HomeMy WebLinkAboutres2006-010WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL
NO. 2006-60
CLEARANCES
Initial
Date
Date Received in Council Office
A genda Date
Assigned to:
Originator.
Pete Krem
1/18/2006
(
1/31/2006
Planning /Council
Division Head:
review completed?
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Yes
Dept. Head..,
)
NO
I Requested Date:
Prosecutor:
Purchasin Bud et:
Executive:
IITLE OF DOCUMENT:
Resolution for managing growth through concurrency management program
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
SEPA
review required?
(
)
Yes
(
)
NO
Should Clerk schedule a hearing ?
(
) Yes (
) NO
SEPA
review completed?
(
)
Yes
(
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NO
I 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 specifrc and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate.
Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.)
COMMITTEEACTION.
1/31/06: Forwarded by P &D to Council for
approval.
COUNCIL ACTION:
1/31/06: Council approved the resolution.)
6 -0 with Nelson absent.
Res 2006 -010
Related County Contract #: I Related File Numbers:
Ordinance or Resolution
Number: Res 2006 -010
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Sponsored by: Consent
Proposed by: Executive
Introduction date: 1/31/06
RESOLUTION #2006-010
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF WHATCOM COUNTY
WASHINGTON DECLARING THAT MANAGING AND SHAPING GROWTH
THROUGH THE USE OF A CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS IN
THE BEST INTEREST OF WHATCOM COUNTY AND THAT A
COMPREHENSIVE CONCURRENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BE
INITITATED.
WHEREAS: The Growth Management Act (GMA) RCW 36.70A.020 includes
the following goals: (1) Urban growth. Encourage development in urban areas where
adequate public facilities and services exist or can be provided in an efficient manner.
(2) Reduce sprawl. Reduce the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into
sprawling, low- density development. (3) Transportation. Encourage efficient multimodal
transportation systems that are based on regional priorities and coordinated with county
and city comprehensive plans. (9) Open space and recreation. Retain open space, enhance
recreational opportunities, conserve fish and wildlife habitat, increase access to natural
resource lands and water, and develop parks and recreation facilities. (12) Public facilities
and services. Ensure that those public facilities and services necessary to support
development shall be adequate to serve the development at the time the development is
available for occupancy and use without decreasing current service levels below locally
established minimum standards; and
WHEREAS: The Growth Management Act (GMA) Chapter 36.70A.070(6)
requires the adoption of a transportation element as a means to guide and shape growth
appropriately consistent with the locally adopted land use elements; and
WHEREAS: The Growth Management Act (GMA) Chapter 36.70A.070(6)(B)
requires Whatcom County to develop level of service standards for all locally owned
arterials and transit routes to serve as a gauge to judge performance of the system and that
these standards should be regionally coordinated; and
WHEREAS: The Washington State Growth Management Act of 1990 (GMA)
RCW 36.70A requires jurisdictions to establish Levels of Service (LOS) Standards for
their transportation systems and to prohibit development if it will cause the transportation
LOS to decline below the adopted standard (unless transportation improvements and
strategies are made to accommodate the development within six years); and
WHEREAS: The GMA also allows local governments to establish similar
concurrency management standards for Parks and other County sponsored or coordinated
services as well if they choose to do so under RCW 36.70A070(3) Capital Facilities: and
WHEREAS: Under the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan adopted in 1997
and subsequently amended Chapters 6 Transportation calls for the implementation of the
following: Goal (6 -A): "Provide for the safe and efficient movement of people and
goods" and Goal (6 -13): " Create a cost - effective transportation system that optimizes
public investment" and action plan item 7: "Within 12 months of adoption of the plan by
the County Council, develop an impact and/or mitigation fee ordinance based on actual
impacts;" and
WHEREAS: Under the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan adopted in 1997
and subsequently amended Chapter 4 Capital Facilities states the following goals: Goal
4A: Within the county's financial capacity, adopt a carefully planned program of county
services and facilities; Goal 413: Develop a six year financing program for capital
facilities that meets the requirements of the GMA, achieves the county's levels -of-
service, and is within financial capability as determined by projected financial resources;
GOal 4D: Develop and implement a coordinated program of facility expansion for the
departments and agencies which together carry out the county's law enforcement and
correction functions; Goal 4F: Achieve level of service targets for park and recreational
facilities identified in this chapter and which support objectives and priorities identified
in the Comprehensive Park and Recreation and Open Space Plan and in the Natural
Heritage Plan; Goal 4J: Attain effective concurrency measures and procedures for all
facilities and services necessary for development; and
WHEREAS: Whatcom County has experienced unprecedented growth in
sensitive watershed areas including Lake Whatcom, Birch Bay and elsewhere;
NOW THEREFORE, THE WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL HEREBY
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
The Council recommends that Whatcom County immediately pursue a three -part
Concurrency Management analysis.
a. The first part will assess concurrency for a broad spectrum of services
including but not limited to: Transportation, Parks, as well as regional
coordination with all other service providers and special districts.
b. The second part will assess Transportation, Parks concurrency modeling
needs; administrative support needs and long term coordination, data
management, and record keeping needs. The drafting of appropriate
ordinances, policies and procedures necessary to coordinate such a
program.
c. The third part will assist in the training and support of the Whatcom
County staff in the associated program areas to ensure that upon adoption
all staff is adequately trained to manage the system.
2. The Council recommends that the above work program be completed in such a
manner that at the completion of each individual section of the analysis a report
will be made to Council on the various policy choices faced by Whatcom County.
3. The Council recommends that Whatcom County integrates and coordinates SEPA
review on all projects within the County that could impact the provision of
transportation, parks, law enforcement or other regional services provided by
special districts or subdivisions of Whatcom County.
APPROVED this 31
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