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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-0203 Documents Submitted at Mtg Information Sheet Southern Oregon University is considering replacing the aging natural gas boiler system that heats campus buildings with a biomass cogeneration plant. The biomass facility would use forestry byproducts as a fuel source and produce both heat and electricity. Background SOU is currently heated by a natural gas fired boiler system. Two of the boilers are reaching the end of their useful life and need to be replaced to meet the increasing demand for campus heating. In 2011 and 2013, SOU commissioned three different studies to explore options for replacing the outdated boilers. These studies considered five alternatives, including two cogeneration options - one fueled by natural gas and the other by biomass. Cogeneration produces steam for heating campus buildings and generates electricity that can be sold back into the power grid. The studies found that a biomass-fueled cogeneration option would be more efficient and economical than the current system, as well as make a significant step towards SOU's carbon reduction targets. Biomass fuel typically comes from forestry byproducts, such as tree tops, limbs, and small non-merchantable logs left over from timber harvesting and from forest restoration; wood mill residues; -t~c;:~ ` and clean urban wood waste. POTENTIAL BIOMASS PLANT SOU is interested in hearing ■ community input on biomass cogeneration. Based on the study i ■r k~~* ~YOG'' f results, SOU feels that replacing the outdated boilers with a new biomass- afin Qty fueled cogeneration facility is a Hall win-win proposal for our campus, community and environment. However, we want to hear from the ~ ~.rrrrrirsraar~ community before making a final decision. Hannon ' er Library d9 The information provided in this fact sheet is intended to help you think about your preferences as you provide input. More information is available on EXISTING HEAT PLANT , the project website: " VMS W www.SOUcogeneration.org. This campus map shows the location of the existing heating plant. A new biomass facility would be located adjacent to McNeal Hall at the maintenance yard. Proposed truck access routes to the biomass facility are shown in orange. Understanding Cogeneration Cogeneration systems burn fuel to create steam which provides heat for campus buildings CAPITAL COSTS and turns a turbine to generate electricity. The electricity can be sold back into the power grid to help offset the cost of the new facility, including installation, operations and maintenance. EMISSION CONTROL STEAM TO Heating and electricity requirements EQUIPMENT CAMPUS STEAM GENERATOR for the SOU campus are expected to increase over time. Fuel costs are also GRANTS, ~ INCENTIVES AND expected to rise. Replacing the current STEAM FINANCING boiler system with an efficient biomass TURBIN cogeneration facility that produces both heat and electricity makes sense FUEL FUEL both financially and because it helps AIR ATER ELECiwclTy CONSIDERATIONS the University achieve its sustainability CONDENSER goals. BOILER This diagram shows how a cogeneration system would create The Benefits of Biomass steam and electricity. The recommendation provided to the university by experts in the field and by the commissioned reports is to build a biomass cogeneration facility. This is in large part because AIR QUALITY of the sustainability benefits it offers. Burning woody biomass in efficient boiler systems CONSIDERATIONS creates energy while helping to prevent air pollution that would otherwise come from burning slash piles, prescribed burning, and catastrophic wildfires. It also supports the local economy by providing a market for typically unused byproducts of current forestry practices. A biomass cogeneration plant would support SOU's leadership in integrating the principles of environmental, social and economic sustainability into campus planning and operations and help meet the goal of reducing campus-wide dependence on fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions to 10% below 1990 levels by 2020 and achieving complete carbon neutrality by 2050. IMPACT$ TQ . Biomass also seems a good fit because of the financial benefits - the fuel is cheaper than m natural gas, which results in lower operating costs, and more alternative funding sources would be available to cover the capital cost. Alternative Approach: Updating the Current Facility If the biomass cogeneration option does not move forward, the two outdated boilers will be replaced in the next several years with new gas-fired cogeneration units. This option would be more expensive in the long term than a biomass facility, mainly due to the rising price of natural gas, but it would have fewer impacts to campus. The table on the next page compares STAFFING AND pros and cons of the PERMITTING two approaches. $3500 - Current Natural Gas System $3,000 - Biomass Cogeneration System 52500 Natural Gas Cogeneration System WORKING 0 The graph shows that E $2,000 TOWARDS biomass has an increasing g $1.500 CARBON annual net cost benefit over ' NEUTRALITY continuing with a naturalgas < $1,000 system. $500 so Biomass Cogeneration Facility Natural Gas Cogeneration Facility The total capital cost for a biomass system is estimated to be $12.2 The capital cost for replacing the two outdated boilers with gas million, but that amount would be offset by various grants and tax cogeneration would be $8.5 million. Electricity produced from credits available to biomass projects in Oregon, which could make the the system could be sold back to the powergrid. net capital cost $7 million. Thus, nearly 42 percent of the total capital cost would potentially be offset. Electricity produced from the system could be sold back to the power grid. A biomass system would also earn Renewable Fm tgy Credits that can be sold SOU has submitted a $12 million funding request to the Oregon Funding for this option would also come from the Oregon Legislature. State and federal agencies are highly interested in the Legislature. It is unlikely that grants and incentives will be use of biomass as an alternative fuel source and have grant funds to available for an upgrade to the current plant. invest. Biomass fuels are a renewable resource and available within a Natural gas is more expensive than biomass on a $ per BTU 30-mile radius of campus, Buying woody biomass supports the local basis. The cost of natural gas in 2017 is projected to be $6.65 per economy and forest industry. Biomass utilizes timber byproducts, million BTUs, about 3 times the cost of biomass. As a fossil fuel, which reduces waste, improves forest health and reduces risk of natural gas is a non-renewable resource. Supply and demand for catastrophic wildfire. There is currently no demand for timber natural gas are volatile. When gas is unavailable, diesel would be slash, so the fuel cost is expected to be driven largely by production used as a backup. and transportation costs, and rise roughly at the rate of inflation (3 percent annually). Burning woody biomass in efficient boiler systems produces far Natural gas is one of the cleanest burning fossil fuels; however it less air pollution than burning slash piles, prescribed burning or is still a significant source of carbon emissions. Burning natural catastrophic wildfires. Boiler systems also produce far fewer emissions gas emits carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur than typical residential wood stoves per ton of fuel. Compared with dioxide (SO), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) - but in natural gas, biomass boilers create more particulate matter, but at smaller quantities than biomass. levels that satisfy EPA emission requirements. Biomass also produces more carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide(SO), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) than natural gas, but at levels well below EPA standards. Biomaz sys are layer 2nd require spare for fuel storage, so a It may be possible to house the ttawral gas cogeneration plant new fau tyWt d bye built at Ow lodMon of the current maintenance at the existing fac*, tltato a building expansion would be yard, )pit tio*west Ss -McNeal.Hali. A4 average of five truckloads ngcessaty. Qf fuel Vtutfdbe sragtrired ouh week: bud deliveries would be limited to wqdc4ays ftriatg real bt ucss hours Storage silos at the Cite ,tpc~tti l 0441 se' 044 to op w e for 60 hours without any Mive6er>0would trav4 on a designated route through Ashlar" { Y'i tG tways,0 and 99) and on a side street for about 7M feet: It is believed that the fuel delivery plan will keep truck traffic, noise levels, and visibility of the operations to modest levels A biomass plant would require an additional two to three staff The natural gas cogeneration system would be operated by the members, as well as training of current staff. This option would current staff member. While some upfront permitting would be require more intensive upfront permitting, as well as ongoing Clean needed, ongoing record keeping would not be required. Air Act record keeping. Biomass plants are considered carbon neutral when the fuel comes The new natural gas cogeneration units would be more efficient from sustainably managed forests. A biomass plant would reduce than current 195os-era boilers, however, there would be only a dependence on fossil fuels and would be a significant step towards modest benefit from a carbon emissions reduction perspective, SOU's carbon emission reduction targets. which would quickly be negated by the growth in campus demand. Project Timeline 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SOU 2013. • commissions two Final design. New facility commissions additional studies. The first NOW, bid letting, and begins ••construction operation options to options for the • boiler engagement aging plant, second looks and • • • boiler system both biomass and natural extended gas cogeneration options in depending greater detail and recommends on strength • Late 2014: of markets • submits a preliminary SOU for renewable request for a S1 2 • formally power. Higher Education Commission selects budget • biomass 2015, State • - Budget decision on S12 cogeneration plant. preferred million funding request Design, environmental option analysis. budget-level cost analysis.- power informed purchase agreement with selected utility by public company, fuel purchase agreement with fuel feedback. provider. permitting process with the City of Ashland and OR Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). We Want to Hear From You! The University wants to know what the community thinks about a biomass cogeneration system. Your feedback will help determine which option will be brought forward into design and implementation. Upcoming Events Stay Informed Community Meeting Visit www.SOUcogeneration.orgto find Wednesday, November 12, 6 p.m., more information about the options under Southern Oregon University, consideration, download the full studies, and see Rogue River Room, Stevenson Union the schedule of public outreach events. For more information or to schedule a meeting between the Come talk with us at various information project and your organization, contact: tabling events! Find out where we will be by visiting the project website. Adrienne DeDona, Public Engagement Lead info@soucogeneration.org (503) 235-5881 www.SOUcogeneration.org D. W 0 =Ab Frequently Asked Questions What are the goals of SOU's sustainability program and what are its achievements to date? SOU broadly defines sustainability as achieving increased wellbeing for humanity over time through an equitable and sustained utilization of critical natural capital. SOU's Sustainability Program collaborates across campus to improve resource conservation, increase renewable energy, reduce our carbon footprint, and provide sustainability education. The Sustainability Program is working to achieve SOU's climate goals, as outlined in the university's Climate Action Plan. These goals include: • By 2010, arrest the growth of greenhouse gas emissions and begin to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. • By 2015, achieve greenhouse gas levels that are 5 percent below 1990 levels. • By 2020, achieve greenhouse gas levels that are 10 percent below 1990 levels. • By 2050, achieve CLIMATE NEUTRALITY. Among the accomplishments of the SOU's sustainability program are the construction of the first LEED Platinum building at any Oregon public university (the Higher Education Center in Medford), the installation of solar panels on both the Ashland and Medford campuses, and a green purchasing program. And just last year, SOU became the first university in the nation to balance 100% of its water consumption. During the last year, SOU has also: • Installed 153 kW of solar on new residence halls (162% increase of campus solar). Campus total = 247 kW of solar. • Received LEED Gold Certification for the new Raider Village Residence and Dining Halls. • Completed several upgrades and retrofits to improve lighting efficiency. • Received Silver Rating from the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) through the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). • Started an alternative transportation campaign with ODOT and RVTD to reduce student drive alone trips to campus. • Diverted more than 50% of campus waste from the landfill (through recycling, composting, and reuse). To learn more about SOU's sustainability efforts, visit www.sou.edu/sustainablelindex.html. What is cogeneration? Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of electricity and heat in a single system, such as a boiler and turbine-generator. Producing both heat and electricity at once is more efficient than producing them separately. Why is SOU exploring cogeneration? Two of SOU's natural gas boilers are aging and need to be replaced. Heating and electricity needs for the SOU campus are projected to increase over time and fuel costs are also expected to rise. Experts in the field and a series of commissioned reports have recommended that replacing the current boiler system with an efficient biomass cogeneration facility that produces both heat and electricity would help reduce operating costs for the University over time and be a significant step towards the University's sustainability goals. How will SOU use the electricity generated by a cogeneration plant? The electricity generated through a cogeneration facility would be sold back into the power grid to help offset the cost of the new heating system. Electricity could also be used for some campus activities, such as electrical vehicle charging, which would also reduce SOU's carbon emissions and decrease reliance on non-renewable fossil fuels. Page I of 4 What is biomass and where does it come from? Biomass fuel can be made from a variety of organic materials. In Oregon, the most widely available source is woody material that comes from forestry byproducts, such as tree tops, limbs, and small unusable logs left over from timber harvesting and forest restoration; wood mill residues; and clean urban wood waste such as tree trimmings. These types of forestry byproducts will be sourced from within 30 miles of campus and chipped or ground off site prior to being delivered and stored at the facility on campus. What is the cost of biomass fuel in comparison to the cost of natural gas? There is currently no demand for local forest residues, so the cost of biomass fuel is expected to be driven largely by production/transportation costs and rise roughly at the rate of inflation. Currently, woody biomass fuel is approximately $35 a dry ton, or about $2 per million British thermal units (BTU). In 2017, the cost of natural gas is projected to be $6.65 per million BTUs, about 3 times the cost of biomass. How does using biomass fuel affect forests and the local economy? Switching to a woody biomass fuel would utilize forest residuals, which reduces waste from timber harvesting operations and precludes the need to burn slash piles in the