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3/27/18
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TITLE OF DOCUMENT.
Resolution Creating the Lake Whatcom Stormwater Utility Advisory Committee
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Resolution Creating the Lake Whatcom Stormwater Utility Advisory Committee
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hearing, you mustprovide 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.)
Public Works staff will introduce for discussion and potential adoption a proposed resolution to establish a Lake
Whatcom Stormwater Utility advisory committee to assist the Council in establishing rates and charges for the
Lake Whatcom Stormwater Utility.
COMMITTEE ACTION.•
COUNCIL ACTION.-
3/27/2018: Forwarded to Council for approval
3/27/2018: Approved 6 -0, Sidhu Absent, Res. 2018 -008
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Res. 2018 -008
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PROPOSED BY: public Works
INTRODUCED
RESOLUTION NO. 2018 -008
ESTABLISHING THE LAKE WHATCOM STORMWATER UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council passed Resolution 2017 -041 on September 26, 2017
calling for the development of a special funding district in the unincorporated portion of the Lake
Whatcom watershed to provide local fees to be used in conjunction with other funding to address
stormwater concerns specific to Lake Whatcom; and
WHEREAS, RCW 36.89 authorizes counties to establish stormwater utilities to fund the cost and
expense of maintaining and operating stormwater control facilities and the cost and expense of
planning, designing, establishing, acquiring, developing, constructing and improving any of such
facilities in all or portions of a county; and
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council established the Lake Whatcom Stormwater Utility Service
Area on December 5, 2017 through Ordinance 2017 -076 with the intent of authorizing an
assessment for the collection of revenue to fulfill the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
implementation plan including the Lake Whatcom Comprehensive Stormwater Plan; and
WHEREAS, Whatcom County Public Works has initiated a study to evaluate funding and rate
structure options for a Lake Whatcom Stormwater Utility Service Area funding mechanism; and
WHEREAS, stakeholder input and recommendations through a citizen advisory committee are
necessary for the analysis of alternative funding solutions and the development of a
recommended rate structure.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that the Lake Whatcom
Stormwater Utility Advisory Committee is hereby established as described in Exhibit A, attached
hereto and incorporated by reference.
APPROVED thi� . �€ ?�g ,C�By of March 2018.
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Rud Browne, Council Chair
EXHIBIT A
Committee Established.
The Lake Whatcom Stormwater Utility Advisory Committee is hereby established.
Purpose.
The committee will represent rate payers in the Lake Whatcom Stormwater Utility Service
Area and advise Whatcom County Public Works staff and the Whatcom County Council on
recommended rate structure options and a funding mechanism.
Qualifications.
To qualify for County Council appointment to fill any vacancy on a board, committee, or
commission, a person shall be a qualified registered voter and be a member or employee of the
agency of group he or she is appointed to represent. Lake Whatcom Stormwater Utility
Advisory Committee voting members must maintain a primary residence within the service
area.
Membership.
The advisory committee shall consist of five voting members as follows:
A. Four members of the committee will be geographically representative of a broad
spectrum of stakeholders from within the Lake Whatcom Stormwater Utility Service
Area.
B. One member of the committee will represent the Sudden Valley Community Association.
All voting members of the advisory committee shall be appointed by the Whatcom County
Council. The advisory committee shall also include a non - voting representative of the Whatcom
County Council.
Term of Office.
The term of office for all committee members will last until the Lake Whatcom Stormwater
Utility rate structure is established.
Organization — Meetings.
A. Open Public Meetings. Advisory Committee meetings shall be open to the public and
shall be subject to the Washington State Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 42.30 RCW.
B. Quorum. Three members of the advisory committee shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.
C. Meeting schedule. The committee will generally meet on a monthly basis at a location
to be determined until a recommendation from the committee is forwarded to the
County Council.
D. Meeting Notes. Minutes of the meetings will be prepared by Whatcom County Public
Works Department staff.
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E. Public Records. Written and audio recordings of meetings, findings, and
recommendations shall be kept and available as a public record.
F. Code Compliance. The committee shall comply with Whatcom County Code 2.03.
G. Meeting Rules. The committee shall adopt its own rules and procedures for the conduct
of business.
H. Officers. The committee shall elect a chairperson from among its members who shall
preside at its meetings.
Committee Staffing.
Whatcom County Public Works will provide general staffing support commensurate with the
level of support provided to similar committees.
Sunset.
The committee shall dissolve upon Whatcom County Council adoption of a rate structure.
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