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Secondhand Smoke feedback needed by June 29

Deschutes County Health Services invites residents and visitors to complete a brief survey about secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco use in relation to downtown areas. The County’s goal is to better understand resident and visitor tobacco and smoke-free preferences for future policy making consideration.

Because Deschutes County is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all who visit downtown areas in county cities and towns; Health Services, in conjunction with the Rede Group, has published a survey. The survey will help determine public opinion around the use of tobacco in downtown areas. Results will be final September 2012.

The survey is available for public access now through Friday, June 29. Depending on the level of public response, the survey may stay open for a longer period of time.  The link to the survey is: http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e604ihrwh33du6og/start .

After the survey closes, there will be a presentation to local cities, Deschutes County Commissioners and local business leadership about the results. A future notice will announce more details about how the public may access the results.

Through the survey, Deschutes County would like to ensure that smoking in not a barrier to people visiting downtown areas and stores. Smokefree policies ensure equal access to all, including people with asthma and other chronic conditions.

If you are ready to quit tobacco use today, please call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or visit www.quitnow.net/oregon/  to learn more.  The Oregon Tobacco Quit Line provides free, confidential and friendly coaching to help you quit. In addition, the Oregon Tobacco Quit Line offers an online, live chat coaching service for those who would prefer to receive help online. Visit www.oregonquitline.org to register.

For more information, please contact Deschutes County Health Educator David Visiko at david.visiko@deschutes.org or (541) 322-7481.

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Board Meeting Notes: June 14, 2012

OBNA Board Minutes June 14 2012

Present:  Board Members: Mark Weers, Brett Yost, John Kelly, Jan Gifford, Spencer Dahl Absent: Bob Almquist, Ken Cooper
Guests: Tabitha Dahl, DeAnna Timm

Miller’s Landing
Riverside Alley Closure:  Group discussed:  Riverside Alley Closure. It was the consensus of the group that we post this information on our website to encourage comments.

Mirror Pond Update: Bend 2030 will conduct a workshop as part of  Accelerate Bend.Spencer will keep us posted.

Budget:  Board voted to create an account at Fed Ex Kinkos for the amount of $380 to be used for copy and material costs.

Spencer suggested that we make table signs for non smoking, smoking tables which include information about the Old Bend Neighborhood. These would be donated to  restaurants within our neighborhood.

Discussion about a name change in the future to something that doesn’t sound like a Homeowners Association. Moved to next month.

Mark Weers will research the issue of placing cigarette receptacles outside businesses so that the butts are out of reach of small children.

Spencer showed us how to post to the website.

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Miller’s Landing Public Hearing

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROJECT NUMBER: PZ-11-0163

Monday, July 9, 2012 at 5:30 pm
City of Bend Council Chambers
710 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR 97701

APPLICANT: Bend Park & Recreation District

LOCATION: 55 NW Riverside Boulevard; Identified on Deschutes County Assessofs Map 17-12-32CC as Tax Lots 17900 & 18800.

REQUEST: Site Plan, Conditional Use Permit, and Waterway Overlay Zone (WOZ) application for Mii|er’s Landing, a new community park located on approximately 3.71 acres in the Residential Urban Medium Density (RM) zone. Proposed park amenities include: picnic shelters, walkways, river access, parking, restroom, community gardens, landscaping, and improvements to the adjacent street and alley.

STAFF REVIEWER: Aaron Henson, AICP, Senior Planner; 541-383-4885;  ahenson@ci.bend.or.us

All persons interested in this issue are invited to attend the public hearing or to mail written comments to the City of Bend Planning Division, 710 NW Wall Street, Bend, Oregon 97701. Comments must be directed toward the ordinance criteria that apply to this request. Those criteria are listed below. Please refer to the project number in your written comments. Written comments may be submitted at anytime prior to the hearing. The opportunity to provide oral testimony at the meeting will be at the discretion ofthe Planning Commission.

