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Home My WebLink About2013-09-30 Work Session Minutes Minutes of Board of Commissioners’ Work Session Monday, September 30, 2013 Page 1 of 4 Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org MINUTES OF WORK SESSION DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 ___________________________ Present were Commissioners Alan Unger, Tammy Baney and Anthony DeBone. Also present were Tom Anderson, County Administrator; Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator; and, for a portion of the meeting, Nick Lelack and Kevin Harrison, Community Development; and Laurie Craghead, County Counsel. Pauline Hardee, CDD Director for the City of Sisters; and one other citizen. No representatives of the media were in attendance. Chair Unger opened the meeting at 2:35 a.m. ___________________________ 1. Discussion of Proposed Sisters Airport UGB Amendment. Kevin Harrison gave an overview of the amendment, which would be accomplished through Ordinances approved by the Board. The City has gone through its process and that decision is final. The County has a final decision from the Hearings Officer. These are part of the series of steps to accomplish having the Sisters Airport become part of the City. They need to determine the adoption date, and how the annexation might happen. The City prefers the County adopt these by emergency to accomplish this by the end of the year. Also, Barclay Drive maintenance needs to be addressed, and the City has agreed to take this over even though the road is not a part of the actual annexation. This should be accomplished within the same timeframe. The plan is to adopt by emergency, effective immediately, but wait until the road agreement has been finalized. The City will be addressing the road agreement at its October 10 meeting. The Ordinances and road agreement will be on the Monday, October 21 business meeting agenda. Minutes of Board of Commissioners’ Work Session Monday, September 30, 2013 Page 2 of 4 2. Other Items. Tom Anderson updated the Board on the air ambulance issue. The Board has some authority to address this much as it would ground ambulance service. This came up a couple of years ago as a concern of some citizens. The Fire Departments have protocol on which provider to contact. The County cannot mandate what the two providers require. However, the County can establish jurisdiction. The belief is that neither would like this, and this effort might force them to work together to come up with something that is more consumer-friendly. County Counsel suggested that the Ambulance Service Area Advisory Committee address this to see if they can come up with a solution. Commissioner Baney said that it is difficult to agree to change if you are involved in the process already and are comfortable with it. Ambulance costs are high already, and this is a very political and difficult challenge. She does not think they have had a true look at the costs associated with this service. Perhaps there should be a look at the composition of the committee and examine the overall issue. Chair Unger feels the relationship is between the fire departments and the providers. There are some things the fire departments do not want to have to handle. Commissioner Baney feels it is appropriate to make the entities feel uncomfortable, since this is something that should be addressed. Mr. Anderson said that many fire departments want private companies to be back-up for situations when the fire department is unable to provide a timely response to medical emergencies. Commissioner DeBone stated that the La Pine Fire Board wants to charge back for ambulance services. The tax measure for them was to provide for equipment and infrastructure, with the plan being to charge private companies for the cost of ambulance services. It seems unfair to charge consumers for two providers since the consumer would not know which would be called to help them. Chair Unger asked about reciprocity across the state, and whether it exists locally. It is possible they could decide to develop some kind of reciprocal agreement. Minutes of Board of Commissioners’ Work Session Monday, September 30, 2013 Page 3 of 4 Commissioner Baney stated that she wants to know in general what the membership is in the ASA and whether the balance is appropriate. Mr. Anderson will find out more and report back. ___________________________ Nick Lelack brought up Aspen Lakes/Cyrus issue. There is a community event on Tuesday, October 1 at 6 PM regarding this issue. At 1:30 PM, there will be a tour of the property, originating at the Sisters Library. Commissioners Baney and DeBone may decide to attend the evening meeting. Commissioner Baney feels the Cyrus’ are pushing for a much greater number of homesites than many are comfortable with, and they want this to happen quickly. She said that Representative Huffman is confident that the larger project can be approved. ___________________________ Commissioner Baney said that the Central Oregon Health Council appointments should be wrapping up. Interviews have been completed, and now the group will be making the hard decisions. She gave an overview of the new CCO’s and the Cover Oregon program, which are very complicated at this time. The Health Council will be tasked with determining where the greatest needs are, and how to address this issue. The dental portion will increase from about 6-8% to about 20%, so there will be more clients coming in with dental problems, especially for pediatric care. St. Charles is coming up with more programs that compete with small private medical practice. Mental health care in particular is buried in paperwork that makes it difficult for providers to be paid. Some providers may be joining ranks to address this particular issue, but they do not especially want to handle Medicaid patients. ___________________________ Chair Unger voiced concerns about the upcoming labor union bargaining sessions. He asked if there are things that can be done today to enlighten and change attitudes before they start the bargaining process. He would like to see less emphasis placed on the unions, and perhaps the County can do more up front to avoid some of the issues that may be brought up. Mr. Kropp stated that about one-third of County employees are a part of AFSCME. Commissioner Baney feels the County is responsive and there would be a lot more members if there was a lot of discontent. Commissioner Unger is pro-labor, but not necessarily pro-union . He wants to see solutions for employees greater than what they have now, which is going to a supervisor. Mr. Kropp stated that he would like management and labor representatives to meet early and develop ground rules prior to negotiations. Commissioner DeBone said that the County and labor have had good relationships, but he worries about outside influences trying to cause discontent. Commissioner Baney said that she feels marijuana legalization is something that may be an issue in the near future, and she wondered how the County should react when this happens. Mr. Anderson said that Health Services was going to provide some information. Commissioner Baney asked if this would be a considered a commercial activity in the County. Commissioner DeBone said the Sheriff knows where this can be legal now, but it creates problems with neighbors. Commissioner Baney would like to see the County get ahead of this. Being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 2:50 p.m. :)/!!Day of ()~DATED this 2013 for the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. Alan Unger, Chair Tam~air ATTEST: Anthony DeB one, Commissioner ~~ Recording Secretary Minutes of Board of Commissioners' Work Session Monday, September 30,2013 Page 4 of4 Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 -Fax (541) 385-3202 -www.deschutes.org WORK SESSION AGENDA DESCHUTES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1 :30 P.M., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 1. Discussion of Proposed Sisters Airport UGB Amendment -Kevin Harrison 2. Other Items PLEASE NOTE: At any time during this meeting, an executive session could be called to address issues relating to ORS 192.660(2) (e), real property negotiations; ORS 192.660(2) (h), litigation; ORS I 92.660(2)(d), labor negotiations; or ORS 192.660(2) (b), personnel issues. 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