HomeMy WebLinkAboutord2014-028 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2014-147
CLEARANCES Initial Da'e Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to:
Originator- 31a1 I 04/08/14 Intro
Division Head:
LCLI VLD 04/22/14 Finance
Committee;
APR 1 - 2014 Council
Dept Head: WHATCOM COUNTY
Prosecutor: /c f COUNCIL
Purchasing/Budget: �/%i'• A ,46-7/H
Executive: % 3 2,3. [
TITLE OF DOCU "�''T:An Ordinance Establishing the Parks Special Revenue Fund
ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance Request
SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( ) Yes ( X) NO
SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO Requested Date:
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public
hearing,you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate.
Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.)
To establish the Parks Special Revenue Fund.
COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION:
4/22/2014: Forwarded to Council for approval 4/08/2014: Introduced
4/22/2014: Council Adopted 6-1, Brenner
opposed Ord. 2014-028
Related County Contract#: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution
Number: Ord. 2014-028
INTRODUCED BY: Executive
PROPOSED BY: Executive
DATE: April 8, 2014
ORDINANCE NO. 2014-028
ESTABLISHING THE PARKS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
WHEREAS,the County Council requested the administration to transfer$1,521,225
from the unrestricted Conservation Futures Fund Balance to establish a fund for future
maintenance of park properties, and,
WHEREAS, Parks and Recreation needs a special revenue fund to account for restricted
and committed revenues which will be used to fund maintenance, operations and parks
improvements in accordance with external funding sources and County Council requirements;
and,
WHEREAS,the current Parks Improvement Capital Projects Fund (Fund 330), should
only be used to pay for capital projects; and,
WHEREAS,the tower lease agreements for the Lake Whatcom Reconveyance lands
provide that a portion of the lease payments will be held in reserve for road maintenance, and,
WHEREAS, Parks receives donations, and other payments from time to time which are
required to be used for specific purposes; and
WHEREAS, Parks needs a separate fund to separately track and account for these
revenues until the funds can be properly expended,
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that a new
special revenue fund is hereby established titled the "Parks Special Revenue Fund". This new
fund shall be dedicated to tracking restricted and committed revenues for parks according to
funding source and County Council requirements.
1 b ' .9,2� 2�dayof April 2014.
e•� NT C. WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
AT ` WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
:dribli!lbell.114,6,-1111111111rairmilb
Dapa Brown avis"� •roincil. Jerk Carl Weimer, Council Chair
SHM .
fJ r e \
APPR` yED as �.� f• �1`ti Ap • () Den'•d
''�► /I I ■.►■'
Ci i ... •`prosecutor Jack Lou ,Executive
Date: y'2 3'lq