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NO. 2002 - 351 C
LE,I LACES Date Date Received In Council Office Agenda Date Assigned To
orig. Dept County Council
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FEB 0 5 2003
MATCOM COUNTY
COUNCIL
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Council - Public Hearing
oroi :i °" Head:
Dept. Head'.
Prosecutor:
Budget:
Executive:
SUBJECT.
Election for the Proposed Point Roberts Special Recreation Service Area.
ATTACHMENTS
SUMMARYSTATEMENT:
Related County Contract %: i Should the Clerk schedule a hearing) (YM) Y
Ordering an Election for the Proposed Point Roberts Special Recreation Service Area.
RECOMMENDED MOTION (for final action):
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN
2002 -351 C 2/11103: Public Hearing. Council approved 7-0. Res. #2003-
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fated File Numbers:
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Requested Dale 2/11 /2003
Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only):
Res. 2003 -013
I Point Roberts Election Resolution PROPOSED BY: Citizen
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3 SPONSORED BY: Consent
4 INTRODUCED: November 12, 2002
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7 RESOLUTION NO. 2003 -013
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10 ORDERING AN ELECTION FOR THE
11 PROPOSED POINT ROBERTS SPECIAL RECREATION SERVICE AREA
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13 WHEREAS, on September 10, 2002, the Whatcom County Council
14 received a petition from the Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce in
15 support of the creation of a Pt. Roberts Special Recreation Service Area;
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18 WHEREAS, attached to the petition was a certificate of sufficiency
19 signed by the Whatcom County Auditor certifying that the petition
20 contained the signatures of at least ten percent of the registered voters
?1 within the proposed recreation service area boundaries; and
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23 WHEREAS, in accordance with RCW 36.68, the Whatcom County
24 Council has reviewed the reports and studies received from the Point
25 Roberts Chamber of Commerce which determine the feasibility of forming
26 the district and outline costs involved in obtaining the objectives set forth
27 in the petition; and
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29 WHEREAS, on February 11, 2003, the Whatcom County Council held
30 a public hearing in accordance with RCW 36.68.450; and
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32 WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the public hearing the Council voted
33 to forward the petition to the Whatcom County Auditor by approving
34 Resolution No. 2003 -013.
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36 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council
37 that the Whatcom County Auditor shall set an election for this proposed
38 Point Roberts Special Recreation Service Area to be held at the next general
39 election or at a special election held for such purpose, submitting to voters
40 within the proposed district the following proposition:
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FORMATION OF A POINT ROBERTS PARK AND
RECREATION SERVICE AREA
Shall a park and recreation service area be
established within the boundaries of Point
Roberts, as described in Exhibit A to Whatcom
County Council Resolution No. 2003 -009, to
provide financing for neighborhood park
facilities, improvements, or services?
.....District YES ❑
.....District NO ❑
APPROVED this 11 day of F bruary , 2003.
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Dana Brown- Davis,
Clerk of the Council
A ROVED AS TO FORM:
Civil Di4ptity Prosecutor
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WH1TCOM COU TY, WASHINGTON
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Dan McShane, Council Chair