Ballots are Coming . . .Ballots for the 2018 Primary Election are now in the mail, and here are answers to 10 of the most frequently asked questions from Oregonians about the election. 1. If you believe you are registered to vote but have not received your ballot by May 4, call your local elections office. 2. You can track your ballot at oregonvotes.gov/myvote. 3. Ballots are due on May 15 by 8pm. Postmarks do not count (and you only need to use one stamp). 4. Ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop box, or to your county election office. Find drop box locations at oregonvotes.gov/dropbox. 5. Every registered voter will receive a ballot for the May 15 election. Voters not affiliated with a political party, and those affiliated with a minor party (Constitution, Green, Libertarian, Progressive, Working Families) will be able to vote on non-partisan contests like judges, state Bureau of Labor & Industries Commissioner, and local offices. Voters affiliated with the Democratic, Independent, or Republican parties will be able to vote on the above non-partisan contests as well as select the party nominee for partisan offices like US Congress, Governor, and state legislature. 6. If you registered to vote or changed your registration after April 1, you will likely receive two different ballot mailings. That is okay! It takes days to print and prepare over 2.6 million ballots, and your change may have come in after the process started. Return the second ballot which will be for your updated registration. Don’t worry, we know who was sent more than one ballot, and we’ll make sure only one is counted. If you return them both, we will only count the one for your current registration. 7. You can now register to vote when you are 16 years of age, but you will not be able to vote until you are 18. 8. The election process is open to the public. Anyone can come into their county elections office and observe the process of testing the equipment, verifying signatures, opening the ballot envelopes, counting the ballots, and witnessing a recount, if there is one. Contact your county elections office for details. 9. A security feature of vote by mail is that we compare the signature on every ballot envelope to the signature in the voter registration file. If signatures match, the ballot is counted. If the signatures doesn’t match, the ballot will not be counted and the voter will be notified. 10. Specific instructions will be provided for nonmatching signatures. The instructions must be followed to have your ballot counted. I want to reiterate the importance of voting in every election. Thank you in advance for fulfilling this important civic duty. TAX Referendum Meeting “Time to Shut It Down” 7 pm on Friday, April 13, 2018, North Bend Library on Sherman Avenue One of the purposes of the referendum process is to keep local and state politicians in check. The state of Oregon has a very liberal policy on rescinding bad laws or taxes that were enacted by city councils and county boards. At the Coos County Board of Commissioners meeting on March 27, 2018, ALL THREE COMMISSIONERS voted to continue the urban renewal tax debt. There are thirty-two million dollars in potential projects and any debt incurred over the twenty-year life of the plan is the responsibility of the taxpayer. Since the vote was unanimous, it is hard to tell who is representing the people. The commissioners started reviewing the North Bay URA plan back in August of 2017. During the meetings, Commissioner Main played both sides of the issue sending mixed messages, while Cribbins and Sweet repeatedly implied they were going to do everything possible to find out what the people thought about their plan of extending this public liability. However, the board scheduled all the meetings during the day when most people are at work. There was no town hall or public forum where the opposition and the supporters could debate the issue in free discourse in front of a live audience. There was no opportunity for the people to hear both sides of the argument because the commissioners were only concerned with the opinion of the supporters of the agency. Everyone else had to follow strictly mandated time constrictions, and the commissioners never allowed the opposition to give their power point presentation at any of the meetings. In fact, all Cribbins and Sweet had to do to find out what the people thought of the issue was to put the question on the ballot, but that would have revealed an ugly truth. The truth is that most people do not support creating more debt for themselves or their children. They certainly do not approve of using public money for the benefits of private development. Cribbins and Sweet lied about their intentions, deceived the people, and denied them their authority to make the final decision. After all, it is the taxpayer’s money, not the boards. Fortunate for the voters, they might get two chances to veto the commissioners and override these elected employees, but those opportunities depend on the actions of county voters. First, it is time to drain the swamp and give Cribbins and Sweet their walking papers. Start looking for new employees, especially when the old employees are guilty of deception. In the upcoming primary in May, the voters have a couple of choices for candidates in both commissioner positions #2 and #3. Secondly, people can and should take back their authority by gathering signatures for the referendum petition filed by The Committee to Shut Down the Coos County URA. A successful ballot measure would put the commissioners back in their place. Our forebearers wrote the state’s constitution acknowledging the right to the redress of grievances so that the people could train their politicians to obey, which is what Cribbins, Sweet, and