HomeMy WebLinkAboutord2018-042WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL
1 0:
CLEARANCES
Initial
Dale
Date Received in Council Office
Agenda Date
Assi ned to:
7110118
Intro
Originator.
RECEIVED
7124118
Finance
Division Head:
Committee;
JUL 0 2 2018
r WHATCOM COUNTY
Council
Dept Head:
Prosecutor:
COUNCIL
7
Purchasing /Budget:
b Rd
Executive :�
7i
TITLE OF DOCUMENT: dnance Establishing the Swift Creek Sediment Management Fund and
Establishing a Bud et or the Swift Creek Sediment Management Fund
ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance, Exhibit A, and Memorandum
SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO
Should Clerk schedule a hearing ? ( ) Yes ( X) NO
SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( X ) NO
Requested Date:
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.)
Request establishes the Swift Creek Sediment Management Fund and requests an initial budget for the
Fund of $1,000,000.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
COUNCIL ACTION.•
7/24/2018: Forwarded to Council for approval 7/10/2018: Introduced 6 -0, Ballew absent
7/24/2018: Adopted 7 -0, Ordinance 2018 -042
Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: I Ordinance or Resolution
Number: Ord. 2018 -042
PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 7/10/18
ORDINANCE NO. 2018-042
ESTABLISHING THE SWIFT CREEK SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT FUND AND
ESTABLISHING A BUDGET FOR THE SWIFT CREEK SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT FUND
WHEREAS, sediment management will be an ongoing project for many years, and
WHEREAS, Washington State, through the Department of Ecology has approved funding of
a $1,000,000 grant for the Swift Creek Sediment Management Action Plan, and
WHEREAS, an additional $3,000,000 has been approved for future use from the Department
of Ecology State Building Construction Account, and
WHEREAS, the County needs to design, provide environmental review, and permit facilities
and construction of sediment traps and a debris flow levee to address sediment issues, and
WHEREAS, the County needs a separate fund to separately track and account for these
revenues until funds can be properly expended,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that a new fund
is hereby established titled Swift Creek Sediment Management Fund to account for costs of
improvements and maintenance activities on Swift Creek, and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the Fund is approved
with a budget of $1,000,000 as described in Exhibit A.
�11111lftll
At 6PTEV tF�is a4trt day of
ATT §T:.�-
Dana Brown- Davis; Cour►cil Clerk
'k
APP OVED'AS TO FORM:
Civil Deputy Prosecutor
July 2018
WH CO COUNTY COUNCIL
7 W AT U TY, WASHIA�LON v
/
,fad �(/l9v�JN N
R
Rud Browne, Chair of the Council
(' ?App tQ k) Denied
Jack
Date:
ta0 l
EXHIBIT A
Supplemental Budget Request
Public Works Administration
Status: Pending
Supp9 to # 2614 Fund Cost Center Originator. Randy Rydel
Expenditure Type: One -Time Year 2 2018 Add'I FTE ❑ Add'I Space ❑ Priority 1
Name of Request: Swift Creek Sediment Management Project
X �* �/Z5/ �
Department Head Signa Hard Copy Submission) Date
Costs: Object
4334.0310
6630
7380
Request Total
1a. Description of request:
Object Description
DOE Grants
Professional Services
Other Improvernents
Amount Requested
($1,000,000)
$850,000
$150.000
This project begins the long term management of the Swift Creek Sediment from the Sumas Mountain
Landslide. The project elements for this phase include preliminary design of the sediment traps and
debris flow levee, alternatives analysis of the sediment basins, final design of the sediment traps and
debris flow levee, preliminary design of the sediment basins, obtaining the necessary permits and
completing the environmental review
Additionally, the project includes overall management and removal of asbestos laden sediment in the
lower Swift Creek basin. This is the first and second tasks of the Sumas Mountain /Swift Creek Sediment
Management Project grant for this multiyear project.
1b. Primary customers:
Citizens of Whatcom county and Canada that live or work near the Sumas River or Swift Creek.
2. Problem to be solved.
Swift Creek, originating on Sumas Mountain in Whatcom County has a long history of sediment loading
and reduced hydraulic conveyance capacity with consequent flooding as a result of an active landslide.
Sediment from the slide is from a unique geologic deposit that contains naturally occurring asbestos as
well as metals of concern including cadmium, cobalt, manganese, and nickel. In addition to the
environmental health concern of the asbestos, the sediment loading within Swift Creek creates conditions
that inhibit animal life and vegetation in and adjacent to the Creek. Swift Creek sediment flows into the
Sumas River and has now entered Canadian waters to the north. Whatcom County and the Department
of Ecology are coordinating efforts within their respective legal authorities to address this regional and
international issue. Ecology and Whatcom County see the benefit of implementing stream and sediment
control measures including sediment traps, deflection levees, sedimentation basins, and long -term
sediment sequestration and management facilities. This grant is the first phase of a multiple year project
response.
3a. Options /Advantages:
3b. Cost savings:
This project is largely grant funded and upon completion will save on increasing annual maintenance
expense. Additionally, the project will avert the large scale emergency that would take place if Swift Creek
spills out of its current channel.
4a. Outcomes:
- Design
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Rpt: Rpt Supp! Regular
Supplemental Budget Request
Public Works Administration
, upp9 ID # 2614 Fund Cost Center
- Environmental Review
- Permitting of the facilities
These tasks will be delivered by July 2020
4b. Measures:
5a. Other Departments /Agencies:
Status: Pending
Originator. Randy Rydel
This request will benefit the Road fund, Flood Control Zone District, Sumas Nooksack Everson Flood
Control Sub Zone who all currently work to keep the creek in its banks.
5b. Name the person in charge of implementation and what they are responsible for.
6. Funding Source:
This and additional work will be funded by a grant from the Department of Ecology State Building
Construction Account.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Rpt: Rpt Supp! Regular