HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpecial Council June 18 1996WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
SPECIAL COUNCIL WORK SESSION
June 18, 1996
The meeting was called to order at 10:08 a.m. by Council Chair Ward Nelson in the
Council Committee Room, 311 Grand Avenue.
Also Present:
Marlene Dawson
Tom Brown
Alvin Starkenburg
Kathy Sutter
Absent:
Barbara Brenner
Robert Imhof
1. DISCUSSION WITH THE STATE AND LOCAL WEED BOARDS
REGARDING: SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING; FEES CHARGED AS
ASSESSMENTS; CIVIL INFRACTIONS; THE PLAN FOR 1996 AND A
REPORT FROM 1995 (AB96 -235)
Those speaking included:
Laurel Baldwin, Coordinator, Noxious Weed Control Board
Ray Fann, Chair, Noxious Weed Control Board
Lori Penders, Washington State Weed Control Board
Bob Woods, Council Budget and Program Analyst
Baldwin distributed a handout (on file) and reviewed its contents. She also highlighted
1995 projects.
Penders stated the state board is associated with the Department of Agriculture but
remains independent as a board. It sets the weed fist every year, supports and assists county weed
boards, and assists state and federal agencies. She noted the Department of Agriculture plays a
minor role, serving as a county weed board when that county has no weed board (five exist).
She spoke about funding options and the processes necessary to follow through on these
options in order to obtain the funds.
Topics discussed included: landowner compliance with notices sent; various weeds;
biological releases; funding options; hot water test plots; objectives of the Weed Board; the role
of Cooperative Extension in relation to the Weed Board; education; use of various agencies and
groups for funding options and education; volunteers; newsletters; and enforcement.
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Nelson requested Natural Resources Committee report to Council regarding the education
process options and how these options would be funded. The Council can then decide whether
fees or assessments need to be implemented in order to meet the goals and objectives of the Weed
Board.
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 11:08 a.m.
Bennett,
These minutes were approved by
ATTEST:
Council on August 6 , 1996.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
` Dana Brown - Davis, ouncil Clerk L. Ward Nelson, Council Chair
*Clerks Note: Some Council members will be touring the Superior Court Clerk's Office today at
11:00 a.m.
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