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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2025-255
File ID: AB2025-255 Version: 1 Status: Approved
File Created: 03/14/2025 Entered by: jking@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Treasurer's Office File Type: Resolution Requiring a Public Hearing
Assigned to: Council Final Action: 04/15/2025
Agenda Date: 04/15/2025 Enactment#: RES 2025-015
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Primary Contact Email: jking@co.whatcom.wa.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Resolution to sell county tax title property by negotiation
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Per RCW 36.35.150(1)(a) and Whatcom County Code 1.10.340, the Whatcom County Property
Management Committee has recommended sale of the following tax title property by private negotiation
to a governmental agency for a public purpose, for an amount not less than $1000.00.
Tax parcel number 380236 355201 0000 / PID 53682; BELLINGHAM BAY LAND CO'S 2ND
ADD TO BELLINGHAM - ELY 16 FT OF THAT PTN OF BLK 115 LY WLY OF RR.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To:
03/25/2025 Council INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC Council
HEARING
Aye: 6 Buchanan, Byrd, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay: 0
emp Absent: 1 Donovan
04/15/2025 Council APPROVED
Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay: 0
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Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2025-255)
Attachments: Proposed Resolution, Parcel Information, Notice of Hearing after 3.25.2025, Notice of Hearing 2
after 3.25.2025
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PROPOSED BY: Treasurer
INTRODUCTION DATE:
RESOLUTION NO.2025-015
RESOLUTION TO SELL COUNTY TAX TITLE PROPERTY BY NEGOTIATION
WHEREAS, RCW 36.35.120 allows the County to sell real estate acquired by tax
foreclosure where it is found to be in the best interest of Whatcom County to sell the same;
and,
WHEREAS, the County has owned tax title parcel # 380236 355201 0000 (herein
"Property"), further described below, since December 18, 1996 and,
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Property Management Committee recommends that
the resolution be passed to effectively meet the legal requirement for the disposal of the
Property; and,
WHEREAS, RCW 36.35.120 requires the Council to establish the minimum price for
said unit of property and to determine whether or not a contract will be allowed, or if it will be a
cash price; and,
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Property Management Committee recommends the
Property be sold by private negotiation to a governmental agency for a public purpose, per
RCW 36.35.150(1)(a) and Whatcom County Code 1.10.340, for an amount not less than
$1000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the principal taxes, interest, and penalty, total $887.27 and,
WHEREAS, Resolution 95-005 designated the Whatcom County Treasurer as
negotiator in such sales; and
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Code as well as the state law allows the County to
reserve from the sale coal, oil, gas, gravel, mineral, ores, fossils, timber or other resources if
the Council finds that it is in the best interest to reserve these;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that it is in the best interest of the County to
sell the Property described herein for a price to be negotiated by the Whatcom County
Treasurer in an amount not less than $1000.00:
Parcel # 380236 355201 0000 / PID 53682
BELLINGHAM BAY LAND CO'S 2ND ADD TO BELLINGHAM-ELY 16 FT OF THAT PTN
OF BLK 115 LY WLY OF RR
39 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said price shall not be allowed under contract and
40 shall be paid in either cash, certified check, or money order to the Whatcom County Treasurer
41 at the time of sale; and,
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43 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Property shall be sold subject to restrictive
44 covenants allowing for imposition of Community Association fees, if any, as set forth in
45 Whatcom County Resolution No. 88-37; and,
46 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this sale transfer to the owners all coal, oil, gas,
47 gravel, minerals, ores, fossils, timber or other resources on or in said land and the right to mine
48 for and remove the same in conformity with zoning regulations in force and effect; and,
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50 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Whatcom County Treasurer is hereby authorized
51 and directed to sell such property at not less than a certified price and said sale shall take place
52 in accordance with the duties as established in RCW 36.35.120.
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54 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council, that a public hearing on
55 the matter of the sale of said property, under said terms, be held on the 15th day of
56 April , 2025, at 6:00 p.m., at Whatcom County Council Chambers
57 Whatcom County, Washington; and,
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59 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Whatcom County Council shall give
60 notice of such hearing in the manner prescribed by law under RCW 36.34.030.
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63 APPROVED thjp.a 115th' 'day of April 2025.
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75 /s/ approved via email by Christopher Quinn/LB
76 Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney