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Home My WebLink Aboutord2021-028• Whatcom County COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360) 778-5010 Agenda Bill Master Report File Number: AB2021-258 File ID: AB2021-258 Version: 1 Status: Adopted File Created: 04/19/2021 Entered by: Department: File Type: Ordinance Requiring a Public Hearing Assigned to: Council Final Action: 05/18/2021 Agenda Date: 05/18/2021 Enactment #: ORD 2021-028 Primary Contact Email: maamot@co.whatcom.wa.us TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance amending the Six -Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Whatcom County Facilities (2021-2026) SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: Ordinance amending the Six -Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Whatcom County Facilities (2021-2026). The amendment would add the Whatcom Unified Emergency Coordination Center re -roof project to the Six -Year CIP. HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To: 05/04/2021 Council INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC Council HEARING Aye: 4 Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, and Frazey Nay: 2 Elenbaas, and Kershner Absent: 1 Byrd 05/18/2021 Council ADOPTED Aye: 7 Browne, Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Frazey, and Kershner Nay: 0 Absent: 0 Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 512012021 Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2021-258) Attachments: Staff Memo, Draft Ordinance, Exhibit A, Planning Commission Findings Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 512012021 4-19-2021 PROPOSED BY: Planning & Development Services INTRODUCTION DATE: ORDINANCE NO. 2021-028 ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE WHATCOM COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATING TO CAPITAL FACILITIES PLANNING 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 Six -Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Whatcom County Facilities 2021-2026 (Appendix F of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan) as follows: a. Add the Whatcom Unified Emergency Coordination Center Re -Roof Project. 2. Notice of the subject amendments was submitted to the Washington State Department of Commerce on March 22, 2021. 3. The SEPA Official determined on March 22, 2021 that the amendment is within the scope and intent of the determination of non -significance (DNS) issued in 2020 for the Six -Year CIP update. 4. Notice of the Planning Commission hearing for the subject amendments was published in the Bellingham Herald on March 25, 2021. 5. Notice of the Planning Commission hearing was posted on the County website on March 26, 2021. 6. Notice of the Planning Commission hearing was sent to the County's e-mail list on March 26, 2021. Page I of 4 7. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the subject amendments on April 8, 2021. 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. d. The amendment does not include or facilitate spot zoning. 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)). Page 2 of 4 11. The subject amendments consist of updating the Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities for the 2021-2026 planning period by adding an emergency management re -roofing project. Updating the CIP is one step in the process of planning capital facilities, including emergency management facilities, to serve the people of Whatcom County. 12. 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. 13. The Six -Year CIP identifies such improvements as contemplated by the County Wide Planning Policies. 14. An interlocal agreement between the Port of Bellingham, the City of Bellingham, and Whatcom County entitled "Interlocal Agreement for the Exclusive Use of the Special Purpose Facility at the Airport Industrial Park" (County contract # 201312007) governs use of Whatcom Unified Emergency Coordination Center, including roof replacement or repair. 15. An updated Six -Year CIP was adopted for County owned or operated facilities in 2020. The subject proposal is a minor amendment to the CIP to address an identified need to re -roof an emergency management facility. 16. The goal of the Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities is to plan for County owned or operated facilities, including emergency management buildings. Maintaining emergency management facilities is in the public interest. 17. The subject proposal does not involve rezoning property. CONCLUSION The subject Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan amendments are consistent with the approval criteria in WCC 22,10.060. Page 3 of 4 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that: Section 1. Amendments to the Six -Year Capital Improvement Program for Whatcom County Facilities 2021-2026 (Appendix F of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan) are hereby adopted as shown on Exhibit A. Section 2. 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 lstn day of May , 2021. WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON ��y�attEl�6Rs'9pP/ d Dana",Browin'--Davis; Council Clerk APP[6VED as to "form: /s/ Royce Buckingham Civil Deputy Prosecutor Bar chanan, Chairperson 04 Approved ( ) Denied S;a4� SJL,.., Satpal Sidhu, Executive Date: Vet 9 Page 4 of 4 EXHIBIT A (March 2021) DRAFT Appendix F-Six-Year CIP 2021-2026 Chapter 6 - Emergency Management Existing Emergency Management Space The 2020 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/E®C Facilities 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 There is, o,neare ne emergency management capital improvement projects planned over the next six years_ as shown below, Fund1ns roea E..nlery c ry. Ml E I� i3 rn,y OLn 2021 2022023 2024 20 --5 2026 Cost 1. , hatcom_Unifierl Project 1, 2, 3 405,842 405 842 TOTAL Funding Sources 1. Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) 2___Ciiy of Bellinfh, dam 3�Poi�tofeellir�h, am Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F-1 EXHIBIT A (March 2021) DRAFT Appendix F-Six-Year CIP 2021-2026 Chapter 11 - Total Costs Total Costs for the six -year planning period are shown below. `fable 17. Total Costs for the Six -Year Planning Period Parks, Trails, and Activity Centers Maintenance and Operations General Government Buildings and Sites Sheriffs Office Emergency Management Adult Corrections Juvenile Detention Transportation Stormwater Facilities 11,869,457 812,375 52,528,865 21,730,000 405,84_2. f� 95,197,922 0 53,797,000 12,213,000 TOTAL 248 55,4 t461 ... ................ ..................... .................... _na,l it'tino �_ /_ YV��1�" 4.78% 0.33% 21.13% 8.74% 0.1.6% f3-:f3k3�'Fo 38.30% 0.00% 21.64% 4.91% 100.00% The County plans to undertake capital improvement projects costing approximately $248 million between 2021 and 2026, which will be financed with a combination of local, state, federal, and other funding sources. Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan F-2