woods. It also improves forest health and reduces risk of catastrophic wildfire by removing diseased, dead or overcrowded small trees from the forest that create added fuel during wildfires. Removing these "ladder fuels" from the .forest makes it easier to prevent fires from reaching the forest canopy where they are far more destructive and harder to fight. Buying woody biomass for fuel also supports the local economy, forest industry and jobs by establishing a market for a currently unused renewable resource. Where would biomass fuel come from and what is the long-term viability of biomass as a fuel source? Within a 30-mile radius of campus, biomass fuels are available well in excess of the needs of the proposed SOU facility. Local supplies will come from private and public forest lands and local timber mills. Studies have shown that there is greater than 100,000 BDT (bone dry tons) of biomass fuel available annually in the southern Oregon region, multiple times the 21,000 BDT required by the proposed plant annually. Could SOU's biomass cogeneration plant use residential timber waste as a fuel source? Yes, depending on the type of wood fuel, it's possible that the SOU biomass cogeneration facility could accept other types of wood fuel, such as Christmas trees, downed limbs and trees or other unwanted wood from area neighborhoods. It would have to be clean and untreated and would need to be chipped off campus. What are the capital and long-term costs of the proposed options? The total capital cost for a biomass system is estimated to be $12.2 million, but that amount would be offset by various $3,500 grants and tax credits available to biomass - Current Natural Gas system projects in Oregon, which could make $3'0°° - Biomass Cogeneration System the net capital cost $7 million. The capital $2,500 - Natural Gas Cogeneration System 0 cost for a natural gas cogeneration system E s2,000 would be approximately $8.5 million. If SOU opted to simply replace the two old A st.soo boilers, the capital cost would be about Q $1,000 $1.6 million. However, both natural gas $soo options would be more expensive in the long term than a biomass facility, mainly $o ~o,~ cos due to the rising price of natural gas (see graph). Electricity produced from either system could be sold back to the power grid to offset capital construction costs. A biomass system would also earn Renewable Energy Credits that can be sold. Is it possible to use a hybrid system that utilizes both biomass and natural gas? Technically, this is possible; however, this wouldn't be a viable option for SOU because the University plans to keep two of the newer natural gas fired boilers to use as a back-up heat source during high demand. While a biomass boiler could also burn natural gas, it would be foregoing the fuel cost savings. What is the volatility in the price of biomass in comparison with natural gas? Supply and demand for commodity natural gas are volatile, and the price has fluctuated dramatically in recent decades. When gas is unavailable, diesel would be used as a backup. Biomass is readily available within the region. There are numerous potential suppliers that currently produce woody biomass from lumber mills and private and public forest lands. What is the anticipated lifespan of the biomass plant? Biomass combustion is commercially proven technology with hundreds of installations throughout the US. It is anticipated that a facility such as the one SOU is considering would have a useful life of about 50 years. How do the fuel sources compare in regards to emissions and residuals? • Renewability/Sustainability: Biomass is a renewable, carbon neutral fuel, in comparison to natural gas which is a non- renewable, carbon-intensive fossil fuel. To be considered carbon neutral for the long term, however, the biomass must be harvested in a sustainable manner. • Carbon neutrality: Biogenic vs. geological: The carbon contained in biomass fuel is The "neutral" vs Carbon transfers from considered "biogenic" since it is already biomass carbon cycle geological reserves in circulation between the land, oceans and atmosphere. The carbon in natural gas is considered "geologic" since it has Avnaxl been locked away underground and is only released above ground by the combustion of the gas, adding to the total already r circulating in the atmosphere. • Particulate emissions: Natural gas, when combusted, emits very low levels of particulate matter. Biomass emits much more particulate matter, but can be controlled with sophisticated pollution eiagenkcarboe lspwotaretattrely control devices, such as those proposed for rapid nawVcyclethatimpacts r-ossnfuelcombu~jontransrersgeaaQic the SOU 'ect. The Medford-Ashland atmospherrct~only ifthecycleis" carbon intotheaanosphere It isaone- Pro) of balance way process area has very stringent requirements for new sources of particulate matter and the proposed biomass plant can meet those requirements. The controlled biomass cogeneration facility emits only about 1% or less of the particulate matter per unit of fuel burned than a wood stove or open fire. • Ash residual: Ash produced in biomass combustion operations is captured and can be used as a low-grade fertilizer for agriculture or combined with other organic materials as a soil amendment. Natural gas cogeneration does not produce any type of ash. How much water will be consumed by the biomass cogeneration plant operations? Recent modeling shows that the biomass boiler would need 40 gallons per minute (gpm) of water, and discharge 9 gallons per minute to the city wastewater system. There are potential alternate designs that are more expensive and less efficient, but could reduce the water use to approximately 3 to 4 gpm and wastewater to 1 to 2 gpm. Page 3 of 4 How do the two cogeneration options compare in regards to job creation? A biomass plant would require an additional two to three staff members, as well as training of current staff. The natural gas cogeneration system would be operated by the current staff member with little additional training needed. In addition, the biomass plant would generate perhaps an additional 8 to 10 jobs in the fuel supply network. How could SOU mitigate or offset the increased particulate emissions created by burning woody biomass? The biomass plant particulate emissions from the proposed facility will be below the threshold requiring emission offsets within the Medford-Ashland Air Quality Maintenance Area. However, SOU may consider partnering with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to implement incentives for changing uncertified wood stoves for those that are certified and produce less particulate emissions. If SOU was to sponsor an offset program to exchange conventional wood stoves, the boiler's particulate emissions could be fully offset by converting roughly 20 conventional wood stoves to certified pellet stoves or roughly 50 catalytic wood stoves. Initial calculations show that perhaps less than three dozen stove changeovers would be required to balance the plant emissions of particulate matter in the winter. Without mitigation, the SOU biomass cogeneration facility would be adding 1.1 pounds of particulate mattter to the atmosphere for each hour of full load operation. It is worth noting that some of the fuel combusted in the biomass boiler would likely have been open burned in slash piles with much higher particulate emissions, so it is possible the overall particulate emissions will be less. What are the anticipated impacts for the surrounding neighbors of a biomass cogeneration plant? • Location and size: Biomass systems are larger and require covered space for fuel storage, so a new facility would be built at the location of the current maintenance yard, just northwest of McNeal Hall. • Truck routes and size of trucks carrying fuel: It is believed that the fuel delivery plan will keep truck traffic, noise levels, and visibility of the operations to modest levels. • Noise: Fuel unloading will also generate a modest amount of noise consistent with current maintenance yard operations. Even though the operation will be 24/7, plant noise levels will be modest compared to background noise. This will be verified, in advance, by a noise study. • Odor: No unusual odors will be emitted from a biomass cogeneration plant. • Aesthetics, architectural design and height of stack: A biomass cogeneration facility would have to meet the City of Ashland building and land use requirements for height and setbacks. If the community supports a biomass cogeneration facility and SOU moves forward with this option, the next step would be hiring an architect to create designs. What are the anticipated impacts for the surrounding neighbors of a natural gas cogeneration plant? • Location and size: It may be possible to house the natural gas cogeneration plant at the existing facility, though a building expansion would be necessary because the footprint needed for a cogeneration facility is slightly larger than the current natural gas plant. • Aesthetics, architectural design and stack: Any new facility or expansion would have to meet City of Ashland building and land use requirements. The building design would be consistent with the existing facility. • Noise: Noise levels for a gas cogeneration system would somewhat increase from the current boilers, but this can largely be mitigated by enclosing it in a building. • Odor. No unusual odors would be emitted from a natural gas cogeneration facility. • Aesthetics, architectural design and stack: Any new facility or expansion would have to meet City of Ashland building and land use requirements. The building design would be consistent with the existing facility. ' bid nw~ E"C M NG TOWARD ARBON public involvement Public Involvement Summary Prepared for Southern Oregon University January 2014 10 J' Prepared by: JLA Public Involvement Inc. i~ 1110 SE Alder Street, Suite 301 Portland, OR 97214 1503.235.5881 7urchitl Hat! Marion Ady { Bldg.. ASHLAND `7 Hall Art East Hannon Sch Library Museum/Art Idg. Health Center Susanne Homes Cox Hall j Residence Hall + Cascade EXISTING NEAT PLANT Residence Madrone Hall , Southern Oregon University Cogeneration Project Public Involvement Summary Project Public Involvement Purpose & Goals Southern Oregon University is considering the replacement of two outdated boilers, which are used to generate heat on campus, with a cogeneration option that would be more energy efficient and would meet their goals of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Throughout the fall of 2014, JLA Public Involvement conducted an education and outreach campaign for the SOU Cogeneration Project. The purpose of this campaign was two-fold: to inform Ashland residents and SOU faculty, staff, and students about the proposed cogeneration options and their tradeoffs, and to gauge public opinion on the proposed options. The campaign was designed to engage the widest range of interested stakeholders possible. A variety of awareness, notification and information-sharing activities were conducted using local media, a project website, email, and canvassing at high-traffic areas. Outreach tools included: • Project website with informational and overview videos - www.soucogeneration.org • SOU emails to all faculty, staff, and students • Radio call-in show on JPR • Informational fact sheet and F.A.Q. sheet • City of Ashland meeting • Campus meeting • Community meeting • Information tabling and canvassing of businesses and residents • Online Survey • Statistically Valid Phone Survey (Attachment D) Following these outreach efforts, stakeholders were able to weigh-in on their preferred cogeneration option (natural gas or biomass) via an online survey and/or as part of a statistically valid, random phone survey. Project Website J A website (soucogeneration.org) was established to serve as an informational hub for the project. The website includes the various studies and reports commissioned by SOU, project fact sheets, meeting dates/public engagement opportunities, the project timeline and = - project contact information. The website also hosted the informational video and online survey. Informational Video JLA produced a short overview video made available on the project website and shared at public meetings and events. The video provides - an overview of the project, including the project needs and the trade- mown offs between the two cogeneration options. SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 1 Project Fact Sheet and Frequently-Asked-Questions An informational fact sheet was developed to provide an overview of the project, a timeline for implementation, and a description of the decision- making process. A frequently-asked-questions and answers brochure was also created that listed numerous questions and answers received at the campus and public meetings. Radio call-in show on JPR On November 3rd, the project team participated in the Jefferson Exchange, a call in show on Jefferson Public - Radio. Project staff outlined the project and answered questions from callers. Project Foci ei as AQs City and Campus Leadership Meeting A meeting between the Ashland City Manager, Planning Department Director, Conservation Coordination Program Manager and the SOU project team was held on October 17th at 10 a.m. to reintroduce the project and present the public involvement process and timeline. Primary questions and concerns examined: • Design guidelines (e.g., stack height, architectural designs) • Truck traffic • Water use • Keeping the Conservation Commission, Planning Commission and Council informed • Electrical purchase and sale Campus Meeting SOU hosted a community meeting on October 27th from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Rogue River Room of the Stevenson Union building on the SOU campus. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the Cogeneration project to faculty, staff and students, present the tradeoffs between the options, and respond to questions. Approximately 30 people were in attendance. A panel of experts answered questions. The panel members included: • Drew Gilliland, SOU Director Facilities, Management and Planning • David Smith, OSU College of Forestry • Marcus Kauffman, Oregon Department of Forestry Biomass Resource Specialist • Bill Carlson, Carlson Small Power Consultants Primary questions and concerns discussed: • Fuel source • Fuel cost • Impacts to forest health • Neighborhood impacts • Air quality • Job impacts (on campus and off campus) SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 2 Community Meeting SOU hosted a community meeting on November 12th from 6-8 p.m. in the Rogue River Room of the Stevenson Union building on the SOU campus. