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710 WALL STREET PO BOX 431 TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL BEND, OR 97709 [541] 963-2118 FROM: ERIC KING TEL [541] 388-5519 SUBJECT: WEEKLY REPORT FAX www.bendoregon.gov DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Upcoming City Council meetings and other events

 September 16, Work Session start at 5 p.m., Regular Meeting at 7 p.m. via Zoom  October 7, Work Session start TBD, Regular Meeting at 7 p.m. via Zoom

See attached Council Schedule for more details.

Municipal Court Suspensions

Councilor Moseley asked a question during the work session about the number of driver’s license suspensions we do in a year, and we told him we’d provide that info in the memo.

There are 1,200 people that would have either been suspended or had their accounts turned over to collections due to non-payment since March. That was not clear in the presentation, so I wanted to clarify that.

For fiscal year 2018-19, which would have been the last full year without COVID impacts, the court suspended approximately 4,800 driver’s licenses. It should be noted that at that time, courts were allowed to suspend for failure to appear as well as non-payment. HB 4210 has eliminated suspensions for failure to pay traffic fines, so the overall suspension numbers may be considerably less going forward. Also, many of our suspensions are not first time suspensions, but are issued for people that are already suspended for other issues or in other courts.

If Councilors have additional questions, they can email Sharon Wojda.

Welcoming Week Events

Welcoming Week 2020 is here! The attached Welcoming Week Calendar 2020 has all of this year’s events. You can also find them on the Welcoming Week webpage, which links to the Spanish Semana de Bienvenida webpage. You will also be receiving Outlook calendar invitations to each of the events.

Read the Welcoming Week press release for more information.

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Mask Signs

Transportation and Mobility has installed 70 signs throughout Bend to remind people to wear their masks or face coverings to help keep Bend open for business and avoid fines. There are two signs per location, with one in English and one in Spanish.

The attached Mask Signs in Bend shows the locations of the signs.

S&P Ratings Report for Sewer Revenue Bonds

Attached is the Ratings Report for Sewer Revenue Bonds. The AA rating is consistent with the water revenue bonds from 2016. The full report is attached, but Sharon Wojda pulled out some highlights below.

The enterprise risk profile reflects our view of the sewer system's: • Very strong economy, with access to the broad and diverse Bend-Redmond metropolitan statistical area (MSA); • Generally affordable service rates, which provide management with future revenue-raising flexibility; • Good operational management assessment, as evidenced by a proactive and ongoing master plan to upgrade treatment capacity to facilitate growth in the service territory while remaining compliant with environmental regulations.

The financial risk profile reflects our view of the sewer system's: • Extremely strong liquidity position at $57 million, equivalent to over four years' operating expenses for fiscal 2019; • Moderate leverage (with a debt-to-capitalization ratio of about 37% as of June 30, 2019) tempered by the system's manageable capital needs, and with management projecting debt will amortize more rapidly than it is added • Strong financial management assessment, with regularly updated long-term financial forecasting and solid financial policies and practices.

The city maintains operational management practices and policies that we consider to be good, including its comprehensive master plan, which has proactively identified capital projects required to keep pace with local growth; regular communications with both elected officials and customers regarding the system's operational and financial needs; and regular review of system rates.

We consider the sewer system's financial management practices and policies to be strong. Management reviews the system's budget-to-actuals on monthly basis. The city also maintains both long-term financial and capital plans, and has formal reserve and debt-management policies.

Development Going Strong

The Utility Department reports a high level of demand for our hydrant meter boxes. These are used primarily for construction-related activities. We have 94 boxes total and have 92 in the field rented to contractors. This is the highest number we have ever seen.

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Oregon Water Conditions Report

The attached Drought Report provides an update on the state’s Water resources amid drought conditions. Some summary items of note:

 Current Oregon statewide water year precipitation at NRCS SNOTEL sites remains below average at 82 percent.  Precipitation over the past two weeks has been below average across most the state.  Temperatures over the past two weeks have been warmer than normal across most of the state.  Over the next 8 to 14 days, the NOAA Climate Prediction Center is forecasting above-normal temperatures along with below-normal precipitation.  There is a ~60% chance of La Niña development during Northern Hemisphere fall 2020 and continuing through winter 2020-21 (~55% chance).  Statewide streamflow conditions for July were lower than normal at 80 percent.

OSHA Draft Rules

Here is a link to OSHA’s draft COVID-19 temporary rules.

Bi-Weekly Deschutes County COVID-19 Situation Report

Attached is the Deschutes County Cooperator Sitrep.

It includes the bi-weekly situation report from Deschutes County Emergency Management, the Epidemiological Report and the Joint Information Center Report.

Communications Monthly Media Report

The Communications Department has started compiling a monthly Social Media and Media Monitoring Report that summarizes social media and news media monitoring. This new report is a new service made possible with support from the Communications Coordinator, the newest position in the Communications Department that was supported by Council during 2019-21 budget setting.

This new report provides insight into community conversations on social media and in news media. It helps us be more responsive to community members and provide a higher level of customer service. It will also help us identify topics of interest in the community and trends in engagement that can help improve our communications and outreach.

Page 3 Attachments  Council Schedule  Welcoming Week Calendar 3030  Mask Signs in Bend  Drought Report  Ratings Report for Sewer Revenue Bonds  Deschutes County Cooperator Sitrep  Social Media and Media Monitoring Report

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Date City Council / BURA Schedule Agenda Material Due Dates (Legal/Finance) Final September 16 Executive Session, property (30 min.)

Work Session  NLA/land use process  Bend Development Code Amendments related to HB 2001 and Micro-Unit Developments, Small Dwelling Unit Developments, and Zero Lot Line Developments and other amendments  Welcoming City Resolution

Regular Meeting  Express employment contract  Airport Engineer of Record Master Services Agreement  Murphy Booster Pump Station Operational Improvements Project, Murraysmith Contract Amendment  Budget Adjustments, CARES funding and other COVID relief programs  Staffing Schedule by Service Area  PZ-20-0685 Les Schwab alley vacation petition  Public hearing PZ-20-0477 Easton Master Plan  Public hearing PZ-20-0478 Easton TSP Map Amendment  Public hearing for the vacation of Davenport Road in Juniper Ridge (PZ-20-0649)  Potential appeal for the Verizon cell tower at 27th/Butler Market PZ-20-0179, 20-0180 and 20-0181  Second reading parking district Old Bend Neighborhood October 7 Work Session  Police Chief’s Advisory Committee  COVID Update

Regular Meeting  Revenue Forecast for Oregon  ODOT Community Pathways Grant  Water Meter Hardware  Public Hearing to vacate the alley bounded by NE 3rd Street, NE 4th Street, NE Clay Avenue and NE Burnside PZ-20-0685 Les Schwab Tire Centers  Second reading PZ-20-0477 Easton Master Plan  Second reading PZ-20-0478 Easton TSP Map Amendment

Print Date: 9/4/2020  Second reading vacation of Davenport Road in Juniper Ridge (PZ-20-0649) October 21 Council Goal Quarterly Update, 3 p.m. (4-6 on Monday?)

