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SUBJECT: Support of the City of Bellin
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SPONSORED BY: Marlene Dawson
PROPOSED BY: Executive Kremen
INTRODUCTION DATE: July 27. 1999
RESOLUTION NO 99 -036
IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM'S EFFORTS TO PROVIDE FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE REOPENING OF THE OLYMPIC PIPELINE
WHEREAS, Olympic Pipe Line owns and operates a petroleum pipeline that originates
in Whatcom County and passes through both rural and urban areas as it carries petroleum products
to destinations south of Whatcom County; and
WHEREAS, the transport of large amounts of petroleum product, by whatever means, is
inherently hazardous; and
WHEREAS, on June 10, 1999, the pipeline ruptured at a point within the City of
Bellingham, within a public park; releasing a large amount of petroleum, resulting in the deaths
of three young people and significant environmental damage; and
WHEREAS, that same pipeline runs close to schools and residences, both in Whatcom
County and within the City of Bellingham; and
WHEREAS, the precise cause of the pipeline rupture has apparently not yet been
determined; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bellingham and Whatcom County must take all reasonable steps
to ensure public safety; and
WHEREAS, formal jurisdiction over pipeline construction, maintenance, and safety
resides with the federal government;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that it
supports the City of Bellingham, to the full extent of its authority and jurisdiction, in taking all
reasonable steps to ensure public safety and in demanding that all material pipeline safety issues
be thoroughly and properly addressed prior to resuming petroleum transportation via the pipeline.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is the intent of the Whatcom County Council will
work together with the County Executive to influence and support all necessary and appropriate
action by state and federal regulatory agencies, and the pipeline industry, to ensure pipeline safety
and the protection of all of the citizens of Whatcom County.
APPROVED this 27 day of July , 1999.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Dana Brown- Davis, Clerl5ff the Council
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Civil Deputy Prosecutor
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Marlene Dawson, Council Chair