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Home My WebLink Aboutord2000-027�VHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2000 - 177 CLEARANCFS Dace Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned To Ong. Dept.: County Council 4/25/2000 5/2/2000 Introduction Division Head: 5•3D FW WlMM• Dept. Head: (�.z j IiEAQINE Prosecutor. Budget: Fxew ve: SUBJECT. Ordinance creating WCC 2.125, Utilities Planning Committee ATTACHMENTS Ordinance and Exhibit SUMMARYSTATEMENT Related County Contract N: Should the Clerk schedule a hearing? (YIN N Requested Date: RECOMMENDED MOTION (for final action): COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN- 2000 -177 5/2/2000: Introduced 511 6/2000: Held to 5/30 Public Works Committee 5/30/2000: Amended and recommended to tall council - headng 6113 6/27/2000: Amended and adopted 7 -0, Ord. 42000 -027 Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only): ozb * M -017 1 OmnOOWufilitie phming cmm Ui 3 2 SPONSOREDBY :Consent 3 PROPOSED BY: Consent 4 INTRODUCTION DATE: May 2. 2000 5 6 7 ORDINANCE NO. 2000 -027 8 9 10 ESTABLISHING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE 2.125 AND FORMING 11 THE WHATCOM COUNTY UTILITIES PLANNING AND ADVISORY 12 COMMITTEE 13 14 WHEREAS, in March, 1991, a Utilities Planning and Advisory 15 Committee (UPAC) was formed in response to the requirements of the 16 Growth Management Act (GMA); and 17 18 WHEREAS, the UPAC held its first meeting in April, 1991, and began l9 the process of educating its members in the technology and jargon of the 20 various utility industries; and 21 22 WHEREAS, the committee met monthly for approximately 18 23 months before directing County staff to prepare a draft Utilities Chapter for 24 the GMA Comprehensive Plan; and 25 26 WHEREAS, the UPAC continued to meet when called together for 27 review of subsequent drafts of the Utilities chapter; and 28 29 WHEREAS, the committee has not met since the adoption of the 30 Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan in 1997; and 31 32 WHEREAS, recent events occurring in Whatcom County have 33 prompted the Whatcom County Council to seek assistance from the UPAC; 34 and 35 36 WHEREAS, the Council wishes to establish the UPAC as an on -going 37 committee by establishing its purpose and scope through adoption of this 38 ordinance. 39 40 I NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County 2 Council that Whatcom County Code Chapter 2.125, Utilities Planning and 3 Advisory Committee, is hereby established as outlined in Exhibit A to this a ordinance. 6 ADOPTED this 27 day of June . 2000. 8 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL 9 ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, t"d,,'� >7,2a� O12 Dana Brown- Davis, Cl 9k of the Council Marlene Dawson, Council Chair 13 14 APPROVED ''ASTOyTO FORM: A ved ) D led 1 16 6 1 1 6 �f W✓�'W 17 Civil Deputy Prosecutor Pete Kremen, County Executive EXHIBIT A (UTILITIES PLANNING AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE ORDINANCE) 2.125 UTILITIES PLANNING AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE Sections: 2.125.010 2.125.020 2.125.030 2.125.040 2.125.050 2.125.060 Established. Purpose. Function Membership — Term of Office. Organization — Meetings. Committee Staffing. 2.125.010 Established. There is hereby established the Whatcom County Utilities Planning and Advisory Committee (UPAC). 2.125.020 Purpose. The committee is created to ensure the protection of public health and safety and the environment, and also preserve custom, culture, and economic stability, when new electric, natural gas, and petroleum transmission facilities are proposed. The committee will also review telecommunications proposals to enhance economic development In Whatcom County. 2.125.030 Function. The committee will provide ongoing oversight of utility related issues specifically effectiveness of comp plan policies and development regulations in meeting Comprehensive Plan goals, community needs, and address public health and safety issues. Specific functions for the Utility Committee: ❑ Review the opportunities for greater coordination of electric utility planning and facility development within Whatcom County and this region. Include local and regional power suppliers, and state and federal agencies. Develop Comprehensive Plan policies and development regulation proposals for County consideration. ❑ Review the opportunities for greater coordination of natural gas utility planning and facility development within Whatcom County and this region. Include local and regional pipeline companies and state and federal agencies. Develop Comprehensive Plan policies and development regulation proposals for County consideration. ❑ Identify possible deficiencies in the Comprehensive Plan policies and development regulations regarding the siting of new facilities. Develop Comprehensive Plan policies and development regulation proposals for County consideration. ❑ Review and update, in cooperation with all applicable electric and natural gas providers, the Comprehensive Plan electric and natural gas /pipeline needs analysis, evaluate existing and necessary future system facilities necessary to accommodate demand. Include an evaluation of existing corridors and provide proposed routes for any new corridors determined necessary to accommodate projected growth demands. 2.125.040 Membership — Term of Office. A. The committee shall consist of the following individuals: 1. One representative from each of the following: Cascade Natural Gas, Puget Sound Energy, Public Utility District #1, and Bonneville Power Administration; 2. One representatives from the City of Bellingham, and one representative from the small cities; 3. Six representatives, two from each Council district, who shall be citizens of Whatcom County. The citizens shall not be employees of the aforementioned entities. B. The County Council will appoint the citizen committee members. Citizen member terms will be 2 years; provided that the terms of members first appointed will be staggered so that half of the committee members shall be appointed for one year. 2.125.050 Organization — Meetings. Meetings of the committee shall be open and accessible to the public and shall be subject to the Open Public Meetings Act. The committee shall determine its own meeting schedule, but shall meet at least quarterly. At every meeting, the committee will schedule an open session to take public comment on utility issues. Written and audio records of meetings, resolutions, findings and recommendations shall be kept and such records shall be public. The committee shall adopt its own rules and procedures for the conduct of business. The committee shall elect a chairperson from among its members who shall preside at its meetings. 2.125.060 Committee Staffing. The Whatcom County Planning and Development Services Department shall provide staffing for the committee. The committee is authorized to request from the Executive's office information from administrative departments as necessary.