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06/10/2007: "CC Takes Up Rosario & Orca Ordinances On Monday, Then It Is Off To Canada"

There will be a special County Council (CC) meeting on Monday to continue work on the proposed Orca Whale Protection Ordinance, and to continue deliberations on the Rosario Master Planned Resort Ordinance. No regular meeting on Tuesday, then on Wednesday it is off to Canada.

Typically the Council meets on Mondays for staff meetings only, but this Monday the council will hold a formal meeting on Monday, then skip the normally scheduled Tuesday meeting.

At 10:00 a.m. on Monday the CC will take up the ongoing deliberations to adopt the Rosario Master Planned Resort ordinance. After Councilman Lichter voted nay on a motion to pass the ordinance at last Tuesday council meeting, and because Councilman Kevin Ranker and Bob Myhr were absent from the meeting, the Council did not have the necessary numbers to pass the ordinance. Based on past comments from Ranker and Myhr, it is expected the ordinance will be quickly passed on Monday; but then, given the long drawn-out history of the Rosario proposal, maybe not..

At 12:30 P.M. the CC will continue work on the Proposed Orca Whale Protection Ordinance.

After skipping the Tuesday meeting, Four of the six Council Members (and county staff) will be traveling together on a private boat to Pender Island, B.C. on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 for a Thursday, June 14, 2007 Islands Trust , where the Council members will take part in a two hour agenda item labeled: “San Juan County Liaison: Areas of Mutual Interest & "Transborder Agreement" . What this may mean for San Juan County is explained in a joint SJC and Islands Trust two page publication entitled “Trans-Border Cooperation” .

Because at least four of the six council members will be going on the trip, it is necessary to have at least one of the staff members present, since four members constitute a quorum.

Another special meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 18, 2007, and the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Council will be held at the normal time on Tuesday, June 19, 2007.