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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Planning and Development Committee
December 6, 2011
CALL TO ORDER
Committee Chair Bill Knutzen called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
ROLL CALL (3:00:46 PM)
Present: Ken Mann, Bill Knutzen and Barbara Brenner.
Absent: None.
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
1. DISCUSSION REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING WHATCOM
COUNTY CODE 20.14 WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS (AB2011 -223)
Alex Cleanthus, Planning and development services Department, read through the
staff report. County Plans Examiner Wain Harrison is concerned about the financial surety
section, Whatcom County Code (WCC) 20.14.104.
Brenner moved to amend section .104, first paragraph, "...full cost of project
decommissioning less salvage value, naming Whatcom County..." and section .104, second
paragraph, "...associated with removal, accounting for reasonable salvage value of the
equipment, prepared by a qualified...."
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mann, Knutzen and Brenner (3)
Nays: None (0)
Brenner moved to recommend approval of the ordinance as amended to the full
Council.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Knutzen and Brenner (2)
Nays: Mann (1)
Mann asked to have a version of the ordinance that is clean, without any of the
tracked changes.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
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ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 3:06 p.m.
ATTEST:
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Please contact the Council Office to obtain an
official, signed copy:
360- 676 -6690 or council@7.o.whatcorn.wa.us
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