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the SOU Cogeneration Project to members of the Ashland community, present the tradeoffs between the options, answer questions, and to help build a stronger understanding of the project benefits. Approximately 50 people attended the meeting. A panel of experts was convened for the meeting to answer the public's questions and comments. The panel members included: • Drew Gilliland, SOU Director Facilities, Management and Planning • David Smith, OSU College of Forestry • Marcus Kauffman, Oregon Department of Forestry Biomass Resource Specialist • Bill Carlson, Carlson Small Power Consultants Numerous of questions were raised and addressed during the two-hour meeting. General topic themes included: • Operations • Fuel Sources • Costs • Air Quality • Neighborhood impacts • Forest health impacts • General Questions See Attachment A for a complete summary of the Public Meeting. Attachment C contains other comments received outside of the meetings. Community Tabling and Canvassing Three information tabling events were held at high-traffic locations: • Ashland Community Library, Wednesday, November 12th, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. • Ashland Food Coop, Monday, November 17th, 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. • Ashland Farmers Market, Tuesday, November 18th, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. All downtown and railroad district businesses were canvassed and provided with flyers about the project and invited to participate in the online survey. Approximately 30 homes near the proposed facility were also canvassed and provided with project flyers. Through the canvassing and information tabling, hundreds of residents were reached and informed of the project. Generally people were thankful to learn about the project and the tradeoffs of the different cogeneration options. Overall, most people informally surveyed were generally supportive of a biomass cogeneration facility but significant numbers were unsure or wanted more information about the project. A minority of those informally surveyed were against biomass cogeneration often asking that other alternative energy sources be explored. SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 3 Earned Media One news release was issued by SOU in November to advertise the community meeting held on November 12th. There were several earned media news articles on the project, including: • Daily Tidings article published on November 10, 2014 announcing the community meeting held on November 12. • Daily Tidings editorial opinion published on November 12, 2014. • OPB news and radio article published on November 12, 2014. • KOPI-TV aired and published a story on November 12, 2014. Several other regional and national publications produced other stories on the project, including OPB, Sustainable Northwest and Biomass Power Association. Statistically Valid Phone Survey A statistically valid survey was conducted at the conclusion of the project during the first part of December. Approximately 300 Ashland residents were asked roughly eight questions to determine their preference for the cogeneration option being considered. The majority of those surveyed (63%) preferred the biomass cogeneration option. Online Survey ' An online survey was available on the project website from November 3rd through December 22nd. Several a-mails ~.,,..„„r,• were sent to campus faculty, staff and students to invite them to take the survey and targeted outreach was nwm.wp•..«.. etur...".e.s.erww. wcen.bw..ne..w. wfnr~p. conducted across Ashland to inform people about -the mpnWU.lfenW.wry.W A.. werenawabawoagrw.MnM~+bra survey. 113 people took the online survey. The majority of , respondents (65%) are supportive of a biomass ..P41.IS.ON. "/AS..T.1rHp KM,-N cogeneration option. The online questionnaire content was adopted from the statistically valid phone survey questionnaire and was intended to solicit the broader general public's feedback about the cogeneration ,....~.._....".....e......... alternatives being considered. See Attachment B for the complete online survey summary. SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 4 Attachment A: Public Meeting Summary SOU Cogeneration Community Meeting November 12, 2014 Meeting Summary Overview Southern Oregon University hosted a community meeting on November 12th from 6-8 p.m. in the Rogue River Room of the Stevenson Union building on the SOU campus. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the SOU Cogeneration Project to members of the Ashland community, present the tradeoffs between the options, answer questions, and to help build an understanding of the project around the community. Approximately 50 people attended the meeting. See Appendix A for a full attendance list. The meeting began with a brief introduction by Brad Christ, SOU Chief Information Officer and project manager and introductions by each member of the panel: • Drew Gilliland, SOU Director Facilities, Management and Planning • David Smith, OSU College of Forestry • Marcus Kauffman, Oregon Department of Forestry Biomass Resource Specialist • Bill Carlson, Carlson Small Power Consultants The introductions and overview were followed by a short informational video (hosted on the project website: httD://www.soucogeneration.org). Upon signing in, attendees were given overview information about the project and comment cards. Following the brief introductions by the panel of experts, facilitators collected and categorized the comment cards into topic areas: • Operations • Fuel Sources • Costs • Air Quality • General Questions In a facilitated public forum-style meeting, the panel of experts responded to questions raised by the public in each topic area. A public comment period took place during the final 20 minutes of the meeting. Topics raised during the public comment period generally reflected themes heard during the question and answer period. See Appendix B for comments and answers that were shared during the public comment period. Three written statements were also received (see attached). Questions raised by participants: Facility Operations- • Who will be doing smoke stack monitoring? How often will you have to test for efficiency of emission reduction equipment? • How can we be sure that the cogeneration facility will be adequately and reliably operated? • How much water is needed for facility operations? Potable or non-potable water? What would be the water source? • What are the expected hours of fuel load operation? Will SOU consider alternative truck routes to accommodate large truck traffic? • Will operations be outsourced to a corporation or other government agency? SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 5 • What will be the residuals from the plant operations? What will be done with them and at what cost? • Currently, what percentage of SOU's fuel consumption is from gas-fired boilers? What portion of SOU's carbon emissions are from gas-fired boilers? What percent reduction in fossil fuel use is estimated by utilizing biomass in place of natural gas? • How much energy will be generated by the project? • What is the difference between a natural gas system and a natural gas cogeneration system? Fuel Source - • What if timber harvesting isn't available or all biomass is being used? What will happen if this fuel source at some point doesn't meet SOU's energy needs? Will logging of healthy trees occur? • Will the guidelines on fuel sourcing be strict? Will it be mandatory that fuel is sustainably harvested? • How much biomass fuel is needed each year? • How does removing biomass from the forest impact the environment (erosion, nutrients in soils, etc.)? • Is it possible that our future forestry practices might move towards grinding up slash and leaving it in the forest to decompose? • How can you guarantee the quality of the biomass feedstock? Will community members be able to drop- off lumber, branches, Christmas trees, etc.? Would it be free of cost? Where and who will be doing the chipping? • What is the projected reduction in slash burning from this project? • Logging is already an environmental problem contributing to global climate change. • Is additional tree growth a consideration for future fuel? • Will this biomass fuel compete for wood pellet production? • What specific forests are being discussed as fuel sources? Cost - • Will this effect current long-term gas contracts? • How will it be less expensive in the long-run? • Who estimated the natural gas cost projections of $6.65 per minimum BTU? What is the margin of error of these projections? • How can we be sure that cost cutting will not result in a poor quality facility? • Does the $35/ton include transportation and transportation emissions costs? Air Quality - • Will burners have state-of-the-art emission reduction features? How tall will the stack be? • With the poor air quality in the Rogue Valley, why wasn't air quality the primary criteria? • Are there health problems associated with living next to a biomass facility? Is there a reduced life expectancy for neighbors of the facility? • Over the long-term, what influence would the public have over the quality of the fuel inputs and over the "scrubbing" standards? • Will wet or rotten wood affect the efficiency of burning and the release of particulate matter? • Air quality standards are typically met by diluting the pollution, is that how they will be met? • Does the scrubbing or filter capture the heavy metals (e.g. mercury) when wood is burned? General Questions - • What were the other alternatives that were studied? Including alternative fuel sources? • Other facilities have been built in other regions, have the success of those facilities been studied? How does this project compare? SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 6 Appendix A: Attendance Project team and consultants: Adrienne DeDona, JLA Public Involvement Sam Beresky, JLA Public Involvement Brad Christ, SOU Chief Information Officer Drew Gilliland, SOU Director Facilities, Management and Planning David Smith, OSU College of Forestry Marcus Kauffman, Oregon Department of Forestry Biomass Resource Specialist Bill Carlson, Carlson Small Power Consultants SOU faculty and staff: Jamie Hickner Steve Petrovic Liz Shelby Craig Morris Other agencies and organizations: Kate Jackson, Department of Environmental Quality Keith Andersen, Department of Environmental Quality Jack LeRoy, Forest Energy Group Bill Jennett, Jackson County Fuel Committee George McKinley, Restoration Collaborative Hannah Sohl, Rogue Climate Darren Borgias, TNC/AFR Amy Amrhein, Senator Merkley's Office SOU Students: Lazaro Villegas, Alex Daniels, Tim Dedrick, Tynisha Shi, Jose Lanz General Public: Amy Patterson, Tenasi Rama, Kristina Lefever, John Fisher-Smith, and Ron Laber Approximately 30 others were in attendance that did not sign in. SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 7 Appendix B: Public Comments • 1 am very concerned that this facility will negatively impact our air quality and health in Ashland. We have the opportunity to turn away potential polluters by accounting for potential negative health impacts. Is the proposed biomass facility equivalent to having 20 conventional fireplaces going? o Expert response: It is a rough calculation but the facility will be equal to about 12 fireplaces, 20 conventional woodstoves, or 60 pellet stoves. • 1 have concerns about biomass removal from the poor soils and stressed forests of southern Oregon. When slash piles are burned, the minerals go into the soil. Removal of any biomass from the forests will be bad for the forest health. Using solar to produce steam should be an option that is studied. I have concerns about the amount of biomass available in the long term, timber harvests have been declining for years in the area. Are all land ownerships taken into account in this project? o Expert response: Mostly looked at industrial forests, state forests, and federal forest. Individual family forests would have been too time consuming to study. The number is primarily based off of industrial forest owners but there could be fuel from the BLM, federal forests, and family forests if a market was developed for the fuel. • Where would the slash and wood be coming from? How far away? Would the Ashland watershed be affected? What will be done with the ash left over from the biomass facility? o Expert response: The industrial forest lands are within a 50 mile radius of Ashland. At this time, the Forest Service would not provide fuel to this project from the Ashland watershed. That could change over time if a market is developed. In addition, there is the potential to use urban green waste as well. o Expert response: The ash is typically about 3% of the wood burned so it would probably only be about a truck a week taking ash away to be used locally as a fertilizer on farms or orchards. • 1 favor triple bottom-line accounting. Social and environmental impacts need to be accounted for. The latest predictions for global climate change are scary. Temperatures have already risen and they will continue to rise. My concerns are for the health of the people of Ashland, we are in a difficult air-shed. Our valley doesn't ventilate. We are already getting pollutants from Medford and White City as well as all of the diesel trucks along 1-5. We should not add any more particulates to our air. There is a bit of common sense in using slash piles for co-generation but gas has no particulate emissions. o Expert response: The smoke from residential wood stoves is a major problem for the air quality in Ashland. If the biomass project can offset a number of woodstoves with certified wood stoves, the net emissions can remain the same. The slash piles will burn anyway, it will be better to burn them in a controlled environment and create electricity. Natural gas has methane emissions and there is typical leaking in the transport of natural gas. Burning biomass in this facility would offset the fossil fuels that are currently being burned here, therefore there would be a net reduction in the total carbon footprint for the SOU. • 40 gallons per minute is a lot of water, especially during times of drought. What are the long-term impacts to our water? What is plan "B" if the biomass facility is not supported? o Expert response: Plan "B" is to put natural gas boilers in, there would be some savings because they would be more efficient than the existing facility, but they would not be cogeneration boilers. Even new boilers would use water. There is a potential to use T.I.D. water during times of rationing. SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 8 Attachment B: Online Survey Summary SOU Cogeneration Online Survey Summary January 2, 2015 The online survey was available through the project website from November 3rd through December 22nd, 2014. Targeted outreach was conducted across Ashland to inform people about the survey. In total 113 people took the online survey. Generally the majority of respondents are supportive (65%) of a biomass facility at SOU. Of those opposed, generally many had air quality concerns, were concerned about the increase in truck traffic, or had fuel-sourcing worries (i.e., impacts to local forests, the amount and availability of fuel, or that other alternative fuels were not fully analyzed). The following is a summary of the participant responses and comments. 1. Where did you hear about the SOU Cogeneration Project? 81 people answered this question. Most commonly, people heard about the project through the project website (46%). Many also heard about it through word of mouth through friends, neighborhoods, or relatives (38%). Where did you hear about the SOU Cogeneration Project? Talked with friends, neighborhoods, or relatives 8'6 Read an article or notice in Medford Mail Tribune 21% Read an article or notice in Ashland Daily Tidings 21% Heard a news report on radio or television 2 % The project website: 4 soucogeneration.org Attended a public meeting 31% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 42 people noted that they heard about the project in other ways. 24 said they received an email about the project, and several said that they work at SOU and heard about the project through their employment. 2. Based on anything you know at this point about cogeneration, how supportive are you of SOU building a cogeneration facility? Participants were asked to indicate how supportive they are of a cogeneration facility on a scale of 1(not supportive) to 5 (very supportive). 110 people answered this question. Most were supportive, with 42% very supportive and 27% supportive. 15% were not supportive and 7% were somewhat not supportive. SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 9 Don't know 4% PRO supportive Not Somewhat not -.supportive (2) 7% Very supportive ) 35a ti Me 4Q t96 3. Cogeneration Facilities Considerations Participants were asked to read a series of statements to consider when deciding between biomass and natural gas cogeneration facilities. For each, they indicated how important it is that SOU take the statement into consideration when making their decision of which type of cogeneration plant to build. The following chart indicates how participants ranked the statements, in order from most important to least important. How important it is that SOU take the statement into consideration? SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 10 Biomass combustion is carbon neutral. Biomass fuel comes from locally sourced timber products. » Using biomass will help SOU reach its carbon reduction targets. Burning biomass produces more pollutants than natural gas. ' Natural gas requires burning fossil fuels. Natural gas is a more expensive fuel than biomass. Burning biomass produces less particulate air emissions than current burning practices. Higher cost for biomass may be offset by various 49 8 grants and tax credits. Five truckloads of fuel would be delivered each 46 17 weekday. 