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All right, it is 10:00. This is the

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Gillum County Court regular meeting.
We're in Condan today. It's September

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2nd.
Meeting is called to order. A quorum has

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been established. All county court
members are present and we will now have

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the flag salute.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.
Welcome.

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Okay. Are there any additions or
revisions to the agenda?

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None. All right. Item 3.0, zero
correspondence public comment. We'll

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begin with uh public comment.
Individuals wishing to address the

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county court may do so at this time and
at other times throughout the meeting.

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Speakers asked to raise their hand and
be recognized by the chair give name and

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city and limit comments to three
minutes. Any um items that are not

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agendaized we can um take at this time.
Are there any comments in in person?

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» No. One online.
>> Huh?

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» There is one.
>> Okay. All right. Who do we have?

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» Dr. F.
>> Okay. All right. We will go with Dr.

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Foss. This is Arlington School
District's superintendent.

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» Good morning, Judge Pat Node and
commissioners. Yes, this is Dr. Jonathan

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Foss, superintendent, Arlington School
District. I also have our uh CTE shop

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teacher, Mark Moore, with me here. And
what I'm presenting to you this morning

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is uh to let you know we are looking
into daycare options for the school

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district to take on for our community
here in Arlington School District. We

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have facilities available that are
unused at this current time frame that

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are set up for preschool. We're turnkey
ready if we were to start this. We have

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a playground that is going into place
later this fall that is uh suited

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specifically for our preschool children.
We currently have um preschool promise

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and 10 kids uh with that program and
also or OPK program, the Oregon

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preschool uh program uh that are
attending in another program. So, we're

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looking at expanding this for a daycare
option. We also have uh policies in

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place as a school district that allow us
to be able to move forward um for the uh

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in addition um we reached out to the
Oregon Department of Early Learning and

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Care otherwise known as DELK uh to see
about our requirements for lensure as a

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school district. We are not required for
lensure uh for a daycare. So uh because

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they know we have practices and uh
things in place to be able to move

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forward. Uh so we're pursuing pursuing
different funding sources for this and

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uh we just wanted to inform uh the
county the commissioner of this uh

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possibility that we're exploring. Let us
know if there are any questions.

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» All right.
>> All right. At this time that's good

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news.
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Dr. Ross, both both commissioners um
indicated a positive response to what

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you said.
>> Yes. Uh, is there anything you wanted to

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ask?
>> Uh, I don't think right now.

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» Okay.
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» We'll we'll hear more as this moves
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» Absolutely.
>> Commissioner Watkins, do you have you

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gathered your thoughts?
>> I'm just wondering how how much space do

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they have available?
>> How much space?

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» Yes. Uh, we currently have a couple
modulars that are completely open. one

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is currently set up as a preschool space
um that was used by the uh play and

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learn program that's in our entire
region. So, it's already preschool

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ready. You can just walk in the door and
go. Um and we have another classroom

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that is available and a third classroom.
So, we have up to three classrooms that

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are ready to go and set up and they're
adjacent to the playground area. So very

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convenient and also uh giving a sense of
community being included in our school

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um as part of school property that
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» Those are the modulars on the east side,
right? Yeah,

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» that is correct.
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» Okay. And when you say just trying to
visualize the three classrooms, does

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that encompass the current preschool
classroom

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» that you're currently using? Oh, so
you're in

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» that's a separate classroom. Yep.
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space.
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» Right. Mhm. Okay. Um
this is all good news is I think it's um

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you know it's concerning when you hear
that a child care is closing and I'm

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hopeful of a solution for Arlington. We
all I think we all agree we want we want

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a stable solution. Um, so thank you for
pursuing this for the community and for

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the kids.
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» Um, so what's the next step for you?
>> Our next step is to present this to our

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school board for their review and
depending on what they decide, we will

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uh either move forward or have
additional work sessions uh uh depending

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on their guidance. So and that is
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» In our board meeting for this month,
which is uh next week.

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» Oh, next week. Okay, good. Maybe after
the board meeting.

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» Week after. Yeah. Sorry.
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» All right. Maybe after that next next
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and touch base.
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» Okay.
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update.
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opportunity.
>> That's good. Good news.

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» All right. Any any other online comment?
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Item 3.1, Gillum East John Day Water
Council annual report. Callen Wilkins,

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come on up. Ken, I'll show your
Yes, that would be great.

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Um well, good morning. My name is Callen
Wilkins and I am the new watershed

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coordinator for the Gillum S or the
Gillum East John Day watershed council.

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Um and I am reporting on the annual
report for the year of 2025.

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Um and then I just wanted to start with
our mission statement. Um the mission of

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the watershed council is to include a
broad and diverse representation of

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geographic and natural resource
interests in the watersheds to work

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collaboratively with land owners,
businesses and communities to develop

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and carry out voluntary on the ground
watershed protection, restoration,

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enhancement and community engagement
activities.

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Um and then my next slide talks about
our governance and accountability. Um

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our council is made up of seven council
members. Meetings are held every third

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Monday of the month. Um there are five
me representatives and two atlarge

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members. Meetings are held um every
month except for July and August due to

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the summer hiatus. Meetings also have a
Zoom link for anyone in the public that

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would like to listen in. Um meeting
records and minutes are also available

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upon request.

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The fiscal and operational structure.
The Gillum SWCD serves as the fiscal

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sponsor of the watershed council and is
the employer on of record. Physical

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controls include budgeting, monthly
financial reporting, expense approval,

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and recordkeeping.
This reporting period, the Gillum SWCD

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continued to serve as a physical sponsor
for the Gillum East John Dave wershed

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council. The water or the Gillum SWCD
has also carried out and completed the

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duties of the watershed council
coordinator over the past year along

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with the assistance of a hired
consultant.

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The current capacity funding um the OA
council capacity grant was awarded to

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the council for $175840,000.

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This is for the grant cycle 2025 to
2027. This grant supports staffing,

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planning, technical assistant,
technical assistance, monitoring,

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outreach, and reporting. Um, and this
budget is split over two years.

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The accomplishments that the wershed
council has had over the reporting

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period um are two small virtual fence
projects were funded and this supports

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upland pasture management. The wershed
was also able to implement two small

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grant projects. Um one was a spring
development and the other was pasture

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fencing. The wershed council is also
leading project management on a

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large-scale restoration project on Rock
Creek. This includes enrolling 100 acres

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of crepe, installing 38,680
feet of riparian fencing, and close to

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6,000 plants and installing 20,000 ft of
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Um the partnerships on pepper rock.
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Gweat family lives and where the
Macintosh family lives.

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» Okay.
Um and then the partners that the

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watershed council works with are the
lower John Day working group. This is a

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place-based planning partnership that is
voluntary and locally initiated. This

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creates a framework that is brought
together by people of diverse interest

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in a defined area to better understand
local water resource issues. Together

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the partnership can build and plan for
pursuing projects. In 2025, the group

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requested funding from the Oregon Water
Resources Department to implement the

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lower John Day integrated water resource
plan. 2000 or $250,000 was awarded for

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this plan. The John Day Basin
Partnership, which is another

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partnership the watershed council
participates in, um brings together

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colleagues from across the basin with an
interest of restoring and maintaining

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wersheds to maximize their ecological,
economic, and social and c cultural

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benefits.
Or the Gillan Watershed Council has held

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six meetings since July of 2025. The
watershed council maintains a Facebook

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page and a website to engage with the
public and land owners. We also have

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served as project manager for the
municipal needs assessment associated

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with the lower John Day working group.
The watershed council continues to

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participate in the lower John Day
working groups quarterly meetings as

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well as the John Day council or the John
Day partnership meetings. The watershed

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council has also participated in going
to outdoor school as well as the

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community cleanup day that the school
puts on at the end of every year.

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And then looking ahead, the council
plans to continue regular board

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meetings, support restoration,
monitoring, and outreach projects,

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maintain funding for new and existing
small grants, and a new watershed

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coordinator is now in place to continue
work and plan for the implementation of

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the future. And then I just included um
a picture of what the bianual grant

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budget looks like. And that's all I
have. Do you have any questions for me?

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Do you have any questions?
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» Good job. Excellent job. Thank you.
>> Very good.

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» All right. Next on the agenda, 3.2
treasures report for June and July 2026.

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Do we have any questions? We do have our
treasure present.

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» Oh, it's all
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» Yeah, I'll point out that we do still
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um difference in our cash allocation.
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» that's just the last little bit that
Marina and company said was immaterial

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and um would have take it on small
little transactions. it would have taken

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entirely too much work to sort out for
the dollar amount.

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» So, we're hoping that um either the
auditors will propose a correcting entry

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to um get that balance to zero or if
they don't, then we'll have

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» make an adjustment
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Other than that, okay.
>> Um I also added a revenue expense report

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at the end of the um regular report. I
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that's in there too.
>> Oh, okay.

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» All the way down the bottom,

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» right?
>> I have question.

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» Good.
>> The that tax appeal was that like we're

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still running like about 373,000. Is
that what is being held back? Um the

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total that's being held right now is
just over 3 million. I think it's 3.4.

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>> Yeah. Um I don't know exactly the

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portion per district, but the total is
about 26.

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» So if you go to the allocation page, I
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it exactly
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» fund number 698.

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» Yeah. So on the back of page
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June 30th 2026.
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» 3.6.
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appeal repayments, right?
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All right.
>> And you guys have it figured out. So

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if it ever resolves itself, the
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it'll go to Yes. So we just follow the
regular property tax distribution

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schedule um to distribute when the case
is decided. the DO will tell us they'll

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present us with a judgment and tell us
how much needs to be refunded or charged

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or you know how we settle it. Yeah.
>> And then we distribute the money either

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back to the taxpayer or to the districts
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» hopefully that will happen soon.
>> And so once do we know once that's

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decided how quick is the turnaround that
the funds go back to the districts? Is

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there any delay
>> notice from the do? It should be, you

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know, matter of a week or so to get our
records

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» up and make sure we're data processed
properly.

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» Just need to go ahead.
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Okay.
3.3

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uh Port of Arlington. This is the uh
rural infrastructure fund grant. Um, we

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were contacted by the Port of Arlington
to request a letter of support for that

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grant. Did you did you have anything to
say? Uh, we're in support of writing the

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letter of support, but I think you were
going to have a meeting first before we

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write that.
>> Um, Leah Shannon, Arlington,

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» do you want do you want to come up? I
should have probably initially had

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decided that we wanted to pioneer CDC.
you were in on that conversation

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» and Pioneer CDC was going to actually
apply for the

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» However, what we discovered was because
they're a nonprofit, they're not

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eligible.
>> So then we had to kind of shift what we

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were going to do. So um the Port of
Arlington is going to go ahead and apply

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for the Rift Grant. Um Jed has it almost
ready to go, but we need the letters of

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interest of support for it. So, the last
I spoke with him, which was Monday, he

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said he wanted to wait until your
meeting on the 10th to verify that your

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board wants to proceed. We can have the
letter done the very next day.

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» Yeah, we just have to have a um
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» Okay.
>> But Pioneer CDC, we're having a special

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meeting this afternoon.
>> So, we'll talk about how we're going to

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move through that because we're going to
continue to work with them, right?

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» But it's just going to be structured. We
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support is crafted according to and
first of all are we are we comfortable

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with writing a letter of support? Yes,
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» okay I and so
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wanted to make sure when we write the
letter of support we're specific enough

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about what you're specifically asking
for. Okay.

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» Okay. So once we get through this couple
meeting then we'll get information back

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to you and then right it'll be because
we'll have it better figured out what it

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look like.
>> All right.

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» So good.
>> We'll be in touch.

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» We're hopeful that it works. So
>> any other questions?

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» Yeah. Is the is the R2 is that
completed? So you guys were changed.

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» The R2 is completed. We have approval on
that. Um there's four or five different

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lots that are now zoned R2 which will um
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you know get a developer to come in and
do multiple housing um like apartments

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that would be the best.
>> Yeah. Okay.

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» So yes we are finally through that. Took
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developer that was for duplexes or
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also but
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» well and we're we've got some things
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kind of a plan in the back of our minds.
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RFPs and everything but um if we get
grant money and we should know pretty

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soon. I think they award that in
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» Yeah. The deadline September 16th. So I
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sometime. Yeah. Okay. And the other
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for alkali ridge.
>> Yes.

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» This Okay. So, just in general before we
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um, the Oregon legislature earmarked $10
million, and please correct me if I'm

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wrong for anybody else who who knows
otherwise for the rural infrastructure

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fund grant administered by business
Oregon. It's for entities 25 public

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entities
25,000 or less

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» and housing is the top priority in this.
Um I haven't dug into it because but

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what I did do is I've um been in contact
with Nate Styis who's regional solutions

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and he encouraged applications from
every you know from all of the regions

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um because the legislature stepped up
and made this funding available. We need

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to make sure we have applications. So,
>> make sure we try.

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» Out of fairness, you know, I contacted
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both cities and the port. It sounds like
there could potentially be applications

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from all three.
>> And that's fine because I if we all

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three apply,
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» there's an opportunity for someone to
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regardless of who gets it. It shows
we're trying Yes. to access funds that

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are made available for our our
communities and especially since this is

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a rural initiative, it's it's good to
>> put inations, right?

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» So, um
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» any government? Yes. Right. So,
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uh,
the other thing I wanted to say is, are

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you in support? If any of those three
ask for a letter of support, we would

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write that. That's what it
>> Yeah, absolutely.

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» Okay. And, um,
yeah, we'll just be in touch and get

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we're we're ready to to proceed with the
letter whenever when we know what the

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details.
>> Thank you. Yes,

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» we'll meet this afternoon and then um
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should have more information for you.
>> Okay, sounds good. Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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» All right. 4.0 consent agenda. Items on
the consent agenda include consider

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approval of IGA for city of Conan for
swimming pool funding. Um that is our

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normal um ongoing allocation to support
a swimming pool.

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Um and it is in the packet.
Consider approval of bills pending

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review and consider approval of meeting
minutes from August 19th. Are there any

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questions?
>> Um I have one on the uh swimming pool

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committee.
>> Um it was the secretary that went on and

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like said I don't recall. Maybe this was
in the last one too, but the last

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sentence basically it says in the event
operating costs contemplated by this

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agreement increase over 70,000 the
parties agree to renegotiate the funding

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amount provided by county to cover was
that I is that st I mean

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» same

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increases over the last
change.

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» Okay, that's I'm good then. I just on
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» And for the $70,000

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we've been I mean we're I'm bumping up
against that, right? I mean that's

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» with our major repair. We're at 98,000
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about 63 to 64,000.
>> Okay.

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» For the summer.
>> Okay. And did the pipe repair um was

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that successful?

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Okay. Uh, it's mainly the over we still
we're still going water. So, we fixed

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one leaf and I think we still
>> Okay. All right. Okay.

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» Okay. Move to approve the consent
agenda.

