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HomeMy WebLinkAboutord2024-037Whatcom County COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360) 778-5010 Agenda Bill Report File Number: AB2024-344 File ID: AB2024-344 Version: 1 Status: Substitute Adopted File Created: 05/20/2024 Entered by: Department: File Type: Ordinance Requiring a Public Hearing Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 06/18/2024 Agenda Date: 06/18/2024 Enactment #: ORD 2024-037 Related Files: Primary Contact Email: lclark@co.whatcom.wa.us TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance adopting amendments to the Six -Year Capital Improvement Program for Whatcom County Facilities 2023-2028 SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: Ordinance adopting amendments to the Parks, Trails, and Activity Centers chapter, General Government Buildings and Sites chapter, and Total Costs chapter of the Six -Year Capital Improvement Program for Whatcom County Facilities 2023-2028 (Appendix F of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan). HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To: 06/04/2024 Council INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC Council HEARING Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler Nay: 0 06/04/2024 Council INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC Council Finance and HEARING Administrative Services Committee 06/18/2024 Council Finance and Administrative DISCUSSED Services Committee 06/18/2024 Council SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 612012024 Agenda Bill Report Continued (AB2024-4+V Nay: 0 Attachments: Staff Memo, Proposed Ordinance, Substitute Proposed Ordinance for 6.18.2024, Presentation on 6.18.2024 Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 612012024 5-20-2024 PROPOSED BY: Planning & Development Services INTRODUCTION DATE: ORDINANCE NO. 2024-037 ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE WHATCOM COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SIX -YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 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; and 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 following chapters of the Six -Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Whatcom County Facilities 2023-2028 (Appendix F of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan): a. Chapter 2- Parks, Trails, and Activity Centers; b. Chapter 4- General Government Buildings and Sites; and c. Chapter 11- Total Costs. 2. Notice of the subject amendments was submitted to the Washington State Department of Commerce on April 09, 2024. 3. The SEPA Official determined on April 4, 2024, that the determination of non -significance (DNS) issued on September 16th, 2022 for the Six -Year CIP update is sufficient for the subject amendments. 4. Notice of the Planning Commission hearing was posted on the County website on April 10, 2024. 5. Notice of the Planning Commission hearing was published in the Bellingham Herald on April 10, 2024. Page 1 of 28 6. Notice of the Planning Commission hearing was sent to the County's email list on April 10, 2024. 7. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the subject amendments on April 25, 2024. 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)). 11. The GMA, at RCW 36.70A.070(3), requires that a comprehensive plan must include a capital facilities plan element consisting of: Page 2 of 28 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. 12. The existing Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan, which includes the Six -Year CIP for Whatcom County Facilities 2023-2028, addresses the above GMA requirements. 13. The subject amendments consist of updating the Six -Year CIP by adding County park and facilities projects. Updating the CIP is one step in the process of planning capital facilities to serve the people of Whatcom County. 14. The GMA normally requires concurrent review of all comprehensive plan amendments once a year. However, there are exceptions including capital facilities plan amendments that occur along with the adoption or amendment of a county budget (RCW 36.70A.130(2)(a)(iv)). The subject Six -Year CIP amendments will be accompanied by a County budget amendment and, therefore, may be completed outside the concurrent review provisions of the GMA. 15. 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. 16. The Six -Year CIP identifies such improvements as contemplated by the County Wide Planning Policies. 17. Existing interlocal agreements between Whatcom County and the cities address joint planning for parks. 18. The County Parks' staff maintains a working relationship with appropriate staff from cities on joint park projects and planning. Therefore, the type Page 3 of 28 of cooperation envisioned by the interlocal agreements is occurring. 19. An updated Six -Year CIP was adopted for County owned or operated facilities in 2023 The subject proposal amends the CIP to address needs identified by the Whatcom County Parks & Recreation Department and Facilities Management. 20. The goal of the Six -Year CIP is to plan for County owned or operated facilities. The proposed projects are in the public interest. CONCLUSION The subject Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan amendments are consistent with the approval criteria in WCC 22.10.060. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that: Section 1. The Six -Year Capital Improvement Program for Whatcom County Facilities 2023-2028 (Appendix F of the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan) is hereby amended 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. ADOPT�P%tkiW, day of June, 2024. WI C®M� 'b� C IUNCIL W:HATc �UNTICWASHINGTON !t r Q v ya`a"t, . p �m Dada Brv� 6��� a�qs„ Council Clerk APPROV�Djas tajfitirm: /s/ George Roche Civil Deputy Prosecutor Barfy Ouchanan, Chairperson Page 4 of 28 Approved ( ) Denied Exhibit A Six -Year Capital Improvement Program For Whatcom County Facilities 2023-2028 Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction................................................................................ 7 Growth Management Act Requirements......................................................... 7 Charter Provisions and the County Budget ..................................................... 8 Chapter 2 - Parks, Trails, and Activity Centers .................................................. 9 Parks........................................................................................................ 9 FutureNeeds..........................................................................................10 Proposed Improvement Projects...............................................................10 Trails........................................................................................................10 FutureNeeds..........................................................................................11 Proposed Improvement Projects...............................................................11 ActivityCenters.........................................................................................11 FutureNeeds..........................................................................................12 Proposed Improvement Projects...............................................................12 Six -Year Capital Improvement Program........................................................12 Chapter 3 - Maintenance and Operations.........................................................14 Existing Maintenance and Operations Space..................................................14 FutureNeeds.............................................................................................14 Proposed Improvement Projects..................................................................14 Chapter 4 - General Government Buildings and Sites........................................15 Existing Office Space..................................................................................15 FutureNeeds.............................................................................................15 Proposed Improvement Projects..................................................................15 Chapter 5 - Sheriff's Office............................................................................17 Existing Sheriff's Office Space.....................................................................17 FutureNeeds.............................................................................................17 Page 5 of 28 Proposed Improvement Projects..................................................................17 Chapter 6 - Emergency Management..............................................................19 Existing Emergency Management Space.......................................................19 FutureNeeds.............................................................................................19 Proposed Improvement Projects..................................................................19 Chapter 7 - Adult Corrections........................................................................20 Existing Jail Facilities..................................................................................20 FutureNeeds.............................................................................................20 Proposed Improvement Projects..................................................................21 Chapter 8 - Juvenile Detention.......................................................................22 Existing Juvenile Detention Facilities..................................................... ....22 FutureNeeds.............................................................................................22 Proposed Improvement Projects..................................................................22 Chapter 9 - Transportation............................................................................23 ExistingRoads...........................................................................................23 FutureNeeds.............................................................................................23 Proposed Improvement Projects..................................................................23 Existing Ferry Facilities...............................................................................24 FutureNeeds.............................................................................................24 Proposed Improvement Projects..................................................................24 Total Transportation Costs..........................................................................24 Chapter 10 - Stormwater Facilities.................................................................25 Existing Stormwater Management Facilities...................................................25 FutureNeeds.............................................................................................26 Proposed Improvement Projects..................................................................26 Chapter 11 - Total Costs...............................................................................28 Page 6 of 28 Chapter I — 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 2028 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 ofpublie money for such purposes. This Six -Year Capital Improvement Program presents costs and funding sources for proposed County capital facilities (all figures are in 2022 dollars). There are a variety of funding sources that the County may utilize to pay for capital facilities, including real estate excise taxes (REST), sales tax, the Public Utilities Improvement Fund (also known as the Rural Sales Tax Fund, Economic Development Investment Fund or EDI Fund), Road Fund, state grants, federal grants and a variety of other sources. Page 7 of 28 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 2023-2024 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 2025-2028 are included for planning purposes and review of potential future needs, but not for budget authorization at this time. Page 8 of 28 Chapter 2 - Parks, Trails, and Activity Centers Parks The 2022 inventory of County parks and open space areas is over 16,200 acres. This inventory is shown in Table 1 below. Table 1. Existing Parks Site No. Park Name and Location Atr_es:_ 1 Alderwood Park, 3479 Willowwood Rd. 2 Bay Horizon Park, 7467 Gemini St. 68.2 3 Birch Bay Beach Park, 7930 Birch Bay Dr. 13.7 4 Birch Bay Conservancy Area, 7000 Point Whitehorn Rd. 45.0 5 Birch Bay Tidelands 151.0 6 Boulevard Park, 471 Bayview Dr. 1.4 7 Broadway Beach Access, 7497 Birch Bay Dr. 0.1 8 Cagey Road, 3130 Haxton Way 20.0 9 Camp 2 RR ROW, 3775 Camp 2 Rd. 2.3 10 Canyon Lake Community Forest, 8300 Mt. Baker Hwy. 2,266.0 11 Chuckanut Mountain Park, 745 Old Samish Rd. 987.9 12 Cottonwood Beach Access, 8191 Birch Bay Dr. 5.1 13 Deming Eagle Homestead Park, 5615 Truck Rd. 33.0 14 Dittrich Park, 319 E Lake Samish Dr. 25.2 15 Drayton Harbor Tidelands 0.3 16 Euclid Park, 1570 Euclid Ave. 2.2 17 Galbraith Mountain Access, 800 Birch Falls Dr. 20.0 18 Glacier Cemetery 0.5 19 Halverson Park, 5075 Anderson Rd. 5.6 20 Haynie Road, 2876 Haynie Rd. 1.9 21 Hegg, 3845 Blue Canyon Rd. 3.5 22 Hovander Homestead Park and Tennant Lake, 5299 Nielsen Rd. 333.4 23 Jackson Rd. Beach Access, 7465 Birch Bay Dr. 0.2 24 Jensen Family Forest Park, 8051 Stein Rd. 21.5 25 Josh VanderYacht Park, 4106 Valley Highway 2.0 26 Kickerville Road, 4110 Bay Rd. 2.6 27 Lake Whatcom Park, 3220 North Shore Rd. 4,853.0 28 Lighthouse Marine Park, 811 Marine Dr. in Point Roberts 20.5 29 Lily Point Marine Park, 2315 APA Rd. in Point Roberts 262.1 30 Little Squalicum Park, 640 Marine Dr. 12.7 31 Lookout Mountain Forest Preserve, 2537 Lake Louise Rd. 4,682.8 32 Lummi Island Beach Access, 2198 N. Nugent Rd. 0.2 33 Maple Beach Tidelands 100.9 34 Maple Creek Park, 7842 Silver Lake Rd. 73.1 35 Maple Falls Community Park, 7470 Second St. 4.2 36 Monument Park, 25 Marine Dr. in Point Roberts 6.9 37 Nugent's Corner River Access, 3685 Mt. Baker Highway 14.2 38 