Work Session

Regular Meeting  Second reading PZ-20-0685 Les Schwab Tire Centers, Public Hearing to vacate the alley November 4 Work Session

Regular Meeting  US 97 Parkway Plan documents November 18 Work Session

Regular Meeting

December 2 Work Session

Regular Meeting

December 16 Work Session

Regular Meeting

Work Session future topics to be scheduled  Quarterly Council- Board/Commission check-ins (2nd meeting January, April, July, October)  Phase 2 Ameresco contract  Update/check-in presentation on the Southeast Area Plan  Bend Parkway Plan and Right –in Right Out entrances  Even-Year Statistical Surveys  Roundabout build out vs. phased  Juniper Elementary trail connection (Eric to follow-up after School District application)  HB 2001  Airport Master Plan Update  Fall 2019 Micro-transit Pilot Study Update  Joint meeting with the Deschutes County Commissioners, time and location TBD  Council Goal Setting, January 20-21

Regular Agenda future topics to be scheduled  Public hearing on vacation of Glenwood & Alden  Pump Station Decommissioning

Print Date: 9/4/2020  Sale of the Roanoke property  Franchise Code Update  Loan for the Newport Drainage Improvements project  Code update for reimbursement district  GMA modifications

Council Stewardship Subcommittee, 3-5 p.m. last Tuesday of every other month

Council Community Building Subcommittee, 3-5 p.m. third Monday of every other month

Print Date: 9/4/2020

bendoregon.gov/welcomingweek SEPT. 12-20, 2020

SEPTEMBER 11 Welcoming Week Kick-off 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Facebook & YouTube Livestreams

This virtual rally will center the experiences of traditionally marginalized communities as they share what it means to feel welcome. The rally will be an opportunity for the greater community to better understand the experiences of underserved community members and gain greater perspective on the meaning of allyship.

SEPTEMBER 12 How Do We Make Bend Welcoming for Everyone? Session #1 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Zoom Online Meeting

This two-part virtual series explores how policy plays a role in creating a welcoming culture in Bend, and how it can uphold a community as it continues to grow. Session #1 explores questions such as: How do we create patterns, practices and institutions that truly make non-dominant communities a part of Bend? That make them leaders in Bend? What barriers exist?

“Who, Me? Biased?” Session #1 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Zoom Online Meeting

This three-part virtual series will provide space for dealing with and working through one’s biases. Stace Rierson, PhD, will be our guide. Session #1 explores, “The bad news: How the unfair effects of our subconscious are automatic and can become negative. The good news: Implicit bias ≠ racism.”

Latino Fest 1 – 3 p.m. Facebook & YouTube Livestreams

Latino Fest is back as a virtual event! This year Latino Fest will include interviews from local Latinx business owners, short cultural videos of local Latinx individuals showcasing their countries and a celebration of the resilience of Central Oregon’s incredible Latinx community.

Peace Service 7 – 8 p.m. Zoom Online Meeting

Interfaith Network of Central Oregon’s annual Peace Service will be virtual this year. The service will include prayers for peace from many religions and cultures and a discussion on how the concept of Human Security can promote peace.

SEPTEMBER 14 Keeping Up with the Status Quo - Video & Community Discussion 10 – 11:15 a.m. Zoom Online Meeting

Watch and discuss the issues highlighted in America Ferrera’s 2019 TedTalk, My Identity is a Superpower- Not an Obstacle. Join Evelia Sandoval and Christy Walker from COCC’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion as they uncover some of the obstacles marginalized community members face when up against cultural norms, and learn what you can do to help transform the status quo.

Bend Advocacy Day 6 – 7:30 p.m. Facebook & YouTube Livestreams

Come and virtually meet our representatives in the City of Bend, learn about initiatives in progress, and advocate for your community during our virtual forum. Spanish interpreters will help residents whose voices are not usually heard to communicate with City staff and elected officials.

SEPTEMBER 15 From Closed Consulates to Closed Courtrooms: The Curtailing of Immigration in America 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Zoom Online Meeting

In this virtual session, attorneys from Bend Immigration Group will discuss a range of changes in Immigration Law including the Public Charge Rule, Asylum Law, Remain in Mexico policy, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and the COVID-19 impact on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, closure of Non-Detained Immigration Courts, and suspension of visa services at U.S. Consulates.

SEPTEMBER 16 Info Session: Know if You’re Eligible for Free Healthcare at Volunteers in Medicine 10 – 11:30 a.m. Zoom Online Meeting

This informational session is for impacted communities hoping to learn about free healthcare availability and eligibility through Volunteers in Medicine.

Wild Diversity: Outdoor Accessibility for All 5:30 – 7 p.m. Zoom Online Meeting

A panel representing the Latinx, BIPoC and LGBTQ+ communities will share their experiences recreating outdoors, and shed light on some of the economic, accessibility and social barriers they face in these spaces. Engage in conversation around the truth about accessibility of Central Oregon’s outdoor spaces.

SEPTEMBER 17 “Who, Me? Biased?” Session #2 12 – 1 p.m. Zoom Online Meeting

This three-part virtual series will provide space for dealing with and working through one’s biases. Stace Rierson, PhD, will be our guide. Session #2 explores, “The bad news: Trying to cross the racial divide can be awkward. The good news: What actually works is actually easy.”

Welcoming Beyond This Week: Personal Commitments for Year-long Action 3 – 4 p.m. Webex Online Meeting

Bend-La Pine School’s Bilingual Dual Immersion students will hold a virtual “booth” where community members can reflect on Welcoming Week and write themselves a personal goal for year-long or ongoing action as a welcoming community member. Goals will be sent back to participants later in the year, for a check-in/personal reminder long after Welcoming Week’s activities have passed.

No Option But North: The Migrant World and the Perilous Path Across the Border 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Zoom Online Meeting

Author Kelsey Freeman will discuss her recently released book No Option but North: The Migrant Path and the Perilous Path Across the Border. In it she combines migrant stories, research, and her personal reflections on the year she spent in Mexico interviewing residents at a shelter on the migration path. She describes the moral blind spots in contemporary migration—from the expanding gang violence that drives migrants out of their home countries, to their dearth of options for Central American and Mexican migrants.

SEPTEMBER 18 Welcoming Walk: Art & Garden 4 – 7 p.m. The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Ave, Bend, OR

Join us for a stroll around downtown Bend where The Environmental Center’s facility is located. We will tour The Environmental Center’s Learning & Demonstration Garden with chalkboard education in both Spanish and English. Our Garden team will be on site to have conversations with folks about what food means to them, what kinds of food hold cultural and personal meaning, and what kinds of foods and stewardship methods they'd want to see cultivated in a community garden. Attendees can view the artwork of Jefferson Green, artist and storyteller of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and paintings inspired by gardening from community member and artist, Rebekah Ratcliff and other BIPoC artists.

Loteria Game Night with the Bend Police Department 5 – 8 p.m. Vince Genna Stadium, 401 SE Roosevelt Ave, Bend, OR

This live event will offer an opportunity for impacted communities to join Bend Police Department (PD) in a game of Loteria, using cards designed by Bend PD. There will be presentations from specialists in the Bend PD to help community members learn about the various resources available within the department. Spanish-speaking community members are invited to stop by the traffic safety booth to better understand Oregon laws and DMV requirements. Pan dulce, coffee and hot chocolate will be provided. Movie Night! John Lewis: Good Trouble 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Deschutes Brewery Distribution Lot (across from Riverbend Park), 399 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr, Bend, OR Movie night at the BendFilm drive-in featuring John Lewis: Good Trouble, an intimate account of legendary U.S. Representative John Lewis’ life, legacy and more than 60 years of extraordinary activism — from the bold teenager on the front lines of the Civil Rights movement to the legislative powerhouse he was throughout his career. There will be activities for the entire family to engage in, a drawing and more! Pack a picnic or enjoy the food trucks on-site. Want to support kids going back to school? Bring your donations of backpacks and school supplies to drop off at the event. This event is a fundraiser, registration required.