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» I'll second.
>> It's been moved and seconded to approve

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the consent agenda. All in favor? I
>> I motion carries.

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» Okay. 5.0 unfinished business.
Continuation of fire recovery

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discussion.
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I guess I'll just start this by saying
there's been a lot of outreach, a lot of

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uh constituents,
um, government entities, the governor's

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office, um,
people with fire backgrounds who've, um,

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reached out maybe to you as well. Um,
and so I've done a lot of listening, you

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know, through through this. Um, and

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this is new ground. But I think two
things we've identified, you know, we

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have a common goal. Let's put the fire
out quickly, right? And how do we

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organize to best use our local
resources? Those are the two things that

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we I think would all agree on. um
and identifying solutions for future

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fires because we can't just say, "Okay,
fire's over." I think we've all come to

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realize we just need to prepare for the
future because these are these are

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ongoing. So, um there's [clears throat]
been discussions about rangeland fire

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protection associations,
how those would interact or conflict

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with our rural fire protection district
covering our entire county and how would

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that be worked out. We talked about
holding meetings to um

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in the off season to move a plan
forward, whatever that plan may be, so

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that we're just we're better prepared um
for a catastrophic situation like we had

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um or any fire, I guess, for that
matter. So um

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you know a lot of discussion was around
a facilitator who's going to lead this

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charge and if that's the way we want to
go. So I guess I'll just open it up to

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the two of you about what are your what
are your thoughts?

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» I mean you go you want to go ahead. Um
yeah, I guess you know my thoughts were

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you know something immediately that we
could do and then future um know we

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talked about trying to do something for
possibly like

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» fuel
>> u you know this was

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[snorts]
unlike we've never had before but um

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then are we setting president and then
>> you know there is some with the the

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information that her got here the
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» right?
>> You know, somebody's already getting p

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there's a it's

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» could open a lot of things,
>> right?

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I mean, I' I've went through it numerous
times and it's like if we do something

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like this, maybe we're really opening
Pandora's box. I don't you know um

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uh I visited with her about some things
um trying to do um you did say the

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seating you just was fulfilled right
you're able to get that

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» I think that we have
>> for restoration right

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» yeah I think that we have um the
majority of funding for seating secured

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» we're waiting on one more proposal that
we're giving to the Ford family

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foundation so the we mapped all the
acres of um the dozer lines. So, we're

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able to get a concrete number on that.
Um and so the dozer lines I think we can

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take care of. Um we also got some
funding from the troughs. Um we had

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their producer meeting uh last Wednesday
and we kind of asked about would there

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be a need for water hauling? We didn't
get a lot of interest in that and so

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kind of made the decision to just we'll
we'll have these troughs that we can

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lend out to people and maybe they can
build up with their own water trucks or

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something might come up down the road.
>> Um that's kind of where we're at. Um

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another thing that we're pursuing is
like the uh more virtual fence. Uh we've

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had after that meeting we had a handful
of producers come talk to us um

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expressing interest. Um and just
yesterday or the day before the foreign

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service agency put out a notice saying
that they would pay uh for virtual

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fencing which is a great thing that
they're doing but they have a a minimum

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head number on that and it's 125 head
and so that um takes a lot of people out

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of the running and every single person
that has come to us um asking for there.

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So, um, that's a just a new development.
We're seeing if we can get that changed.

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This is a national thing. So, that we
might be able to get it changed, but not

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anytime soon. Um, so
>> that's not cows and cows. That's

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» it's a gray area. Okay. So, um, they
make it sound like it's all cows, all

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livestock. Um, but then we'd have to,
you know, call everybody and be like,

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"All right, how many how many goats and
>> other things going horses?"

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» Yeah. Yeah. So,
>> so it's a they are moving in the right

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direction. Um, I think they they can
learn a lot. You know, I know that Gil

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County is kind of a a spotlight on this
where we were able because of, you know,

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your guys's investment um to get our
virtual fencing program up and running.

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So, they saw the cost savings. So, they
what they will do in the future is they

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will pay um for like the perimeter
fencing. And so if it's cheaper to do

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virtual fencing for rather than replace
the interior fencing, the federal

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government's going to save money, which
is what we were trying we were telling

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um back after the 2020 fire. So that's a
great thing that they're doing it, but

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um this head minimum is a problem. Yeah.
>> So

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» okay,
>> um we're trying to find funding, another

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way to um help these folks out. So um
>> step in the right direction, Ellis.

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» Yeah. Okay.
>> Well, and I spoke with um both fire

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chiefs, both fire districts, Casey, uh
Joe, Greg, um you know, and and like I

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say, I I thought it would be fairly
simple to just try to help out this

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year, you know, do something, but
whereas we really don't have anything

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set up,
>> um I I just think that uh

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» this is something we need to proceed
cautiously and and I'm not saying that

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maybe down the road maybe we could put
something, you know, with few further

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discussions and and information, but uh
um you know, uh the one the conversation

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I did have with her like some of the
water needs just for the cattle troughs

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» and even you know the fire chiefs
portable water storage,

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» you know. So uh
>> so out of out of the organization of

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these meetings, these are the things
that we could

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» uh
>> I think possibly maybe try to pursue,

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» you know, um I know Gary brought up
like, you know, like the farming

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practices. It's just there's so much
that's changed, you know, with the no

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tail and we don't have a lot of the
natural fire breaks, but you know, I I

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think that uh this is just we just need
to continue conversations. Uh I

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I would really like to to see the
possible some uh have some water storage

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for next year somehow. You know, how we
do that, I don't know. But

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» yeah,
>> my thoughts were on that was the

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portables. They could use it for fire or
livestock, you know, whatever we have,

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» right?
>> Just a resource to to help out with

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situation. But

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Mr. Watkins, do you have
>> I I still think that they need to, you

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know, come up with what what do what do
people have because you can have water,

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but that's not going to I mean,
equipment is what really

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» with the fire breaks, then you can use
the water to help

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» back up the fire breaks. Well, and one
of the suggestions too was possibly to

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maybe
um just I'm using like land owners uh

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equipment grant for you know with a cap
or something on it for

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» sprayer or a p you know I to help them
be prepared that they go everywhere.

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» Yeah.
>> You know something like that. But uh how

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that's roer, you know, I I don't I don't
know. But I like the thought of it,

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» right?
>> How we get there, I don't know.

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So,
I'll I'll agree that the feedback, the

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general feedback is, you know, maybe
utilize a a group or a concerted effort

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to make a plan to create some way to
help everyone rather than doing

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something right now because you could
create a can of worms or a legal mess by

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doing that right now. So, I think that
how I think we should proceed right now.

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um with any immediate help. Um it's just
too hard to track, no documentation

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um as much as we would want to for now,
>> right?

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» And then
so facilitating

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a process forward. Um
I have not talked to this person, but I

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believe Corey Michelo, I don't want to
put you on the spot, Corey. We haven't

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talked, but are you are you there? Are
you online?

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» Yes, I am.
>> I don't want you to have to commit to

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anything, but your name has come up so
many times about potentially

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facilitating a fire discussion
countywide about a path forward for a

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plan. Um,
would you be interested in

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discussing the possibility of that?
>> Yes, I'm I'm very interested. My orders

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are up January 31st.
>> So, uh, I will be back in Gillum County

423
00:33:54,240 --> 00:34:00,720
fulltime the first week of February,
whether, you know, as long as the

424
00:33:58,799 --> 00:34:08,480
weather's good and I can we can drive up
from San Diego that fast. Um, but I I'm

425
00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:15,440
very interested. I'm already Casey and I
have been exploring uh grant options and

426
00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:18,159
with those that last grant option had to
come up with a bunch of ideas for moving

427
00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:25,440
forward.
>> Um and I'm already planning on applying

428
00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:32,800
for a special projects grant to do some
sort of home preparedness outreach event

429
00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:36,000
in the spring. Um, I have both I've
haven't fleshed it out, but I have both

430
00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:39,280
talked to Chris Fitz Simmons and Casey
about it that this was something I was

431
00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:43,040
interested in and trying to get everyone
just to work on their own home

432
00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:48,000
preparedness and maybe help build um
emergency kits.

433
00:34:45,359 --> 00:34:51,760
» Uh, but yeah, I'm I'm very interested.
It is uh

434
00:34:50,639 --> 00:34:57,760
Yep.
>> Okay. All right. Let's let's talk about

435
00:34:54,800 --> 00:35:01,760
that. Okay. Chris Chris is Chris Fitz
Simmons is here. Corey, um I know that

436
00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:05,520
you were the last one to do it, but what
about the community wildfire

437
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:09,839
preparedness plan, too, than the Gil
County already has in place, the CWPP

438
00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:16,560
plan that you did?
>> Yes. So, the the caveat is I'm a lot

439
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:22,400
better at that now than I was in 2022
when I did Gillum County's plan. But you

440
00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:28,320
do actually have projects in the CWP
that talked about trying to do a road

441
00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:33,760
inventory. And then there was a project
in the CWPP that talked about wanting to

442
00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:37,119
explore funding and types of
reimbursement for farmers.

443
00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:44,640
» Okay, great.
>> I it it specifically said fuel,

444
00:35:40,720 --> 00:35:51,200
» but at the end of the like looking at a
fuel reimbursement program for farmers

445
00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:55,200
» or anyone who participates. Um I
and then there was a lot of stuff for

446
00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:59,920
there was a big overarching one for
outreach and I could bring it up on my

447
00:35:57,280 --> 00:36:04,880
computer so I'm not just spewing it out
of my head but there are projects in

448
00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:11,280
there and then also um
>> the CWPs are still like a really big

449
00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:18,560
priority. So there's usually like a lot
of opportunity to get funding for CWPP

450
00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:23,200
updating that can expand to we're going
to update the CWPP but in that process

451
00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:28,400
we're going to have all these meetings.
We're going to do all this outreach. So

452
00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:35,200
that brings other avenues, but having
that farmer reimbursement plan, at least

453
00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:40,560
the inkling of it in your CWPP does open
up funding opportunities because you

454
00:36:37,599 --> 00:36:45,920
specifically cited it in that plan.
Also, um part of that CWPP, I don't know

455
00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:51,440
if you did this or not, but the resource
inventory listing. Um it would be nice

456
00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:54,640
to have um just a matter of somebody
going through the list and calling the

457
00:36:53,119 --> 00:36:59,920
farmers and getting that resource
inventory listing done because I know a

458
00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:03,280
long time ago I actually did that and I
just started reaching out to all the

459
00:37:01,359 --> 00:37:09,040
different farmers and had different
lists of different farmers and what they

460
00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:13,599
had available and if they would go um to
the far to the different fires at the

461
00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:18,400
time. So um at one time we had that
resource inventory as well. So like what

462
00:37:16,720 --> 00:37:22,960
you just talked about, but getting them
in a room together. Yes. I think and

463
00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:27,599
having literally
inerson meetings. So okay, we have a

464
00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:31,040
plan. How do we put in action? What does
this plan say? How do we get all of

465
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:34,400
everybody on board?
>> Who has the water trucks? Who has the

466
00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:36,640
cats? Who has the doers? And
>> yeah.

467
00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:40,720
» Okay.
>> Great conversation. I think that gets

468
00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:44,960
some Oh,
>> Brooklyn. Um Corey, I think a good term

469
00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:48,160
I guess that we would utilize as a
mobilization guide.

470
00:37:46,079 --> 00:37:51,040
» Yes. like those [clears throat]
all of that that they're talking about,

471
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:55,280
you know, all your land owners, all your
your gate locks, all your water sources,

472
00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:59,520
all your cotton channels, like it's
>> I think a Gaddy mobilization guide would

473
00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:04,320
be something that beneficial
>> across the board when an incident starts

474
00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:08,320
because I think that communication is
one of the pieces that's lacking is, you

475
00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:10,960
know, farmer, whoever here has this
piece of equipment but has no idea how

476
00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:15,040
to communicate with everybody whose
land's burning up. Yeah. How are we able

477
00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:17,520
to offer that piece of equipment? And MO
guides are what they used to do in all

478
00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:20,560
the districts before we had these
preseason agreements. Same thing that

479
00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:23,839
Chris was talking about. We've got admin
in the office that sit there and call

480
00:38:22,079 --> 00:38:27,920
all land owners to get that information
from them. And it is a big workload up

481
00:38:26,079 --> 00:38:33,040
front, but when it comes to an incident
breaking, it's a very critical document

482
00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:36,400
to have for someone to be able to call
those post.

483
00:38:34,079 --> 00:38:42,000
» So I think a mobilization should be
priority throughout this process.

484
00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:48,079
» Okay. Um Herb Wyers. Yeah, we have like
an example, not not necessarily like a

485
00:38:44,720 --> 00:38:51,760
mobilization guide, but uh we uh I think
I brought it up before, but back in

486
00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:57,040
2000, so this after the 2018 fires, a
stouble field fire out in Fairy Canyon,

487
00:38:54,720 --> 00:39:00,720
uh we did an analysis of the entire
Ferry Canyon wershed. We mapped all the

488
00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:05,280
roads, what you could take down on those
roads, where all the water sources were

489
00:39:02,720 --> 00:39:09,839
at. We had brought all the producers
into the office and did those

490
00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:14,720
inventories. So, it's a really useful
example, I think, to show what what can

491
00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:18,320
be done. Um, but it is a lot of work
like getting all these folks in the door

492
00:39:16,240 --> 00:39:21,359
up front. It is a lot of work, but super
valuable.

493
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:27,040
» Good.
>> The only last thing I have was and I and

494
00:39:23,119 --> 00:39:29,920
I think it was already [snorts] you may
have already addressed it or talked to

495
00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:34,800
it, but I know when this whole thing
broke over open and the 911

496
00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:41,560
overwhelming. Had that ever happened,
something like that before? It just

497
00:39:37,119 --> 00:39:41,560
overwhelmed the facility.

498
00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:48,000
» Uh, sheriff, do you know?
>> I was holding that on.

499
00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:50,400
» Oh, [laughter]
>> I was I was just I just had a question

500
00:39:49,839 --> 00:39:54,960
about
>> address. Sorry, but I thought maybe

501
00:39:52,240 --> 00:39:58,640
» I was just out there. I I when when this
whole big fire thing that the 911

502
00:39:56,640 --> 00:40:04,320
facility was overwhelmed and was was
this the first time something like

503
00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:09,839
that's ever happened to
No, I I mean, yes. I mean, we've had

504
00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:13,040
shootings during Parad and Jefferson
County and, you know, everything else

505
00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:16,640
going on. So, yes, we've been
overwhelmed, but a lot of that had to do

506
00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:20,480
with staffing issues.
>> Yeah.

