OFDNA Board Meeting
Via Zoom
Monday, June 13th, 2022
6:30 - 7:30 pm
The meeting will also be streamed to our YouTube channel
where you can watch later if you were unable to participate via Zoom
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Public Hearing For New Development
A Public Hearing for PLLD20220119, a Subdivision application for Bachelor View 2
- Date: 06/15/2022 1:00 PM
- Location: Virtual Meeting Platform
This public hearing will be held via telephone and internet through Zoom. The virtual public hearing will be held at 1PM on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
To attend using your computer or tablet, please use this link:
Zoom Online Meeting Link: https://bendoregon-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WmSX5Y7ARXGgxyUiQwSM_Q
Call-in Phone Number: 1-888-788-0099
Access Code: 834 0697 1760
Event Password: 845690
Watch live or later via YouTube: https://youtu.be/66WxrqMI7Dg
To provide a comment by phone, please use your phone’s keypad and press the * key followed by the number 9 to raise your virtual hand. A staff member will call on you using your phone number’s area code and first three digits, you will hear two beeps letting you know that your microphone has been unmuted. You can then proceed with your comment. Please press the * key followed by the number 9 once you are done asking your question to lower your virtual hand.
New to Zoom? Join a test meeting here prior to the meeting: https://zoom.us/test
For technical assistance, please call the Staff Reviewer listed above prior to the start of the public hearing. Since participants will be able to join via audio only, interested individuals are encouraged to access the project in the Online Permit Center Portal prior to the meeting to access materials that may be discussed during the hearing.
PROPERTY LOCATION FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT: 61120 BACHELOR VIEW RD, BEND OR 97702; 1811130002600
REQUEST: Type III application for Tentative Plan approval of a 4-phase, 44-lot subdivision on 8.67 acres in the Residential Standard Density (RS) zone.
STAFF REVIEWER: Aaron Henson, AICP, Senior Planner ahenson@bendoregon.gov; 541-383-4885
To review details regarding the application, go to the Online Permit Center Portal and enter PLLD20220119 into the search box. Alternatively, you can view the application and materials by visiting these links directly:
PLLD20220119 - https://cityview.ci.bend.or.us/Portal/Planning/Status?planningId=26397
To learn more about the public hearing process, please visit the webpage Hearings Officer.
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Bend City Councilors appointed Stephen Sehgal and Mo Mitchell to fill two Council vacancies at a June 9 meeting.
Stephen Sehgal, who has worked as a Victim Advocate for Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office since 2019, volunteers on the District Attorney Office’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion team and is a member of the City’s Human Right and Equity Commission.
To the question “Why are you interested in serving on the City Council?” Sehgal wrote: “I believe a City Council member should be a passionate advocate and representative of the public they are serving. They should be someone who has compassion, listening and communication skills, knowledge of the city, and understands the community as it is and has the commitment to helping grow Bend to what it can be. I am interested in this public servant position, as I believe I embody those skills and knowledge. I am interested because I want to give back to the city that gave so much to me.”
Sehgal said in his application that he does intend to run for election in November.
Mo Mitchell owns Mo Mitchell Psychotherapy, Inc. and provides psychotherapy, and also volunteers on the Human Rights and Equity Commission.
To answer the question why Mitchell is interested, Mitchell wrote, “I am interested in serving on City Council because I want to create lasting systemic change. I align with the Council’s current goals and the power of equity at the center of its framework. Without equity, we continue to oppress members of our society – consciously or not. I want to be a part of a system that has a voice that values all people and the planet. I’d like to help the City of Bend make equitable changes in its way of service delivery, system change, and perspective.”
Mitchell said they could potentially consider running in November – “it depends.”
Following the resignations of former Mayor Sally Russell and former Councilor Rita Schenkelberg in May, Councilors appointed Gena Goodman-Campbell as the new Mayor, which vacated her Council seat. The appointments filled Goodman-Campbell’s seat and Schenkelberg’s seat.
Both Council seats will be on the ballot for the general election in November, at which time both need to be filled by election. The appointees Sehgal and Mitchell will serve on the Council until the newly elected Councilors take office on January 4, 2023.
A subcommittee of councilors (Anthony Broadman, Melanie Kebler and Megan Perkins) reviewed 36 applications and suggested 10 candidates for interviews. The whole Council interviewed eight applicants on June 9.
For more information, section 21 of the Bend Charter and section 9 of the City Council Rules explain the requirements associated with the process to fill vacancies.
Three Council seats and the position of Mayor will be placed on the ballot for the November 2022 election. One of the Council positions is for the remaining two years of a vacated seat (formerly Schenkelberg’s seat).
Individuals elected to a seat on the City Council will begin serving January 2023.
Bend residents interested in being elected in November to serve on the City Council can file completed petitions now through August 30, 2022. Candidates must reside within the city limits of Bend for no less than one year prior to taking office and be a registered voter. More information about the 2022 Council elections can be found here.
The Bend City Council is comprised of six council members and an elected Mayor. All are elected to four-year terms.
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Bend City Council Approves Stevens Road Tract Concept Plan
The Bend City Council has approved a concept plan to develop the Stevens Road Tract, a 261-acre parcel of land located southeast of Bend, adjacent to the city’s limits.
During the June 1 City Council meeting, the City Council made a resolution approving the plan, which lays out a strategy for future development of a Bend neighborhood that would include space for housing, recreation, and commercial and industrial use.