Main should have done for the people of Coos County. There will be a meeting to discuss the history and consequences of urban renewal and tax-increment financing at 7 pm on Friday, April 13, 2018, at the North Bend Library on Sherman Avenue. Petitions will be available for registered voters to sign. The campaign also needs volunteers to help circulate the petition. For anyone who cannot make the meeting, but would like to gather signatures can get copies by sending an email to cooscountywatchdog@gmail.com. Please put “UR Petition” in the subject line. There is a petition available to sign at The Sentinel Newspaper in Coquille, and Waterman’s Automotive in Bandon. Otherwise, download a single signature sheet and find out more information at www.CoosCountyWatchdog.com. Sign the petition to repeal the Coos County Urban Renewal Debt for the 2018 ballot! It's as easy as 1 - 2 - 3! 1. Print out the petition on white paper. 2. Sign, date and fold it. Only use tape on the outside of the signature sheet. 3. Stick a stamp on it and mail it in. You can request 10 line signature sheets so you can collect signatures from your friends, family and at events. Send an email to: cooscountywatchdog@gmail.com Related Posts Establishing the Timeline Commissioner's URA Vote Triggers Tax Referendum ~ Meeting on Friday the 13th Coos County Considering Ordinance to Extend UR Tax Debt March 27, 2018 Board of Commissioners Postpones Vote on Coos County Urban Renewal Agency Update on The Campaign to Shut Down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency Coos County Public Hearing on Extending the Urban Renewal Tax Debt Dec. 13, 2017 The Continuing Saga of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency Coos County Board of Commissioners FINAL VOTE on Extending the URA Debt Information on the Campaign to Shut Down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency 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 The Committee to Shut It Down will be having a meeting on Friday, April 13, 2018, at 7 pm in the North Bend Library on Sherman Street and the reason is due to a recent vote by the Coos County Board of Commissioners. On March 27, 2018, the Board voted to extend the urban renewal debt and the North Bay Urban Renewal Plan for another twenty years. The maximum indebtedness is thirty-seven million dollars, and it is the responsibility of the taxpayers to pay it back. The BOC started this process in September of 2017 where at one meeting over seventy opponents attended, and they spoke out against the UR tax debt or extending the plan. Many of them demanded that the commissioners put the ordinance on the ballot for the voters to decide. Unfortunately, ALL THREE COMMISSIONERS ignored the pleas of the public and voted unanimously to support this tax. They saddled the taxpayers with two more decades of debt by enacting Ordinance 17-08-006L, which amends the plan to the county’s urban renewal agency until the year 2038. The life expectancy of some of the current board members are shorter than the time it will take the next generation to pay off this debt, In a twist, Commissioner Bob Main, who had been a very vocal longtime opponent of urban renewal decided to vote in favor of the plan and the ordinance. Many of his supporters were very disappointed by the sudden reversal, but it was not surprising considering his past inconsistencies. Main used to be the renegade on the board with Cribbins and Sweet towing the line for the local political establishment, but this recent decision puts Main in the muck with the rest of the local swamp creatures. It seemed to be a recklessly cavalier decision considering the election before last he only kept the commissioner position by 14 votes. It is unclear where he will receive support in his next bid to retain the office. He explained himself by stating this, “While I do not like UR’s, I was able to modify the Coos County UR. Removed was the additional tax levy on all Coos County tax payers ( if the UR was short funds ). Also, any additional revenue from additional taxable value has to be approved by the county commissioners. ( Jordan Cove as an example would have to be approved. I do not see that happening because the county needs those funds for the jail, deputies, etc.)” Fortunately, the voters will have a chance to terminate Bob Main as county commissioner in two years, but for now, Commissioners Cribbins and Sweet are up for reelection. Both are facing multiple contenders so voters will have plenty of choices in the May primary. Interested parties can find more info on candidates at the county Elections Office’s website at www.co.coos.or.us/Departments/CountyClerk/Elections.aspx. Insubordination is an intolerable act for elected employees, so several citizens have decided to file a TAX Referendum. If the group collects enough signatures, the voters will get to make the final decision. With the required number, plus extras for the ones the elections official might throw out, the committee will need to gather about 1300 signatures. The campaign is an effort to eliminate, not only the tax but also the entire process of tax-increment financing in Coos County. Anyone interested in fighting for a lower tax debt should attend the “Shut Down the Coos County URA” meeting on Friday the thirteenth. There will be petitions available to sign, and organizers will provide more in-depth explanations of how urban renewal and tax-increment financing is driving up taxes and property prices. For anyone who cannot make the meeting, but would like to circulate the petition and gather signatures can get copies by sending an email to cooscountywatchdog@gmail.com. Please put “UR Petition” in the subject line. Download a single signature sheet and find out more information at www.CoosCountyWatchdog.com.