507
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:23,440
» And now dispatch has a auxiliary
center over in Jefferson County, so we

508
00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:30,480
could
>> put people two bus seats over there that

509
00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:36,960
can man take that load on. So, we we've
made uh some changes to accommodate

510
00:40:34,720 --> 00:40:41,599
those.
>> I I guess along the lines that

511
00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:47,520
everybody's talking about here, I mean,
I think if you start the plan, get

512
00:40:45,839 --> 00:40:51,359
everybody together, all of these things
you're talking about are going to come

513
00:40:48,720 --> 00:40:56,000
up and be discussed, be planned out.
>> But, I mean, leadership and

514
00:40:53,040 --> 00:41:00,160
communication on these fires is key.
Having everybody on the same page and

515
00:40:57,440 --> 00:41:04,240
fighting the same direction. Right.
>> I think if you get that started, all of

516
00:41:02,079 --> 00:41:10,319
this will come.
>> Yeah. Okay. Good. And the only thing I

517
00:41:07,119 --> 00:41:15,200
would add is not to limit your finding
out from just farmers because there's

518
00:41:12,079 --> 00:41:21,760
other people that have resources.
>> For instance, my family that used the

519
00:41:17,920 --> 00:41:24,480
cat and the water truck on the fire. So,
>> okay.

520
00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:28,319
» There's other individuals probably in
the county that have that equipment

521
00:41:26,720 --> 00:41:35,680
also.
Corey uh had another um statement.

522
00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:41,119
» Yes, I um took the opportunity to bring
up Gil County's community wildfire

523
00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:45,520
protection plan. And we do also have a
uh project in there that is complete a

524
00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:49,920
countywide inventory of water sources
and heavy equipment available for

525
00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:57,599
firefighting within individual water
shed districts. Um and the partners in

526
00:41:53,440 --> 00:42:01,599
that were S SWCD fire services and the
uh our old community wildfire risk

527
00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:05,760
reduction specialist Simone had
recommended to put hire an additional

528
00:42:03,839 --> 00:42:12,160
staff member or contractor to complete
the inventory at the end of pretty much

529
00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:19,119
every project. So that opens up a lot of
funding avenues for the county fire

530
00:42:15,839 --> 00:42:25,800
services or SWCD to apply for grants
since it it to help with that project um

531
00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:25,800
since it is in the CWPP.

532
00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:35,599
So when there's a plan like this
rather than I mean how does it how does

533
00:42:32,319 --> 00:42:40,000
it get put in motion? I mean, it's a
it's a plan we've had. That's great

534
00:42:38,079 --> 00:42:44,000
because we don't have to reinvent the
wheel, but

535
00:42:42,319 --> 00:42:48,400
um
I guess that's a question for a later

536
00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:51,359
day. Um
>> how do you implement it?

537
00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:56,480
» Yeah. I mean, it's just like, okay, we
have the plan and I I guess that's what

538
00:42:54,160 --> 00:43:02,119
we're doing now maybe is the answer to
that.

539
00:42:58,880 --> 00:43:02,119
It just

540
00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:11,680
» Yeah. will call me. I'm retiring.
>> Right. Go ahead.

541
00:43:08,240 --> 00:43:14,560
» Okay. Corey, thank you so much. Um, I
really did not want to put you on the

542
00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:18,560
spot with this question because I wanted
to call you but hadn't we were still in

543
00:43:16,319 --> 00:43:24,160
the gathering of information phase. So,
thank you for your willingness to assist

544
00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:31,200
us um and have further conversations
about that. Um,

545
00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:34,880
and we'll be we'll be talking January.
Yeah. first part of February, you'll be

546
00:43:33,280 --> 00:43:41,280
back. Then maybe we can get some
meetings scheduled now for that time. Uh

547
00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:46,580
because the momentum's now, you know, 6
weeks out is all we are right now from

548
00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:53,359
when everything happened. Um
[clears throat] and I want to I also

549
00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:59,359
wanted to address the um film SWCD about
the receding. I think from what I'm

550
00:43:56,160 --> 00:44:06,319
hearing it it's receding is really
important and

551
00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:11,760
I would like us to think about um the
possibility of future stable funding to

552
00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:17,839
make sure that every year the SWC
doesn't SWCD doesn't have to go scramble

553
00:44:14,880 --> 00:44:23,119
for that funding every year um because
it needs to happen. Um so just a

554
00:44:20,319 --> 00:44:28,400
thought.
So, um,

555
00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:32,800
we had a meeting in Analopee a couple
weeks ago. It was, um, the all the North

556
00:44:30,720 --> 00:44:36,960
Central FWCDs and all the watershed
councils. We just all met together

557
00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:42,160
because this keeps happening and we
aren't getting any funding for it. So, I

558
00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:47,920
think the idea is to kind of band
together. Uh, we're basically creating

559
00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:52,880
like a need statement right now to send
to Salem. Um, and you know that because

560
00:44:50,880 --> 00:44:56,720
it is this thing that we constantly are
struggling to get funding for. Um, we

561
00:44:55,440 --> 00:45:01,359
started out with the North Central
counties. I think we might just expanded

562
00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:03,839
out to all of Eastern Oregon.
>> Um, a big thing that we're talking about

563
00:45:03,040 --> 00:45:09,280
is
>> we need to be able to stockpile this the

564
00:45:06,560 --> 00:45:14,720
seed to have it on hand so that we
aren't fighting over ordering it. Um,

565
00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:19,359
whether there's a shortfall. Um, there's
complications with that. the seed has a

566
00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:24,319
shelf life, you know, but I think it can
be those complications can be but um

567
00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:29,680
those are the kind of things that we're
working on. Um we also learned

568
00:45:27,040 --> 00:45:33,599
» I haven't got been able to have much
been able to dive into it much yet, but

569
00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:38,079
there was a a national FSA
representative out in Primeville

570
00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:42,640
yesterday in our local FSA office went.
Um they learned that FSA may be able to

571
00:45:40,960 --> 00:45:47,040
actually help us with seed in the
future. So, that's another something um

572
00:45:45,599 --> 00:45:50,160
in development. So, that might be
something that would fill gaps, but

573
00:45:48,480 --> 00:45:54,720
we're working on it and we'll keep the
court updated on what we find as far as

574
00:45:52,480 --> 00:46:00,480
the seat goes. But thanks for thank you
and thank you for your efforts.

575
00:45:58,640 --> 00:46:05,359
» Okay. Is there anything further on that
right now?

576
00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:11,520
Fire recovery. All right. 6.0 new
business. Uh 6.1 Consider adoption of

577
00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:19,599
resolution R202609
implementing the 2027 edition of the

578
00:46:16,560 --> 00:46:24,720
Gillum County Employee Handbook.
This has been a long time coming.

579
00:46:23,119 --> 00:46:29,680
Um
yes, it's been it's been something that

580
00:46:26,400 --> 00:46:35,040
we've been working on um
regularly since August of last year. We

581
00:46:31,839 --> 00:46:39,119
were meeting monthly. Um we you guys had
your work session on December 10th where

582
00:46:36,720 --> 00:46:42,960
we reviewed all of our proposals. Uh
really there's been no updates since

583
00:46:40,560 --> 00:46:46,319
then that it went to CSI review and they
had some like language updates for us

584
00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:54,560
policy updates that were um you know
pale Oregon stuff of that nature FMLA

585
00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:58,640
» CIS CIS right CIS said yes CIS um and
then from there it went to legal council

586
00:46:57,040 --> 00:47:03,760
uh they also just provided some minor
edits to resolve legality talk. There

587
00:47:01,680 --> 00:47:08,800
was no additions aside for a grievance
policy which was a new chapter there

588
00:47:06,800 --> 00:47:13,599
which just laid out the three steps for
a grievance um as there was never really

589
00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:18,880
anything in there beforehand. So now we
have a grievance policy form plus that's

590
00:47:16,720 --> 00:47:22,720
in the handbook. But aside from that
there was no major edits. Um we haven't

591
00:47:21,280 --> 00:47:26,640
had a lot of communication regarding it
to the employees because nothing has

592
00:47:24,240 --> 00:47:31,599
changed since December. It's all been
status quo. Um,

593
00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:35,520
yeah. Now it's here before you guys be
adopled.

594
00:47:32,400 --> 00:47:39,680
» Okay. And there were there was one
change

595
00:47:37,359 --> 00:47:40,560
recent change that's included in in
this.

596
00:47:40,240 --> 00:47:47,599
» Yeah.
>> And it was pointed out by by the sheriff

597
00:47:43,599 --> 00:47:52,880
of regarding um
use of county

598
00:47:49,920 --> 00:48:01,440
equipment. Um
and he spelled out a scenario where it's

599
00:47:56,079 --> 00:48:05,760
important we um preserve that
situation.

600
00:48:03,280 --> 00:48:11,520
I guess I'll just go into it. when when
our sheriff's department helps other

601
00:48:07,760 --> 00:48:16,880
counties, excuse me, sheriff's office,
when our sheriff's office um helps other

602
00:48:13,760 --> 00:48:22,079
counties and they may help us on their
off time and utilizing their own

603
00:48:19,040 --> 00:48:26,720
vehicle, they may wear they do wear a
Gil County Sheriff's uniform and other

604
00:48:24,880 --> 00:48:31,119
equipment, utilize other equipment, and
we want to make sure that that is

605
00:48:28,559 --> 00:48:35,119
protected and preserved. So, we added
wording that we can allow in that

606
00:48:33,599 --> 00:48:38,559
situation if it's approved by the
elected department.

607
00:48:36,559 --> 00:48:43,920
» There are some instances where, you
know, it's talking about secondary

608
00:48:40,240 --> 00:48:50,079
employment and they will go to help out
at an event in another county. Um, and

609
00:48:47,680 --> 00:48:54,880
it's basically secondary employment, but
they the need is for them to be in

610
00:48:52,160 --> 00:49:00,480
uniform. They don't necessarily take a
vehicle, they take their private

611
00:48:56,640 --> 00:49:04,000
vehicle, but they have to be in uniform.
right?

612
00:49:01,119 --> 00:49:09,040
» Representing the county still the other
secondary

613
00:49:06,079 --> 00:49:14,000
» and there are times that other
sheriff's offices um have helped us as

614
00:49:11,839 --> 00:49:17,200
well like eclipse time and things like
that. So

615
00:49:16,079 --> 00:49:23,920
» yeah,
>> so that was a change and then um I guess

616
00:49:21,280 --> 00:49:27,200
there was one other thing if we are
adopting it today for it to become

617
00:49:25,359 --> 00:49:31,040
effective January 1. Do you want to
point that out? I guess that's that's

618
00:49:28,400 --> 00:49:33,599
kind of a big note. Um
>> there's logistical reasons for that.

619
00:49:33,040 --> 00:49:37,520
» Yes.
>> Date.

620
00:49:34,880 --> 00:49:43,040
» We are choosing January 1st. I think the
only kind of setback that an employee

621
00:49:41,359 --> 00:49:50,319
might have from something that was added
or changed in the handbook would be um

622
00:49:47,119 --> 00:49:55,280
the observed like career recognition
pay. And we have one employee meeting

623
00:49:52,480 --> 00:49:59,119
that milestone in this period. So, I
guess my request would just be that um

624
00:49:57,359 --> 00:50:02,559
which we can I can come and request a
county court later or now that that

625
00:50:00,800 --> 00:50:06,240
employee be honored that career
recognition pay is that the other

626
00:50:04,800 --> 00:50:09,280
changes we're making in the handbook are
not neither negative. Most of them are

627
00:50:08,000 --> 00:50:15,200
positive for the employee. They wouldn't
be losing out on anything aside from

628
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:19,280
this one benefit. It's one employee. Um
>> I would support that employee

629
00:50:17,680 --> 00:50:23,920
» um
receiving that that because of the date

630
00:50:22,559 --> 00:50:27,280
adop adopted.
>> Correct. Like if we if I we had adopted

631
00:50:25,680 --> 00:50:30,960
it effective today, that employee would
get their career recognition pay within

632
00:50:29,040 --> 00:50:34,400
the next two months. But since we're
we're adopting it effective January 1st,

633
00:50:33,280 --> 00:50:38,240
that would be something they're losing
out. So my request is that that employee

634
00:50:36,079 --> 00:50:42,880
be honored that career recognition pay
since we are waiting four months for it

635
00:50:40,720 --> 00:50:45,520
to be
if that makes sense.

636
00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:47,839
» Right. Okay.
>> And you've been working on this two

637
00:50:47,040 --> 00:50:54,079
years.
>> Yes. And remember we we had work

638
00:50:51,040 --> 00:50:55,680
sessions. We worked through it. There's
been a lot

639
00:50:54,559 --> 00:50:59,040
» there's been a lot
>> a lot of opportunity for employees to go

640
00:50:57,520 --> 00:51:02,160
forward with the changes because again
nothing there have been no changes since

641
00:51:00,720 --> 00:51:07,440
that December work session where you
guys already preemptively approved the

642
00:51:05,520 --> 00:51:10,960
proposals.
>> So in the motion you need to say

643
00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:14,160
effective
I would say yes.

644
00:51:12,160 --> 00:51:19,200
» Okay.
>> Is there any other input?

645
00:51:17,520 --> 00:51:22,559
» Yes.
Mhm.

646
00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:28,240
» Uh,
and I talked to Judge Pat about this,

647
00:51:25,280 --> 00:51:37,280
but I
um I I'm against uh any more holidays,

648
00:51:35,119 --> 00:51:43,359
employee time, [clears throat]
uh well, basically for holidays. So, the

649
00:51:39,599 --> 00:51:50,240
Junth has been added in here adds a 12th
holiday to the thing. And if you figured

650
00:51:46,319 --> 00:51:56,720
out the amount of hours worked in a
year, then you figure in sick time and

651
00:51:53,599 --> 00:52:03,680
vacation time. Uh, fortunately, Gillum
County has a good retention of of

652
00:52:00,319 --> 00:52:11,440
employees. So, that sick time, vacation
time really, really adds up for people

653
00:52:06,559 --> 00:52:16,720
who have been here 33 years and um, 27
years. Uh, it it adds up. But we have

654
00:52:14,800 --> 00:52:23,760
other employees been here long periods
of time. So if you take those 280 hours

655
00:52:21,280 --> 00:52:29,440
in in a year and then figure out the 11
days of holiday, the sick time and the

656
00:52:26,480 --> 00:52:34,079
vacation time, which you have no control
over, it's their time and they they get

657
00:52:31,119 --> 00:52:38,960
it. So that's that's one aspect of it.
The second aspect is you have employees

658
00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:43,920
that have to be out there on holidays.
Uh and then you know there's a day

659
00:52:41,359 --> 00:52:48,640
before, a day after. Uh then you take
those employees that work the holiday

660
00:52:45,680 --> 00:52:52,240
and you got to find a day off for all
the employees for their holidays that

661
00:52:50,559 --> 00:52:59,680
are
required to work out there. So I just

662
00:52:56,319 --> 00:53:05,200
think adding another holiday is we have
a good benefits package if we treat our

663
00:53:02,240 --> 00:53:10,720
employees well. I just don't see and you
might think it's just another 10 hours

664
00:53:06,800 --> 00:53:17,599
but it it adds up. So the employees that
have to work those days I'm just asking

665
00:53:13,760 --> 00:53:22,319
the court to remove Junth it's compile
the request.

