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COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2018 -282
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TITLE OF DOCUMENT.
Amend Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan capital facility provisions.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Memorandum
2. Draft Ordinance with Exhibits A, B, and C
3. Planning Commission Findings
NOTE: The Whatcom County Fire District # 5 Capital Facilities Plan is on file at the County Council Office.
SEPA review required? ( X ) Yes ( ) NO I Should Clerk ,schedule a hearing? ( X ) Yes ( ) NO
SEPA review completed? ( X ) Yes ( ) NO
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clear in explaining the intent of'the action.)
The Whatcom County Council will consider amendments to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan:
(1) Adopting the new Six -Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Whatcom County Facilities
2019 -2024 (Appendix F of the Comprehensive Plan).
(2) Repealing the existing Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities 2017 -2022. y
(3) Amending Comprehensive Plan Goal 4K to enable school and fire districts to receive mitigation fees.
(4) Adopting new Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Policy 4K -5 to adopt the Whatcom County Fire
District # 5 Capital Facilities Plan into the Comprehensive Plan by reference.
COMMITTEE ACTION.°
10/9/2018: Discussed
Related County Contract #:
COUNCIL ACTION:
10/9/2018: Introduced with substitute Exhibit A, 6 -0
10/23/2018: Public hearing held
11/20/2018: Adopted 7 -0
Related File Numbers:
County Planning File #
PLN20 1 8 -0000 1
Ordinance or Resolution Number:
Ord 2018 -074
Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on
the County's website at: www.co.;ii;atcoin.wa.i(slcoupicil.
9 -24 -2018
PROPOSED BY: Planning _& Development Services
INTRODUCTION DATE: October 9, 2018
ORDINANCE NO. 2018 -074
ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE
WHATCOM COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
RELATING TO CAPITAL FACILITIES
WHEREAS, The Whatcom County Planning Commission held a public hearing
and issued recommendations on the proposed amendments; and
WHEREAS, The County Council considered Planning Commission
recommendations;
WHEREAS, The County Council held a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, The County Council hereby adopts the following findings of fact:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The proposal is to amend the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan as
follows:
a. Adopting the new Six -Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for
Whatcom County Facilities 2019 -2024 (Appendix F of the Whatcom
County Comprehensive Plan).
b. Repealing the existing Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities
2017 -2022.
c. Amending Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Goal 4K relating to
mitigation fees for school and fire districts.
d. Adopting new Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Policy 4K -5
adopting the Whatcom County Fire District # 5 Capital Facilities Plan
into the Comprehensive Plan by reference.
2. Notice of the subject amendments was submitted to the Washington State
Department of Commerce on August 1, 2018.
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3. A determination of non - significance (DNS) was issued under the State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) on August 9, 2018.
4. Notice of the Planning Commission hearing was posted on the County
website on August 29, 2018.
5. Notice of the Planning Commission hearing was sent to citizen, media,
cities and other groups on the County's e-mail list on August 29, 2018.
6. Notice of the Planning Commission hearing for the subject amendments
was published in the Bellingham Herald on August 31, 2018.
7. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the subject
amendments on September 13, 2018.
8. Pursuant to WCC 22.10.060(1), in order to approve the proposed
comprehensive plan amendments the County must find all of the
following:
a. The amendment conforms to the requirements of the Growth
Management Act, is internally consistent with the county -wide
planning policies and is consistent with any interlocal planning
agreements.
b. Further studies made or accepted by the Department of Planning and
Development Services indicate changed conditions that show need for
the amendment.
c. The public interest will be served by approving the amendment. In
determining whether the public interest will be served, factors
including but not limited to the following shall be considered:
i. The anticipated effect upon the rate or distribution of population
growth, employment growth, development, and conversion of
land as envisioned in the comprehensive plan.
ii. The anticipated effect on the ability of the county and /or other
service providers, such as cities, schools, water and /or sewer
purveyors, fire districts, and others as applicable, to provide
adequate services and public facilities including transportation
facilities.
iii. Anticipated impact upon designated agricultural, forest and
mineral resource lands.
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d. The amendment does not include or facilitate spot zoning.
Growth Management Act
9. The Growth Management Act (GMA) establishes planning goals in RCW
36.70A.020 to guide adoption of comprehensive plan amendments.
10. GMA planning goal # 12 is to "Ensure that those public facilities and
services necessary to support development shall be adequate to serve the
development at the time the development is available for occupancy and
use without decreasing current service levels below locally established
minimum standards" (RCW 36.70A.020(12)).
11. The subject amendments include updating the Six -Year CIP for Whatcom
County Facilities for the 2019 -2024 planning period. Updating the CIP is
one step in the process of planning regional facilities provided by the
County to serve the people of Whatcom County.
12. The subject amendments also include adopting the Fire District # 5 Capital
Facilities Plan into the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan by reference.
This plan will facilitate provision of fire protection capabilities to serve both
existing uses and new development in Point Roberts.
13. The GMA, at RCW 36.70A.070(3), requires that a comprehensive plan
must include a capital facilities plan element consisting of:
a. An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public entities,
showing the locations and capacities of the capital facilities.
b. A forecast of the future needs for such capital facilities.
c. The proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new capital
facilities.
d. At least a six -year plan that will finance such capital facilities within
projected funding capacities and clearly identifies sources of public
money for such purposes.
e. A requirement to reassess the land use element if probable funding
falls short of meeting existing needs and to ensure that the land use
element, capital facilities plan element, and financing plan within the
capital facilities plan element are coordinated and consistent.
14. The Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities and the Fire District # 5
Capital Facilities Plan both contain an inventory of existing facilities, a
forecast of future needs based upon the level of service standards adopted
in the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and /or other relevant factors,
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proposed renovated, expanded or new capital facilities, costs, and funding
sources.
15. Existing Comprehensive Plan Policy 4A -4 addresses the GMA requirement
to reassess the land use element if probable capital facility funding falls
short.
County -Wide Planning Policies
16. County -Wide Planning Policy K -1 indicates that, as part of the
comprehensive planning process, the County must identify appropriate
land for public facilities that meets the needs of the community including
recreation, transportation and human service facilities.
17. The Six -Year CIP identifies County park, trail, transportation and other
improvements as contemplated by the County Wide Planning Policies.
Interlocal Agreements
18. Existing interlocal agreements between Whatcom County and the cities
indicate that the County will consult with the appropriate city in planning
new road construction projects within the city's urban growth area. The
interlocal agreements also provide joint planning for parks.
19. The County Engineer confirmed on August 2, 2018 that the County sends
a copy of the six -year transportation improvement program to cities prior
to approval, requests comments, and informs cities of the hearing date.
The Whatcom County Parks Director confirmed on August 1, 2018 that the
County Parks' staff maintains a consistent working relationship with
appropriate staff from cities on joint park projects and planning.
Therefore, the type of cooperation envisioned by the interlocal agreements
is occurring.
Further Studies /Changed Conditions
20. The Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan calls for an update of the Six -
Year CIP for County facilities every other year. Specifically, Policy 46 -1 is
to:
Maintain and update, on at least a biennial basis, a six -year capital
improvement program (CIP) that identifies projects, outlines a
schedule, and designates realistic funding sources for all county capital
projects based on a review of population and revenue conditions
existing at that time.
21. A revised CIP has been formulated for County owned or operated facilities,
which presents improvement projects over the new six -year planning
period.
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21 The Fire District # 5 Commissioners approved the Whatcom County Fire
District # 5 Capital Facilities Plan on July 11, 2018.
Public Interest
23. The Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities 2019 -2024 is based upon
anticipated population growth over the six -year planning period and other
relevant factors. Therefore, the proposal should complement the County's
growth and development plans.
24. The Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities will have a positive impact
on the County's ability to provide public facilities by planning ahead for
such facilities.
25. The goal of the Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities is to plan for
County owned or operated parks, trails, general government buildings and
sites, Sheriff's Office facilities, emergency management facilities,
correction facilities, stormwater facilities, and transportation improvements
to serve the people of Whatcom County. Planning for such County
facilities is in the public interest.
26. The Fire District # 5 Capital Facilities Plan addresses facilities and
apparatus to serve existing uses and new development in Point Roberts.
Planning for such fire protection capabilities is in the public interest.
Spot Zoning
27. The subject proposal does not involve rezoning property.
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The subject Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan amendments are consistent with
the approval criteria in WCC 22.10.060.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that:
Section 1. The Six -Year Capital Improvement Program for Whatcom County
Facilities 2019 -2024 (Appendix F of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan)
is hereby adopted as shown on Exhibit A.
Section 2. The Six -Year Capital Improvement Program for Whatcom County
Facilities 2017 -2022 is hereby repealed as shown on Exhibit B.
Section 3. Chapter 4 of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan is hereby
amended as shown on Exhibit C.
Section 4. Adjudication of invalidity of any of the sections, clauses, or
provisions of this ordinance shall not affect or impair the validity of the
ordinance as a whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be
invalid.
ADOPTED this 2 day of November
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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September 13, 2018 Appendix F -Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Exhibit A
Six-Year
Capital Improvement Program
For Whatcom County Facilities
2019 -2024
Table of Contents
Chapter1 - Introduction ................................................. ............................... 3
Growth Management Act Requirements .......................... ............................... 3
Charter Provisions and the County Budget ...................... ............................... 4
Chapter 2 - Parks, Trails, and Activity Centers ................... ............................... 5
Parks.......................................................................... ............................... 5
FutureNeeds ............................................................ ............................... 6
Proposed Improvement Projects .................................. ............................... 6
Trails.......................................................................... ............................... 6
FutureNeeds ............................................................ ............................... 7
Proposed Improvement Projects .................................. ............................... 7
ActivityCenters ...... ................... ....... ,........... ....................... ....................... 7
FutureNeeds ............................................................ ............................... 7
Proposed Improvement Projects .................................. ............................... 8
Six -Year Capital Improvement Program .......................... ............................... 8
Chapter 3 - Maintenance and Operations ........................... ............................... 9
ExistingMaintenance and Operations Space .................... ............................... 9
FutureNeeds .......................................... ............................... .................. 9
Proposed Improvement Projects .................................... ............................... 9
Chapter 4 - General Government Buildings and Sites ........... .............................10
Existing Office Space ..................................................... .............................10
FutureNeeds ................................................................ .............................10
Proposed Improvement Projects ...................................... .............................10
Chapter 5 - Sheriff's Office ............................................... .............................11
Existing Sheriff's Office Space ........ ................................ .............................11
FutureNeeds ................................................................ .............................11
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -1
September 13, 2018 Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Proposed Improvement Projects ..................................... .............................12
Chapter 6 - Emergency Management ................................. .............................13
Existing Emergency Management Space ...................... -- ............. ......... ... .... 13
FutureNeeds ................................................................ .............................13
Proposed Improvement Projects .................................... .............................13
Chapter 7 - Adult Corrections ...... ......................... ,........ ... ............................. 14
Existing Jail Facilities ................... .............. ,................. ., ............................. 14
FutureNeeds... ..................................................................................... .... 14
ProposedImprovement Projects ..................................... .............................15
Chapter 8 - Juvenile Detention .......................................... .............................16
Existing Juvenile Detention Facilities ............................... .............................16
FutureNeeds ................................................................ .............................16
Proposed Improvement Projects ........................ ............. .............................16
Chapter 9 - Transportation ............................................... .............................17
ExistingRoads .............................................................. .............................17
FutureNeeds ................................................................ .............................17
Proposed Improvement Projects ..................................... .............................17
Existing Ferry Facilities .................................................. .............................18
FutureNeeds ................................................................ .............................18
Proposed Improvement Projects ..................................... .............................18
Total Transportation Costs ............................................. .............................18
Chapter 10 - Stormwater Facilities .................................... .............................19
Existing Stormwater Management Facilities .................. .........19
........................
FutureNeeds ................................................................ .............................20
Proposed Improvement Projects ......... ............................ .............................20
Chapter 11 - Total Costs .................................................. .............................21
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan
F -2
September 13, 2018 Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Chapter 1 - Introduction
The Growth Management Act requires that the County's Comprehensive Plan
include a "capital facilities plan element" (RCW 36.70A.070(3)). The Whatcom
County Comprehensive Plan calls for the County to develop and update the Six -Year
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for County projects every two years. The main
purpose of the Capital Improvement Program is to identify priority capital
improvement projects and estimated costs, outline a schedule for project
completion, and designate funding sources for these projects based on a review of
existing and projected population and revenue conditions for the six year planning
period.
Growth Management Act Requirements
According to the Growth Management Act, a county's capital facilities plan must
include five items, which are shown below.
A. An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public entities, showing
the locations and capacities of the capital facilities.
Current inventories of existing County capital facilities, based upon information
provided by various County departments, are included in each chapter of this
document.
B. A forecast of the future needs for such capital facilities.
Chapter 4 of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan establishes numerical "level
of service" standards for County parks and trails and contains policies relating to
other County facilities. Capital facility needs are forecasted over the six -year
planning period by applying the adopted level of service standards to the expected
population in the year 2024 and by considering other relevant factors.
C. Proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new capital facilities.
General locations and capacities of proposed County facilities are indicated in this
document (as applicable).
D. At least a six -year plan that will finance such capital facilities within projected
funding capacities and clearly identifies sources of public money for such
purposes.
This Six -Year Capital Improvement Program presents costs and funding sources for
proposed County capital facilities (all figures are in 2018 dollars). There are a
variety of funding sources that the County utilizes to pay for capital facilities,
including real estate excise taxes, the Public Utilities Improvement Fund (also
known as the Rural Sales Tax Fund, Economic Development Initiative Fund or EDI
Fund), Road Fund, state grants, federal grants and a variety of other funds.
