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Coos County Regular Board Meeting Tues 9:30am Dec. 5, 2017 ~ LNG on Agenda

11/30/2017

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Tuesday, December 5:

8:30 AM Regular Board Meeting– Owen Building large conference room

(NOTE: executive session begins at 8:30, with the public portion of the meeting scheduled to begin at 9:30)

For the complete agenda & packet, go to www.co.coos.or.us & go to Board of Commissioners Meetings


Agenda Item H.  Request Approval of Order in Appeals Case AP 17-004 Planning

2017-11-27 OSCC vs Coos County JCEP Permit Appeal
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Oregon Department of Education ~ Homeless Student Count Reaches All-Time High

11/29/2017

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Oregon Firearms Federation ~ Protect Your Rights For Free!

11/29/2017

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11.28.17

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The Differences Between SB719A & Connecticut's Gun Confiscation Law
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OFF ~ CALL TO ACTION ~ Contact Senator Prozanski ~ Time to Fix SB941 
OFF ~ Bad Idea Becomes Bad Bill SB 868

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Public Comment Due BY December 1, 2017 on Coos County Urban Renewal Agency

11/27/2017

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November 22, 2017:  The Port is to post their Final Coos County Urban Renewal Agency Amendment on the Port’s website: http://www.portofcoosbay.com/ccura It would be good for people to look this latest CCURA Amendment over.  The words that have been taken out have a line through them and the words that have been added are in italics
 
December 1, 2017:  All written testimony is due to the Coos County Commissioners via the Coos County Planning Department: Planning@co.coos.or.us
 
December 13, 2017: Continued Hearing at 3:00 p.m. at the Coos County Owen Building in Coquille.
 
·       The first hearing that was held on August 31st is available for viewing here:
https://coosmediacenter.viebit.com/player.php?hash=COouDtEQJUqy
 
·       The second hearing was held on September 25, 2017 is available for viewing here:
https://coosmediacenter.viebit.com/player.php?hash=H1rPhV2VF0Fd
 
·       No video of Oct 30, 2017 continued hearing.
 
·       Recent World article about all this here: Tax payers fund 'rising tide'
 
NOTE: The whole point of the Coos County Urban Renewal District is basically to use our tax dollars to essentially “build it and they will come” ( meaning infrastructure ).  This is so the Port’s idea of industry will come and create jobs…jobs…jobs.  We can all see how well that has worked for the last 30 to 40 years.  The problem with the CCURA Amendment at first was that these guys wanted us tax payers to pay even more while at the same time they would be giving industries that are, or that are proposed to be operating out on the North Spit, an enterprise zone tax exemption for 3 or more years.  In the case of Jordan Cove this amounts to a 15-year tax abatement.  Their definition of “blighted areas” is simply just “undeveloped land.”  No thought to the North Spit being a high habitat Coastal Shoreland area or that the property is located in a natural hazard zone.  I thought several of our people including JC hit the nail on the head at this last hearing held on October 30th which was not videotaped.  “We the People” are essentially paying for the roads, sewer, water, natural gas lines, etc, on the North Spit so some industry will come in here and enjoy all those benefits and then NOT PAY TAXES.  Such a deal for them, eh? 
THIS INFO IS FROM: Jody McCaffree

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Coos County Board of Commissioners FINAL VOTE on Extending the URA Debt

Information on the Campaign to Shut Down the North Bay URA
Coos County Proposed Ordinance Adopting North Bay UR Plan ~ FOREVER
Coos County Commissioners Hearing on Extending the Debt of the North Bay URA
Cribbins & Sweet Utilize Voter Suppression on Urban Renewal Extension

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ODFW ~ Meeting to Discuss Coos Mountain TMA Public Trails November 30, 2017

11/24/2017

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Nov. 30 meeting to discuss new Coos Mtn TMA

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CENTRAL POINT, Ore.—The Southwest Region Council of the Access and Habitat program will host a public meeting Nov. 30 at 3:30 p.m. to discuss a possible new Travel Management Area to be known as the Coos Mountain TMA within the Tioga Wildlife Management unit.

