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Bend accessibility panel skips July meeting, sets Nov. 20 and Dec. 18; authorizes transit letter draft
Summary
The City of Bend Accessibility Advisory Committee voted to take July off, approved later November and December dates, and authorized a draft letter supporting reestablishing a campus transit connection between OSU Cascades and COCC.
The City of Bend Accessibility Advisory Committee voted Thursday to skip its regular July meeting and reconvene in August, set the committee’s November meeting for Nov. 20 and the December meeting for Dec. 18, and authorized a draft letter supporting renewed transit service between OSU Cascades and Central Oregon Community College (COCC).
The votes came during routine business after the committee approved minutes from its Jan. 23 meeting. Committee vice chair Derek Hoffbauer opened the meeting and oversaw roll call and procedural items before members discussed scheduling and correspondence topics. Committee member John Halen moved to approve the Jan. 23 minutes; the motion carried with a second and no dissent.
Why it matters: the schedule changes affect the committee’s event planning and outreach calendar (including the Sprout Film Festival and the Walk and Roll event) and set a timeline for items the committee directed staff and members to return with at the March meeting. The authorized transit letter gives a named committee member a clear mandate to draft formal advice to regional transit bodies about restoring or replacing the former Route 12 connection between OSU Cascades and COCC.
Most important facts - Minutes: Committee member John Halen moved to approve the minutes from 01/23/2025; motion carried. - Summer schedule: The committee voted to skip its July meeting and resume in August; members agreed to reconvene on Aug. 28, 2025. - Late-year schedule: The group voted to hold November and December meetings on Nov. 20 and Dec. 18, respectively. - Transit letter: The committee authorized a draft letter supporting options to reconnect OSU Cascades and COCC (including microtransit or a reinstated Route 12); the motion passed and Andrew was authorized to draft the document.
Quotes and immediate context "I motion to approve the minutes from 01/23/2025," Committee member John Halen said before the group approved the record. Later, after discussion about summer calendars, a member moved, "Oh. I motion to, skip the July 25 meeting and resume meetings in August. I'll second." The motion to authorize the transit letter was seconded and approved with no recorded opposition; John Halen put the authorization on the record when he seconded the motion: "To authorize Andrew to write a draft proposal, about reestablishing Route 12 between OSU Cascades and COCC."
What the votes produced (actions) - Approved the Jan. 23, 2025 minutes. - Approved skipping the July meeting and reconvening Aug. 28, 2025. - Approved Nov. 20 and Dec. 18 for the November and December meetings. - Authorized a draft letter of support for options connecting OSU Cascades and COCC (including microtransit); Andrew was authorized to draft the letter.
What happens next Committee staff and members will return draft materials at the March meeting: scheduling items will be implemented in the calendar; the transit letter draft will be prepared for committee consideration; and other items tied to the committee work plan (outreach materials for Sprout Film Festival, Walk and Roll planning) will move forward through the subcommittee contacts identified during the meeting.
Ending note The committee set a March follow-up date to review draft outreach materials and the transit letter; members asked staff to place those items on the next agenda.
