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HomeMy WebLinkAboutres2017-036WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2017- 200 CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assi ned to: Originator: Citizens 6/6/2017 6/13/2017 Council Division Head: Dept, Head: Prosecutor: A Purchasing /Bud et: Executive: 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 SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public hearing, you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate. Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.) 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. 9 i COMMITTEE ACTION.• COUNCIL ACTION.• 6/13/2017: Approved 6 -0, Donovan Absent, Res. 2017 -036 Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number: Res. 2017 -036 Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on the County's website at: www.co.whatcom.wa.us /council. 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 0�r:'r C� COUNTY ?�,_� .-� WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL ATTICS �_ WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON Dana grown- DaVjs council Clerk *Barucharngn, Council Chair APPROVED �asF.tgrf9.r1M+�``' Civil Deputy Pros. Atty. 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.