A copy of the application, all documents and evidence submitted by or on behalf of the applicant, and the applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost and will be provided at a reasonable cost. A copy of the application and all documents and evidence relied upon by the applicant can also be viewed by logging into the ePlans website at https://eplans.ci.bend.or.us/ProjectDox/ with username “publicviewer@ci.bend.or.us” and password “public”, then searching for PZ-12-0163. A copy of the Staff Report will be available for inspection at no cost at least 7 days prior to the hearing and will be provided at a reasonable cost.

Mel Oberst
Community Development Director

APPLICABLE CRITERIA, STANDARDS & PROCEDURES:

(1) Bend Code Chapter 10-10; City of Bend Development Code

(a) Chapter 2.1; Residential Districts
(b) Chapter 2.7; Special Planned Districts
(c) Chapter 3.1; Access, Circulation and Lot Design
(d) Chapter 3.2; Landscaping, Street Trees, Fences & Walls
(e) Chapter 3.3; Vehicle Parking, Loading & Bicycle Parking
(f) Chapter 3.4; Public Improvement Standards
(g) Chapter 3.5; Other Design Standards

The applicable criteria are available for review at the City of Bend Community Development Department, City Hall, 710 NW Wall Street, Bend, Oregon. The
applicable criteria are also available on the City web site.

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Bend Parks & Rec seeks input on projects

The Bend Park & Recreation District Board of Directors is considering a bond measure to invest in Bend’s natural features, trails, parks and river access that are intended to protect the natural environment and preserve Bend’s quality of life for generations to come. But first, they want your input on the potential projects.

You are invited to visit Bend Parks & Rec in person at the following Public Open Houses to learn more and share your thoughts.

Public Open Houses (Drop-in format)
May 23, 6:30 am – 6:30 pm
Juniper Swim & Fitness Center
May 24, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
District Office
May 25, 29 & 30, 8 am – 5 pm
District Office
May 31, 8 am – 7:30 pm
District Office

To learn more online, you can visit the following pages or download a Potential Bond Measure Project Summary PDF.

On each project page, you can submit comments for that particular project.

After reviewing the projects, please Bend Parks & Rec know your Feedback and Comments for the potential bond measure projects as a whole.

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Letter to OLCC on Riverside Market

Katie Siefkes
License Investigator
Oregon Liquor Control Commission
2146 NE 4th Street Suite 160
Bend, OR 97701

Re: The Riverside Market & Pub

The Riverside Market & Pub is located within the boundaries of the Old Bend Neighborhood Association (OBNA). Old Bend Neighborhood includes the Old Town and Drake Park Neighborhood Historic Districts, the Mill Addition, Mirror Pond, Drake Park and Miller’s Landing.

The Riverside Market and Pub is a long-existing commercial use in an otherwise densely populated neighborhood. The Riverside is a popular neighborhood establishment and we support owner Jonathon Gaipo’s request to the OLCC for an extension of their outdoor seating area. While supporting the request for approval, the OBNA urges the OLCC to advise the Riverside’s owner of our concerns about parking, noise, and on-site smoking.

Since the adjoining neighborhood is quite dense, with little off-street parking, we hope that the three parking spots that will be vacated by the enlargement of the outdoor area can be re-located. We strongly support the termination of the three spaces as presently they pose a hazard; we support a realignment of the parking area on the north side of the lot, along with the addition of a roadside parking spot that should become available when the southern parking is vacated and the egress is closed. We also support the owner’s suggestion to include additional bicycle parking.

We were pleased to see that the owner plans to continue closing no later than 10 pm. We request that he also encourages patrons to leave the premises at closing time. Again, due to the area’s density, any nighttime noise is amplified, especially during the summer when neighbors’ windows are open.

We appreciate the development of a specific smoking area and we hope that the owners will consider becoming a smoke free establishment. It is our belief that the outdoor changes being proposed should encourage more families to utilize this outdoor space. We further believe that a smoke free environment would add to their enjoyment.

Again, we support the owner’s request to the OLCC for an extension of their outdoor seating area. We believe this addition, along with other improvements to the existing outdoor area, can only add to our already vibrant neighborhood.

Thank you,

Old Bend Neighborhood Association