Ostrom Conservation Site, 4304 South Pass Rd. 38.6 39 Phillips 66 Soccer Park, 5238 Northwest Dr. 36.6 40 Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, 6770 Koehn Rd. 54.1 41 Redwood Park, 3310 Redwood Ave. 0.3 42 Samish Park, 673 N. Lake Samish Dr. 30.6 43 Samish Way, 5170 Samish Way 1.4 44 Semiahmoo Park, 9261 Semiahmoo Parkway 291.9 45 Silver Lake Park, 9006 Silver Lake Rd. 413.4 46 South Fork Park, 1530 Mosquito Lake Rd. 642.5 47 South Lake Whatcom Park, 4144 S Bay Dr. 79.5 48 South Pass East, 4900 South Pass Rd. 0.5 49 South Pass West, 4190 South Pass Rd. 0.4 50 Squires Lake Park, 2510 Nulle Rd. 90.1 51 Stimpson Family Nature Reserve, 2076 Lake Louise Rd. 400.4 52 Sunnyside Landing, 2870 Northshore Rd. 6.3 53 Sunset Beach, 2580 West Shore Dr. on Lummi Island 7.0 54 Sunset Farm Park, 7977 Blaine Rd. 69.5 55 Ted Edwards Park, 4150 Oriental Ave. 3.5 56 Teddy Bear Cove Park, 1467 Chuckanut Dr. 11.2 57 Terrell Creek Access, 7417 Jackson Rd. 0.5 58 Terrell Creek Heron Rookery, 7065 Jackson Rd. 15.0 59 Terrell Creek Point, 7685 Birch Bay Dr. 6.7 60 Turner -Jaeger, 1975 Lake Louise Rd. 3.8 61 Welcome Bridge River Access, 5585 Mosquito Lake Rd. 0.6 TOTAL 16,249.5 Page 9 of 28 Pursuant to RCW 36.87.130, there are also public access properties on right-of-way ends that intersect shorelines. Whatcom County also holds public access easements for recreational purposes on certain lands owned by the City of Lynden, Whatcom Land Trust and the Lummi Island Heritage Trust. 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 planning and capital improvement projects to increase service levels at existing park facilities. This includes developing the Birch Bay Beach Park to meet the longer term needs of a growing population. It also includes a robust update of the County's Comprehensive Parks, Recreation, and Open Space plan to reflect current community needs and development of key park -specific plans to guide coordinated development of future park infrastructure and amenities. Proposed Improvement Projects Park improvement projects, totaling approximately $26.9 million, are proposed over the six -year planning period (see Table 4). Priorities include funding for environmental cleanup efforts associated with lead contaminated soils at Plantation Rifle Range, and improved shower and restroom facilities at Silver Lake Park, and restroom facilities at the Birch Bay Beach Park. Trails Whatcom County currently has over 79 miles of trails in various locations throughout the County. This inventory is shown in Table 2 below. Page 10 of 28 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 Birch Bay Drive and Pedestrian Facility 1.58 4 Canyon Lake Community Forest 7.01 5 Chuckanut Mountain / Pine & Cedar Lakes 16.60 6 Deming Homestead Eagle Park, Truck Rd. 0.30 7 Hovander Homestead Park 3.20 8 Interurban, Chuckanut area 3.15 9 Jensen Family Forest Park, Stein Rd. and Birch Bay Lynden Rd. 0.67 10 Lake Whatcom Park 12.60 11 Lily Point, Point Roberts 2.00 12 Lookout Mountain Forest Preserve 6.80 13 Maple Creek Park, 7842 Silver Lake Rd., Maple Falls 1.28 14 Monument Park, 25 Marine Dr. in Point Roberts 0.35 15 Phillips 66 Soccer Park Trail (Used to be Northwest Soccer Park), Smith 0.38 16 Ostrom Conservation Site, 4304 South Pass Rd. 0.56 17 Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, 6770 Koehn Rd, Birch Bay 0.81 18 Samish Park, 673 N. Lake Samish 1.38 19 Semiahmoo Park 0.63 20 Silver Lake Park, 9006 Silver Lake Rd. 5.28 21 South Fork Park 2.30 22 Squires Lake, 2510 Nulle Rd. 2.88 23 Stimpson Family Nature Reserve, 2076 Lake Louise Rd. 4.02 24 Sunset Farm, 7977 Blaine Rd. 0.56 25 Teddy Bear Cove 0.33 TOTAL 79.42 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 74 additional miles of trails would be needed by the year 2028 to serve the people of Whatcom County. Proposed Improvement Projects Trail improvement projects and associated facilities, totaling approximately $2.5 million dollars, are proposed over the six -year planning period (see Table 4). These projects would add up to 32.1 trail miles (the South Fork Park trails project would add 5.5 miles, the Lake Whatcom trails project would add up to 20 miles, Governor's Point 2.6 and Bay to Baker Trail 4.0. 