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2017- 200
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Date Received in Council Office
Agenda Date
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Citizens
6/6/2017
6/13/2017
Council
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TITLE OF DOCUMENT:
Petition to create Lummi Island Park & Recreation District
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution accepting petition
SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( ) NO
Should Clerk schedule a hearing ? ( X ) Yes ( ) NO
SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( ) NO
Requested Date: 7/11/2017
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Resolution to accept a petition proposing to create the Lummi Island Park and Recreation District. A public hearing on the proposal will be held July
11, 2017. It is anticipated that the Council will adopt an ordinance on July 25, 2017, naming the proposed district, setting the district boundaries, and
forwarding the proposal to the County Auditor for inclusion on the November General Election ballot.
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6/13/2017: Approved 6 -0, Donovan Absent, Res. 2017 -036
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PROPOSED BY: CITIZENS
INTRODUCTION DATE: JUNE 13, 2017
RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -036
ACCEPTING A PETITION TO CREATE
THE LUMMI ISLAND PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT AND
SET A DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSAL
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2017, a petition proposing the creation of a park and recreation
district on Lummi Island was delivered to the Whatcom County Council Office by a
representative from the County Auditor's Office; and
WHEREAS, included with the petition was a Certificate of Sufficiency from the County
Auditor verifying that the petition contains a sufficient number of qualified signatures; and
WHEREAS, the petition meets the requirements of RCW 36.69.020; and
WHEREAS, the County Council's current role in the petition process is to accept the
petition and schedule a public hearing on the proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Council's future role, following public hearing, will be to establish the
boundaries of the proposed park and recreation district, establish its name, and call for an
election of the property owners residing within the proposed district boundaries to determine
whether the district shall be formed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Whatcom County Council hereby
accepts the petition proposing to create the Lummi Island Park and Recreation District.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a public hearing on the proposal will be scheduled
for the Council's regular evening meeting at 7 p.m. on July 11, 2017.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED on July 25, 2017, it is anticipated that the Council will
adopt an ordinance naming the proposed district, setting the district boundaries, and
forwarding the proposal to the County Auditor for inclusion on the November General Election
ballot.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the name and boundaries of the proposed park and
recreation di Itrict,j ia&s4i.brnitted by the petitioners, are outlined in Exhibit A to this resolution.
APPROVED t1jis 13th day of. June 2016
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EXHIBIT A
(RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PROPOSED LUMMI ISLAND PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT PETITION)
PROPOSED NAME:
Lummi Island Park and Recreation District
PROPOSED DISTRICT BOUNDARIES:
The district boundaries generally will include all of Lummi Island located in Whatcom
County, being parts of Township 36 North, Range 2 East; Township 37 North, Ranges
1 and 2 East, and part of Township 38 North, Range 1 East, W.M., and all tidelands
abutting said island.