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -3
September 13, 2018 Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
E. A requirement to reassess the land use element if probable funding falls
short of meeting existing needs and to ensure that the land use element,
capital facilities plan element, and financing plan within the capital facilities
plan element are coordinated and consistent.
Finally, in accordance with the Growth Management Act, a requirement to reassess
the land use element of the Comprehensive Plan if probable funding falls short of
meeting existing needs and to ensure consistency between plans already exists in
the Comprehensive Plan (Policy 4A -4).
Charter Provisions and the County Budget
In addition to Growth Management Act provisions relating to capital facilities,
Section 6.30 of the County Charter also requires the County to include a six -year
capital improvement program as part of the budget. Appropriations for 2019 -2020
capital projects may be included in the biennial budget or may be adopted through
the supplemental budget process. Ultimate funding for capital improvement
projects is subject to County Council authorization in the adopted budget. Costs
identified for 2021 -2024 are included for planning purposes and review of potential
future needs, but not for budget authorization at this time.
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -4
September 13, 2018 Appendix F -Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Chapter 2 - Parks, Trails, and Activity Centers
Parks
The 2018 inventory of County parks and open space areas is over 15,800 acres.
This inventory is shown below.
Table 1. Existing Parks
Site No.
Park Name and Location
Acres
1
Alderwood Park, 3479 Willowwood Rd.
2 8
2
Bay Horizon Park, 7467 Gemini St.
69.6
3
Birch Bay Community Park, 7930 Birch Bay Dr.
13.2
4
Birch Bay Conservancy Area, 7000 Point Whitehorn Rd,
43.2
5
Birch Bay Tidelands
143,8
6
Boulevard Park, 471 Bayview Dr.
1.8
7
Broadway Beach Access, 7497 Birch Bay Or
0.1
8
Cagey Road, 3130 Haxton Way
20.3
9
Camp 2 RR ROW, 3775 Camp 2 Rd
2.3
10
Canyon Lake Community Forest, 8300 Mt, Baker Hwy,
2,394.4
11
Chuckanut Mountain Park, 745 Old Samish Rd.
9711
12
Cottonwood Beach Access, 8191 Birch Bay Dr.
4.6
13
Deming Eagle Homestead Park, 5615 Truck Rd.
28.5
14
Dittrich Park, 319 E Lake Samish Dr_
22.6
15
Drayton Harbor Tidelands
0.3
16
Euclid Park, 1570 Euclid Ave,
1.2
17
Galbraith Mountain Access, 800 Birch Falls Dr,
203
18
Glacier Cemetery
05
19
Halverson Park, 5075 Anderson Rd.
5.6
20
Haynie Road, 2876 Haynie Rd,
1.9
21
Hegg, 3845 Blue Canyon Rd,
4,0
22
Hovander Homestead Park and Tennant Lake, 5299 Nielsen Rd.
338.3
23
Jackson Rd. Beach Access, 7465 Birch Bay Dr.
0.2
24
Jensen Family Forest Park, 8051 Stein Rd.
21.7
25
Josh VanderYacht Park, 4106 Valley Highway
212
26
Kickerville Road, 4110 Bay Rd.
2,4
27
Lake Whatcom Park, 3220 North Shore Rd.
4,686.5
28
Lighthouse Marine Park, 811 Marine Dr. in Paint Roberts
243
29
Lily Point Marine Park, 2315 APA Rd. in Point Roberts
274.0
30
Little Squalicum Park, 640 Marine Dr.
13.7
31
Lookout Mountain Forest Preserve, 2537 Lake Louise Rd.
4,430.3
32
Lummi Island Beach Access, 2198 N. Nugent Rd.
0.1
33
Maple Beach Tidelands
101.5
34
Maple Creek Park, 7842 Silver Lake Rd.
79,7
35
Maple Falls Community Park, 7470 Second St,
4,1
36
Monument Park, 25 Marine Dr. in Point Roberts
7.3
37
Nugent's Corner River Access, 3685 Mt. Baker Highway
16.5
38
Ostrom Conservation Site, 4304 South Pass Rd.
36.3
39
Phillips 66 Soccer Park, 5238 Northwest Dr. (used Lo be Northwest Soccer Park)
36.5
40
Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, 6770 Koehn Rd.
55 3
41
Redwood Park, 3310 Redwood Ave.
0.2
42
Samish Park, 673 N, Lake Sam.ish Dr.
26.4
43
Samish Way, 5170 Samish Way
2.0
44
Semiahmoo Park, 9261 Sermiahri Parkway
304.0
45
Silver Lake Park, 9006 Silver Lake Rd,
4104
46
South Fork Park, 1530 Mosquito Lake Rd,
550.3
47
South Lake Whatcom Park, 4144 S Bay Dr,
78.9
48
South Pass East, 4900 South Pass Rd.
0.7
49
South Pass West, 4190 South Pass Rd.
0.5
50
Squires Lake Park, 2510 Nulle Rd.
82,3
51
Stimpson Family Nature Reserve, 2076 Lake Louise Rd
376,1
52
Sunnyside Landing, 2870 Northshore Rd,
6.5
53
Sunset Beach, 2580 West Shore Dr. on Lummi Island
5.4
54
Sunset Farm Park, 7977 Blaine Rd,
70,0
55
Ted Edwards Park, 4150 Oriental Ave.
3.6
56
Teddy Bear Cove Park, 1467 Chuckanut Dr.
8.8
57
Terrell Creek Access, 7417 Jackson Rd.
0.6
58
Terrell Creek Heron Rookery, 7065 Jackson Rd.
14.4
59
Terrell Creek Point, 7685 Birch Bay Dr.
7.6
60
Turner - Jaeger, 1975 Lake Louise Rd.
4.7
61
Welcome Bridge River Access, 5585 Mosquito Lake Rd.
0.5
TOTAL 15,839.4
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -5
September 13, 2018
Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Pursuant to RCW 36.87.130, there are also public access properties on right -of -way
ends that intersect shorelines.
Future Needs
A level of service of 9.6 acres of developed parkland for every 1,000 people in the
County was adopted in the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan. The County's
existing parks will meet the adopted level of service over the six -year planning
period. However, the County is proposing park improvement projects to increase
quality of existing park facilities and develop the Birch Bay Community Park to meet
the longer term needs of a growing population.
Proposed Improvement Projects
Park improvement projects, totaling almost $16.1 million, are proposed over the
six -year planning period.
Trails
Whatcom County currently has over 73 miles of trails in various locations
throughout the County. This inventory is shown below.
Table 2. Existing Trails
Site No,
Trail Name and Location
Miles
1
Bay Horizon /Bay Crest Trail
0.75
2
Bay to Baker Maple Falls- Glacier
4.00
3
Canyon Lake Community Forest
7.01
4
Chuckanut Mountain / Pine & Cedar Lakes
16.60
5
Deming Homestead Eagle Park, Truck Rd.
0.30
6
Hovander Homestead Park
3.20
7
Interurban, Chuckanut area
3.15
8
Jensen Family Forest Park, Stein Rd. and Birch Bay Lynde
0.67
9
Lake Whatcom Park
6.00
10
Lily Point, Point Roberts
2.00
11
Lookout Mountain Forest Preserve
9.11
12
Maple Creek Park, 7842 Silver Lake Rd., Maple Falls
1.28
13
Monument Park, 25 Marine Dr. in Point Roberts
0.35
14
Phillips 66 Soccer Park Trail (Used to be Northwest Socce
0.38
15
Ostrom Conservation Site, 4304 South Pass Rd.
0.56
16
Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, 6770 Koehn Rd, Birch Ba
0.81
17
Samish Park, 673 N. Lake Samish
1.38
18
Semiahmoo Park
0.63
19
Silver Lake Park, 9006 Silver Lake Rd.
5.28
20
South Fork Park
2.30
21
Squires Lake, 2510 Nulle Rd.
2.88
22
Stimpson Family Nature Reserve, 2076 Lake Louise Rd.
4.02
23
Sunset Farm, 7977 Blaine Rd.
0.56
24
Teddy Bear Cove
0.33
TOTAL
73.55
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -6
September 13, 2018 Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Future Needs
A level of service of 0.60 miles of trails for every 1,000 people in the County was
adopted in the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan. With projected population
growth in Whatcom County over the next six years, about 68 additional miles of
trails would be needed by the year 2024 to serve the people of Whatcom County.
Proposed Improvement Projects
Trail improvement projects and associated facilities, totaling almost $7.3 million,
are proposed over the six -year planning period. These projects would add almost
27 trail miles (the South Fork Park trails project would add 5 miles and the Lake
Whatcom trails project would add 21.8 miles).
While there is a shortfall in trail miles provided by the County, there are other trails
that are owned /maintained by a variety of agencies or jurisdictions that provide
recreational opportunities for Whatcom County residents and visitors.
Activity Centers
There are currently 13 activity centers that provide a variety of year -round
programs for various age groups. The activity center inventory is shown below.
Table 3, Existing Activity Centers
Site No. Activity Center Name and Location
1 Bay Horizon, 7511 Gemini Street
2 Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck Street
3 Blaine Community Senior Center, 763 G Street
4 East Whatcom Regional Resource Center, 8251 Kendall Rd.
5 Everson Senior Center, 111 W. Main Street
6 Femdale Senior Center, 1999 Cherry Street
7 Lynden Senior Center, 401 Grover Street
8 Plantation Rifle Range, 5102 Samish Way
9 Point Roberts Senior Center, 1487 Gulf Road
10 Roeder Home, 2600 Sunset Dr.
11 Sumas Senior Center, 461 2nd Street
12 Van Zandt Community Hall, 4106 Valley Highway
13 Welcome Senior Center, 5103 Mosquito Lake Rd.
Note: The Blaine, Everson, Lynden and Sumas Centers are owned by these respective cities. The Point Roberts
Center is owned by the Point Roberts Park District. Whatcom County provides and /or contracts for senior activities
and recreational programming at these centers.
Future Needs
The Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan does not contain a level of service
standard for activity centers. Rather, Comprehensive Plan Policy 4F -5 states:
Continue to provide and support activity centers, including senior centers, to
serve the growing population of Whatcom County by the following methods,
as needed, which are listed in priority order: (1) implementing programming
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -7
October 8, 2018 Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version (with revisions)
changes, (2) adding space to existing centers, and /or (3) establishing new
centers.
Proposed Improvement Projects
One activity improvement project, which will add new multi -use buildings at the
East Whatcom Regional Resource Center, is proposed. This project will cost over $2
million within the six -year planning period.
Six -Year Capital Improvement Program
The park, trail, and activity center projects planned over the next six years are
shown below.
Table 4. Park, Trail, and Activity Center Projects Planned Over the Next Six Years
Funding
Pro,pct
N
Source
2019
2020
iii
2Q2
ZQ24 Digit
1
Hovander/TennantPaintworks
1
75,500
75,500
2
Gerdrum House Museum Renovation (at Silver Lake)
1
50,200
50,200
3
Semiahmoo Park - Siding & Paint
1
57,200
57,200
4
Demo Bay Horizon Hostel /Silver Lake Bldgs
1
500,500
500,500
5
Silver Lake Campground, Access & Restrooms
1
2,225,000
1,028,000
1;005,000
1,115,000
450,000,
825,000 6,648,000
6
Silver Lake Cabins Capital Maint
1
51,100
53,700
57,298
59,800
62,700
284,598
7
South Fork Phase II Bridges & Connector Trails
1
110,000
93,000
385,000
410,000
998,000
8
Lake Whatcom Park Trailhead Improvements
1
370,000
155,000
1,220,000
635,000
2,380,000
9
Lake Whatcom Area Trail Development
1, 2
574,000
441,000
477,000
508,000
538,000
535,000 3,073,000
10
Hovander Park Animal Exhibit
1,3
264,500
264,500
11
Hovander Park Picnic Shelters
1
39,500
328,000
367,500
12
Tennant Lake Interpretive Center Remodel
1
30,000
11,000
220,000
261,000
13
Hovander Park Roadway & Access Improvements
1
385,000
120,000
1,375,000
550,000
2,430,000
14
Various Locations - Access and General Maintenance
1
75,000
75,000
75,000
75,000
75,000
75,D00 450,000
15
Maple Falls Park Trailhead
1
100,000
145,000
565,000
810,000
15
Birch Bay Beach Park Development
1, 4, 5
255,000
260,000
3,433,000
72,500 4,020,500
17
Nessett Farm - Remodel & restroom
6
100,000
445,000
135,000
680,000
18
East Whatcom Regional Resource Center- Buildings
1, 2, 3, 7, 8
2,018,578
2,018,578
Parks Totals
6,604,378
2,906,900
5,613,798
4,177,800
4,558,700
1,507,500 25,369,076
Funding Sources;
1. REET
2. State Grant
3 Donations
4. Park and Recreation District
5. Parks Special Revenue Fund
6. Ness ett Foundation
7, Community Development Block Grant
& State Capital Budget
Whatcom County Comprehensive
Plan
F -8
September 13, 2018
Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Chapter 3 - Maintenance and Operations
Existing Maintenance and Operations Space
The 2018 inventory of maintenance & operations /facilities management space is
70,681 square feet. This inventory is shown below.
Table 5. Existing Space
Site
No. Facility Name Square feet
1 Central Shop, 901 W. Smith Rd. (Maintenance and Operations) 35,773
2 3720 Williamson Way (Facilities Management) 31,248
3 Minimum Security Correction Facility - 2030 Division St. 3,660
(Facilities Management Storage)
TOTAL
Future Needs
70,681
The Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan does not contain a level of service
standard for maintenance and operations. The County will budget for improvements
to such facilities as needed.