The meeting will be held at
ODFW’s Central Point office,
1495 East Gregory Road. 
                                                   Attend in person or call
                                                   1-877-336-1831 and enter participant code 804246.


Commercial timberland ownership in the area has shifted in recent years. The new TMA would provide “Welcome to Hunt” access on 63,000 acres so that hunters would have access to more private and public land in the area. TMAs typically involve some motor vehicle restrictions and help regulate access so private landowners are more willing to open their property to hunters.

The A and H program funds projects that provide hunter access and/or improve wildlife habitat on private land in Oregon. It’s funded by a $4 surcharge on hunting licenses and big game auction and raffle tag sales.

For more information, please contact Jade Keehn, ODFW’s A and H SW Regional Coordinator at jade.e.keehn@state.or.us, (541) 826-8774 x232.
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Contact:
Jade Keehn, ODFW’s A and H SW Regional Coordinator, jade.e.keehn@state.or.us, (541) 826-8774 x232



From: Rob Taylor
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 1:08 PM
To: jade.e.keehn@state.or.us
Subject: Fw: Nov. 30 meeting to discuss new Coos Mtn TMA


Hello Jade,

I talked with you on the phone today.  Afterward I called Dominic Rocco the biologist in Charleston and he explained some of the plan, but he did not have a map of the area. 

Would you have a map of the Coos Mtn TMA?   If you can, please send any links or info relating to this project?

Sincerely,
Rob Taylor

Hi Rob, 
Here is the proposed project area map. Let me know if I can help to track down any additional project information. I believe that the proposal will be publicized if it’s accepted after the first round of review. Of course, the review meeting is public and you’re welcome to attend in person, or by phone. If you have any specific concerns that you want documented, I’m happy to record them to share with the public review council.

This project would be funded through the A&H program; you can find more information about the review process and the project goals here: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/lands/AH/index.asp

Jade Keehn
Wildlife Habitat Biologist
Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife
1495 East Gregory Rd
Central Point, OR  97502

Work: (541) 826-8774 x232
Cell: (775) 391-9276
Fax: (541) 826-8776
jade.e.keehn@state.or.us

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ODFW ~ Crab Harvesting Reopens on a Portion of Oregon Coast

11/23/2017

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November 22, 2017

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the reopening of recreational and commercial bay crabbing from the north jetty of the Coquille River to the north jetty of Coos Bay. The reopening includes crab harvested in bays and estuaries, and on beaches, docks, piers, and jetties. Crab samples taken from the area indicate levels of domoic acid have dropped and remain below the alert level.

The recreational crabbing season in the ocean closed coast-wide on Oct. 16.

Crab harvesting remains closed from the California border to the north jetty of the Coquille River (including the Coquille estuary), and from Tahkenitch Creek (north of Winchester Bay) to Cape Foulweather (north of Newport). Crabbing north of Cape Foulweather to the Columbia River remains open in bays and estuaries, and on beaches, docks, piers, and jetties.

Today’s test results and health advisory come at a complicated time of year for Oregon’s crab fisheries. By rule, Dec. 1 is Oregon’s earliest annual start for ocean crabbing, for both commercial and recreational fisheries. However, this year, due to low crab meat yield and elevated levels of biotoxins in some areas, much of Oregon’s ocean area remains closed to crabbing after Dec. 1. Additional testing for meat yield and biotoxin levels will continue at least through the end of December.

For both recreational and commercial crab fishermen, below is a simple guide for what is currently open and closed. Before you go crabbing, please confirm the status of ODFW/ODA harvest areas relative to concerns about elevated biotoxins at the website below.
  • Recreational crabbing – Currently open in all bays and estuaries that are not under the health advisory; opens after Dec. 1 in ocean areas where biotoxins are below the alert level.
  • Commercial ocean crabbing – Delayed in all areas until at least December 16.
  • Commercial bay crabbing – Commercial bay crabbing is re-opened in Coos Bay on Monday, Nov. 27; commercial bay crabbing remains closed from the California border to the north jetty of the Coquille River (including the Coquille estuary), and from Tahkenitch Creek to Cape Foulweather. Commercial bay crabbing remains open at this time in bays and estuaries, and on beaches, docks, piers, and jetties within the areas that are not under the health advisory.
  • All commercial bay crabbing will be closed as of Dec. 1 along with the delayed season for the commercial ocean fishery, according to existing ODFW rules. This year, the commercial ocean fishery is delayed from Dec. 1 until at least Dec. 16.
Despite the closure, crab and shellfish products sold in retail markets and restaurants remain safe for consumers.

