1992/01/08 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

3 �` January 8,1992 RABANCO withdrew from the process to pursue o site on the Tulalip Reservation. The City.did express s skepticism o this decision by RABANCO, since w of RABANCtes expressed time c and the complexities of negotiations with Indian Tribes ca reign nations. We suggested that the site election tsso should be continued reegardless of the negotiations since the Tulalip site w ng those under consideration. Unfortunately, would o ndicated to u their confidence that anagreement would be forthcoming with the Tribe and opted out of the site review process. Tribe.sl H,adsuch an RABANCoagreement continuedwawith t thea site hed�reviewith e Tulalip there would have been public hearings on the sixes,and rin Ball likelihood, the site selection end the environmental review of the site would now be Complete. I suspect you r awe a oP the rest of the history. tuning the latter half of 1991,r Rsuitab nos been s rching the County in an effort to find suitable locatione Por a rail transfer facility. Unfortunately, each site is. identified and viewed ti isoiation, each as s uhbee of flaws. Only whewetl Sn number [ion any site will reviewed have some flews. Only umber oP sites a eviewetl simultaneously can the public be assured that the process falx to all concerned and the neat site chosen to: ne e their needs. Under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), public facilities siting such as this must undergo a site selection review process. It appears that the County, through the execution of a contract with RABANCo, has passed this public responsibility to a private entity. There may be some question whether s to whether o not a private entity is obligated to undertake solid review process under these circumstances. Nevertheless, management is a public responsibill y, and in Snohomish County, that responsibility.rests with the County. We now seek your assistance and involvement in the siting issue. I