7-17 1 A biomass facility would be housed at the 39 24 landscape maintenance yard. A natural gas plant could be housed at the 34 19 existing campus heating facility. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 ■ Very important R Somewhat important ■ Not important at all ■ Unsure 4. Which fuel would you use for the cogeneration facility? After being provided with the above statements to consider, participants were asked which fuel they would use for the cogeneration facility at Southern Oregon University. 99 people answered this question. 65% said they would prefer a biomass facility, and 17% prefer a natural gas facility. SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 11 I have no preference 3% Don't Keep the existing system 4% biomass facility 17% 65% Lbow..- 5. What is the primary reason for your fuel choice? 79 participants provided a reason for why they selected their fuel choice. Biomass - 65% of respondents said they prefer a biomass facility, and 52 provided reasons why. The main reasons were that it has a lower long-term cost, uses renewable, local fuel sources, is carbon-neutral, and helps promote forest health. The chart below shows the reasons people provided for their preference for a biomass facility. Reason Number of responses Costs less - After an initial high investment, biomass costs less in the long 14 run. There is a long-term cost benefit. Renewable fuel source - Uses readily available wood waste and 13 byproducts from timber production in a sustainable way. Carbon neutral - Helps meet carbon neutrality goals, and can help reduce 12 greenhouse gas emissions and lower our carbon footprint. Locally sourced materials - Uses locally sourced materials. There is an 11 abundance of biomass fuel in the surrounding forests. Promotes forest health - Keeps forests healthy, and helps prevent wildfire 11 by removing fire kindling materials. Economic benefit - Provides economic benefits, is good for the local 10 economy, and creates local jobs Environment - It is better for the environmental, especially in the long- 10 term Sustainability - Helps meet sustainability goals and is more sustainable 6 than natural gas SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 12 Decreased dependence on fossil fuels - including less dependence on 6 fracking or reliance on natural gas Natural Gas - 17% of respondents said they prefer a natural gas facility, and 16 provided reasons why. Most of these reasons focused on reasons to oppose a biomass facility, and in particular expressed concern about the air quality impacts of burning biomass. Reason Number of responses Air Quality - Burning biomass will negatively impact local air quality, 10 namely by generating a large amount of particulate matter pollution in an area that already has too many polluted air days. This could also lead to public health problems. Some are also concerned about increased emissions from diesel trucks. Not enough biomass fuel available - Not enough biomass fuel is available 3 within a reasonable distance from SOU, or data is insufficient Questionable cost savings - There is not enough data to conclude that a 2 biomass facility is lower cost than natural gas. Not enough information to make an informed decision - Not enough 2 information that the potential benefits of biomass would be realized. Local ecology - A biomass facility would negatively affect local forests by 2 removing "slash" and forest nutrients. Don't Know - 11% of respondents said they don't know. The six reasons provided include: • Concern about air quality and particulate matter emitted from a biomass facility (3 people) • Concern about truck traffic and availability of biomass materials. • SOU should explore other alternatives. • More information is needed to make a decision. • Support for increased solar panels. Keep Existing - 4% of respondents prefer keeping the existing system. The four reasons provided are: • The Biomass One facility has trouble getting material to burn. SOU may run into the same issue. • A third party or alternate energy provider should work on a facility-not SOU. • The most economically efficient and environmentally desirable option should be chosen, which is to refurbish the existing system. • A biomass facility may cause long-term local impact. No Preference - The one person who had no preference made a statement supporting methane generation. 6. Is there anything else you would like to tell us in regards to the SOU Cogeneration Project? 52 respondents provided additional comments about the project. Most expressed concern about the proposed biomass facility. Their comments included: SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 13 Comments expressing concern or opposition to a biomass facility • Concern about diesel trucks bringing in biomass fuels. It will increase traffic, negatively impact neighborhoods and health, and increase the carbon footprint. (10 comments) • Concern about air quality/pollution impacts. (7 comments) • The facility should not be located in such a highly populated area near residents and students. It does not fit Ashland's pristine image, and could cause health impacts. (5 comments) • Concern that SOU does not have the expertise to manage a biomass facility, or should not be involved in such a technology venture. (6 comments) • Concern that not enough biomass materials are available locally. (3 comments) • Forest ecology will be negatively affected by the removal of nutrients. (2 comment2) • Concern about noise pollution impacts. (2 comments) • The cost of biomass fuel seems understated. (2 comments) • Support a natural gas facility because it is clean burning. (1 comment) • Biomass should not be called "carbon-neutral." (2 comments) Support for a biomass facility: General support for a biomass facility, and build it as soon as possible. (10 comments) Other comments, questions or suggestions about a biomass facility: • Consider off-site storage for some biomass fuel materials. (1 comment) • The project will require counteracting misinformation about biomass burning's effects on air quality. (1 comment) • Could paper, cardboard, and trees cut down in town be used as biomass fuel? (1 comment) • What are the ongoing annual cost savings that would be realized by the biomass facility? (1 comment) • Would the facility be exempt from "red" and "green" woodburning days? If not, what would the back-up heat source be? (1 comment) Comments about other energy sources or evaluation considerations: • SOU should provide a side-by-side comparison of all reasonable alternatives. (1 comment) • Consider a project that is completely off the electricity grid. (1 comment) • In evaluating choices, SOU should look at the long-term analysis. (1 comment) • Is it possible to have a facility that switches between natural gas and biomass? (1 comment) • Consider a solar energy investment instead. (1 comment) Comments about the public involvement process • Thank you for involving the public in decision-making and for the good communication efforts. (4 comments) • The survey seems skewed towards supporting biomass and/or does not provide all of the scientific facts regarding biomass versus other fuel sources. (3 comments) • Public meeting did not offer a meaningful way to provide input, or was too skewed towards support for a biomass facility. (2 comments) • Survey questions will not produce meaningful results as they are constructed. (1 comment) SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 14 Appendix C: Additional Public Comments SOU Cogeneration Public Involvement Summary Page 15 Fires Trees are wonderful, they take in Cot and put out oxygen, they are a good store of carbon. Trees also act as filters as well. Trees absorb toxins while they grow. When coal is burned it produces dangerous pollutants such as arsenic, chromium, lead, mercury and selenium - heavy metals that , if ingested or breathed can have serious health impacts. These get absorb by trees as they grow and when they burn the pollutants are released. The Journal of Geophysical Research, calculated that 3/4s of the black carbon pollution in the atmosphere over the western U.S. originates in Asia (Mt. Bachelor near Bend was one of the test sites for China's air pollution) It turns out we have to keep reducing our air pollution output just to keep the atmosphere constant as China continues to increase their air pollution outputs. And the burning of coal is not slowing down - U.S. Department of Energy - coal exports topped 107 tons of fuel worth almost $1613 in 2011. That's the highest level since 1991, and more than double the export volume form 2006. Coal exports to South Korea leapt 81% last year to more than 10M tons. India saw a 65% jump, to 4.5M tons. Japan bought almost 7M tons of U.S. coal last year - a 119% increase. Across the United States, an average of seven million acres have burned each year of the new millennium-twice the 1990s average. Between 1986 and 2006, the number of major wildfires grew by 400 percent, the area burned by 600 percent. In California - In the 1980s, wildfires burned an average of 2.98M acres every year. Between 2003 and 2012, an average of 7.26 million acres burned per year. In the last four decades, the average fire season has grown by 78 days - more than a fifth of a year. The climate, which for millenia has acted as a curb on fire activity, is becoming an accelerant. Just because the Central Point biomass system only adds 1 particulate compared to 500 particulates for an open burn is no justification for adding to our ever-increasing air pollution problem. This past winter in Salt Lake and Davis counties there have been 29 "mandatory action" air days, on which burning coal and wood is banned and cars are discouraged. On some days, and by some measures, Salt Lake City is smoggier than Beijing. I don't think we should take a step in that direction, even if it is a small step. Natural Gas 7/2014• The country became the world's largest natural gas producer in 2010. The International Energy Agency said in June that the U.S. was the biggest producer of oil and natural gas liquids. .t, 4/2012 There is so much natural gas being produced and still in the ground that drillers, customers are trying to figure out what to do with it. Last year, the U.S. produced an average of 638 cubic feet of natural gas per day, a 24°x6 increase from 2006. But over that period consumption has grown half as fast. Some of the nation's biggest natural gas producers, including Chesapeake Energy, ConocoPhillips and Encana Corp, have announced plans to slow down. 3/2013 In December, U.S. natural gas cost $3.30 per million BTUs, compared with $10.60 in Europe and $16.70 in Japan. That makes manufacturing in America more enticing than it's been in decades, and provides the incentive to export fuel around the globe. Intensive drilling in 2010 and 2011 has left a huge stock of wells that have been paid for but are yet to be hooked up to local pipelines.the wet wells produce natural-gas liquids (NGLs) such as ethane, butane and propane. Recently 19 new or expanded plants have been announced by firms including US Steel, Alcoa and ArcelorMittal. Nucor is rebuilding on a site in Louisiana, whose original plant was dismantled and shipped to Trinidad nearly a decade ago, when gas prices were rising in America. According to a 2008 study by the US Geological Survey, the Arctic may hold 90 billion barrels of oil and 1,669 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, respectively 13% and 30% of the world's estimated undiscovered reserves. Nat-gas - report from MIT says that in America shale gas has a good environmental record. With over 20,000 wells drilled in the past decade there have been only a few instances of groundwater contamination, all of them due to breaches of existing regulations. A shale well does use a lot of water-an average of up to 22m litres (Sm gallons) over its lifetime-but this is no more than a golf course in Florida consumes in three weeks, according to one estimate. f FORUM on Proposed SOU Biomass Cogeneration Project To: SOU Board of Regents, President, and Administration From: John Fisher-Smith, Ashland resident Subject: Public Comment, community at large As a resident of Ashland I am concerned about the use of biomass fuel since it will add substantially more particulate matter to our immediate Ashland air shed than natural gas, even though either choice would be required to fall below the Ashland max of 5 tons per year of particulate matter. Our beloved Rogue Valley does not breathe well as polluted air is frequently trapped for weeks at a time, particular in cold weather when we are enveloped by dense fog so deep it obscures the sun. Having lived here over 30 years we are most grateful for the substantial progress that has been made by local authorities prodded by citizens in reducing particulates to more acceptable levels. However we suffer from woodstoves, fumes from poor fireplaces, restaurant cooking, auto and diesel trucks in town and on I-5, and from the timber industry and other industrial sources. From mid-summer through fall months we experience severe unhealthy smoke from local and regional forest fires, which are out of our control and create serious particulate loads in the air we breathe. To reason that biomass fueled cogeneration would cause less particulate matter than open burning in the forest is irrelevant to the argument; firstly, open burning of slash piles, while highly undesirable is most likely not in the same air shed we breathe; secondly, surely no one is pretending that building a biomass generation plant at SOU will replace open burning in the region. I am concerned about the air pollution, noise and wear and tear on our roads and highways caused by five diesel trucks per day, five days a week, coming in and out of Ashland from up to thirty miles by road. I believe in triple bottom line accounting, which assigns a cost framework, for social, environmental and financial concerns; also called people, planet and profit, or the "three pillars of sustainability". I would like to see an environmental impact statement made comparing gas-fired with biomass fired cogeneration systems which would take into account the social, and environmental coasts of air pollution, noise pollution, wear and tear on highways. My sincere thanks for considering the health and wellness needs of citizens of the community in your decision-making. John Fisher-Smith 945 Oak Street Ashland, OR 97520 SOU Biomass Proposal 11 12 2014 1 am the Vice-Chair and Air Quality Issues Coordinator for the Rogue Group Sierra Club and Ashland resident since in 1986. 