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 in Table 3 below. Page 11 of 28 Table 3. Existing Activity Centers 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, 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 changes, (2) adding space to existing centers, and/or (3) establishing new centers. Proposed Improvement Projects Seven activity center projects are proposed. These projects will cost about $9.2 million within the six -year planning period (see Table 4). Six -Year Capital Improvement Program The park, trail, and activity center projects planned over the next six years are shown below. Page 12 of 28 Table 4. Park, Trail, and Activity Center Projects Funding proiea # and Name Source 2023 2024 2025 2025 20;27 2028 ; _ Totals ^stI'" I Aiston Prose rve- Access( mprovements 2 stI'" Park 2 Alderson Road End Day -Use Improvements 5 40,000 40,000 Park 3 Bay Horizon Park- Hostel Demolition 2 493,000 493,(W Park 4 Bellingham Senior Center -Facility Renovation and HVACUpgrades 1 94,W0 772,000 866,000 Activity Cc 5 Bellingham Senior Center- Sewer Line Replacement 1 50'iw 50,000 Activity Cc 6 Birch Bay Beach Park - Development 4,6,7 2W,000 2,552,500 2,552,500 5,365,000 Park 7 Canyon Lake Community Forest- Access and Trailhead improvements 4,12 318,000 318,000 Park 8 EWRRC- Building and Site lmproyaments 1,13 475,000 475,000 Activity Cc 9 Ferndale Senior Center -HVAC Replace&Upgrade 1 335,im 335,000 Activity Cc 30 Governor's Point -Acquisition and Trailhead Development 1 100,000 100,000 Park 11 Hovander Homestead Park- Access Improve me nts 2 250,000 225,000 1,925,000 2,4C0,000 Park 12 Hovander Homestead Park - Barn Paintw.rks 2 141,400 147,400 Park 13 Hovander Homestead Park - Flood Re pair& Mitigation Improve me nts: Park 2,3 80,000 182,000 262,000 Park 14 Hovander Homestead Park- Maintenance Shop Facility Programming 2 65,000 65,000 130,000 Park 15 Hovander Homestead Park -Master Plan 4,6,12 275,000 275,000 Park 16 Hovander Homestead Park - Picnic Shelters 2 66,700 374,050 440,7S0 Park 17 Hovander Homestead Park- Rental Residence De omitw. 2 55,000 55,no0 Park 18 Hovander Homestead Park- Tennant Lk Interpretive Ctr Remodel 2,3 67," 437,500 5rol Park 19 Lake Whatcom Watershed - Forest Management Plan and lmple..mation 2,4,9 100,000 I.," Park 20 Lake Whatcom Park- Hertz Trail Capital Maintenance 2 353,500 353,SW Trail 21 Lake Whatcom Park- Trail Developme nt 2 392,150 264,500 241,500 189,750 1,087,9 Trail 22 Lake Whatcom Park- Trailhead Improve menu 2 500,000 3,339,000 3,839,000 Park 23 Lighth... o Marine Park- Park Improvements 4,5 I50," 150,tw Park 24 Lighth ouse Marine Park- Siding and Roofing 2 168,350 168,3SO Park 25 Lily Point Marine Park- Parking Improvements 2 254,900 254,900 Park 26 Lookout Mt Forest Preserve- Parking Improve ments 2 124,1W 124,100 Park 27 Lookout Mt Forest Preserve- Road System Storm Damage Repairs 2,3,4 100,016 SCio" 6w OIG Park 28 Maple Falls Community Park- Trailhead l mprovements 2,6,7,8 20W000 825,000 1,025,000 Park 29 Mi... Ilan.... Parks Capital Improvements 2 150,000 ISO," 150," 150,000 150,000 I50," 900,(.b0 Park W Multi -Modal Regional Trail Planning, Design, and Implementation 2, 5, 10 200,000 20W,000 Trail 31 Park Headquarters- Administrative Offices and Campus Improvements 1 93,000 752,300 295,100 1,140,400 Park 32 Parks Construction Supervisor 2 50,000 50," 50,000 50,000 so," so," 300,000 33 Plantation indoor Range- Targeting System Replace ment I'S 100,000 360,(W 4.,0)0 Activity Ce 34 Plantation Rifle Range- O utdo or Re nee Lead Re mediation 1,8 700,000 5,sm,000 6,5.'ixxn Activity Ce 35 Property Acq u isti an(Acme/Belli egham to Baker Trai l) 5 300,000 3W,(M Park 36 Samish Park - Parking/Veh ic,dw Ci rculati on Improve me ots 2 75,000 250,000 325,000 Park 37 Samish Park- Ped a stria n Trai l Bridge Re place me m 2 35,OD0 117,90) 152,9D0 Park 38 Semiahmoo Park- Sewage Pump Replacement 2 50,oiv SO,ODp Park 39 Silver Lake Park - Cabin& Lodge Renovations 2,8 121,242 62,458 183,700 Park 40 Silver Lake Park- Lodge Roof Replacement 2 231,000 231,000 Park 41 Silver Lake Park- Residence Demolition 2 61,830 6I,B00 Park 42 Silver Lake Park -Shower&Restr..m Buildings 2 1,850,W0 2W,000 1,000,000 1,150,im 4,200,000 Park 43 South Fork Park - Carr-, Property Structure Demolition, Access control, an 2,6 865,000 865,000 Park 44 South Fork Park- Loop Trail Improvements 2 276,600 2761600 Park 45 South Fork Park -N-rt Farm Improvements 6 152,500 845,000 997,500 Park 46 South Fork Park- Bridges and C..... ter Trail 2 132,SW 149,2W 306,800 273,600 862,3W Trail 47 Stimpson Family Nature Reserve- Parking Lot Improve menu 2 92,086 2W,000 2W.M Park 48 Sumas Senior Center- Roof Real ace ment 1 00 25,0 25,000 Park 49 Van 2andt Community Hall Ren ovation 2,8 100,000 452,000 SS2,00B Activity Cc Total 3,827,652 12,088,442 4,621,308 10,767,250 5,624,9W 2,015,1W 38,944,702 Fu ndinc Sources: 1. Real Estate Excise Tax IREET 1) 2. Real Estate Excise Tax IREET 2) 3. Federal Emere... v Management Are- IFEMA 4. Parks Special Revenue Fund S. Conservation F.t.res Funds 6. Donations 7. Lodging Tax (Hotel -Motel Tax) 8;_Grznts 9_hat<om Policv Group W 10. County Road Fond II. Transportati.n Benefit District 12. General Fund 13. ARPA 