For more information, call ODA’s shellfish safety information hotline at (800) 448-2474 or visit the ODA shellfish closures web page at: http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/FoodSafety/Shellfish/Pages/ShellfishClosures.aspx

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Contact:
ODA / Alex Manderson at (503) 842-2607

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LTE ~ School Tax Sacrifices Property Owners

11/23/2017

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The Coos Bay Best Bond finally passed today by a very narrow margin of twenty-eight votes. I voted against the measure both times, not because I do not care about the children (as those on the other side accuse us of), but for two reasons.
 
One, our legislators and school administrators have proven time and time again they cannot be trusted to spend the money they have already been given properly.
 
Two, I am tired that as a property owner, I am being forced to pay for the education (or miseducation if you will) of every child in Coos Bay.
 
If education was so important to them, why didn't people who have children in Coos Bay schools volunteer to pay more property taxes?
 
They could have funded this bond themselves and not stolen from the rest of us, but that is not how things work today.  Everyone has their hand in the pocket of the person next to them.
 
Parents who have children in our schools but do not own property will not pay one red cent of this bond. People like me, who own property but do not have children, are forced to subsidize them. Wealthier property owners will not only have to subsidize them but then most likely pay again for private school for their children.
 
Will they receive a kickback because their children are not in public school? Well, of course not.
 
Frankly, I am sick to death of subsidizing others with schooling, welfare, housing, etc. then being accused of being a miser when I complain about being forced to pay their way at the point of a gun because that is what this measure is, a legislative gun.
 
I have no way of avoiding this new tax.  The authorities will add it to my property taxes with or without my consent.  Twenty-eight people have now decided that thousands of others MUST pay, or else. 
 
As the adage goes, "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch." Property owners in Coos Bay have just become the lamb, and I, for one, will not stand for it.
 
Matthew Wilbanks / Coos Bay

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FINALIZED Official Totals ~ CB School Bond WINS by 28 Votes ~ Lakeside Levy Fails

11/22/2017

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Unofficial Total ~ Coos Bay School Bond WINS by 28 Votes ~ Lakesides Levy Fails
Coos Bay School District Challenged Ballots Report for Measure #6-166

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LOC ~ Guide on Usurping the OR Home Rule Law for Statutory Preemptions

11/20/2017

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New LOC Guide to Home Rule Now Online
The League has published a Legal Guide to Oregon’s Statutory Preemptions of Home Rule. This new resource provides information on specific examples of how and when cities are preempted from taking certain actions or regulating particular conduct.

The guidebook is available here, or under the Publications tab on the LOC website.

Contact: Jayme Hafner, Assistant General Counsel – jhafner@orcities.org


2017-11-17 Statutory Preemptions of Home Rule
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LOC ~ Cities to Receive Additional Marijuana Payment from State Shared Revenue

11/20/2017

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  Cities to Receive Additional Marijuana Payment

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All cities will receive one more state shared revenue payment for marijuana taxes collected between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. The payment will be much smaller than the approximately $8 million payment made to cities in October (calculations are still pending, but the expected city portion should be around $200,000). The payment is expected to be made in mid to late December and will be distributed on a per capita basis. The payment is occurring largely because there were some additional tax payments that came in without finalized tax returns for the time period. Those payments have been reconciled, allowing the revenues to be distributed.