Related Posts Establishing the Timeline Coos County Considering Ordinance to Extend UR Tax Debt March 27, 2018 Board of Commissioners Postpones Vote on Coos County Urban Renewal Agency Update on The Campaign to Shut Down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency Coos County Public Hearing on Extending the Urban Renewal Tax Debt Dec. 13, 2017 The Continuing Saga of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency Coos County Board of Commissioners FINAL VOTE on Extending the URA Debt Information on the Campaign to Shut Down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency 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 On Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at 9:30 am in the Owen Building, Coos County Board of Commissioners will be making their final decision on the ordinance that authorizes a twenty-year extension of the plan for the North Bay Urban Renewal Area. The Board approved the plan in a meeting on December 13, 2017, but they have to pass an ordinance to codify the act into county law. Since August of last year, the BOC has been discussing the idea of extending the tax debt of the North Bay Urban Renewal Area, which is under the authority of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency. The unelected officials on the Port of Coos Bay receive funding to manage that agency, and they are desperately trying to keep the drain open on their slush fund. The plan was set to expire this year, so the money from property taxes going to the UR agency would then flow back into the ten other overlapping taxing districts. The taxpayers are the ones responsible for paying back the urban renewal debt, so many people who attended the county’s public meetings requested to have this issue put on the ballot for the voters to decide. Two of the commissioners, Cribbins and Sweet have refused these public requests, and they make up the majority of the Board. However, the people have the power of the petition. We the people can file a referendum on their decision and VETO their vote. When the Board votes to enact the ordinance The Committee to Shut Down the CCURA will file to rescind that law, and the campaign will need volunteers to circulate petitions and gather signatures. Volunteers can contact the campaign by sending an email with your contact information to CoosCountyWatchdog@gmail.com. Two of the commissioners are up for reelection, Cribbins, and Sweet, so they are going to have to explain to the voters their decision to extend the UR debt for two more decades. For more information: http://www.cooscountywatchdog.com/shut-down-the-coos-county-urban-renewal-agency.html
Related Posts: Coos Bay & North Bend Pass Resolution Approving Changes to North Bay UR Plan Board of Commissioners Postpones Vote on Coos County Urban Renewal Agency Update on The Campaign to Shut Down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency Public Comment Due BY December 1, 2017 on Coos County Urban Renewal Agency The Continuing Saga of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency 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 PERS Task Force Recommends Exempting School Districts from Urban Renewal List of Coos Bay’s Urban Renewal Expenditures from 2006 - 2012 LTE ~ Coos Bay Urban Renewal Giving Away Public Assets Paid for by The Public #CoosBay Urban Renewal Monies Siphoned from Public Basic Services Port of #CoosBay Blowing Through Your Tax Dollars Like Drunken Sailors Commissioners Campaign Contributors are Champions of Corporate Welfare Coos County Public Hearing on Extending the Urban Renewal Tax Debt Dec. 13, 2017 The Excesses of Tax-Increment Financing & Urban Renewal The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife will be holding meetings across the state to find out how the department should spend the taxpayer’s money. Since the voters of Coos County voted against the Bandon Marsh Expansion those same people would probably be opposed to the ODFW spending more of their money on land acquisitions. The ODFW will be meeting in North Bend in April and the people need to show up to express their opinion to the Board. The department is the government agency overseeing the wetland restoration in the new Winter Lake Mosquito Refuge. Before the agency took over the area, it used to be one of the best grazing grounds for grass fed beef, now it is a sanctuary for bloodsuckers….Rob T. ODFW hosts series of meetings for public input on 2019-21 budget Wednesday, March 21, 2018 SALEM, Ore.--The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting a series of town hall meetings around the state in April to gather public input on the agency's proposed 2019-21 budget. The proposed budget, which is being developed by ODFW and an external budget advisory committee, will be presented for review and comment at the meetings listed below taking place in Bend, Klamath Falls, La Grande, Medford, North Bend, Newport, Portland and Tillamook. “This is a great opportunity for us to meet with our constituents and get their feedback,” said Curt Melcher, ODFW director. “I encourage folks to attend, meet with our staff and learn more about our funding proposals to manage Oregon’s fish and wildlife.” No major changes to the budget or new fee increases are proposed, though ODFW is discussing the feasibility of eliminating an already planned and approved fee increase set to take effect in 2020. Public comments will be used to help refine the budget before it is presented to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on June 7 in Baker City. Once a proposed budget is approved by the Commission, it will be submitted to the Governor for her consideration. The budget will ultimately be determined by the 2019 Legislature. All meetings will be held from 7-8:30 p.m.
