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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
City snapshot
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
• Sisters City Council
has reaffirmed that no new
mayor will be selected to
serve between now and
December 31. There are
only three more Council
meetings; there is only one
meeting in both November
and December because of
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Council President Nancy
Connolly will continue as
acting mayor.
• City Attorney Jeremy
Green presented Council
with
recommenda-
tions regarding System
Development Charges
(SDC) waivers for affordable
housing. The waivers may be
made as long as the property
remains affordable for 50
years. If the property sells
to a new owner, that person
must meet the qualifications
for purchasing affordable
housing. If it is not a permit-
ted transfer, the waiver plus
interest must be paid.
At this point in time,
the total SDCs per unit
amount to $8,000-$10,000.
The interest rate (generally
between 9 and 18 percent)
should be high enough to
be a penalty. It is up to the
Council to decide which
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transportation, water, or
sewer. The City doesn’t
have to manage the trans-
fers because the developing
agency — HousingWorks,
Habitat for Humanity —
has to ensure compliance.
The draft plan will be able
to serve as a template for
future affordable-housing
developments.
• Chuck Ryan, the sole
applicant, was interviewed
and sworn in to fill the
Council chair left empty
by the resignation of Chris
Frye. Ryan will hold that
position until December 31.
In response to his interview
questions, Ryan stressed
the importance of Council
determining, and operating
according to, a long-term
strategic plan.
He identified three main
issues he sees in the next
two to three years — busi-
ness diversification, afford-
able housing, and working
to establish process before
decision-making, strategy
before budget. He would like
to see the councilors com-
municating with one another
and working as a team. Ryan
also thinks it will be impor-
tant to have some training
for both Council and staff as
to their roles and responsibil-
ities both alone and together.
Proper planning for public
outreach is another area for
consideration.
• Rick Allen, interim
city manager, presented
to Council his suggestions
regarding the search for a
permanent city manager.
He recommended putting
out a request for proposal
(RFP) to outside consulting
firms that deal with cities all
over the West to conduct the
search. The $20,000-$30,000
expected price tag buys
the expertise, connections,
and time saved for staff
by an unbiased third party
that will handle the entire
process.
There is one company
that guarantees if the new
manager doesn’t work out
within one year from hire,
there is no charge.
Allen recommended wait-
ing to start the process until
the new Council is seated in
January. They will meet with
the chosen firm to discuss
what they are looking for in
a city manager. The entire
process is expected to take
about four months with the
new hire hopefully on board
in May.
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teed off its annual canned
food drive on Wednesday,
October 19, asking golfers
to donate in exchange for a
significant discount off their
green fee. The proceeds sup-
port various Central Oregon
charities and food banks.
Each year Aspen Lakes
asks golfers to donate at least
three cans of nonperishable,
unexpired food in exchange
for a discounted 18-hole
green fee of $30 and nine-
hole fee of $20 (cart rental
is not included). The 18-hole
rate represents an $18-per-
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its inception, Aspen Lakes
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average of 2,200 pounds of
food each year.
“The canned food drive
has been one of our favorite
ways to help area families in
need,” said Pam Mitchell, co-
owner of the family-owned
golf facility in Sisters. “We
take great pride in being able
to collect all that food and
then donate it to worthy food
banks and charities. And the
bonus is that we get to offer
Aspen Lakes golfers a great
deal to play.”
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will last into November.
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in Bend, Sisters
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