14EDI Page 13 of 28 Chapter 3 — Maintenance and Operations Existing Maintenance and Operations Space The 2022 inventory of maintenance & operations/facilities management space is 70,681 square feet. This inventory is shown below. Table 5. Existing Space 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 70,681 Future Needs 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 over $2.6 million as shown below. Table 6. Maintenance and Operations Projects 1 Central Shop Stormwater Project - 901 W. Smith Rd. 1 S00,000 500,000 1,000,000 2 Road Oil Tank Removal - 901 W. Smith Rd. 1 270,000 270,000 3 Road Salt Storage - 901 W. Smith Rd. 1 150,000 150,000 4 Truck Shed Structural Repair - 901 W. Smith Rd. 1 160,000 160,000 5 Underground Fuel Tank Removal - 901 W. Smith Rd. 1 250,000 S0,000 10,000 310,000 6 Vactor Building - 901 W. Smith Rd. 1 1 546,S09 546,509 7 Water Line Extension/Anti-Ice Prep- 901 W. Smith Rd. 1 185,000 185,000 2,061,509 S50,000 10,000 0 0 0 2,621,509 TOTAL Funding Sources 1. Road Fund Page 14 of 28 Chapter 4 — General Government Buildings and Sites Existing Office Space The 2024 inventory of County government office space is 313,395square feet at eleven locations. This inventory is shown below. Table 7. Existing County Government Office Space 1 Civic Center Annex (322 North Commercial) 30,000 2 Central Plaza Building (215 N. Commercial) 10,307 3 County Courthouse (311 Grand Avenue) 178,476 4 Lottie St. Annex (316 Lottie St.) 2,533 5 509 Girard St. 13,189 6 3373 Mt. Baker Highway 2,110 7 1500 N. State St. 20,045 8 3720 Williamson Way 9,189 9 Unity Street Rental Office Property 2,831 10 Northwest Annex (5280 Northwest Dr.) 20,265 11 Crisis Stabilization Center (2026 Division St.) 24,450 TOTAL 313,395 Note: The County also rents 4,820 of building space at 600 Dupont St. 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 approximately $85.4 million as shown below. Page 15 of 28 Table 8. Government Building and Site Projects Funding, Project If and Name San- } 2023 2024 2025 j.. 2026 2027 2028 Totals 1 Misc. Courthouse Maintenance Projects 1,2 450000 450,000 2 Elevator Replacements (multiple locations) 4, 5, 7 410:000 460,000 510,000 560,000 1,940,000 3 NW Annex Campus 3, 5, 8 26,950,000 550,000 27,500,000 4 Courthouse Exterior Project 1, 2 4,077,100 3,238,000 4,536,000 2,463,000 14,314,100 5 Prox Lock Control Panel Replacement (multiple locations) S 178,000 178,000 6 Way Station Improvements - State Street 5, 6, 9 9,281,000 9,281,000 7 Girard Street Improvements 1, 2 100,000 1,000,000 9,000,000 10,100,000 8 Interior Painting, Carpets, Asphalt Repairs, ADA (multiple locations) 1 205,000 205,000 205,000 205,000 205,000 205,000 1,230,000 9 County Building Maintenance 1, 2 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 600000 10 Alternative Response Treatment Facility 6,10 926,000 700,000 1,626:000 11 Construction Coordinator Wages/Benefits 1 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 60,000 12 Americans with Disabilities Act Courtroom Improvements (311 Grand Ave) 1 250,000 250,000 500,000 13 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (multiple locations) 1, 2, 6 50,000 250,000 250,000 550,000 14 Public Defender ist Floor Improvements (215 N. Commercial) 1, 2 20,000 300,000 320,000 15 Assessor Office Tenant Improvements (311 Grand Ave) 1, 2 20,000 300,000 320,000 16 Construction of 23-Hour Crisis Relief Center (Division St) 1 2 6 10 17 12 750,000 12,000,000 3,250,000 16,000,000 r17 Security &Surveillance Equipment(Main Jail Jail Work Center&Juvenile Dete 1 200000 150000 r 350,000 18 New Generator for WUECC (3888 Sound Way) 1, 40,000 40,000 19 5th Superior Court and IT tenant Improvement 1 820,000 r 820,000 Totals 42,877,100 7,973,000 17,761,000 6,938,000 1,315,000 9,315,000 86,179,100 Funding Sources 1. Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) 2. Economic Development Investment (EDI) Fund 3. Debt 4. Road Fund S. Project Based Budget 6. Grants 7. General Fund 8. Reserve Funds 9. Donations 10, Behavioral Health Programs Fund 11. American Rescue Plan Act 12. Affordable Housing Behavioral Health Facilities and Related Services Program Fund Page 16 of 28 Chapter 5 — Sheriffs Office Existing Sheriff's Office Space The 2022 inventory of Sheriff's office space is 22,902 square feet. This inventory is shown below. Table 9. Existing Sheriff's Facilities 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 TOTAL 22,902 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. Deputies are able to utilize an office at the Kendall Fire hall when working in the area. 