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NO. 93 -265
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Initial
Date
Date Received in Council Office:
A enda date
Assigned to:
Iriginator. Council
7/1/
93
7/13/93
Council /Intro
Division Head:
7/27/93
Council
Dept. Head:
Prosecutor.
�r I
Purchasing/Budget:
Executive.
SUBJECT-
Consideration to extend term limits of the Lake Management District No. 1
ATTACHMENTS:
Letter from Jan Omey, 6/30/93 with Advisory committee resolution
Resolution
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The Advisory Committee of the Whatcom County Lake Management District No. 1 passed a resolution and
Lest that the County Council acting consider this resolution to extend the Lake Management District when
it is necessary. to do so. The purpose of this resolution is to assure the Department of Ecology that the Lake
Management District will be extended beyond the three year limitation if it is necessary.
ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION.•
The Council, acting as the governing body of LMD 1, is requested to adopt this resolution.
COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN.-
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN
'7V13 93• Council introduction
2 /93: Council approved the resolution. 6 -0.
Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only): Res 93 -053
termlim.res 07/01 /93 SPONSORED BY: Laidlaw
PROPOSED BY: LMD Advisory Com
INTRODUCTION DATE: July 7, 1993
1 RESOLUTION NO. 93 -053
2 TO ALLOW FOR THE EXTENSION OF TERM
3 LIMITS OF THE LAKE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1
4 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Lake Management District No. 1 Advisory
5 Committee for Lake Samish was established to bring together the various agencies and
6 citizen representatives to advise the .County Administration on its implementation of the
7 program and projects necessary to satisfy the aims of the District; and
8 WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Ecology determined that water
9 withdrawal from Lake Samish created a negative impact on Friday Creek; and
10 WHEREAS, many Lake Samish residents were withdrawing water from the lake
11 without valid water rights permits; and
12 WHEREAS, the Department of Ecology agreed to issue water permits to current
3 users and for new construction contingent on the residents mitigating the impact of the
14 water withdrawal on Friday Creek; and
15 WHEREAS, many residents were concerned about frequent flooding during periods
16 of rapid runoff; and
17 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Lake Management District No. 1 was formed
18 expressly for the purpose of stream mitigation and flood control for the period not to exceed
19 three years; and
20 WHEREAS, there is currently a public water system being considered for the Lake
21 Samish area; and
22 WHEREAS, the timing of the end of the Lake Management District No. 1 may not
23 coincide with the completion or rejection of the public water system;
24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council acting
25 as the Lake Management District No. 1 Board that the Lake Management District No. 1
26 will be extended beyond the three year limit when it becomes apparent that an extension
27 up to, but not beyond, the ten year limit allowed by law is necessary to meet the
28 augmentation requirements set by the Department of Ecology;
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1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this extension will not continue when, and if,
2 a public water system is in place nor will it involve the additional collection of funds.
3 APPROVED this 27th day of July , 1993.
4 LAKE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 BOARD
5 ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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7 Ramona Reeves, Council Clerk .1�4arge T aidlai_ Council Chair - d�
8 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT:
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10 Civil Deputy P Yi tifijLAtty.
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