666
00:53:19,520 --> 00:53:28,920
My thought on that is
it is a state recognized and federally

667
00:53:25,280 --> 00:53:28,920
recognized holiday

668
00:53:29,440 --> 00:53:36,559
and I guess
>> so aren't you going to be in

669
00:53:33,839 --> 00:53:43,040
negotiations with the union
>> and I think that's might be a stickler

670
00:53:39,680 --> 00:53:46,559
with the union contract if you don't
proceed with the

671
00:53:44,960 --> 00:53:56,240
» yeah you know
>> and you know the other think it might be

672
00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:59,720
uh it might be uh
>> easier for

673
00:54:00,800 --> 00:54:10,640
you know the person who makes the
decision, me currently to be a little

674
00:54:06,240 --> 00:54:16,319
more um uh
strict on additional days the courthouse

675
00:54:14,079 --> 00:54:20,880
is closed around Christmas time and just
say no, you can take your leave on that

676
00:54:18,800 --> 00:54:26,640
You can use a floating holiday. We're
we're giving this other day a lot of

677
00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:30,720
times anyway for Christmas Eve. Well,
that's not that's not a recognized

678
00:54:28,160 --> 00:54:34,000
holiday. It just might kind of if we do
this, I'm going to have an easier time

679
00:54:32,720 --> 00:54:38,400
saying, you know what, the courthouse is
open because we're kind of giving

680
00:54:36,319 --> 00:54:45,359
another day in a lot of instances anyway
because of Christmas time.

681
00:54:41,040 --> 00:54:49,119
So that's my thought and
um

682
00:54:47,760 --> 00:54:53,920
think it would be difficult to go
backwards on something we've already

683
00:54:51,680 --> 00:54:57,200
discussed.
>> Yeah. on this one.

684
00:54:55,680 --> 00:55:01,280
» I I mean
>> um

685
00:54:58,319 --> 00:55:07,359
» I personally I don't [snorts]
you know they can't use that but it is a

686
00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:12,480
state federal um I looked at some of the
other counties around that they are

687
00:55:09,359 --> 00:55:17,359
doing it also. Um, I know it's another
day.

688
00:55:15,200 --> 00:55:24,800
I think, you know, we're very fortunate
that we have who we have and we do not

689
00:55:22,079 --> 00:55:31,440
have a lot of turnover and we have a
good, you know, this is I just see it's

690
00:55:29,440 --> 00:55:39,800
kind of a give
give and take and

691
00:55:33,920 --> 00:55:39,800
um I think I think need to go forward.

692
00:55:41,119 --> 00:55:50,079
I think if you don't if you
because I think two years ago the

693
00:55:46,800 --> 00:55:56,319
employees wanted the Junth and because
it wasn't in their

694
00:55:52,559 --> 00:55:58,559
uh union contract
Kelly it wasn't was it?

695
00:55:58,079 --> 00:56:02,480
» No.
>> Yeah. So they pretty much got it denied

696
00:56:01,280 --> 00:56:05,040
but it's
>> I had to tell everybody no this year

697
00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:08,880
because they thought it was already
approved. So that everyone was expecting

698
00:56:06,799 --> 00:56:14,880
to have a consumer
negotiating,

699
00:56:11,119 --> 00:56:21,119
» right? Um the other thing a few years
ago and I haven't fully researched this,

700
00:56:19,040 --> 00:56:26,640
so this is from memory. One of the
things that happened with the leave here

701
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:35,160
is there was a big move that was made to
allow a payout of sick leave

702
00:56:29,680 --> 00:56:35,160
for um more than just retirement.

703
00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:42,799
or death. That meant on resignation,
too, which cost Gillum County a lot of

704
00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:48,960
money. So, if we're talking about
expense, that was a big expense that

705
00:56:46,240 --> 00:56:57,480
we opened up for ourselves a few years
ago. So, it's kind of related,

706
00:56:53,359 --> 00:56:57,480
but yeah.

707
00:56:58,160 --> 00:57:07,654
» Can I ask another question? the uh 20 25
and 30 year and I think Brooke spoke to

708
00:57:04,160 --> 00:57:13,920
it but I didn't hear that one. Um,
[clears throat] so I know that like me,

709
00:57:09,599 --> 00:57:19,280
I got this 20 year $2,500
plus. Now there's 25 and 30 years. Is

710
00:57:16,400 --> 00:57:24,960
that in addition?
>> We'd have to get the specific language

711
00:57:21,920 --> 00:57:30,640
» the uh Yes, it's each year. It's that
amount at 25 20 25 and 30.

712
00:57:27,839 --> 00:57:35,440
» So is that retro or is that from
>> No, they voted not to retrograde any of

713
00:57:33,920 --> 00:57:38,400
the career recognition pay.
>> Okay. We decided to do that in our work

714
00:57:37,359 --> 00:57:39,839
sessions that we had.
>> Sure. They didn't vote on it.

715
00:57:39,599 --> 00:57:42,319
» Yeah.
>> There was a discussion not to move

716
00:57:41,440 --> 00:57:47,119
forward with that,
>> right?

717
00:57:43,680 --> 00:57:50,480
» Yeah. Just to move forward.
>> Yes.

718
00:57:48,960 --> 00:57:54,880
» Okay.
What What do we think?

719
00:57:53,200 --> 00:57:58,480
» Okay. You
>> Okay. Thank you for your input.

720
00:57:58,089 --> 00:58:03,359
[laughter]
>> I didn't like Martin Luther King Day,

721
00:58:00,640 --> 00:58:06,079
but that's been around for a while.
>> Well, we're here to approve.

722
00:58:04,640 --> 00:58:09,040
» Yes. [laughter] You can adopt the
resolution.

723
00:58:06,799 --> 00:58:13,359
» Okay. So, do we need to create any
specific language to allow the one

724
00:58:11,040 --> 00:58:17,839
employee affected by the retroactive pay
or just by consensus allow that person

725
00:58:15,680 --> 00:58:20,640
to be
um receive that?

726
00:58:19,119 --> 00:58:24,799
» You can make a separate motion that just
says I move to allow

727
00:58:22,960 --> 00:58:30,640
any affected employee reaching career
recognition

728
00:58:26,319 --> 00:58:36,559
between today and January 1st
to be paid that career recognition pay.

729
00:58:33,839 --> 00:58:39,680
» Okay. and then a second motion to adopt
resolution.

730
00:58:37,359 --> 00:58:44,640
» Okay,
>> I'll make a motion to just I I'm going

731
00:58:42,240 --> 00:58:51,280
to start with the career recognition pay
just so that's out of the way. Um I move

732
00:58:48,000 --> 00:58:56,000
to um recognize any employee that would
benefit from career recognition pay

733
00:58:53,920 --> 00:59:02,319
prior to
January 1st, 2027 to be allowed that

734
00:58:58,799 --> 00:59:06,160
career recognition pay.
Second.

735
00:59:04,319 --> 00:59:09,359
» It's been moved and seconded. All in
favor?

736
00:59:06,880 --> 00:59:11,119
» I did do we need any discussion first?
Okay.

737
00:59:10,640 --> 00:59:18,480
» I
>> I motion carries. Okay. Now

738
00:59:15,599 --> 00:59:24,000
» I'm Did you want to go ahead?
>> I'll move to adopt resolution 2026-09

739
00:59:22,400 --> 00:59:32,400
adopting the Gillum County Employee
Handbook 2027 edition as presented.

740
00:59:28,880 --> 00:59:38,880
» Effective. effective January 1 of 2027.
>> Good. Second.

741
00:59:34,000 --> 00:59:43,520
» It's been moved and seconded to uh adopt
resolution 20269. Is there any further

742
00:59:41,760 --> 00:59:45,359
discussion?
>> Thank you guys.

743
00:59:44,079 --> 00:59:46,720
» All in favor?
>> I

744
00:59:45,920 --> 00:59:51,760
» I
>> I motion carries. Thank you for all of

745
00:59:48,720 --> 00:59:58,559
your help and work and everybody on the
committee uh coming forward, all the

746
00:59:54,400 --> 01:00:03,251
input we received. Thank you.
Right.

747
01:00:01,231 --> 01:00:03,251
[clears throat]

748
01:00:05,359 --> 01:00:08,440
» All right.

749
01:00:08,880 --> 01:00:17,440
6.2 Consider adoption of joint
resolution JR202601203

750
01:00:15,040 --> 01:00:23,119
with the cities of Colon and Arlington
Lone Rock respectively for the emergency

751
01:00:19,280 --> 01:00:27,520
operations plan. Um,
Brisket Simmons, did you have anything

752
01:00:25,200 --> 01:00:33,520
to help? Do you want to come up?
>> There's actually um

753
01:00:31,280 --> 01:00:38,000
the the letter of promulgation that's
actually in the plan is what you Yeah.

754
01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:42,240
is what you're signing um to actually
approve the plan. And then the three

755
01:00:40,480 --> 01:00:46,559
resolutions that you have for each of
the cities. Um we're going to the city

756
01:00:44,160 --> 01:00:51,760
of Conga tonight. Um city of Arlington
and Mil Rock next week. Um this is the

757
01:00:49,920 --> 01:00:58,319
old plan that to show you.
>> Do you wanna do you want to come up?

758
01:00:53,119 --> 01:01:05,839
» 700 792 pages. Um Dedra
um is the new EM coordinator.

759
01:01:01,280 --> 01:01:11,280
Come on up. Dedra um she will um is
taking the EM coordinator position and

760
01:01:08,799 --> 01:01:17,040
Rick Brown is going to be I think the
her and Rick are going to um

761
01:01:15,200 --> 01:01:24,319
work together um with the emergency
management um going forward. Um Corey

762
01:01:20,559 --> 01:01:29,760
Melo is on the phone. She was hired um
with the homeland security grant um

763
01:01:26,160 --> 01:01:36,000
about a year, a little over a year ago
um to do a new emergency operations plan

764
01:01:32,079 --> 01:01:42,160
for us. So um we took this old one and
put it into about a 300page new one with

765
01:01:39,119 --> 01:01:48,520
checklists, much more um workable plan
for us. Corey, you want to talk about it

766
01:01:49,200 --> 01:01:55,280
maybe?
>> Sure. Sorry, I tried to unmute and my uh

767
01:01:52,480 --> 01:01:59,920
mouse didn't want to work. Um, yes. So,
basically the emergency operations plan

768
01:01:57,520 --> 01:02:05,040
is Gillum County's guide for all phases
of emergency management, preparedness,

769
01:02:02,400 --> 01:02:12,240
response, recovery, mitigation.
Um, this one is it's supposed to help us

770
01:02:09,200 --> 01:02:18,400
basically make it through any emergency.
It's it's all hazards. Um, so cut out a

771
01:02:15,520 --> 01:02:23,359
lot of stuff and re completely
reorganized it trying to make it more

772
01:02:20,640 --> 01:02:29,440
user friendly, something that Chris or
the new EM could actually like pull off

773
01:02:25,839 --> 01:02:35,440
the shelf and be able to use. So, um,
we've added we've streamlined a roles

774
01:02:32,799 --> 01:02:39,520
and responsibilities, uh, an emergency
declaration chapter because it seems

775
01:02:37,520 --> 01:02:44,960
like emergency declarations are
happening every instead of having it

776
01:02:42,400 --> 01:02:48,880
super buried in the old plan, made that
its own chapter, so it would be easy to

777
01:02:46,880 --> 01:02:54,880
quickly reference. We have a
communications and public warning

778
01:02:50,799 --> 01:02:59,200
section. Uh and then also our like a
general initial response and emergency

779
01:02:57,040 --> 01:03:04,160
support function crosswalk. Um emergency
support functions are how Oregon

780
01:03:01,839 --> 01:03:08,880
provides basically provides aid to the
counties. You'll ask you'll tell them

781
01:03:06,720 --> 01:03:13,839
it's an overarching.
Sorry, Chris. I've been on night shift,

782
01:03:10,319 --> 01:03:19,839
so I'm trying to trying to
um but it it basically says, hey, if

783
01:03:16,799 --> 01:03:23,200
there's this is going on, this is the
entity that would be responsible for it.

784
01:03:21,839 --> 01:03:28,079
And they would be the ones responsible
for coordinating with uh like for

785
01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:32,400
transportation, Gil County Road
Department, and working with the

786
01:03:30,079 --> 01:03:38,480
emergency manager. they would like be in
charge of that ESF during an emergency

787
01:03:35,760 --> 01:03:43,119
and then working that would be a way
they would work with the state of

788
01:03:39,920 --> 01:03:46,960
Oregon. Um also added an evacuation
chapter

789
01:03:44,480 --> 01:03:53,039
» uh because evacuations
never happened and now within the last

790
01:03:49,920 --> 01:03:57,119
four years there's been multiple
>> um [clears throat] so started an

791
01:03:54,160 --> 01:04:01,200
evacuation chapter unfortunately that
one is in its infancy and we haven't

792
01:03:59,359 --> 01:04:08,000
tested it yet. So, we will see if over
the next couple years if uh edits need

793
01:04:04,079 --> 01:04:13,520
to be made and in addition to uh
appendices with a declarations for the

794
01:04:11,359 --> 01:04:18,799
state of emergency template, a Gillum
County contact list and since it's an

795
01:04:16,160 --> 01:04:23,200
appendix um that is also provide I can
also provide that as a word document to

796
01:04:21,200 --> 01:04:27,200
the emergency management department so
that that can be printed out and easily

797
01:04:25,039 --> 01:04:32,160
referenced and quickly updated if phone
numbers change. Um, and then a quick

798
01:04:30,480 --> 01:04:36,079
reference. The idea behind the quick
reference is that instead of having this

799
01:04:33,920 --> 01:04:41,119
300page plan with you, you can have a
10-page plan with you to at least get

800
01:04:38,400 --> 01:04:46,000
you started. And then an initial
emergency response checklist, which

801
01:04:43,839 --> 01:04:51,599
should hopefully help in the start of
any emergencies, as well as a full-on

802
01:04:48,400 --> 01:04:57,359
evacuation annex on top of all the
emergency support function annexes. So,

803
01:04:54,799 --> 01:05:02,079
um, was able to cut out a lot of fluff
from the last one. Hopefully streamline

804
01:04:59,440 --> 01:05:06,559
this one, make it much more useful, and
then give you a jumping off point to

805
01:05:04,160 --> 01:05:11,440
where in 5 to 10 years when it needs to
be done again that we can cut it even

806
01:05:08,720 --> 01:05:16,400
further.
>> Perfect. And we had um two stakeholder

807
01:05:13,920 --> 01:05:22,160
meetings which included like fire, EMS,
road department, um public health, um

808
01:05:19,920 --> 01:05:29,559
law enforcement,
um Jez Louise, I can't think of who else