Comments on the agency proposed budget can also be submitted through May 1 by email to ODFW.TownHallComments@state.or.us or by mail to ODFW Director’s Office, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem, OR 7302-1142. Public testimony will also be heard at the Commission meeting June 7 in Baker City. ### Contact: Roger Fuhrman (503) 947-6010 Roger.W.Fuhrman@state.or.us Related Posts: Press Release - Bill to Limit Regional Closures of Crab Harvest Due to Domoic Acid ODFW ~ Commercial Crab from South Coast Must be Eviscerated to Protect Public ODFW ~ Meeting to Discuss Coos Mountain TMA Public Trails November 30, 2017 ODFW ~ Crab Harvesting Reopens on a Portion of Oregon Coast ODFW ~ Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed ODFW ~ Entire Oregon Coast Reopened for Mussel Harvesting ODFW ~ "Pounder" trout stocked in Coos Bay area Lakes ODFW ~ One Species on the Verge of Causing the Extinction of Another Species NOAA Antibusiness Plan for Coquille River ~ Public Private Property Partnership 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 For Immediate Release So It Goes Coffeehouse and Time Bomb Clothing Exchange proudly present THE FIRST ANNUAL PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET Featuring Playboy Manbaby (3 bands for $3!) Coos Bay's first annual PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET take place Thursday April 19th from 6-10PM at the Egyptian Theater. Presented by So It Goes Coffeehouse and Time Bomb Clothing Exchange, profits from the event will benefit Head Start & ORCCA. The all ages event features the amazing punk band PLAYBOY MANBABY from Phoenix, with special guest PIGASUS TRIO and FREE SEX (the band). The event features three killer bands for three dollars and an array of unusual vendor tables inside the Egyptian including street and punk artists, awesome alternative clothing and food and everything from tarot readers to live paintings. Artist Nicholas McCullough's work will be onstage with local vendors in attendance as well, including Angry Gorilla Comics, Speez Tees, Stickle Acoustics and more. Vendor information at soitgoescoffee@gmail.com. Brought to you by So It Goes and Time Bomb. Additional and hires artwork available. .... Playboy Manbaby is a 6 piece punk band from Phoenix, AZ. The band consists of Robbie Pfeffer (vocals), Chris Hudson (bass), TJ Friga (guitar), David Cosme (trumpet), Chad Dennis (drums), and Austin Rickert (sax). “Even if you’re a Sunday-morning blues lawyer who only appreciates “serious music,” there’s no denying that Playboy Manbaby has been playing long enough to form a bona fide musical chemistry—one that would fit well onstage supporting (or blowing away) the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. The tune boasts a rhythm section that can effortlessly power through stop-start arrangements. Over this, the versatile guitar work of TJ Friga switches from heavily reverberated spastic freak-outs to melodic arpeggios in the breakdown—a bridge that also includes a short-but-sweet trumpet solo from David Cosme. Go ahead and check out Playboy Manbaby before Hugh Hefner’s lawyers make them change their name.” -Eric Shea John Beane So It Goes Coffeehouse 541.808.9333 www.soitgoescoffee.com www.facebook.com/soitgoescoffeehouse On February 20, 2018, the Coos Bay City Council will be voting on a Resolution to put a measure on the May ballot that would add an amendment to change three sections of the city charter. One of the changes would eliminate the ability of the voter to approve the sale of Revenue Bonds returning that authority to the city councilors to decide. The city officials are making the argument that the city should not have to ask the voters permission to sell Revenue Bonds because this type of bond has existing revenue sources to repay the debt, so it does not require the enactment of a new tax. However, the city has to repay the debt with public money, so it is a tax nonetheless. The voters in 1996 chose to establish voter approval for the sale of certain bonds because the people knew the local politicians would continue to spend public money on wasteful projects with little regard for the concerns of the citizens. The most disturbing thing about this agenda item is that the city recorder has already filled out and predated the SEL802 document that the city has to submit to the county clerk for a ballot measure. It is almost as if the city officials already know how the council and mayor will vote before the meeting has occurred….Rob T. CITY OF COOS BAY CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 20, 2018 - 7:00 PM Council Chambers - 500 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, OR Those changes will affect these sections of the city charter: (1) Section 4.1 Meeting requirements of the Council; (2) Section 9.11 Funds for Police Officers and Firefighters; (3) Section 9.12 Sales of Bonds and Warrants.
Background: On February 18, 2017, the Council held a work session to discuss priorities for 2017-2019. The work session was facilitated by consultants from Solid Ground Consulting. Based on a consensus of the Council, priorities were categorized into five areas: (1) Wastewater; (2) Street Maintenance; (3) Library facility; (4) Economic Development; and (5) City Charter. On April 4, 2017, the Council approved the attached goals which included possible amendments to the City Charter.
