that is
practical and effective. Operation and Maintenance tracking and reporting is
mandatory as per OAR 340-71 for Alternative Treatment Technology (ATT), which the
County is contracted to regulate.
Objectives:
1. Continue to refine database and office processes to efficiently track O&M activities.
2. Work with other Counties to develop a plan to ensure continued O&M compliance
with respect to time of sale transfers and non-compliant systems as required by OAR
71.
3. Communicate with the O&M providers to more efficiently track annual inspections,
fees, ownership changes, and contract extensions.
Goal: Assist the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in achieving a
sustainable solution to the public health hazard in South County.
Objectives:
1. Provide homeowners and installers with updated information about denitrifying
technologies.
2. Evaluate newly approved technologies for nitrogen reduction capabilities.
3. Provide financial assistance where needed and appropriate, directly and through
partnership with area agencies.
4. Provide staff assistance and input associated with the advisory committee
established by DEQ to investigate alternative solutions to groundwater protection.
5. As opportunities become available, work with stakeholders to assist in future sewer
feasibility studies or logistical research. This may include facilitating land acquisition
from the federal government.
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PLANNING DIVISION
PROVIDING COURTEOUS, TIMELY, AND PROFESSIONAL LAND USE PLANNING SERVICES THROUGH
INNOVATIVE, COST-EFFECTIVE, AND COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS.
The Planning Division consists of 10 employees, including the Planning Director, an
Administrative Secretary, 2 Principal Planners, 5 Senior Planners, and 1 Associate Planner.
The Division’s work plan is organized by project or service within current and long range
planning. Current Planning handles individual land use applications, zoning review and
sign-off for building and septic permits and information to the public on all land use related
issues. It is also responsible for all addressing and road naming in the rural County. Long
Range Planning conducts public involvement to consider land use policy, updates the
County Comprehensive Plan and zoning regulations and coordinates with cities and
agencies on various planning projects. Most planners perform duties in multiple areas in
both current and long range.
The Community Development Department and Planning Division have reduced staff due to
decreased work volume and corresponding revenue over the past two years. These actions
may impact service delivery depending on the volume, complexity, or contentiousness of
development applications or specific projects.
A new element in this work plan is a differentiation among “required,” “priority” and
“discretionary” services and projects.
A required service or project is:
• Required by law;
• Implements a Deschutes County Board of Commission approved fiscal year goal;
and/or
• Meets minimum service standards established by the Board and/or County
Administration.
A priority service or project is:
• Dependent on resources available, but the expectation is that many, but not all
projects, will be provided, pursued or completed within the work plan time frame;
• An exceptional level of customer service and/or facilitated partnerships with our
direct customers, the general public, or a private, non-profit or public entity; and/or,
• Currently underway and is recommended to be continued and/or completed within
the fiscal year.
A discretionary service or project is:
• Pursued and/or completed if resources are available, with the expectation that few, if
any, of the items will be undertaken during the work plan time frame, but nonetheless
should be considered a priority in subsequent fiscal year work plans.
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CURRENT PLANNING
Required
1. Meet 150-day time limits for processing all current planning applications.
2. Process applicant initiated code amendments to change land use regulations to fix
problems, clarify regulations and allow new uses. This averages about 8-10
amendments each year.
3. Process land use applications for the City of La Pine under an Intergovernmental
Agreement.
4. Counter duty, phone duty, and appointments. Counter planner available 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, Wednesday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Provide for customer
appointments with individual planners as needed. (Note: We expect about 3,000
planning customers next fiscal year.) Provide phone coverage Monday through
Friday; return all calls within 24 hours.
5. Work with Code Enforcement to respond to code complaints and monitor conditions
of approval for land use permits.
6. Continue cost accounting system for current planning section and analyze data from
that system. Information will be used to review fees and to quantify work tasks not
directly tied to land use permits.
7. Provide assistance as needed to internal customers on land use matters.
Priority
8. Issue all administrative decisions for land use actions that require prior notice within
45 days of determination of complete application.
9. Issue all administrative decisions for development actions (sign permits, lot-line
adjustments etc.) and land use actions that do not require prior notice (non-visible
landscape management and abbreviated Surface Mining Impact Area site plans)
within 21 days of determination of complete application (Note: Approximately 850
applications are expected in the next fiscal year).