SEPTEMBER 19 How Do We Make Bend Welcoming for Everyone? Session #2 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Zoom Online Meeting

This two-part virtual series explores how policy plays a role in creating a welcoming culture in Bend, and how it can uphold a community as it continues to grow. Session #2 explores how Bend can get to welcoming all with processes and procedure to actualize this vision.

“Who, Me? Biased?” Session #3 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Zoom Online Meeting

This interactive virtual session will provide space for dealing with and working through one’s biases. Stace Rierson, PhD, will be our guide. Session #3 explores, “The bad news: Your subconscious often makes decisions you don’t agree with. The good news: Over-riding your subconscious can be ‘tasty.’”

Welcoming Beyond This Week: Personal Commitments for Year-long Action 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Webex Online Meeting

Chalk Traffic Garden & Giveaways for Kids Time TBD Location TBD

Come play in the Chalk Traffic Garden - a space for children and families to learn rules of the road and practice skills for safely traveling on streets. The no-touch temporary play space looks like a small version of our city's streets. It is designed with travel lanes, crosswalks, stop signs, and places to visit like parks and schools and provides children and youth a space to play while following basic health guidelines. There will also be a booth where they will hand out FREE backpacks, school supplies, and bike helmets for students attending school this fall. While supplies last.

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Oregon Water Conditions Report August 24, 2020

Current Oregon statewide water year precipitation at NRCS SNOTEL sites remains below average at 82 percent. Basin precipitation values range from a low of 68 percent of average in the Klamath Basin to a high of 101 and 102 percent of average in the Umatilla, Walla Walla, Willow, and Grande Ronde, Powder, Burnt, Imnaha basins.

Precipitation over the past two weeks has been below average across most the state. The most noteworthy areas were parts of Wallowa, Klamath and Hood River counties where precipitation was up to 0.6 inches below normal. For the month of July, precipitation was well below normal across much of Oregon.

Temperatures over the past two weeks have been warmer than normal across most of the state. For the month of July, temperatures were close to normal with the exception of areas in southwest Oregon where temperatures were 2 to 3 degrees above normal.

Over the next 8 to 14 days, the NOAA Climate Prediction Center is forecasting above- normal temperatures along with below-normal precipitation. The most recent three- month outlook (September through November) indicates an increased probability of above- normal temperatures. Above-normal precipitation is forecast for the northern third of the state with equal chances of above or below-normal precipitation in the southern two thirds. The next long-term outlook is scheduled to be issued on September 17, 2020.

There is a ~60% chance of La Niña development during Northern Hemisphere fall 2020 and continuing through winter 2020-21 (~55% chance). The models are split between La Niña and ENSO-neutral during the fall and winter, but slightly favor La Niña from the August-October through the November-January seasons. For a more complete update, refer to the August 13, 2020 diagnostic discussion issued by the Climate Prediction Center. The next diagnostic discussion is scheduled for September 10, 2020. Another source of information is the latest ENSO blog on the climate.gov website.

Statewide streamflow conditions for July were lower than normal at 80 percent. Values for July ranged from a high of close to 130 percent of normal in the Umatilla and Grande Ronde basins to a low of only 30 and 40 percent in the Goose and Summer Lakes and Powder basins respectively. Recent data indicates that flows are trending even lower with flows in western Oregon at 88percent of average, and 60 percent of average east of the Cascades. The exceptions continue to be parts of the Umatilla and Grande Ronde basins where flows remain above normal for this time of year.

USACE Reservoirs:

Rogue: The Rogue system is 50 percent full and 50 percent below rule curve. Lost Creek is 53 percent full, 37 percent below rule curve, releasing close to 2,030 cfs with inflow of around 950 cfs. Applegate is only 35 percent full, 65 percent below rule curve and releasing a minimum flow of close to 150 cfs.

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Willamette: The Willamette system is 68 percent full and 32 percent below rule curve. Only Blue River and Foster projects are within 5 percent of full. The flow in the Willamette River at Salem is 7,720 cfs and 5,800 cfs at Albany.

Willow Creek: Willow Creek is 39 percent full, 61 percent below rule curve. Inflow is currently close to 0 cfs with outflow close to 21 cfs.

USBR Reservoirs: Refer to graphic on page 11.

The most recent update to the US Drought Monitor has shown some degradation in conditions over the past two weeks. Ninety one (91) percent of the state is in D0 (abnormally dry) conditions, 76 percent listed as in D1 (moderate drought), 53 percent is listed as in D2 (severe drought) and over 16 percent is in D3 (extreme drought).

Governor Brown declared drought emergencies in 14 counties so far this year. Klamath County was declared in early March, followed by Curry County in April, Jackson County in early May and later by Coos County. Most recently, Governor Brown has declared drought emergencies in Crook, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Jefferson, Josephine, Lake, Morrow Wasco and Wheeler counties.

An above average risk of large fires is expected in central, southwest, and southeast Oregon through August. By September, large fire potential will fall back to normal across the northwest geographic area. For more detail, see the latest report from the National Interagency Fire Center for the August through September outlooks. Refer the InciWeb incident reporting system for the latest news and updates. The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Wildfire News page also features news and updates on ODF managed lands.

The Oregon Office of Emergency Management has assembled a hydrology/meteorology dashboard featuring many of the data sources used to generate this report. Use the selection arrows at the bottom of your browser to navigate to the various data sources.

Data & Products: Page: Precipitation (Mountain) - Percent of Normal ...... 3 Precipitation – (1 Month) Percent of Normal ...... 4 Temperature – (1 Month) Departure from Normal ...... 5 Three Month Temperature and Precipitation Outlook ...... 6 Satellite-Based Soil Moisture Percentile ...... 7 U.S. Drought Monitor for Oregon ...... 8 Streamflow Conditions by County for the month of July, 2020 ...... 9 Streamflow Conditions – 7-day average...... 9 USBR Reservoir Storage Conditions...... 10

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Precipitation (Mountain) - Percent of Normal

Compared to this time last year:

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Precipitation – (1 Month) Percent of Normal Website: https://wrcc.dri.edu/wwdt/index.php?folder=pon1

Precipitation anomaly since the beginning of the water year:

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Temperature – (1 Month) Departure from Normal Website: https://wrcc.dri.edu/wwdt/index.php?folder=mdn1

Temperature anomaly since the beginning of the water year:

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Three Month Temperature and Precipitation Outlook

September through November Website: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=1 5

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Satellite-Based Soil Moisture Percentile The maps are based on data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE; 2002- 2017) and GRACE Follow On (GRACE-FO; 2018-present) satellites, which detect small changes in the Earth's gravity field caused by the redistribution of water on and beneath the land surface.

