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10 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017 Local County hears Lime, watershed update CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 Shirtcliff and Er- ickson discussed the agreement with the Board, and Shirtcliff said that it’s a two-year contract, and it would mean additional rev- enue from the State to the County of around $30,000. Erickson discussed Intergovernmental Agreement No. 13786, between the County and the Oregon Youth Authority, for the services of the preven- tion of and reduction of juvenile crime, with the Board. Th e agreement, which was approved, with a motion from Harvey, and a second from Nichols, is also a two-year contract, and the County would be compensated in the amount of $36,912. Baker County Social Media Policy No. 13.3.1 was adopted, with a motion from Nichols, and a second from Harvey. Prior to approval, Lee discussed the policy with the Board, which Lee said is a more clarifi ed policy, as requested by staff . Morris, who has been Executive Direc- tor for about the last eighteen months, pro- vided a Powder Basin Watershed Council (PBWC) update, fi rst explaining that his- torically, the PBWC provided the County with an update yearly, but that’s not been the case for the last couple of years. He spoke about the formation of the PBWC and other simi- lar councils. In 1987, he said, the Clean Wa- ter Act was modifi ed to include “nonpoint source pollution,” which is when rural areas were added (ur- ban areas were previ- ously the main focus). Councils such as the PBWC were formed in the mid-1990s, aft er the development of water advisory boards, he said. Christo said that the PBWC administers three basic programs: education and out- reach, data collection, and in-stream resto- ration (he provided copies of the PBWC Monitoring & As- sessment, Restoration & Education 2016 Annual Report, and the PBWC Monitor- ing Program 2014 Full Report). Among the Moni- toring & Education highlights for 2016, the PBWC: monitored 73 water quality sites across the Powder Basin; used 31 vol- unteers, including students from three Baker County schools, to collect water sam- ples; completed the fi nal year of nutrient monitoring on the Powder River for 20 Bureau of Land Man- agement (BLM) sites; and completed engi- neering designs for the Lower Clear Creek Restoration Project. Among the Out- reach & Education highlights for 2016, the PWBC: had 85 volunteers, for a total of 641.51 hours; saw 5th and 6th grade attendance of 135, of students from Haines and South Baker, who participated in the Council’s third fi eld day event; had 37 guests and 12 students attend the Council’s Fair and Spring Tours; engaged community members in fi ve public watershed learn- ing events and two river cleanup events; provided watershed education for approxi- mately 140 students of Haines Elementary and South Baker, at the Sixth Grade Out- door School Event; and distributed three issues of the Council’s newsletter, Th e Th al- weg, to 3,700 basin residents (Th e Th al- weg is also regularly available at the Baker County Library). Christo said that the PWBC is in its third and fi nal year of data collection for the Water Quality Monitoring Program in 2017, and a fi nal report will be available by March 2018, cov- ering 78 monitoring sites across the basin, by that time. Th e Lower Clear Creek Restoration Project will include revegetation and stabi- lization of bare banks, improved fi sh habitat, fencing, and design work to address fi sh passage barriers. Th e PWBC expects to off more educa- tional and outreach presentations during spring and fall, to continue off ering Field Days, and to partici- pate in Baker Public School’s Summer Academy and Outdoor School, among other details. A public hearing was held in the mat- ter of Ordinance No. 2017-04, Amending Th e Zoning Map Ad- opted By Ordinance No. 84-1, Th e Com- prehensive Plan Ad- opted By Ordinance No. 2000-04 (Which Readopted Ordinance No. 83-2), And Th e Baker County Zoning Ordinance Adopted By Ordinance No. 2014-01; Creating An Overlay To Th e Timber-Grazing Zone Titled Limited Use Tourist Commercial Overlay (LUTCO) For Tax Lot 400 In Town- ship 07 South, Range 38 East, Section 4C. Kerns and Quam introduced and de- tailed the matter, using the County’s interac- tive Smart Board, aft er Harvey read a hearing statement, and the Daniels, the appli- cants, provided fur- ther testimony, with details and highlights of the benefi ts to the surrounding commu- nities, of adherence to standards, and of eff orts regarding miti- gation. Hardt provided brief testimony in favor, and there was no other tes- timony off ered, either in favor, or in opposi- tion. Ordinance No. 2017-04 was approved to be read by title only, with a motion from Harvey, and a second from Nichols, and the matter was continued to the Wednesday, June 21, 2017 regular session, at 9:45 a.m., with a motion from Harvey, and a second from Nichols (two public hearings before the Board are re- quired). Order No. 2017- 132, Appointing A Member To Th e Baker County Fair Board, was approved, with a motion from Bennett, and a second from Nichols. Ann Kniesel was appointed, her term set to expire on May 1, 2018. 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