Contact: Wendy Johnson, Intergovernmental Relations Associate – wjohnson@orcities.org


  Cities Without Marijuana Bans Are Reminded to Complete Quarterly Certification

Cities should have received an email Friday from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) with a link to an online certification that is due December 6. This quarterly certification asks questions regarding local regulation of marijuana. Cities that have not banned marijuana premises for the six defined license types and provide a timely response are eligible to receive a quarterly state shared revenue payment. The payment is expected in December.

The email address used for each city is available here. If a city needs to change this email address, did not receive the link or has questions regarding certification, contact the OLCC at: marijuana@ oregon.gov or (503) 872-6366. Cities are reminded to check their spam filters and unblock Survey Monkey here if they cannot find the email. Cities with questions regarding payment amounts, quarterly reports or state collection of a local marijuana tax can contact the Oregon Department of Revenue at: marijuanatax.dor@oregon.gov or (503) 947-2597.


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ODFW ~ Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed

11/16/2017

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Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed

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Nov. 16, 2017
NEWPORT, Ore. – The traditional Dec. 1 opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed until at least Dec. 16 along the entire Oregon coast as testing shows crabs are too low in meat yield. 

The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season in Oregon is targeted to open Dec. 1, but can be delayed to ensure a high-quality product to consumers and avoid wastage of the resource. Crab quality testing in early November showed that none of the test areas met the criteria for a Dec. 1 opening. The delayed opening will allow for crabs to fill with more meat.

A second round of crab quality testing will occur in late November or early December, and the results will be used to determine if the season should open Dec. 16, be further delayed, or be split into two areas with different opening dates.

Currently there are crab closures in effect for recreationally and commercially harvested crab from bays and estuaries, and on beaches, docks, piers, and jetties due to elevated levels of domoic acid from Cape Foulweather to Tahkenitch Creek and from north jetty of Coos Bay to the California border. Crab harvesting outside of these areas remains open in bays and estuaries, and on beaches, docks, piers, and jetties.

In conjunction with the delayed ocean commercial season, commercial harvest of Dungeness crab in Oregon bays that are currently open will close at 12:01 a.m. Dec. 1, but may reopen if the ocean commercial fishery opens in December. Recreational harvest of Dungeness crab in the ocean off Oregon will open Dec. 1 as scheduled in areas where there are no Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) health advisories.

Despite the delay of the ocean fishery and because of the health closure in portions of the state, crab and shellfish products sold in retail markets and restaurants remain safe for consumers. The closure in the health advisory area ensures safety and the delay in the commercial ocean season promotes a high quality harvest. For more information on ODA health closures, call ODA’s shellfish safety information hotline at (800) 448-2474 or visit the ODA shellfish closures web page.

Commercial Dungeness crab is Oregon’s most valuable fishery. Last year’s season opening was also delayed but still brought in the highest ex-vessel value ever ($62.7 million) with 20.4 million pounds landed, about 22 percent above the 10-year average.

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Contact:
Troy Buell (541) 867‐0300 ext. 225
Kelly Corbett (541) 867‐0300 ext. 244

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ODFW ~ Commercial Crabbing Closed From Coos Bay North Jetty to Heceta Head
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Coos Bay School District Challenged Ballots Report for Measure #6-166

11/16/2017

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The following document is a public record that anyone can request at the county clerk’s office. 
Challenged Ballots for Coos Bay School Dist _9
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Voters with challenged ballots must have them corrected by November 21, 2017.  
County Clerk - Debbie Heller
250 N. Baxter Street
Coquille, Oregon 97423
Phone: 541-396-7610
Fax:     541-396-1013
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elections@co.coos.or.us



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CATO Policy Analysis #676 ~ The Case Against Tax-Increment Financing

11/14/2017

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The Case Against Tax-Increment Financing

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A Senior Fellow at the CATO Institute made the case against Urban Renewal and Tax Increment Finance in a paper titled, “The Case against Tax-Increment Financing” by Randal O’Toole.  In it, he stated, “There are two problems with any attempts to reform TIF. First, no matter how much legislatures may try to focus TIF on genuine examples of blighted neighborhoods, cities will find ways to get around such safeguards. Second, there is little evidence that city gov­ernments are better than private developers at determining the type and location of new development that cities need, and plenty of evidence that they are not as good. Instead of reforming TIF, state legislatures should sim­ply repeal the laws that give cities and coun­ties the authority to use it and similar tools to subsidize economic development.”


