Present: Cherryl Walker, Chair; Keith Heck, Vice- Chair; and Simon Hare, Commissioner; Terri Wharton, Recorder

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1 APPROVED ON AUGUST 20, 20 BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMSSONERS AT THE WEEKY BUSNESS SESSON WEEKY BUSNESS SESSON August 6, 20 9: 00 a.m. Anne G. Basker Auditorium 60 N.W. Sixth Street, Grants Pass, OR Present: Cherry Waker, Chair; Keith Heck, Vice- Chair; and Simon Hare, Commissioner; Terri Wharton, Recorder These are meeting minutes ony. Ony text encosed in quotation marks reports a speaker' s exact words. Pursuant to notice through the media and in conformance with the Pubic Meeting aw, Cherry Waker, Chair caed the meeting to order at 9: 00 a.m. tems discussed were as foows:. PRESENTATON( S): BUREAU OF AND MANAGEMENT( BM) ROADS UPDATE Aen Boschweier, Grants Pass Resource Area Fied Manager, said he was peased to be there to give an update on road and gate status and referred to Exhibit A BM ROADS AND PUBC USE N JOSEPHNE COUNTY. Commissioner Hare thanked Mr. Boschweier for coming today and asked him to stay unti after pubic comment to respond to their questions. 2. RECOGNTON OF EMPOYEES: The Board recognized the foow empoyees for the years of service: Angie Cook 20 Years District Attorney' s Office Matthew Corey 5 Years District Attorney' s Office Anne Marie Turner 5 Years District Attorney' s Office 3. PROCAMATON: n the Matter of Opposition to Certain Described Provisions of the Nationa Defense Authorization Act of 202 Commissioner Heck read the procamation and presented it to Joseph Rice, Oath Keepers. Mr. Rice thanked the Board for the Procamation.. ADMNSTRATVE ACTONS N CONSDERATON OF: BOARD DECSONS UNDER ADMNSTRATVE ACTONS WERE MADE AFTER PUBC COMMENT WAS RECEVED a. Approva of Order No ; n the Matter of Authorization of the Sae of County and ocated in North Vaey ndustria Park; and Quitcaim Deed; and Reated Saes Documents ( One origina of each document fied with the County Cerk) Commissioner Hare expained this was a piece property Josephine County was seing to Dutch Bros. in the North Vaey ndustria Park to provide them with additiona space for a new roasting faciity. b. Approva of Order No ; n the Matter of Authorization of Execution of ease Agreement with Heath Care Coaition of Southern Oregon ( HCCSO) for ease of County Property; and ease Agreement ( One origina Order and easefied with the County Cerk and one origina ease returned to Pubic Heath) Commissioner Waker expained the ease was for office space in the Pubic Heath Department for $ 300 per month through Apri 205. c. Software Service Agreement with the Echo Group ( Cost to approx. County $50, 000 thru 6/30/ 8) ( One origina Agreement fied with the County Cerk, one origina Agreement returned to ega Counse, and one origina Agreement returned to Community Corrections) Abe Huntey, Community Corrections Director, expained the Agreement was to provide an eectronic data base for the Drug and Acoho Treatment Program and was being paid for with state funds. 5. REQUESTS/ COMMENTS FROM CTZENS: ( Each person wi be given three( 3) minutes to speak) Ron Smith, Grant Pass, asked why BM didn' t mention ORS 277. David McAister, Grants Pass, asked why BM wasn' t taking about pubic domain and. Jack Swift, Josephine County, asked what BM' s definition for roads was. Jim Frick, Grants Pass, asked how BM was managing their endangered species. Jonathan esh, Grants Pass, asked BM if they aowed pubic input on road cosures. Aen Boschweier expained the NEPA which often incudes three pubic hearings for citizen comments.

