001Um we have to follow first of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Welcome. I apologize. >> Oh, and then uh Anna, Julie, Hale, pro Carol, Bill, Robert, myself, Der, I think the first uh that's for second item on the agenda is approval of agenda. Do you approve the agenda? Pardon me. Second. All right, we have a motion and a second to approve the agenda. And all in favor say I. >> Any oppose? Motion passes. >> Uh next we have public participation. And I know some of you are going to be here want to discuss the urban renewal matter. Uh what we're going to do on that is uh we are going to wait until the urban renewal
002uh item comes up after the uh school district has an the city of North Ben has an opportunity to present their uh their position their request uh we'll have we'll have public comment three minutes each uh at that time. Uh, putting that aside, does anybody have any public comment that does not have to do with >> what? Is it Is it up here? >> Yes, it is. >> Okay. Yes. Ashley starter. >> Yeah. Come right here. >> Ashley, why don't you come on up? Have a seat. and uh share with us your your comment. You have three minutes and I think the does it be doesn't it beep? I think it'll be it'll be when 3 minutes is up. It'll beep. So, >> okay. Um I'm here in regards to my son Corey Stoddard. Um
003he's been a student of the North Bin School District since kindergarten. He's now starting his sophomore year. His inner district transfer was denied on July 30th with the written explanation as to why he was denied with the following reasons. um one was his attendance and the second one was for his behavior. As far as attendance, Cory's missed minimal days of school for the 24 to 25 school year. I can only recall one to two days that he missed due to illnesses in which he was excused for by a parent. I do understand that Cory was consistently tardy to his first period class, but regarding him missing full classes or days, it was never unexcused or without reason. Corey also signed a contract to play sports that requires him to maintain a 90% attendance to participate
004and was never reprimanded for his attendance. talking with some of his teachers about being one of the reasons why Corey was denied his interd district transfer. It was offered for him to be a TA in their classroom for first period so they can help monitor monitor his attendance and his tardies. They stated that if he was absent, they would personally be calling Corey and both parents in efforts to cut down on his absences. They also stated this would help monitor his tardies as most of his tardies last year were first period. They stated he would he would endure consequences in his sports and possibly sit out from participating if attendance dropped below a certain agreed upon percentage. As far as Corey's behavior, Cory had been issued one day of ISS for his freshman year. Cory
005had not been in any trouble that required consequence to my knowledge other than one instance. We had minimal complaints and Corey about Corey and his behavior in school from teachers and school staff. school. Corey had nothing but good reviews and kind words said about him on his final report card for the for the end of the year and not one negative complaint about his behavior. The same teachers, as mentioned above, stated that they would be willing to do a check-in and check check out with Corey in the afternoons as well for school. This would either be by Corey stopping by their classrooms before practice or simple as a text or a phone call checking on him to see if he had any issues in class. They stated they would keep in close contact and mentor
006him through his through these behaviors if needed and they would ensure that he stayed on his best behavior during his sophomore year in high school. As you can imagine, Cory has built many friendships with not only other students, but teachers and staff as well. He has managed to maintain these friendships and relationships throughout many years. He's played sports with the same children since he was four years old to the point that they are more like family. Forcing him to switch schools would be detrimental to not only his education, but his mental health and well-being. When teachers and coaches and administrative staff heard about this denial, they were just as surprised to hear about this mistreatment. In turn, they will have they have volunteered to advocate in person or write letters to the school board advocating
007for this appeal to be overturned. I ask that you please consider the above solutions to the reasons as to why Corey was denied for his interd district transfer as continuing his education and graduating as a bulldog are extremely important to him. Um, and then I know that Gary Prince and Brad Horning have emailed all of the school board members as well as the principal and vice principal. Um, and I have two additional letters here if anybody wants to read them. >> You get letters from Michelle. >> Okay. >> I appreciate your time. >> No problem. No problem. >> Can't think without Any other public comment that do not have to do with the R item? Okay, fair enough. We're moving on to uh uh board reports and communications. Uh that's item number 4 A. We
008have any board reports? Food service animals. Is that just the report? Okay, Anna. >> Annie, I'm sorry. That's what happened. with the first letter. >> I just wanted to give a quick update um about this our food service program. Um we are currently wrapping up our summer food service program of their food out in the parks and things like that. And we also serve the Boys and Girls Club. We have been staying pretty steady at just around 300 kids every day in the parks um and Boys and Girls Club. So we're really excited about that. We get excited to see those kids. Um the USDA approved for us to be able to send those meals home with them, have parents and guardians pick them up. So, we've been able to reach more more kids that
009way, which has been great. We also got to partner with the art in the park. Um they came and followed our route around so they could give out art kits and stuff too and that's been a really big really big hit. Um, we have been approved for our community el ele eligibility program for our C and that makes it to where we can have free lunch, free breakfast for every student without applications or income requirements. Um, and so we've been approved for that for another four years um, no matter what happens in the political world that we're in right now. Um, which is fantastic. We are going to continue our supper program with the boys and girls club and we also have the CACFP PM snack for our bidding bulldogs in the prek and and
010that's just about it for the extent of what we're doing for food service this year. >> I noticed you mentioned in the first week of the uh food service over the summer uh 1419 breakfastes were served to students and 1,665 lunchons. Uh I suggest >> yeah it was one of our busiest first weeks opening out in the summer we've ever had which is was phenomenal. We had 95 kids at Bo and F on one day. >> Appreciate the work you did. >> Thank you. >> Any questions for me? >> All right. Association reports we have here. There she is. >> Good evening. >> I don't have a uh formal report today. I uh just thought that since um we have new board members, I would I would introduce myself. So, hello. My name is Eva
011and I'm the um MBA or union um certified staff uh president and I also teach K through2 uh English as a second language or um English language development. It has lots of names. Um but anyway, hello. Um and uh one of the things that I like to do at each of these meetings is to celebrate um our staff, both our certified and classified staff who are nominated by their um their peers. I don't have that presentation for tonight, but just thought I'd let you know that that's something that you can look forward to. I know it's something that um the staff really enjoys uh seeing. Um sometimes they're a surprise to those who are nominated. So, it's it's a good a good theme. Um anyway, hello and um welcome and I will be seeing you