2011-05-18 Tha Case Against TIF
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Coos County Proposed Ordinance Adopting North Bay UR Plan ~ FOREVER
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Cribbins & Sweet Utilize Voter Suppression on Urban Renewal Extension

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The Continuing Saga of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency

11/14/2017

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The Continuing Saga of the CCURA
 
On Monday, October 30, 2017, the Coos County Board of Commissioners held the second hearing to discuss renewing of the county’s urban renewal plan for another twenty years.  The board had to continue the meeting until December 13, 2017, because the Director of the Port of Coos Bay did not submit the suggested changes to the URA plan until a few hours before the meeting. 
 
The urban renewal agency is a county entity, but the UR area is on the North Spit, so the Port of Coos Bay manages its finances and directs the projects under the authority of the board members of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency.    
 
Some of those changes included adding an ending date out to 2038 and eliminating the special levy.  The levy is a direct tax paid for by all the property owners in the county, approximately $0.0229 per $1,000 assessed value goes toward the CCURA Special Levy.  The URA Board also lowered the amount of the agency’s allotted maximum indebtedness from $60,900,390 to $37,169,510 over the life of the district.  The projected tax increment financing revenues over the 20-year life are supposed to be around $32.4-million.
 
The UR agencies projected revenue is the money that would normally go to ten other regular taxing districts.            
 
Operations and overhead costs are among the allocations listed in the Tier 1 category.  Approximately $500,000 would go to Special Studies and planning, $181,369 would go to Financing Fees, and another $660,000 would go to Administration.  Those speculative figures will change due to increasing cost overruns.   
 
The CCURA has been around since 1986.  By next June of 2018, the agency will have a whopping $1,011,500 on hand as the anticipated bank balance.  A good portion of that funding should have gone to the several taxing districts that the UR area is overlapping instead of sitting idle while county roads deteriorate and jail beds lay vacant.  Those other districts provide essential services to the people of the county, such as roads, schools, and law enforcement to list a few. The UR agency has not undertaken a major project since 2014, which was the safety improvement at the Trans-Pacific Parkway railroad crossing.
 
There are 79 taxing districts in Coos County, seven of which are urban renewal districts.  Five urban renewal agencies supervise those seven UR districts.  Those county UR districts retained 5% or $3-million annually from the revenue collected by the county in property taxes from all the districts, which in FYE 2017 was $65.2-million.  $3-million is roughly the same amount of taxes designated to the county’s ports and libraries.  The county, which is a taxing district itself, loses roughly $300,000 annually from the general fund due to the drainage of the Tax Increment Financing process.
 
Urban Renewal and the process of TIF is a scheme to circumvent funding from the necessary county services while rewarding the agency that is taking the money in the first place.  Many of the beneficiaries of this process are supporters of Commissioners Cribbins and Sweet, so they have no incentive to stop the drain until the people demand a change.   
 
To find out more information go to
www.cooscountywatchdog.com/shut-down-the-coos-county-urban-renewal-agency.html

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Information on the Campaign to Shut Down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency
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Coos County Proposed Ordinance Adopting North Bay UR Plan ~ FOREVER
Coos County Commissioners Hearing on Extending the Debt of the North Bay URA
Cribbins & Sweet Utilize Voter Suppression on Urban Renewal Extension

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Coos County ~ Whiskey Run Mountain Biking Trails to Open November 18, 2017

11/10/2017

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2017

WHISKEY RUN MOUNTAIN BIKING TRAILS TO OPEN
Coos County is pleased to announce that the Whiskey Run Mountain Biking Trails will be open to the public effective November 18, 2017.  Approximately eight miles of the initial ten mile trail are complete for public use.  The trails are located on the Coos County forest, west of Highway 101 between Coos Bay and Bandon.