For many borrowings, an Oregon city can choose to do any of the following kinds of borrowings:
Since the inclusion of Section 9.12, the City has secured funding (loans) from federal and state agencies, from banks, and by the sale of bonds (approved by the voters for the building and equipping of the Fire Station). Given that the time process involved in securing voter approval for revenue bonds combined with the reality that the financial market is in constant flux, the City has chosen not to avail itself to this funding possibility. As is stated above, revenue bonds do not typically require approval of the voters as cities have existing revenue sources to repay the debt (doesn't require enactment of a new tax). While revenue bonds generally don't require voter approval, they are generally subject to referral to the voters through the referral process. As Section 9.12, as currently worded limits financing options, staff recommends amending the language. Financing options, such as GO Bonds and other bonds which require the implementation of an additional tax should require voter approval. Amending the language would provide the City greater flexibility, without the ability to impose additional taxes, for financing the business of the City. In addition, the City Attorney had reviewed the current City Charter and is suggesting that the Council consider additional amendments which would remove langue referencing consolidation and consolidation continuances. The follow Section is part of the new amendment giving the councilors of CB the authority to create more debt in the name of the taxpayers. Section 2.4 Utilities. The City, acting by and through its Council, is authorized and empowered to acquire, construct, purchase, own, lease, operate and maintain, within, without, or partly within and without the corporate limits of the City, public utilities and other public utilities and other public enterprises and properties which may be deemed by the Council to be in the public interest, including, but not limited to, airport, roadway, dock, wharf, sewer, and water system facilities; and the Council may, by ordinance, authorize the issuance and sale of self-liquidating revenue bonds and self-liquidating notes or contracts payable only from the pledged revenues of public utilities, enterprises and properties for the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, extension or repair of any such utility, enterprise or property or any part thereof; provided that such obligations, and any part thereof, shall not be payable from taxes or general fund revenues and shall not be deemed general obligations of the City unless specifically authorized at election of the legal voters of the City, nor shall such self-liquidating obligations be debts of the City within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or charter limitations. Related Posts: Coos Bay Pays Around $406,000 to Repair Mingus Park Pool Coos County Public Hearing on Extending the Urban Renewal Tax Debt Dec. 13, 2017 The Excesses of Tax-Increment Financing & Urban Renewal Coos Bay URA Spends $300,000 on North-South Gateway While Streets Deteriorate Coos Bay Street Action Plan Open House Thursday, June 8, 2017, 5:30pm Coos Bay Legally Steals from Average Citizens to Decorate a Private Business Coos Bay Taking from the Poor to Give to the Privileged Using Urban Renewal Coos Bay Gives $97,000 of Public Money to the Local Drama Club Coos Bay Redistributing Money to Owners of Historical Places Coos Bay Giving Away Public Money to a Private Business Using Urban Renewal CATO Policy Analysis #676 ~ The Case Against Tax-Increment Financing Public Comment Due BY December 1, 2017 on Coos County Urban Renewal Agency The Continuing Saga of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency 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 PERS Task Force Recommends Exempting School Districts from Urban Renewal List of Coos Bay’s Urban Renewal Expenditures from 2006 - 2012 LTE ~ Coos Bay Urban Renewal Giving Away Public Assets Paid for by The Public #CoosBay Urban Renewal Monies Siphoned from Public Basic Services Port of #CoosBay Blowing Through Your Tax Dollars Like Drunken Sailors Commissioners Campaign Contributors are Champions of Corporate Welfare Send in a comment or make the trip to testify for your rights in Salem... ______________ ACTION ALERT _____________ Click Tittle to view Bill 2018R1 HB 4145 Public Hearing 2/7/2018 1:00 PM, HR 50 Please send Testimony to the House Committee On Judiciary Join the Oregon Citizens Lobby for Limited Government: http://oregoncitizenslobby.org/ Email: Email: hjud.exhibits@oregonlegislature.gov This bill expands the number of people who are prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition, adds reporting requirements on OR Dept of State Police (OSP), adds reporting requirements on the attorneys' offices and other law enforcement agencies receiving the additional reporting from OSP. Personal Choice and Responsibility Expands the list of prohibited persons under ORS 166.255 from those who have had a hearing to now include those who were served but did not request a hearing, expands the number of people who can be the target from 'intimate partner' to 'household member' which includes Spouses, Former spouses, Adult persons related by blood or marriage, Persons cohabiting with each other, Persons who have cohabited with each other or who have been involved in a sexually intimate relationship, Unmarried parents of a minor child. Fiscal Responsibility The reporting requirements on OR Dept of State Police including notifying attorneys' offices and