1 regret that a prior scheduling conflict has kept me from being here tonight. The Rogue Group Sierra Club supports the natural gas option under consideration and is strongly opposed to the biomass co-generation proposal. If we were rely solely on the information provided by the so-called "independent" consultant report on these proposals we might be more inclined to support the biomass option. We don't want to question the integrity of Bill Carlson, but we don't consider him to be an unbiased independent consultant. He is the former Chair of the Biomass Power Association. He is in the business of promoting the construction of biomass facilities. He is hardly an unbiased source of information to make recommendations to the university and the public to compare these proposals. While there are subsidies available at the moment for the construction of new biomass facilities that would reduce the initial cost of building a new biomass power plant. Without these subsidies most of these biomass power plants would not have been built. We are concerned about the claims made under this rosy scenario and the long-term operation of a biomass plant especially by a public university under the false guise of going green. The Sierra Club supports the reduction of greenhouse gases, but burning biomass will not do that. Burning biomass is a very inefficient way to produce power. Small biomass facilities have loopholes in air quality requirements that allow less stringent air pollution controls. Living trees sequester carbon dioxide and are a carbon sink. Burning them increases global climate change gasses. There is a prolonged time lag before new trees can grow to recover the sequestration of carbon that will be lost. Although burning debris to produce energy sounds attractive. Obtaining such material 24/7 is extremely problematic unless whole tree harvesting is increased. That would be strongly anti-green. Biomass One in White City that has been operating since 1985 had prolonged periods when they were not able to operate both of their boilers because they couldn't obtain enough biomass to fuel them. Often the very facilities that produce wood waste that this proposal assumes will be available use it themselves. These are not reliable sources to count on for biomass fuel. We question the ability of anyone to forecast the price of biomass or natural gas into the future. At the moment the price of natural gas is close to the lowest price it has been over the past decade. This country has such a glut of natural gas such there are proposals to export it to other countries. Nobody has a crystal ball to determine what the price of natural gas or biomass will be in the future. In closing I would like to mention that it is particularly ironic that at a time when I first moved here that the Medford-Ashland area exceeded air pollution public health standards for one or more air pollutants on the average of 5 days a week throughout the year. We haven't had an air pollution exceedance in well over a decade (except for forest fire impacts) of EPA public health standards. I have personally spent hundreds of hours of my own time working with others to improve the air quality in this area. I am a former adjunct professor of chemistry at this university. I request that at least another public meeting be held on this topic and additional time for comments to give the public more time to become more informed on upside as well as the downside on these proposals before making a final decision. 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(TO NEW HOUSEHOLD RESPONDENT:) Hello, I'm (FIRST AND LAST NAME) from Campbell DeLong Resources. We are conducting a brief study on issues that impact the Ashland area.. (IF NECESSARY: The survey will take no more than 8 minutes to complete.) AS NECESSARY: This is strictly research. We are not selling anything and your name will not be associated with your comments. SCREENING 1. TYPE OF PHONE. RECORD INFORMATION FROM LIST. DO NOT ASK. CHECK QUOTAS. Landline ...........................................1 CONTINUE Cell .................................................2 CONTINUE Unknown .........................................3 POLITELY DISCONTINUE QUOTA OF 39% CELL PHONE JLA/SOU Cogeneration Survey version 8.0 1 0 2014 Campbell DeLong Resources, Inc. FINAL V2 1. GENDER. RECORD. DO NOT ASK. CHECK QUOTAS. Male ................................................1 CONTINUE Female ............................................2 CONTINUE Unknown .........................................3 POLITELY DISCONTINUE 50/50 MALE/FEMALE QUOTA 2. First, what is your zip code? RECORD ONE ONLY. 97520 .................................................1 CONTINUE All others 3 POLITELY DISCONTINUE Refused 9 CLARIFY WITH: IF REFUSED SAY: We need this information just to confirm that you live in Ashland. This information is strictly confidential and will not be associated with your name or provided to other organizations. IF CONTINUES TO REFUSE, POLITELY DISCONTINUE. 3. Are you 18 years of age or older? RECORD ONE ONLY. 18 or older 1 CONTINUE Underage of 18 9 POLITELY DISCONTINUE Don't know/refused .......................99 POLITELY DISCONTINUE AWARENESS OF COGENERATION PROJECT 4. Southern Oregon University has an aging natural gas boiler system that heats campus buildings that must be replaced. It is considering replacing this system with a facility that will provide both heat and electricity. This type of facility is called a "cogeneration plant" because it will produce steam for heating campus buildings and generate electricity that can be sold back into the power grid. Were you aware that SOU was considering replacing its current boiler system with a cogeneration plant? Yes, was aware 1 CONTINUE No, not aware 2 SKIP TO Q6 Not sure/don't know ......................99 SKIP TO Q6 JLA/SOU Cogeneration Survey version 8.0 2 C 2014 Campbell De Long Resources, Inc. FINAL V2 5. IF AWARE IN Q4: From which of the following sources have you learned about the cogeneration plant that SOU is considering? (READ LIST. RANDOMIZE LIST.) Attended a public meeting 01 Visited the project website (DO NOT READ: sourceogeneration.org) 02 Heard a news report on radio or television 03 Read an article or notice in Ashland Daily Tidings......... 04 Read an article or notice in Medford Mail Tribune 05 Talked with friends, neighbors, or relatives 06 Other, specify Don't know 99 COGENERATION BENEFITS 6. ASK OF ALL: A cogeneration system will burn fuel to create steam which will provide heat for SOU campus buildings and turn a turbine to generate electricity. The electricity generated can be sold back into the power grid to help offset the cost of the new facility, including installation, operations, and maintenance. Based on anything you know at this point about cogeneration, how supportive are you of SOU moving forward with a cogeneration facility? Use a "1" to "5" scale with a "1" being not supportive at all, and a "5" being very supportive. Not supportive Very supportive DK 1 2.....................3 4.....................5 9 JLA/SOU Cogeneration Survey version 8.0 3 © 2014 Campbell DeLong Resources, Inc. FINAL V2 7. After conducting a series of studies, SOU is considering two potential fuel sources for a cogeneration facility. One is natural gas and the other is biomass. A biomass facility would use forestry byproducts such as tree tops, limbs, and small logs that have no commercial value left over from timber harvesting, forest restoration, wood mill residues, and clean urban wood waste as a fuel source. Now I am going to read you a series of statements to consider when deciding between biomass and natural gas cogeneration facilities. For each, please tell me how important it is that SOU take the information contained in the statement into consideration when they make their decision of which type of cogeneration plant to build. Please tell me if each statement should be very important, somewhat important, or not important at all? RANDOMIZE ORDER EXCEPT AS NOTED. VERY SOMEWHAT NOT UNSURE a. While the initial cost to build a biomass facility is higher - $12.2 million for a biomass facility and $8.5 million for a natural gas facility - the higher cost for biomass may be offset by various grants and tax credits available to biomass projects but not available to natural gas projects ........................1............ 2.............3 ...............9 b. If a biomass facility is built, the fuel for the plant will come from locally sourced timber byproducts that currently have no commercial value. This would support the local economy and forest industry by creating new jobs, increasing forest health, and helping to prevent catastrophic wildfires ..................1............ 2.............3 ...............9 c. Natural gas is a more expensive fuel than biomass. For example, in 2017, natural gas is projected to be about 3 times the cost of biomass ............................................................1............ 2.............3 ...............9 Group "d," "e," "f," and "g" together. Rotate order. d. Burning woody biomass in an efficient cogeneration plant will produce far less particulate air emissions than are currently produced by burning slash piles, prescribed burning, or catastrophic wildfires ...................................................................1............ 2.............3 ...............9 e. Biomass combustion does produce more particulate matter as well as a number of other pollutants than natural gas, but these emissions are well within EPA air quality limits ................1............ 2.............3 ...............9 f. Natural gas is one of the cleanest burning fossil fuels, but requires extraction from the earth and emits large quantities of fossil carbon when burned ......................................................1............ 2.............3 ...............9 g. An average of five truckloads of fuel would be delivered to a biomass cogeneration plant each weekday ................................1............ 2.............3 ...............9 h. Because biomass cogeneration facilities require space for covered fuel storage, SOU would locate a new biomass facility near the football field at the current landscape maintenance yard ........................................................................1............ 2.............3 ...............9 i. Because biomass is considered a carbon neutral fuel, using it for generating heat and electricity on campus will help SOU reach its carbon reduction targets and reduce its dependency on non-renewable fossil fuels ..............................1 ............2 3...............9 JLA/SOU Cogeneration Survey version 8.0 4 © 2014 Campbell De Long Resources, Inc. FINAL V`L 8a. Now that you have been provided with this information to consider when deciding between biomass and natural gas, if it was your decision, which fuel would you use for the cogeneration facility at Southern Oregon University? RECORD ONE ONLY. Prefer a biomass facility .................................................................1 Prefer a natural gas facility .............................................................2 Have no preference ........................................................................3 Keep the existing system ...............................................................4 Don't know which fuel source you prefer .......................................9 8b. What is the primary reason you would (ANSWER FROM 8A) DEMOGRAPHICS Now I have just a few last questions to help classify your responses. 9. How long have you lived in Ashland? RECORD IN YEARS. (IF LESS THAN ONE YEAR, RECORD AS "LESS THAN ONE YEAR.") YEARS LESS THAN ONE YEAR 98 DO NOT READ: Don't remember/don't know/refused 99 10. What is your age, please? RECORD. YEARS 11. Do you own or rent you home? RECORD. Own 1 Rent 2 Refused 9 JLA/SOU Cogeneration Survey version 8.0 5 © 2014 Campbell De Long Resources, Inc. FINAL V'L 12. What is the last year of education you had the opportunity to complete? RECORD. READ LIST ONLY IF NECESSARY. Less than 12th grade (not a high school graduate)..1 High school graduate 2 Some college or other post-secondary education 3 College graduate ......................................................4 Some post-graduate 5 Master's degree or higher 6 Refused 9 13. And what is your primary occupation? DO NOT READ LIST. RECORD. Retired 1 Don't work outside the home/stay at home parent... 2 Student 3 Teacher (college) 4 Teacher (primary or secondary) 5 Professional 6 Retail 7 Other, specify Refused 9 VERIFY AND RECORD RESPONDENT FIRST NAME AND PHONE NUMBER. Thank you very much for participating in this survey. JLA/SOU Cogeneration Survey version 8.0 6 © 2014 Campbell DeLong Resources, Inc. 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M M O N ~ N N - OC N m M N N L ~ ~O/~ t M N 7 N ^ N r M VI ~ _ 7 N L = a~1 CC iC ~ O a N O O O N O a 0 M M C O T M N N M N^ N ~ ~ ^ Vl L - I FI N r e O e T R O O e T e r e ~C e e N e T e > Q ° T r M ~ ~O - M M ry N - r M O F M N O C O N V L jrr `o ~ ~ • 4) O s E O yy = L .o 3 E 22 2 .7' ~ rl F ~ a in F F s ❑ s ~ m y ~ ~ ~ J' ACT Southern Oregon - Training While our action group and planning meetings are open to all who are interested in the fight against human trafficking, we ask that those who would like to participate as a volunteer in a task force project first complete the following required training: 1. Read: Renting Lacy book 2. View: Pornland or Sex+Money documentary films 3. Complete: Ambassador of Hope training course *Upon completion, please print your name and the date below and turn in the top half of this page at the next planning meeting. I have completed the above three training modules. NAME DATE tear off and keep resource list below----------- Resources for further learning: ACT Southern Oregon actsouthernoregon.com Shared Hope International sharedhope.org Oregon OATH oregonoath.org Redemption Ridge redemgtionrid gecom Rebecca Bender rebeccabender.org Polaris Project polarisproject.oM Porn Harms pornharms.com Fight the New Drug fthtthenewdmg.org The Defenders USA thedefendersusa.com Stop Trafficking Demand stoptraffickingdemand.com End Human Trafficking Podcast vanguard.edu/gcwj/resources Netsmartz by NCMEC netsmartz.org/parents It Happens to Boys, Too restoreonelife.org Truckers Against Trafficking truckersagainsttraffickingorg ~ II ~1 1 it I ~1 I~ I ~ 1 ILM SCR Hear the shocking true story of two All-American teenage girls tricked into trafficking. Eigh- teen-year-old Brlanna was an honor-roll student, cheerleader and worked at a local cafe. Thirteen-year-old Lacy was an active member of her youth group, and a volunteer in her com- munity. The 20-minute video is designed to equip preteens and teens to protect themselves and others from being trapped in the horrific and violent sex industry. Shown Monthly @ Club Northwest More information online: www.ACTsouthernoregon.com FREE ADMISSION stmwedt 41 GREG WALDEN DEPu7Y WHIP '3C: ENERGY AND COMMERCE MAN t ongre!5!5 of the Uniteb *tate5 ;u ~)ouze of Rpre5entatibe5 January 14, 2014 Mr. Caleb LaPlante Mrs. Rebecca Bender ACT Southern Oregon Rebecca Bender Ministries 405 NE 6th Street Grants Pass, OR 97526 Grants Pass, OR 97526 Dear Rebecca and Caleb: Congratulations on your efforts to bring attention to the hidden threat of human trafficking in southern Oregon and working with Jackson and Josephine Counties in proclaiming January 2014 as Child Trafficking Awareness Month. Throughout January, communities around the country will mark National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month with activities to prevent the coercion, predation and exploitation of women, men and, especially, children by education and promoting practical community engagement in order to end the tragedy of trafficking. As you well know, human trafficking victims come from anywhere in society. It is estimated that there are more than 100,000 children in the sex trade in the United States each year. In the first six months of 2013 alone, 140 calls and 23 cases of potential trafficking were reported in Oregon. These numbers show that this is more than a simple law enforcement matter; it is a human rights abuse epidemic. Through the efforts of organizations, advocates and survivors like you, I am confident that these victims can overcome the horrors and stigma of their plight and their communities can gain a greater awareness of the magnitude of this issue. Thank you again for all that you do to help bring an end to human trafficking and heal the lives of those affected by it. It is an honor to represent you in Congress. Sincerely, 11~14? jW16-- Greg Walden Member of Congress PREVENTION PROJECT The goal of the Prevention ProjecfRcurriculum WWW.PREVENTION -PROJECT.ORG is to prevent human trafficking-the sale and info@prevention-project.org exploitation of human beings for profit-from FB: thepreventionproject occurring in our schools, among our nation's Twitter: @PreventionProj youth by educating about the facts and lures of "Pimps look for teens at malls, schools, trafficking affecting their