HomeMy WebLinkAboutres1995-075WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. AB 95- SD
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Originator: Vickie Hardin Woods
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11/07/95
Division Head: Vickie Hardin Woods
11/07/95
Dept. Head: Nate Brown
11/07/95
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SUBJECT: Resolution Agreeing to a Distribution Plan for Allocating Growth Management Funds
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Draft Resolution
SUMMARY STATEMENT. Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item below.
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The Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development has notified Whatcom County of the availability
of funds for planning activities related to implementation of the Growth Management Act. The CTED will act as
,-he fiscal agent for distributing the funds to the participating jurisdictions. However, the County and Cities must
:utually agree upon a distribution formula and plan. Other jurisdictions within the County will be passing similar
resolutions in order to meet CTED's notification requirement for the distribution plan.
The County will contract separately to establish a scope of work that meets CTED's requirements.
ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION. The Director of Planning and Development Services recommends
the adoption of the resolution.
COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN.
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN.
1995 -aso.
11/14/95: Introduced
11/21/95: Approved 6 -0
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res. 95 -075
gma$plan.res 11/07/95 SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Planning
INTRODUCTION DATE: 11/14/95
1 RESOLUTION NO. 95_075
2 A RESOLUTION AGREEING TO A DISTRIBUTION PLAN FOR ALLOCATING
3 GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT FUNDS
4 WHEREAS, the Growth Management Act was amended by the 1995 legislature
5 appropriating additional funds to local governments for planning activities related to the
6 the Growth Management Act; and
7 WHEREAS, the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development
8 (CTED) has allocated money for the jurisdictions in Whatcom County amounting to
9 $99,106 for the 1995 -97 biennium; and
10 WHEREAS, the funds are to be distributed to each jurisdiction according to a
11 mutually agreed upon formula and plan by the County and Cities within Whatcom County
12 who are choosing to participate in receiving the appropriation; and
3 WHEREAS, representatives from the Cities, the Council of Governments, and the
14 County have been meeting to develop this distribution formula and plan; and
15 WHEREAS, CTED will act as fiscal agent with each participating jurisdiction and
16 will complete separate contracts with individualized scopes of work; and
17 WHEREAS, receipt of funds will be tied to the completion of tasks as identified in
18 the separate contracts; and
19 WHEREAS, a copy of the draft distribution formula for the County and Cities is
20 quantified below.
21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that
22 1. Whatcom County approves the distribution plan for allocating Growth Management
23 funds with the following distribution formula:
24 City of Bellingham $ 30,923
25 City of Blaine 4,601
26 City of Everson 3,963
27 City of Ferndale 6,383
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I City of Lynden 6,617
2 City of Nooksack 3,494
3 City of Sumas 3,549
4 Whatcom County 39,576 (This includes $2,973 to be
5 subcontracted to the Council of Governments for Interlocal Agreement Work.)
6 2. Whatcom County will participate in an Oversight Committee to accomplish the
7 objectives of the Growth Management Act with representation from each of the
8 cities in Whatcom County and the Council of Governments.
9 APPROVED this 21 day of November1995.
10 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
11 ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
14 APPROVED as to form & content:
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16 Karen Frakes, ivil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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