Proposed Improvement Projects
Improvement and maintenance projects on existing buildings and sites over the six -
year planning period total $686,000 as shown below.
Table 6. Proposed Government Building and Site Improvement Projects
Funding Total
Maintenance & Operations Source 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Cost
1. Replace Outdoor Security Camera System (Central Shop) i 120,000 120,000
2. Replace Sewer Line (Central Shop) A 66,000 66,000
3. Vactor Truck /Equipment Storage Building (Central Shop) 170,000 330,000 500,000
TOTAL 356,000 330,000 686,000
Funding Sources
1. Equipment Rental & Revolving (ER &R) Fund
2. Road Fund
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -9
October 8, 2018 Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version (with revisions)
Chapter 4 - General Government Buildings and Sites
Existing Office Space
The 2018 inventory of County government office space is 306,691 square feet at
eight locations. This inventory is shown below.
Table 7. Existing County Government Office Space
z Iiw Ivo.
racmty li-mme
square reef
1
Civic Center Annex (322 North Commercial)
30,000
2
Central Plaza Building (215 N. Commercial)
10,307
3
County Courthouse (311 Grand Avenue)
200,000
4
Forest St. Annex (1000 North Forest St.)
14,000
5
509 Girard St.
13,189
6
3373 Mt. Baker Highway
2,110
7
1500 N. State St.
16,820
8
Northwest Annex (5280 Northwest Dr.)
2.0,265
TOTAL 306,691
Future Needs
The Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan does not contain a level of service
standard for general government buildings. The County will budget for
improvements to such facilities as needed.
Proposed Improvement Projects
Improvement and maintenance projects on existing buildings and sites over the six -
year planning period total more than $32 million as shown below.
Table 8. Proposed Government Building and Site Improvement Projects
1 Courthouse Exterior (311 Grand Ave)
2 Prox /Security Access Control Panels (various locations)
3 Access Controls /Gate (211 E Champion)
4 Asphalt Patching /Sidewalks (various locations)
5 Improvements (1000 N. Forest St)
6 Improvements (1500 N. State St)
7 Relocate Morgue
8 Northwest Annex (tennant improvements for new location)
9 Interior Painting & Carpets (various locations)
10 Central Plaza Debt Service
11 Civic Center Remodel (322 N Commercial)
12 Civic Center Access Controls /Cameras (322 N Commercial)
13 Triage Center (2026 Division St.)
14 Courthouse Maintenance and Tenant Improvements (311 Grand Ave)
Totals
Funding Sources
1, Real Estate Excise Tax (REST)
2. Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
3. State Street Building Acquisition and Improvement Fund
4. Road Fund
S. Behavior Health Program Fund
6 State Capital Budget
7. State Grant
8. Civic Center Building Improvement Fund
Funding
Source
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
laigh
1,2
1,224,135
892,917
1,170,775
1,258,207
729,229
644,051
5,919,314
1
238,000
238,000
2
89,000
89,000
1
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
300,000
1
65,000
65,000
2,3
2,270,000
1,341,456
2,240,000
2,240,000
8,091,456
1
400,000
1,600,000
2,000,000
2
260,000
260,000
1
115,000
115,000
115,000
115,000
115,000
115,000
690,000
1
124,000
124,000
124,000
124,000
124,000
124,000
744,000
4,8
625,000
3,288,500
10,000
3,923,500
4
105,000
105,000
5, 6, 7
9,400,000
9,400,000
1,2
350,000
350,000
15,315,135
7,411,873
3,709,775
3,787,207
1,018,229
933,051
32,175,270
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -10
September 13, 2018
Chapter 5 - Sheriff's Office
Existing Sheriff's Office Space
Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
The 2018 inventory of Sheriff's office space is 23,326 square feet. This inventory is
shown below.
Table 9. Existing Sheriff's Facilities
Site No. Facility Name Square Feet
1 Public Safety Building (311 Grand Ave) 15,102
2 Minimum Security Correction Facility (2030 Division St.) 6,000
3 Laurel Substation (194 W. Laurel Rd.) 1,800
4 East Whatcom Regional Resource Center (8251 Kendall Road) 144
5 Birch Bay Fire Hall 192
6 Nugent's Corner Fire Hall 88
TOTAL 23,326
Notes: The Sheriff's Office also has storage facilities at various locations in Whatcom County.
The County has two mobile homes and an old detention facility in Point Roberts. The
resident deputies operate out of their homes or utilize space at the U.S. Customs office at
the border.
Sheriff's Office facilities include shared space at local fire districts, which is rented
or leased space not solely dedicated to Sheriff's Office use. This space is available
depending on Fire District needs and is generally subject to change with short
notice.
Future Needs
The Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan does not contain a level of service
standard for Sheriff's Office facilities. Rather, Comprehensive Plan Policy 4D -2 is to:
Maintain Sheriff's Office adult corrections facilities and headquarters to
provide a safe environment for the community, staff and inmates... Existing
facilities may be expanded, remodeled, and /or new facilities developed in
response to changing need.
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -11
September 13, 2018 Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Proposed Improvement Projects
A new public safety radio system will be constructed and installed within the six -
year planning period. This comprehensive radio system update will include
infrastructure (such as towers), radio systems in buildings, radios in vehicles, and
hand -held radios. The system costs $4 million, as shown below.
Table 10. Proposed Sheriff's Office Improvement Projects
Funding
Project# Source 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Totals
1 Public Safety Radio System _ 873,000 1127.000 4,000,000
Totals 873,000 3,127,000 4,000,000
F"nk 5o iu� t
1. Economic Development Initiative (EDI)
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -12
September 13, 2018
Appendix F -Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Chapter 6 - Emergency Management
Existing Emergency Management Space
The 2018 inventory of Sheriff's Office, Division of Emergency Management space is
24,000 square feet, located at the Whatcom Unified Emergency Coordination Center
( WUECC). Rented by and shared between both Whatcom County and the City of
Bellingham, the WUECC is comprised of 2,000 square feet of office space and an
additional 22,000 square feet of support facilities (used for meetings, training,
exercises, and during emergencies). The WUECC serves as the Emergency
Operations Center for both the County and the City.
Table 11. Existing Emergency Management /EOC Facilities
Site No. Facility Name Square feet
1 Whatcom Unified Emergency Coordination Center 24,000
3888 Sound Way, Bellingham
Future Needs
The Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan does not contain a level of service
standard for emergency management facilities. Rather, Comprehensive Plan Policy
4D -4 is to:
Maintain adequate facilities for daily emergency management activities
and, during an emergency or disaster, for the emergency operations
center. The facilities will provide sufficient space for activities relating to
emergency /disaster planning, mitigation, response and recovery. Existing
facilities may be expanded, remodeled, and/ or new facilities developed in
response to changing need.
The County will budget for improvements to such facilities as needed.
Proposed Improvement Projects
The emergency management projects planned over the next six years are shown
below.
Table 12. Emergency Management Improvement Projects
Project #
1 WUECC - HVAC Improvements
Totals
Funding Source
1. REET
2. City of Bellingham Cost Share
Funding
Source 2019 2020 2021
1,2 20,000 70.000
20,000 70,000
2022 2023 2024 Totals
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -13
90,000
90,000
September 13, 2018 Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Chapter 7 - Adult Corrections
Existing Jail Facilities
The County's Main Jail was designed and originally built to hold 148 beds, although
with some limited remodeling and the use of double bunking, the operational
capacity of the main jail should be for the use of 212 beds. Additionally, the jail is
currently not in compliance with the Building /Fire Codes for double bunking,
although a plan has been approved to bring it into partial compliance. Over the next
several years the downtown jail will undergo major construction work which may
reduce the available jail beds for an undetermined length of time. Whatcom County
completed construction of a 150 bed minimum security correction facility on
Division St. in 2006. The Main Jail is located in the Public Safety Building next to
the County Courthouse in downtown Bellingham and the Minimum Security
Correction Facility is located in the Bakerview Rd. industrial area.
Table 13, Existing Jail Beds
Site No. Facility Name Jail Beds
1 Public Safety Building (311 Grand Ave.) 212
2 Minimum Security Correction Facility (2030 Division St.) 150
TOTAL 362
Future Needs
There are serious concerns among law and justice officials relating to jail facility
needs in the community. This need has been documented by recommendations
from the Whatcom County Law and Justice Plan Phase II Report (June 2000), in a
report entitled Operational Review of the Whatcom County, Washington Jail (March
2004), in the Whatcom County Jail Planning Task Force Recommendations (Dec.
2011 and March 2012), the Whatcom County Adult Corrections Facilities & Sheriff's
Headquarters Pre - Design Report (Sept. 2013), and the Building Assessment Studies
and Cost Estimates for Capital Improvements at the Jail (Public Safety Building)
(Sept. 2017).
The Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan does not contain a level of service
standard for jail facilities. Rather, Comprehensive Plan Policy 4D -2 is to:
Maintain Sheriff's Office adult corrections facilities and headquarters to
provide a safe environment for the community, staff and inmates. The
number of jail beds in adult corrections facilities will be determined after
review of multiple factors, including projected population growth, State
sentencing laws, alternative programs, treatment diversion programs,
early release programs, the need to separate violent inmates, the need to
separate inmates by gender, the need to separate inmates by other
classification considerations, average length of stay, peak inmate
populations and available funding. Existing facilities may be expanded,
remodeled, and/ or new facilities developed in response to changing need.
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -14
September 13, 2018
Appendix F -Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Proposed Improvement Projects
The adult corrections projects planned over the next six years are shown below.
Table 14. Proposed Jail Improvement projects
Project A Funding
Source 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Totals
1 Jail Improvements 1, 2 3,425,000 7,000,000 10,425,000
2 Jail Work Center Walls 2 150,000 150,000
Totals 3,575,000 7,000,000 10,575,000
1. BEET
2. General Fund
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -15
September 13, 2018 Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Chapter 8 - Juvenile Detention
Existing Juvenile Detention Facilities
The 2018 inventory of County juvenile detention facilities includes 32 beds serving
the countywide population. The juvenile detention facility is located on the sixth
floor of the County Courthouse at 311 Grand Avenue.
Table 15. Existing Juvenile Detention Beds
Site No, Facility Name
1 County Courthouse (311 Grand Ave.)
Future Needs
Beds
32
The Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan does not contain a level of service
standard for juvenile detention facilities. Rather, Comprehensive Plan Policy 4D -3 is
to:
Maintain juvenile detention facilities and alternative corrections programs
to provide safe and secure methods ,to provide accountability and support
for minors who break the law. Existing facilities may be expanded,
remodeled, and /or new facilities developed in response to changing need.
The County will budget for improvements to such facilities as needed.
Proposed Improvement Projects
There are no capital improvement projects planned in the six -year planning period.
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -16
September 13, 2018 Appendix F -Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Chapter 9 - Transportation
Existing Roads
The 2017 inventory shows a total of 938.57 miles of County roads. Additionally,
there are 217.5 miles of state highways in Whatcom County (including I -5).
Therefore, there are approximately 1,156 miles of public roads in Whatcom County.
Future Needs
The Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan sets level of service (LOS) standards for
County roads. Future traffic and the level of service for roads can be forecasted
using computer - modeling software. The Whatcom Council of Governments forecasts
future traffic utilizing a computer transportation model. This modeling effort will
inform transportation planning in Whatcom County.
Whatcom County accomplishes planning for County road improvements by
approving a Six -Year Transportation Improvement Program each year, as required
by RCW 36.81.121.
Proposed Improvement Projects
The Whatcom County Six -Year Transportation Improvement Program includes
preliminary planning for three proposed new road projects:
Horton Road Connector (between Northwest Drive and Aldrich Road);
• Slater Road Connector (between Northwest Drive and Aldrich Road); and
Lincoln Road extension (between Harborview Road and Blaine Road).
While these three projects are on the Six -Year Transportation Improvement
Program, construction is not anticipated within the six -year planning period. Rather,
preliminary engineering to determine project feasibility may be initiated within this
time frame.
The six -year plan contains a variety of projects, including bridge replacements,
intersection improvements, reconstruction projects, and the Birch Bay Drive &
Pedestrian Facility improvements, which include pedestrian and non - motorized
enhancements along Birch Bay Dr.
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -17
September 13, 2018 Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Existing Ferry Facilities
Whatcom County currently has one ferry vessel serving Lummi Island. The ferry
runs between Lummi Island and Gooseberry Point on a daily basis.
Future Needs
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Policy 6A -1 establishes the following LOS
standard for the ferry;
The Lummi Island Ferry Advisory Committee (LIFAC) is cooperating with
Public Works to develop an updated LOS standard. LIFAC will present a
revision to this section when that work is complete. The interim LOS is
calculated using the scheduled trips, the estimated car units of the ferry
and the Small Area Estimates Program (SAEP) population figure. The
interim standard is established at 439 (LOS = (Scheduled one way trips X
estimated car units for the boat) X 2/ SAEP [Small Area Estimate
Program] Population figure from OFM for Lummi Island).
The Special Programs Manager for the County Public Works Department confirmed
that the ferry service currently meets the interim LOS standard.
Proposed Improvement Projects
The Six -Year Transportation Improvement Program includes construction of ferry
terminal improvements, preliminary engineering for replacing the Whatcom Chief,
and preliminary engineering and right -of -way acquisition for relocation of the ferry
terminal.
Total Transportation Costs
Transportation projects, including road and ferry projects, total approximately
$40.6 million over the six -year planning period. This includes approximately $31.4
million in local funds, with the remainder coming from the State and Federal
governments.