012more. >> Thank you very much. Next, we have the superintendent report. All right. Um, want to start it off though. You have a little bit report that's in packet. Um, and as new board members, I'm just going to be kind of the same kind of an update. Um, I might I won't read word for word what I wrote in the packet. I might highlight something along the way, but I don't typically just read to you what I know. Um, and so, uh, I just want to highlight dudes that we talked a month ago about the funds that they frozen at the federal level, uh, on several entitled areas. A couple of the administration unfroze those funds and so those are back available to us. So, impact like I said before, the impact is not huge
013on us on on Spiratorville, but our title 2A funds, we actually did receive a pretty good chunk there. So, we're happy to have those being frozen. Um, just a reminder, we don't have kids tonight. Uh, so I'll kind of do that piece. Ball sports is on his way. So, by the time we meet next time, we will have u we'll have official events in the book by the time we meet September. And so, they start practices uh on the 18th, Brandon. >> 18th. So, that's the OSAA start here. Um and so you may see kids out doing workouts and things. They have the ability to do the workouts uh under um um camps and things like that. They're not official practices that won't start until 8 and then like I said by the time we
014meet um they will had a number of contests official. So, so we've got all all kinds of opportunities to go out and sink back. Um, and and as you might imagine, people are coming back to work after their uh their breaks. Uh, today we had a great day with all of the building administrators. We had kind of a principal assistant principal day. um and each of the departments at the district office had an opportunity to to uh work them, talk to them, um and and bring things to them and kind of have a great day where where our principles and assist principles were focus. And so that was a lot of fun. First time we did the daylight today. Um and I had a know a couple of good comments and I don't think they
015were just kissing them. I think they were actually done. So, um, it seemed to go like Cindy could kind of find out there. Very fun. I'm sure it'll be good to have our new folks there. Splash. Splash is coming up. If you recall, we have our incoming kindergarten kids spend a couple of weeks of school. That will be coming on the 14. In fact, our week is our first day of Splash. And so, uh, so we'll get some kindergarten kids in. So, um, couple of things. um introduce two people to you. Okay. Shane Jane, new high school principal, Shane Brown. Okay, let's get in. >> All right, we'll have him step aboard. And then uh Brandon Stand, athletic director, Jane already lived here, so he didn't have to move. Brandon had to move his family
016and so uh so they bought a house and so they moved into the area. Um and and I did want to say one more thing. I you know since since Eva didn't have any special stories or things and nominations where's where's Daryl >> you got to be here. Oh my goodness. Well I'm gonna say it anyway. So, two nights ago, we had an issue with the high school, and someone um worked very hard between 12:09 a.m. and 12:41 a.m. to break into the high school right through a window in the front. And then they decided they were going to go over to the middle school and slash a tire, more or less food service. We don't exactly know who it is yet, but Daryl ended up on the phone list getting the call and so
017he showed up um at about 12 12:55. Um and so we spent time while police to the building. We were pretty fortunate in sense that the person who came in when we got in the building stayed in the building about a minute and a half any damage once they were inside. So, um, so you know, but there's a silver lin. So, Daryl, the police, and I'm looking at the video and Daryl's truck just isn't going any. He He slept in his truck because the window was wide open and the building wasn't secure. So, Daryl just slept in in the in his back, not the very back, but in the back, the bubble pads in the back seat of this truck. Um, and he stayed there until Mark came in the morning, the next morning, and
018gave him a rundown what happened before he went home. So, I want to honor him for doing that. Um, and today in our thing, I gave him a golden pillow. So, he got the golden pillow award. Gave him a mug so that you know and avoid sustain himself. If he arrests, do that again. We're just split. We're just I thought he would be here tonight, but I just want to give kudos to Daryl for going the extra mile and hanging out there at the at the high school when we had a window that was uh that was open and the high school obviously was, you know, not secure. So, so kudos to Daryl. >> Yes, absolutely. Nice. Next we have the uh actions of item which are made up of boards even July 1 session
01910 and then a circle motion to the consent the consent agenda. Motion to consent a second. >> We have a second. Uh so a motion to approve consent uh items. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? No opposed. Uh motion passes. Right. Moving forward to item number six on the agenda. That's the urban renewable action item. Uh we looking at request by the city bins pass two resolutions. want to extend the uh um the life, excuse me, the uh the funding and all of the expand. Um so we're going to start by having a presentation by the the city bent after which we will have public comment. U I have two people who have expressed an interest in public comment on this and then we'll have discussion. Okay. Um, good evening board
020chair, uh, members of the board, uh, members of the community. My name is Jeff Bridgens. I'm the finance director for the city of Northbend and its urban renewal agency. Tonight, I'm here to respectfully request your support on two important votes that will uh, benefit our students, strengthen our community, and cost the school district nothing. First, the substantial amendment for our urban renewal agency. This decision centers on a straightforward question. Should approximately $250,000 annually of locally generated tax revenue stay in Northbend to benefit our students, our families, or should those funds be sent to Salem for redistribution to other school districts statewide? Let me be clear about what this does and doesn't mean for school funding. Your state funding remains unchanged regardless of tonight's decision. That's because Oregon school funding formula is enrollmentbased, tied to the
021number of students in our classrooms. This amendment doesn't reduce your state allocation by a single dollar. What it does is allows us to keep local tax dollars working for local students and families instead of subsidizing districts elsewhere in the state. The centerpiece of this amendment is a downtown housing development which includes housing for families, meaning students in our classrooms. When we create housing opportunities for families, we strengthen enrollment, which translates directly into increased funding for teacher salaries, programs, and supporting students. The city has already demonstrated a faithful commitment to this housing project by securing $4 million in federal funding for this project. Your approval tonight unlocks and multiplies that commitment by creating a powerful blend of federal resources, local dollars, and community vision. Um, I want to say just a few things on house housing