generation, while invest- popular ing in character and leadership development. The "The only way not to find this in Prevention Project program equips student leaders problem any city is simply not to look for it." to be a part of the solution, bringing lasting change for our communities and beyond. "300,000 children in the USA are believed to be at risk from sexual The Prevention Project program is a 6-lesson 'Human Trafficking cases have been academic curriculum taught to middle and reported high school students in their classrooms. The "The average program focuses on educating teens on the issues age of entry into prostitution of human trafficking locally and globally, develop- is 13-14 years ' "With an estimated nearly 30 million ing healthy self-awareness and boundaries, strengthening character, and fostering leadership victims across the globe, human trafficking amongst the students. is known as the 2nd largest criminal industry in the world. Please visit our website to view the mini Exploited about mentary program. The Prevention Project program stands in you would like the Prevention Project the midst of this tragedy with a powerful school curriculum in a response: to prevent human trafficking us: info@prevention-project.org. and to create leaders in the abolitionist movement. "Prevention education is one of the biggest parts of fighting human trafficking, especially because traf- fickers TARGET teens and preteens, so youth need to know what to expect and what to be looking out for.' Holly Smith, Teen Human Trafficking Survivor and Author The Prevention Project program is Rich- mond Justice Initiative's (RJI) signature, award-winning prevention education cur- riculum. RJI is a grassroots, nonprofit or- ganization whose mission is to educate, equip, and mobilize communities to be a force in the global movement to end human trafficking. "We need this program in every school in America, because that's where the traffickers are. If you are a student, teacher, principal, or parent - you can help bring this curriculum to your school in your area. Also, if you are an investor or a business owner, we need continued funding to make this program happen in other schools. Join us in reach- ing students - before they become victims, before PREVENTION PROJECT they become buyers, before they become traffick- ers - and creating abolitionists out them instead! Cara PnmPrnv_ FnunrlPr R. nirrartnr. RIT TICS T® SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM LESSONS Each lesson is designed to be 45-50 minutes long, and the lesson plans all include learning objectives, a list of materials needed, discussion questions, teacher notes for the entire lesson, and optional homework assignments. LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION & INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING 101 The opening lesson of the Prevention Project® curriculum provides an introduction to the facts of human trafficking and then focuses on the dimensions and realities of human trafficking internationally. The lesson plan includes stories and student interaction, addressing the following questions: What is human trafficking? Who does it affect? Where does it occur globally? Why and how does it occur? How are victims of human trafficking affected? How are governments addressing this problem in their own countries? The group activity of the lesson will involve looking in-depth at trafficking in certain countries. Content portions of this lesson were crafted by International Justice Mission. LESSON 2: SEX TRAFFICKING IN THE U.S. This lesson is primarily composed of a 40-minute documentary produced by Sex + Money and the Prevention Project program. The documentary covers the reality of sex trafficking in the U.S. by examining the profile of victims, traffickers, and buyers. The voices of survivors and experts across the country featured in this film serve to give students an overview of human trafficking as well as how to identify human trafficking in their own lives and communities. LESSON 3: PROFILE OF A PIMP In 21 st century America, pimps are viewed not as potential traffickers, but as pop culture idols. This lesson highlights the real profile of a pimp, attempting to draw out the influence of culture upon our view of pimps and the interconnectedness between pimps and traffickers in sex trafficking. Students will be asked to share their impressions of pimps and then those first impressions will be compared to the violence and manipulation behind the popular, hip, idolized image of pimps today. The teacher notes for this lesson are supplemented with a video to show in the classroom of Tim Matthews speaking on the profile of pimps today. Students also learn about the different types of trafficking facing teens today: pimp controled trafficking, survival trafficking, familial trafficking, gang controled trafficking. LESSON 4: PORN CONNECTION When an individual begins to view porn, a dangerous path is opened, involving the dehumanization and objectification of women, which can eventually lead to buying sex from a person. Yet today, individuals in porn videos and those being purchased for sex are highly likely to be victims of abuse and exploitation in sex trafficking. This lesson addresses the connections between porn, buying sex, and sex trafficking while asking: Is there a conclusive link between pornography and the sex trade industry? This lesson is comprised largely of video clips from Chris Campbell, who teaches the content of this lesson via video. LESSON 5: MEDIA LITERACY & THE OVERSEXUALIZATION OF OUR CULTURE The lesson focuses on three central elements: (i) the increased sexualization of our culture today (as reflected in the media), (ii) the importance of media literacy, and (iii) the connections between these two issues and human trafficking. After discussing how the media plays into our culture's perceptions of sexuality, the objectification of women, and violence against women, it highlights how traffickers can manipulate consumerism and the messages of the media to exploit vulnerable youth. The lesson is comprised of interactive activities, short video clips, discussion, and a motivational wrap-up. This lesson was inspired and shaped by the work of Survivor, Advocate, and Author, Holly Smith. In Holly's words, "Traffickers will target those teens who are influenced more by the media than by positive role models at home" (Holly Smith, Author of Walking Prey). LESSON 6: STUDENT EMPOWERMENT & IMPACT This final lesson will bring together all the information the students have learned thus far with a call to action. The lesson plan is part reflective for individual students and part collaborative for small groups to discuss and design action steps on their own. The objective of this lesson is to inspire students to take action to become part of the solution to human trafficking as modem-day abolitionists - beginning right within their own community. The resources section of this lesson provides numerous sample student action projects - as well as resources on the importance of mentoring as prevention. TICS PROJE T Quotes about the Prevention Project@ Program FROM STUDENTS AND TEACHERS: `T didn't know a lot about human trafficking or horn serious an issue it is before the Prevention Project program. After attending all the lessons, the Prevention Project really made the issue real for me. Now, I try to tell as many people as I can, whenever possible. " Prevention Project Student, Fall 2012 `his experience has shown me that I'm much more capable of making a difference than I ever thought I was. Thank you!" Prevention Project Student, Fall 2012 `The Prevention Project completely opened my eyes to a world I did not know existed. " -Prevention Project Student, Fall 2013 `Knowledge is children's greatest help on to battle life, the more thy have the morefights thy and society as a whole will win. " Prevention Project Student, Fall 2013 `T would recommend this curriculum to be taught in all schools across the country because there aren't areas that don't have people who are at risk of being trafficked" Prevention Project Student, Fall 2013 `T luman trafficking is a huge issue: look at the stats, look at the figures - it affectsyoung people. As with anything that affectsyoung people, it is ourjob as a country, as a society, as a community, and as teachers to educate them about that. " Colleen Savino, Teacher, Hermitage High School `The Prevention Project program was easy to teach. I had everything I needed in the program to properly relay information to the students. Classroom discussion was lively and the students really responded well to the content of the curriculum, learning the realities of human trafficking nationally and locally." Anna Bryant, Teacher, Mills E. Godwin High School Email - info@prevention-project.org FB - www.facebook.com/thepreventionprpject Web - www.Prevention-project.org Twitter - @PreventionProj PRE ENTIO N PP ..SECT FROM SURVIVORS AND EXPERTS: `Prevention is one of the biggest parts of fighting human trafficking especially because traffickers target teens and preteens, so youth need to know what to expect and what to be looking out for. " Holly Smith, Teen Human Trafficking Survivor and Author `he Prevention Project is an excellent opportunity to teach students about an issue that's plaguing their generation and empower them to help stop it. It's relevant to thisgeneration. It breaks down the topic in such a way that allows students to deal with all pieces of the issue and to process them, to discuss them, to understand them and to create solutions for the problem. By equipping tomorrow's leaders with the knowledge to make a difference, we are curbing one of the world's fastestgrowing criminal enterprises. " Elizabeth Scaife, Director of Training, Shared Hope International `The Prevention Project leads the way in addressing the injustice of modern-day slavery with the next generation. Students are not only educated in the facts of human trafficking, but they are equipped to immediately join the modern day abolitionist movement and empowered to intentionally influence positive change both now and as thy transition into legal adulthood." Chris Campbell, Founder of Generation Freedom "This is more than a project. It is a mission that will changeyour life asyou change others. " Tim Matthews, Youth Speaker and Mentor Waving open conversations about healthy boundaries with teens, will contribute to more healthy individuals, couples and society. It's also the root to start fighting human trafficking. " Carolina Velez, Domestic Violence Advocate, Safe Harbor "We need this program in every school in America, because that's where the traffickers are. Ifyou are a student, Ifyou are a teacher, Ifyou are a princoal, you can help bring this curriculum toyour school inyour area. Also, ifyou are an investor or ifyou are a business owner, we need continued funding to make this program happen in other schools. Join us in reaching students - before thy become a victim, before thy become a buyer, before they become a trafficker - and creating abolitionists out them instead!" Sara Pomeroy, Founder & Director, Richmond Justice Initiative Email - info@prevention-project.org Facebook - facebook.com/thepreventionproject Web - Prevention-project.org Twitter - @PreventionProj July 28.2013 2:ooAM Stopping the 'Kiddie Track' Child sex trafficking will end when the demand does, and local criminal justice officials and anti-trafficking advocates say new legislation should help to quash that demand in Oregon. Child sex trafficking will end when the demand does, and local criminal justice officials and anti-trafficking advocates say new legislation should help to quash that demand in Oregon. Heralded as a significant step in curbing the purchase of children for sex, Senate Bill 673 passed the Oregon House and ` Senate at the end of June, and is expected to be signed into law by Gov. John Kitzhaber. An emergency clause in the bill will ensure the penalties for purchasing sex from a minor go into effect immediately, said former Medford resident Liz Alston of Shared Hope International, a nonprofit organization based in Washington state and dedicated to eradicating sex trafficking. PHOTO! BOB PENNELL Liz Alston, left, and Rebecca Bender "In many cases these are doctors and teachers and lawyers purchasing these children," said Alston. "Obviously the fine helped get a law passed that gets tougher is not a deterrent, because they have the money. But what they don't want is that felony conviction, or to have to on men who have sex with minors. Mail register as a sex offender. They don't want their name tarnished in the community." Tribune / Bob Pennell photo Oregon is currently one of only nine states in which it is not a felony to purchase sex from a minor, Alston said. As laws in California and Washington against child sex trafficking were strengthened, law enforcement officials reported the market for sex with children began climbing in Oregon, Alston said. The laxity in child sex trafficking laws made it a haven for pimps bringing prostituted children up the "Kiddie Track" from California to Washington, she added. Alston said Jackson County's location along the Interstate 5 corridor means on any given weekend she can look at a well-known online site and see 35 girls who are for sale through sex trafficking in the Medford area. Under the new law, adults can be charged with patronizing a trafficked child if they engage in - or offer or agree to engage in - a paid sex act with a child under the age of 18 or a law enforcement officer who is posing as a minor. The trafficking charge is a Class B felony, with penalties of 3o days in jail, a $1o,ooo fine and a requirement to attend sex offender treatment programs. The judge may also require that person to register as a sex offender, said Joel Shapiro, a former prosecutor and lobbyist for the Kids Are Not For Sale in Oregon Coalition, a group of nonprofit organizations such as Shared Hope, police and prosecutors. A single conviction could lead to a 1o-year listing on the registry. A second conviction would lead to a lifetime registry requirement, Shapiro said. Between 1oo,ooo and 300,000 children are reported missing and/or exploited, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Many are trapped in prostitution, pornography and sexual entertainment industries, becoming victims of sex trafficking through force, fraud or coercion, Alston said. Shock and denial are common reactions when the topic of the sex trafficking of children is brought up locally, said Jackson County District Attorney Beth Heckert. "People here (in Jackson County) think we don't have a problem with children being forced into prostitution," said Heckert. "I know it's happening here. And it's good to have some penalties for when we do catch somebody." The new law will not require prosecutors to prove the defendant knew the child was under 1S, and the defendant wont be able to claim ignorance regarding the child's age, said Heckert. "This is very beneficial to the state," said Heckert "When we get these cases, that's the common excuse: I didn't know. She doesn't look like a minor.' " Rogue Valley resident Rebecca Bender knows firsthand the pain of being trafficked. Bender, 29, escaped the sex-trafficking trade after being lured there as a teen by a man she believed loved her. Now an educator on the topic, Bender recently joined Alston in Salem to testify in support of the bill. She has also provided training to local attorneys, law enforcement and justice officials. "People need to know what it looks like," Bender said. "This is not Thailand. This is a developed nation. They don't want a doped-up girl tied to a bed. They want a girl with a smile slapped on her face, even if it's out of fear, pretending she s there because she wants to be." Bender is grateful the bill also requires annual training for law enforcement officials and first responders, she said. Because of the dynamics of the sex- trafficking relationship between pimps and child victims, police often think they are responding to a domestic