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -18
September 13, 2018
Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Chapter 10 - Stormwater Facilities
Existing Stormwater Management Facilities
The Public Works Department is responsible for design, engineering, and
construction of county -owned stormwater facilities. Many stormwater facilities are
road - related stormwater conveyance systems such as culverts and ditches on and
adjacent to county roads. Others are off right -of -way facilities that control storm
flows and improve water quality.
In response to increasing federal and state mandates to manage stormwater and
the public's desire to improve stewardship of sensitive watersheds, Whatcom
County established a Stormwater Division in 2005. The Stormwater Division is
responsible for planning, designing, engineering, and construction of stormwater
facilities. Inventories of existing stormwater facilities are maintained by the Public
Works Department. The Engineering Services Division maintains an inventory of all
road - related facilities. The Stormwater Division maintains an inventory of public and
private stormwater facilities in the area covered by the County's NPDES Phase II
permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems. This inventory includes
ditches, culverts, catch basins, vaults, ponds, and swales. Completed Stormwater
Construction Projects since the Stormwater Division was created in 2005 are listed
below.
Table 16. Completed Stormwater Construction Projects Since 2005
Ebsti ng Year
one rvo.
vvatersnea
raeiiuy name
s,,ompieiea
1
Lake Whatcom
Geneva Stormwater Retrofits
2006
2
Lake Whatcom
Cable Street Reconstruction & Stormwater Improvements
2007
3
Lake Whatcom
Lahti Drive Stormwater Improvements
2010
4
Lake Whatcom
Silver Beach Creek Improvements - Brownsville Drive to E 16th Place
2011
5
Lake Whatcom
Silver Beach Creek Improvements - West Tributary
2012
6
Lake Whatcom
Coronado - Fremont Stormwater Improvements
2014
7
Lake Whatcom
Cedar Hills - Euclid Stormwater Improvements
2016
Figure 1. Lake Whatcom Cedar Hills - Euclid Stormwater Improvements
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -19
September 13, 2018
Appendix F- Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version
Whatcom County Public Works regularly seeks and is awarded grant money that
contributes to the design and construction of these stormwater projects that
improve water quality through treatment systems and stream stabilization.
Future Needs
An increasing emphasis on the protection of sensitive watersheds has resulted in
the adoption of comprehensive stormwater plans, including plans for Lake Whatcom
and Birch Bay. The adopted plans identify work towards planning, design,
engineering, and construction of capital projects intended to address stormwater
issues.
Proposed Improvement Projects
Stormwater improvement projects totaling almost $1 0
the six -year planning period as shown below. These
Estate Excise Tax (REET) and funding from the Birch
Resources Management District (BBWARM).
Table 17. Proposed Stormwater Improvement Projects
Funding Sources
1 REET
2 BBWARM
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan
.5 million are proposed over
costs would be paid by Real
Bay Watershed and Aquatic
2019
Funding
2021
Source
1 Agate Hghts /Bay Ln Stormwater - Phase II
1
2 Edgewater Lane Stormwater
1
3 Civic Center Parking Lot Stormwater
1
4 Silver Beach Creek Stormwater
1
5 Sudden Valley Stormwater
1
6 Lowell - Cedarbrook Stormwater
1
7 Glen Cove - Lakeside Stormwater
1
8 South Bay Drive Stormwater
1
9 Strawberry Point Stormwater
1
10 Shallow Shore Drive - Culvert
1
11 Birch Bay Dr. /Petticote Lane - Storm Drain
1, 2
12 Harborview Rd./Birch Bay Dr. - Storm Drainage
1, 2
13 Lora Lane - Drainage & Tide Gate Modifications
1, 2
14 Semiahmoo Dr. - Drainage Improvements (North)
1
15 Holeman Ave. -Storm Drain
1,2
16 Wooldridge Ave, - Stormwater Improvements
1,2
Stormwater Totals
132,000
Funding Sources
1 REET
2 BBWARM
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan
.5 million are proposed over
costs would be paid by Real
Bay Watershed and Aquatic
2019
2020
2021
2022
QI
2024
Totals
750,000
750,000
170;000
472,500
842,500
50,000
105,000
357,500
512,500
30,000
105,000
319,000
161,000
750,000
1,365,000
15,000
42,000
132,000
661,250
850,250
148,500
86,250
696,000
930,750
155,250
90,000
512,500
757,750
174,000
93,750
267,750
156,250
156,250
50,000
50,000
810,000
310,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
50,000
30,000
320,000
400,000
50,000
150,000
200,000
85,000
200,000
285,000
___200,000
20,000
1,000,000_
1,220,000
1,875,000
2,154,500
1,362,000
1,413,750
1,180,000
2,512,500
10,497,750
F -20
October 8, 2018
Appendix F -Six -Year CIP 2019 -2024
Planning Commission Recommended Version (with revisions)
Chapter 11 - Total Costs
Total Costs for the six -year planning period are shown below.
Table 18. Total Costs for the Six -Year Planning Period
The County plans to undertake capital improvement projects costing approximately
$124 million between 2019 and 2024, which will be financed with a combination of
local, state, federal, and other funding sources.
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -21
Total Costs
Percent of
2019 -2024
Total Costs
Parks, Trails, and Activity Centers
25,369,076
20.46%
Maintenance and Operations
686,000
0.55%
General Government Buildings and Sites
32,175,270
25.95%
Sheriffs Office
4,000,000
3.23%
Emergency Management
90,000
0.07%
Adult Corrections
10,575,000
8.53%
Juvenile Detention
0
0.00%
Transportation
40,612,000
32.75%
Stormwater Facilities
10,497,750
8.47%
TOTAL
124,005,096
100.00%
The County plans to undertake capital improvement projects costing approximately
$124 million between 2019 and 2024, which will be financed with a combination of
local, state, federal, and other funding sources.
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -21
August -9, --2017 - i1CfQ�( -�rT t'tA 2017 2
Exhibit B
(Repeal Existing CIP)
Table of Contents
Ghapter - -1 -- -I- rat -r- eduction ........
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iffier - Provisions,- afid4he- Gar*nty- Budget ...................... ............................... 4
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Futtfre -Needs:- .. :... , . ............................................. ............................... : T
Prod? used -4rn pr- ovemeRtir-+F] j eeC�' r .................................. ...........................x.. 87
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Proposed- 4mprovernent- Pr-ejeets ................................. ..............................: 6
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -1
,Augus"t 9; 28- perid�x-F---ctx- � 7 2-2
Ghapt -er 5 Sheriffs�i ............................................ ..........................:::: 1:2
Existing-- SheriVsOffice•- Space-..: .... ....... !2
Future- Need .............................................................. ............................... 12
Posed- Impreyement- .Projects .:....... .......................................................... 3
Ghapter -6— Emergency -Ma rt agernent .............................. ........................... —:!A
E *isting... Ern- er-gency- Management- Space:............................................................ 14
Future-Needs ...........................................:::.................. ............................1.,
Preposed-imprevemeot- Wr-Pr-�I .... I . . ............................. .............................14
Ghapt-e" A"t- Gcrrree €ierr ........ ................::.......:. 45
E*istin#4aiI -Fae [it+es : : ::::...................................... ...............................
Future- Need .... :.............................. .......................... .............................15
Proposed Improvement Projects- ................. 1-5
Chapter-8— Juvenile Detention ..... ................................... ...............................
Ex-isi:ingJJuvenile Detention- Fac i I i ti ............................. ...............................
Future - Needs:::.:::.- : ...........:-:::..............................................................
Proposed- i nprovernent- Prejects. ...................................... ............................1�7
GhaPter --9 T-ra rtatlart .......................:... ....... 8
E-m-stitt,g -Roa s .............. .........-.. ................................. .... :............................ 10
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Proposed Imprevem+ent- Pr-ojects ..................................... .............................1$
Existing - Ferry- Facilities ...... .. .................................................. ........ I'll ........
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Proposed irnpreveffient P ..................................... ..............................9
Tetipg tatien -Cests ................................ ............................... �
C rapier 48* -Storm ovate Faeilities :...................:...,.......... .............................20
Ex -is6ng Stem water- Mar eff ..f eiGit.. .................... ........... ............. a
Future Needs ... . ..................... ............................... ..: .......... ......................
Proposed-1-m. mprover ent-Pr-ejeets .................................... ..............................2
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Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -2
August-9,--201-6 Appen-di-P, F &im tear -UP -20 7 -20 2
The - Growt-h€'Oar}ager!nent- --t- - equires tom-t +Eerrpfehems+we -Warr
include --a- -c �ital -€acts €ties--- trlarr--etefnent "(R4C-A+.. -3r* 0A-. 40(3-�):�e- W+Iat-cf)m
C-- eufvty-- E4rflprehe- ns€ve -Pk- -earths for -the urtty►- te- develep- awed --dpdate he SN -Year
Capital- Itfrpr- even = rent-Program_(CIP} -f-er-- Lt rt- y- pr- ejects- everf'y+ -lwo years. the --main
purpose --of- the-C ,apita"mprevement- Pr-ogra m-€s to - ident€"rlerlty -- capital
itripf- eveFne"rsjeets--and- estifftated -ee -, ou ttine- a- sc- 1"reduL--- far--project
carnplet€ art, acrd- designate- funding -- sca=r -ces- -fir these- pr&jeets- -based en-a- review -of
exfstAng- and-- pr- ajeEted -- population and - revenue-- c-orrt ittons-forAhe -s-i-x- y=ear- plarning
tad
4ceerdlr�g- te-- k- hre- G�wtRt- t'�4anager� rent met; a- e+ oar�ty� 's- c- apltal-- xaell€t- ies -- friar -- -must
in We five items, .. -ire show. T-
A.- Af--faventep,,,-ref -- eking-- c- apital4ac#1 &--owned-by,- public- entkies - showing
the-locations and capac4ties ef4he-eapit-al-- faelllties:
Current nventerles of- existinq -fi ty- eap€tal- aeilltte , based uplan--informatien
pr-ev�ri .f- „u...y deits; pare i d ter-ef -this
deeurnent.
l3 - #-le as a lse fore ne r s et= eapltaIA..cwWes
C-- hapter-- 4- -of -t-he W-t2a rrr- unty-- Cemprehensr�-P; ,n- esFwbHs- hes-- nUnierical ” -level
af- -service'- st-anda -- far- Cetirrty- parley- and--tr- ails- an rtta4is leles- r=elating -te
ether G ufl y- faculties. -G apical- 4ae+lity needs- e„F asted--a T- -th=e si"eaf
planning -period -by--applying- the- adopted--teveI Of seMee standards te- the expeeted
popttiatien in the-yeffF 2022 and by �rtsidefiflg ethe. eleyant farate
C P Proposed- Ioc- ativr�"nd-c-apacities -of-e ade�+wF new<-- apita,-faeilities.
GeneraHocatk rs- and-- eapac+t-les-- qtr -atf -r les,--jall• --# reds,- e'-,--. )- of-prrrpesed- GountV
f-adlities,arse,Andjea edAn -this document-.
9.- At-leasf a-sip- year - Isla n - th=at- wild -fr`nanc reh- -capkv- V€aeNties- witc=h= -pr=ojected
f�rtre�rr�g-- c-- apac- lt- lr?s-- arrcl- �' ea► Iy-- ider�iftes�aa�r�es-- af- Fpa,bHE- r�er�ey- s-l�a� saes
pufpeses.
T-hls St Fear-- Gaplta-�-frnprovemerrt- Pregfarrrpresents costs of d4ttnd-lrrg -,Oum s fOf
proposed- Geunty- c- apitai €aelitles- E €l- f+trre =: =3iri- dvllars3, There- are a
rlety=ef- lturditrg sees -t - re ety -trtil es --te- paps -for e-apital faeiWtes,
in d+rrg- reaa-- estate-ex,else-taxes,-the-- Pa- W- ie -Utl- lines- 4fnprev+ement- Fund - -false
]<- t vn-- as`t- he-- R-ur -al- -- Sale --Ta -c -l=id; Ecer�o rnle-Develepmertt4n€tiratrve- Fund -of�
Fundj,- Road -_Fund ;Mate -grants;- - €eder-ar4-gfants- and- ar -varl - -o"t'her-€unds'tt- -ls
antic4pated -4 tat- he --GoLm +mss- largest pr- elect -4n - the- ak- yea"fan+-tiricj- per4e€l ,-the
new jail,-rulll require- voteFapproval - -of anadditler- arl--r- evenue -str- earn:
l` -A--- rem, �+ �rerrt=- te- reeassess- t- f► e-- r�i--€- eler�re 'rrt-- 1€�sreile- fer►dr`ng -�Ils
s#rre�eeti�tg-- e�isti►�g -= reeds -- and --tQ -ensue .tr�a�t#e- krr�d - -- +use- �ler�ent;
capital- fac-ilit4es -, plan -- element, -- and - i,nanc- ing- plari -- witty- the -- capital- lacr'lities
plan - element- are cavrdirrated- acrd- .censistent
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -3
Augwst-3, 04 pendb( --F Six Year GP- -7-�2
FinarRy- 4+-- acc- e�r-fa-nwit , - the- Gf;awt- b- 44arnagenffent Ac+,- a-FeEtuir-eFne°f Bass
the -Fand --use element -ef he Cempfebensive --Pl are-- i€- prebabie4u^Kfing-f - short -of
meeti ,ng--exlsi:ing- needs -- and- to- ef�suremnsisierne -y- between -- plans -al ady- exists - - -in
the - Comprehensive 'Plan_(- Pe1.1- t --4A -4
In addition --te-G h- Ma "gerr�e� Ae r�rv+sierrs- �ela�i�. to.- eapi al -faci
Seetion - 6:73g--of4he- �auFtty Charter -a Ise -reclu Tres- the -Go unty_tfrinelude-
Wl$ vERt- pF9g am-as-part-of the vrogPt.- p3j3i Bpfi3il)flS-F y i� "1 x
eapii` al- pr- e,jeet-s- mey- be- ineiaclecHn- tie-- biersr- rlal.- budget -or- maybe - - adopted-- thr -ough
the so"lemer - itg+et- tat- eeess —U[ti- rate-- fufK- 4ng- 4-er eap l-- improvemeat
projects- ls-- subjeet -t+ - of trty� aurrc- +i- arathM� -i .�it�- tkt€►- adeptsd- budget - nsts
identified4or- 20-19- 20x- arr-e4nc- 4uded- -fer -play n g rposes and Fevlew--e�tentjai
future needs; but --not-- €er- bu -dget- authorization - at-t#is time,-
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -4
j6�5 9 F7 f A i - eR iii := SiK -Year CAP 2 n f 0 2 2
Parks, Chapter 2 Trails,, and Aefivity Center
T-- h2G.1. 6-- 1nverttory-- Qf-- GouFttyr-- par-ks--and- open-- spaEe afeas is- ever-4470G- �aefesr:
This- inver"ry-- Is-- sbew"elew ,
Table
Existing
. Existing Park-9
Site No. Park Name. and Location
Acres
1
Bay Horizon Park, 7467 Gemini St., Birch Bay
69.8
2
Boulevard Park, 471 Bayview Dr.
