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Home My WebLink Aboutord2012-005 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2012 - 44 CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to: Originator: 1 /17/2012 1 /24/2012 -Introduction — Division Head: 2 /14/ 2011 PW & Council Dept. Head: Gay / - /e t Prosecutor: Purchasing/Budget: Executive: TITLE OF DOCUMENT: Ordinance establishing the Lummi Island Ferry Advisory Committee ATTACHMENTS: SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing ? ( ) Yes ( ) NO SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( ) 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.) Ordinance establishing the Lummi Island Ferry Advisory Committee COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION: 2 / 14 / 2012 : Amended and forwarded to Council 1 / 24 / 2012 : Introduced for approval 2 / 14 / 2012 : Council Adopted Substitute 7 -0 Ord . 2012 -005 Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number: Ord . 2012 -005 Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on the County 's website at www. co. whatcom. wa. us/council. I:/ord/2012/Lummi Island Advisory Committee_3 PROPOSED BY: W E I M E R AND B RE N N E R SPONSORED BY: CONSENT INTRODUCTION DATE : JANUARY 24, 2012 ORDINANCE NO . 2012-005 ESTABLISHING THE LUMMI ISLAND FERRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHEREAS, Whatcom County operates the Lummi Island Ferry, which serves as the only public transportation link to Lummi Island ; and WHEREAS, the operations of the Lummi Island Ferry significantly affects the people and community of Lummi Island ; and WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council believes that those citizens most affected by county operations and decisions should have a voice in those operations and decisions ; and WHEREAS, Whatcom County recently signed a long -term lease with the Lummi Nation to ensure continued operation of the Lummi Island Ferry ; and WHEREAS, there are still significant issues remaining to ensure the long term affordability and operation of the Lummi Island Ferry ; and WHEREAS, the recent Citizen 's Task Force for the Lummi Island Ferry provided valuable professional analysis and recommendations for the ongoing beneficial operation of the Lummi Island Ferry ; and WHEREAS, one of the recommendations from the Citizen 's Task Force for the Lummi Island Ferry was to create an ongoing Lummi Island Ferry Advisory Committee ; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Whatcom County Council that Whatcom County Code Chapter 2 . 145 , Lummi Island Ferry Advisory Committee, is hereby established as outlined in Exhibit A to this ordinance . `````��► ► ► Ili,,,,'' �.,` A RQc :., 14th day of February , 2012 . ,. J . 0Aro . �, . p • � o • . . , tf? COUNTY r r : WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL ,gj�� z: WHATCON COUNTY, WASHINGTON Daggp Bra4 /fl ‘ Z erk $f the Council K - thy Kershner, Council Chair // ,, * APPROV ' DIQSIILS► t'ORM : WHATCOM OUNTY XECUTIVE WHA • OUN , WASHINGTON Civil Deputy Prosecutor Jack Lo s, County xecutive ( , ( ) Denied Date Signed : 7i / 67 / Zi EXHIBIT A (ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A LUMMI ISLAND FERRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE) Chapter 2 . 145 LUMMI ISLAND FERRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Sections : 2 . 145 . 010 Established . 2 . 145 . 020 Purpose . 2 . 145 . 030 Function . 2 . 145 . 040 Membership - Term of office . 2 . 145 . 050 Organization - Meetings . 2 . 145 . 060 Committee staffing . 2 . 145 . 010 Established . There is hereby established the Lummi Island Ferry Advisory Committee . 2 . 145 . 020 Purpose . The Lummi Island Ferry Advisory Committee provides review and recommendations to the Whatcom County Council and Executive on issues that affect the ongoing operations and infrastructure of ferry service to Lummi Island . The committee also provides a forum for those who depend upon Lummi Island ferry service to voice their ideas and concerns about the ferry service . 2 . 145 . 030 Function . To advise the County Council or the Executive on the following functions : A . Review and provide recommendations on proposed changes to ferry operations and fares ; and B . Review at least annually ferry revenue and expenditures, ferry fund balance , and actual versus targeted fare return , and Co Assist the County in collecting information from ferry riders on actual and desired ferry services , concerns, and ideas for improved service ; and D . Analyze and develop recommendations to continue and improve the cost effective operation of ferry service to Lummi Island ; and E . Research , review , and make recommendations regarding ferry replacement, long - term planning , parking , transportation to and from ferry docks, alternative docking locations , alternative funding sources , and other major capital and operational issues regarding ferry service to Lummi Island . 2 . 145 . 040 Membership - Term of office . A . The committee shall consist of 7 voting members , with at least 4 but no more than 5 of them residents or property owners on Lummi Island . A quorum shall consist of at least half of the appointed members . B . The County Council shall appoint the committee members . Member terms will be three years ; provided , that the terms of members first appointed will be staggered so that three of the committee members shall be appointed for two years . Members of the committee shall serve without compensation . 2 . 145 . 050 Organization - Meetings. A . Meetings of the committee shall be open and accessible to the public and shall be subject to the Open Public Meetings Act . B . At every meeting , the committee will schedule an open session to take public comment on ferry issues . C . Written records of meetings , resolutions , research , findings and recommendations shall be kept and such records shall be public submitted to County Council staff and shall be made public, including posting on the County website . D . The committee shall adopt its own rules and procedures for the conduct of business . E . The committee shall elect a chairperson from among its members who shall preside at its meetings . F . The committee shall determine its meeting schedule and agenda , but shall meet at least quarterly . G . The committee may form and appoint ad hoc committees to work on specific issues, so long as at least two committee member is also members of each ad hoc committee . H . The committee shall comply with Whatcom County Code 2 . 03 - Boards and Commissions . 2 . 34 . 060 Committee staffing . The committee is encouraged to operate and hold its meetings as independent of county staffing and resources as possible . Staffing and other resources for the Committee shall be requested through the County Executive 's Office . All staff time and county resources expended in support of the committee will be considered ferry operation expenses . The committee is authorized to request from the Executive 's Office information from administrative departments as necessary .