Coos County is one of Oregon's hardest hit economic counties and has suffered greatly from reduced timber harvests.  Consequently, the county does not have extra money to build recreational trails.  These trails are made possible through grants from Oregon State Parks Recreational Trails Program, Business Oregon, and the Southern Oregon Workforce Investment Board.  It provides an opportunity for tourists and locals alike to visit a well-managed forest while also enjoying recreational opportunities on the Oregon Coast.  

"This project just proves how much we can do when we work together," stated Board of Commissioners Chair Melissa Cribbins. "This partnership combined the efforts of Coos County, Wild Rivers Coast Alliance, Jon-Paul Bowles, Chris Barnhart of Sentieros Consulting, Eddie Kessler of Ptarmigan Trails, Travel Oregon and its regional steering committees, and the efforts of the Wild River Coast Mountain Biking Club."

The initial opening will be celebrated on November 18, 2017 at 11 am with free hot dogs and opportunities to enjoy the trail.  The trail can be accessed by taking West Beaver Hill Road to Whiskey Run road adjacent to Highway 101.  This trail is open to non-motorized use only.

For questions, please contact Board Chair Melissa Cribbins at mcribbins@co.coos.or.us or 541-217-0272.


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ODFW ~ Entire Oregon Coast Reopened for Mussel Harvesting

11/10/2017

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Entire Oregon coast reopened for mussel harvesting

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Entire Oregon coast reopened for mussel harvesting

November 9, 2017

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the reopening of recreational and commercial mussel harvesting from the south jetty of the Columbia River to the north jetty of Yaquina Bay at Newport. Shellfish samples taken from the area indicate levels of the paralytic shellfish toxin (PST) have dropped below the ;alert level. The area was originally closed to mussel harvesting October 13.

As a result, all mussel harvesting is now open along the entire Oregon coast.
Meanwhile, razor clamming remains open only from Columbia River to Cascade Head, north of Lincoln City. The harvesting of razor clams remains closed from Cascade Head south to the ;California border due to elevated levels of domoic acid.

The recreational harvest of bay clams remains open along the entire Oregon coast.

For more information, call ODA’s shellfish safety information hotline at (800) 448-2474 or visit the ODA shellfish closures web page at http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/FoodSafety/Shellfish/Pages/ShellfishClosures.aspx
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Contact:
Alex Manderson at (503) 842-2607

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ODFW ~ Commercial Crabbing Closed From Coos Bay North Jetty to Heceta Head
ODFW seeks Landowner Representatives for Access & Habitat Program – by Jan. 30
OR State Land Board Public Meeting December 13, 2016 ~ Sell the Elliot Forest
ODFW ~ Deer virus confirmed in Coos County
ODFW ~ Hosts Town Hall On Proposed 2017-19 budget North Bend May 4, 2016
ODFW ~ Commission Meeting in Bandon Friday April 22, 2016
ODFW ~ Harassing Cormorant to Protect Salman but Still a Crime for the People
ODFW ~ Public Meeting Coquille Valley Wildlife Area Discussion Wed. March 2, 2016
OFRI ~ Fish Passage & Habitat Workshop Wednesday, March 9, 2016
NOAA Proposed Recovery Plan for Coho Salmon September 2015
Fish and Wildlife Commission delists wolves statewide in split vote (4-2) ‏
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ODFW ~ Conservation Opportunity Areas for Stealing Private Property

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ORS 254.431 ~ Special Procedure for Ballots that have been Challenged

11/10/2017

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2015 ORS 254.431¹
Special procedure for ballots challenged due to failure to sign return envelope or nonmatching signature
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  • (1) If a ballot is challenged because it is returned in an unsigned return identification envelope or because the signature of an elector on a return identification envelope does not match the signature in the voter registration record for the elector, the county clerk shall mail to the elector a notice that describes the nature of the challenge. The Secretary of State shall design a standard form to be used in all notifications sent by county clerks under this subsection.