1.8
3
Broadway Beach Access, 7497 Birch Bay Dr.
0.1
4
Canyon Lake Community Forest
2,394.4
5
Chuckanut Mountain Park
973.1
6
Cottonwood Beach Access, 8191 Birch Bay Dr,
4.6
7
Deming Eagle Homestead Park, 5615 Truck Rd.
28.5
8
Hovander Homestead Park and Tennant Lake, 5299 Nielsen Rd.
338.3
9
Jackson Rd. Beach Access, Birch Bay
0.2
10
Jensen Family Forest Park, 8051 Stein Rd.
21.7
11
Josh VanderYacht Park, 4106 Valley Highway
2.2
12
Lake Whatcom Park, 3220 North Shore Rd.
4,686.5
13
Lighthouse Marine Park, 811 Marine Dr. in Point Roberts
24.3
14
Lily Point Marine Park, 2315 APA Rd. in Point Roberts
274.0
15
Little Squalicum Park, 640 Marine Dr.
13.7
16
Lookout Mountain Forest Preserve
4,430.3
17
Lummi Island Beach Access, 2198 N. Nugent Rd.
0.1
18
Monument Park, 25 Marine Dr. in Point Roberts
7.3
19
Northwest Soccer Park /Baseball & Softball Complex, 5238 Northwest Dr.
36.5
20
Nugent's Corner River Access, 3685 Mt. Baker Highway
16.5
21
Ostrom Conservation Site, 4304 South Pass Rd.
36.3
22
Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, 6770 Koehn Rd.
55.3
23
Redwood Park, 3310 Redwood Ave.
0.2
24
Samish Park, 673 N. Lake Samish Dr.
26.4
25
Semiahmoo Park, 9261 Semiahmoo Parkway
304.0
26
Silver Lake Park, 9006 Silver Lake Rd.
410.4
27
Squires Lake Park, 2510 Nulle Rd.
82.3
28
Stimpson Family Nature Reserve, 2076 Lake Louise Rd.
376.1
29
Sunset Beach, 2580 West Shore Dr. on Lummi Island
5.4
30
Sunset Farm Park, 7977 Blaine Rd.
70.0
31
Ted Edwards Park, 4150 Oriental Ave.
3.6
32
Teddy Bear Cove Park, 1467 Chuckanut Dr.
8.8
33
Welcome Bridge River Access, 5585 Mosquito Lake Rd.
0.5
TOTAL
14, 703.2
Pursuant to-RCW 36.87.1.30, there are-also public- - access properties on right- of-wey
ends that mnteFseet sherelones.
A- level of- serviee -e -- "-aeres -off developed parkland -fbf- ever-- ";C?00 -- people in -t-he
G-eui=rty --- was -a pted in - tlhe-- Whatetifff- Eeunt-y - Cornpreherrs'tve -Darr --The- Cou y"s
exist ng- parr s-wgl- meet -tt - adepted -- level - -serviee- ever�sfi - year -- larming
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan
F -5
AugustsEr Appen&x --F— Six -- Year — GIP -204 7-242-2
period. - Howeveri- the - County -is- proposing -- pay" r-a rnent-pr-elecctrs- te4nerease
€ ua4i - e)�isti-Rg- park- -faeili ies -c-ind- develop - the-- Bire4r- 8ayR-- Carnmunityr- Park -to -meet.
the4onger --tef�m- needs - -of -" - owing- population,
Rai°�i pry+ er�ent- �rcr�ec- �s;- t- otaitnt�- rr�e+�- -tftarr-- �-rn+� i�sr�,-- a�- p�pese��ver -t-tre
si c- year--pla""- peria�fr- ese-- c-ests-- wo�:t #+d be paid by reml estate excise taxes
8EE-T- �-,stat-e- gfafits-,-- and- th"esset+oundation as shown -irr h -- tarble at the end
Whateem C-eu+t "rr=ently -- Ices - i ;46-- miles- air- afls4n various- -toeatiens- t- hfoughout
the - Gounty.-T- ktiss- invent- er-q-is -shown --below W
Table 2.Existimg Trails
Existing
Site No. Trail Name and Location
1 Bay Horizon /Bay Crest Trail
2 Bay to Baker Maple Falls- Glacier
3 Canyon Lake Community Forest
4 Chuckanut Mountain / Pine & Cedar Lakes
5 Deming Homestead Eagle Park, Truck Rd.
6 Euclid Park
7 Hovander Homestead Park
8 Interurban, Chuckanut area
9 Jensen Family Forest Park, Stein Rd and Birch Bay Lynden Rd
10 Lake Whatcom Park
11 Lily Point, Point Roberts
12 Lookout Mountain Forest Preserve
13 Maple Creek Park, 7842 Silver Lake Rd., Maple Falls
14 Monument Park, 25 Marine Dr. in Point Roberts
15 Northwest Soccer Park Trail, Smith Rd. and Northwest Dr,
16 Ostrom Conservation Site, 4304 South Pass Rd.
17 Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, 6770 Koehn Rd, Birch Bay
18 Samish Park, 673 N. Lake Samish
19 Semiahmoo Park
20 Silver Lake Park, 9006 Silver Lake Rd.
21 Squires Lake, 2510 Nulle Rd.
22 Stimpson Family Nature Reserve, 2076 Lake Louise Rd.
23 Sunset Farm, 7977 Blaine Rd.
TOTAL
Miles
0.75
4.00
7.01
15.52
0.30
005
3.20
2.80
0.67
4.01
4.16
4.11
1 28
0.35
0.38
0.56
0.81
1.66
0.63
5.75
2.88
402
0.56
M -1E,1:
A4evel- ef- sery ice -eV G;6&- rH4es-- of- +r-ai4s- Bever -y- X889-- peeple in-t-he- �ouf"as
adopted -ire -- the -Wa rn-- County -C-a reherrsive P6in.- "With pro-jected population
grswth in Vlfhate arrEa n eY�� -- -rye t i
years, beut42- addition! a
traifs --would -be- -needed- bye- -tie yea R2 te- sere the pev ie aF of tce+�r+ rt :
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -6
Aug ]year- GIP - 204 -7-2a2
TFafl- "revernent- projects - and• -- associated- facilitrfes Wt- ahng- mare -- them- -�3: -5
nfillior ;- pFopesed -aver theme -yeap- planning- -peFiod.- These- casts- -wotA"e --pa d
by-- REETa -nts- ass -Sho UPIg- in -the --t- able- -at4 a "►c cr,cd of this chapter. These -projects
weu4d add 32 fa+HTtRes- {tile -South Fork -Park Tr- arils;- prejec-t-- would -- add- 4 -mtles -and
the— L-ak- e— Whatfem—Re €enveyance —L- and — Trails--- prejeet---would-- add—N° - es -};
Poten t.ial--aergrtisitiens -ar-e- also - being- -sans' thee -4 - rai+- miles
within -- the -4x -year Iapk .
Activity Centers
There-c�urre+3t w 13- etr;:ity--c-enters -- that =— pFevide`a.- afiet-y F-year- Found
pregrarns- ter-- var4ous- age grettps:- The-- aeti vity- c-ent-er- inventery- is- show+-,he#ew-.
Table 3. EAoting Activity Centers
Site No. Activity Center Name and Location
1 Bay Horizon, 7511 Gemini Street
2 Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck Street
3 Blaine Community Senior Center, 763 G Street
4 East Whatcom Regional Resource Center, 8251 Kendall Rd.
5 Everson Senior Center, 111 W. Main Street
6 Ferndale Senior Center, 1998 Cherry Street _
7 Lynden Senior Center, 401 Grover Street
8 Plantation Rifle Range, 5102 Samish Way
9 Point Roberts Senior Center, 1487 Gulf Road
10 Roeder Home, 2600 Sunset Dr.
11 Sumas Senior Center, 461 2nd Street
12 Van Zandt Community Hall, 4106 Valley Highway
13 Welcome Senior Center, 5103 Mosquito Lake Rd.
Note: 'flte Blaine; Evet-son, 6yn fe^n..a►n.d Sumas-Genter-5- are•owtied- by4besL epi c t,tivt_= mu". . The- Paint - Roberts
Center- -is- owned, by tits Form R bLaT arf+ { isp�l E W#Ratcart► C�runFY� p�av��les ar�dfaF cosaFrae s for sent at ruk s
argil- recr-eattonal pr"ranorraiFl"t4hese t
The -W gate+ er+ �-Ce+fnty- Compr- ehensi've--- P4an -- dues- rnet- c- ent-atln -e - level -et:- service
st:andard4or -eet vitsy- +cer-vterss:- Ranier; Cemprehens ve-- 'Ien-Pa i,ey- +4F-5- states:
Gontlnte- to- pfev4de -a, ppe � cOyity g centers; t:®
serve- �t- he-gfowing -popur#atr ion-- oF- -'U hatfsf- Goufrty --hy+ -the- .ollewlig"et beds
as- -needed#, rieh are listed- in'pr-lafit-y�e a {- )-Im 'rnenitr' �l�tpregrar�nfrig
e ranges, -{ ad€iEln} space-- te- ex+Sting cen I s;- ,snd,ior -(33)
_9tab44s- kwj --new
eenteFz
The County --wM -- budget4o r4 mprovemrents4e - such- €aNlixies asneeded,
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -7
Augers[ -J, -204- Apperrdtx -F - -Six- ?year -UP ;1 -2,122
_...,.revenient Project
One-ac iii -iy eenter - -im- prove lent -prc je t; osttr g $� 5; (3 is- proposed -r rrer thr
six-year- plat - fining- -pericid. These- ,Costs - would- be-- paicl- by.._Ri*ET- anti--r-�-- stat -e - grant -as
shown4n -the table- below.
Six Year Go , revel. nt —P mIgrarn
The -p� f,k-i trafl and- aettvi-t- y- - -c- enter- pfojects- planned - over - the- neext- six-- yeafis -acre
shown be'ew.
4- a- 64e-4. Pat,kf "Frai+,-onci- AL44vily -C-enter Projeetq-.F'F&mted-Gver -thL -F t
Six -ears
Funding
Birch Bay Community Park
30,999 470,999
x99 999
�
Development
HevarrderPark Bdildings
499;999
40,000
2
Denic'r.& Site-Restofation
Hevander-Park- Maintenance
Building
54 04
425;000
4751444
2
Hovander -Park - Slough- Bridge
99 999 7-08;08
439,999
2
Lighthouse Marine -Park -&eat
4,999 445,999
425,999
Lumm- Hsland`'Overleek- Stairs
409,999
499,999
2
115,090
44990
2
l;eglaeernen t
Nessett Restroem & -Br r- ge
489,990
49;999
4
Improvers
Part,&- . dq aFteFS Water
nc.-t.:ti ,tie.., Syste
99;009
99;999
2
Samish Park Lodge Dee!.
°°'T"
Re en
90;999
597949
2
SeiniiahFnea Facility- Remodel
50,999
94,999
2
5'YeFLake Park Bridge ' I�9e
3449 1.7.��"AO
240 -,944
2
�'
29.E 249044 209,00
424449
2
v„
Te.,. aRt Lake/ F-Fag Fa Ree
x9999
34 004
2
Garden Walk &' lfrrgatiom
Iffli3
Lake Whateorn -RA conveyance
Land Tram!
