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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Services October 25 1994WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL Public Services & Solid Waste Committee October 25, 1994 The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m. by Committee Chair Barbara Brenner in the Committee Room of the Council Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue. Also Present: Ken Henderson Alvin Starkenburg Absent: None COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL 1. DISCUSSION OF EVERSON GOSHEN ROAD /KELLY ROAD INTERSECTION CONCERNS (AB94 -526) Speakers: Kim Gates, Representing neighbors in the area Ed Henken, Engineering Tom Gooch, Fire District 4 Jeff Monsen, Transportation Services Starkenburg moved to recommend that Henken continue with plans for stop signs and a stop bar. It needs to be monitored, and if additional activities are needed, such as buttons on the road, Ed Henken should come back to us (the Public Services Committee) and that could be considered as a second phase. Motion carried unanimously. Starkenburg moved to amend the motion to investigate the possibility of placing a flashing light on or near the stop sign. He withdrew his amendment after comments by Jeff Monsen, Transportation Services Director. 2. POTENTIAL APPEARANCE OF FAIRNESS VIOLATION ON SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SWAG) AND RELATED MEMBERSHIP ISSUES (AB94 -549) Public Services Minutes, 10/25/94, Page 1 1 Speakers: 2 3 Dan Gibson, Prosecuting Attorney 4 5 Nate Brown, Planning & Development Director 6 Bob Jurica, Solid Waste Division Manager 7 8 3. TRAFFIC IMPACTS ON SUNSET DRIVE AND MT. BAKER 9 HIGHWAY (AB94 -514) 10 11 Speakers: 12 13 Jeri Payne, 3608 Vining Street 14 Kim Gates 15 Tom Gooch 16 Ed Henken, Engineering 17 18 Brenner recommended that Jeri Payne and other interested parties contact Ed 19 Henken and make suggestions of what the County could be doing for this problem, and 20 Henken could report back to the Committee. 21 22 Brenner withdrew her recommendation but asked Henken to keep her posted of 23 citizen concerns and possible solutions. 24 25 4. DISCUSSION OF PERMIT PROBLEMS INCURRED BY THE HEMMI 26 ROAD WATER ASSOCIATION (AB94 -529) 27 28 Speakers: 29 30 Nate Brown, Planning & Development Services 31 John Harding, Representing the Water Association 32 John Torrence, Wilson Engineering 33 34 Starkenburg moved to recommend that the Council move it forward to seek legal 35 opinion to see if Pat Gallery can be hired to hear this particular matter, keeping in mind 36 there is a community benefit, and if that is not legally do -able, the Council ask Ed Good, 37 Hearing Examiner, to schedule this item in conjunction with another hearing. 38 39 Motion carried unanimously. 40 41 42 43 44 Public Services Minutes, 10/25/94, Page 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m. �'-- -- X2, Ramona Reeves, Recording Secretary ATTEST: 7C Ra Bona Reeves, Clerk of the Council WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON ,a Barbara Brenner, Council Member Public Services Minutes, 10/25/94, Page 3