022availability and its importance. So, it's no um secret that there's uh a lot of shortage of housing in the state and the state has been pushing uh a mandate on to cities to not only do a housing needs assessment but then also start reporting on our progress towards meeting those needs. That's new for this fiscal year. And so, just um emphasizes the importance of housing in our community and uh a strong need for it. Um, the second resolution that you have before you tonight involves approving a public building uh project to be included within the overall scope of a new downtown housing development should it make sense to do so. This approval doesn't obligate the district financially. It simply enables uh uh the inclusion of public facilities within the scope of a plan. These approvals
023represent investments in ourselves. I believe that local tax dollars are best spent right here locally. We are asking you to support leveraging federal dollars and keeping our local dollars local and creating facilities that serve students, families, and particularly meet our housing needs. When we revitalize our downtown, we are creating a safer, more vibrant environment for our citizens. We stand for supporting local businesses through economic activity and we strengthen the tax base that supports both city services and school operations. We are choosing for many reasons to build including stable enrollment. Our other cities around the state of Oregon have created vibrant downtowns utilizing urban renewal as an economic tool. There is no reason we cannot do the same in our city. Tonight, I respectfully ask for your yes vote on both the substantial plan amendment for
024the Northbend Urban Renewal Agency and approval to allow public building a public building within the scope of the downtown housing project should it make sense to do so. These votes cost the school district nothing but unlock significant investment right here in Northbend. They keep local dollars working for the people who live and work in our community. Our citizens, including our students, deserve a thriving community both in and out of the classroom. Tonight, you have the opportunity to help build that. Thank you for your consideration and thank you for your dedication to Northbend students, staff, and families. >> Um, we have any questions of the city, Jeff or Mr. >> Okay, right. >> Um, so I know it's not, but it looks like you're exempting out from the Burbal district. Um the school district now. What
025is the implication if any of that >> the uh that was a carryover from the prior administration. Um a amendment uh can be made to the map. Uh there was concern about emit domain uh which does not occur from government to government. Um there's also process when you use emit domain. Uh the city has not used eminent domain in its entire history. And so uh in an 11th hour uh we were asked to eliminate the uh school district building from the urban renewal agency. Um for those of you that attended or listened in training, um the foremost expert in the state advised that that's not really advisable for the school district. And so should you choose to move forward with the resolution tonight, you can request and the city can modify to have it put
026back in. Every other entity that has granted approval, uh you would be the last. Um has had it inside uh you would be the last. Uh we have informed the other districts that we had uh modified it out. It's not a substantial change. So to put it back in because it's a tax exempt property still has no uh really effect on the district. U so that is sort of the background. Um and if you have a follow-up question I'm glad to address that as well. >> So you said that the expert said that it was not advisable but why is it not advisable to it if it's tax exempt anyways? because the school district as a government can actually do cost sharing on projects with the urban renewal district. So for instance, if you wanted
027to make improvements to your facilities, uh you could do a joint project with the urban renewal agency at some point. If you decided that you were going to relocate, you wanted to do an urban renewal facade grant or uh some other type of project to the building, um the urban renewal agency can participate with you in that. And so that's why the guidance was that it's advisable to be within the district. >> Quick follow if if we uh didn't do that this month, we' be making a decision in the future. if um we can do this is a substantial amendment that would be a minor amendment. Um so yes, it could be changed at any time uh because it's a very muniscal. All of the other bodies have already approved it with it in. So,
028if there was a motion tonight, just simply ask that it be put back into the district and it would be um uh done because it still has to be approved by the city council of North Bend and then the urban renewal agency would actually have the final vote. So, at that process, it would be put back in. >> Any other questions? >> Yes. And so um you talk about how you know the state pays that we get paid versus based on students that come to the schools. Is there are there any bills outstanding or talk in Salem where that that type of like school funding allocation might be changed in the next couple decades or is it pretty is there any I guess is there any reason since this is a 30-year project that we're
029talking about. Is there any reason to fear that you know we're relying on that now and that may disappear in the next couple decades? Great question. That same question was posed by a previous administration. When I say that, of course, prior to the past election, um we asked our state representative and our state legislative offices to contact um uh Salem. Um they said it's highly unlikely because they already have all of the agreements in place with all urban renewal agencies statewide. And so it would have to grandfather them in in any changes of state formula. Um the consultant said that no one has a crystal ball. No one could say whether or not it would ever change. Um but they would have to account for that because urban renewal agencies are created under state law
030and so you can't disenfranchise them. Case in point, when they implemented two state uh changes to taxation for property, measures five and 50, they actually created a uh ability for a special levy so that the urban renewal agencies would not see an immediate decrease because they had debt. North Bend has one of the oldest urban renewal agencies. uh that's because we don't generate uh tax increment fast enough to actually pay in subset. It is critical also that came up is uh the city and the urban renewal agency has three options. Um the option is to do the substantial amendment which is what we've asked for. Uh the largest project being a housing project adjacent to this building. The second is is if um there there's been notion from folks outside your district, outside our city
031um that are anti- urban renewal and would like it to shut down. If we don't get the affirmative, we then can actually continue the urban renewal agency with a 20% increment of the current maximum indebtedness. So the URRA would not go away. And then the third option is that even after expiring the 20% um the city, the urban renewal agency can simply just create yet another urban renewal district. Um and so this one is very critical. We worked with the county to acquire the annex. It was always intended that that was going to be a housing um uh project and it is for workforce housing very specific to public safety, healthc care, education workers and logistic workers. I always caveat that the logistic workers uh portion was added in because of the proposed containership project.