2CG,=
343,904 233,099 399;099 249,909 334,440
4;769;004
2;3
4 ga 449 7�4 049
9449
2
n }�
Lake A hateem Trariihead
ntift✓ vvi -i
4a -4,449
40,949
215
'e Falls Tra"head
79,989 409,099
7�0 0(-;
4/�
2
/� ry/�ry
/00
A0O Lenle s
PlafltaNO11 -1414 rsr- RaFxje
R-en evatlonS
425994
4-29.009
4
TGTA E
'Funding
1,139,000
69@,900 G43,900 21423:909 44G;909 530,990
5,839,990
CSCeTurces
-1--. REET 1
2 - -RE€T 11
-- -State Grant
—S—.---Federal GraR
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan V F -8
Augttst-9�- 20-165 Appendix --Six-Year- IP- 203- 22
Existing Maintenance and Operations Spaee
The 2016 -- lnve€vtor- y- .trf-fn iintenanc-e- &- epeFations/f- ae- iii -ies -- nagefren" a -that
sefves-the-,Geunty -is- 44; 1-n squafe- €eet-�his- ifwe�- orHs- shown -below
Table S. Exii9ting Space
Site No. Facility Name Square feet
1 Central Shop, 901 W. Smith Rd. (Maintenance and Operations) 35,773
2 316 Lottie St. (Facilities Management) 4,978
3 — Minimum Security-Ger- rect-ion- F-ac4git-y ?03G- Divi'0aion,St. 3w660
(Facilities Management Storage)
TOTAL 44,411
The— Whete4Fn-- 4Z-atinty-- Corprehensive- Plan- idees- not--eentarn - a- leve"f service
standee d4of— na- intenance- and-operatlens The - Coin- y_.wi*- budget- for- fnpFever rents
to s-u�ilitiessas -need
o-
err+ provemerit- pr -ejccts7- ,ar- 4h,- C,entrari--Shep; otai-ing- $4A6,9OG ire-- propesed--cver
the- sip- yearr- p4afloirr"erk)d:-There- c- ests-wat+fd- be- paW- by4hhe -- road -€und -and -shop
s�efvices- rnarlt -- ups --as- ahown-4n4he- table -Waw.
GeRtralShep Evh_us
TOTA X88,988 190,099 4Q0 908
0
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -9
August-9,---20-16 APPendix --F — Six— Year - CIR -203 7-2622
The -20 -16-4 n v efrirrtent €+ee-fie -is , -square -feet- at
eight4ec- at'in'$.--Thi5 ii,'r';rr=rt&"-- +$howf,- -belo .
Table
1
7, 2916 Ifiventery of County Government Offlee Speee
Civic Center Annex (322 North Commercial)
30,000
2
Central Plaza Building (215 N. Commercial)
10,307
3
County Courthouse (311 Grand Avenue)
200,000
4
Forest St. Annex (1000 North Forest St.)
14,000
5
509 Girard St.
13,189
u
---a37J3- Mt-- Baker-Highway
— 2,. 0
7
1500 N. State St.
16,820
8
Northwest Annex (5280 Northwest Dr.)
20,265
TOTAL
306,691
Future Needs
The- Whateam -C y+-Ce rrpre nsi ,vr -Plan— nest --ean t- air =r-a- 4eae4-- ef-seMe-e
standard fer general gevernment -bu my x+41-- budget er
verneRM- ta- 5ueh- f- ac-i4ities-as- needec.
If:apfaverr,ertt-- and- ma€ ntenance- pr- ojee- t- s- efi-- e*tst"- i3Odi}nWai-icj sites ever -Ehe -six-
year -pla"ing- per -iod- testa+,- appn9*iinately-- $23-.2- mi9lie""hewn below.;
�a�i��: iRre�tc�- F3e4 }dsne��- m�+evemen#�r�e�#;�
Gourthouse _
GeaFthe,_se PFej ets (Alarm
UpgFades, etc.) 404,500
Extermer MaiRtenanc_e 779 -909
rti-...-,beFS n,... edel 140 -099
3e9- s+rard
Remedei
1599-N. Stmte -5t:
Remodel
-..•_ Genteir
Rs,rOlrt
2"9 -2020 24M 2022 lot
M
200,000 200,000 200,000 200,0 00 200,009
140,090 2
0000 5,655;000 2, 3.4
2;935,999 1,750,909 a,785,ogo 20
x,2537000 P
New Facility 790 999 Er,399,999
Maintenance
Mainte Res., „ n..,;., 1—
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan
7-,990;000 4�9
1,000,000 400,999 4-,7
500.999 500;999 599,900 599;099 2,090,990
F -10
August-9,--2916 Appendix F -- 'ix-Year-GIP-201-7-2022
k
y:xaii
Olrect-091tal Certtf,,ol System
Upgrades 336,963 336,063
eafpe"Replac-e�is 66 6&,OW KOW 65-1" 6&1= KOM 3lbBIOGO
3+rteftef- -fatmirrg 64,Mg W ;= 69,999 6"99 &"W 69;A99 30D,000
*G*AJ: 4;363.509 4.&1"63 3.S%40 6151909 8164090 816,OM 23222,W
Funding Seurees
t. REET I
: --EDI
"ifard --F
4. nteF-fundAean
S:- State - Street Fund
6: Civic- Centef4und
-7,Rerad Fund
8: Chemical Dependcmicy jhlerrtaI44ealth-Faed
9-Grartts
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -11
I - ... �A eH Hf°7' '1' "TT.Lrr" S"7�^Tl'S
The-2-01+6-4nvente rer4ff!s- ef- fiic -e- space -is- x-3;32.6- sgtuar-e_feef. -T= his- 4iwentaryr is
shown below -.
Table 9.
"- -Sheri is- Fiae4kies
Site No.
Facility Name
Square Feet
1
Public Safety Building (311 Grand Ave)
15,102
2
Minimum Security Correction Facility (2030 Division St.)
6,000
3
Laurel Substation (194 W. Laurel Rd.)
1,800
4
East Whatcom Regional Resource Center (8251 Kendall Road)
144
5
Birch Bay Fire Hall
192
6
Nugent's Corner Fire Hall
88
TOTAL 23,326
Notes: TheSherifrs- Office also has- sterage4aciiities- at.-various -1wat ons in- Whatcom County,
The -- Count's -tick two-- mobile homes and- -an Ali'} -detC'nUon- Hit'd-- iFF-Point-Reber -tS. The
resident deputies operate out -of- their- -- homes or- r ti4ze -space at-the A-3,S:- Customs - office -at
the- b@rder-
Sheriff-""f fice4-a c- Mitt: files-- iocEticie- shareduce- et-- loearl4- r- e- distr- ic- ts-i-wbiEh -is-- rimed
or - leased -space -not soiely- dedic- aced-- te- 5hefff s-- -E) fic-c - rise- T.fris- -space--+s -available
depend4 g-- err -- Fire gi-cAHet -- needs --ai rid--is -- generally- subjeelr- t-e-c4:vange -- with - skier -t
ire.
The hat1E@ m-r G =r!'rpFehens4ve r',r�i it ec
Vl , eentaiR- -a— le•i►ei —i9 9eFvi+ee
standard-faf-She +FWs- Bffiee-€aeilities. Rather,-,C-ornpFehensive- Plan -- Policy E)- 2-ts -•tfl
Maintain--- Sh-efi€,f's--t ff-ic -adult- c-corrections- facilit4es- and- headquar- Viers --W
pravide -a- safe - twiwrrtment4ar -the -eernmr.rnity, -staff and- 4nmate5... Existing
faeMties fnay-4ieexpanded, FeT ledi - and -fer-- -new - €aeif es--deweloped in
response- ta-eha n q ing -n eed:
luFest- Sheriff's- �€fiee- neti4n
r- r
are- ct�rre- t" aseed- in-4he- -Publie-- Sarfety- BuRdi-ng
ad nt -to- the- CEourtf route -acrd - -are -- rewrote-- frorn.- the-- majjor4ty- ofahreriff s- A#i+e-e
Bw.eaij-ef--Law Enfer-eem . efvt:- -a md4i vestigative -Servo+ ees- fu nctiens-tl:�a� take-- plaee--in
uni Fper as <ed -Whi t- c- af-- C- aunty -T vis r-esu4ts -ti-i e €f-ie-ierrdesr and delays-. Spaee
arrd-- design - €agars -irr rent-facilities - pre clude-c-onseli�dat:in"ariaos- functiens
per-€offned- throug+-tet - the--- ageney- iFeeeptioi i-4- irramEe; etc -4--- and-- Fesutt -4-n
reelundaneies. eceuse--- e€- Wese- issues, exi stirrg- -Sheriffs fie- e-- faetlit"tes --and
assoeiated -#t tions-wll4--tae cortselidated-fe*eept--€ er— "Rtesiderrt--Deput- y- „pr"ogr -afn
faeilities) and-may-be- e-e- Eoeated- wFith- thte-ja-ii -: .
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -12
August -9,, 2Q -� Ap�ridio(- F-- -Si�Kearrn�u - }
Proposed Impravement Projects
q- -new; expan-ded,- car -- rem- edeled --5# per€ ff' s -Head a e- tac--i-ff y- is- pr-epesed wM4n
the -six- year - tanning- _per-ied.--A--new -Sher 95- Head quay -tefs fac- Hitt- -would -ce-A
appr o ximat-+ ely-$-,-9-- mi[Non,- paid-with -- bona - proceeds t- hat- w"Jd ---be fepald free --the
General -Fund; as-shown- i!ielew:
*able 10. Proposed Sher' 1 leadque- ters imprevement Projects
New- SherlWs
Office 3;SO_8_- &[_13 3;868 -,9BB 3.808,000
T-GTA 3,-808•,GOO 3,868,600 3;868,000 3,848;6476 3,8)8 -,aW -0~0
funding- seuree
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -13
- A ppendtx-- F-- -Si- x-3Keaf�C-.tP- 2D1-7-2(3-�1-,2
Existing Emergeney Management Space
Tkre I+6-inventory- -of- Slier - its' Gff ee,--GivisioFr- ef- Emergency-- m-a-Rage M-ertt -space -is
4;OGG- s$kraFe4eet;-laeated he- Whateem -- 4n fred --Efee Oeyt••C- eerdinat- ate- -Ger►teF
{ WIJECG-4�er►ted -by -and -- shared - betweee- batb --1+ hateor-n-C-euftty --aR&- tie -- pity --ef
Bell! ngff rnT , e Wt EGC—is- eernprised-of- -,{xG -- sgttar- e4eet--ef eff ee -spa ce aF -an
additien ,400- square- €eet- of- suppcsrtr fae- 4itie"tised -- for --meet +rigs trai"- -i
exer-eises, and during - erF+ ergeneies,)- fihe-- WUECAG-- ser°ves -as- 4he- -E ier-geney
Operations Center -fee- ah m�i nt"nd4he -Gty
F nrsr =a+� s
14.1-V TTJ. Sft 7
Site No. Facility Name Square feet
1 Whatcom Unified Emergency Coordination Center 24,000
3888 Sound Way, Bellingham
The -Wha- corm- C- ounty-- Comprehernsive -- plan- -dees- net-- eent^ain- a- level- "eFviee
standard for- emergeneyr- mafiagernent faeiiities;--Rather, Garnpr- ehensive•- phaFr- pe4c -y
4D-4-is-W.
Mai ri- tain•�dequ ante^ F- aei4ties-- ferr--- da4y-emer- genc -y-- management- aetivvit:ies
and r4ng- n- emer-genc"r- disaste",or -the- emer- genc-- -y- -ap+erations
cerrtef=The-- fac -itities- wilt-- provide-- suffteict pace--feF ae i- WNes- r- eleting_te
en• ter- gene-y- /disaster -p}anFt"7 mitigatienr response- and'•Fecevery: - Existing
facilities - may -he expanded; FeFnedeled -an4 /- car -- new- fac4kt -les develeped4n
respense- te-- changing - need -.
T�ottrtty-- wiN-budge"OF-if�ftpFOvements-te- suefr- faeiftties as- needled:
Proposed Improvement rejeet -9
Thefe- afe -ne•- apital- improvem ent-- profeets- played -or- needed- 4n- -tom -•six -gear
p4nft�fg peFied-.
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -14
Auto!' ust - -9, 016 Aroa l endr6-F 6+x Ye "ai-- +CIF -2017 "0-22
Tbe--Eau- Pity's -- Mart- .iait-wias--des € ned -acrd r- igi•ra Iy-- buik -te- Ifl --148- beds;- ak-iieug #-r
wit"orne 4im- iced-- r,emadel - nd -t -te- use- -suede e- #Lflk nq -4h e-- ePef-atiaflal
eapaeity- of -t-he- ain it -should- be-- €er --tbe use- of -2-1: - beds:- AddltienaFP�; -i be �aihis
eurrentlyr -not in compliance -with - the- Building[Fire- -Codes- €er- doLible burrkingi
alt- houg4 -a -- plan -- has - beer- approved- te-- bfing-- i"rate6cemplianc -e:- ill - hate -otn - County
ed-- tr-itetk rr r>i =;rte -SG bed-- nini m- uf -- se6ufi�eer-r -ec4 en- €ac4kty -en
8 isiorr- t-iFr �flrr36 = Fhe�h4ain li- is�oeatet art- tk�e -P
Safety- Building -nex-t to
tl t�C- ounty- -CeeFt reuse in- downtt wft - Bellingham -and -the-"-
Correction Faeces looated-in- the- BakeFview -Bd rtdustr -ierl- area:
Site No. Facility Name
1 Public Safety Building (311 Grand Ave.)
Minimum - Security Correction Facility (2030 Division 6t -.)