other law enforcement agencies and publishing written reports, will require increased expenditure. If these measures were effective in making it impossible for prohibited persons to be armed, the expense might be justified. But law enforcement cautions against overconfidence that making something illegal makes it impossible: felons are found to be illegally in possession of weapons all the time. So while well-intentioned, the additional expenditure here is unlikely to be justified. Limited Government The reporting requirements on OR Dept of State Police including notifying attorneys' offices and other law enforcement agencies and publishing written reports, will require increase in staff to perform. This bill contains a 24-hour deadline to perform the additional reporting. ______________________ https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4145/ Related Posts: OFF ~ The Oregon Firearms Federation urges a "NO" vote on Measure 101 Oregon Firearms Federation ~ Protect Your Rights For Free! OFF ~ NRA CAVES AGAIN ~ 719 REPEAL EFFORT FALLS SHORT Information on Several Petitions Currently in Circulation in the State of Oregon OFF ~ The Gun Confiscation Battle Begins Teri Grier ~ Bill Post ~ Mike Nearman ~ File Referendum on SB719 Gun Confiscation The Differences Between SB719A & Connecticut's Gun Confiscation Law LTE ~ SB719 Into the Oven, Out of the Stack Oregon Firearms Federation Responds to Senator Brian Boquist on SB 719 OFF Late Session Omnibus Anti-Gun Bill Introduced Senator Arnie Roblan Votes for SB917A The Gun Confiscation Bill ~ Now in House OFF ~ CALL TO ACTION ~ Contact Senator Prozanski ~ Time to Fix SB941 OFF ~ Bad Idea Becomes Bad Bill SB 868 Hey Folks, The Bandon Planning Commission is going to discuss the following agenda item about the voter-rejected swimming pool at the regular meeting on Thursday, January 25, 2017, at 7 pm in city hall. It is a notice on an official discussion on using city property for the site of the pool. However, the majority of the voters in the city rejected the idea of a public pool back in November of 2012, so any further discussion by the city officials is an insult to the people's decision. Most people would support a privately owned, privately funded pool located on private land. A good portion of our community does not believe public tax dollars should pay for these types of luxuries when there are so many other priorities the government should be funding, such as roads and law enforcement. Otherwise, the money should revert to the people paying the taxes, so they can choose what to do with it. The new planning director lays out the background on the pool in the agenda without mentioning one word about the election. The proponents of the pool are alleging this is an informal proposal, but anyone living in the Bandon Marsh expansion zone knows that once the government puts a project on a map, it becomes more of a certainty. Also, the planning director receives a very handsome salary, so he should not be wasting OUR time on subjects where the voters made their decision. The cost of the director’s services drives up the cost of development for everyone. Remember, the city was recommending raising development fees back in May of 2017, so he should not be working on this issue. A pool project would only add to those expenses. Anyone who voted against the Bandon Swimming Pool back in 2012 should contact the mayor and city councilors and tell them this is a very bad idea. The Mayor ~ Mary Schamehorn ~ marys@coosnet.com City Manager ~ Robert J Mawson ~ 541-347-2437 ~ citymanager@cityofbandon.org The pool committee will eventually ask taxpayers to pay for the development of the property once the city has platted the area for this project inside the urban renewal zone. The UR agency skims money from the property taxes collected for ten other taxing districts. Those districts provide for schools and police. The cities of North Bend and Coos Bay constantly have to redirect money from street maintenance due to the cost of overruns for operating their city’s pools. It comes down to a very simple choice, build the pool, or fill the potholes…Rob T. Here are the results from the election where the voters rejected the public pool: Here is the background for the Agenda Item: Bandon Aquatic Center - Potential Location in City Park
Related Posts: Coquille River Water Trail Info Sessions in the Cities of Bandon & Coquille City of Bandon Considers Marijuana Ordinance & Public Drinking Ordinance USACE Intends to Dedicate $467,000 in Dredging Funding for Port of Bandon Bandon Plans to Raise Planning Fees Monday May 1, 2017 7:00pm Bandon Budget Committee Meeting April 17, 2017 at 7:00 pm Bandon Initiative Petition I2014002 Failed Due to Not Enough Qualified Signatures Important Message for People Living in Bandon & the Bandon School District City of Bandon ~ Asking Voters to Raise the Water Rates Measure 6-157 CELDF ~ Enviro Snuff Film "We the People 2.0" in Bandon Friday July 22, 2016 State Shared Revenues or Sin Tax Tribute for Counties & Cities 2016-17 LTE ~ Anonymous Letter on the Conduct of the Port of Bandon in the 2013 Election Bandon Changes the Revered Day of Infamy to Trash Art Day TNC Benefits from States Loss & $450 Million More from Taxpayers for LWCF Bandon Cheese Factory Receives Private Financing & Still Pays No Property Taxes The following notice is not an endorsement. Meet the Candidate – Thursday, January 25 at 6pm – Pony Village Mall This Thursday is the first opportunity for voters in Coos County to spend some time with one of the Republican candidates for governor. Bruce Cuff is in the middle of his 