10. Increase opportunities for customers to access information through the use of
technology. Areas to explore are:
• Design and function of the CDD Web site
• Readability of information
• Monitor “hits” on the CDD Web site to determine most popular sites
• Develop a standardized pre-application process
Discretionary
11. Enhance pre-application process for all land-use applications.
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LONG RANGE PLANNING
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Required
1. Adopt new Comprehensive Plan by June 30, 2011.
2. Initiate a process to update the destination resort overlay zone map.
3. Adopt as a chapter or element of the Comprehensive Plan:
• Terrebonne Community Plan
• Tumalo Community Plan
• Deschutes Junction Community Plan or land use polices
4. Adopt Transportation System Plan Update.
5. Develop recommendations for “Big Look” implementation, HB 2229.
Priority
6. Initiate amendments to the Comprehensive Plan to formally recognize the Local
Wetland Inventory as a new state inventory for Deschutes County.
7. Develop a work program to create a South County Community Plan to update,
replace or supplement the Regional Problem Solving Chapter depending on the
status of the DEQ-led S. Deschutes/N. Klamath Groundwater Protection Project.
Discretionary
8. Coordinate with local, state and federal agencies through the Deschutes County
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee to develop a regional trail plan. Upon
completion of a trail plan, amend the Transportation System Plan (TSP) to include
the routes. Also work with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee to
develop an online trail guide.
9. Develop a 20-year action plan to implement new Comprehensive Plan as a stand-
alone document upon adoption.
10. Update Goal 5 inventory of natural and cultural resources upon adoption of new
Comprehensive Plan.
11. Apply for a Certified Local Government (CLG) grant to pay for the costs to nominate
the Whited Farmstead for National Register status, if supported by the property
owner.
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CODE AMENDMENTS
Required
1. Process applicant-initiated code amendments.
2. Adopt amendments to the Historical Preservation and Historical Initiate legislative
amendments to allow small wind energy systems.
3. Adopt amendments to implement SB 1036 related to guest ranches, and HB 3099
related to the Exclusive Farm Use Zone.
Priority
4. Initiate amendments to the solar ordinance.
5. Initiate amendments to address commercial use of farm land.
Discretionary
6. Initiate amendments to allow small destination resorts, and/or revise destination
resorts siting criteria.
7. Add standards and criteria that require defensible space for wildfire protection.
8. Initiate an amendment to prohibit the issuance of land use and building permits if a
property has a pending code violation or is in violation with conditions of approval
from a prior land use decision.
9. Complete other code amendments as staff time permits.
NATURAL RESOURCES
Required
1. Administer grants to complete a Local Wetland Inventory for South County.
2. Coordinate with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on their efforts to lead
the groundwater protection program for the Upper Deschutes basin, including
discussions regarding Statewide Planning Goal 11 (Public Facilities).
3. Coordinate with the County Forester, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,
Oregon Department of State Lands, Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon State
Parks and Recreation Department, and environmental non-government
organizations to discuss wildland urban interface issues near wetland and riparian
areas. Many areas of the unincorporated county have community wildfire protection
plans or state legislation (Senate Bill 360) that give homeowners a framework for
minimizing their wildfire risk in wildland urban interface areas.
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Priority
4. Resolve conflicts between County land use requirements for preservation of
vegetation in wetland and riparian areas and goal of fuel reduction to prevent wildfire
risk. Develop riparian/wetland treatment techniques so they jointly address the fuel
load and riparian restoration/enhancement.
5. Continue coordinating with the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, Deschutes
Basin Land Trust, Deschutes River Conservancy and County Property Management
on management options for County owned land adjacent to Deschutes and Little
Deschutes Rivers in the South County.
6. Identify funding mechanisms to pay for strategies to assure the groundwater quality
meets safe drinking water standards.
7. Compile a list of conservation easements for GIS staff to map and ensure that all are
part of the scanned property records.
Discretionary
8. Continue to pursue opportunities for wetland grant funding for restoring enhancing
wetlands. Prepare and administer grants as needed.
TRANSPORTATION
Required
1. Provide comments and expertise to current planning staff on land use applications,
and calculate System Development Charges (SDCs) as part of land use application
review process or upon request.