Jail Beds
212
'150
TOTAL 362
TI• ter -e re--seriat.ta- eeneerns mong-iaw- -and justie"€€ieia -rekA t9- -ta jail fac& -y
needs -in-the- eomtmuni•ty - ;-T ris-- geed - has-- beeta- -dec -u rn - by- reeommendat4ens
frarn- the- Wha,t6ort C€�r ,� w-a } 7t slic -e fa r-Pk�a e- �� -F+?ep ►rt-{ taf�e 9(1�J, -its -a
rer erttit9ed- Qperatioraf fewe�vv a 1I�at gts� 3ailMarel
2 ,004j,-4n- 4he- Whate-ern- County- Awl- Piarning Task Fie- Rec-emmendat-ions- -twee:
2044 -- and - - Marc -- () -1-2 ); a nd-i n- the - Whateen+- - e&tity -Ad ult- £arrections- Facilities --&
Sheriff=s- 1-Pr-- Pr- e- Sesigrt Report -¢Sept 13 :
T-he- AI tatc-ewF�--Gounty-- C- ernprehensive -- Plan -does- riot -- f9tafn -a- level -cif - service
sarid aFd --Fo Hall- €ae- flk4es- Rather-,— npreheftsWe - -€ Pan- Poiiey -4I is- -to,-
n i:v-Sher4ff`s- Mice- adu4t- e- tffec�iaffs-faeiilties a ~�-,Pveeadftuar- tern -t-o
pfovide- -a-=-€.e-- erw!fen = tent"fer --the cer ►muni y-, - afi +- fnates he
number -ef- fall- beds- -W"dolt co-- reetions 4litles- will-t"eter fliged- arfter
reyiew-- ef-- aftcr3tiple- fa,eterfs; if eluding --prejeeted- popalatiort- gfew�St -ate
sentenc4ng- -laws, - a+ter- native-- ,prorg-r -ams; tfeatment --df- version- pfegfaf sI
early--release- prograr s, the need -t- - separate vie4ent- 4nmates-,tf►e-need to
separate-- in-rnat-ea- b"endef, the- need- te-- separ -ate -iFtm. antes- by --ot- ter
classifieatlen -- consider -ationsT-aver- age- -4engtl:t- f- -stay; -peai<inmate
populations--acrid 4lable farad# rag: - Ming--- faeHities- -niay--be- e*paaded;
remodeled- -and/- or-n+e fac4iilies -- developed -ift- response- ta- ehangirrg- need-.
In an effort to- -meet- -the c- ommunity_ need,- the - County - ,plans- a- construct -a- -new;
e-xpanded- , -and ;,ede led - Adult - Corrections-- Fac4lity
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -15
AttgUs" -2-� App er did- F— Sif- ear-O"0-1-7-2022
Asp- 4nteFT"tneasefe ee. fistin�r+ectieri- Fac-4# tt improvement&-arm planned -so
t+kit~ these -- buildings can -min •e- -- ,�tion -- until -t- e- new- af- remodeied laril -is
The- east-- oVthe-- prepesed faf-4 ty-4s�r-exiiTvate"11-2,GOG,000. T hie- Bost -44he
i€npr$ve ;,ts tine e��isti+ - a -€a iNtit -is rpprc xirnatefy $3jOOGjOO i:- -hese-ccst -s
ar-e -proposed -te be - paid€ r �+vttt+ -bond -,pro reeds #at✓wat be- re�►aid -aw tlr a yew
sale tax; he jail- - improvement -fun , an4-the-- genef :a- 4-a5-shown n -below
Frn i7•FI
Funding
2GI-72 20M 20" am Total
}
New j 0 22�n� 00 22rc 400,0 o 224, 09$89 22 400,000 22>40G-,OGO 112,000,000
E-xis 4t,eq Correction
Fae"'' zrri rrn• 2-,3
F+*es -,I:LO0; 000 4 80 ",Go 3089000
Tatar 1,200,000 24,200,000 2- 2;400;•000 2 -R;4W,000 22,490,00 2-2 480,000 115,000;009
Funding Saurees
1. Bends (New Sales Tax)
2• -3afy improvement-fund
3. Genera' Fund
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -16
August 9,--2 pendi,�F —Six Year - GIP - 201 -7�022
The-- 2016-inventer -y of— C- Bunt- "uvenile -detention- €aeiWes --ii r des-3 ed�- serving
the- eeu"" id" epulation.—The-juverdle- det- ent-io"aefl4ty- is�ated erg- t#ie -����
fkw- ofthe-Geunty- Cou-Ftheuse- -at-341: Gr -arnd Avenue.
Site No. Facility Name Beds _
1 County Courthouse (311 Grand Ave.) 32�
The --Wl - iateom-- Caunt -y-- -Go prehensive-Plaq -€ oes- ot- c- entaIn- ,a-4evel - ef-- serviee
standar d- foHuverrile- detention -- facilities - Rat -het-i Corn, prehens4ve- Plan --Poliey -4B 3- -is
Maintain -- juveniie detentlori-- teci4ities -and alter natNe- eefFeetier&- pr- egr-pr
to- provide -safe and - sec -uf-e- methods -- tai -provide-- ac -couf* 4ity- and- Atppor - -t
ter- - minors -wh+o - break- - the 4aw, -- Existing--- faci4t- ies- r-rray -may- +expanded;
rernedeled, -gel; for --new -mil lit-i +esAeveloped- in- respons�to -c hanging - need
The County will- budget -fear ifnprovements- ta�si;ch-- 1=acilitJes- needled
There - - ne-- eapital- improvement- prejeet� planned-eF--needed---in the om1*-year
planning peried.
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -17
Augus,t-9, 21~6 - -- Append, x F Si c- Yeaf =C-IP -2D4-7-28.2'-2
Tb"O1 -S verttery--shews-a-tota"f 938.55
there - are - 2�-5 -- rifer --o€ -state - F�+g#we}s- iW#atearnet+aty ¢ft�ei+�i -r5}
Therefore, -there acre- apprex r na Wy 1 a6- miles-- of -"lic - roads- in- Whateem --Gc u- t-y:
The -W h at- com-- C+aLtnty- Gomprehensirte- -Piae- sets - leverof- sewice -(-L�)-- standardsr -f-er-
C- ount"eads- FutLir- e- -traffie -end- -the level-- e"er-v�ee -far- reads - man-- be- forec -asted
using- cemputer--- nHadeti- ng -se€t- war --,-The Mtcem- Gout! -of- GovemwneFrts- forecasts
fuWre-- tf- &fafie- utilizinq -a - E- omput4er-- tr- aesportatief-t- mede,- 7-ttis- FnedeFing- effort -wilI
infert�rtr,anspor- tatlon -pla ng- -itrWhateom- EeLr�-t
WV, ateefFr --Cot +city -- ecemplishes-- pl,aFm ng- far C- atmt+ -- read-- kRpr- ovements -ley
approving -e- Six-- YeaF- Tr- ansper -6- Lien- �mprevem+ -#lr-egrafn each- years- €equired
by RGW 36.81.121.
Pf�&pesed improvement Projects
T-kre. Wt atcom- Count- y -5i -x- bear -- Transpet-tati preve meat-- Pregram-- lrnc- Itxdes
prekn-1 ray -_p6nf feor- three- pFoposed- stew- +aaci- projee-ts
+- F+orten -Road- Connectap- (between -.- Prier -thwest -t7r-i -and- AWfietr- R-ead),
+ 6 iffier -- Read -C-of rneeter- (between44oghwest- DFiv+e -sand- Aldrich - Read", nd
w- t4fteeln- Road- extension - (between- Har- ber-v4ew- Read-a Rd- Bla+ee- R-ead}:
pile- these - three - projects -are- en-- t-hef- --Six- Year -T-r nsportabon-- im prove ment
Program;- eenst-rueti an- et- an -06pa - ed- w�finfi the- six -year pla-n"- peried Raather;
preliminary engineer - in g -te- determine- -prvjec- t- fea-sibil-ity<,- maybe- iftitiat -ed -wit4i -r+his
tim, e4farne.
The -si -x yRear plan -also- includes- br- idge-- repiac ents,- rreeeenstr-uetien projeets- ,acrd
l; he-- Bir eh-Bay- Drlve-&- Pedestrier +-Faelllt-y- i•mpr-awernents,--F ieh- -infkF d"edestrian
and - non- rgotorized - enhancement- s- aleng-- Bif -ch- Bayer -;
Whatcflrn-Ce�ctr-Fently- has -ene- ferr=y- vessel serving -I_- rnfni- tslant#- T-he-l:effy
r- tins- between,-6ki-mrfti - s4af�d-and- Soosebe"- Point -en--a -daily basis.
ftttt e- :,feeds
Wiiatcefn-C-ount -y-Ce pr-ehen!5ive- fah n- P&H,ey- 6A- 1-- 4s -to- establish - the - following- levels
of - s+erviee- (- LQ5-y- fop- puFposes- ef-�aining- transpoftatien- -e-eneerrenW.
The FM 191and FerryF- Addsery- -Conn mittee-- (- L4FAE- is c eepera -6ng- -with
PubiieWerrs to deyelep -a, -mod -ward - UFAC-- w-1ll -p sent--a
revisiof,t ---to- ..this -- sec - turn- - when -that work- is-c -om- plete -The- interne- LG& -is
ealeu ated -using e-- schedule #rips - t-he -- estimated -caf - unttsr ef-#ve- ferfy
and -- tire- Srnail- Area- Est-lpp�ates -- Program - (BAEPly- populatietr--figufe. --The
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -18
Rt ttst 4; ppendrx -F —Stx- Year- -C� -2+F 1;z-2
intertnn= arfwdard is esi atilis�ed- at-439 ed�tled-e Y If 1p- 11
estif+at -ed- ear-- )nits --€rar thf-- beat)- X- - '-,' Sma"fea- --Est4 area-- Progrwn
Pepu4ation- tigufe- €r- om-GFM -for Lum. mi- 4sland) -.
:F#e- -Spec!"rog -r- fns - Manager -for - the £�uftty- Publie-- Ifo *—s— epaftrnent €ors €irmed
th&4he-- -feF"erv- ice-- -cur= reni:"eets--and evert -he-- si"eaf -pla r-v n+g---periOd7
should- efatinue to- meet -the- interim -LGS- standard
The - Si• x-Year- Tr�tspert- ation--- impr- ovefnent- Program- inc#udes - construction of ferry
dock- .impfevements- and- pr-afienl r upfaE it►g- -the-A 'ha�e-ern-- +✓prie€
a- nd-- fepi,a+cing -the-- Whatee m- C4,rief�:
The- Geunty- plans -to expend--$ 48: 4- fn4hie +i -on- tr- anspvrt-atie"r-ojeet -sr; -i+ rdivg-
and- effy- pfoJeets ovvef- the -s i r-- plaefling-- pefied --fin- additien--to�e^- Q:
Funds; -it - ins- antieipa -t art- 4uncHng -w4l- lie -feee d- fr- amr-- the-Stat-e an Fred
gevernments
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -19
I O • •. •. 0 a • •
T- he-- Public - -Work- s— Bepar- t- mew- is-�espensible per— des<ign7—eFtgineeFingr -mod
eenst+-u-ct4e"f countyF- owned- 5tefiTrwatei�-fae ies:- I'44affy-sWF --t rk-er� -aealities are
read -r- elated - storm - water- con anee-- systerns-suc- -� ctilVer -ts- and-- dit'C- hes-on -and
ad;weer+t4-e- tount� -Fea ds- -Others --are- off - fight -o€- way - facilities-- thart-- �nntFOI- storm
flows- -and- ilfrpFeve- water--qttaal ty
fn- .r-esponse -to - -i nereasing--federal -.a nd -- state- rnandetes -te -tea Rage- st-er- F-nwater --a€td
tli"uWie's desire-- te- impr- ove- stewardsh4p- of- serrsit-ive- router - sheds,- 1Nhaworn
Cou-t3t- y- est-abHshed a �tormwater- group-iff--the- Sur- €ac-c-W-at-er-- Division- of-the Pub ie
Werk- s- Deft -ie rrespenst`ble- --€er- planning;
desigfiing; - -et'tgineerirtg, a-Fiid- constf uetion- of -stem water -f-ac4i ities-�--i-eventer- ies- -ef
e- x4stifV- -st-("iiwater`- f,ae4ities- ate- faint- aimed -by- the -Pir blie- Works,- Depat -t- went —T-tae
Engineer- inq -Serviees--Divisriet maintains an- invent- or -y-ef al�read --r= elated-- faNl[Ues.-
-The-- St€armwatel 9 -FOu} rnaif }t ins- an- irrwerrRory -ems public- and - private -stef rrwater
fadiitaes4n -4 to --area c-ovented-- by4 he- C-otrnty!s-NPDES- Phase4�-perftit- fair- Munielpal
Separate Starreart! S7sterns r ",into+ 1tc�d4teites,r}verts -catch
basins— vaults;--- pends,--and-- swaies--- Cefnpieted- stortfrwtater eenstf�uetion - -pr- ejects
sinc -e- the - Public -Wf)F ts--St -eFMw +rater-- "uf),.was-eFec-�ted --ili 2PGS- - Fisted- belovw
1
Lake Whatcom Geneva Storn-w ater Retrofits
2006
2
Lake Whatcom Cable Street Reconstruction & Stormw ater Improvements
2007
3
Lake Whatcom Lahti Drive Storrrw ater Improvements
2010
4
Lake Whatcom Silver Beach Creek Improvements - Brownsville Drive to E 16th Place
2011
5
Lake Whatcom Silver Beach Creek Improvements - West Tributary
2012
6
Lake Whatcom Coronado- Fremont Stormw ater Improvements
2014
R"re f. Lake Ra
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -20
August4, ? 0-�
Whams; a nty-- I)t�bkc - - -Wt rks- P!eceivec- -a-n iFafd for th est 4rtbutaryr _ef -Silver
Beach, ek Starrnwater- l rn provements -{ Existinq--Site-Ne- 5- abewey-- Silver -Beaeb
Creek-" perienees- iner-eased- stermwateF --ru neff- acrd- gfeater- pea k-fiow"ue-t-e--its
developed- landscaper This- project- was - designed -- to- - ubstant€c-iFyf-- improve -water
guaiit"nd- reduce- ftooding-4n-ar peeially- pfeblemetle- reac- h-- ef- tie- eree4�:Fhe
prejec" netuded- r- eshaping-- a-nd�-aWiizing he - stream- -efrtannel;- instaNi- n"at-er-
quality- treatfnent-- sw.ales, -- and-- installfrg--staFfnwater -- vaults: These Ampreventent -s
€il ter--- phosphews-- c- er-rtabiWi -sedinien -a+lL-v�ate- €looding — reduce- erosion; -arrrd
pFemote - i- nfiltratlon Pfolect ce ri ier-r-- c- ost- -r eras- afpprexirnaWy- $- 599;-€i4g --and
sbareel- bet - weer- loea -lm real- est-ate- exelse- t- ax--(REE�)-rev+enuesr a-State -vf Washirrgt -on
Department o €- Ecology - grant- and- a- feder-al -Ef"
AfH ceasing emphasis - vn- the -protection - of-- sersitive- w-atefsT eds has -esu ted -fn
the- adepiien-of-c�rehe rsive -ster nwatef-pians-,- n,c4uding- plans - far -L-ak hatcom
aftd- Bir+eh--- Bay-;-- -Tfre- adapted - plans- identi €y-- -work towards- -plar+rrin -9 design;
engineer-in aced - eanstruetiar rfi -capital - projects- intended- .t4- -addr- ess- stor-erwatef
issues:
Stec- rnwater =- impr,evement-pfoje4�tota fir -rg- -ar-e- proposed
ever- the-si, -- year- planfting- per-ie"sshown -bel€ w.- These - cents- .would -be- paid -by4he
flood fun "EF - ; set -e--gfants -,-- and - Bic -c- -Ray- WateFs A }r is Res€ ur-ees
Management (BBWARM)- Nstfiet - €unds
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Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -22
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1 iwbefyiew-Phase4
$fainage
2,4
1pipr{ ven- lents
704��D0 �46�89
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funding- Seurees
3- ,29,5,+000
1:175;801 1,355;000 1 ,95"DO F3+FfGiGOO 65", 00 X22.5;400
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Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -22
August-9j--201-6 Appendix Year- E�917 -- 022
Chapter !I: Tietal Gests
Total -Gosts --feFth year-planning pesiod -are shown below.
