2008 to Date Summary of Events:

• On-going community wide outreach to District 1 constituency – weekly “Community Dialogues”
• Quarterly meetings with Mayors, City Managers/administrators, Dept. Heads, Port of Siuslaw
• Monthly reviews and meetings with Sheriff, Deputy DA, and other law enforcement officials
• Meeting with EWEB - GM Randy Berggren – Brad Taylor
• Leadership Teams established for community feedback
• Quality outreach with media: KEZI channel 9, KVAL channel 13, KCST radio, Register Guard, West Lane News, Siuslaw News, etc.
• Weekly press releases
• Website – Website Calendar
• Florence Field Office – Constituency referrals to County: LMD, PW’s, Sheriff’s Office
• Florence FO Volunteers – Constituency contacts/reminders
• Appearances/Programs: Kiwanis, City Club of Florence, Boy Scouts of America, Territorial School District, Blachly Lane Annual Meeting, Lane Community College, Lincoln Day Brunch, Daffodil Festival Greeter, KCST Radio Forum with Florence CM
• OCZMA & OPAC – Coastal meetings
• Weekly Board of County Commissioner Meetings with Live Remote to Florence Justice Center
• Maricopa “Tent City” tour – Phoenix, Arizona, with Deputy DA & Florence Police Chief
• Shutter Creek Corrections tour with Commissioner Sorenson
• O & C Funding cuts and effort to restore funding – Budget Hearings
• Ongoing legislative discussions regarding O& C funding cuts
• On site reviews with ODOT regarding Hwy 126 Road Construction
• On site reviews with Port of Siuslaw regarding North Fork Bridge work
• Junction City drainage issues with Anderson Stock Yards
• Junction City Prison - planning process
• Walton Town Halls – ODOT
• Walton – ODOT traffic safety issues/signage improvements
• General Fund Prioritization sessions 1 & 2
• Brailsford Fence – LMD/PW’s – BCC
• Roadside Memorials – Policy
• Dunes City constituency concerns
• Mapleton Neighborhood Watch established with Lane County Sheriff’s Dept.
• Fern Ridge Business Issues Round Tables
• Sexual Harassment/Discrimination Training
• Weekly website review and update with improved outreach – reporting with live links
• Monthly review with staff/volunteers/
• Weekly updates with Commissioner/Consultant(s)
• Meeting with Corps of Engineers
• LMD – Oregon Coast Board of Realtors Workshop – Florence Events Center
• Review – Future of the Justice Courts
• City of Florence – review of 20/20 Comprehensive Plan
• Transit Room Tax (TRT) discussions with Florence, Dunes City
• Live Remote to BCC with Sandra Belson & Mike Miller – City of Florence
• Live Remote to BCC with Port Manager Mark Freeman
• Live Remote to BCC with Chief of Police Maurice Sanders
• Deadwood outreach – Community Dialogues
• Upgraded Live Remote Equipment at the County
• Connect Oregon II – Public Hearing – Region 2 – Area 5
• Lane County Fairgrounds tour/review
• ODOT Bridge Tour
• ODOT Bridge Illumination
• 101st Rhododendron Festival Parade
• Ray Robinson’s RR - review
• Rhododendron Drive - safety issue
• Budget work sessions
• Population Forecast review
• Fred Starkey Economic indicators/factors
• WIC – meeting with Karen Gillette, Connie Sullivan, Sandra Mattson, Dianne
• Meeting with victor Renaghan of San Francisco – Destination Resort – Big Creek/Florence
• Meetings with LMD/Matt Laird, Kent Howe – Mia Nelson & others
• Siuslaw Watershed Council
• Site visits – constituent complaints (Dianne)
• Oregon Correctional Facilities – tours
• Sprung Structures -

2007 Summary of Events:

• Constituency outreach established throughout District
• Consistent responses and effort in resolving numerous constituency concerns
• Regularly broadcast live remote BCC meetings to Florence Justice Center
• Florence Field Office – volunteer staffing
• Weekly Coffee & Conversations held throughout District 1 – Santa Clara, Florence, Dunes City, Veneta, Junction City, and every other month Blachly/Cheshire, Walton, Mapleton
• Monthly lunch meetings with Mayors, City Managers, Chiefs of Police, Port of Siuslaw, Fire Chiefs and on occasion with Legislators, Veterans
• Town Hall Meetings and Power Point Presentations on O & C Funding
• Speaking engagements to organizations, clubs and granges – District 1
• Appearances for special events: 100th Rhododendron Festival – 75th Sea Lion Caves
• Participation & attendance: Association of Oregon Counties, Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association, Ocean Policy Advisory Council, County Commissioners’ College, Budget Planning meetings, Siuslaw Watershed Council, Siuslaw Soil Water & Conservation District
• Measure 37 claims
• Law enforcement and land use compliance coordinated efforts, Mapleton & Dunes City
• Assistance to Animal Shelter Advocates
• Clean up of trash/dumping in rural West Lane County
• Transportation – LTD conversations
• Facilitation of planning and future development: Glory Bee Farms, Fairgrounds
• Successful reopening of Morning Glory Coffee Cart – Walton
• Walton signage improvements and coordinating road and safety improvements with ODOT
• Annexation and Boundary Commission revision
• Wave Energy Work Session (Florence)
• Evaluation and improved effort with Sheriff’s Dept. budget review
• Listening Tour – Saturday session with 100+ in attendance (Florence)
• Commission on Children & Families “Setting Priorities” – round table session (Florence)
• ODOT – “Bridges” Open House – (Florence)
• Coordinating intergovernmental discussions: State – County & Cities
• Lane County Neighborhood Watch officially established – Mapleton
• Dunes City Algae Bloom – assistance
• County Boat Ramp – Mapleton
• Signage with allowed 15 minute free parking at Harbor Vista Overlook (Florence)
• Chemical Spraying – assistance
• Lane County Vegetation Management Advisory Committee – facilitation with Annual Report