809
01:05:24,640 --> 01:05:29,559
who else was there. Um

810
01:05:29,599 --> 01:05:37,520
» transportation, senior services, Sabrina
taught um food banks

811
01:05:35,599 --> 01:05:40,880
» and then vet
you had Carrie come as well from

812
01:05:39,680 --> 01:05:47,359
veterinary services.
>> Yeah. Uh oh yeah, our veterinary

813
01:05:42,880 --> 01:05:51,839
services. Um ODOT was invited. Um yeah,
can't think of who else. Oh, the cities

814
01:05:49,359 --> 01:05:55,520
city public works uh Arlington and city
administration

815
01:05:53,520 --> 01:05:59,440
um for to the stakeholders meeting. So
they've been involved for with both

816
01:05:56,960 --> 01:06:04,559
meetings. Then we conducted an exercise.
we had a mass fatalities exercise that

817
01:06:01,760 --> 01:06:09,839
actually included five counties um with
the plan um because we'd had to have an

818
01:06:07,119 --> 01:06:16,160
exercise done with the plan um to uh
finish up the grant. So um and that was

819
01:06:12,640 --> 01:06:20,559
conducted as well in June. So anyhow um
this is where we are and um looking for

820
01:06:19,039 --> 01:06:23,680
an approval from the county court. Then
like I said going to city council

821
01:06:22,000 --> 01:06:29,119
tonight for condon and next week we'll
hit the other twos. Um, and the reason

822
01:06:26,400 --> 01:06:32,319
why the councils the cities sign off on
theirs is because they are mandated to

823
01:06:30,880 --> 01:06:36,480
have an emergency operations plan in
place as well. And so as long as they

824
01:06:34,319 --> 01:06:41,760
sign off on the county, then that covers
for them. And Gen County has um always

825
01:06:39,520 --> 01:06:42,880
covered the cities in the county for
years,

826
01:06:42,400 --> 01:06:46,960
» right?
>> So that's that's about it. Only question

827
01:06:44,960 --> 01:06:50,880
I had was you said is it required to be
reviewed every 10 years or was that just

828
01:06:48,480 --> 01:06:55,680
» No, actually it's it's required well
when we were doing the EMPG it was

829
01:06:52,799 --> 01:06:56,400
required to be um uh updated every two
years.

830
01:06:56,160 --> 01:07:00,880
» Okay.
>> Um but now we're not part of the EMPG

831
01:06:58,400 --> 01:07:06,160
but we go ahead and still try to update
at least the contact list and stuff like

832
01:07:02,400 --> 01:07:11,440
that every two years. So yeah, just
>> but the last time this was wholly the

833
01:07:08,559 --> 01:07:16,799
state had um uh paid a contractor to do
every county in the state um um to have

834
01:07:14,559 --> 01:07:21,039
all of ours done so that they were all
the same. So that if I got called to go

835
01:07:18,640 --> 01:07:24,880
help Wither County with a disaster, then
I would open up theirs and be able to

836
01:07:22,960 --> 01:07:31,920
find the same thing. So we all had them
all the same by a same contractor. Um

837
01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:36,319
but uh back in 2011 um so we've all just
kind of continuing to update the same

838
01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:39,839
one since 2011 and we're like yeah no
we're done. So then got the grant and

839
01:07:39,119 --> 01:07:44,520
had
>> Cy do redo this one.

840
01:07:41,520 --> 01:07:44,520
» Okay.

841
01:07:46,960 --> 01:07:50,160
» I was going to make a motion but I
forgot to put the letter of promation in

842
01:07:49,920 --> 01:07:52,960
there.
>> I think we have it.

843
01:07:50,960 --> 01:07:58,480
» I know. I mean it's not in the motion
card um to

844
01:07:56,000 --> 01:08:04,559
» approve the resolutions and the letter
of promulgation. Okay.

845
01:08:02,720 --> 01:08:07,559
» Do we have anybody willing to make the
motion?

846
01:08:08,880 --> 01:08:15,440
» So the our our resolution number is JR
202601

847
01:08:14,160 --> 01:08:20,159
» and 023
>> and oh yeah two three there's three.

848
01:08:17,199 --> 01:08:23,839
» Oh I apologize. I'm sorry. So that it
goes on. It's

849
01:08:21,759 --> 01:08:25,120
» Yeah, because there's one city.
>> One per city.

850
01:08:24,640 --> 01:08:28,759
» Got it.
>> Yeah.

851
01:08:25,759 --> 01:08:28,759
» Okay.

852
01:08:29,920 --> 01:08:34,159
» So, you have to approve every one of
those. Yeah. I think you're going to do

853
01:08:33,120 --> 01:08:38,400
it. One motion.
>> One motion and the letter of

854
01:08:35,520 --> 01:08:45,759
promulgation. Okay. I move to approve
the 2026 Skillum County Emergency

855
01:08:41,520 --> 01:08:52,960
Operation Plan, the letter
of promagation,

856
01:08:47,839 --> 01:09:00,400
the joint resolution JR 2026-1,
joint resolution JR 20 26-2

857
01:08:58,400 --> 01:09:04,400
and JR
2026-3.

858
01:09:03,279 --> 01:09:10,960
» I'll second.
>> It's been moved and seconded to Adopt

859
01:09:08,239 --> 01:09:13,960
resolutions
JR2601203

860
01:09:14,000 --> 01:09:21,120
and letter of promagation emergency
operations plan. All in favor?

861
01:09:20,319 --> 01:09:25,759
» I.
>> I. Motion carries. Thank you for making

862
01:09:23,759 --> 01:09:31,759
the motion.
All right. Um, next on the agenda is 3

863
01:09:29,279 --> 01:09:36,000
point, excuse me, 6.3. Consider approval
of revised job description for Gil

864
01:09:33,839 --> 01:09:37,839
County Appraiser.
Would you want to come up?

865
01:09:37,279 --> 01:09:39,920
» Sure.
>> All right.

866
01:09:39,040 --> 01:09:43,120
» Straight forward.
>> All right.

867
01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:49,319
» Yes.
>> Okay. We have Chad Wilkins, a Gillum

868
01:09:45,839 --> 01:09:49,319
County assessor.

869
01:09:49,440 --> 01:09:54,719
» Really, we're just removing the tax
collection duties from the original

870
01:09:53,279 --> 01:09:57,600
appraiser position and putting it back
to what it used to be since tax

871
01:09:56,159 --> 01:10:02,199
collection moved back to the treasur's
office. Okay. Any

872
01:10:03,760 --> 01:10:09,199
questions? Um, now.
>> Okay. Are you going to go ahead and

873
01:10:08,000 --> 01:10:11,920
start advertising
>> soon?

874
01:10:09,760 --> 01:10:14,560
» Okay.
>> Oh, we ready?

875
01:10:13,760 --> 01:10:18,480
» Yeah.
>> I'll move to approve the revised

876
01:10:16,239 --> 01:10:21,280
appraiser data analyst position
description as presented.

877
01:10:20,480 --> 01:10:26,159
» Second.
>> It's been moved and seconded. Any

878
01:10:23,600 --> 01:10:32,199
discussion? All in favor?
>> I.

879
01:10:26,960 --> 01:10:32,199
» I. Motion carries. Thank you.

880
01:10:36,480 --> 01:10:43,199
» All right. Um
6.4 City of Clown and Rural

881
01:10:40,640 --> 01:10:46,880
Infrastructure Fund Grant.
G Wilkins, come on up.

882
01:10:46,320 --> 01:10:49,280
» Good.
>> Good.

883
01:10:49,033 --> 01:10:54,320
[clears throat]
>> So, you guys got any questions on this?

884
01:10:51,920 --> 01:11:02,560
» Okay. So, you know, we kind of set up
what what this is and why there's uh you

885
01:10:58,320 --> 01:11:07,040
know, a deadline and it it opened up the
conversation once we contacted everyone

886
01:11:05,120 --> 01:11:11,840
what they're thinking about. And one of
the issues is I shouldn't say issues,

887
01:11:09,840 --> 01:11:16,640
but one of the things to consider is
you're going to apply for a grant, there

888
01:11:13,840 --> 01:11:20,880
might be a match consideration and that
that's why this came up and it came up a

889
01:11:18,880 --> 01:11:24,480
little bit late in the agenda. So, go
ahead. Well, yeah, and we didn't get we

890
01:11:22,880 --> 01:11:28,960
didn't get these uh price estimates
until almost the 1 of August. So, that's

891
01:11:27,280 --> 01:11:35,679
why this has kind of been a a quick
process. Uh, and our goal at the city is

892
01:11:32,880 --> 01:11:40,719
we don't want to spend a bunch of money
and then have the the price on these

893
01:11:38,960 --> 01:11:44,560
lots be so expensive that nobody is
buying because right now we're seeing

894
01:11:42,080 --> 01:11:51,199
lots of 5,000 square feet in the square
feet in the city or 42,000 some change

895
01:11:47,840 --> 01:11:56,159
that aren't moving. And the 28,000
that's a target. That's not, you know,

896
01:11:53,520 --> 01:12:00,960
the city council might sell for less and
lose money. The city council might sell

897
01:11:57,679 --> 01:12:06,000
for more. Uh that's just that's just a
target that we picked that we think the

898
01:12:02,480 --> 01:12:09,440
lots would move on. Uh
unfort

899
01:12:07,600 --> 01:12:13,360
we have money in our development fund.
We have about 1.2 million cash on hand,

900
01:12:11,520 --> 01:12:17,840
but we also are getting back to the old
grade school here pretty soon that we're

901
01:12:14,719 --> 01:12:20,960
going to have to uh hopefully do
something with so it doesn't sit and be

902
01:12:19,360 --> 01:12:24,719
further abandoned and have more deer
jump through the windows and run

903
01:12:22,239 --> 01:12:30,800
through. But uh so we're trying to
figure out ways to a make the lots

904
01:12:27,440 --> 01:12:33,280
affordable, b make sure that the city
because the only way we're going to

905
01:12:31,760 --> 01:12:36,880
recover funds from this is from the
sales of lots. We don't have the tax

906
01:12:34,640 --> 01:12:40,480
base to replenish, you know, our our
development fund.

907
01:12:38,400 --> 01:12:45,440
» Uh right now we're only transferring
10,000 into our development fund to uh

908
01:12:43,679 --> 01:12:50,719
uh balance the budget. So at 10,000 a
year, that's going to be an awful long

909
01:12:46,560 --> 01:12:55,199
time to recover $1.4 million in cost.
So that's pretty much all I got. I You

910
01:12:52,800 --> 01:13:00,159
guys got any questions?
>> No, but it's a benefit to the county.

911
01:12:57,679 --> 01:13:03,360
People build on there and then we will
benefit.

912
01:13:00,960 --> 01:13:08,719
» Yeah. So for every six lots, we can
expect the city can expect two to 3% uh

913
01:13:06,560 --> 01:13:13,840
increase in our tax base for every six
lots, six homes built.

914
01:13:11,840 --> 01:13:18,000
» So with this state of Oregon regional
infrastructure fund,

915
01:13:15,920 --> 01:13:21,679
what if
don't get that? Then the city council

916
01:13:20,080 --> 01:13:25,120
will have to de we're going to apply for
other grants. Kind of one of my theories

917
01:13:23,679 --> 01:13:27,920
and I talked with Chris about this is
that this deal county money will be the

918
01:13:26,880 --> 01:13:32,640
last money. So we're going to be
applying for a bunch of state grants

919
01:13:30,159 --> 01:13:37,040
» and so hopefully we get some and then
the county's portion isn't the 500 and

920
01:13:35,360 --> 01:13:43,120
somehat thousand.
>> But if if we need to the city might have

921
01:13:40,080 --> 01:13:47,040
to put in that extra 250,000 because it'
be I think if we could have lots for

922
01:13:44,960 --> 01:13:51,040
sale by next fall I think they would
move. So, I know costs are going up and

923
01:13:49,199 --> 01:13:58,640
everything, but you've got, you know,
like phase one, phase 2, phase three.

924
01:13:55,199 --> 01:14:01,280
» So, this would address phase all of just
phase one.

925
01:13:59,360 --> 01:14:04,239
» Just this is just phase one.
>> Yeah. 1.4 million for 23 lots in phase

926
01:14:03,760 --> 01:14:06,880
one.
>> Yeah.

927
01:14:04,800 --> 01:14:10,560
» And that's what I've I brought up before
in different deals is, you know, like we

928
01:14:08,800 --> 01:14:13,679
want to get affordable housing, but
unfortunately, we can't change wages

929
01:14:12,400 --> 01:14:16,719
that they're paying their carpenters. We
can't change the materials they're

930
01:14:15,120 --> 01:14:22,719
building houses. The only thing we as a
government can do is get that price of

931
01:14:19,120 --> 01:14:25,199
that lot down. Um
and Oh, go ahead. Sorry.

932
01:14:24,000 --> 01:14:30,320
» Go ahead.
>> I forgot what [laughter]

933
01:14:27,040 --> 01:14:33,679
» Oh, just um you know, kind of long lines
the way you were talking about it. Well,

934
01:14:32,239 --> 01:14:38,560
interest rates are a stumbling block
right now in cost of construction,

935
01:14:36,080 --> 01:14:48,159
especially with the distance to condon.
Um, and yeah, uh, uh, but I I guess my

936
01:14:45,840 --> 01:14:52,719
thoughts on it is, you know, I' I've
heard a little push back about, oh my

937
01:14:49,520 --> 01:14:57,520
gosh, do we need 50 52 lots? Okay. But
my thoughts right right now with the

938
01:14:54,800 --> 01:15:02,480
situation we've been presented with
>> or opportunity as you may see it. Um,

939
01:15:00,560 --> 01:15:05,360
» I'm just talking about the 23 lots. I'm
just in my mind, this is only about

940
01:15:04,400 --> 01:15:10,159
phase one.
>> Yeah,

941
01:15:05,760 --> 01:15:15,760
» this is only about phase one. And
that's 23. Um

942
01:15:13,520 --> 01:15:18,480
the rest of it is not has not been
requested of us at all.

943
01:15:16,719 --> 01:15:23,280
» And if phase one doesn't work out, we're
not building.

944
01:15:20,239 --> 01:15:29,199
» So first we have to see. Yes. And so the
other thing I wanted to state is is

945
01:15:26,159 --> 01:15:36,560
there a possibility of flipping the
Gillum County funding to 250 and the

946
01:15:32,320 --> 01:15:40,560
state infrastructure grant ask to 500.
So this funding breakdown come from Jill

947
01:15:38,640 --> 01:15:44,880
Katherine at McK that's what she
recommended

948
01:15:42,880 --> 01:15:48,480
uh hearing how many people are putting
in for this RIFF grant and I think a lot

949
01:15:47,120 --> 01:15:52,159
of people are putting in for this riff
grant because there's no density

950
01:15:49,920 --> 01:15:56,480
requirements for it whereas other state
grants you have hit

951
01:15:54,080 --> 01:15:59,760
» five lots per net acre or five housing
units per net acre where this RIP

952
01:15:58,480 --> 01:16:03,520
doesn't. So I think there's going to be
a lot of people putting in for it. Mhm.

