HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpecial Council July 16 1996WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
WORK SESSION
July 16, 1996
The meeting was called to order at 1:10 p.m. by Council Chair Ward Nelson in the
Council Committee Room, 311 Grand Avenues
Also Present: Absent:
Marlene Dawson None
Barbara Brenner
Tom Brown
Alvin Starkenburg
Kathy Sutter
Robert Imhof
1. FINAL DRAFT URBAN GROWTH AREA Eq TERLOCAL COOPERATION
AGREEMENT (AB96 -042A)
The Council discussed the process they wanted to follow, as well as the timetable.
24 Dave Williams, Fire District #4 Commissioner, addressed the Council regarding his
25 district's concerns. Topics discussed included: various annexations; special purpose districts;
26 "who's in charge " ?; specific timelines; policies after urban fringe completed; financial impact;
27 cause and effect; loss of area through annexation; service needs diminished by annexation;
28 possible cutbacks; water supply; master planning area; consolidation of fire districts; supporting
29 legal reference; redrawing fire districts; areas of development and expansion; and fire district
30 assessed value.
The Council then discussed the draft document, section by section. Motions were then
made.
Dawson moved to change the language in Section 7, page 2, to read: "The County
agrees not to approve rezone requests for property within the UGA without eity concurrence.
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Motion carried unanimously.
Sutter moved to delete Section 8, page 2.
Motion carried unanimously.
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5 subdivisions, and planned unit developments. Applicants shaH be informed at initial contact th
6 they are located within an Urbmi 6rovvth 2krea mid that the developmeii wffl be subject to the
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8 lities cxcept single famfly tesidential and burning permits, "
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10 Brown moved to delete Section 9, page 2.
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12 Motion carried unanimously.
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16 Brenner moved to change language in Section 11, page 3, to read: "County Zoning
17 Code) to incorporatE City comments in the review of... ".
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19 After discussion, Brenner withdrew her motion.
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21 Brenner moved to delete language in Section 11, page 3, to read: "...within the City's
22 Growth Area:::::
23 policies"
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25 Motion carried unanimously.
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27 "The County agrees to initiate amendments to Title 20 (the Official Whatcom County
28 Zoning Code) to incorporate City comments in the review of administrative approval uses and
29 conditional uses within the City's Urban Growth Area:: and to require these uses to be consis
30 with any applicable City regulations and policim."
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32 Sutter moved to delete the first paragraph of Section 12, page 3.
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34 Motion carried unanimously.
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36 "Impact
37 established tyy the eity. eoffection and allocation of fees shaH be done in an equitable nimmer
38 aHjurisdictions involved. Theeounty or eity wiH collect the ftes and pass thein through to the
39 rtejurisdiction. In the case where oneinrisdiction receives the entire fee, it wHI be paid
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42 Starkenburg suggested Section 12 be returned to staff for further work so all language
43 would be consistent. Discussion followed on both parts of Section 12.
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Nelson moved to delete "impact or" in Section 12, page 3.
Motion carried unanimously.
"Projects which affects areas outside City UGAs will be charged impactor mitigation fees
based on County formulas or review."
Bob Woods, Council Budget and Program Analyst, suggested changing the word "UGAs"
to "boundaries" in Section 12, page 3.
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"Projects which affect areas outside City UGAs f t t acri will be charged impactor
o.." Nelson moved to eliminate the impace fees and re- establish how mitigation fess
would be done.
Motion carried unanimously.
Brenner moved to delete "and the environment" in Section 16.
Motion carried unanimously.
"...those limited circumstances shown to be necessary to protect basic public health and
safety and when such services are financially... ".
Brenner moved to change language in Section 16, page 4, to read: "Prior to each
annexation, the County and the Cities shall negotiate rzp ztzfis, in good faith,
interlocal agreements with... ".
After discussion, Brenner withdrew her motion.
Sutter requested language to Section 20, page 4, be added: "This agreement may
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be r �:« '0 modified after a public process.... She was concerned there needed to be a
cancellation clause, ending date, sunset clause or review date. Nelson sated that he would meet
with Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Dan Gibson regarding the ability to tie to the Comp Plan
Review.
Starkenburg suggested Council first work with the small cities and leave Bellingham until
the last.
Nelson moved to place this item in Planning and Development Committee to resolve the
above issues with Planning staff.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Further general discussion followed. Starkenburg suggested Council request cities
submit a list of their negotiating concerns to Council in preparation for these meetings, thereby
assisting Council.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 2:38 p.m.
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These minutes were approved by the Council on August 6, 1996.
ATTEST:
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
L. Ward Nelson, ouncil Chair
** *Clerk's Note: Also scheduled for today is a Council member tour of the Planning and
Development Services Department.
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