Website: https://nasagrace.unl.edu/Default.aspx

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U.S. Drought Monitor for Oregon

Website: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?OR

Compared to this time last year:

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Streamflow Conditions by County for the month of July, 2020

Streamflow Conditions – 7-day average

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USBR Reservoir Storage Conditions

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Summary: Bend, Oregon; Water/Sewer

Primary Credit Analyst: Doug Snider, Centennial + 1 (303) 721 4709; [email protected]

Secondary Contact: Alexandra Rozgonyi, Centennial (1) 303-721-4824; [email protected]

Table Of Contents

Rating Action

Stable Outlook

Credit Opinion

Related Research

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Credit Profile

US$38.615 mil swr rev bnds ser 2020 dtd 05/26/2020 due 05/01/2050 Long Term Rating AA/Stable New

Rating Action

S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AA' long-term rating to Bend, Ore.'s sewer revenue bonds series 2020. The outlook is stable.

The series 2020 obligations will have a par amount of approximately $38.6 million, secured by net revenues of the sewer system.

Bond proceeds will finance part of the city's north interceptor sewer transmission expansion project. As of Aug. 1, 2020, the sewer system had $122.12 million in loans outstanding with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and $8.16 million in full faith and credit obligations payable from the water reclamation fund. The proposed 2020 bonds will be payable senior to the outstanding DEQ loans, and on parity with the full faith and credit obligations.

We view bond provisions as credit neutral. Key provisions include a rate covenant of 1.25x annual debt service (ADS) based on total net revenues and 1.15x excluding system development charge improvement revenues, and a two-pronged 1.25x additional bonds test based on 1.25x minimum ADS for adjusted historical revenues, or adjusted net revenues for the five fiscal years after the proposed parity bonds are issued.

Credit overview The rating reflects our view of the sewer system's very strong enterprise risk and financial risk profiles.

Bend (population 91,385) is in Central Oregon at the eastern foothills of the Cascade Range. The city is noted for its scenic setting, year-round recreational activities, and growing economy. The city's retail sewer service area collects and conveys wastewater from over 33,000 retail customers to its treatment plant.

Bend reduced the citywide budget for fiscal 2021 by approximately 10% following impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sewer system has temporarily suspended utility service shutoffs and is not levying late fees for nonpayment of services--management reported 5%-5.5% of accounts are delinquent as of July 2020. Despite this, management expects minimal impact to cash flows, day-to-day operations, or future capital planning.

Nevertheless, we expect 2020 gross sewer revenues will be somewhat lower due to the economic and financial impacts related to the pandemic, although we note that management expects operating revenues to increase slightly in 2020, relative to the prior year. As of audited fiscal 2019, the sewer system had over four years' worth of unrestricted cash and investments on hand, which we believe provides significant cushion for short-term disruptions related to

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COVID-19. For more information, see "COVID-19’s Potential Effects In U.S. Public Finance Vary By Sector" (published March 5, 2020, on RatingsDirect), "All U.S. Public Finance Sector Outlooks Are Now Negative" (April 1, 2020), and "An Already Historic U.S. Downturn Now Looks Even Worse" (April 16, 2020).

The enterprise risk profile reflects our view of the sewer system's:

• Very strong economy, with access to the broad and diverse Bend-Redmond metropolitan statistical area (MSA);

• Generally affordable service rates, which provide management with future revenue-raising flexibility;

• Very low industry risk as a monopolistic service provider of an essential public utility; and

• Good operational management assessment, as evidenced by a proactive and ongoing master plan to upgrade treatment capacity to facilitate growth in the service territory while remaining compliant with environmental regulations.

The financial risk profile reflects our view of the sewer system's:

• Robust historical all-in coverage exceeding 3x historically, but projected to decline to around 1.4x-1.5x following rising debt service requirements, budget cuts, and smaller rate increases;

• Extremely strong liquidity position at $57 million, equivalent to over four years' operating expenses for fiscal 2019;

• Moderate leverage (with a debt-to-capitalization ratio of about 37% as of June 30, 2019) tempered by the system's manageable capital needs, and with management projecting debt will amortize more rapidly than it is added; and

• Strong financial management assessment, with regularly updated long-term financial forecasting and solid financial policies and practices.

The stable outlook reflects management's history of timely rate increases, which have resulted in sound all-in coverage and a robust cash position, which we expect will continue moving forward.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors We believe that the sewer system's ESG factors (including the health and safety issues related to COVID-19) do not present elevated risk and are in line with other rated utilities. The wastewater system is in compliance with all environmental regulations. The system reported one minor sewer system overflow event in fiscal 2020, but has not otherwise reported any material I&I events in recent years. Governance is in line with peers, as the management team regularly updates its long-range capital plan, is transparent, and communicates knowledge across business operations. We believe social risks could become elevated because of the health and safety issues related to the pandemic, including social distancing requirements and their impact on employment and the business environment.

Stable Outlook

Downside scenario We could lower the rating if the service area is adversely affected by the pandemic through the remainder of the year and economic fundamentals materially deteriorate, resulting in an increase in delinquent accounts and lower financial metrics.

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Upside scenario We could raise the rating if the utility's actual financial performance materially outpaces projections while the service area's employment base simultaneously stabilizes.

Credit Opinion

Enterprise risk We consider the Bend-Redmond MSA strong with local income at 110% of the 2019 national median household effective buying income (MHHEBI). Due to the pandemic, Deschutes County's unemployment rate has increased. In June 2020, Bend's unemployment rate was 11.4%, down from a peak of 17.8% in April.

The city has about 33,000 sewer accounts, which are primarily residential. In our view, the customer base is very diverse with the top 10 leading customers representing approximately 5.98% of total sewer revenues. The leading customer of the wastewater system, the Deschutes Brewery, represents just over 1.6% of total revenues.

We view the sewer system's market position as good based on the city's affordable service rates, relative to the area's income levels, and county poverty rate of 9.7% (2019), according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The monthly sewer bill using our benchmark of 6,000 gallons of usage was $65.38, or 1.36% of the MHHEBI in 2019, when annualized. The city historically raised sewer rates by about 6% annually; however, the July 1, 2020 rate increase was lowered to 3% as a result of the citywide budget reductions implemented in response to COVID-19. Management projects future rate increases of about 3% to keep pace with the Consumer Price Index.

Following the expected completion of its solids handling improvement project in the summer of 2021, management expects the utility will have sufficient capacity to meet future demand while simultaneously satisfying regulatory requirements. The water reclamation facility has a capacity of approximately 6 million gallons per day, supported by 74 large pump stations, 248 small pump stations, and 82 vacuum stations. Bend's current wastewater treatment facility consists of an advanced conventional activated sludge plant, although this will be upgraded to an integrated fixed activated sludge treatment process. The city is in compliance with all environmental regulations, and expects a new permit will be issued for the plant when the planned expansion is completed.

Financial risk The sewer system's historical all-in debt service coverage (DSC), which treats the utility's payments supporting the city's 2010 and 2012 full faith and credit obligations as debt-like, has been sound. However, coverage is projected to decline in the face of smaller rate increases and rising annual debt service requirements. Fiscal 2019 produced extremely strong 3.23x DSC. Based on management's projections, we calculate coverage will decline to 1.4x-1.5x through 2025--a level we view as very strong. Given the conservative nature of management's forecast, we expect the city should meet or exceed these levels.

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The sewer system's liquidity position has ranged from 3.5 to 4 years' operating expenses over the past three years, and is projected to remain similarly strong.

