HomeMy WebLinkAboutres1994-015WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 94 -078A
CLEARANCES
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Date
Date Received in Council Office:
Agenda date
Assigned to:
Originator E. Radke
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jivision Head:
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FFB 0 2 1994
WHATCOM COUNTY
COUNCIL
2/8/94
Council Introduction
3/1/94
Council hearing
Dept Head: Barbara Cory
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Prosecutor: Dan Gibson
Purchasing/Budget:
Executive:
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SUBJECT.•
Resolution authorizing the donation of county owned property to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources,
request # 78 .
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
Letter from DNR
Copy of related Resolution # 93 -047
SUMMARYSTATEMENT.• Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item below.
Related County contract M n/a
Should Clerk schedule a hearing? NO" / YES / x/ Requested date:
Amount budgeted for this item/ project: $n/a
Is it (or will it be) within budget? YES / / NO / / (Please explain below)
Budget line item number(s): n/a
This resolution authorizes the donation of county owned property mineral rights to the Washington State Department of
ural Resources, request # 78. The Whatcom County Council approved the donation of two parcels of real property,
including timber rights, on July 13th, 1993 on resolution # 93 -047. The Department of Natural Resources has since
requested that the mineral rights to these two parcels also be donated. The parcel numbers and legal descriptions of the
parcels related to the mineral rights in question are: Parcel # 370630 - 173085, R/W FOR LOGGING RD ACROSS S 1/2
SW- SITUATE IN SECTION 30 TOWNSHIP 37 RANGE 6 EAST and Parcel # 370631 - 176341, R/W FOR LOGGING
RD ACROSS GOVT LOT 2- SITUATE IN SECTION 31 TOWNSHIP 37 RANGE 6 EAST.
ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION.•
Following the hearing, the Treasurer recommends that the resolution be passed.
COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN.•
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN.•
2/8/94: Council introduction
311/94-7 Council approved the resolution.
Related File Numbers:
Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only):
Res 94 -015
1 SPONSORED BY: Consent
2 PROPOSED BY: Treasurer
3 INTRODUCTION DATE: 2/8/94
4 RESOLUTION NO. 94 -015
5 TO DONATE COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY
6 REQUEST 78
7 WHEREAS, R.C.W. 76.12.030 allows the County to donate real estate belonging to the
8 County where it is found to be in the best interest of Whatcom County to donate the same; and,
9 WHEREAS, parcels numbered 370630 - 173085 and 370631 - 076341, including timber on
10 these parcels, were approved for donation to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources
11 by the Whatcom County Council on July 13th, 1993, by resolution number 93 -047, and that this
12 donation reserved out coal, oil, gas, gravel, minerals, ores, fossils, or other resources on or in said
13 lands and the right to mine for and remove the same; and,
14 WHEREAS, The Department of Natural Resources has since requested that in addition to
15 the land and rights to timber, that Whatcom County also donate all coal, oil, gas, gravel, minerals,
16 ores, fossils or other resources on or in these two parcels; and;
17 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council does deem it in the best interest of the County
18 and the people thereof that all coal, oil, gas, gravel, minerals, ores, fossils or other resources on or
19 in parcels numbered 370630 - 173085 and 370631 - 076341 be donated to the Washington State
20 Department of Natural Resources; and;
21 WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources will provide the
22 necessary document(s) for transferring ownership and also will pay for all costs necessary for the
23 transfer of ownership;
24 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Code as well as the state law allows the County to
25 reserve from the sale, coal, oil, gas, gravel, mineral, ores, fossils, timber or other resources if the
26 Council finds that it is in the best interest to reserve these; and,
27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that it is in the best interest of the County not
28 to reserve these mineral rights and by donation, transfer to the Department of Natural Resources all
29 coal, oil, gas, gravel, minerals, ores, fossils or other resources on or in said lands and the right to
30 mine for and remove the same in conformity with zoning regulations in force and effect;
31 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Whatcom County Treasurer is hereby directed to
32 donate said mineral rights to the Washington State Department of Natural Rescources, said donation
33 shall take place in accordance with the duties as established in R.C.W. 76.12.030.
34 APPROVED this 1st day of March , 1994.
35 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
36 ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON -4�� :�L
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38 Ramona Reeves, Council Clerk Ro ert Imhof, C h
39 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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41 Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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