953
01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:06,960
» Uh
>> and I didn't know if it was a deal

954
01:16:04,800 --> 01:16:10,880
breaker or not to ask that question.
>> Well, it's and it's always a gamble.

955
01:16:10,080 --> 01:16:14,800
» Mhm.
>> You know, [clears throat]

956
01:16:12,640 --> 01:16:16,159
uh to think of to you know, put your
funding break.

957
01:16:15,360 --> 01:16:19,760
» Are you over asking?
>> Are you over asking? Are they would they

958
01:16:18,560 --> 01:16:24,480
cons you don't know if they're going to
consider a partial fund? You know,

959
01:16:22,320 --> 01:16:27,600
» you know, if we ask for 500, they say
>> are they going to immediately kick us

960
01:16:25,760 --> 01:16:30,239
out or they going to recommend us to
250,

961
01:16:28,239 --> 01:16:34,960
» right? But with as competitive as this
grant seems to going to be, I think they

962
01:16:32,800 --> 01:16:40,239
might kick us out if we overact.
>> Okay.

963
01:16:36,719 --> 01:16:46,880
» So then, so then that means we we have
to,

964
01:16:42,080 --> 01:16:50,800
you know, they can't put a a match in.
It doesn't mean we're we're providing

965
01:16:48,239 --> 01:16:54,560
the funding. It's we would be saying,
you know, we're authorizing you to put a

966
01:16:52,719 --> 01:16:58,159
match in for a certain amount. And
that's would be the the 50

967
01:16:56,719 --> 01:17:03,440
» with the understanding that we are going
to be pursuing other funding sources,

968
01:17:00,480 --> 01:17:04,480
» right? And and the we we would be the
last

969
01:17:04,080 --> 01:17:08,000
» last
>> funding of last.

970
01:17:06,239 --> 01:17:11,360
» So I mean in theory if we get it down to
where we get another half million from

971
01:17:09,600 --> 01:17:15,199
say the governor lobbed us or from a
state marked then you guys would have

972
01:17:13,920 --> 01:17:18,320
nothing.
>> It's interesting. I have mixed feelings

973
01:17:16,560 --> 01:17:22,159
about we have this opportunity and
they've gi you know it's specifically

974
01:17:19,920 --> 01:17:28,560
for us and and we have a
>> it housing is the project. Yeah,

975
01:17:25,120 --> 01:17:31,600
» that we should ask for the 500, but I'm
not an expert and I

976
01:17:30,000 --> 01:17:35,120
» Yeah. And that's and I've done, you
know, I've sit on a couple statewide,

977
01:17:33,199 --> 01:17:40,320
well, one statewide board that does a
statewide grant and it is,

978
01:17:39,040 --> 01:17:44,960
» you know, do you ask your for the full
amount or do you ask for what you can,

979
01:17:42,320 --> 01:17:48,080
you know, what you need?
>> So, this deadline is the 16th.

980
01:17:46,800 --> 01:17:51,440
» Yeah. Why? It's
>> Yeah. But some of the other

981
01:17:50,239 --> 01:17:54,239
» possible grants that you're talking
about, are they

982
01:17:53,199 --> 01:17:57,840
» this year?
>> Uh this year, uh you know, we'll

983
01:17:56,320 --> 01:18:01,760
probably I'll probably talk to Senator
Nash and uh Greg, uh Representative Greg

984
01:18:00,239 --> 01:18:04,719
Smith again about getting we tried to
get an earmark for this last year, and

985
01:18:03,600 --> 01:18:08,800
we didn't get an earmark from the
legislation last year. Uh at the housing

986
01:18:07,040 --> 01:18:12,239
tour, I met somebody from the governor's
uh housing solutions office that was

987
01:18:10,400 --> 01:18:15,679
really interested in this project.
Granted, interest doesn't mean we're

988
01:18:13,600 --> 01:18:21,920
actually going to get money, right?
>> Yeah. Yeah. And I think the raw numbers

989
01:18:18,159 --> 01:18:24,880
too [snorts] kind of do show that
private development of infrastructure,

990
01:18:23,679 --> 01:18:31,679
you know, if somebody's going to have to
be selling a 5,000 foot lot for 68,000

991
01:18:28,239 --> 01:18:35,760
to rec recoup their cost. I don't know
too many private developers that are

992
01:18:33,199 --> 01:18:39,040
going to be coming in to do that. You
know, the Hood River, that's

993
01:18:37,679 --> 01:18:41,440
» So what happens with the system
development charges with

994
01:18:40,159 --> 01:18:44,159
» We don't have SBIC's.
>> There won't be any.

995
01:18:42,320 --> 01:18:46,320
» The city of Con has no none for
anything.

996
01:18:44,480 --> 01:18:51,360
» Okay. The only thing we have is the
water meter hookup and the sewer hookup.

997
01:18:48,239 --> 01:18:52,480
» So, and then Yeah. And then cost of
permitting.

998
01:18:52,080 --> 01:18:53,679
» Yeah.
>> And then

999
01:18:53,120 --> 01:18:55,120
» Yep.
>> Okay.

1000
01:18:54,080 --> 01:18:57,679
» Yeah. And the permitting for the
infrastructure, that's all done through

1001
01:18:56,239 --> 01:18:59,840
the RC engineers office.
>> Okay.

1002
01:18:59,040 --> 01:19:06,320
» All right.
>> Um, another question I had was so

1003
01:19:04,239 --> 01:19:12,000
you've they've already ran some water
and sewer, right? We we've done we've

1004
01:19:08,640 --> 01:19:18,560
run a sewer across across the uh golf
course and then we've upgraded the water

1005
01:19:14,560 --> 01:19:23,520
line along Cotwood that covers this. So
we when when this all goes in there will

1006
01:19:21,920 --> 01:19:27,120
be we won't have to go back and tear up
streets and redo anything. It'll be all

1007
01:19:25,280 --> 01:19:30,480
ready to go. You know
>> what about power? Is that

1008
01:19:28,719 --> 01:19:31,760
» that's through power? There is a big
power line that runs right down the

1009
01:19:31,520 --> 01:19:35,600
side.
>> So that that shouldn't be an issue.

1010
01:19:33,120 --> 01:19:40,320
» Yeah. And then the they're pack hazard.
They're putting it burying fiber optic

1011
01:19:37,040 --> 01:19:45,440
lines along Cottonwood right now for uh
but that's also costs that we might have

1012
01:19:43,600 --> 01:19:50,560
to cover above and beyond that the city
might have to cover above and beyond our

1013
01:19:47,360 --> 01:19:52,400
600,000 for power fiber and stuff like
that

1014
01:19:51,280 --> 01:19:55,760
» because that's not included in the
engineers quote.

1015
01:19:54,239 --> 01:19:59,760
» Yeah. I was just [sighs and gasps] so
you know you're looking at another

1016
01:19:57,120 --> 01:20:03,920
100,000. Yeah. Because things Yeah. just
Yeah.

1017
01:20:00,719 --> 01:20:07,120
» Things are just so expensive. And
is there going to be any stipulations on

1018
01:20:05,600 --> 01:20:09,360
the type of housing?
>> We're going to try not to.

1019
01:20:08,719 --> 01:20:14,560
» Okay.
>> Because I just from Okay.

1020
01:20:12,159 --> 01:20:18,239
» We don't want necessarily want
everything to look the same. And also

1021
01:20:16,480 --> 01:20:21,440
we're the only
>> other than some infill lots here and

1022
01:20:19,679 --> 01:20:25,600
there. We're the only people willing to
build everything. So every type of

1023
01:20:23,520 --> 01:20:29,199
housing that people want is going to
have to go here. Okay? Because nobody

1024
01:20:27,120 --> 01:20:32,560
else has got anything for sale,
>> you know, except for a couple lots here

1025
01:20:30,640 --> 01:20:34,560
and there.
And plus, it's boring when all the house

1026
01:20:33,920 --> 01:20:39,199
looks.
>> I don't think I think once you get it

1027
01:20:36,560 --> 01:20:41,920
done, I don't think we'll have any lots
of on.

1028
01:20:39,840 --> 01:20:44,719
» I've had in the past six months, I've
had four or five people come in wanting

1029
01:20:43,520 --> 01:20:48,560
to know what it's done and what our
price.

1030
01:20:45,840 --> 01:20:53,280
» So, it would be I mean
I mean from what I'm hearing kind of a

1031
01:20:51,040 --> 01:20:57,440
replication of the idea, the ball field
idea. get it ready and then I mean not

1032
01:20:56,719 --> 01:21:01,360
exactly
>> but and this was our original housing

1033
01:21:00,080 --> 01:21:02,000
development before we got the ball
field.

1034
01:21:01,679 --> 01:21:05,199
» Okay.
>> So we switched to the ball field because

1035
01:21:03,440 --> 01:21:08,480
it was closer to other infrastructure
and we were going to say if the ball

1036
01:21:06,800 --> 01:21:09,679
field works then we'll go back to
Fairway.

1037
01:21:09,280 --> 01:21:13,920
» Okay.
>> And start pursuing that.

1038
01:21:11,280 --> 01:21:18,000
» Is there any concerns about the maybe
another piece of property in the middle

1039
01:21:16,320 --> 01:21:21,920
of it? I don't know what end of it is.
>> We're building up.

1040
01:21:19,360 --> 01:21:25,920
» Oh okay. All right. Okay.
>> We had an opportunity

1041
01:21:24,159 --> 01:21:28,000
uh three years ago to purchase it and we
weren't able to purchase it.

1042
01:21:26,880 --> 01:21:30,239
» Okay.
>> What about golf balls going through the

1043
01:21:29,440 --> 01:21:33,199
windows?
>> Well, that's why you don't live next to

1044
01:21:31,520 --> 01:21:34,400
a golf course.
>> Oh, yeah.

1045
01:21:33,679 --> 01:21:36,640
» Yeah.
>> No, I know there's lots of houses.

1046
01:21:35,600 --> 01:21:41,199
» And there's going to be a 10 foot
There's going to be a 10ft buffer

1047
01:21:39,360 --> 01:21:43,920
between the golf course and the houses.
It's going to be a public access walking

1048
01:21:43,120 --> 01:21:45,199
path. So,
>> Oh,

1049
01:21:44,400 --> 01:21:47,199
» so people
>> Okay.

1050
01:21:45,600 --> 01:21:50,400
» So, people don't have to that live in
this neighborhood don't have to go down

1051
01:21:48,640 --> 01:21:54,400
cockro down Main Street. they can just
go down golf course and walk into

1052
01:21:53,040 --> 01:22:00,639
downtown.
>> All right. One other point is, you know,

1053
01:21:58,159 --> 01:22:05,360
we need housing. We aren't doing
housing. We

1054
01:22:03,440 --> 01:22:11,280
have other entities who are doing
housing. Um we have earmarked money in

1055
01:22:09,600 --> 01:22:15,679
our economic enhancement ordinance that
we have not spent

1056
01:22:13,360 --> 01:22:20,239
um that we can
allocate. Um,

1057
01:22:18,320 --> 01:22:23,920
you know, it it's not saying this is
this is what we're doing. It's when you

1058
01:22:22,159 --> 01:22:25,760
proceed with your application, have you
put this amount in?

1059
01:22:24,960 --> 01:22:28,159
» Yeah.
>> Is that have that money in our budget

1060
01:22:27,600 --> 01:22:32,320
now?
>> Oh, yes.

1061
01:22:29,600 --> 01:22:36,719
» Yes. Yeah. It's sitting in the economic
enhancement ordinance. So,

1062
01:22:34,320 --> 01:22:41,280
» yeah. And that's, you know, initially
when this all came out, I that's for the

1063
01:22:39,040 --> 01:22:46,880
full million and I was buying up.
>> Okay. Well, the one thing about that is,

1064
01:22:45,520 --> 01:22:51,840
you know, there there's been other
business Oregon grants since I've been

1065
01:22:48,400 --> 01:22:56,320
here that I've seen large asks that
weren't that weren't funded. So, if this

1066
01:22:53,920 --> 01:23:00,320
follows suit, it seems like they might
just divvy it up. Yeah.

1067
01:22:57,760 --> 01:23:03,440
» So that everybody gets some of it.
>> Yeah. Like I said, with this not having

1068
01:23:01,920 --> 01:23:07,040
many restrictions compared to some of
the other ones, I think it's going to be

1069
01:23:04,800 --> 01:23:12,080
a lot of people applying.
I will say that the housing tour was

1070
01:23:09,040 --> 01:23:17,520
good timing and
I I think it was maybe Senator Anderson.

1071
01:23:16,000 --> 01:23:20,320
I think he was kind of his wheels were
spinning like, well, if you have these

1072
01:23:18,880 --> 01:23:23,120
resources, why don't you have the
housing belt? Yeah.

1073
01:23:21,440 --> 01:23:28,719
» If you have an economic enhancement
fund, why do why other counties and

1074
01:23:26,800 --> 01:23:33,040
entities don't have this luxury? So, I'm
having a hard time understanding why

1075
01:23:31,120 --> 01:23:36,320
» we don't have it. Not to get too far off
that, but I think a lot of people focus

1076
01:23:34,480 --> 01:23:39,600
on what they want to live in
>> and don't focus [snorts] on what we can

1077
01:23:38,159 --> 01:23:42,159
afford to live in,
>> you know, because I mean, I'm not living

1078
01:23:40,880 --> 01:23:45,679
in the house I want to live in. I'm
living in the house I can afford to live

1079
01:23:43,679 --> 01:23:48,719
in. And everybody wants to when we start
doing housing development, everybody

1080
01:23:46,800 --> 01:23:53,360
wants to start, well, we need, you know,
big backyards and it's like, but not all

1081
01:23:51,280 --> 01:23:56,239
of us can afford a big backyard. Not all
of us can afford, you know, our dream

1082
01:23:55,360 --> 01:23:59,360
house at this moment.
>> Well, it's like saying affordable

1083
01:23:57,440 --> 01:24:01,840
housing. You know, it's the amount of
bring people

1084
01:24:00,560 --> 01:24:05,600
» and I
Well, that's a tough word, affordable

1085
01:24:03,760 --> 01:24:09,440
housing opportunities. There might be
people that can actually afford to build

1086
01:24:07,360 --> 01:24:13,040
on that that they move out of the house
they're in and that opens up that house.