Tahle 17. T do s f r ire Six- �'ear�' anrrtiin -Pe ie
TOTAL LSJ81yS16- �SO,SQ7,t05 — 9LfH4,A 1 ,%S06"401 6:2 IAM-- 16,049,04U -- 744,184,748 -- 4004044
The Gels cr take capita fl" a
-1 -- fn4fion -- between 24-7 -ate- 242 -2:= a W-ha eufrty - C- apital- Facilities
Revenue "na`ysi5 ce- -t-#ese-eaot- - €-acilities- witNr-the
Coun y s- pfe,jec -- it -ed- fufd4ng- c- opacities
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -23
Total
% of Total
2012
2418
3415
2010
2021
2022
C=
rm
Parks, Trails, and Activity Centers
1,139,000
698,000
603,000
2,423,000
446,000
580,000
5,889,000
2.69%
Maintenance and Operations
300,000
100,000
0
0
0
0
400,000
0 18%
General Government Buildings and Sites
4,382,500
12,830,063
3,565,000
815,000
815,000
815,000
23,222,563
10.59%
Sherirfs Office
0
3,808,000
3,808,000
3,808,000
3,808,000
3,808,000
19,040,000
8.69%
Emergency Management
0
0
0
0
0
0
0,00%
Adult Corrections
1,200,000
24,200,000
22,400,000
22,400,000
22,400,000
22,400,000
115,000,000
52.47%
3uvenile Detention
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00%
Transportation
7,465,016
7,696,432
7,935,021
8,181,007
8,434,618
8,696,091
46,408,185
22.09%
Stormwater Facilities
1,295,000
1, 175,00D
1,355,000
1.950,000
800,000
650,000.
7,225,000
3.30%
TOTAL LSJ81yS16- �SO,SQ7,t05 — 9LfH4,A 1 ,%S06"401 6:2 IAM-- 16,049,04U -- 744,184,748 -- 4004044
The Gels cr take capita fl" a
-1 -- fn4fion -- between 24-7 -ate- 242 -2:= a W-ha eufrty - C- apital- Facilities
Revenue "na`ysi5 ce- -t-#ese-eaot- - €-acilities- witNr-the
Coun y s- pfe,jec -- it -ed- fufd4ng- c- opacities
Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F -23
Exhibit C
Amend the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan (Chapter 4 - Capital Facilities) as
follows:
Goal 4K:
Enable school districts and fire districts to receive
mitigation fees or ..impact fees to fund a proportionate
share of system improvements reasonably related to new
development by adopting into this plan their capital
facilities plans.
Policy 4K -1:
The capital facilities plan for the Bellingham School District,
adopted by the district on August 27, 2015, is adopted into the
comprehensive plan by reference.
Policy 4K -2:
The capital facilities plan for the Ferndale School District,
adopted by the district on April 12, 2013, is adopted into the
comprehensive plan by reference.
Policy 4K -3:
The capital facilities plan for the Lynden School District, adopted
by the district on February 11, 2016, is adopted into the
comprehensive plan by reference.
Policy 4K -4:
The capital facilities plan for the Meridian School District,
adopted by the district on June 24, 2015, is adopted into the
comprehensive plan by reference.
P-olicy 4K-5:
Capital cilities Plan For Whatcom CuunitY Fire District * 5
G:Fg Fa
(Point Roberts), adopted by the District on July 11, 2018, is
adopted into the cprnprehensive ;plan by reference.
File # PI,N20 1 8 -0000 1 September 13, 2018
Capital Facility Amendments Planning Commission Findings, Page 1
WHATCOM COUNTY
PLANNING COMMISISON
Capital Facility
Comprehensive Plan Amendments
FINDINGS OF FACT AND REASONS FOR ACTION
Background Information
I . The proposal is to amend the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan as follows:
{. Adopting the new Six -Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Whatcom
County Facilities 2019 -2024 (Appendix F of the Whatcom County Comprehensive
Plan).
b. Repealing the existing Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities 2017 -2022.
c. Amending Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Goal 4K relating to mitigation fees
for school and fire districts.
Adopting new Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Policy 4K -5 adopting the
Whatcom County Fire District # 5 Capital Facilities Plan into the Comprehensive
Plan by reference.
Notice of the subject amendments was submitted to the Washington State Department of
Commerce on August 1, 2018.
A determination of non - significance (DNS) was issued under the State Environmental
Policy Act (SEPA) on August 9, 2018.
4. Notice of the Planning Commission hearing was posted on the County website on August
29, 2018.
Notice of the Planning Commission hearing was sent to citizen, media, cities and other
groups on the County's e-mail list on August 29, 2018.
6. Notice of the Planning Commission hearing for the subject amendments was published in
the Bellingham Herald on August 31, 2018.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the subject amendments on September
13, 2018.
File # PLN2018 -00001 September 13, 2018
Capital Facility Amendments Planning Commission Findings, Page 2
8. Pursuant to WCC 22.10.060(l), in order to approve the proposed comprehensive plan
amendments the County must find all of the following:
a. The amendment conforms to the requirements of the Growth Management Act, is
internally consistent with the county-wide planning policies and is consistent with
any interlocal planning agreements.
b. Further studies made or accepted by the Department of Planning and Development
Services indicate changed conditions that show need for the amendment.
c. The public interest will be served by approving the amendment. In determining
whether the public interest will be served, factors including but not limited to the
following shall be considered:
i. The anticipated effect upon the rate or distribution of population growth,
employment growth, development, and conversion of land as envisioned in
the comprehensive plan.
ii. The anticipated effect on the ability of the county and /or other service
providers, such as cities, schools, water and /or sewer purveyors, fire districts,
and others as applicable, to provide adequate services and public facilities
including transportation facilities.
iii. Anticipated impact upon designated agricultural, forest and mineral resource
lands.
d. The amendment does not include or facilitate spot zoning.
Growth Management Act
9. The Growth Management Act (GMA) establishes planning goals in RCW 36.70A.020 to
guide adoption of comprehensive plan amendments.
10. GMA planning goal # 12 is to "Ensure that those public facilities and services necessary
to support development shall be adequate to serve the development at the time the
development is available for occupancy and use without decreasing current service levels
below locally established minimum standards" (RCW 36.70A.020(12)).
11. The subject amendments include updating the Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County
Facilities for the 2019 -2024 planning period. Updating the CIP is one step in the process
of planning regional facilities provided by the County to serve the people of Whatcom
County.
File # PLN20 1 8 -0000 1 September 13, 2018
Capital Facility Amendments Planning Commission Findings, Page 3
12, The subject amendments also include adopting the Fire District # 5 Capital Facilities Plan
into the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan by reference. This plan will facilitate
provision of fire protection capabilities to serve both existing uses and new development
in Point Roberts.
13. The GMA, at RCW 36.70A.070(3), requires that a comprehensive plan must include a
capital facilities plan element consisting of
a. An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public entities, showing the
locations and capacities of the capital facilities.
b. A forecast of the future needs for such capital facilities.
c. The proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new capital facilities.
d. At least a six -year plan that will finance such capital facilities within projected
funding capacities and clearly identifies sources of public money for such purposes.
e. A requirement to reassess the land use element if probable funding falls short of
meeting existing needs and to ensure that the land use element, capital facilities plan
element, and financing plan within the capital facilities plan element are coordinated
and consistent.
14. The Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities and the Fire District # 5 Capital
Facilities Plan both contain an inventory of existing facilities, a forecast of future needs
based upon the level of service standards adopted in the Whatcom County Comprehensive
Plan and /or other relevant factors, proposed renovated, expanded or new capital facilities,
costs and funding sources.
15. Existing Comprehensive Plan Policy 4A -4 addresses the GMA requirement to reassess the
land use element if probable capital facility funding falls short.
County -Wide Planning Policies
16. County -Wide Planning Policy K -1 indicates that, as part of the comprehensive planning
process, the County must identify appropriate land for public facilities that meets the
needs of the community including recreation, transportation and human service facilities.
IT The Six -Year CIP identifies County park, trail, transportation and other improvements as
contemplated by the County Wide Planning Policies.
interlocal Agreements
18. Existing interlocal agreements between Whatcom County and the cities indicate that the
County will consult with the appropriate city in planning new road construction projects
within the city's urban growth area. The interlocal agreements also provide joint planning
for parks.
File # PLN20 1 8 -0000 1 September 13, 2018
Capital Facility Amendments Planning Commission Findings, Page 4
19. The County Engineer confirmed on August 2, 2018 that the County sends a copy of the
six -year transportation improvement program to cities prior to approval, requests
comments, and informs cities of the hearing date. The Whatcom County Parks Director
confirmed on August t, 2018 that the County Parks' staff maintains a consistent working
relationship with appropriate staff from cities on joint park projects and planning.
Therefore, the type of cooperation envisioned by the interlocal agreements is occurring.
Further Studies /Changed Conditions
20. The Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan calls for an update of the Six -Year C[P for
County facilities every other year. Specifically, Policy 413 -1 is to:
Maintain and update, on at least a biennial basis, a six -year capital improvement
program (CIP) that identifies projects, outlines a schedule, and designates realistic
funding sources for all county capital projects based on a review of population and
revenue conditions existing at that time.
21. A revised CIP has been formulated for County owned or operated facilities, which
presents improvement projects over the new six -year planning period.
22. The Fire District # 5 Commissioners approved the Whatcom County Fire District # 5
Capital Facilities Plan on July 11, 2018.
Public Interest
23. The Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities 2019 -2024 is based upon anticipated
population growth over the six -year planning period and other relevant factors. Therefore,
the proposal should complement the County's growth and development plans.
24. The Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities will have a positive impact on the
County's ability to provide public facilities by planning ahead for such facilities.
25. The goal of the Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities is to plan for County owned
or operated parks, trails, general government buildings and sites, Sheriff's Office
facilities, emergency management facilities, correction facilities, stormwater facilities, and
transportation improvements to serve the people of Whatcom County. Planning for such
County facilities is in the public interest.
26. The Fire District # 5 Capital Facilities Plan addresses facilities and apparatus to serve
existing uses and new development in Point Roberts. Planning for such fire protection
capabilities is in the public interest.
Spot Zoning
27. The subject proposal does not involve rezoning property.
File # PLN2018 -00001 September 13, 2018
Capital Facility Amendments Planning Commission Findings, Page 5
CONCLUSIONS
The subject Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan amendments are consistent with the approval
criteria in WCC 22.10.060.
RECOMMENDATION
Based upon the above findings and conclusions, staff recommends:
Approval of Exhibit A, adoption of the Six -Year Capital Improvement Program for
Whatcom County Facilities 2019 -2024 (Appendix F of the Whatcom County
Comprehensive Plan).
Repealing Exhibit B, which is the Six -Year Capital Improvement Program for Whatcom
County Facilities 2017 -2022.
Approval of Exhibit C, amendments to Chapter 4 of the Whatcom County
Comprehensive Plan.
WHATCOM COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
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Becky Bo x, Secretary
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Date
Commissioners 12rese;nt at the Sc icinber 13 2018 ntec:titt, when the vote was taken: Kelvin
Barton, Atul Deshmanc, Gary Honcoop, Kimberly Lund, Jon Maberry, Natalie McClendon, and
Dominic Moceri.
Vote: Ayes: 7, Nays: 0, Abstain: 0, Absent: 2. Motion carried to adopt the above
amendments.