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June 10, 2009
Board of County Commissioners
Erik Kropp, Deputy County Administrator
EVENTS USING SKYLINERS ROAD
Issue
Residents living along Skyliners Road have expressed concerns about events using Skyliners.
The concerns include issues related to safety, neighborhood access, neighborhood notification,
access to Tumalo Falls, access to Oregon Museum of Science and Industry's Cascade Science
School, the number of events, inconvenience, cyclist/driver interaction, and road conditions.
County Event Process
Events that take place on a County right-of-way require a County permit as detailed in Deschutes
County Code Chapter 8.16 (effective December 2007). The County event permit fee is $35. If an
event crosses multiple jurisdictions (City of Bend, US Forest Service, ODOT, etc.), multiple
permits are required. County event applications must include the following:
• Basic event information
• Indemnity agreement
• General liability insurance policy for at least $1 million that names the County as
additionally insured
• Description of traffic control plan
• Crowd security and control plan
Event applications are routed to the Sheriffs Office, Road Department, and Risk Management for
review. The ordinance lists two criteria for event approval: not endangering public safety and not
seriously inconveniencing the general public.
Events on Skyliners Road
In calendar year 2008, 18 event permits were issued. Of this number, the following four used
Skyliners Road (two of these events have multiple days resulting in a total of 10 event -days):
List of 2008 (calendar year l Events Using Skvliners Road
Event
Sponsor
Date(s)
Time
Duel in the Desert
Mt. Bachelor Rotary Club
5/31
9 a.m. — 2 p.m.
Duathlon
Mt. Bachelor Sports
Education Foundation
7/23
2 hours - flexible
FreshAirSports Time
FreshAir Sports
6/12, 6/19,
6 p.m. — 8 p.m.
Trial and Duathlon
Bend Bella Cyclists/
Oregon Bicycle Racing
Association
6/26, 7/3, 7/17,
7 a.m. — 6 p.m.
Series
Mudslinger Events
7/24
6 a.m. — 8 p.m.
Cascade Cycling
Mt. Bachelor Sports Education
7/11
9 a.m. — 12:30
Classic
Foundation
p.m.
High Desert Omnium
Bend Bella Cyclists/ Oregon
8/2, 8/3
7 a.m. — 6 p.m.
Bicycle Racing Association
List of 2009 (calendar year) Events Potentially Using Skyliners Road
Event — status 1 Sponsor Dates
Time
Duel in the Desert Duathlon —
approved
Mt. Bachelor Rotary
Club
Occurred on
May 30
9 a.m. — 2 p.m.
FreshAirSports Time Trial and
Duathlon Series — application
pending
FreshAir Sports
6/11, 6/18,
6/25, 7/2, 7/16,
8/6
6 p.m. — 8 p.m.
Cascade Cycling Classic —
application pending
Mt. Bachelor Sports
Education Foundation
7/23
2 hours - flexible
USA Cycling National
Championships — app. not turned
in
USA Cycling
7/31
High Desert Omnium — approved
Bend Bella Cyclists/
Oregon Bicycle Racing
Association
8/2, 8/3
7 a.m. — 6 p.m.
High Cascade 100 (mostly off
road trails)- application pending
Mudslinger Events
8/23
6 a.m. — 8 p.m.
Event permits issued for Skyliners Road have included requirements that the event organizer
notify the neighbors; cyclists stay within 3 feet of the fog line; and emergency vehicles and local
traffic, including service and delivery vehicles, will continue to have access (this only applied to
Cascade Cycling Classic when the road had restricted access).
Options
The full range of options for event approval for Skyliners Road includes the following:
1. Approve all event requests on Skyliners
2. Restrict the number of events using Skyliners Road based on (options):
• public safety and inconveniencing the general public
• events that request restricted road access
• lottery
• "every other year" event approval
• Adherence to event guidelines
• neighborhood input
• alternative routes available for the specific event
3. Ban cycling events from County roads that do not have bike lanes
4. Ban all events from Skyliners Road
5. Ban all bikes, including during non-event times