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HomeMy WebLinkAboutres2005-075WHA TCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL No. 2005-448 CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to: imm 11-21-05 11-22-05 Introduction 12-06-05 Public Hearing _2rip,inalor: .on Head: U-1 imm 1-21-05 Dept. Head: 2 2 2005 Prosecutor: I'ti TY PurchasinglBudgel: Execulive: TITLE OF DOCUMENT. A Resolution by the Governing Body of the County-wide Flood Control Zone District (WCFCZD) extending the current WCFCZD funding mechanism and levels for the Sumas /Nooks ack/Everson Sub Zone A TTA CHMENTS: SEPA review required? ) Yes X ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing ? X ) Yes NO SEPA review completed? ) Yes ) NO Requested Date: December 6, 2005 SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (If this item is an ordinance or requires apublic hearing, you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCWor WCCas appropriate. Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.) It --, the intent of the Board of Supervisors of the flood control zone district that the activities funded .ugh the district and this subzone be continued for the next year, the district needs a continuing source of funding during that time. This resolution will extend the funding mechanism through 2006. COMMITTEE ACTION. COUNCIL ACTION. 11/22/2005: Introduced 12/6/2005: Approved 7-0, REs. #2005-075 Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number: Res. #2005-075 Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on the C'Uunty's website at: "vivre. co. whatcani. Pi w. y vIcouncit. I SPONSORED BY: CONSENT 2 PROPOSED BY: PUBLIC WORKS 3 INTRODUCTION DATE: 11 /22/2005 4 6 A Resolution by the Governing Body of the 7 County -wide Flood Control Zone District 8 hereinafter referred to as the Whatcom County 9 Flood Control Zone District (WCFCZD) 10 11 12 RESOLUTION NO. 2005 -075 13 14 AMENDING THE CURRENT WHATCOM COUNTY 15 FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT (WCFCZD) 16 FUNDING MECHANISM AND LEVELS FOR THE 17 SOMAS /NOOKSACK/EVERSON SUBZONE 18 19 20 WHEREAS, the WCFCZD was duly created by Whatcom County to provide 21 a governmental entity and structure through which to address flooding and achieve 22 flood damage reduction in Whatcom County; and, 23 24 WHEREAS, the Sumas /Nooksack/Everson Subzone was established, in 25 terms of governance structure, as traced thoroughly in the preamble to Ordinance 26 97 -051; and, 27 28 WHEREAS, Ordinance 97 -054 established the funding mechanism for the 29 Flood Control Zone District Subzones, amended by Resolution 99 -056 and 30 Resolution 2002 -053 to extend the service charge through December 31, 2003; 31 and, 32 33 WHEREAS Resolution No. 2003 -072 provided for a funding mechanism 34 through December 31, 2004 and Resolution No. 2004 -065 provided for a funding 35 mechanism through December 31, 2005; and, 36 37 WHEREAS, since it is the intent of the Board of Supervisors of the flood 38 control zone district that the activities funded through the Subzone be continued 39 for the next year, the district needs a continuing source of funding during that time; 40 and, 41 42 WHEREAS, the use of assessments is a proper funding mechanism for 13 Subzone activities; 44 I NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the WCFCZD Board of 2 Supervisors that the funding mechanism for the Sumas /Nooksack/Everson 3 Subzone, be as follows: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Type of Parcel Unimproved, outside flood hazard area Improved, outside flood hazard area Unimproved, within flood hazard area Improved, within flood hazard area Unimproved, part in Sub -zone Fee $0.25 /acre $0.375 /acre $0.50 /acre Minimum Fee $5.00 /parcel $5.00 /parcel $5.00 /parcel $2.50 /acre Improved Minimum Value $25,000 - $49,999 = $30.00 /parcel $50,000 - $100,000 = $55.00 /parcel $100,001 - $300,000 = $75.00 /parcel greater than $300,000 = $200.00 /parcel and out of flood hazard area Prorated by area $5.00 /parcel $0.25 /acre out, and $0.50 /acre in Improved, part in Prorated by area Improved Minimum Value and out of flood hazard area $0.375 /acre out, and $25,000 - $49,999 = $30.00 /parcel $2.50 /acre in $50,000 - $100,000 = $55.00 /parcel $100,001 - $300,000 = $75.00 /parcel greater than $300,000 = $200.00 /parcel Fees for all parcels designated as "Open Space ", Classified Forest Land, Designated Forest Land and Non - commercial Forest and Forest Reserves will be reduced by 40 %. However, in no instance shall the reduction operate to reduce the amount owing below the $5.00 minimum per parcel. Flood hazard areas, for purposes of this resolution, are defined as those areas mapped as 100 -year floodplains or alluvial fans as shown on the latest maps produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and being used by the County for administering the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following parcels are exempt from paying fees to the Suman /Nooksack/Everson Subzone: a. All parcels owned by the Federal Government, b. All parcels classified as Indian Lands held in trust, C. All parcels exclusively classified as mineral rights, d. All parcels owned by the State, classified as "bedlands or tidelands ", e. All parcels with assessed value less than or equal to $2,500. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 APPROVED this 6th day of December '2005. IIIIIf$II),,I A, , a �j C 0,y • •e - -. i an ❑ lerk y ..ASH r Y• •• �, tip. APPROVED AS TO FORM: WHATCOM COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON --�_ URIE CASKEY -SC FIBER , COUNCIL CHAIR 17 ed J�� ( )Denied remen, County Executive Date: /Q'7�5-©,!57 Daniel L. Gibson, Senior Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney