HomeMy WebLinkAboutord2010-005 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2010-045
CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to:
Introduction
Originator: 7/ /� ji� �1 j �A 01/12/10
Division Head: / J ll L� it 1 / 26 / 2010 P&D / Council
Dept. Head:
David Stalheim 77 I 6-0 1 A N � 5 2010
Prosecutor: � a„ t � _ O Cj JW
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Purchasing/Budget: m COUNCIL
L `'/oExecutive: ' / bJ
TITLE OF DOCUMENT:
Repeal Utilities Planning and Advisory Committee
ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance
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The ordinance would repeal the standing Utilities Planning and Advisory Committee which has not met since 2002, and has
met only on occasions since 1991 . The purpose of the committee was to review new electric, natural gas , and
petroleum transmission facilities, as well as the review of telecommunications proposals to enhance
economic development
COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION:
1 / 26 / 2010 : Forwarded to Council for approval 1 / 12 / 2010 : Introduced
1 / 26 / 2010 : Council Adopted 7 - 0
Ord . 2010-005
Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number:
Ord . 2010- 005
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1 SPONSORED BY: Consent
2 PROPOSED BY: PDS
3 INTRODUCTION DATE : January 12, 2009
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6 ORDINANCE NO . 2010- 005
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8 REPEALING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE 2 . 125,
9 UTILITIES PLANNING AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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11 WHEREAS, a Utilities Planning and Advisory Committee ( UPAC) was first formed in March ,
12 1991 in response to requirements of the Growth Management Act ; and
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14 WHEREAS, the UPAC ceased meeting regularly in 1993 and did not meet until 2000 ; and
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16 WHEREAS, events in 1999 or 2000 prompted the Whatcom County Council to seek
17 assistance from UPAC ; and
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19 WHEREAS, Ordinance 2000 - 027 established the Utilities Planning and Advisory Committee
20 whose purpose was to review new electric, natural gas, and petroleum transmission facilities, as
21 well as the review of telecommunications proposals to enhance economic development ; and
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23 WHEREAS, the Utilities Planning and Advisory Committee has not appeared to meet since
24 2002 ; and
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26 WHEREAS, Planning and Development Services staff are required to provide staffing to the
27 Committee and have not identified a need for a standing committee
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29 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that Ordinance
30 No . 2000- 027 is hereby repealed .
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47 Civil Deputy Prosecutor Pete Krem , County Executive
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49 ( Approved ( ) Denied
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51 Date Signed : i_°? �.,/o
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