032Yeah, there's a special levy um that the city of North Ben is currently using said >> citizens are paying and my understanding that's going away if this is passed. >> If this is passed it sunsets if we extend the 20% it remains you can sunset it with a substantial amendment or that we have fulfilled the full and and we sunset the URRA. So, yes, with an affirmative vote, all taxpayers in the city of North Bend will see a uh tax break um on their tax bills. >> Do we know how much >> we did some calculations? Could you remember? It's about I think across the whole city was about a quarter million. >> The uh the total amount I think that we raised on the special levy is around $300,000. >> Okay. 300,000. diffult. >>
033It's definitely something. >> Any other questions, thoughts? >> Yes. Um, with this being obviously promoted and what you're in favor of, I get that. Um, as as I understand it, it hasn't gone to a vote for the public. >> Um, certainly through training. No urban renewal agency in the state goes to a public vote. uh it's not required to the state did not set it up that way so it would never go to a vote of the populace nor has any urban renewal agency in the state of Oregon >> but yet it affects the populace >> uh it does not affect in the sense that their tax bill is not altered whatsoever even if the URRA did not exist today your tax bill would be identical in the city limits of Northbend so no it
034does not affect your tax So there isn't even an advisory vote or anything like that. >> Okay. Um so it's still the intention or what's intended uh that there's going to be housing. >> It's not an intention. It's actually the project the primary project is. So you cannot move forward with other projects. The amendment substantial amendment shows what the critical project is and that is what gets funded. So it is a housing project that is the substantial. There are other projects in there such as maintaining existing infrastructure, your streetscapes, your facade grants, things like that to maintain tax increment. But the number one project in the substantial amendment is indeed the annex housing project and that has not changed from the original purchase of that property with the county understanding that it was sold to
035the urban renewal agency specifically for future housing. Now, as I understand it, and correct me if I'm wrong, um there was not supposed to be any extra strain on our uh septic system, sewer system, and yet it seems like I hear an awful lot about it not being adequate. >> Our system is adequate. In fact, we are looking for in 2040 a expansion. So we are planning for the future and so a system as you grow uh is our current system is for a 16,000 population city. We're at 10,400. So that system regardless where you are, what community you're in is going to near capacity. So you start planning for capacity upgrades. We're already in negotiations with the airport district about obtaining land adjacent and have been very transparent with the public that in 2040
036we will be looking for expanding our wastewater treatment plant >> and you're satisfied with the information that you put out that the community is fully aware of this project and what it will mean. >> I think that the community is very well aware of it. I think that in the most recent election um it played a part. There was a lot of communication in the community in the newspapers, the TV, the website, social media. So, yes, I feel very confident that the public's aware that they'll get housing out of this, they'll get a tax break out of this, that it doesn't cost the school district anything, and that it will actually help the school system by bringing in and housing folks that currently cannot find housing in our community that's affordable for those four areas
037that are restricted by the federal grant. And then if this does not develop as intended, what happens then? >> What part does not develop? Can you be more specific? >> Let's just say okay the housing end of this that means the government's going to become landlords. >> No, it does not mean that we become landlords. We are doing a public private partnership and so very much for instance we have a public private partnership with the Northbend hotel. Is the city the landlord? Absolutely not. Neighborwork's ownqua is the landlord. We are also in the process of creating a land book land bank authority and so that we can have a public private partnership of a management company to manage the project and the actual facility. So, it was always our intent to have it back on
038the tax roles and be producing property back for the taxpayers of North Bend. >> Is that written in the proposal anywhere? >> Uh, it's been stated at every meeting that we've been at. The proposal is about projects. Um, so no, there's nothing in there that says, "Thou shalt do every single thing that David Miller just said." We have a governing body which is the urban renewal agency that manages that. They also happen to be the city council and so they're amanable to the voters and the people and therefore um at the voter box if you will. So yes, they have approved that project. They have put the full faith of the city and the urban renewal agency behind it. and that has always been the intended project um to address the concerns of the community.
039We've done significant outreach. The housing needs analysis had a phenomenal amount of public participation. The housing implementation study and as Mr. Bridg has mentioned now we are at a situation of we have a statewide mandate every city every county that we have to produce housing and we have a dashboard that is transparent to the public. So there's no question that there is a need for housing in our community and that this project is going to help address that. >> Yeah. I don't think anyone questions the fact that we need housing. I don't think anyone questions the fact that that building is pretty darn open. Um, our voting though was interesting because if I recall, didn't we only have a turnout of like 20ome% of the vote, which is not a majority to me. >> Our
040voter turnout in the most recent election is no different than the last five plus years. So they've all been in the low 20s >> pretty much. Yes. But again, you're voting on a plan amendment, not voting records. >> What is something to what you're saying? I have a question because you're just saying you have a management company managing that doesn't mean they're owning it though. So the city will still own it and then you have a managing. So that's it's not really a partnership when somebody owns it and then they work for them. Is that what you're saying? as a management company. They don't own it. >> So, the urban renewal agency most likely will be requested, again, it's up to the urban renewal agency. The urban renewal agency can sell the property or it
041could also transfer it to the land bank authority. The reason that it would be transferred to the land bank authority, which would then eliminate liability from the city, its taxpayers. It would also generate revenue back into the community so that we can pay for the streets um and then make improvements in the downtown district. And so that's the only reason that we would have that because we do not generate enough tax base yet to actually provide those services. So your investment and those of the other taxing districts actually would provide roughly between 750 to a million dollars of improvements back into the district on an annual basis. >> And and so the second building which is on the second um resolution that we're doing with the city offices in it, you plan to continue to
042own that as well. Correct. So, the second one, I've I've mentioned this prior, but um I want to make sure that I'm clear. The second is a concept of including public offices as part of the larger development. The city council and the urban renewal agency have not approved anything about having those included. The reason behind that is is that uh we are in this building now and the only reason that we would include public offices in that larger complex is if we were able to expand the development and demolish city hall. This city hall right now needs a4 million uh just for roof repairs. It has about $8 million of seismic upgrades. This section of city hall is the nicest section. It was originally a fire station. And so there is not tax revenue um
043to continue to throw money into a building that um will never be able to keep up with the repairs. However, we can downsize and put a city hall office space along Union um at the bottom storefront of the development developments in Northbend downtown generally uh like to see about 25% of what we say commercial retail. So, it would be not unlike us to then go ahead and be a tenant in our own building, if you will, and uh be able to manage and provide government services um much more affordably uh than what the overhead of this building and the future costs are going to cost us. >> And who's going to be the one overseeing the money? Um we actually will have a third party. So number one, Mr. Virgins is a CPA. All right.
