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Home My WebLink Aboutord2020-046Whatcom County COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360) 778-5010 Agenda Bill Master Report File Number: AB2020-360 File ID: AB2020-360 Version: 1 Status: Adopted File Created: 09/01/2020 Entered by: RMcconne@co.whatcom.wa.us Department: Public Works File Type: Ordinance Requiring a Public Hearing Department Assigned to: Council Agenda Date: 09/29/2020 Primary Contact Email: sdraper@co.whatcom.wa.us TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM: Final Action: 09/29/2020 Enactment #: ORD 2020-046 Ordinance to amend Whatcom County Code 12.60.040, appointment and responsibilities of the Citizen Address and Road Name Appeals Committee SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: See attached memo HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To: 09/15/2020 Council INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC Council HEARING Aye: 6 Browne, Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner Nay: 1 Elenbaas Absent: 0 09/29/2020 Council ADOPTED Aye: 7 Browne, Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Frazey, Elenbaas, and Kershner Nay: 0 Absent: 0 Attachments: Memo, Proposed Ordinance Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 913012020 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 PROPOSED BY: Public Works - Engineerinci INTRODUCTION DATE: 9/15/2020 ORDINANCE NO. 2020-046 AMENDING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 12.60.040, APPOINTMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITIZEN ADDRESS AND ROAD NAME APPEALS COMMITTEE WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council Public Works and Health Committee directed Public Works to bring forward revisions to Whatcom County Code (WCC) Chapter 12.60.040 - Appointment and responsibilities of the citizen address and road name appeals committee; and WHEREAS, Whatcom County Public Works advises the Council to keep the ability to appoint committee members at their discretion; and WHEREAS, Whatcom County Public Works advises that in the absence of an appointed committee, appeals of address numbering and road name assignments and correction shall be considered and decided by the Council; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the Appointment and responsibilities of the citizen address and road naming committee Chapter, WCC 12.60.040 is hereby amended as shown on Exhibit A. AD!RPT 08 4.2day of September , 2020. 1 tl L© ° P0 ° � � WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL ATTS:°° '�C`i °°° ATCOM jo TY, W SHINGTON ° �° ® C, - P ., Dana Br(5wnr,-Q6vis,,'Clerk of the Council Barg uchanan, Council Chair ° 13 _ ,k t WHATCOM COUNTY EXECUTIVE APPROVE0,TO-FORM:."'" WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON �r�asss,3;s.:a Approved via email/CQ/RM Senior Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Satpal Si h Sidhu, County Executive ( /) Approved ( ) Denied Date Signed: /® /0& 120 -),o Exhibit A 12.60.040 Appointment and responsibilities of the citizen address and road name appeals committee. A. The county council may appoint a citizen address and road name appeals committee, hereinafter called the citizen appeals committee, of five members representing the diversity of Whatcom County residents. Committee members shall serve three-year overlapping terms and shall be eligible for reappointment. B. The responsibilities of the citizen appeals committee shall be as follows: 1. Consider and decide appeals of address numbering, and road name assignments and corrections; 2. Review and decide appeals in enacting the policies and procedures of this chapter; 3. Develop a list of preapproved road names from which applicants may choose; 4. May propose changes or additions in the county's address numbering, road naming, and sign policy. C. Decisions by the citizen appeals committee may be appealed to the county council. (Ord. 2017-017 Exh. A; Ord. 2016-017 Exh. A; Ord. 2014-045 Exh. A; Ord. 96-049). D. In the absence of a citizen address and road name appeals committee, appeals will be considered and decided directly by County Council.