(2)
(a) In order for the vote of the elector to be counted, the elector must provide evidence sufficient to disprove the challenge not later than the 14th calendar day after the date of the election.
(b) If the elector does not provide evidence sufficient to disprove a challenge alleging that the signature of the elector on a return identification envelope does not match the signature in the voter registration record for the elector by the 14th calendar day after the date of the election, the registration of the elector shall be considered inactive.

(3)
(a) The filing officer may not release as a public record any information that could be used to identify an elector whose ballot has been challenged under this section until the eighth calendar day after the date of an election.
(b) Following the seventh calendar day after the date of an election, the filing officer may disclose as a public record under ORS 192.410 (Definitions for ORS 192.410 to 192.505) to 192.505 (Exempt and nonexempt public record to be separated) the following information about each elector whose ballot was challenged under this section:
(A) The name of the elector;
(B) The residence addresses of the elector; and
(C) The reason the elector’s ballot is being challenged.

(4)
As used in this section, "filing officer" means:
(a) The Secretary of State, for federal or statewide elections and for elections to the office of state Senator or Representative; or
(b) The county clerk, for county, city or district elections. [2013 c.695 §3; 2014 c.67 §3; 2014 c.112 §3; 2015 c.169 §5]


https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/254.431

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Unofficial Total ~ Coos Bay School Bond WINS by 28 Votes ~ Lakesides Levy Fails

11/7/2017

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PERS Task Force Recommends Exempting School Districts from Urban Renewal

11/6/2017

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PERS Task Force Releases Recommendations
On Wednesday, the task force appointed by Governor Kate Brown to develop solutions that reduce the unfunded liability of the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS), released its recommendations. The group was instructed to "think outside the box" and it appears they did.

Among the concepts in the 64-page report (available here), are the creation of a "PERS Resolution Plan." This would provide a matching fund for local PERS employers as an incentive to contribute funds to side accounts in order to pre-pay PERS liabilities. Providing the "seed money" for such a program would require additional analysis. The report also recognizes that preemptions on local government finances are a hindrance to the ability of cities to fund their pension obligations and should be examined.

Other recommendations would exempt the inclusion of school districts in urban renewal districts and limit economic development zone benefits. While these might provide short-term relief for some PERS employers, they would leave cities with a reduced capacity to revitalize themselves and grow their economies. The League looks forward to continued conversations with policy makers that will result in the reduction of mandated PERS costs.

Contact: Scott Winkels, Intergovernmental Relations Associate – swinkels@orcities.org


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City of Bandon Considers Marijuana Ordinance & Public Drinking Ordinance

11/3/2017

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City Council Meeting
Calendar Date:Monday, November 6, 2017 - 7:00pm
BANDON CITY COUNCIL 
REGULAR MEETING
November 6, 2017, 7:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 555 HIGHWAY 101, BANDON 97411