33-day, 36-county tour of Oregon and will be coming to the Coos County Republican Central Committee Meeting (meeting announcement below) this week! To learn more about Bruce prior to this week’s meeting, check out his website at https://time4cuff.org/ and his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BruceCuff4GovernorOfOregonWashingtonCounty/ When: Thursday, January 25 at 6pm Where: Pony Village Mall, North Bend (Room to be announced) NOTE: The Coos County Republican Central Committee does not endorse Republican candidates in contested races prior to the outcome of the Primary Election in May. Our goal is to provide as much information and opportunities for our voters to read about or meet the candidates so that they make informed decisions when they vote. Bring a pot luck dish and join us for an evening talking about the issues facing our county and state. It is also time to register to run to be a Precinct Committee Person. We have until March 6th to turn in forms for each candidate. We have 133 positions to fill and need every Republican willing to make change happen to join our cause. Attached is the form, fill it out and bring it with you on Thursday. Coos County and House District 9 will be a primary battle ground in the 2018 election and we need every volunteer to help put a Republican in the Governor’s Office and change the makeup of the Legislature. I also received some great news this week regarding my campaign that I’d love to share with you. See you there. Teri Grier
The campaign to shut down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency begun about six months ago when the Port of Coos Bay announced that they planned to renew the North Bay urban renewal area for another twenty years with a maximum indebtedness of $37 million. The county Board of Commissioners have made the final decision over the plan and they had three hearings to discuss it, one in August 31, another on October 30 with the final meeting on December 13, 2017, which ended with ALL THREE commissioners approving the plan. Now the process moves from the public hearings where the board approved the plan and they will add it to an ordinance as exhibit A. The commissioners will have to enact the ordinance that initiates the plan and at that point, the people should be able to file a referendum. Commissioner Cribbins said they have tentatively scheduled the vote for Tuesday, January 23 at the boards regularly scheduled meeting. The county will post more info when the meeting becomes official. People are encouraged to contact the BOC: Robert "Bob" Main (541) 396-7540 Email: bmain@co.coos.or.us John Sweet (541) 396-7541 Email: jsweet@co.coos.or.us Melissa Cribbins (541) 396-7539 Email: mcribbins@co.coos.or.us Videos of the hearings: December 13, 2017 https://coosmediacenter.viebit.com/player.php?hash=Makyr2P6cWn2 August 31, 2017 https://coosmediacenter.viebit.com/player.php?hash=COouDtEQJUqy September 25, 2017 https://coosmediacenter.viebit.com/player.php?hash=H1rPhV2VF0Fd Port of Coos Bay CCURA http://www.portofcoosbay.com/ccura/ More info on the Campaign to Shut Down the CCURA www.cooscountywatchdog.com/shut-down-the-coos-county-urban-renewal-agency.html The Campaign on FB https://www.facebook.com/ShutDowntheCoosCountyURA/ Related Posts:
Public Comment Due BY December 1, 2017 on Coos County Urban Renewal Agency The Continuing Saga of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency 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 PERS Task Force Recommends Exempting School Districts from Urban Renewal List of Coos Bay’s Urban Renewal Expenditures from 2006 - 2012 LTE ~ Coos Bay Urban Renewal Giving Away Public Assets Paid for by The Public #CoosBay Urban Renewal Monies Siphoned from Public Basic Services Port of #CoosBay Blowing Through Your Tax Dollars Like Drunken Sailors Commissioners Campaign Contributors are Champions of Corporate Welfare Coos County Public Hearing on Extending the Urban Renewal Tax Debt Dec. 13, 2017 The Excesses of Tax-Increment Financing & Urban Renewal Coos Bay URA Spends $300,000 on North-South Gateway While Streets Deteriorate Coos Bay Street Action Plan Open House Thursday, June 8, 2017, 5:30pm Coos Bay Legally Steals from Average Citizens to Decorate a Private Business Coos Bay Taking from the Poor to Give to the Privileged Using Urban Renewal Coos Bay Gives $97,000 of Public Money to the Local Drama Club Coos Bay Redistributing Money to Owners of Historical Places Coos Bay Giving Away Public Money to a Private Business Using Urban Renewal CATO Policy Analysis #676 ~ The Case Against Tax-Increment Financing TOWN HALL MEETING Urban Renewal Agency Wants Your Input The Coos Bay Urban Renewal Agency (Agency) is in the process of reviewing the Empire Urban Renewal Plan (Plan). For the most part, the Plan was created more than twenty years ago. A number of Urban Renewal Projects listed in the Plan have been accomplished while others have yet to be undertaken. One of the largest projects, the South Empire Blvd Street project was recently completed. That project included a complete makeover of South Empire Blvd, which was aimed at increasing pedestrian and bicyclist safety through the widening of the street and installation of bicycle lanes, sidewalks, and lighting. The purpose of the Plan review is to ensure the project list reflects today’s needs of the District. It is more than possible that the Plan will need to be updated to reflect the current and anticipated future needs of the Empire Urban Renewal District. Over the next few years, the Agency will have additional resources to undertake projects listed in the Plan.The