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Council approves IGA amendment with Deschutes County to advance managed homeless camp
Summary
The Redmond City Council voted to un-table and approve Amendment No. 1 to the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Deschutes County to develop and operate a managed homeless camp on county-owned land; council discussion focused on cost increases in the construction bid, buffer zones, and operating-fund clarity.
The Redmond City Council voted to remove from the table and approve Amendment No. 1 to the intergovernmental agreement with Deschutes County to develop a managed homeless camp on county-owned land, clearing a procedural hurdle to move the project forward.
Council discussion leading up to the vote focused on construction bid overruns, site buffers and how operating costs will be funded. County and city presenters explained that the three largest components of the bid overage were excavation (about $76,000), additional electrical infrastructure (about $70,000) and fencing (about $30,000), producing an estimated total bid overage of roughly $176,000. Presenters noted the county previously obligated up to $500,000 for operating costs under the IGA.
Supporters said the managed camp is needed to coordinate where unhoused individuals can be located as the city and county advance East Side investments. One council member summarized the rationale for near-term action, stating, “This managed camp is critical to our future,” and noted the East Side is the focus of major infrastructure investments.
Opponents and some council members pressed for clarity on longer-term operating funds and requested to see the county’s operating budget and the contract language before finalizing multi-year commitments. One council member said they were reluctant to vote without seeing the contract and a clear plan for ongoing operating support.
Procedurally, a council member moved to take the IGA amendment from the table to allow discussion; after discussion a motion to approve Amendment No. 1 was made and carried by voice vote. Staff and county representatives thanked the council; county staff said they would continue stakeholder outreach and meet with interested local groups.
What happens next: staff will proceed with the amendment implementation with Deschutes County, and the joint meeting next Monday will provide an additional forum for county–city coordination and review of operational details. Questions that remain on the record include the longer-term source of operating funds and several noted differences between engineer estimates and bid prices.
Votes and motions recorded in the transcript indicate the council approved the amendment by voice vote (motion carried). The transcript records the motion text to remove the item from the table and the subsequent motion to approve the IGA amendment; specific roll-call tallies were not recorded for the approval motion in the transcript.