044So grant management is done through the city and the urban renewal agency. We generate a report every year because there's $4 million of federal grant dollars attached to it. There's also what's called single federal audits. And so it's all transparent. the annual reports and the financials are published for the public inspection. And so when we contract, it's all done under state and federal law contracting. Um, and so uh we do reimbursement requests to the HUD department uh against the uh 4 million. uh we will most likely uh go ahead and go into debt as urban renewal agencies are supposed to for this. And so uh the money coming in actually will then pay the debt so that we don't wait 10 or 20 years to do a development and pay three times the amount of
045what it would cost through escalation. >> Carol, the uh the uh urban renewal agency receives an outside audit every single year. has every year it's been in existence. So, every single year we have auditors coming in and doing a financial statement audit just of the urban renewal agency >> and those published online. >> Yeah, they're published online and also sent to the state that reviews them. >> Yeah. I guess the one thing that keeps standing out to me and I hear what you're saying, you're not required to uh ask any of the voters. I totally disagree with that big time. Um, and once this is approved, no one has any control over it other than the urban renewal. >> Well, when you say control, so your elected officials, elected officials have a fidiciary responsibility. Your
046fidiciary responsibility is to do what's in the best interest of the school district, just as the city council and the urban renewal board members are. No different. They're meetingable at the ballot box. Um uh the uh public um uh decides who the representatives are. Um this particular project has been on the radar and on the books now for four years. Our public's well aware of this project and our quest and has been more publicized um than any other project that we've done in this city. >> Well, I would stand to disagree with that, but um everybody can have their own opinion here. I just from talking to different people in the community um there's a lot of people that are not aware of what it means and how it's going to work and we can
047say all the time we've done this we've done that that's fine I get it 20% turn on a vote that's ridiculous it may be what happens and shame on us then as a community if that's the best we can do to come out or elections have consequences Anybody else have any questions? Any thoughts before we move on? >> Well, I appreciate your time. U we have additional questions. I'm sure you'll be here happy when we have our discussion. So, um we're going to move ahead to public comments. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. [Music] Comment. Uh first, Rob Taylor. Ro Taylor, you come forward. That's Rob as a Rob. Rob is the guy that Rob R. >> He's the one who's already voted on this. >> Put Robert. >> Well, if I put Rob
048should have said Rob. >> Okay then. So, we're doing this again. And I have to congratulate four of you brand new board members. Congratulations. You guys did a fantastic job. I have to give kudos to the Democratic Party. They were organized and very well entrenched. I give you kudos for that. You won. And Carol is right. Elections have consequences. Unfortunately, I don't believe the BS that was spewing from David Miller's mouth. Uh Michelle Roberts wrote a good explanation after last vote and it was beautiful. You were right. You're right on. And for anyone saying that this isn't going to hurt us as taxpayers, $40 million out of what is it? Eight, nine other taxing districts, we know the county is going to lose $50,000. >> 60. It keeps going up. Isn't that beautiful? $60,000 that
049they don't have. And they voted no on this. Don't you take them into consideration? You're county members. I'm a county member. I'm forbidden. I don't even want to be here, but I have to be here because your projects, they're going to affect me as a taxpayer. And anyone who says different, they're lying to you because those taxing districts have to provide a service. And if that money goes into your urban renewal agency, they're not going to have money to provide those services. Where do you think they're going to go to get that money? Well, I know where they're going to go. They're going to go to the voters, the taxpayers, and they're going to say, "Hey, we need more money." And that's how your taxes go up because of urban renewal. And you guys, you
050all, you ran for the school board because you must care about the school. You know why I've been fighting this? I've known Elaine Power, the expert, for 20 years. I've been fighting this. There's a cheese factory in Bandit. When they put it up, they gave us all kinds of promises. There's going to be huge businesses coming out and building all around that area. the one uh secondhand store there, it's out of business and they're trying to sell it. There's a parking lot still and the same auto shop is still right there. No promises. Urban renewal is going to save Kuz Bay. But you go drive down in downtown Bandon, I mean or Kuz Bay and all of those places that got urban renewal money, about a third of them, they're out of business. Go look
051at all the empty buildings in downtown Cruz Bay. They have urban renewal. Wow. Did a great job. abandoned. Go look at all the empty buildings in Bandon. A lot of those businesses got urban renewal. I know. I was there. Been doing this for 20 years, me and Elaine Howard. And I find it strange that you go to the one person whose whole job is to create urban renewal agencies. It's like buying a car from a salesman and then checking with the salesman instead of Carfax to find out what's wrong with the car. You just gave these people behind me, David Milliron and the other gentlemen. I don't know what they sat up here for 20 minutes. I get three. I could counter his argument. Hell, I've got an hourong presentation on it, but you'll never
052see it. So, thank you all. Please vote against this. And if you can let the people decide, she's absolutely right. 20% turnout. >> Let the people decide. They deserve it. Thank you, Nate. Chris Castleman. >> Good evening. I'm Chris Castleman from Kous County. Um, I'm not from Northbend. I don't live in the Urban Run District. Um, I was pretty heavily involved earlier this year when this came up for vote with the prior uh, Northbend school board. I've done a lot of research. I love reading documents, public documents. I've read everything the city of Northbend has put out. I've watched Elaine Howard's presentations, both of them from this year, which she was paid for. Um, I've read the probably the past four or five yearly reports from the Northbend Urban Renewal Agency. Um, anyways, I love