The approval is the first of several steps needed to develop the tract, which is presently owned by the State of Oregon and managed by the Oregon Department of State Lands. Next, the plan will be submitted to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development for review. If the plan is approved by DLCD, the city of Bend will be able to move forward with expanding its urban growth boundary, based on the requirements of House Bill 3318.
“This is a unique opportunity from the state legislature for the City of Bend to quickly make more land available for housing development,” said Bend Mayor Pro-tem Anthony Broadman. “Once this land is fully developed, it will provide an estimated 2,400 new housing units, new commercial and employment areas, public parks and trails, and multi-modal transportation.”
The City is in the process of developing an intergovernmental agreement with DSL to purchase 20 acres of the land for deed-restricted affordable housing, as outlined by HB 3318. As a result of this agreement, approximately 800 of the estimated 2,400 housing units outlined in the concept plan may be designated as affordable housing for community members earning 80 percent or less of the median income. The affordable housing will include seven acres that aim to prioritize households in which at least one individual is employed by an education provider.
Oregon schools will also benefit from the development of the Stevens Road Tract. When DSL sells land, the revenue goes into the state’s Common School Fund, which helps fund public K-12 education. Valued at $2.2 billion, the Common School Fund is invested by the State Treasurer and the Oregon Investment Council. Every year, 3.5 percent of the Fund is distributed to Oregon school districts. In 2022, Oregon schools will receive $64.2 million from the Fund.
“The Department has been pleased to work in concert with the City of Bend to explore incorporating the Stevens Road Tract into the City of Bend,” said Bill Ryan, Deputy Director of DSL. “The eventual land sale would help support public education for years to come by sending revenue to the Common School Fund, while adding much-needed housing to Central Oregon for the benefit of educators, school children and their families. A win for all involved.”
Learn more about the Stevens Road Tract Concept Plan at bendoregon.gov/stevens-tract.
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Weekly Road and Traffic Report for the Week of June 13 - 19
Post Date: 06/09/2022 4:21 PM
For the Week of June 13 - 19:
- Admiral Way between Reed Market Road and Greenmont Drive for gravity sewer installation as part of the Septic to Sewer Conversion Program, full road closure with local access provided. 6/14/22 - Fall 2022. For more information, visit bendoregon.gov/admiral-king-jehu.
Ongoing Closures:
- Wilson Corridor Improvements Project – Street improvements on Wilson Avenue from Second Street to 15th Street. For more information visit the Wilson Project website. This is a multiphase project with various intersections and road closures throughout its entirety.
- Intersection of SE Wilson Avenue and SE Ninth Street for roundabout construction, full intersection closure with detour through late June 2022 (weather dependent).
- Newport Corridor Improvements Project – Various intersections along Newport Avenue to be closed due to updates in the water main and stormwater facilities. Road closures related to the project listed below. For more information, visit the Newport project website. Various closures through the end of Winter 2022.
- NW Newport Avenue between NW 10th street and NW 11th street, 4/5/22 - Mid Summer 2022
- NW 11th Street Between NW Ogden Avenue and NW Milwaukee Avenue, full road closure, 4/5/22 - Mid Summer 2022
- NW Crossing Farmers Market – Special event occurring every Saturday 6/4/21 - 9/17/21. Multiple road closures related to event (listed below).
- NW Crossing Drive between Mount Washington Drive and NW Crossing Drive (Circle)
- NW John Freemont between NW Ordiway Avenue and NW Fort Clatsop Street
- NW Fort Clatsop Street between NW Ordway Avenue and NW John Freemont Street
- Glen Vista Road between NW Kiesow Court and South Road for infrastructure installation, single lane closure with flagging, 6/2/22 - 9/2/22
- ODOT Third Street Improvements – Infrastructure improvements along Third Street from Butler Market Road to Greenwood Avenue. Various types of traffic control will be implemented during construction. Expected to be completed at the end of summer 2023. Street sections affected listed below.
- Single-lane closures in the Northbound and Southbound lanes on Third Street between Greenwood Avenue and NE Olney Avenue
- Butler Market to Mervin Sampels northbound slow lane closure until end of May
- Sewer Extension Program – The yearly project includes installing gravity sewer mains and sewer laterals in order to allow properties to decommission their septic systems and connect to the public sewer system. Full road closures with local access in SE Bend related to this project (closures listed below). For more information, visit bendoregon.gov/admiral-king-jehu.
- King Hezekiah Way between King Jehu Way and King Solomon Court, 4/11/22 - mid-summer 2022.
- King Jehu Way between King Hezekiah Way and Desert Woods Drive, 4/25/22 - mid-summer 2022.
- NW Shevlin Ranch Road between NW Bordeaux Lane and NW Shevlin Meadow Drive for infrastructure installation, full road closure. Completion scheduled for end of June.
- Brinson Boulevard between NE 18th Street and Layton Avenue for infrastructure installation, eastbound lane closure. Completion scheduled for early summer 2022.
- NW Silver Buckle Road – As part of the Rimrock Pump Stations Improvement project, full road closure during work hours.
Work schedules are dependent on weather conditions and other factors. Always exercise increased caution within construction zones. Drivers should use designated detour routes. Nearby residential streets are for local traffic only.
Contact: Deedee Fraley, Assistant City Manager
541-385-6199, dfraley@bendoregon.gov
For Street Preservation related questions: Paul Neiswonger, Streets Supervisor
541-317-3035, pneiswonger@bendoregon.gov
Closures and detours in Bend are updated weekly at: bendoregon.gov/traffic
Find more information about street operations at: bendoregon.gov/streetpreservation
Weekly reports can be received via email by subscribing to Weekly Road and Traffic Reports at: bendoregon.gov/enews
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