HomeMy WebLinkAboutres1992-055WHATCOM COUNTY COU, IL AGENDA BILL NO. 92 -318
I.E E Initial Date Date Received in Council office: Merida Date: Assigned o:
on inator- 7/28/92 Finance /Council
Division Head- LM D
Department Head-
Prosecutor Review- rJUL 2 2 1992
Purchasing/Budget Di r.- WHATCOM COUNTY
Executive- rM I RIP11
SUBJECT.•
Resolution authorizing application for funding from Washington State Interagency Committee
for Outdoor Recreation. (Sunset Farm)
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
Project Resume
Public Hearing Needed? Yes/ No
SUMMARY STATEMENT.•
The resolution will allow the County .Executive to be authorized to make formal.application
to I.A.C. for funding assistance.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommend passage.
COMMITTEE ACTION (including dates):
COUNCIL ACTION (including dates):
7/28/92. Council approved the resolution. 7 -0.
Related File Numbers. Ordinance or Resolution Number. R92 -055
SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY:
Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: July 28, 1992
RESOLUTION NO. 92 -055
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR FUNDING
ASSISTANCE FOR AN OUTDOOR RECREATION PROJECT TO THE
WASHINGTON STATE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR
OUTDOOR RECREATION (I.A.C.) AS PROVIDED BY THE MARINE
RECREATION LAND ACT.
WHEREAS, Whatcom County Council has approved a "Comprehensive Park and
Recreation Open Space Plan" and 'Preserving a Way of Life ": A Natural Heritage, for the
urban area which identifies a community park for equestrian activities in the Birch Bay Area
in the northwest part of the county; and,
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Marine Recreation Act, state and federal
funding assistance has been authorized and made available to aid in financing the cost of land
for parks and habitat conservation areas and the construction of outdoor recreational facilities
of local public bodies; and,
WHEREAS, Whatcom County considers it in the best public interest to acquire a
community park for equestrian activities in the northwest part of the county generally located
in the Birch Bay Area;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Whatcom County Council,
Whatcom County, Washington,
1. That the County Executive be authorized to make formal application to the
Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation for funding assistance,
2. That any fund assistance so received be used in the acquisition of 69.50 acres
of prime park land for equestrian activities in the northwest part of Whatcom
County, Washington,
3. That the County's share of the project will be-derived from local private
donation,
4. Whatcom County does hereby certify that the County is responsible to support
all non -cash commitments to the local share should they not materialize.
5. That any property acquired with financial aid through the Interagency
Committee for Outdoor Recreation be placed in use as an outdoor recreation
facility and be retained- in such use in perpetuity unless as otherwise provided
and agreed to by the County Council, the Interagency Committee for Outdoor
Recreation, and any affected federal agency, and
6. That this resolution become part of a formal application to the Interagency
Committee for Outdoor Recreation
7. That adequate notification has been given and opportunity provided for public
input and that published notices have identified affected flood plains and/or
wetlands, if applicable.
ADOPTED this 28th day of July '1992.
ATTEST:
Ramona Reeves, Council Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Daniel M. Warner, Council Chairman
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