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NO. 1997 - 320
CLEARANCES Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned To
Orig. Dept.: County Council
9/9/97
9/23/97
County Council
Division Head:
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Prosecutor:
Budget:
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SUBJECT.-
Resolution amending Resolution 97 -012, re- prioritization of WA -CERT projects
ATTACHMENTS
SUMMARY STATEMENT. -
Related County Contract #: I Should the Clerk schedule a hearing? (Y/N) N Requested Date:
John Cooper, Bellingham/Whatcom Convention and Visitor's Bureau, is requesting the Council prioritize its Long Term
Tourism Development Project as one of the top four prioritized projects. This project was prioritized number one by the
Council in April 1996. After it received number one ranking, it was fully funded through WA -CERT and removed by the
Council from the prioritized list. This new request is for funding for two more years.
RECOMMENDED MOTION (for final action):
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN
1997-320 9/23/97: Amended & Approved 7 -- 0. Res. #97 -062
Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only):
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wacertsep.res 9/8/97 SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Council
INTRODUCTION DATE: 9/23/97
1 RESOLUTION NO. 97 -062
2 AMENDING RESOLUTION 97 -012 AND RE- PRIORITIZING WHATCOM COUNTY
3 PROJECTS FOR THE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
4 TEAM (WA -CERT)
5 WHEREAS, the Washington Community Economic Revitalization Team (WA -CERT) has
6 established pre- application requirements for proposals under the Presidents's Economic Adjustment
7 Initiative for timber impacted communities; and
8 WHEREAS, the pre - application requirements mandate that the County pass a resolution of
9 support and establish numerical priorities for proposals submitted to WA -CERT for 1997 funding
10 consideration; and
11 WHEREAS, on March 11, 1997, the Whatcom County Council prioritized the most recent
12 set of project proposals; and
13 WHEREAS, the Bellingham/Whatcom County Convention and Visitor's Center is requesting
14 their project be ranked by the County Council; and,
15 WHEREAS, several of the current prioritized projects have either been funded by
16 WA -CERT or withdrawn from the project list and an updated priority list is needed.
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that the
recommended prioritization of all projects received to date are as listed in Exhibit A to this resolution.
3 APPROVED this 23 day of September , 1997.
4
5 ATTEST:
6 "'
7 Dan wn- Davis, Clerk o t e Council
8 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
10 Civil Deputy Prosecutor
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
L. Ward Ne on, ouncil Chair
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ATTACHMENT A
WA -CERT PROJECT LIST FOR W.HATCOM COUNTY
1.) Port of Bellingham - Industrial Park
2.) City of Lynden - West Lynden Infrastructure Construction
3.) City of Blaine - Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade and Sewer Improvement
4.) Whatcom/Bellingham Visitors &- Convention Bureau - Long Term Toursim
Development
5.) Sustainable Options - Business Incubator
6.) Port of Bellingham - Blaine Waterfront
7.) Sandy Point Improvement Company - Water Main Transmission Installation
8.) Public Utility District #1 - Nooksack Basin Water Management Model
9.) City of Everson - Economic Development Plan
10.) Water District #10 - Sudden Valley Detention Basin
11.) Water District #10 - Lake Louise Road Interceptor
12.) Rooney Family Limited Partnership (RFLP) - Blaine
13.) Next Step - REDO Industrial Complex
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