Planning staff told commissioners that the governor issued an executive order asking the Department of Energy to prioritize and streamline large renewable-energy projects’ siting reviews, which could accelerate filings with the Energy Facility Siting Council (FSEC). The board and staff discussed an ongoing appeal of a conditional-use permit and the

The Bend MPO Policy Board unanimously approved three amendments to the MTIP: changes to the US 20 Greenwood corridor project (canceling current construction phase and reallocating funds to design), increased funding for the US 97 multiuse trail (Baker Road to Lava Butte), and addition of the Larkspur Path school connection PE phase.

The Bend MPO Policy Board authorized a consultant contract with Kittelson & Associates to update the regional Transportation Safety Action Plan (TSAP), not to exceed $234,931, with a projected November kick-off and April 2027 completion.

MPO staff briefed the board on HB 3991 from the 2025 special legislative session, which raises transportation revenues (gas tax, registration fees, payroll tax for transit, and a road usage charge for EVs) and could increase local transportation funding but carries implementation timing and referral uncertainty.

City staff recommended a rewritten stormwater system development charge (SDC) methodology that would raise the residential storm SDC to $2,965 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU). The committee gave unanimous consensus to amend the methodology to calculate fees by impervious area and to set a public hearing at least 90 days out.

Committee members discussed a backlog of recommendations from bond performance audits (43 total) and proposed routing implementation follow-up to the facilities committee, bond accountability committee and policy committee, with quarterly check-ins reported back to the audit committee.

Portland Public Schools auditors are completing financial testing but may need to rework single-audit procedures if the U.S. Office of Management and Budget releases updated compliance guidance late, potentially affecting state reporting deadlines and committee timing.

Sheriff's office and partners reported more than 30 graduates from a deflection/peer mentor program that diverts people with behavioral‑health and substance‑use problems from jail into treatment; officials described grant funding that covers staff and partner contracts and limited funds for immediate housing or inpatient placements.

The Grants Pass City Council approved a package of ten resolutions authorizing small area conveyances, permanent easements and temporary easements to the Oregon Department of Transportation to allow construction of ADA curb ramps and related work; most votes were unanimous and staff said compensation and restoration would be handled via appraisal,赔

After a lengthy public comment period and debate about private funding levels, the Grants Pass City Council approved a one‑year $50,000 contribution to the newly forming Main Street Grants Pass organization; council directed funding to come from capital project and general fund buckets.

On consent, the Grants Pass City Council accepted a $10 million Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund award (staff said $3 million of the amount is being waived as a grant) for the water treatment project and authorized staff to apply for an Oregon DLCD technical assistance grant to fund an economic opportunity analysis for the city’s 20‑year job

A resident urged the court to fund a two‑house weatherization study to measure how insulation and heat‑pump tuning reduce winter electric bills and grid impacts; county staff said they would explore grant and nonprofit funding channels.

The board reviewed three service-level complaints dismissed for cause (no policy violation, unidentifiable incident, or untimely filing) and discussed a separate May 2025 professionalism allegation involving officers’ handling of a suicidal subject who was inhaling nitrous oxide; auditors recommended sustaining one allegation while the chief’s on‑d

The court approved the consent agenda and a set of routine county actions including a DOJ grant submittal, capital grant extensions for the Arlington School District and city of Condon, and a road‑use agreement for a pipeline project; votes were recorded as carried by the court.

Court adopted resolution R2025‑13 to initiate dissolution proceedings required under ORS after the Port of Arlington failed to file audits for 2022–2024; port officials said they are working to complete audits and do not want dissolution.

County commissioners discussed the need to act before winter on flood mitigation projects identified in a Klein Schmidt study. Officials said the county may reengage the consultant to update modeling using 2025 data, and staff will seek flexibility from state funders to allow responsive work before larger grants arrive.

Judges said a dedicated dependency docket (short matters and three‑day trial weeks) that began July 2024 raised timely jurisdiction findings for children removed to substitute care from roughly the low‑20 percent range to about 67 percent within 60 days for January–September 2025; the bench credited coordinated scheduling, DOJ cooperation and a re‑

At the board meeting, the Police Commission liaison said the commission enacted a policy on automated license-plate readers and that City Council asked the city manager to pause use of existing Flock cameras pending broader community discussion and contract review.

Willow Wilson, district manager for Waste Management, told the court year‑to‑date landfill tons, host fees paid to Gilliam County, and progress on a renewable natural gas plant and cell construction; the company said hiring remains a challenge.

Councilors and dozens of public commenters backed the Portland Urban Forest Plan as a policy framework to increase tree canopy and reduce heat inequities, but councilors split over whether the city should commit now to assuming legal and financial responsibility for street trees. The council adopted one amendment to expand leaf-day service access,승

Bench members and health officials said aid‑and‑assist caseloads and civil commitments are rising, state prioritization of aid‑and‑assist patients and limited SRTF capacity leave counties unable to place many people, and judges urged more community resources to reduce hospital backlogs.

County consultant said a preliminary Oregon Broadband Office award covers $5.5 million in BEAD funding for a $7.3 million project to serve 334 locations; NTIA approval, performance bond and pre‑award paperwork remain before the state will issue a grant agreement.

At an Oct. 15 work session, Oregon City commissioners discussed the Caring Place, a multi-service facility planned at 15th and Main, raising concerns about late engagement, downtown impacts, and whether the city should offer symbolic or financial support; no formal funding decisions were made.

The City Council unanimously advanced a strategy to resist federal militarized action and codified sanctuary-city protections into law, directing the mayor and bureaus to establish a Protect Portland initiative, increase transparency and reporting, and require bureau-level protections and training for employees and contractors.

City planners told the Envision Eugene technical advisory committee they changed how they calculate density to weight projects by scale, producing lower average densities in several categories and clearer buildable-land estimates used for urban growth boundary work.