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 Sheriffs 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. Proposed Improvement Projects A new Sheriff s Office and a new public safety radio system are planned within the next six years. The comprehensive radio system update will include infrastructure (such as towers), radio systems in buildings, radios in vehicles, and hand-held radios. These improvements will cost approximately $22 million, as shown below. Page 17 of 28 Table 10. Sheriff's Office Projects Sheriff's Office Relocation 1, 2 1,500,000 13,500,000 15,000,000 Public Safety Radio System 3, 4, 5, 6 1,674,808 2,007,500 1,782,000 1,028,500 275,000 275,000 7,042,808 Totals 1,674,808 2,007,500 1,782,000 2,528,500 13,775,000 275,000 22,042,808 Funding Sources 1. Real Estate Excise Tax (BEET) 2. Debt 3. Grants 4. Economic Development Investment (EDI) Fund S. Fire Districts/Departments 6. Countywide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fund Page 18 of 28 Chapter 6 — Emergency Management Existing Emergency Management Space The 2022 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. 'fable 11. Existing Emergency Management/E®C Facilities 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 There are no emergency management capital improvement projects planned over the next six years. Page 19 of 28 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. 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 12. Existing Jail Beds Slfe No Faclllt}+ i`lame lair: Beds 1 Public Safety Building (311 Grand Ave.) 212 2 Jail Work Center (2030 Division St.) 150 TOTAL 362 Note: As the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the jail is operating at a reduced capacity to provide for social distancing until such time as the pandemic is declared under control by the Washington State Department of Health. Due to the mix of offenders, a firm population cap has not been set, but is anticipated to remain at approximately 150 offenders at the Downtown Jail. Future Needs There continues to be serious concerns among law and justice officials related to jail facility needs in the community. That need has been documented over the years, with the most recent being 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 Sheriffs 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 innate populations and available funding. Existing facilities may be expanded, remodeled, and/ or new facilities developed in response to changing need. Page 20 of 28 Proposed Improvement Projects The adult corrections projects planned over the next six years are shown below. These improvements will cost approximately $151 million, as shown below. Table 13. Adult Corrections Projects Project # and Name Funding Source 2023 2024 2023 2026 -. 2027 2028 - Totals 1 Public Health, Safety, and Justice Facilities 1,2 10,000,000 110,000,000 30,000,000 150,000,000 2 Corrections Facilities Ongoing Maint. Project: 3,4 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 1,200,000 Totals 200,000 10,200,000 110,200,000 30,200,000 200,000 200,000 151,200,000 Funding Sources 1. Debt 2. New Sales Tax 3. Jail Fund 4. General Fund Page 21 of 28 Chapter 8 — Juvenile Detention Existing Juvenile Detention Facilities The 2022 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 14. Existing Juvenile Detention Beds County Courthouse (311 Grand Ate.) Future Needs 32 The Whatcorn 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 juvenile detention capital improvement projects planned in the six -year planning period. Page 22 of 28 Chapter 9 — Transportation Existing Roads The 2021 inventory shows a total of 935 miles of County roads. Future Needs The Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan sets level of service (LOS) standards for County roads. Future traffic and the level ofservice 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 hnprovement Program includes preliminary planning for one proposed new road project: • Lincoln Road extension (between Harborview Road and Blaine Road). While this project is 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 Transportation Improvement Programm includes two road projects over $5 million.