053numbers. Uh, I love finances. So, I've done my research and if anybody ever wants to talk about any of this with me, I'd be more than happy. Um, I fear that you guys are just going to vote on this tonight and not table it, so there won't be an opportunity. But even if you want to talk afterwards, that'd be all right. Um, a couple things stand out to me. I have two minutes left, so this is hard. But red flags, right? Like you guys have kids, and if you were hearing a story from them and like red flags are going off, you'd be like, I don't think I really trust you. I I don't think you're telling me the truth. So, I have a couple red flags. Um, one of them is like, it's a
054$19 million annex project. You got a $4 million grant, so now we're at 15 million, but you're asking for a $33 million amendment. Where's where's the rest of the money? That's more than double what you actually need. So, why are you asking for that much? That's my biggest question. Um, and the Northbend School District prior administration had a lot of questions. You can see them all online. They've published them. And one of the questions that came up, the prior administration asked, "Will the taxpayers in the city of Northbend face a tax increase or new levy if this urban renewal plan does not pass?" And David Miller answered, "No, taxpayers will not see a new tax or levy." And then weeks later, after the vote failed in February, they put four new tax levies on the
055ballot. Instead of asking the taxpayers if they want this plan to go forward, they asked them if they want more taxes after saying they would not see a new tax or levy. So that's another red flag. David Miller today said that all the other taxing districts have approved this plan. Unless I miss something that's false. Uh the county did not approve this plan. It's probably the first plan they've ever not approved an amendment or renewal plan. Um they don't want to see this because they need that money. The county's broke. They need money for law enforcement and other things. So, they need that $60,000. That's not a lot of money, but it's something. Um, they don't have an equalization formula like the school district has. So, they just lose that money every year. Um, the
056city of Northbend even loses that money every year. They lose about $240,000 every year to the urban renewal district. So, I have 10 seconds. This $33 million plan is taking $33 million of future tax revenue from where it's intended to go, which is all the other taxing districts. It's stealing it and putting it towards a public project. Anyways, thank you. >> End of public comments. That was public comments in time. What I like to do is kind of go down and get some comments. Um if you want a couple >> Yeah, certainly. I just want to clarify a couple of things and I'm trying I'm trying to be very neutral to you, but I do want accurate information. Um it is true. Number one, um the tax that gets ciphed off the bottom gets back
057fil of Oregon will backfill that will not have a financial impact on the general fund. So what's been stated just wanted to reiterate the notion that it does not have negative financial impact on it can be said that the fact it's being backfilled from other parts of the state. It it can be basically correctly stated that that means that the rest of the state in some way, shape or form, more complicated than what I'm making it sound like, will actually end up helping fund this, right? Because from a school standpoint, what we lose comes from other places come into that. So, we're using mobile funds to statewide funds back filled that difference. Okay. Um that's number one. Two last year$10,000 $600 per student. Tim we up to 11 yet but our projected were about $11,000
058per student. So if what is built they're paying students are new to the area and that it will on a student by student increase our enrollment which will provide thousand approximately $,000 per student in state school. Okay. So that is the third thing that I wanted to mention that wanted just to clarify a little bit. I pulled up my own tax. Okay. Um, if the levy uh that was spoken about, Northbend urban renewal special levy disappears to give you an idea what that look what it looked like on my taxes. The Northbend urban renewal, $180 came out of my tax, my property taxes to support that. The urban renewal from the county was $8.82 and the le was $106.75. So just a little bit more than a third of what I've paid in urban renement
059passes that part actually decreases and go away. So that's and and my tax bill total is $4,200 and and 106 went to the special. So, so percentage wise it's not substantial, but that just give you an example of what that looked like since Jeff and David knows >> just sitting here right now. I am for the school district and I feel like we do need need students and in order to get students we do need housing. So just all of that we need 72 new housing units as they statedly that's a lot of kids if we can get families in our area that's a lot of money for our school district and so that that's important to me. Um yeah, this has been um it's it's a lot of information. Um we have attended trainings,
060we've done our own personal research, we we've uh tried to immerse ourselves in as much information to make a good decision. Um and and and I would have to echo what Deian said. that I kept coming back to was my job is to do what's best for our school district and um our what we're one of our biggest issues is enrollment and staffing and I'm we're so grateful that we found a high school principal um you know for next year um but finding teachers and staffing has been a real challenge um and as the enrollment has trended down and you know, kindergarteners are getting smaller and smaller the the size. Um, having kids in our public school and and making sure they have a good experience, that all depends on funding. And in order to
061have people here, we need housing. Um, so you know, um, I guess where where I kept coming back to were those few points and then I would take those lines of thoughts and and try to string them along with other concerns from the county because those are also of course very valid. Um, so just to give you some insight on what my thought process has been through this and I appreciate all the information that's been shared whether you're for against it, it's it is helpful. We need public feedback. So that's all for me. Yeah, >> I I have a lot of the same thoughts. I've taken a lot of emails and calls from people in the public lately. I've done training. It's been a month of um reading everything from last time because there was
062a lot of good information in there. Um I think the biggest takeaway for me in all of this is that the city is landmarked and so how are we going to have the ability to increase housing and things like that as we need to increase our population. And so if we don't decrease housing, we don't have more kids in the seat. It affects our income. So for me, that's the biggest thing is that housing means potential students. That means more students in our district and more income. >> Michelle, I I I stand by what I said last time. Um I I like the idea of of um needing housing. I like the idea of getting rid of that ugly annex. Um but at the core of urban renewal, the the what I feel is the