1087
01:24:11,520 --> 01:24:16,480
» That's and that's kind of what we're
some of the what we're showing are

1088
01:24:14,560 --> 01:24:18,880
retirees that are either living in a
rental because they just moved to the

1089
01:24:17,760 --> 01:24:23,679
community that want to build a house in
Condan or retirees that want to downsize

1090
01:24:21,600 --> 01:24:28,560
and now they're freeing up that house
for a family to move into either as a

1091
01:24:26,159 --> 01:24:32,080
rental or as a purchase.
you know, and once you hit a certain

1092
01:24:30,080 --> 01:24:38,080
age, you just don't want to mow a yard.
>> Yeah. There's a there's a surprising

1093
01:24:34,880 --> 01:24:43,760
amount of people just in gan that moved
here because they want to get away from,

1094
01:24:41,760 --> 01:24:49,280
» you know, Portland, Beaverton, wherever
they were living. They have the means

1095
01:24:47,520 --> 01:24:52,560
to build a house.
>> I can think of a half dozen single

1096
01:24:51,440 --> 01:24:57,679
retired people that are living in
threebedroom, two bath houses right now.

1097
01:24:54,880 --> 01:25:02,560
Well, and I also think and and Angie
Sullivan from Landwise said it at the at

1098
01:24:59,600 --> 01:25:05,760
the Eastern Oregon Housing Tour was that
um

1099
01:25:04,159 --> 01:25:10,080
things for sale here are cheaper than in
other places. So, you're getting people

1100
01:25:07,120 --> 01:25:12,560
from other places that are find this
more affordable than where they're

1101
01:25:11,760 --> 01:25:18,080
living currently.
>> Oh, yeah. People big city are getting

1102
01:25:15,199 --> 01:25:24,000
fed up with it. They want to get out.
Well, they got they have housing

1103
01:25:19,920 --> 01:25:29,920
developments in bin that are million
plus dollar lots that you have to build

1104
01:25:27,120 --> 01:25:32,880
a million dollar home on. So,
>> yeah.

1105
01:25:30,400 --> 01:25:36,400
» And I've had builders come to me and say
if there was four lots for affordable

1106
01:25:34,639 --> 01:25:41,280
lots for sale in Conan, they'd be in
Conan building. So,

1107
01:25:38,880 --> 01:25:45,760
» yeah. And but unfortunately people do
tend to hold on to their property and

1108
01:25:43,199 --> 01:25:49,679
there's not four lots for sale at one
time at any any given moment

1109
01:25:47,760 --> 01:25:54,400
» that are that are for sale. Yeah. A lot
of the lots especially here it's around

1110
01:25:52,480 --> 01:25:57,840
they want they want to protect their
their space you know that's spending

1111
01:25:56,480 --> 01:26:01,920
their own money to protect their space.
That is that is what it is and I don't

1112
01:25:59,760 --> 01:26:05,760
you know but it's just the reality of
what cond is right now.

1113
01:26:04,239 --> 01:26:10,320
» Go ahead. Well, this is a little off
base, but I just wanted to say it since

1114
01:26:07,760 --> 01:26:16,239
we're talking about housing is, you
know, we sold the house the the last

1115
01:26:12,560 --> 01:26:21,920
house we sold tax forclosed property
last Thursday. It sold for 75,000 and

1116
01:26:19,040 --> 01:26:26,639
it's it you know, it it was a big it was
a big amount. Um, but one of the things

1117
01:26:24,960 --> 01:26:30,639
that, you know, you hear a lot about,
oh, well, let's take care of these

1118
01:26:28,000 --> 01:26:35,920
properties that they're privately owned,
the, you know, unless they're literally

1119
01:26:33,760 --> 01:26:40,000
approached and really want to sell it
for probably more than it's worth, it's

1120
01:26:37,600 --> 01:26:42,800
it's going to stay that way. And I think
one thing people don't understand or

1121
01:26:41,520 --> 01:26:46,320
consider is there could be leans
attached to that

1122
01:26:44,320 --> 01:26:50,960
» because we've seen leans drop off of
some of these tax foreclosed properties

1123
01:26:49,600 --> 01:26:54,800
once they become Gilen County's
property. That's a legal process. still

1124
01:26:52,560 --> 01:26:56,719
there. That might be at least for some
of the homes one of the stumbling

1125
01:26:56,159 --> 01:27:00,800
blocks.
>> Well, and I've had people come to want

1126
01:26:59,199 --> 01:27:04,080
city wanting to condemn buildings, but
that's 15 to 20 grand per building the

1127
01:27:02,800 --> 01:27:09,600
city has to pay to go through the
condemnation process. So, you know,

1128
01:27:06,719 --> 01:27:10,480
that's not all that 75,000 for that
household.

1129
01:27:10,080 --> 01:27:12,880
» Yeah.
>> Oh, wow.

1130
01:27:11,679 --> 01:27:16,159
» There were a couple people bidding
against each other. So, I think that's

1131
01:27:15,040 --> 01:27:21,360
» what happened.
>> Two two [snorts] 5,000 foot lots.

1132
01:27:18,320 --> 01:27:24,800
» Mhm. Right. Okay. Okay. So, what do you
need from us?

1133
01:27:22,800 --> 01:27:28,639
» Uh,
I don't know. [laughter]

1134
01:27:26,480 --> 01:27:32,639
I don't know if we need if if we can go
with a consensus or if we need an actual

1135
01:27:30,400 --> 01:27:36,639
vote to
>> I'm comfortable with a consensus if

1136
01:27:34,480 --> 01:27:40,159
everyone else is because we're not we're
not committing funds. We're just

1137
01:27:37,920 --> 01:27:41,920
allowing him to write his application
and use that amount.

1138
01:27:41,440 --> 01:27:44,880
» Yeah.
>> How does that sound?

1139
01:27:43,360 --> 01:27:47,760
» And depending on how everything goes,
this whole deal might fall apart and

1140
01:27:46,719 --> 01:27:53,199
you're not committed to anything,
>> right? Okay. a consensus to proceed with

1141
01:27:50,880 --> 01:27:54,560
your grant application as as you've
outlined.

1142
01:27:53,760 --> 01:27:57,120
» Yeah.
>> Okay.

1143
01:27:55,920 --> 01:28:00,600
» Okay. Good.
>> Thank you guys. Appreciate.

1144
01:28:02,800 --> 01:28:10,320
» Okay. And
that gets us to 7.0 announcements. Next

1145
01:28:08,080 --> 01:28:14,880
meeting. Next meeting is September 16th.
Bronus building in Arlington. Um, what

1146
01:28:13,840 --> 01:28:17,880
do you have?
>> Um,

1147
01:28:18,320 --> 01:28:25,280
on uh August 20 EDP, we had an
information meeting there at the at

1148
01:28:23,760 --> 01:28:30,560
Garus building there in Arlington that
was well attended and

1149
01:28:28,320 --> 01:28:35,360
very positive. I thought couple heard
some testimony, but most part was all

1150
01:28:32,960 --> 01:28:40,560
good. Uh,
I've been really busy, of course, on the

1151
01:28:36,960 --> 01:28:46,880
road project. Um, Annie's got everything
submitted. We need to get uh do we

1152
01:28:44,000 --> 01:28:50,320
contacted Herb about we have to get a
property signature for the application

1153
01:28:49,280 --> 01:28:55,120
from some of the people that we're
trying to do the property with. Um I've

1154
01:28:52,480 --> 01:29:00,880
been in contact with Allen Anderson or
Waste Management. Um

1155
01:28:58,159 --> 01:29:08,320
they he had some or some questions from
his higherups. Um, I think I got them

1156
01:29:05,280 --> 01:29:14,080
answered, but uh,
so yeah, just really trying to trying to

1157
01:29:12,880 --> 01:29:17,440
I just can't believe it's like we're
trying to build a bridge over the

1158
01:29:15,280 --> 01:29:20,719
Columbia River [laughter]
>> for what we're trying to to get this

1159
01:29:19,440 --> 01:29:25,760
year. And uh,
>> but yeah, herb was good. Um,

1160
01:29:23,360 --> 01:29:30,639
» it'll be worth it in the end. Remember
that. Keep that in mind.

1161
01:29:27,440 --> 01:29:35,520
» Yeah. Um, I I guess
one thing, you know, I want to And we

1162
01:29:33,360 --> 01:29:39,920
haven't said it or voted, but I'm
assuming that, you know, it's kind of

1163
01:29:37,760 --> 01:29:47,520
what I've projected all along that the
old Cedar Springs Road, we would vacate,

1164
01:29:43,120 --> 01:29:53,920
donate or transfer to Oregon Waste and
they're going to hopefully transfer the

1165
01:29:49,360 --> 01:29:58,719
property to us. um the railroad. One of
the questions that was posed to Allan

1166
01:29:56,560 --> 01:30:04,320
was, "Well, maybe that property, maybe
the county would um just be an

1167
01:30:02,080 --> 01:30:06,400
easement." And I go, "No, we have to
have the road. We have to have the

1168
01:30:05,760 --> 01:30:09,679
property."
>> Yeah.

1169
01:30:06,880 --> 01:30:15,360
» For construction costs to put it on and
then possible right aways, you know,

1170
01:30:12,320 --> 01:30:20,719
future stuff. So uh
>> at least the way I we haven't taken any

1171
01:30:18,480 --> 01:30:22,960
official action and there would be legal
documentation that would come to us when

1172
01:30:22,239 --> 01:30:28,159
we do that.
>> Yes.

1173
01:30:23,600 --> 01:30:33,679
» Um so my my way of thinking is yes that
we they would take the old road which I

1174
01:30:31,520 --> 01:30:35,600
I don't want to speak about waste
management without them being present

1175
01:30:35,199 --> 01:30:38,159
but
>> right

1176
01:30:36,639 --> 01:30:40,960
» my understanding is they want it. That
was an understanding.

1177
01:30:39,840 --> 01:30:45,360
» That's Yeah.
>> And then we would own the public would

1178
01:30:43,360 --> 01:30:49,920
own the new road.
>> But as much as this road is going to

1179
01:30:46,800 --> 01:30:52,800
cost, there's I just we have the county
has to have the property.

1180
01:30:52,080 --> 01:30:54,400
» Mhm.
>> It goes on,

1181
01:30:53,840 --> 01:30:57,360
» right?
>> So I just want to make sure that we're

1182
01:30:56,000 --> 01:31:00,320
all on the same page.
>> Well, yeah, because you wouldn't want

1183
01:30:58,719 --> 01:31:04,960
somebody down the road to say, "I want
that back." And then you'd be like,

1184
01:31:02,960 --> 01:31:07,840
» "Yeah." Uh, every public road we have, I
would assume, is

1185
01:31:06,480 --> 01:31:12,960
» publicly owned outright.
>> Yeah. And it's with everything that's

1186
01:31:09,679 --> 01:31:16,560
coming, we we don't want to risk an
issue.

1187
01:31:13,840 --> 01:31:21,040
» Well, and then the other thing is,
okay, so we have our agreement with

1188
01:31:18,400 --> 01:31:25,280
Waste Management, which pays to maintain
the road. Why would we have that

1189
01:31:23,520 --> 01:31:27,840
agreement if it's their partially their
road? I mean,

1190
01:31:27,120 --> 01:31:31,199
» I know.
>> So, that's just

1191
01:31:29,040 --> 01:31:38,960
» I think Yeah, it was not so much Allen.
was just I think some some upon and uh

1192
01:31:35,040 --> 01:31:45,280
» um there there has been a request to get
a figure to them for our total cost for

1193
01:31:42,639 --> 01:31:50,000
the road projection and Dewy's almost
got that but you know they requested

1194
01:31:47,600 --> 01:31:54,000
some more covers some other stuff and
he's getting that close so hopefully

1195
01:31:51,760 --> 01:32:00,719
he'll have that pretty quick. They're
wrapping up their paving chip ceiling.

1196
01:31:56,320 --> 01:32:05,679
Um, I'm gonna spoke to Dewey and Doug. I
gota get with Doug, but uh I was gonna

1197
01:32:02,239 --> 01:32:07,280
have him come to the court October for a
>> Okay. kind of

1198
01:32:06,560 --> 01:32:12,880
» good
>> report. And uh yeah, somebody dumped a

1199
01:32:10,159 --> 01:32:17,199
bunch of tires at le
truck to haul them off.

1200
01:32:15,679 --> 01:32:18,320
» Where' the dump truck come from?
>> State.

1201
01:32:17,600 --> 01:32:22,960
» Oh, good.
>> And so I'm assuming the state has to pay

1202
01:32:20,239 --> 01:32:28,080
to go have these tires dumped somewhere.
Um,

1203
01:32:24,560 --> 01:32:33,440
I had a verbal commitment from a
landowner that's there

1204
01:32:30,400 --> 01:32:38,159
» was tickled. If we get down the road
with cameras, absolutely. He said, I'll

1205
01:32:35,760 --> 01:32:42,800
sign whatever do whatever. So,
>> if we need to do something to make

1206
01:32:40,239 --> 01:32:49,120
official action to put cameras up, I'm
>> Yeah, it's just this is back in time

1207
01:32:45,679 --> 01:32:52,080
this year and it's not just a few tires
>> and that costs all of us. Let's let's

1208
01:32:50,880 --> 01:32:54,719
find a way to prevent it from being
bumped in the first place.

1209
01:32:53,280 --> 01:32:57,120
» They just dump them there because they
think that they'll end [clears throat]

1210
01:32:55,520 --> 01:33:03,199
up in the landill.
>> I don't know. I think it's I I think my

1211
01:32:59,360 --> 01:33:06,960
thought is somebody that's collecting
that's getting paid to collect them from

1212
01:33:05,840 --> 01:33:09,760
someplace
>> just goes gets rid of them

1213
01:33:08,239 --> 01:33:14,000
» and then they go get rid of them and
they'll pay to dispose of them. So

1214
01:33:12,000 --> 01:33:15,840
anyway, but
>> okay

1215
01:33:14,400 --> 01:33:22,719
» that's it. That's all I got.
>> Thank you very much for your work. So, I

1216
01:33:18,239 --> 01:33:27,840
had a um Capco meeting last Friday and
um I noticed we were approving the list

1217
01:33:24,880 --> 01:33:33,120
for the senior advisory and we have
Sabrina on it, but there is one more

1218
01:33:30,080 --> 01:33:40,000
spot for another person from Gillum
County to be on that committee. So,

1219
01:33:36,400 --> 01:33:45,360
um we I might find out from them and
maybe put a notice on the county website

1220
01:33:42,639 --> 01:33:55,360
to get that spot filled. Mhm.
>> Um and then uh we our fair starts today

1221
01:33:51,280 --> 01:34:01,040
and um I want to remind veterans to come
and eat dinner on the fair board on

1222
01:33:58,080 --> 01:34:02,480
Saturday night because we're going to
for them free tickets.

1223
01:34:02,159 --> 01:34:06,960
» Okay.
>> Will there be like something on line or

1224
01:34:04,960 --> 01:34:10,960
something that we can help with
>> out on the posters and different things?

1225
01:34:10,159 --> 01:34:13,920
would say it.
>> Okay.