2 N Weeky Business Session August 6, 20 Page 2 Joseph Rice, Grants Pass, asked BM for carification of cassification on right-of-ways, was there specific anguage with private and owners, what criteria was used to estabish road cosures, and when abeing gates are they going to incude contact information. Commissioner Waker advised the Board woud provide Mr. Boschweier a ist of citizen' s concerns for his review and response. Nick Dordan, Grants Pass, discussed BM cosing gates and creating great farm and for marijuana growers. Judy Ahrens, Grants Pass, discussed her dissatisfaction with the Board' s poitica disagreements during meetings. Dae Matthews, Grants Pass, discussed an issue with an airport ease. Joseph Rice, Grants Pass, invited citizens to vounteer to hep buid a payground. arry Ford, Grants Pass, fet Economic Deveopment was critica for Josephine County and suggested the City of Grants Pass, Josephine County and the City of Cave Junction work together on a pan. Vivian Kirkpatrick- Piger, discussed a prior WBS meeting regarding Economic Deveopment and invited everyone to attend the Josephine County Fair. Ed Bowers, Grants Pass, said the BM presentation was very informative and fet it was odd that individuas demand tota freedom of roads and tota privacy of their own ands. Mark Gatin, Grants Pass, spoke of a recent drowning in the Rogue River and asked the Board to pace warning signs at a river access and discussed a ife vest oan program he was invoved with. Board Discussion and Action Agenda tem 3( a) Commissioner Hare made a motion to approve Order No : n the Matter ofauthorization of the Sae of County and ocated in North Vaey ndustria Park: and Ouitcaim Deed: and Reated Saes Documents, seconded by Commissioner Heck. Upon ro ca vote, motion passed 3-0: Commissioner Hare yes. Commissioner Heck yes, and Commissioner Waker yes. Board Discussion and Action Agenda tem 3( b) Commissioner Hare made a motion to approve Order No : n the Matter ofauthorization of Execution of ease Agreement with Heath Care Coaition ofsouthern Oregon( HCCSO) for ease of County Property: and ease Agreement, seconded by Commissioner Heck. Upon ro ca vote. motion passed 3-0: Commissioner Hare yes. Commissioner Heck yes, and Commissioner Waker yes. Board Discussion and Action Agenda tem 3( c) Commissioner Hare made a motion to approve Software Service Agreement with the Echo Group, Cost to County approx using State funds. seconded by Commissioner Heck. Upon ro ca vote. motion passed 3-0: Commissioner Hare yes. Commissioner Heck yes, and Commissioner Waker yes. 6. CONSENT CAENDAR: a. Approva of Minutes( Draft minutes are avaiabe for viewing in the Board' s Office) County Administration Workshop Juy 7, 20 Weeky Business Session Juy 23, 20 b. Report and Recommendation for Purchase of One Sedan for Corrections Department ( One origina Report and Recommendation fied with the County Cerk) c. Request for Waiver of Vioation Fee for Erik Weiser( Motion ony no documents) d. Request for Position/ FTE Change:. Pubic Heath ( One origina Position Requisition returned to Human Resources) 2. Assessor' s Office( One origina Position Requisition returned to Human Resources) e. Resoution n the Matter of Appointment to the Emergency Medica Services Board ( One origina Resoution fied with the County Cerk) f. Resoution n the Matter of a Reappointment to the Grants Pass Airport Advisory Board ( One origina Resoution fied with the County Cerk) Board Discussion and Action: Commissioner Hare made a motion to approve the Consent Caendar Agenda tems 6( a) through 6(f) as isted, seconded by Commissioner Heck. Upon ro ca vote, motion passed 3-0: Commissioner Hare yes, Commissioner Heck yes, and Commissioner Waker yes. 7. OTHER: ( ORS ( ) "... notice sha incude a ist of the principa subjects anticipated to be considered at the meeting, but this requirement sha not imit the abiity of a governing body to consider additiona subjects.') None reported.

3 Weeky Business Session August 6, 20 Page 3 8. MATTERS FROM COMMSSONERS: Commissioner Hare announced he had been appointed to the Executive Board of O& C Counties and mentioned the meetings he attends with Aen Boschweier and Dayne Barron from BM and the Forest Service. He advised he woud be meeting with Congressman Waden regarding ongoing eements of the fires in southern Oregon, encouraged peope to go to the Fair and be safe when staying in the parks. Commissioner Heck announced the 00th anniversary of the Josephine County Fair starts on August 3 and read a statement regarding two deaths that occurred in Cave Junction nine months ago and asked anyone with information to contact the Oregon State Poice. Commissioner Waker advised the County woud have a booth at the Fair manned by County empoyees and announced the Experimenta Aircraft Association Pancake Breakfast on August 9, 20. She discussed the County' s audit process and promoted severa attractions/ events in Josephine County Weeky Business Session was adjourne JW at 0: 56 a.m. Terri i harton, Recorder Entered into record: Exhibit A BM Roads and Pubic Use in Josephine County

4 BM Roads and Pubic Use in Josephine County xr7, 3i T A W6 T g/& id o0 The Bureau of and Management ( BM), under the authority of the Secretary of the nterior, provides for pubic access to federa ands. BM' s muti- use mandate encompasses such activities as timber production, minera extraction, and recreation opportunities. n Josephine County this mandate occasionay causes understandabe concern: Why does the pubic have the right to use some roads and not others on BM managed and? Nationay, BM roads are open to pubic access. The majority of BM ands in states ike Nevada and Wyoming are generay managed in accordance with the Federa and Poicy and Management Act. n Josephine County, BM ands are primariy subject to the O& C Act, which fas under a different management regime. O& C ands are managed for: sustained yied for the purpose of providing a permanent source of timber suppy, protecting watersheds, reguating stream fow, and contributing to the economic stabiity of oca communities and industries, and providing recreationa faciities." BM ands in Josephine County are interminged with private ands in a checkerboard ownership pattern. The BM manages access to these ands under agreements such as Reciproca Right- of- Ways( RROW), non- excusive and excusive easements, as found in the 200 BM Western Oregon Transportation Management Pan ( WOTMP): Reciproca Right-of-Way - Non- excusive Easements Excusive Easements BROW) Agreement - BM acquires non- excusive BM acquires excusive RROWs provide parties to the easements for access in easements from private agreement( US and the private support of BM management andowners to obtain access for andowners) " with a non- activities. The andowner can BM management activities. excusive right to use, construct retain rights to the road, but The rights acquired by BM and maintain ogging roads on _ the pubic does not have a right aow for pubic use of the road. each other' s property for forest to the use of the road and BM BM can provide private and management and remova of cannot grant the pubic a right owners ega access on these forest products." RROW to access. easements where they are agreements do not provide pubic access( WOTMP, p. 3). i required to hod that specific Outside the conditions covered in the agreement anguage, the BM can further restrict access for resource protection and safety concerns. An exampe is restricting access during the wet right. season to protect Port- Orford- cedar. When any physica road cosures are contempated on O& C ands, the BM notifies the Association of O& C Counties, who wi then notify the appropriate County Government Officia ( MOU- BM ). Within the O& C framework, the BM is committed to providing quaity outdoor recreation opportunities. The BM provides pubic access to roads, backcountry and scenic byways; maintains campgrounds, day- use areas, trai systems, and environmenta education areas; provides ega access to hunting, fishing, OHV use, and sightseeing opportunities; and provides recreation and pubic purpose eases to oca governments such as the inois River Forks State Park ( WOTMP, 9). For more information on BM ega access rues and reguations, contact Rik Arndt, Medford District Reaty ead, at

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