In our opinion, the sewer system has moderate leverage (with a debt-to-capitalization ratio of about 37% as of June 30, 2019). The city has identified approximately $92 million in capital spending over the next five years, of which about $22 million will be funded with DEQ loans, $25 million with system development charges, $11 million from the proposed 2020 bonds (most of the balance of the 2020 bonds will reimburse past expenditures), and the remaining $35 million on a pay-as-you-go basis.

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WWW.STANDARDANDPOORS.COM/RATINGSDIRECT SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 6 Deschutes County Emergency Operations Center Situation Report FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Situation Report Date: 9/3/20 This situation report will be released each Thursday at approximately 1600 hours. Archival situation reports since March 11, 2020 are available by clicking here. Red text indicates new or updated information Incident Name: COVID-19 Response EOC: Activated in support of Deschutes County Emergency Operations Center Health Services Coordinator: Sgt. Nathan Garibay, Emergency Manager, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office EOC Updates Emergency Operations Center Updates  Deschutes County’s total number of known cases is 698.  On May 27, the EOC transitioned to a support role for Deschutes County Health Services’ COVID-19 response.  The Incident Commanders for Deschutes County Health Services’ COVID-19 Response are Nahad Sadr-Azodi and Janice Garceau.  A reminder that the Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System is still available for public and private use for free to decontaminate N95 respirators. Please visit this link for more information.  The next operational briefing call will be September 16 at 8:15am  The next situation report will be published September 17.

Joint Information Center Updates  The Joint Information Center publishes periodic updates added as attachments to the end of this report.

Public Health Updates  Communicable Disease and Environmental Health teams are providing consultation to the fire crews at the Green Ridge Fire camp.  Continue to assist with outbreak testing and response with LTCFs.  Preparing for flu season and working with clinics, pharmacies, and other community partners to assure easy access to flu vaccine.  Continuing to review school blueprints and provide consultation and feedback.  Brought on additional staff to help assist with LTCF and other congregate setting outbreak prevention and response work.  All additional case investigators and contact tracers have been on-boarded and trained. The Communicable Disease Team as capacity to continue to response 24/7 to positive case reports.  Coordinating with local community based organizations who received OHA funding to help with wrap around services support, contact tracing, and outreach and education. Deschutes County Emergency Operations Center Situation Report FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

 Providing consultation and technical assistance for school districts as they write their re-opening plans. Conducted a Q&A webinar on July 22nd with private and public k-12 schools.  Went “live” with the new State contact tracing database on July 15th. This now allows us to pull in additional staff and resources to conduct rapid contact tracing. St. Charles Health System Community Health Educators is now assisting with contact tracing efforts.  There continues to be an increases in cases and case investigation work, especially over weekends. We are hiring additional temporary workers to assist the Communicable Disease Team with case investigation and contact tracing 7 days a week. COVID 19 cases are coming from a combination of sources with many of the cases have multiple contacts:  Residents traveling out of area and bringing it back.  Visitors to the area visiting family and friends.  Multi-household social gatherings where people weren’t physical distancing or wearing masks.  Workplace transmission where staff is not physical distancing or wearing masks.  Responded to a COVID-19 outbreak at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care.  Working with local, State, and Federal fire agencies to prepare for wildfire season and increased health measures to prevent COVID-19 in fire camps as well as plans to respond to possible COVID-19 outbreaks.  Working to identify resources available for cases and contacts who are unable to work or leave home due to isolation/quarantine requirements and need assistance.  Communicable Disease Team partnered with OHA to conduct COVID surveillance testing of residents and staff in 5 long term care facilities. All tests were negative. Deschutes County was chosen as one of three counties for this surveillance project.

Behavioral Health Updates  Isolation Motel continues to receive individuals who need isolation/quarantine. High risk beds remain full.  Contract for the isolation motel has been continued through Dec. 31.  DCHS received a grant from Central Oregon Health Council to purchase “Grandpads”. These are I-pads developed specifically for older adults. These will assist identified older adults to connect with their medical providers, behavioral health providers and family.

Hospital Updates  COVID hospitalizations have been stable for ICU and non-ICU levels of care.  Resources for testing collection, PPE, and cleaning supplies continue to be limited with impacted supply chains.

Deschutes County Emergency Operations Center Situation Report FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Recovery Updates  Recovery section continues to support development of COAD, Community Organizations Active in Disaster.  Communicating community needs to leadership for County CARES funding consideration.  We know that there are great opportunities and some challenges of public participation in disaster and pandemic. A community-led process can take a bit longer so we’re excited to share that our first community conversation will be held on September 18th! Rodrigo Gaspar-Barajas is co-facilitating this meeting with members of the Latinx community. We’ll use a “lessons learned” format to find out:  How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Latinx lives and the lives of the people they serve  What these experiences and insights tell us about who is left behind  Share ideas for action moving forward

Economic Situation Updates:  No updates.

Business Liaison Updates  Expanding outreach to childcares and educational materials for new and expanded childcare options.

Public Information For media inquiries related to COVID-19, please contact the Joint Information Center at 541-316-0087 or at [email protected].  Central Oregon Emergency Information Network: https://coemergencyinfo.blogspot.com/  Deschutes County Health Services COVID-19 Landing Page: www.deschutes.org/covid19  Sign up for daily COVID-19 epidemiology situation updates: http://bit.ly/COVID19UPDATES  Oregon Health Authority Call Center for public questions about COVID-19: 2-1-1  Oregon Health Authority hotline for healthcare provider questions about COVID- 19: (971) 673-1111 option 1  Deschutes County Call Center for public questions about COVID-19: (541) 699- 5109  Central Oregon Resource Page from Central Oregon Health Council: www.centraloregonresources.org Document Development Information Prepared by: Ashley Volz, EOC Planning Approved by: Nathan Garibay, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Date of Next Situation Report: 9/17/20 Deschutes County COVID-19 Epidemiology Summary as of 9/3/20

Deschutes County Case Summary Total Known Cases of COVID-19 698 Total Cases per 10,000 population 36 cases per 10K (County ranking: 18th) Number of Recovered COVID-19 Cases 621 COVID-19 Deaths 11 Deschutes County Case Details Cases by Age Group Was Case Hospitalized during Illness? Age 9 or younger 26 Yes 55 Age 10 to 19 61 No 641 Age 20 to 29 147 Hospitalization Data Unavailable 2 Age 30 to 39 107 Age 40 to 49 103 Does Case have Recent (Domestic/International) Travel? Age 50 to 59 82 Yes 175 Age 60 to 69 74 No 463 Age 70 to 79 52 Travel history Data Unavailable 60 Age 80 to 89 26 Age 90 or older 17 Cases by Zip Code* Age Data Unavailable 3 97701: 212 97712: 0 97702: 189 97739: 17 Cases By Sex 97703: 87 97756: 129 Female 390 97707: 1 to 9 97759: 25 Male 306 97708: 1 to 9 97760: 25 Sex Data Unavailable 2 *Zip Code data is as of 8/30/20. In alignment with OHA reporting, exact case counts are not shown for zip codes with 1-9 cases.

Data for this week is not yet included. This graph shows the number of cases by week, based on the date a case was first identified as a case. This date may be different from the date Oregon Health Authority first reports the case for Deschutes County in daily press releases.