2. Participate in the annual County Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) process.
3. Prepare and submit TA-10-2, an update of the transportation performance standards
in 17.16.115 to distinguish between county roads and state highways.
Priority
4. If PA-09-2 is acknowledged to add 19th Street to the TSP map, initiate a conditional
use permit for the Road Department to receive a land use entitlement to allow
construction on 19th Street from the Redmond Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to the
Deschutes Market interchange.
5. Participate in ODOT funded refinement planning projects for Highway 97 and
Highway 20. These projects may include planning for the Quarry Road interchanges
and the Wickiup Junction interchange or bypass.
6. Coordinate road issues with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the United
States Forest Service (USFS) for urban interface plans.
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7. Assist the City of Bend with Safe Routes to School (SR2S) efforts in the Bend-La
Pine School District, and County schools (Tumalo Elementary).
Discretionary
8. Continue to pursue opportunities for grant funding for transportation projects.
Prepare and administer grants as needed.
9. Assist the County Health Department in the transportation component of the
department’s Health Impact Analysis for Tumalo.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES
Required
• Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization Technical Advisory Committee
Priority
• Central Oregon Area Commission on Transportation (COACT) TAC
• Highway 97/20 Project Technical Advisory Committee
• La Pine Comprehensive Plan Technical Advisory Committee
• Bend Airport Master Plan Update Technical Advisory Committee
• Wickiup Junction/97 Technical Advisory Committee
• South Redmond Collaborative Group
Discretionary
• US 20 in Tumalo Project Technical Advisory Committee
• Central Oregon Rail Plan study group
• Commute Options Working Group
• Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
Required
1. Staff the Planning Commission.
2. Complete and submit the 2009 Community Involvement Report to the State Citizen
Involvement Advisory Committee.
3. Continue creating and updating CDD web sites to provide information on specific
planning-related programs and opportunities for public participation.
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Priority
4. Participate in and monitor Oregon Legislature, committees and work groups to
amend state planning law, and keep the Board, Planning Commission, staff and the
public informed and engaged on such activities.
Discretionary
5. Explore the potential for conducting polling and public surveys through the County
Web site or media outlets such as television, radio and print.
COORDINATION WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND AGENCIES
Counties are required to coordinate on urban growth related projects with all cities and
jurisdictions in a region. This section only lists specific coordination projects, but not a full
range of ongoing coordination activities in which county planning staff participates.
Deschutes County’s coordination on these projects will depend on the resources available
and the completion of County priority projects.
BEND
1. Coordinate with the City to complete Urban Growth Boundary Amendment.
2. Upon state acknowledgment of a UGB amendment, reinitiate an Urban Reserve
Area (URA) work program for the City of Bend.
3. Coordinate with the City to update the Airport Master Plan.
BEND / LA PINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
4. Fulfill obligations associated with recently enacted state law requiring school facilities
planning for large school districts. The law requires large school districts, cities, and
counties to plan for the future and to coordinate with one another to assist school
districts in obtaining land.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
5. Administer grants to complete the Regional Economic Opportunity Analysis,
including working closely with each city and county participating in the project.
LA PINE PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT
6. Coordinate on BLM land transfer for rodeo grounds.
7. Coordinate on land use and environmental health issues associated with parks
facilities at Roslund Campground.
SISTERS
8. Coordinate with the City to initiate an Urban Reserve Area (URA) work program.
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ONGOING PROJECTS
Required
1. Provide staff to the Historic Landmarks Commission for any county related
applications or policy issues.
2. Portland State University, Population Research Center, 2010 Housing Unit and
Population Questionnaire
• Coordinate with Assessor and Administration Offices
• Submit questionnaire to Portland State University in Fall 2010
3. US Census
• Assist GIS staff regarding the Local Update of Census Addressing and
annual annexation updates in Deschutes County
OTHER COMMITTEES
Priority
• Association of Oregon County Planning Directors
• Deschutes River Mitigation and Enhancement Committee
• Project Wildfire
• State Legislative and/or Administrative Rule Work Groups
• USFS Provisional Advisory Committee
• Planning representative on regional water planning discussions, headed by irrigation
districts, Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, Oregon Consensus and others
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