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CLEARANCES Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned To
Orig. Dept.: County Council
3/1/99
3/23/99
County Council
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SUBJECT.-
Resolution amend Res. 97 -62; WA Community Economic Revitalization Team (WA -CERT)
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution; Attachment A
SUMMARY STATEMENT.•
Related County Contract #: I Should the Clerk schedule a hearing? (Y/N N Requested Date:
The Washington Community Economic Revitalization Team (WA -CERT) requests each county to prioritize economic
development projects that are submitted to the county. WA -CERT then takes those ranked projects and attempts to assist in
coding through the federal Economic Assistance Initiative. The local prioritization process gives the county the opportunity to
ensure that projects are consistent with county and regional planning and economic diversification strategies.
RECOMMENDED MOTION (for final action):
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN.
1999-95 3/23/99: Tabled to 4/6/99 Finance Committee
416/99: Amended and approved 7 -0, Res. #99 -016
Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only):
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WA -CERT 2/4/99 SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Council
INTRODUCTION DATE: 3/23/99
RESOLUTION NO. 99 -016
AMENDING RESOLUTION 97 -062 AND RE- PRIORITIZING WHATCOM COUNTY
PROJECTS FOR THE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION
TEAM (WA -CERT)
WHEREAS, the Washington Community Economic Revitalization Team (WA -CERT) has
established pre - application requirements for proposals under the President's Economic Adjustment
Initiative for timber impacted communities; and
WHEREAS, the pre - application requirements mandate that the County pass a resolution of
support and establish numerical priorities for proposals submitted to WA -CERT for 1997 funding
consideration; and
WHEREAS, on September 23, 1997, the Whatcom County Council prioritized the most
recent set of project proposals; and
WHEREAS, the deadline for submitting a prioritized list of projects to WA -CERT is April
1, 1999; and,
WHEREAS, several of the current prioritized projects have either been funded by
WA CERT or withdrawn from the project list and an updated priority list is needed.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that the
recommended prioritization of all projects received to date is as listed in Exhibit A to this resolution.
APPROVED this 6 day of April , 1999.
ATTEST:
/Dana Brown- Davis, C14 of the Council
APPR VEDAS TO FORM:
ivil Deputy Pros cutor
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
/Varlene Dawson, Council Chair
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ATTACHMENT A
WA -CERT PROJECT LIST FOR WHATCOM COUNTY
1) Black Mountain Forestry Center
2) Sustainable Options - Business Incubator
3) Public Utility District # 1 - Nooksack Basin Water Management Model
4) City of Blaine - Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade and Sewer Improvement
S) City of Nooksack - Community Action Plan
6) Next Step - REDO Industrial Complex
7) City of Lynden - W. Lynden Infrastructure, Tromp Road Improvements
8) Whatcom Land Trust - Canyon Lake Community Forest Public Access Trail
9) Lummi Indian Business Council - Northwest Indian Shellfish Project
10) Port of Bellingham - Blaine Waterfront
11) City of Lynden - West Lynden Infrastructure Construction
12) City of Nooksack - Planning and Engineering Maps
13) City of Nooksack - Stormwater Program
14) Sandy Point Improvement Company - Water Main Transmission Installation
15) Water District # 10 - Sudden Valley Detention Basin
16) Water District # 10 - Lake Louise Road Interceptor
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