Deschutes County Testing Summary Positive Tests 664 Negative Tests 24,684 Total Tests 25,348 Percent of tests positive (total/cumulative) 2.6% Weekly percent of tests positive (As of 8/31/20. Based on test collection 1.1% date of 8/23/20 - 8/29/20) Total/cumulative tests per 10,000 population* 1313 per 10K (County Ranking: 14th) Weekly tests per 10,000 population (As of 8/31/20. Based on test 66 per 10K collection date of 8/23/20 - 8/29/20)* *Deschutes County population denominator estimate: 193,000 (Portland State University Population Estimates, 2019)

Data for this week is not yet shown. Data is as of Monday, 8/31/20. Data is based on test collection date. Tests from the most recent few weeks may not yet be included in this graph due to test turnaround time. Oregon Case Summary Total Known Cases of COVID-19 Statewide 27,336 COVID-19 Deaths Statewide 470

Data for this week is not yet shown. This graph shows the number of cases by week, based on the date a case was first identified as a case. This date is different from the date Oregon Health Authority reports the case.

Public Health Indicators for Monitoring COVID-19 (OHA Dashboard) The indicators below are updated once per week. Green shading means Deschutes County is meeting the indicator, and orange shading means Deschutes County is not meeting the indicator. No shading or “N/A” indicates that the indicator does not apply due to small numbers. For more information, visit the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Indicators dashboard. Indicator This Week: This Week: 8/16/20-8/22/20 8/23/20-8/29/20 % ED visits for COVID-like illness is below 1.5% 0.4% 0.3% (Note: this indicator relies on statewide data rather than county data) Trend in % of tests that are positive in last 7 days Downtrend Uptrend (Benchmark: should not trend up) % increase in new cases in last 7 days -9% -38% (Benchmark: should be no more than 5%) % of cases not traced to a known source in last 7 days 25% 40% (Benchmark: should be below 30%) Trend in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the last 14 days Downtrend No Trend (Benchmark: should downtrend) % of cases in last 7 days with follow-up within 24 hours 100% 90% (Benchmark: should be 95% or higher) Ready Schools, Safe Learners: Community COVID-19 Metrics 7-day new case rate per Calendar Week 7-day Test Positivity Rate 100,000 population 7/5/2020 - 7/11/2020 25 per 100K 3.4% 7/12/2020 - 7/18/2020 44 per 100K 7.4% 7/19/2020 - 7/25/2020 54 per 100K 5.4% 7/26/2020 - 8/1/2020 39 per 100K 2.6% 8/2/2020 - 8/8/2020 37 per 100K 3.1% 8/9/2020 - 8/15/2020 18 per 100K 1.8% 8/16/2020 - 8/22/2020 17 per 100K 1.3% 8/23/2020 - 8/29/2020 10 per 100K 1.1% Data Current as of Monday, 8/31/20. Data are subject to change. Percent positivity subject to change as more test results are received.

Situational Report JIC Name: COVID-19 Date: 9/1/20 Time: 10am Preparer: Scott Bojanowski

AM REPORT ATTENDEES Virtual JIC – DAILY TEAM FIELD PIO/JIC WRITERS-RESEARCH Julianne Repman-BLS (JIC Manager) X Anne Aurand-COB X Ron Paradis–COCC (JIC Deputy) Blair Garland-OSU X Alandra Johnson-BLS (JIC Community Relations) X Heather Cassaro-COR X Jodie Barram-(JIC Social/Media Monitoring & COEIN Updates) X Jean Nelson Dean-DFS Emily Kirk-COB (Social & Media Monitoring X Joshua Romero-COB X Julie Brown-BPR (JIC Lead PIO) J. Manski-COR X Julie Price-COB (JIC Documentation) X Juli-Ann McConkey-COB PD X Scott Bojanowski-BLS (JIC Documentation) Kristin Lingman-AirL PUBLIC HEALTH PIO Laura Gleim-DEQ X Morgan Emerson-DCH (Field PIO) X Lisa Goodman-St.C. Emily Wegener–JCH (Field PIO) X Nicole Jurgensen-COR-Air Muriel Delavergne-Brown-(CCH-Admin) Patricia (Trish) Connolly-COBFD X Vicky Ryan-CCH-(Field PIO) Peter Murphy-ODOT Tami Kepa’a-JCH (Field PIO) X Whitney Hale-DC Katherine (Katie) Walsh -CCH William Bailey-DCSO Heather Kaisner-ICM X Christine Coffin-OSU Emily Freeland-EOC Liaison Aimee Metcalf - COCC Jesse Peterson-RPD Greg Svelund - DEQ Louie Pitt - WSP X Jenn Kovitz - COCC Kassidy Kern - DNF

PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATES Deschutes County Health - (Morgan E./Emily F.) – Developing a dashboard to replace the COVID-19 data on the county health department’s websites to better align with the metrics being made for schools. Series of videos being produced as educational outreach for how the contact tracing process works and why it is important (English & Spanish). Working on COVID- 19 related messaging/PSA for Labor Day weekend. Crook County Health – (Vicky R / Katie W.) – Crook County School District will be starting the school year with K-3 in-person education. Jefferson County Health – (Tami K.) – N/A

FIELD UPDATES St. Charles – (Lisa G.) - COVID-19 patient numbers on a downward trajectory, currently there are three COVID-19 patients in the hospital, with one of those in ICU. Working with employees on work accommodations for employees with school-aged children. FB Live is scheduled for the near future, the topic will be, “How to Parent in a Pandemic.” Projection models for the fall/winter are showing a trend of upward spike of COVID-19 cases. Bend La Pine Schools (BLS) – (Alandra J.) - Preparing four town hall meetings, 2 two in Spanish, and two in English on 9/2 and 9/3, to discuss K-5 and 6-12 Comprehensive Distance Learning models in more depth and what the day-to-day expectations are for those models of learning. USDA free meal program was extended through December 31, 2020. Child care partnerships messaging and FAQs are being sent out to the community. Bend Park & Rec (BPR) – (Julie B.) - 500 child care applications were received as of 8/31, with half of the applicants requesting financial assistance. Messaging, signs, and mask giveaways will be ramping up for fall sports/activities. COCC – (Jenn K.) - N/A COBend – (Anne A.) - City council will vote on 9/2 to decide to extend the travel restriction order for Bend. Mask reminder PSAs are being prepared. Local Bend radio stations will provide free air time for COVID-19 PSAs. COB Fire – (Trish C.) - N/A COB PD – (Juli M.) - SInce March 20, 2020, Bend PD has responded to 137 COVID-19 related complaints. Since August 26th, there have been 26 COVID-19 related calls, 20 of which were reported and 6 of which were officer initiated. There have been 11 large gathering complaints since March 20th, and Bend PD has handed out more than 1,000 masks to community members. There have been zero citations issued for non-compliance by Bend PD. COB Utilities - (Julie P.) - N/A CORedmond – (Heather C.) - Working with OSHA on complaints of local businesses holding large events. CORedmond PD – (Jesse Petersen) - N/A COR Airport - (Nicole J.) - There was a 48% increase in passenger traffic at the Redmond Airport in August, the majority of that increase was business travelers. DEQ - (Laura G.) - N/A Deschutes County – (Whitney H.) – N/A Deschutes National Forest – (Jean N.) - One case of COVID-19 was reported confirmed in an employee working the Green Ridge Fire last week. ODOT – (Peter M.) - N/A OSU – (Christine C.) – Continuing to work on messaging for the return to school in the fall. OSU moved their deposit date to September 15th, which means it will be two more weeks before they can determine a realistic count of students returning to school.

