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STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
Dedication of Conservation Futures Funds to the }
Tarboo Creek Conservation Project as Authorized }
by 8434 RCW and in Accordance with Ordinance }
No, 06-0708-02 to Provide a System of Public }
Open Spaces }
RESOLUTION NO, '+8-08
WHEREAS, conservation futures tax levy collections, authorized under RCW 84.34.230
are an important means of retaining community character and accomplishing open space policies and
objectives of the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan that encourage the coordinated acquisition of
key open space lands for long term protection,
WHEREAS, Jefferson County is authorized by RCW 8434,210 and 8434.220 to acquire
open space land, agricultural and timber lands, as defined in RCW 84,34.220,
WHEREAS, the Conservation Futures Citizen's Advisory Board has reviewed project
applications for 2008 and made its funding recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners
in accordance with Ordinance No. 06-0708-02,
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Jefferson County Conservation Futures
Program, the Northwest Watershed Institute, as project applicant and sponsor, requests assistance to
aid in financing the acquisition of fee simple property on 24 acres of timber land in Sec, 28, T 28N, R
I W with Assessor's Parcel Number 801281001,
WHEREAS, The County retains enough developable land to accommodate the Tarboo
Creek Conservation Project as well as the housing and employment growth that it is expected to
receive, thus satisfYing the requirements of Chapter 449, Laws of2005, and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County considers it in the best public interest to contribute to this
acquisition project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that:
1, Jefferson County hereby dedicates up to $7,500 in conservation futures funds to
reimburse the Tarboo Creek Conservation Project for acquisition expenses contingent
on a matching contribution of no less than the amount of conservation futures funds
requested.
2, This dedication of funding may be nullified if a submittal for reimbursement,
accompanied by documentation of matching funds sufficient to complete the
acquisition, is not received from the sponsor within three years of the signing of this
resolution,
RESOLUTION NO, 48-08
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Deputy Clerk of the Board
July , 2008 in Port Townsend,
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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David Sullivan, Member
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John Austin, Member
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Consent Agenda
JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
615 Sheridan Street. Port Townsend' Washington' 98368
www.jeffersoncountypublichealth.org
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Dennis Richards, County Administrator
FROM: Neil Harrington, Water Quality Division Manager
Tami Pokorny, Environmental Health Specialist II
DATE: July 14, 2008
SUBJECT: Agenda Request: Resolution to Dedicate
Conservation Futures Funding to the Tarboo Creek
Conservation Project.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
At its meeting on June 16, 2008, the BoCC heard the recommendations of the Jefferson
County Conservation Futures Citizen Advisory Board and took public comment on the
Tarboo Creek Conservation Project application for conservation futures funding. The
advisory board recommended that partial funding be awarded to the project. In its
statement of June 2, 2008, the Department of Community Development recommended a
finding that the proposed acquisition not be found to reduce the County's capacity to
accommodate growth.
The advisory board proposes that the BoCC dedicate $7,500 in conservation futures
funds towards the fee-simple purchase of 24 acres in the Tarboo Valley south of
Chimacum. This sum represents the balance of funds remaining for 2008 assuming
full funding for the Finnriver Farm Project. The proposed match is a grant from the
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Coastal Wetlands Conservation program. The
Northwest Watershed Institute is the applicant and sponsor.
After the public hearing, the BoCC directed staff to draft a resolution to articulate the
advisory board's recommendation and also satisfy the requirements of Chapter 449,
Laws of 2005. Staff now requests that the BoCC consider the accompanying
resolution to grant partial funding, contingent on the requisite 50% match, to the
Tarboo Creek Conservation Project.
COMMUNITY HEALTH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
MAIN: 360385-9400
FAX: 360-385-9401
PUBLIC HEALTH
ALWAYS WORKING FOR A SAFER AND
HEALTHIER COMMUNITY
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
WATER QUALITY
MAIN: 360385-9444
FAX: 360-379-4487
ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS:
According to Ordinance No. 06-0708-02, the explicit purpose of the conservation
futures levy and program are to fund the acquisition of properties to support a
system of public open spaces and protect the county's open space resources from
development, and from being negatively and permanently affected. Conservation
futures tax levy collections, authorized under ROO 84.34.230 are an important
means of retaining community character and accomplishing open space policies and
objectives of the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan.
The Conservation Futures Citizen Advisory Board ranked the Tarboo Creek Conservation
Project against preservation criteria established by the BoCC designed to implement
projects that meet the established goals of the Conservation Futures Program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The explicit purpose of the conservation futures levy is to fund acquisition projects to
support a system of public open spaces. There is no impact to the county's general fund
to support the Tarboo Creek Conservation Project. At the conclusion of 2007, the
balance in the Conservation Futures Fund was $483,344. Subtracting anticipated 2008
expenses and the working capital requirement (10% of expenditures in the previous
year), leaves $215,000 for 2008 projects. The recommended award for this project is
$7,500.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the BoCC sign the accompanying resolution to satisfy Chapter
449, Laws of 2005 with regard to the Tarboo Creek Conservation Project and to dedicate
$7,500 in conservation futures funding towards its implementation.
REVIEWED BY:
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Dennis Richards, County Administrator
COMMUNITY HEALTH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
MAIN: 360385-9400
FAX: 360385-9401
PUBLIC HEALTH
ALWAYS WORKING FOR A SAFER AND
HEALTHIER COMMUNITY
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
WATER QUALITY
MAl N: 360385-9444
FAX: 360-379-4487