AGENDA
1.   CALL TO ORDER - INVOCATION - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
     Pastor Ron Harris, Pacific Community Church
2.   PUBLIC REQUEST(S)
3.   PRESENTATIONS
3.1 Volunteer of the Month
3.2 Recognition for Bandon being named #2 Safest City in Oregon
3.3 Introduction of New City Staff
4.   HEARINGS
4.1 Marijuana - Recreational
5.  PROCEEDINGS
5.1   ACTION & DISCUSSION
5.1.1 PERS Update
5.2   RESOLUTION
5.2.1 Res 17-09 Establishing a Policy for Serving Alcohol at City Facilities
5.2.2 Res 17-10 Adopting a New Electric Rate Schedule Effective Dec. 1, 2017
5.3   ORDINANCE
5.3.1 Ord #1621 Propose Amendments to BMC Title 9 Drinking in Public Places
5.3.2 Ord #1623 Propose Amendments to BMC Title 16 & 17 Providing for Recreational Marijuana
6.  CONSENT AGENDA
6.1   APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES
6.1.1 City Council Regular Meeting – October 3, 2017
6.1.2 City Council Study Session – October 3, 2017
6.2   REVIEWING OF COMMISSION & COMMITTEE MINUTES
(These have not necessarily been approved by the commission or committee they belong to)
6.2.1 Planning Commission Meeting –
  • August 24, 2017- Work Session
  • August 24, 2017 – Regular Meeting
  • September 28, 2017 – Regular Meeting
6.2.2 Parks & Recreation Commission
  • October 12, 2017- Regular Meeting
6.3   INFORMATION ONLY: DEPARTMENT REPORTS
6.3.1 A/P Report for September 2017
6.3.2 Library Report for September 2017
6.3.3 Public Works Report for October 2017
6.3.4 The Barn Report for September 2017
6.3.5 Planning Department Report for October 2017
6.3.6 Police Department Report for September 2017
6.3.7 Consolidated Municipal Utility Report
6.4   INFORMATION ONLY: OTHER ITEMS
        6.4.1 Appointment to Committees & Commission    
  • Parks & Recreation Commission – Christine Hall
7.  PUBLIC COMMENT - The City of Bandon offers this time for citizens to comment on municipal issues not already on the agenda. After the Mayor asks for comments, rise or raise your hand for the Mayor to acknowledge you. Come to the podium and state your name and address. Please be sure to speak into the microphone. Comments should be limited to 3 minutes. Please supply 16 copies of the material brought to the meeting for distribution.
8.  OTHER: COUNCIL/MAYOR/STAFF REMARKS
9.  ADJOURN TO JOINT URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY REGULAR MEETING


JOINT CITY COUNCIL /URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY REGULAR MEETING
1.  CALL TO ORDER
2.  APPROVAL OF JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND U.R. MINUTES
2.1 August 7, 2017 Joint City Council and U.R. Meeting
3.  ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION RE: 192.660(2)(e), To conduct deliberations with persons designated to negotiate real property transactions.
4.  ADJOURN EXECUTIVE SESSION
5.  ANY ACTION, IF NECESSARY FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
5.1 Potential direction to staff regarding real property.
6.  ADJOURN


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Council Chambers is accessible to the disabled. 
For special services contact City Hall 48 hours in advance at
347-2437, Voice ˜ 711 TTR ˜
e-mail: citymanager@cityofbandon.org ˜
web: www.cityofbandon.org ******************************************************************



Supporting Documents
3.2 Recognition for Bandon being Named #2 Safest City in Oregon (55 KB)
3.3 Introduction of New City Staff (47 KB)
4.1 Public Hearing Proposed Amendments to BMC 16 & 17 - Recreation Marijuana (1 MB)
5.1.1 Oregon PERS Update (957 KB)
5.2.1 Resolution # 17-09 Establishing a Policy for Serving Alcohol at City Facilities (99 KB)
5.2.2 Resolution # 17-10 Adopting a New Electric Rate Schedule Effective December 1, 2017 (949 KB)
5.3.1 Ordinance #1621 Propose Amendments to BMC Title 9 Drinking in Public Places (288 KB)
5.3.2 Ordinance #1623 Propose Amendments to BMC Title 16 & 17 - Providing for Recreational Marijuana (226 KB)
6.1.1 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - October 3, 2017 (244 KB)
6.1.2 City Council Study Session Minutes - October 3, 2017 (94 KB)
6.2.1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes - August 24, 2017 Work Session (91 KB)
6.2.1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes - August 24, 2017 Regular Meeting (83 KB)
6.2.1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes - September 28, 2017 Regular Meeting (194 KB)
6.2.2 Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes - October 12, 2017 (176 KB)
6.3.1 Accounts Payable Report for September 2017 (366 KB)
6.3.2 Library Report for September 2017 (147 KB)
6.3.3 Public Works Report for October 2017 (35 KB)
6.3.4 The Barn / Community Center Report for September 2017 (348 KB)
6.3.5 Planning Department Report for October 20174 (82 KB)
6.3.6 Police Department Report for September 2017 (161 KB)
6.4.1 Parks and Recreation Commission Appointment - Christine Hall (167 KB)
2.1 Joint City Council and Urban Renewal Meeting Minutes - August 7, 2017 (81 KB)

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