JIC UPDATES

JIC Manager (Julianne R. / Ron P.) – Working on messaging using Labor Day and returning to school as catalysts for continuing to trend in the right direction with COVID-19 precautions, and that Central Oregon is doing a great job. Social Media – (Jodie B.) - N/A

WEEKLY SOCIAL MEDIA & MEDIA REPORT

JIC: COVID-19 Dates: August 25 - 31, 2020 Time: 1700 From: Jodie Barram + Emily Kirk Central Oregon Emergency Information Network Media Line: 541.316.0087, [email protected]

SUMMARY ● Central Oregon Case Count ○ Reported by all news outlets and shared on social media. ○ Covid-cases-dip-locally-health-officials-urge-continued-vigilance-to- maintain-trend, CO Daily ○ Deschutes-county-covid-19-cases-on-the-decline-experts-hope-trend- continues, KTVZ ■ “Fake News” comments on the case count ○ Watch list: ■ Two counties come off state’s COVID-19 ‘watch list’; Jefferson County remains, KTVZ ■ Six-oregon-zip-codes-with-the-most-new-cases-per-capita, Bulletin ■ ● Financial / Employment / Unemployment / Budget Cuts / Relief Help / COVID Economic Impact / Childcare: ○ Central-oregon-employment-recovery-slows-dramatically-in-july-after-2- months-of-growth, CO Daily ○ Oregon-employment-department-applies-to-federal-lost-wages-assistance- program, KTVZ ○ Bend-restaurants-stay-open-but-covid-19-limitations-spark-frustrations, KTVZ ■ “Stop the covid lies and it will end the problem….” ○ Redmond-airport-sees-impacts-of-large-drop-in-air-travelers-due-to-covid- 19, KTVZ ○ Governor-extends-foreclosure-prevention-for-home-business-owners, Bulletin ○ Applications-open-for-62m-fund-for-black-oregonians, Bulletin ○ More-than-1-million-americans-file-for-unemployment-again, Bulletin ○ ● Reopening Oregon: ○ Governor Brown: ■ ○ Federal/National ■ Forest Service ● Is-this-campground-open-usfs-says-closed-but-some- campers-are-using-it-anyway, KTVZ ○ State ■ Warm Springs’ Indian Head Casino opens after 7 weeks of COVID closure, The Bulletin/The Oregonian ● Schools: ○ Protest-seeks-restoration-of-high-school-sports-in-delaware, Bulletin ○ ○ Local (News stories. Links to plans moved to end of report.) ■ Indian-head-casino-plans-to-reopen-thursday-morning, CO Daily ■ Bend-La Pine School District ● Boys-girls-clubs-to-offer-full-day-club-service-in-fall, Bulletin ● ■ Redmond School District ● ■ Sisters School District ● N/A ■ Crook County Schools ● Back-in-class-crook-county-meets-covid-metrics-k-3- students-set-to-return-in-person-2, CO Daily ● Crook-county-schools-to-open-k-3-classrooms-next-week, Bulletin ● ■ Jefferson County Schools ● ■ Culver School District ● Culver-schools-pivot-to-2-hours-a-day-classroom-plan, Bulletin ● ■ COCC ● ■ OSU-C ● Osu-receives-grant-to-continue-testing-bends-wastewater- for-evidence-of-covid, CO Daily ● Other Services: ○ BPRD ■ Bprd-announces-all-day-childcare-program-to-support-working- families, CO Daily ● Social Media Comments on the FB post show opposition to opening schools for childcare and not school ● Others saying that school is not daycare ● Mixed feelings about cost for childcare vs school ■ Bprd-bend-la-pine-schools-team-up-to-offer-limited-space-all-day- child-care, KTVZ ● Medical / Testing / PPE / Masks / Vaccines: ○ Coronavirus wastewater surveillance expands to communities across Oregon, OPB (Bend mentioned) ○ Osu-plans-weekly-covid-19-sewer-testing-in-bend-for-next-2-1-2-years, KTVZ ○ Central-oregonians-urged-to-access-mental-health-services-during- pandemic, KTVZ ○ Blood-thinners-reduce-deaths-among-coronavirus-patients-study-finds, KTVZ/CNN ○ Ohsu-ends-massive-coronavirus-study-because-it-underrepresented- minorities-university-says, Bulletin ○ ● Masks & face coverings effectiveness / compliance: ○ ● COVID side-effects: tourism, crowds, etc.: ○ Redmond-airport-sees-impacts-of-large-drop-in-air-travelers-due-to-covid- 19, KTVZ ○ Central-oregon-tourism-industry-has-better-summer-than-many-expected, KTVZ

PRESS RELEASE PICK UPS ● N/A

SOCIAL MEDIA

HASHTAGS BEING FOLLOWED/USED ● #COVID19, #CentralOregonCares, #WearAMaskSaveALife, #MaskUpBend, #MaskingForAFriend

PUBLIC SENTIMENT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA ● Mask use, schools, and stimulus/financial relief are still hot topics. ● Blaming Governor Brown for budget shortfalls. ● On reactions to “dance party in downtown Bend” ○ “Just call it a protest and everything will be ok” ○ “Herd stupidity”

POSSIBLE POINTS OF CONFUSION / MISCOMMUNICATION / RUMORS ● Mask enforcement -- having to wear it outside? Just within 6’ of others? ● Cases are flattening…. Can we open schools?

STATISTICS ● Twitter: ○ 1,760 Followers (+78 in last 28 days) ○ Number of Tweets/Retweets: 11 ○ Total Impressions, Last 28 Days: 16,900

● Facebook: ○ 14,100 Page Likes (+191 in last 28 days) ○ 14,729 Page Followers (+210 in last 28 days) ○ Number of Posts Made: 5 ○ Reach, Last 28 Days: 18,000

● Blog: 1,217 Subscribers ○ Number of Posts Made: 1 ○ Total Views, Last 30 Days: 2,430

TOP SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS ● FB - Pandemic Partners Bend, Redmond, Sisters, Prineville, South Deschutes. ● FB - I Love Bend Community, and I Love Bend Business. ● Instagram - @memesofbend ● FB - Central Oregon Rants and Raves private group

SOCIAL MEDIA NOTES/IMPORTANT POSTS ● N/A

MEDIA

PUBLIC SENTIMENT (MEDIA STORY COMMENTS) ● N/A

POSSIBLE POINTS OF CONFUSION / MISCOMMUNICATION / RUMORS ● N/A

LOCAL MEDIA HEADLINES ● KTVZ ○ No-shaking-hands-kissing-babies-candidates-zoom-onto-unique- campaign-trail ○ Oregons-early-learning-division-offers-advice-on-safe-child-care-options ○ Wyden-voices-concern-over-growing-ppe-shortage-at-nursing-homes ○ Hospice-of-redmond-revamps-festival-of-trees-amid-covid-19 ○ the-great-drake-park-duck-race-goes-virtual-2/ ○ Oregon-dept-of-revenue-reminder-unemployment-benefits-are-taxable ○ Consumer-cellular-hiring-150-in-redmond-offering-home-work-hybrid- bonus ○ Oregon-red-cross-volunteers-go-to-calif-fires-bend-man-helping-remotely ● Central Oregon Daily ○ Fire-base-camps-take-extra-precautions-to-combat-covid-spread ● Bulletin ○ new-trump-pandemic-adviser-pushes-controversial-herd-immunity- strategy-worrying-public-health-officials ○ a-zoom-thanksgiving-summer-could-give-way-to-a-bleaker-fall ○ college-football-kicks-off-covid-19-style-in-alabama ○ in-a-week-of-layoffs-in-the-us-mgm-resorts-adds-18-000-more ○ oregon-health-officials-please-rethink-your-labor-day-plans ○ lack-of-osu-football-to-hit-corvallis-businesses ○ 2-inmates-from-same-oregon-prison-die-of-covid-on-same-day ○ ● Source Weekly ○ ○ ALL SOURCE COVID19 PUBLISHED STORIES: https://www.bendsource.com/bend/coronavirus-hq/Content?oid=12168548 ● Madras Pioneer - Paywall may prevent links to stories ● Central Oregonian ● Radio ○ KBND: ○ MyCentralOregon: ■ Local Closures and Alerts