violence call. Even something as innocuous as a theft call can actually be a pimp trying to control a girl by taking her belongings. "I feel like law enforcement are the very first people to intervene," Bender said. "If we're sending people in with no training in what to look for, no wonder some of our girls are not being rescued sooner." Heckert, Medford police Deputy Chief Tim Doney and Detective Jim Williams have each attended forums where Bender was a speaker. Doney said the Internet has facilitated and changed the face of prostitution. Current sex-abuse laws covered children under the age of 16 to some extent. But many of the applicable charges were listed as misdemeanors, particularly if the child was a teenager. Williams said there needs to be a "paradigm shift" in how law enforcement views these crimes, adding he has heard "horror stories" about other agencies who arrested the juvenile for prostitution "and let the guys go," he said. "That is not something that would happen in Medford," Williams said. "The training is coming. She's not the prostitute, but she's truly the victim because she is being prostituted. I also think it's going to shine a bright light on that false notion that prostitution is a victimless crime." Williams said that most children prostituted in Jackson County are likely being brought in from out of the area. The pimp sells the girls using force, fear or coercion, he said. "This is going to give us another tool in our tool belt to hold johns and pimps accountable," he said, adding a pimp in the Portland area was recently sentenced by a judge to ioo years in prison. Bender said child victims often end up being charged with prostitution, or other crimes such as drug possession and theft that are directly related to her being under the control of her pimp. "We have lots of children in jail for prostitution in Oregon," Bender said. "She may be charged with robbery because she was in the car with the pimp." Bender and Alston said gang-related trafficking is on the rise. Bender said that just as there are indicators for gang membership, so too are there things that should tip off an officer that a girl is being trafficked. "A lot of these girls are being misidentified or mislabeled," Bender said. "When you're finding a girl with a backpack of lingerie and six hotel keys, that should be an indicator. But all too often it's written off as, 'Oh, she's just a slut' or'she's just a teen prostitute.' " Bender diagrams for officials the laws that determine what is child sex abuse and those for prostitution. They are the same - until money changes hands, she said. At that point, under the current law, the child loses his or her victim status and becomes criminalized as a prostitute, Bender said. "She could be q. She could be go. That's sad," she said. Bender also does outreach to local hotels and motels, telling them what to be on the lookout for. "If you see an older man and a young girl come into the lobby and they don't have any luggage, and they're not looking at each other, and she pays with a credit card she doesn't look old enough to have, that should be a tip-off," she said. Once the new law takes effect, the child will be legally viewed as a victim, said former Phoenix High School graduate Kelly Cloyd, who is now one of three Multnomah County prosecutors on a human-trafficking team. "We view them as victims because they are," Cloyd said. "Ninety-nine percent of children who end up in the sex-trafficking trade were previously sexually assaulted." The new law puts the onus on the johns and the pimps, she said. "If nobody's buying..." Cloyd said. Victims will now be afforded all victim's rights, including rape shield protections, Alston said. "This means they can testify in court, like other rape victims, from a live video feed," she said. "A lot of pimps or johns will stack the courtroom, making the victim feel uncomfortable or unsafe." The changes also help take the stigma of prostitution off the child victims, Bender said. "Many of these girls were lured into prostitution by some guy they loved," she said, adding, "Romeo pimps" carefully groom the girls before they are sold as prostitutes. "Typically it's a guy who's pretending to be her boyfriend. He's gradually expanding boundaries," Bender said. "Then it feels like your choice. You feel stupid. You put on a lot of self blame." The idea that minor children could ever be prosecuted for prostitution still boggles Alston's mind. While some children may insist they are choosing prostitution of their own free will, it's a specious argument, she said. "We don't allow children to buy cigarettes, join the Army or vote," she said. "We don't allow them to do any of these things. Why do we think we can let a child choose to be a prostitute?" Reach reporter Sanne Specht at 541-/76-4497 or sspecht@mailtribune.com. fl. 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Forms of DMST include prostitution, pornography, stripping and other sexual acts., Fact: At least 100,000 American children are being exploited through pornography or prostitution every year.2 Fact: Pimps commonly sell minor girls for $400 an hour or more on America's streets. Women 2. Myth: and choose girls a life of prostitution. Fact: Traffickers and pimps use physical, emotional and psychological abuse to coerce young women and girls into a life in sex trafficking. They often use "lover-boys" to recruit girls from middle schools and high schools.3 Fact: The average age a child is first exploited through prostitution is 13 years old. If the child is a minor, they cannot legally consent to having sex.4 -7 1 3i- Mytjh,;~,orijy, perceittage of.people4vlew child pornography or, purchase kids fovsex. Fact: I out of every 5 pornographic images is of a child; and 55% of child pornography comes from the U.S., Fact: The sale of child pornography in the U.S. has become more than a $3 billion annual industry-6 Pornography 4. Myth: 1 me or anyone else. Fact: In a study of 932 sex addicts, 90% of the men, and 77% of the women indicated that looking at pornography "played a significant role in their addiction."7 Fact: According to the Journal ofAdolescent Health, pornography use leads to: diminished trust between intimate couples, belief that promiscuity is the natural state, belief that marriage is sexually confining, and lack of attraction to family and child-raising.,, R0000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO'~0 © 2012 The Defenders USA THE L P.O. Box 65337 Vancouver, WA 98665 / DEFENDERS ry ~ 1-866-HER-LIFE www.theDefendersUSA.org U 5 A r www.sharedhope.org 1. http://caster.ssw.upenn.edu/-restes/CSEC.htm ❑ • C 2. 28. Cite: Estes, R. & Weiner, N. 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V'; DMST POWER AND CONTROL WHEEL Using Coercion and Threats Threatending family members and friends ISOliation Making her do illegal acts Harming another girl for Severing ties between victim's disobedience Emotional Violence victim and all family and friends Isolating victim from Bringing victim to social supports unfamiliar geographic Cycles of affection location followed by violence Forbidding interaction Shaming and humiliating with any person outside f prostitution lif Power Economic and Physical Violence Dependence Control Torture/constant threat Refusing to allow victim of death to go to school Branding/tattooing Taking all money and Locking victim in small property from victim spaces Refusing to allow victim Starvation to be employed Forced drug use Purposeful Sexual Violence Manipulation Making victim prostitute Exploiting a victim's Gang rapes Withholding sexual insecurities intimacy Acting the role of missing Bestiality, fringe sexual mentor/parental figure acts, sodomy shared ho e~` INTERNATIONAL` © Shared Hope International, INTERVENE- DMST: Practitioner Guide and Intake Tool, pg. 9 VICTIM CHARACTERISTICS At Risk Populations: Though anyone can be a victim of DMST, there are certain common characteristics among DMST victims that place them at higher risk of victimization. Research investigating prostitution has found some common characteristics that place a youth at an increased risk for commercial sexual Exploitation6: • Victim of childhood sexual abuse or other types of severe maltreatment • Chronic runaway • Homelessness • Addiction to substances (includes parent/guardian with addiction) • Involvement with the juvenile justice system • Child Protective Services involvement • Low self-esteem/self-worth 6 Smith, L., Vardaman, S.H., Snow, M. The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: America's Prostituted Children (Shared Hope International: 2009), Pg. 30-36 shared hop e INTERNATIONAL © Shared Hope International, INTERVENE- DMST: Practitioner Guide and Intake Tool, pg. 9 ANTI-TRAFFICKING RESOURCES ACT Southern Oregon www.ACTsouthemoregon.com www.facebook.com/actsouthemoreRon Shared Hope International www.sharedhope.org Rebecca Bender Ministries www.roadmaptoredemption.com Redemption Ridge www.RedemptionRidge.com Jackson County OATH www.facebook.com/JacksonCountyOATH OATH - Oregonians Against Trafficking Humans www.oregonoath.org GEMS - Girls Educational & Mentoring Services www.gems-girls.org Polaris Project www.polarisproject.org Salvation Army htip://www.salvationarmyiisa.orfz/trafficking The Defenders USA www.thedefendersusa.com Pornography Harms www.pomharms.com Fight the New Drug www. fightthenewdrug. org Stop Trafficking Deman www. stoptraffickingdemand. com Truckers Against Trafficking www. truckers againsttrafficking. org 1 ~F Y....r., ~ 1. . • 2. 1 Will • • • accountable for their HOW TO TAKE ACTION: _ Influence: Become more informed love from this destructive market. and/or email 5 friends about 'Me TIME TO MAN UP Defenders USA and the Defenders } pledge. i The Defenders are guys who have come to Give Time: Host an awareness understand the marketplace of commercial sexual raising event and/or run a display exploitation. Men who buy sex by the picture or booth at a local event. act create the demand that results in the selling of America's children through sex trafficking. Give Money: Donate to The Let's man up. Let's end demand. Defenders USA and/or purchase Defenders gear online. We are men who respond to the findings in The O I N THE CONVERSATION: National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Traffick- Connect: Get connected to other ing, which revealed that over 100,000 children theDefendersUSA.org Defenders in your area or online. are exploited through prostitution in America Facebook/DefendersUSA Share stories. Build relationships. each year - the average age of exploitation being @theDefendersUSA Join the movement. 13 years old. 1-866-HER-LIFE SharedHope.org A Defender's first step is to take the pledge.' ' ® ' EMIWA - &f The Men of Shared Hope KKR- LD~ The Defenders' primary goals are to raise awareness about the realities of pornography and prostitution, while offering restoration for victims of sex trafficking. Defenders also encourage discussion and empower activists, political leaders, members of the media, civil society groups, faith-based organizations, and churches to stand against this destructive market of sex slavery. LU Yn... LLF Founded in June 2006, The Defenders USA is a coalition of men who are opposed to all forms of commercialized sex. Defenders believe D E F that pornography, prostitution, escort services, f~ 9tr~5: cketx£ 4p r THE DEFENDERS ' SA market produces l OQ,000' =`3 i~,t1b exploit- eclty€ictims a year-the majority of which are C ` women and children. 1 11 The Defenders USA has initiated numerous 1 movements to combat the sex industry. From , our truck stop and Host Your Own Event campaigns to Defenders film festivals, the Defenders USA offers many ways to defend sexually exploited women and children in your community. aid ail Ing Human Trafficking defined fV identi ing "all acts involved in the recruitment, IV Voct. abduction, transport, harboring, transfer, sale or receipt of persons, within national or across international borders, through Pimps force, coercion, fraud or deception, to place persons in situations of slavery or Ims slavery-like conditions, forced labor or Fancy car, clothes, or jewelry. services, such as forced prostitution or sexual services, domestic servitude, Frequently spends nights away or out of Tired during the day from working at night. bonded sweatshop labor, or other debt town. bondage." . Acts out the hip hop culture. • Suddenly has expensive things: Are you dating • No actual job that one could visit... (example: • high end name brand purse (such he claims to have a record label or his own as Gucci), diamond bracelet, a trafficker? Tangs, etc company, owns bill boards, restau- name brand clothes or nails and From our experience, usually a pimp will ) hair done on a regular basis. pretend to be the boyfriend... • He has dreams of making it big and being successful. He will encourage her to become Increasingly interested in or talks a lot He will "date" a girl for months. It is part of HIS dreams. about his dream, "we're going to..." during this courting phase that a bond is . Her dreams and goals for life will be put on established. Brainwashing and manipu- hold for his. Older boyfriend, usually one not in school. lation are used to seclude the victim. • He pulls her into it: everything becomes "we" . Morals and values have slowly expanded. Typically, violence and threats are then in her conversation. When a personal inter- used to force the girlfriend turned victim nalizes a dream they will work harder to into a life of prostitution; making it achieve it. New tattoo or "brand" of initials, his name believe it was her choice. or a saying. • Secludes her from family and friends by mov- How can you tell if your ing away. Carries multiple cell phones - sometimes daughter, friend or student is • Attempting to fast the track the relationship unnoticeable. dating a (moving and talking of marriage within a short pimp? time frame should be a cause for concern.) . Keeps eyes down while in public If three or more of the following . Decreasing Relationships; Healthy relation- . Starts to become secluded: you see her apply to the relationship, this ships should be expanding her circle of less and less should be seen as a red flag friends. and cause you to look a little • Gets to know HER dreams and fears and further into the situation. goals and dangles that carrot inevitably. 0 Carries multiple cell phones Resources iPOLARIS PROJECT FOR A WORLD WITHOUT SLAVERY a NDER A past victim herself, Rebecca Bender is fighting commercial sexual exploitation by X - - bringing a voice to the voiceless. Rebecca 1-888-373-7888 plays a vital role in the larger national 233733 movement to end the trafficking of girls. Using her first hand experience and insight that comes solely from the Holy Spirit, she currently trains organizations world wide. Focusing on assisting the movement to be survivor-led and empowered, Rebecca works intimately with law enforcement, FBI, survivors, non-profits, 3 secular organizations, safe homes and faith based groups. She is also the Author of Roadmap to Redemption, the first of it's kind workbook for Survivors of Exploitation. It may be dangerous to Rebecca is considered a National Expert in the arena of Sex Trafficking. attempt to approach a pimp or to rescue a victim. Call 911 if ~O~V 1~4 1(~E~l~l~~ anyone is in immediate 1pimpos danger. - Rebecca Bender http://www.roadmaptoredemption.com/ Copyright @2013 Rebecca Bender Traffickers ■ Movement of compassion. Uy A~ ~A F Redemption Ridge is reaching out wi hope of building a partnership with desiring to join a Movement of cam T, 0 L " to establish a home of healing for yc r - - - Rf H ption Ridge exists to bring hope victims of sexual exploitation. u T~ and healing to young girls rescued from the horrendous world of sex trafficking. We are We are asking for your financial gene in M making Redemption Ridge a real committed to redeeming lives, restoring dignity and placing purpose in the hearts We need your help. We need mont of these precious children. donors, partners, and Ridge Built Join our Movement of compassion • Redemption Ridge is a home; by visiting www.redemptionridge.cc a safe house that will provide freedom and security in an undisclosed location T ~ ~ L' E rV so perpetrators cannot find the girls. The numbers are shocking. While it • Opportunity will be given for gen.er.os.i.ty ~e-na-'ra-sa-te is impossible to know exactly how many of each girl to develop a Plan of Redemption 1 the act of sacrificial giving for our children are being sold for sex, according (POR). This plan will address her emotional, the increase of others to the U.S. Department of State, more than physical, educational and spiritual needs. 