Agency would like to gather public input on not only the remaining projects already in the Plan, but also potential projects that would be added to the Plan. The Coos Bay Urban Renewal Agency will be hosting a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, January 9 at the Dolphin Theatre beginning at 5:30 pm. The Dolphin Theatre is located at 580 Newmark Avenue. A copy of the current Empire Urban Renewal Plan can be found online at Empire URA Plan. Related Posts: Coos County Public Hearing on Extending the Urban Renewal Tax Debt Dec. 13, 2017 The Excesses of Tax-Increment Financing & Urban Renewal Coos Bay URA Spends $300,000 on North-South Gateway While Streets Deteriorate Coos Bay Street Action Plan Open House Thursday, June 8, 2017, 5:30pm Coos Bay Legally Steals from Average Citizens to Decorate a Private Business Coos Bay Taking from the Poor to Give to the Privileged Using Urban Renewal Coos Bay Gives $97,000 of Public Money to the Local Drama Club Coos Bay Redistributing Money to Owners of Historical Places Coos Bay Giving Away Public Money to a Private Business Using Urban Renewal CATO Policy Analysis #676 ~ The Case Against Tax-Increment Financing Public Comment Due BY December 1, 2017 on Coos County Urban Renewal Agency The Continuing Saga of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency 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 PERS Task Force Recommends Exempting School Districts from Urban Renewal List of Coos Bay’s Urban Renewal Expenditures from 2006 - 2012 LTE ~ Coos Bay Urban Renewal Giving Away Public Assets Paid for by The Public #CoosBay Urban Renewal Monies Siphoned from Public Basic Services Port of #CoosBay Blowing Through Your Tax Dollars Like Drunken Sailors Commissioners Campaign Contributors are Champions of Corporate Welfare December 20, 2017 PRESS RELEASE The Coos County Board of Commissioners will be accepting applications from persons interested in applying for a position on the Coos County Fair Board; there are 2 positions to fill. The successful applicants would each serve a term of 3 years. Interested parties must send a completed county application to: Coos County Board of Commissioners Office 250 N. Baxter Coquille, Oregon 97423 Applications are available on the county’s website at www.co.coos.or.us and click on "county boards and committees" or by contacting the Board’s office. Deadline for submitting an application is Friday, January 12 at noon. Applicants should be available for interviews as soon as the following week. Bobbi Brooks Businesss Operations Manager Coos County Board of Commissioners (541) 396-7535 bbrooks@co.coos.or.us http://www.co.coos.or.us The following meeting will be held in the Owen Building at 3:00pm. It was advertised on the Port of Coos Bay website for 1:30pm, but that is the incorrect time. It has been changed, but if the Port Director cannot schedule a meeting should the commissioners be giving him access to $37 million dollars. |
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North Bay Renewal Agency District Report
North Bay Urban Renewal Plan Amendment
North Bay Urban Renewal Plan as Amended
12/05/17 Memo to the BOC
The Continuing Saga of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency FB page dedicated to shutting down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency |
The Excesses of Tax-Increment Financing & Urban Renewal
Coos Bay URA Spends $300,000 on North-South Gateway While Streets Deteriorate
Coos Bay Street Action Plan Open House Thursday, June 8, 2017, 5:30pm
Coos Bay Legally Steals from Average Citizens to Decorate a Private Business
Coos Bay Taking from the Poor to Give to the Privileged Using Urban Renewal
Coos Bay Gives $97,000 of Public Money to the Local Drama Club
Coos Bay Redistributing Money to Owners of Historical Places
Coos Bay Giving Away Public Money to a Private Business Using Urban Renewal
CATO Policy Analysis #676 ~ The Case Against Tax-Increment Financing
Public Comment Due BY December 1, 2017 on Coos County Urban Renewal Agency
The Continuing Saga of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency
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
PERS Task Force Recommends Exempting School Districts from Urban Renewal
List of Coos Bay’s Urban Renewal Expenditures from 2006 - 2012
LTE ~ Coos Bay Urban Renewal Giving Away Public Assets Paid for by The Public
#CoosBay Urban Renewal Monies Siphoned from Public Basic Services
Port of #CoosBay Blowing Through Your Tax Dollars Like Drunken Sailors
Commissioners Campaign Contributors are Champions of Corporate Welfare
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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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
The Continuing Saga of the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency
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
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
Coos County Board of Commissioners FINAL VOTE on Extending the URA Debt
Information on the Campaign to Shut Down the Coos County Urban Renewal Agency
Coos County Republican Party Resolution Opposing School Bond Measure #6-166
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
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.
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 – 6.2.2 Parks & Recreation Commission 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
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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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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