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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2020-277
File ID: AB2020-277 Version: 1 Status: Adopted
File Created: 06/25/2020 Entered by: MCaldwel@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Finance Division File Type: Ordinance
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 07/21/2020
Agenda Date: 07/21/2020 Enactment #: ORD 2020-040
Primary Contact Email: mcaldwel�i co.whatcorn.wa.us <inaiIto: incaldwel( co. whatcom.wa.us>
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance establishing the Silver Beach Creek Fund and establishing a project based budget for the
Silver Beach Creek Stormwater Improvements Fund
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Request establishes the Silver Beach Creek Stormwater Improvements Fund and requests a project
based budget to fund stormwater capital improvements in the amount of $780,000.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body:
Action:
Sent To:
07/07/2020 Council INTRODUCED Council Finance and
Administrative Services
Committee
Aye: 6 Browne, Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Frazey, and Elenbaas
Nay: 0
Absent: 1 Kershner
07/21/2020 Council Finance and Administrative RECOMMENDED FOR
Services Committee ADOPTION
Aye: 3 Browne, Byrd, and Kershner
Nay: 0
Absent: 0
07/21/2020 Council ADOPTED
Aye: 6 Browne, Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 1 Elenbaas
Whatcom County Page t Printed on 712712020
Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2020-277)
Absent: 0
Attachments: Proposed Ordinance, Departmental Memo, Silver Beach Creek Request
Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 712712020
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PROPOSED BY: Public Works
INTRODUCTION DATE: _07/07/20
ORDINANCE NO. 2020-040
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE SILVER BEACH CREEK FUND AND
ESTABLISHING A PROJECT BASED BUDGET FOR THE SILVER BEACH CREEK
STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS FUND
WHEREAS, Silver Beach Creek Stormwater Improvements Phase 1 is listed
as item number 2 on the 2020-2025 Six -Year Water Resources Improvement
Program for the Lake Whatcom Watershed with anticipated total cost of $780,000,
and,
WHEREAS, phase 1 of this project will treat runoff from approximately 24
acres and includes system upgrades to improve water quality through construction
of filter vaults or installation of modular wetland systems which will remove
approximately 15 pounds of phosphorus, and
WHEREAS, local funding for phase 1 of this project will be provided by
$695,000 in Real Estate Excise Tax II funds, and $85,000 in Lake Whatcom
Stormwater Utility Funds, and
WHEREAS, Section 6.80 of the Whatcom County Home Rule Charter allows
for project -based capital budget appropriation ordinances that lapse when the
project has been completed or abandoned or when no expenditure or encumbrance
has been made for three (3) years,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that
a new fund is hereby established, effective immediately, titled Silver Beach Creek
Stormwater Improvements Fund. This fund shall be used to account for the
revenues and expenditures of the improvement project described above, and
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the Silver
Beach Creek Stormwater Improvements Fund is approved with an initial project
budget of $780�,�0Qgf,,,
ll[ !! $ iay of July, 2020.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
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Dana -Brown,- yip„ bf the"Council tay chancfn, Chair of the Counci
WHATCOM COUNTY EXECUTIVE
APPROVED AS TO FORM: WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Approved by email/CQuinn/M Caldwell
Christopher Quinn
Senior Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney - Civil Division
Satpal Si hu, County Executive
( ) Approved ( ) Denied
Date Signed: -7/A-7/".2®