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1 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO CLEARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assigned to: Originator: Division Head: Depl. Head: Prosecutor: I~ :5/z.lt~ Intro RECE~VED MAR ~ 3)Z/I&" WHATCOM COUNTY Purchasing/Budget: ~ 3lz.ug COUNClL Finance Comm.; 3/27118 Board of Supervisors Executive: \I(S lj ~ I~ TITLE OF DOCUMENT: F, ooh Control Zone District and Subzones 2018 Supplemental Budget Request #1 ATTACHMENTS: Resolution, Memoranda and Budget Modification Requests SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( x) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( ) Yes ( X) NO SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( X) NO Requested Date: SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (/fthisitem is an ordinanceorrequiresapublic hearing, you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate. Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.) Supplemental #1 requests funding from the Flood Control Zone District Fund: 1. To appropriate $50,000 in to fund ESSB 6091 process support. COMMITTEE ACTION: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ACTION: 3/13/2018: Introduced 6-0, Sidhu absent, (Council acting as the FCZDBS) Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number: Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on the County's website at: whatcom. wa.us/council

2 PROPOSED BY: Executive INTRODUCTION DATE: 3/13/18 RESOLUTION NO. (A resolution of the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AMENDMENT NO. 1 OF THE 2018 BUDGET WHEREAS, the 2018 budget for the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District and Subzones was adopted December 5, 2017; and, WHEREAS, changing circumstances require modifications to the approved 2018 budget; and, WHEREAS, the modifications to the budget have been assembled here for deliberation by the Board of Supervisors, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors that the 2018 budget as approved in Resolution is hereby amended by adding the following additional amounts to the budgets included therein: Flood Control Zone District Fund - Expenditures Revenues Net Effect 50,000-50,000 Total Supplemental 50, ADOPTED this day of, 2018 ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY FCZD BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON Dana Brown-Davis, Council Clerk Rud Browne, Chair of the Board of Supervisors :;;::::.0 AS TO FORM }_~ Civil Deputy Prosecutor I:\BUDGET\SUPPLS\2018 Suppl\FCZDRes#2018-l.docx

3 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budgets Amendment #1 Exeenditures Revenues Fund Balance Flood Control Zone District Fund To fund ESSB 6091 process support. 50,000 50,000 Total Supplemental 50, ,000 -

4 WHATCOM COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Jon Hutchings Director NATURAL RESOURCES 322 N. Commercial, Suite 110 Bellingham, WA Telephone: (360) FAX: (360) www. whatcomcounty.us MEMORANDUM TO: THROUGH: FROM: DATE: RE: Jack Louws, County Executive for the Flood Control Zone District Jon Hutchings, Public Works Directo~ Gary Stoyka, Manager 8 February 26, 2018 Supplemental Budget Request Requested Action The Public Works Division is requesting supplemental budget authority for FY 2018 for administrative support services for the County's implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill (ESSB) In response to the Washington Supreme Court's ruling in the "Hirst Decision", the Washington State Legislature adopted ESSB 6091to provide a mechanism for residents to use exempt wells for domestic purposes. ESSB 6091 allows Whatcom County to issue building and land division permits for landowners relying on exempt wells for their potable water supply with restrictions. The new law requires that Watershed Management Plans be updated to include recommendations for projects and actions that will measure, protect, and enhance instream resources and improve watershed functions that support the recovery of threatened and endangered salmonids to offset the effects of the consumptive use of water from these new groundwater uses. The plan update must be completed by February 1, If not completed by that date, the Department of Ecology takes over the update. The WRIA Watershed Management Board (consisting of Whatcom County, Whatcom PUD, all cities in the county, Nooksack Tribe, Lummi Nation, and WDFW) has chosen to utilize the Watershed Staff Team as the technical team for the update process. This staff team needs contracted administrative support services to complete this task. Furthermore, the WRIA 1 Planning Unit needs to approve any update. The Planning Unit currently only has minimal administrative support from County staff. It is anticipated that the Planning Unit will also require administrative and possibly facilitation support to achieve this goal. This supplemental budget request provides $50,000 for these and related purposes. This request for funding is from the Flood Control Zone District fund balance.

5 Please contact Gary Stoyka at extension 6218, if you have any questions or concerns regarding this request. Attachment

6 Public Works Supplemental Budget Request Status: Pending! Supp'IID # 2551 : Fund 169 Cost Center Originator: Gary Stoyka Expenditure Type: One-Time Year Add'l FTE 0 Add'l Space 0 Priority 1 Name of Request: ESSB 6091 Process Support nature (Required on Hard Copy Submission) z/zv/tl Date Costs: Object 6630 Object Description Professional Services Amount Requested ~ $50,000 :: Request Total $50,000 1a. Description of request: Provide contracted professional coordination and facilitation services to support the WRIA 1 staff team and Planning Unit as they update the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Plan in accordance with ESSB 6091, adopted into law on January 19, b. Primary customers: Citizens of Whatcom County 2. Problem to be solved: The Washington State Supreme Court issued a ruling in October 2016 in Whatcom County v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board that placed limits on the use of private domestic wells by development permit applicants as a potable water source. In response to that ruling, the Washington legislature adopted ESSB 6091, which provides a mechanism for residents to use exempt wells for domestic purposes. ESSB 6091 allows Whatcom County to issue building and land division permits for landowners relying on exempt wells for their potable water supply with restrictions. The new law requires that Watershed Management Plans be updated to include recommendations for projects and actions that will measure, protect, and enhance instream resources and improve watershed functions that support the recovery of threatened and endangered salmon ids to offset the effects of the consumptive use of water from these new groundwater uses. The plan update must be completed by February 1, If not completed by that date, the Department of Ecology takes over the update. The WRIA Watershed Management Board (consisting of Whatcom County, Whatcom PUD, all cities in the county, Nooksack Tribe, Lummi Nation, and WDFW) has chosen to utilize the Watershed Staff Team as the technical team for the update process. This staff team needs contracted administrative support services to complete this task. Furthermore, the WRIA 1 Planning Unit needs to approve any update. The Planning Unit currently only has minimal administrative support from County staff. It is anticipated that the Planning Unit will also require administrative and possibly faciltation support to achieve this goal. The County intends to provide this contracted support to both of these groups. 3a. Options I Advantages: The County could not provide the support; however, it is unlikely that the plan update would be accomplished by February 1, 2019 and therefore, the Department of Ecology would take over the update process without the input from our established local process. 3b. Cost savings: 4a. Outcomes: An updated WRIA 1 Watershed Management Plan that meets the requirements of ESSB 6091 by February 1, b. Measures: Monday, February 26,20/8 Rpt: Rpl Suppl Regular

7 Public Works Supplemental Budget Request Status: Pending Supp'IID # 2551 Fund 169 Cost Center Originator: Gary Stoyka The updated plan will be completed. Success will be measured by getting the Department of Ecology's approval of the plan update. Sa. Other Departments/Agencies: PDS staff will participate in the update process. The process will also include participation by Whatcom PUD, all cities in the county, both tribes in the county, WDFW, and the Department of Ecology. Sb. Name the person in charge of implementation and what they are responsible for: Mark Person ius for PDS. Kasey Cykler for the Department of Ecology. Representatives on the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board for other agencies. 6. Funding Source: Flood Control Zone District Fund. It is anticipated that all or a portion of these costs may be reimbursed by the Department of Ecology. Monday, February 26,2018 Rpt: Rpt Suppl Regular