1226
01:34:11,679 --> 01:34:14,960
» I've been
>> Saturday.

1227
01:34:14,480 --> 01:34:19,040
» Saturday.
>> So, it'll be Saturday night at 5:30.

1228
01:34:18,480 --> 01:34:20,800
» Um,
>> Veterans Eye for free.

1229
01:34:20,400 --> 01:34:23,520
» Yes.
>> Okay.

1230
01:34:21,679 --> 01:34:30,080
» Where do they go?
>> Um, I think they'll give them tickets.

1231
01:34:27,280 --> 01:34:33,920
Um, we'll have dinner tickets at the
auction. So,

1232
01:34:32,080 --> 01:34:39,199
» I'm going to put something in.
>> Okay. So, yeah, it's our way of honoring

1233
01:34:37,280 --> 01:34:42,880
the veterans.
in this 215 year celebration.

1234
01:34:42,320 --> 01:34:45,840
» Yeah.
>> So,

1235
01:34:43,360 --> 01:34:48,560
» so, okay. And is Sabrina doing anything
with it on the veterans part?

1236
01:34:48,159 --> 01:34:51,920
» No,
>> she's cooking the meal.

1237
01:34:49,679 --> 01:34:53,760
» Okay. I didn't know if somebody was
coordinating how to prove they're a

1238
01:34:53,199 --> 01:34:57,360
veteran.
>> I don't know. I think they reached out

1239
01:34:55,120 --> 01:35:02,239
to the American Legion.
It's been on the posters and so I

1240
01:35:00,639 --> 01:35:07,600
» All right. It should be fairly easy.
>> Yeah. But I know I told um Daryl he's

1241
01:35:05,840 --> 01:35:10,800
part of the American League. So
>> Okay, good.

1242
01:35:08,320 --> 01:35:14,560
» Spread the word. So
>> Okay.

1243
01:35:12,880 --> 01:35:18,960
» I told a couple veterans this morning
and told them be sure to come on

1244
01:35:16,400 --> 01:35:22,800
Saturday night and feed on the fair.
Good. So

1245
01:35:19,840 --> 01:35:27,199
» So the internet's all set up there. It
all is in place. The new office is in

1246
01:35:25,440 --> 01:35:29,280
place. Probably finishing touches need
to be done, but it's functional.

1247
01:35:28,639 --> 01:35:34,080
» Yeah.
>> And the event center and the grass is

1248
01:35:31,840 --> 01:35:39,840
looking good. I saw pictures. I I
haven't looked at it myself.

1249
01:35:35,920 --> 01:35:44,639
» The also I think the OSU I think they
still have to come in and bring their

1250
01:35:42,480 --> 01:35:51,520
internet stuff. So
>> we have um the Ethernet stations have

1251
01:35:48,560 --> 01:35:56,400
ours is the top one and then the one on
the bottom will be the OSU because they

1252
01:35:54,000 --> 01:36:00,800
have to have their own networks. And so
they're that agreement will be coming to

1253
01:35:58,639 --> 01:36:03,679
finalize that agreement
>> for them to move up there. Okay. Good.

1254
01:36:03,280 --> 01:36:05,760
Good.
>> So

1255
01:36:04,880 --> 01:36:07,360
» at the next meeting.
>> Okay.

1256
01:36:06,960 --> 01:36:12,159
» All right.
>> Yeah. And um Maggie's already brought a

1257
01:36:09,600 --> 01:36:18,560
lot of stuff down so that you can be
ready during the fair. So

1258
01:36:14,400 --> 01:36:22,400
» Right. Good. All right. Um hope it's a
great a great fair for everybody and the

1259
01:36:21,360 --> 01:36:26,480
kids and
>> Yeah.

1260
01:36:24,400 --> 01:36:32,480
» Okay. We're kind of worried about the
rain a bit.

1261
01:36:28,960 --> 01:36:36,239
» Um, so we had the Eastern Oregon Housing
Tour

1262
01:36:34,320 --> 01:36:42,960
the afternoon of the last meeting and it
went really well. We had several

1263
01:36:38,719 --> 01:36:50,000
legislators and all of our local people.
We presented um, you know, challenges,

1264
01:36:48,000 --> 01:36:54,800
you know, housing solutions that there's
been efforts made. They weren't able to

1265
01:36:51,920 --> 01:37:00,000
get to Condan because it was uh freeway
tour basically. So we went to Alkali

1266
01:36:57,920 --> 01:37:09,280
Ridge. We had Governor's office, Senator
Nash um put it together. Um

1267
01:37:05,440 --> 01:37:13,040
um Senator Wagner, Senator Anderson, um
a couple others from the governor's

1268
01:37:11,040 --> 01:37:18,800
office. It was very it was very good.
And then we traveled to um Stanfield and

1269
01:37:16,960 --> 01:37:27,199
looked at the Bumblebee housing project
and it was a finished um well in process

1270
01:37:24,080 --> 01:37:32,080
of being finished believe 90ome units
and that was really great. The builder

1271
01:37:29,760 --> 01:37:39,280
was there explained they had price
points um explained that an income of

1272
01:37:35,280 --> 01:37:43,520
you know $20 per hour times uh two
married couple could afford this unit.

1273
01:37:41,600 --> 01:37:47,360
They had one-bedroom units, two
bedrooms, and three. I think the

1274
01:37:45,199 --> 01:37:52,880
threebedroom had an upper story.
>> So, where do they building that?

1275
01:37:48,880 --> 01:37:57,440
» It's it um so 395 there's um cornfields
right across. So, it's right before you

1276
01:37:54,800 --> 01:38:01,760
come into Stanfield on 395. So, if
you're driving into Stanfield, it's on

1277
01:37:59,040 --> 01:38:07,119
the right. There's white fence there.
And um it's it was it was a very good

1278
01:38:05,199 --> 01:38:13,840
example. And what I liked about it is we
went from Alkali Ridge, which is um also

1279
01:38:11,119 --> 01:38:22,080
City of Arlington was represented there
at in Gillum County. Um but we went from

1280
01:38:18,159 --> 01:38:29,679
a a subdivision that's close to ready to
build to one that is built. And then we

1281
01:38:26,400 --> 01:38:35,199
continued on from there to Pendleton and
looked at um a concept of uh Capco. I

1282
01:38:34,159 --> 01:38:40,719
don't know if you heard about this at
their Capco meetings. Um I think they

1283
01:38:37,760 --> 01:38:47,679
own Tamil Lumber and tearing down that
and making a senior living village out

1284
01:38:43,520 --> 01:38:52,639
of that with a common um laundry senior
type center and you know it's just it's

1285
01:38:50,480 --> 01:38:57,920
a vision right now. So the legislators
looked at that concept and then I came

1286
01:38:55,840 --> 01:39:02,719
back home because I had the EDP meeting.
So I didn't continue on but they all

1287
01:38:59,600 --> 01:39:09,040
went on to Union County and Wal County
and looked at some um possibilities of a

1288
01:39:06,880 --> 01:39:14,639
concept a legis the legislative concept
of maybe taking 50 acres of EFU ground

1289
01:39:12,000 --> 01:39:18,239
and some possibilities of housing
solutions there with potential future

1290
01:39:16,560 --> 01:39:23,679
legislation.
um you know, not farm, not prime farm

1291
01:39:20,320 --> 01:39:27,840
ground, but be able to create some um
options for counties that want to do

1292
01:39:25,440 --> 01:39:30,639
that and they would have discretion to
decide if they want to participate in

1293
01:39:29,440 --> 01:39:36,080
that
>> if it ends up being something that that

1294
01:39:32,639 --> 01:39:40,960
comes to be legislatively. So, that that
was really a great a great tour and it

1295
01:39:38,960 --> 01:39:46,080
turned out to be um I think really great
for the legislators to look at it with

1296
01:39:42,400 --> 01:39:51,040
their own eyes and come come out. um
have been working on trying to get some

1297
01:39:48,080 --> 01:39:55,840
things set for Veterans Day and get some
extra help so that we get some good

1298
01:39:52,560 --> 01:39:59,520
things going for our veterans. um a
clear understanding of these vouchers

1299
01:39:57,920 --> 01:40:04,800
that were done last year that there was
some confusion on trying and our veteran

1300
01:40:02,639 --> 01:40:10,960
service officer has done an all mail
flyer about that that that's coming up

1301
01:40:07,760 --> 01:40:17,280
to have a maybe a special dinner to
honor our veterans here in Gilen County

1302
01:40:14,480 --> 01:40:23,280
and um make sure we have ceremonies in
each community. So, um, working on that

1303
01:40:21,199 --> 01:40:27,040
two months out to try to get We kind of
had some problems last year. So, I want

1304
01:40:25,520 --> 01:40:33,760
to make sure we do we do it right for
our veterans. Um we I went to an east uh

1305
01:40:31,760 --> 01:40:39,920
eastern Oregon economic summit in
Ontario on the 24th and 25th and it was

1306
01:40:38,080 --> 01:40:44,159
a great
um great education about economic

1307
01:40:41,679 --> 01:40:51,360
development but a lot of it was well it
was in Ontario because you have you have

1308
01:40:48,080 --> 01:40:57,600
Oregon with different regulations
um more strict planning regulations um

1309
01:40:54,480 --> 01:41:04,239
maybe not as you know our tax laws or
maybe not as user friendly as Idaho is.

1310
01:41:01,360 --> 01:41:10,639
So we toured the Oregon side and then we
went over to Idaho and toured the Idaho

1311
01:41:06,719 --> 01:41:16,560
side to see the differences in land use
develop planning development.

1312
01:41:13,440 --> 01:41:22,320
Um it was just interesting. So there's a
border there's a border board and it's

1313
01:41:18,960 --> 01:41:27,280
for the Oregon side because of the
potential of losing

1314
01:41:24,639 --> 01:41:32,800
economic opportunities to Idaho and it's
a legislative

1315
01:41:29,840 --> 01:41:37,360
uh body that
receives funding and it just got me

1316
01:41:35,280 --> 01:41:40,320
thinking about our economic enhancement
ordinance and how we utilize it. So,

1317
01:41:39,040 --> 01:41:46,000
I've been communicating with our
economic development director um and

1318
01:41:44,480 --> 01:41:49,920
wanted to talk to him about ideas
because they have structure. They have

1319
01:41:47,440 --> 01:41:56,960
the incentive programs like we have
through the PCDC. They have um other

1320
01:41:54,639 --> 01:42:01,520
programs and incentives to spur economic
development. So, just good resource,

1321
01:41:59,600 --> 01:42:08,080
good outreach. There was child care was
on the agenda at the economic enhance or

1322
01:42:04,239 --> 01:42:12,880
economic development summit, housing, um
you know, all the things we talk about.

1323
01:42:10,080 --> 01:42:17,280
So that was good. Um we had that
property sell on the 26 and as I said

1324
01:42:14,880 --> 01:42:23,920
that was the Lancaster property and it
sold for 75,000. Um hopefully that

1325
01:42:21,440 --> 01:42:30,159
property will turn and and get renovated
or demolished or whatever. Um,

1326
01:42:28,159 --> 01:42:34,159
Mcked, we had an uh orientation with
Mckedd. Uh, there's a city

1327
01:42:32,320 --> 01:42:40,960
representative and that's Kayla Rayburn.
Port representative is Leah Shannon. And

1328
01:42:38,159 --> 01:42:46,080
so we all took part in that um
orientation. I'm on the loan board for

1329
01:42:43,679 --> 01:42:54,480
Mckette and so I've had a meeting on
that. Um, and that's been an interesting

1330
01:42:50,080 --> 01:42:57,840
process to learn about that. Um,
we we've been having administrative team

1331
01:42:56,159 --> 01:43:02,239
meetings just to try to keep some of the
things we're working on going. Couple of

1332
01:42:59,840 --> 01:43:06,639
things we're working on is to see if we
can get some adult education classes

1333
01:43:04,080 --> 01:43:10,800
going. Um,
for example,

1334
01:43:08,400 --> 01:43:16,560
public speaking or how to do a job
interview, um, finance 101, those types

1335
01:43:13,840 --> 01:43:20,880
of things. Um, so we're talking about
>> trying to just maybe come up with three

1336
01:43:18,480 --> 01:43:24,320
classes right now and figure out how to
do that.

1337
01:43:22,560 --> 01:43:30,800
And another thing we've been talking
about is um

1338
01:43:27,920 --> 01:43:35,520
taking the idea that we used with Kelly
nonprofit that the county used with

1339
01:43:32,480 --> 01:43:40,639
Kelly nonprofit
and finding

1340
01:43:37,520 --> 01:43:44,400
finding a
it could be Marina and Company although

1341
01:43:42,159 --> 01:43:50,320
we haven't talked to them. finding an
accountant or a a company that deals

1342
01:43:47,040 --> 01:43:54,960
with municipal uh
accounting

1343
01:43:51,920 --> 01:43:58,239
to help our taxing districts. So, we we
could

1344
01:43:56,639 --> 01:44:03,920
we ran this by legal counsel to make
sure we can do it. Um but earmark a

1345
01:44:01,920 --> 01:44:09,920
certain amount of hours that our taxing
districts can call for help, call for,

1346
01:44:07,119 --> 01:44:14,400
you know, what are the best practices?
Um what are the budgeting best

1347
01:44:11,440 --> 01:44:19,760
practices? Um, you know, we we see
things here and we think they could use

1348
01:44:17,280 --> 01:44:24,560
some help. Um, a lot of times it's just
a volunteer or a person who isn't

1349
01:44:22,400 --> 01:44:27,920
spending many hours that is doing
they're doing the best they can, but

1350
01:44:25,920 --> 01:44:31,600
they could use a little bit of support
on the accounting side which is going to

1351
01:44:29,600 --> 01:44:34,719
help us all because it's public funds.
So, what do you think of that?

1352
01:44:32,960 --> 01:44:41,840
» Yeah. idea to pursue
>> because I think that the chamber for a

1353
01:44:38,560 --> 01:44:45,679
while had like if if entities were using
QuickBooks, they had somebody that they

1354
01:44:44,719 --> 01:44:49,600
could [clears throat] contact.
>> Oh, good.

1355
01:44:46,480 --> 01:44:52,719
» Quickbooks questions answered and
>> yeah,

1356
01:44:50,320 --> 01:44:55,199
» the problem is a lot of that accounting
software just keeps getting more and

1357
01:44:54,400 --> 01:44:59,040
more expensive.
>> It does.

1358
01:44:56,239 --> 01:45:03,440
» I mean, mine's like up to $2,000 a year
for footn.

1359
01:45:01,440 --> 01:45:07,440
It's ridiculous.
Right. Anyway, that's all for now.

1360
01:45:06,412 --> 01:45:14,280
[clears throat]
Okay. Anything else? No further

1361
01:45:10,400 --> 01:45:14,280
business. Meeting is adjourned.

1362
01:45:17,547 --> 01:45:19,567
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