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DISCLAIMER: This document contains the Whatcom County Council or Committee
minutes, as approved. However, unless an attested signature page is attached, they
are not the final approved minutes.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Committee Of The Whole
March 15, 2005
Council Chair Laurie Caskey- Schreiber called the meeting to order at 6:02
p.m. in the Council Committee Room, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
Present: Absent:
Barbara Brenner None
Dan McShane
Sam Crawford
Seth Fleetwood
L. Ward Nelson
Sharon Roy
1. DISCUSSION WITH PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING REGARDING
PENDING PROPERTY CONDEMNATION (AB2005 -018)
item.
McShane moved to go into executive session to discuss the first agenda
Motion carried 4 -0 with Crawford, Roy, and Brenner out of the room.
OTHER BUSINESS
Brenner moved to send a letter to the Senate opposing Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill 1290.
Motion carried 6 -0 -1 with Crawford abstaining.
2. DISCUSSION WITH SENIOR DEPUTY PROSECUTOR KAREN FRAKES
REGARDING TWO CASES OF PENDING LITIGATION (AB2005 -018)
McShane moved to go into executive session to discuss pending litigation.
Motion carried unanimously.
3. DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL CLERK DANA BROWN -DAVIS
REGARDING TWO ISSUES: POSSIBLE CONTRACT AMENDMENT AND
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT (AB2005 -017)
(Clerk's Note: The committee came out of executive session at 6:53 p.m.)
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Dana Brown - Davis, Clerk of the Council, stated Lynn Barton, who videotapes
the Council meetings, needs her contract re- written for much more money. She
needs to buy different equipment to do what the City of Bellingham requires to air
the videotape.
Caskey- Schreiber asked if this needs to go out for bid. Brown -Davis stated
the amount will still be under $15,000.
Roy stated she gets many complaints about the quality of the recording.
Brown -Davis stated the quality changed recently. The contractor fixed the quality
problem within the last couple of months.
Crawford stated the problem was a sound issue.
Brown -Davis stated the service can go out for bid if the Council wants, or
continue with the contract as rewritten.
Caskey- Schreiber moved to rewrite the contract.
Motion carried unanimously.
Brown -Davis stated the County can reimburse the Flood Control Zone District
Advisory Committee members mileage from the flood fund, but the administration
highly recommends the County not do that because it would set a precedent.
Crawford stated he is not in favor of reimbursement.
Nelson stated he is not in favor of reimbursement.
Crawford stated he was heavily lobbied by Art Anderson, who said half the
group would quit. That is a real loss of expertise, but the Council cannot go there.
Caskey- Schreiber stated the Council needs these folks' expertise on the river
meander limit issue. For that reason, she will support the reimbursement. They
are meeting intensively, more than once per month, more than other boards. The
members are all commuting from great distances.
Nelson stated there has been heavy lobbying for this reimbursement. Other
boards have already heard about it. He doesn't want to go there.
McShane stated he supports reimbursement.
Caskey- Schreiber moved to reimburse the Flood Control Zone District
Advisory Committee members for mileage to special meetings on river meander
limits this year.
Motion failed 2 -5 with McShane and Caskey- Schreiber in favor.
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DISCLAIMER: This document contains the Whatcom County Council or Committee
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ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Jill Nixon, Minutes Transcription
The Council approved these minutes on April 12 , 2005.
ATTEST:
Dana Brown - Davis, Council Clerk
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Laurie Caskey- Schreiber, Council Chair
Committee of the Whole, 3/15/2005, Page 3