063point of it is to um you know take those blighted buildings as you call it and um get them up to a place that is then able to sell and put back into the private um sector. And what I hear is that the city of Northbend wants to hold on to all these and they're going to be um they're they're bas I' I've had people, you know, that don't want to be named because they are private business owners in the city of North Ben and they can't compete with the city landlord that is um anyway. So I I just don't think it's right to have the city uh own apartments and be in the business of being a landlord. Um, but I don't know. The the the other thing I said last time was um
064I have a hard time uh putting my stamp for approval on $45 million and then being handcuffed behind my back and have no control over where that money goes. And yet I gave my seal of approval. So, while it's a great idea, I like a lot of the concepts. I know we need housing. I know it's an issue. I just don't like the the the premise and the way this is being done. >> Um, I agree that this area needs more housing and um, you know, if you you don't want to, you know, get rid of good just because you can't find perfect. Um, one of my questions though and Vince, if you can help me with this, is you know, I want to know a little bit more about whether we want to of
065the district from the urban renewal side or not. whether we want to make a change on that because talking about possibly having a partnership in the future sounds like something that might be useful or or if you have any thoughts on what we should do. >> There's certainly some pros and cons. We talked about it internally. Um, you know, initially we had concerns as to whether or not being a part of now would somehow put us in jeopardy of of having um you know, to put it one, the city be able to point at our building, our district office and say, you know, we want it and we're going to do somewhere else because it's going to be a part of some major complex and not have an opportunity to control that. What we found
066out is, you know, like like city manager Miller said, the law doesn't support that. one taxing agency can essentially do the taxing agency with the kinds of limitations that as we've learned if if the state of Oregon decided they were going to run a great big giant pipeline right through the middle of the district office they figure out a way to do it right so but that's not over so there's not a lot concern that will happen. So, um I I would recommend that we just plop this in. I would recommend that we continue conversation about that and try to have so we can we can get a sense for what potential benefits we might receive from that and what our district office could stand for improvement. Absolutely. It's it's an old structure. As much
067as um city manager Milron talks about this structure, the one right across the street isn't doing a lot. Um the the good news for the fire department is that they received they they received the size of retrofit grant just like we did. Um we're working on North Bay. They're working on the fire department to try to make sure that stays stable. We had a 9.2. Um but uh I I would like opportunity for us internally as well as us collectively to see what the benefits that would be before adding it. But it does sound like because it's not of our substantial amendment that it can be done without having so I would be certainly open to that but I think we'd have to explore that. >> Okay. So I just looking at our agenda and
068I thought we were currently in there and it would be removing us. Is that not correct or am I there's there's a bunch of >> initial in the initial vote >> looking at it back in that February um we we requested to be removed from you map and that request was granted >> oh okay okay >> so my understanding is that we are currently not the district office they redo the map around the district So, we're not currently >> in the part of your net. >> All right. And so we could potentially be added that uh should we choose to do so which um as David said would potentially make us eligible to actually you know do upgrades um in the same manner that other businesses would have the opportunity to apply for potentially receive
069grants and have upgrades or have projects associated at this point in time district is not in Thank you. >> I did want to respond to one other piece that you asked about that that this legislative session did not have any substantial votes that that had any impact on the current formula for funding or schools. All right. When the Portland school districts had a strike, um because it was the largest district in the state, there was a lot of conversation about whether or not Oregon schools, the system for funding schools was uh an adequate system. And so, uh from that point till now, what was I got a lot of attention has now faded back into notion. So there was a wave and then it's kind of settled and this legislative session ended without any substantial
070conversation about aiding the system of funding. So at this point in time I can say that there's not something imminent is going to change the way that school will get funded. And so um we will probably all our grandchildren will have buried us before that happens because that system has been in place. um for about well it was put in place after measure five and measure 50 so it's been in place since the 90s and it has no has had no substantial change >> well I stand by what I've already stated um no one disagrees with us meeting No one disagrees with having more students and needing more students and and improving the education, all the things like that. And we are here for students, but those students are also part of the community, okay?
071They're not just going to be students in 15 years. They're going to be citizens. and I just don't trust the thing and that's but it appreciate that um sign to basically give her flight and I don't think anybody in their right mind would say that that anything but >> and how do you accomplish that and the city of North resources in order to do it funds and that's exactly what urban designed to do. You take a little bit of res taxing to put it together nice to to affect these kind of changes that we're talking about here. Uh we've heard about the the count county if we got rid of uh urban uh sunset that they'll get about $60,000 and I'm going to repeat what I said last time this year. That's not going to
072pay for an officer. It's not going to pay for open up so have people in jail that deserve to be in jail. It's not going to do anything. But that $60,000 wrapped in with the other money that come from the taxi districts will afford North Ben the ability to eliminate that light, build housing and basically improve that entire area around where the city and that's what urban rural to do and I respect uh the people who talked to you today are basically fundamentally opposed to the whole idea of urban rule. That's a legitimate argument. I disagree with it, but I I respect their ability to have that opinion. U I think, you know, my opinion is I'm going to vote to to to pass these because I think it's in the benefit of North Bent.