REGIONAL MEDIA MENTIONS ● KGW ○ Oregon Active Workplace Outbreaks by County Interactive Graphic, updated weekly ● Oregonian ○

WEBSITES ● CDC Coronavirus, CDC ○ CDC Coronavirus Spanish ● Oregon Health Authority - COVID-19, OHA ○ Multiple translations available using Google Translate function at the bottom of the webpage ● COVID-19 Global Cases, Johns Hopkins University ● Central Oregon Emergency Information Network, COEIN Blog ○ Multiple translations available using Google Translate function on upper right side of webpage ● COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus), Deschutes County Health Services ○ Multiple translations available using Google Translate function at the bottom of the webpage ● https://co.crook.or.us/health, Crook County Health Department ○ Multiple translations available using Google Translate function at the bottom of the webpage ● Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Jefferson County Health Department ● http://bendoregon.gov/covid19, City of Bend ○ City of Bend COVID-19 Spanish ● https://centraloregonsos.com Support for Businesses & Employees/Chambers ● COVID-19 Updates & Info, Pacific Northwest Region US Forest Service ○ Northwest US Forest Service Spanish FAQ ● COVID-19 Access Restrictions, Oregon/Washington BLM ● https://www.cocc.edu/news/covid19-espanol.aspx, COCC Spanish ● https://osucascades.edu/covid, OSU-Cascades

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MONTHLY SOCIAL MEDIA & MEDIA REPORT AUGUST 2020

Overall Themes:  COVID-19: o Masks mandates and who will enforce . Downtown dance party gets mixed reaction amid Brown’s call for COVID rules compliance, CO Daily (Police & code dept’s mentioned here) o Backlash to local mask enforcement o City of Bend contributing in wastewater research efforts with OSU-Cascades and Deschutes Co. Public Health . OSU receives grant to continue testing Bend’s wastewater for evidence of COVID, CO Daily  Hiring new Police Chief Mike Krantz o Q & A With New Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz, The Source Weekly  ICE in Bend/Protests that followed o Group calls for apology from Bend mayor in fallout from ICE arrests; Russell responds, CO Daily o ICE arrests spark renewed fear for undocumented immigrants; some say justice is served, CO Daily (Councilor Campbell quoted) o A week after ICE protests, more calls for resignations and change at Bend City Hall, The Bulletin o Statement from Mayor Sally Russell Regarding ICE in Bend, The Source Weekly  Wildfire response with Juniper Ridge fire and evacuations of hundreds of homes o Praise for firefighters and first responders o Central Oregon firefighters aid in fight against White River Fire, CO Daily (BFR mentioned)  DEI and relation with protests o Calls for more Spanish-speaking materials to be available  Council Updates: o TSP Adoption, Transportation Bond on November ballot announcement, Core Area TIF Plan Adoption: . Did Bend Leave Public Transit In The Dust?, The Source Weekly

. Some Twitter users advocating for more bike paths, public transit, safe street walking options, etc.

MEDIA:

Press release pickups:

 Transportation Bond: o Transportation bond heads to ballot for a second time in Bend, The Bulletin o Bend’s new Transportation System Plan adopted by city council, CO Daily  Committee applications: o City of Bend seeks to fill community advisory committee positions, KTVZ o Bend residents invited to apply for committees and commissions with openings, The Bulletin  (KTVZ routinely shares the Weekly Road and Traffic Report on Fridays)  27th Street Roundabout partial reopening: o 27th Street roundabout to partially open in Bend, The Bulletin o New 27th Street-Butler Market-Empire roundabout partially opens next week, KTVZ  City Council Adopts Bend’s New Transportation System Plan o Bend’s new Transportation System Plan adopted by city council, CO Daily

Local media coverage / articles / videos / stories:

 KTVZ/KFXO: o Bend to form human rights, equity commission; critics still upset in wake of protest o Neighbors say Bend’s Hawthorne transit station is becoming too crowded o Old Bend neighborhood parking may soon be limited to residents, guests . Overall, might be a bit of confusion as to how the pilot program would work. Comments led to a Virtual Q&A on Webex with Tobi on Aug. 28 @ 4 p.m. o City of Bend seeks Economic Development Advisory Board members  Central Oregon Daily News: o OSU receive grant to continue testing Bend’s wastewater for evidence of COVID o Cyclists say loss of bike lane on 4th St. is ‘step in the wrong direction’ o Bill Moseley won’t seek 2nd term on Bend City Council; says leadership is ‘adrift’ o Bend councilor, bar owner at odds; businesses struggle with mask requirements

 The Bulletin: o Bend City Council to discuss report outlining how city can be more diverse, inclusive o Who is running for Bend City Council? o Bend council supports creation of a Human Rights and equity Commission, The Bulletin  The Source Weekly: o Source Weekly Update Podcast – 8/28/20 . Anger at the Bend City Council meeting; a move forward on transportation in this week’s podcast o Evidence of Collaboration? o Saying Goodbye To Bend Police Chief Jim Porter  Radio:  Other:

Regional / National mentions:

 The Oregonian:  OPB: o Central Oregonians stall ICE bus with impromptu protest  Other:

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Themes:

 ICE in Bend & City of Bend’s involvement; Police, new Chief, Council, etc.  Local mask enforcement  Continued calls for more bike accessibility in Bend on Twitter

Statistics for the month:

 Facebook (Last 28 days): o Likes/Followers: 14,538 (+203) / 16,327 (+216) o Posts Made: 14 o Engagements: 11,333 o Most popular post:

. Update!! At 9:30 pm, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office and City of Bend Police Department dropped the Level 3 evacuation notice… . The City will launch a new Neighborhood Parking Benefit District pilot project in the Old Bend Neighborhood this fall.  Twitter: o Followers: 10,155 (+397) o Tweets made: 54 (+26.1%) o Monthly Engagements: . 5,425 . Rate = 2.3% o Most popular post: . If you live East of HWY 97 and North of Cooley #inBend…  Instagram: o Followers: 7,732 o Number of posts: 8 o Monthly Engagements (Likes + Comments + Shares + Saves + Profile Visits + Website Clicks) . Engagement for the month was 1,546 . Engagement rate would be to divide by # of followers = .19% o Most popular post: . Shared from Downtown Bend Business Association: About mask requirements

COMMUNICATIONS SHARED EMAIL:

Themes:

 “Don’t let Bend become Portland” in response to ICE & Bend PD response  Short term rentals/lodging and COVID  Utility Billing questions