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Deschutes County commissioners approve ordinances, covenant amendment and Terrebonne substation lease
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Summary
The board adopted housekeeping and code‑codification ordinances, approved a second‑amendment release limited to section 4 of a Northpointe Vista restrictive covenant and authorized a new lease for the Terrebonne sheriff's substation; the board also accepted an impacts grant with staff direction on funding gaps.
At its April 22 session the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners approved several routine but consequential items on the agenda, including two ordinance adoptions, a restrictive covenant amendment limited to one clause and a lease for a sheriff’s substation in Terrebonne.
On the consent agenda the board approved acceptance of an impacts grant from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the stabilization center and directed staff to provide a fuller picture of the program’s “stack” of funding sources. A county staff member told commissioners the grant awards were reduced across the board, leaving a program shortfall; staff and commissioners discussed using behavioral health reserve funds to cover gaps in the near term.
The board voted to approve document number 2026‑0290, a second amendment to the restrictive covenant for a 39.13‑acre parcel known as Northpointe Vista in Redmond, but county staff and counsel clarified the county will release only section 4 (related to a $1,000,000 infrastructure investment) and retain section 5, which requires 30% of units be affordable for a 20‑year term until its conditions are met. Christy Bollinger, Deschutes County Property Management, said the city completed the $1,000,000 infrastructure requirement and requested the release.
On the Terrebonne lease, Jeff Price of the sheriff’s office described the new monthly payment of $2,860.40 and operational benefits of maintaining the Terrebonne substation; commissioners voted to approve document 2026‑0197.
The board also held second readings and adopted ordinance 2026‑010 (codification and county code clarifications) and ordinance 2026‑006 (housekeeping zoning and Bend Urban Area amendments) by unanimous vote.
What’s next: staff will finalize the corrected covenant amendment document for signature and circulate additional detail on stabilization center funding to commissioners ahead of budget discussions.