2 the gifting of time, materials, 300,000 youth are at risk for trafficking into the Our desire is to offer a successful pathway and money sex industry in the United States annually. to independent, self-sufficient living for the young women at Redemption Ridge. 3 characterized by a noble or forbearing spirit will offer • Redemption Ridge P ick of resources. There are less an array of activities specifically than 200 beds nationwide committed exclusively to meeting the needs of these traumatized designed to nurture the mind and body in a healthy, therapeutic way. These include children after their rescue. Often, there is equestrian therapy, art and dance classes, nowhere for them to go. gardening and educational courses of Young girls are twice made victims by a broken special interest. • • • • system. Raped and abused by pimps and johns, ` • • • these children then face arrest and criminalization - • • • for prostitution while their abusers walk away with a slap on the wrist. ~K Resources readeir R I G~ SCT Now' Stop Child Trafficking Now www.sctnow.org • • • - • - Shared Hope International www.sharedhope.org OATH redeemin~j ` Oregonians Against Trafficking Humans www.oregonoath.org restoring _ , _ Polaris Project www.polarisproj'ect.org You have the power to make Salvation Army a direct impact on the lives • " • www.iast.net of victims and survivors. ti International Justice Mission www.ijm.org • _ . red err .4 't4 ~3 ~p F.' )'b tlei '@ RTlT Ft~x R i f Ar Misc. Contracts and Agreements No. 28833 COOPERATIVE IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT To Provide Water and Sewer Services to Siskiyou Welcome Center and Rest Area City of Ashland THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between the STATE OF OREGON, acting by and through its Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as "State;" and the CITY OF ASHLAND, acting by and through its elected officials, hereinafter referred to as "Agency," both herein referred to individually or collectively as "Party" or "Parties." RECITALS 1. Interstate 5 (Pacific Highway No. 1, 1-5), is a part of the state highway system under the jurisdiction and control of the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC). 2. By the authority granted in Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 190.110, 366.572 and 366.576, State may enter into cooperative agreements with counties, cities and units of local governments for the performance of work on certain types of improvement projects with the allocation of costs on terms and conditions mutually agreeable to the contracting parties. 3. State closed the former Siskiyou Welcome Center and Rest Area (SWCRA) in 1997. Jackson County approved the land use application to construct a replacement SWCRA and to permit the extension of water and sewer services to this facility, which is to be located at 1-5, Mile Point 12.5 near Crowson Road and just outside the Agency Urban Growth Boundary in Jackson County hereinafter referred to as "Site". 4. Agency approved State's request to extend water and enhancement of sewer to the SWCRA facility with conditions. This Agreement is intended to address the condition that Agency has authority to terminate water service to SWCRA in the event Agency's domestic water is used for irrigation purposes. NOW THEREFORE, the premises being in general as stated in the foregoing Recitals, it is agreed by and between the Parties hereto as follows: TERMS OF AGREEMENT 1. Under such authority, State and Agency agree State shall design and construct new water and sewer line services to the SWCRA facilities, hereinafter referred to as "Project." The Project includes extension of new potable-use water and enhancement of existing sewer service to the Site. Potable water provided by Agency will not be used for irrigation purposes on the Siskiyou Rest Area site. The Key No. 09436 09-04-13 ~ m Agency/State Agreement No. 28833 location of the Project is approximately as shown on the sketch map attached hereto, marked Exhibit A, and by this reference made a part hereof. 2. The Project will be financed at an estimated cost of $100,000 in state funds. The estimate for the total Project cost is subject to change. State shall be responsible for Project costs beyond the estimate. 3. This Agreement shall become effective on the date all required signatures are obtained and shall remain in effect for the purpose of ongoing maintenance and power responsibilities, in perpetuity. The Project shall be completed within ten (10) calendar years following the date of final execution of this Agreement by both Parties. ^GENCY OBLIG;;TIONS 1. Agency shall allow the extension and hook up of water service and sewer service to the SWCRA facility within two (2) weeks of request from State. 2. Agency shall invoice State for governmental use of water and sewer services extending outside of the Agency's city limits for the SWCRA facility. 3. All employers, including Agency, that employ subject workers who work under this Agreement in the State of Oregon shall comply with ORS 656.017 and provide the required Workers' Compensation coverage unless such employers are exempt under ORS 656.126.. Employers Liability insurance with coverage limits of not less than $500,000 must be included. Agency shall ensure that each of its contractors complies with these requirements. 4. Agency acknowledges and agrees that State, the Oregon Secretary of State's Office, the federal government, and their duly authorized representatives shall have access to the books, documents, papers, and records cf Agency which are directly pertinent to the specific Agreement for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts, and transcripts for a period of six (6) years after final payment (or completion of Project if applicable.) Copies of applicable records shall be made available upon request. Payment for costs of copies is reimbursable by State. 5. Agency certifies and represents that the individual(s) signing this Agreement has been authorized to enter into and execute this Agreement on behalf of Agency, under the direction or approval of its governing body, commission, board, officers, members or representatives, and to legally bind Agency. 6. Agency's Project Manager for this Project is Dave Kanner, City Administrator, 20 East Main, Ashland, OR 97520, 541-488-6002, dave.tanner@ashland.or.us, or assigned designee upon individual's absence. Agency shall notify the other Party in writing of any contact information changes during the term of this Agreement. 2 Agency/State Agreement No. 28833 STATE OBLIGATIONS 1. State shall pay all fees for governmental water and sewer rates for services extending outside of the Agency's city limits. State shall comply with Agency's water and sewer services ordinances and resolutions. 2. State shall be responsible for 100 percent of use of water and sewer service costs associated with the SWCRA. State shall require the Agency to send invoices directly to State. 3. State agrees to use Agency supplied water for potable purposes only and agrees State will not use Agency's supplied water for irrigation purposes. 4. State agrees that the Siskiyou Welcome Center facility will be adequately staffed and maintained consistent with the terms of Cooperative Improvement Agreement No. 28940. 5. State shall ensure that the. Siskiyou Welcome Center facility include space for an Oregon State Police work center. 6. State certifies, at the time this Agreement is executed, that, sufficient funds are available and authorized for expenditure to finance costs of this Agreement within State's current appropriation or limitation of the current biennial budget. 7. State, or its consultant, shall conduct the necessary field surveys, environmental studies, traffic investigations, preliminary engineering and design work required to produce and provide final plans, specifications and cost estimates for the Project; identify and obtain all required permits; perform all construction engineering, including all required materials testing and quality documentation, prepare all bid and contract documents; advertise for construction bid proposals; award all contracts, pay all contractor costs, provide technical inspection, project management services and other necessary functions for sole administration of the construction contract entered into for this Project. 8. State shall be responsible for all costs associated with construction and installation of the Project. 9. State shall cause to be relocated or reconstructed, all privately or publicly owned utility conduits, lines, poles, mains, pipes, and all other such facilities of every kind and nature where such relocation or reconstruction is made necessary by the plans of the Project. 10. State's Project Manager for this Project is Tim Fletcher, Project Manager, 100 Antelope Road, White City, OR 97503, timothy.w.f.etch er@odot.state. or.us, or assigned designee upon individual's absence. State shall notify the other Party in writing of any contact information changes during the term of this Agreement. GENERAL PROVISIONS 3 + r Agency/State Agreement No. 28833 1. This Agreement may be terminated by mutual consent of both parties. 2. This Agreement may be terminated by either Party upon thirty (30) days' notice in writing and delivered by certified mail or in person, under, under any of the following conditions: a. If either Party fails to provide services called for by this Agreement within the time specified herein or any extension thereof. b. If either Party fails to perform any of the other provisions of this Agreement, or so fails to pursue the work as to endanger performance of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and after receipt of written notice from State fails to correct such failures within ten (10) days or such longer period as State may authorize. c. If State fails to receive funding, appropriations, limitations or other expenditure authority sufficient to allow State, in the exercise of its reasonable administrative discretion, to continue to make payments for pe formance of this Agreement. d. If federal or state laws, regulations or guidelines are modified or interpreted in such a way that either the work under this Agreement is prohibited or State is prohibited from paying for such work from the planned funding source. e. If State uses Agency supplied water for irrigation purposes. 3. Any termination of this Agreement shall not prejudice any rights or obligations accrued to the Parties prior to termination. 4. If any third party makes any claim or brings any action, suit or proceeding alleging a tort as now or hereafter defined in ORS 30.260 ("Third Party Claim") against State or Agency with respect to which the other Party may have liability, the notified Party must promptly notify the other Party in writing of the Third Party Claim and deliver to the other Party a copy of the claim, process, and all legal pleadings with respect to the Third Party Claim. Each Party is entitled to participate in the defense of a Third Party Claim, and to defend a Third Party Claim with counsel of its own choosing. Receipt by a Party of the notice and copies required in this paragraph and meaningful opportunity for the Party to participate in the investigation, defense and settlement of the Third Party Claim with counsel of its own choosing are conditions precedent to that Party's liability with respect to the Third Party Claim. 5. With respect to a Third Party Claim for which State is jointly liable with Agency (or would be if joined in the Third Party Claim), State shall contribute to the amount of expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Agency in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of State on the one hand and a - Agency/State Agreement No. 28833 of Agency on the other hand in connection with the events which resulted in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of State on the one hand and of Agency on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the Parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts. State's contribution amount in any instance is capped to the same extent it would have been capped under Oregon law, including the Oregon Tort Claims Act, ORS 30.260 to 30.300, if State had sole liability in the proceeding. 6. With respect to a Third Party Claim for which Agency is jointly liable with State (or would be if joined in the Third Party Claim), Agency shall contribute to the amount of expenses (including a-ttorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by State in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of Agency on the one hand and of State on the other hand in connection with the events which resulted in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of Agency on the one hand and of State on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the Parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts. Agency's contribution amount in any instance is capped to the same extent it would have been capped under Oregon law, including the Oregon Tort Claims Act, ORS 30.260 to 30.300, if it had sole liability in the proceeding. 7. The Parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute arising out of this Agreement. In addition, the Parties may agree to utilize a jointly selected mediator or arbitrator (for non-binding arbitration) to resolve the dispute short of litigation. 8. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts (facsimile or otherwise) all of which when taken together shall constitute one agreement binding on all Parties, notwithstanding that all Parties are not signatories to the same counterpart. Each copy of this Agreement so executed shall constitute an original. 9. This Agreement and attached exhibits constitute the entire agreement between the Parties on the subject matter hereof. There are no understandings, agreements, or representations, oral or written, not specified herein regarding this Agreement. No waiver, consent, modification or change of terms of this Agreement shall bind either Party unless in writing and signed by both Parties and all necessary approvals have been obtained. Such waiver, consent, modification or change, if made, shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given. The failure of State to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver by State of that or any other provision. THE PARTIES, by execution of this Agreement, hereby acknowledge that their signing representatives have read this Agreement, understand it, and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. 5 Agency/State Agreement No. 28833 This Project is in the 2012-2015 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, Key 1#09436 that was adopted by the Oregon Transportation Commission on March 21, 2012, (or subsequently approved by amendment to the STIP). F TY OF ASHLAND, by and through its STATE OF OREGON, by and through ected officials its Department of Transportation By Date Region 3 Manager Date By APPROVAL RECOMMENDED Date By APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY District 8 Area Manager By Date Counsel Date Acencv Contact: State Contact: Dave Kanner, City Administrator Tim Fletcher, Project Manager 20 East Main 100 Antelope Road Ashland, OR 97520 White City, OF. 97503 541-488-6002 541-774-6356 Dave.kanner@ashland.or.us Timoti-y.W.Fletcher@odot.state.or.us 6 a a EXHIBIT A. - project Location reap - - - - 99 i F 1a.r c r rn - Project Location P v - - tit - T 12 7 ~ 4