073It's in benefit of the school district. It's in benefit of our entire community. And um that's that's what I have to say about that. Okay. Um having said any any further discussion you want to have or want to take it up. Uh first item before us is resolution 2026-01. It would be a resolution by the city of North Ben school district 13 occurring with maximum indebtness increase. Do we have a vote? >> I move to approve resolution 2026-01 accepting and authorizing a large increase for the urban renewal agency is how to make it paid. >> We have a second any further discussion for question. All in favor >> why don't we uh have a hand all in favor raise your hand. You have one, two, three, four, five. Those opposed. We have two 52 vote.
074Uh the resolution passes. Moving to the second item. That is uh resolution 2060, a resolution by the city of North school district 13ring on the inclusions of a public building project. Uh we have a motion there. >> I move to approve resolation 20126 project. >> I'll second. Uh any further discussion? Again by raise of hands. All in favor raise your hands. One, two, three, four, five. Those opposed. Um, the motion passed. The resolution passes. Thank you very much. I appreciate your time. I appreciate your time uh coming forth and expressing your time to the next one. >> Mr. Pardon me. I want to say thank you. I I'm going to go ahead and excuse myself. I've got a sick puppy I got to get from surgery in Portland. Good luck. Um, next item is OSBA
075implementation of pool superintendent evaluation site for support action. Item number seven. Uh we attended a meeting with the SBA target state uh association talking about uh one of two items either a full superend evaluation. We also talked about a targeted feedback survey. Um we had discussion a little bit there. you want to talk about a little bit more and what we want to do if anything. >> I think the biggest takeway of human training for me was that if we do work with the OSBA um and do the survey in on this but also if they help us because we don't know how to evaluate the superintendent. Many of us come through and you um it just seemed like they give us a lot of guidance, help us with goals and things like that that
076we already would understand. >> I think it's important for me with four new people that we understand this a little bit better about how we evaluate the superintendent, the best ways to do that. >> Yeah. Um I agree. I I think um It's wanting to make sure that we both don't underdo it or overdo it as far as what our district needs are and just making sure that we fully understand our responsibility and the options and the support and aid that is available to help us with these things and just to make sure that um we can do our job thoroughly and and to the best of our ability. And um you know with with most you know evaluations for any job you may have typically some kind of outside feedback is um is required.
077And so you know I appreciated the training that just gave us more information on how that should work and what that looks like and what is kind of common practice among a lot of other districts in our state. Um and it was very informative and I appreciated that. Any other thoughts? >> Have a clarifying question because I'm a little bit confused. Okay. So, I understand the motion for the targeted feedback. Um the other one that is not for this review cycle because this review cycle is still that start next year. Right. >> If if we right next survey not nowish but nowish and the evaluation process timeline would start right next year. >> Yeah. My understanding is um with the previous board approved in January stance and we'll be dealing with that and this is
078for future down the road to have maybe a different plan for evaluation which hasn't even been decided on. >> Yeah. Right. We're still in learning hands. >> I mean the main thing I think if there was any confusion was that the January decision is being honored. >> Yes. >> Appreciate it. Okay. >> I I very much appreciated um you know the presentation that we had on this training because I think it's really important that everyone has the same expectations that we share the same goals and we have them written in a way that everyone you know understands whether we meet them or not and what we need to do and how to regroup and how we're proceeding forward. And so I really like the idea you know of having the system in place where we
079can kind of see where we're going where we've been and where we want to be. So yeah, >> my my thinking is I have no issue with the targeted survey because we're talking about the feedback from from staff uh to help us make a decision in terms of of that. Um and and frankly like to be fiscally conservative that's not that expensive to do that to do the full-blown u full seen evaluation cycle is is substantially more expensive and I think the way I'd like to approach this you know my personal opinion about is to u go ahead with targeted survey now and then see how it goes from there get a feel for exact bearing in mind that the OSBA is always available to talk to us, give us some guidance or at least
080some advice on how how to approach things. So, I mean that my my think right now is has pass the uh authorized expenditure of funds for the targeted feedback survey, but put on the back burners anything about the full evaluation cycle because I frankly that might get much. Yeah, I agree. Yeah, most of the time for sure. >> Chair McLint, can you please let us know who is getting who is the targeted body that you're representing here in the survey? >> I think it would be staff administration people that talk. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Thank you. >> Yes, that's primarily. >> So, district employees and representatives in that target group. Okay. >> Motion to accept the attached superintendent valuation facilitation 256 targeted feedback survey [Music] superintendent valuation facilitation >> just Any further discussion? >> Okay.
081So, we're basically uh putting on the back burner back burner. Black back burner number seven, right? >> Uh yes. >> Yes. >> And then number eight on our agenda. >> So number seven then number seven. Assuming everyone's >> all right. This is authorized for buzz for feedback survey. All in favor say >> I oppose. >> No. >> Okay. One. No. 61. All right. Next item. We'll jump in tonight. policy update first read that's no action we have that on our understand it and we'll be back to pass it probably next time yes and along with that um uh always extend offer to wants to schedule time to work with us to understand and learn more about policy itself. So between now and next month if you're interested in Michelle and you can set up the
082time kind of go through that interested make sure that you know you guys were big enough consider >> so >> thank you. >> Okay with that uh we have the financial which are there for us that moves us to board comments. Yeah. Any more comments? Julie, >> I don't think so. >> Yeah, >> I actually have one. Um, I don't want to like point her out, but Amber Esester happens to be here in the city of North Ben just awarded her award. That's pretty cool having one of our educators being coordinated And I know a couple girls >> in the van. >> Go >> in camp. You get two places on. >> All right, let me go take you >> schedule was created by the previous >> uh board comments. uh information only on that.
083I believe we reach and