- 0 North Lake Samish Rd. Bridge Replacement ($10.6 million); and • East Smith Rd /Hannegan. Rd intersection. improvements ($5.4 million). The Six -Year Transportation Improvement Program contains a variety of other projects, including flood damage repair, bridge replacements, intersection improvements, road reconstruction, and fish passage projects. Page 23 of 28 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: Public Works shall establish a performance metric to monitor service performance of the Lummi Island ferry system. This will include a week long count at least every quarter in both sailing directions. This count will include percent capacity, on -time performance, and the number of vehicles left in the queue. The count shall be compared to the desired level of service of no more than two sailing waits during average weekday peak periods. The Special Programs Manager for the County Public Works Department confirmed that the ferry service currently meets the LOS standard. Whatcom County accomplishes planning .for the ferry by approving a Fourteen -Year Ferry Capital Program, as required by RCW 36.54.01 S. Proposed Improvement Projects The Six -Year Transportation Improvement .Program includes replacement of the Whatcom Chief ferry ($49.4 million) and terminal modifications. It also includes engineeringfor relocation of the ferry terminal. Total Transportation Costs Transportation projects, including road and ferry projects, total approximately $114 million over the six - year planning period. This includes almost $50 million in localfunds, with the remainder comingfrom the State and Federal governments. Page 24 of 28 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 Stornwater 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 Stornwater 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 Stonn Sewer Systems. This inventory includes ditches, culverts, catch basins, vaults, ponds, and swales. Completed Stormwater Construction Projects since the Stornwater Division was created in 2005 are listed below. Table 15. Completed Stormwater Construction Projects Since 2005 Page 25 of 28 Figure 1. Lake Whatcom Cedar Hills -Euclid Stormwater Improvements 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 approximately $14.7 million are proposed over the six - year planning period as shown below. These costs would be paid by Real Estate Excise Tax (REET), Lake Whatcom Stormwater Utility, grants, Road fund, funding from the Birch Bay Watershed and Aquatic Resources Management District (BBWARM), Flood fund, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds. Page 26 of 28 Table 1 . Stormwater Projects 1 Academy Stormwater Facility Phase 2-Eval & Improvements 1, 2, 6 330,000 330,000 2 Geneva Bioretention Pilot Project 1, 2,3 977,250 132,000 132,000 17,000 1,258,250 3 Eagleridge Stormwater Facility 1, 2 10,000 115,000 350,000 - 475,000 4 Austin Ct Filter Vault 1, 2 95,000 320,000 415,000 5 Silver Beach Creek Phase 2 - Erosion Control 2 80,000 600,000 680,000 6 Viewhaven Lane Water Quality & Conveyance Improvements 1,2 10,000 115,000 350,000 475,000 7 Strawberry Pt/ Lake Whatcom Blvd Water Quality Facility 1,2 - 115,000 140,000 655,000 910,000 8 Geneva St/Lake Louise Culvert Replacement 1,4 - 80,000 200,000 280,000 9 Lake Whatcom Boulevard Media Filter Drain 2 125,000 80,000 630,000 835,000 10 Sudden Valley - Stormwater Improvements Phase 2 1, 2 10,000 180,000 190,000 11 Lake Whatcom Boulevard Water Quality Vault 2 115,000 115,000 12 Charel Terrace Stormwater Outfall Repair 1, 5, 7 415,000 415,000 13 Holeman Ave Stormwater Improvements 1,5 35,000 950,000 - - - - 985,000 14 Semiahmoo Dr South & Outfall Improvements 1, 4, 5, 7 250,000 1,200,000 - 1,450,000 15 Normar Place Stormwater Improvements 1,5 150,000 40,000 500,000 690,000 16 Lora Lane Drainage & Tide Gate 1, 4, 5 80,000 150,000 1,200,000 1,430,000 17 Birch Pt Rd & Outfall Improvements 5 50,000 1S0,000 500,000 700,000 18 Richmond Park Stormwater Improvements 1,5 180,000 200,000 1,050,000 1,000,000 2,430,000 19 Wooldridge Ave & Sunset Dr Stormwater Improvements 5 50,000 100,000 150,000 20 Hillsdale Stormwater Improvements Phase 1 5 50,000 50,000 21 Shallow Shore Culvert Relocation 1 470,000 470,000 Stormwater Totals 2,822,250 3,282,000 1,897,000 2,622,000 2,015,000 2,095,000 14,733,250 Funding Sources 1. Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) 2. Lake Whatcom Stormwater Utility 3. Grants 4. Road Fund 5. Birch Bay Watershed and Aquatic Resources Management District (BBWARM) 6. Flood Fund 7. FEMA Note: Projects 1-] 1 are within the Lake Whatcom Watershed. Projects 12-20 are within the Birch Bay Watershed, Page 27 of 28 Chapter 11— Total Costs Total Costs for the six -year planning period are shown below. Table 17. Total Costs for the Six -Year Planning Period Parks, Trails, and Activity Centers 38,944,702 9.09% Maintenance and Operations 2,621,509 0.61% General Government Buildings and Sites 86,179,100 19.92% Sheriffs Office 22,042,808 5.14% Emergency Management 0 0.00% Adult Corrections 151,200,000 35.29% Juvenile Detention 0 0.00% Transportation 113,592,000 26.51 % Stormwater Facilities 14,733,250 3.44% TOTAL 428,493,369 100.00% The County plans to undertake capital improvement projects costing over $428 million between 2023 and 2028, which will be financed with a combination of local, state, federal, and other funding sources. Page 28 of 28