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2 Natural Resources Committee
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4 April 28, 2009
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6 Committee Chair Carl Weimer called the meeting to order at 9,35 a.m. in the. Council
7 Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
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9 Present: Absent:
10 Seth Fleetwood None
11 Bob Kelly '
13 Also Present:
14 Sam Crawford '
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17 COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL; -- CQN', P -LAN
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19 1. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WHATCOM COUNTY COMPR'EH`EN"SIVE PLAN TO
20 ADD THE NECESSARY REFERENCES TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
21 LAKE WHATCOM AS A DRINKING WATER SOURCE, THE STATE LISTING OF
22 LAKE WHATCOM AS AN IMPAIRED WATERBODY, AND THE ROLE OF
23 FORESTRY IN THE LAKE WHATCOM WATERSHED (AB2009 -204)
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25 Cathy Craver, Planning and Development Services Department, gave a staff report.
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27 Fleetwood moved to recommend forwarding to the full Council for concurrent
28 review.
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30 Discussion included the date the Council approved funding to study reconveyance of
31 Washington States Department of Natural Resources (DNR) managed County Forest Board
32 lands.
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34 Motion carried 3 -0.
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36 2. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WHATCOM COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO
37 REMOVE THE "PROVISIONAL URBAN GROWTH AREA" DESIGNATION FROM
38 SUDDEN VALLEY (AB2009 -205)
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40 Cathy Craver, Planning and Development Services Department, gave a staff report.
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42 Discussion included whether there is a plan to come up with a different name for it.
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44 Fleetwood moved to recommend forwarding to the full Council for concurrent
45 review.
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47 Motion carried 3 -0.
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50 OTHER BUSINESS
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52 There was no other business.
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2 ADJOURN
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4 The meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m.
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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Carl Weimer, Committee Chair
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