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SUBJECT.
Res. amending Res. 2000 -018, Inervention in Sumas Energy 2 Generation Facility
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SUMMARY STATEMENT,
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This resolution will amend Resolution 2000 -018. Legal counsel requested additional clarification on direction from the
Council. Exhibit A of the new Resolution gives this clarification.
RECOMMENDED MOTION ((or final action):
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN
2000- 1258 41182000: Approved 4 -2 -0, Imhof, Crawford opposed,
McShane abstained, Res. #2000 -022
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PROPOSED BY: Hoag
SPONSORED BY: Consent
INTRODUCED: April 18. 200
RESOLUTION NO. 2000 -022
AMENDING RESOLUTION 2000 -018, A RESOLUTION TO INTERVENE IN THE MATTER
OF THE SUMAS ENERGY 2 GENERATION FACILITY PENDING BEFORE THE
WASHINGTON ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION COUNCIL
WHEREAS, on April 17, 2000, the Whatcom County Council approved
Resolution 2000 -018, and;
WHEREAS, legal counsel has requested additional clarification on direction
from the Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that
Resolution 2000 -018 is hereby amended as outlined in Exhibit A to this resolution.
APPROVED this 18'n day of AUil , 2000.
ATTEST:
tk Dana Brown - Davis, Clerk of the Council
APPR VEDAS TO FORM:
Civi rosecutor
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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Marlene Dawson, Council Chair
EXHIBIT A
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council as the Board of Health is charged with
protecting the health and safety of the citizens of Whatcom County, and;
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council is elected to represent the concerns of the
citizens of Whatcom County and charged with the broad responsibility of protecting the
health and safety of the public, and looking out for the public interest, and;
WHEREAS, there is now pending before the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation
Council an application (No. 99 -1) submitted by Sumas Energy 2, Inc., for permission
to construct and operate a natural gas -fired electrical energy generation plant within
the City of Sumas, Whatcom County, and;
WHEREAS, certain environmental, land use and natural resource concerns have been
raised to the Whatcom County Council in regard to the construction and operation of
said energy generation facility, and;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that the County
shall petition the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) to
intervene as a party in the proceedings currently pending before EFSEC in the matter
of Application No. 99 -1, Sumas Energy 2 Generation Facility, in order to ensure that all
issues of concern to the County, to include but not limited to the following, are
completely and properly addressed, to advance the best interests of Whatcom County:
1. Impacts from flood or surface water run off resulting from fill or soils displaced
by the construction of said facility or its infrastructure.
2. Impacts of noise that which may interfere with the reasonable use and
enjoyment of nearby real property. Modeling should include current noise
sources.
3. Air: We would like to be assured that medical scientific studies are considered
in evaluating health impacts to Whatcom County residents, and that the
modeling includes all current sources of air emissions in the area, and Chiliwack,
B.C. air quality data.
4. Impacts to area aquifers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any position or comment from the full Council will be
affirmed by a majority vote of all Councilmembers and our legal counsel will be our sole
spokesperson throughout the EFSEC process.
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