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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCounty Council January 10 20171 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL 2 Regular County Council Meeting 3 4 January 10, 2017 5 6 CALL TO ORDER 7 8 Council Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council 9 Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington. 10 11 12 ROLL CALL 13 14 Present: Barbara Brenner, Ken Mann, Carl Weimer, Todd Donovan, Rud Browne 15 and Barry Buchanan. 16 Absent: Satpal Sidhu 17 18 19 FLAG SALUTE 20 21 22 ANNOUNCEMENTS 23 24 Buchanan reported for the Special Committee of the Whole meetings on the 25 following items: 26 • Discussion with Senior Deputy Prosecutor Elizabeth Gallery regarding pending 27 litigation (AB2017 -018): No action taken 28 • Discussion with Senior Deputy Prosecutor Karen Frakes regarding pending litigation, 29 Hirst et al v. Whatcom County, GMHB Case No. 12 -2 -0013 (AB2017 -018): No action 30 taken 31 • Discussion with Senior Deputy Prosecutor Jeffrey Sawyer regarding pending 32 litigation, King v. Stach, et al (AB2017 -018) 33 34 Mann stated and moved that in executive session, the County Council reviewed 35 the lawsuit filed in the United States District Court, under No. 2:16 -cv- 01420 -JCC -BAT, and 36 affirmatively finds the provisions of the Whatcom County Code, Chapter 2.56.030 A, B, and 37 C, which are: 38 A. The official(s) or employee(s) was acting in a matter in which the county had 39 an interest 40 B. The official(s) or employee(s) was acting in the discharge of a duty imposed 41 or authorized by law 42 C. The officials (s) or employee(s) did act in good faith 43 And the Council authorizes the County to provide legal services and indemnification 44 to the officers, officials, agents or employees that are named defendants in this matter, 45 pursuant to WCC 2.56 46 47 Introduction to new labor negotiator and discussion of strategy planning and 48 positions to be taken regarding collective bargaining (AB2017 -037): No action taken 49 50 51 MINUTES CONSENT 52 53 Brenner moved to approve Minutes Consent items one and two. Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 1 1 2 The motion was seconded. 3 4 The motion carried by the following vote: 5 Ayes: Brenner, Mann, Browne, Buchanan, and Weimer (5) 6 Nays: None (0) 7 Abstains: Donovan (1) 8 Absent: Sidhu (1) 9 10 1. REGULAR COUNTY COUNCIL FOR JULY 26, 2016 11 12 2. SURFACE WATER WORK SESSION FOR NOVEMBER 15, 2016 13 14 15 SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 16 17 18 County Council and Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors Chair 19 20 Browne nominated Buchanan. The nomination was seconded. 21 22 The nomination carried by the following vote: 23 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 24 Nays: None (0) 25 Absent: Sidhu (1) 26 27 (Clerk's Note: Buchanan assumed the duties of the Chair.) 28 29 County Council Vice -Chair 30 31 Buchanan nominated Browne. The nomination was seconded. 32 33 The nomination carried by the following vote: 34 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 35 Nays: None (0) 36 Absent: Sidhu (1) 37 38 County Executive Pro Tempore 39 40 Mann nominated Weimer. The nomination was seconded. 41 42 The nomination carried by the following vote: 43 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 44 Nays: None (0) 45 Absent: Sidhu (1) 46 47 Finance and Administrative Services Committee 48 49 Mann nominated Mann, Browne, and Sidhu. The nominations were seconded. 50 51 Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 2 1 The nominations carried by the following vote: 2 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 3 Nays: None (0) 4 Absent: Sidhu (1) 5 6 Planning and. Development Committee. 7 8 Buchanan nominated Browne, Weimer, and Brenner. The nominations were 9 seconded. 10 11 The nominations carried by the following vote: 12 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 13 Nays: None (0) 14 Absent: Sidhu (1) 15 16 Public Works, Health, and Safety Committee 17 18 Donovan nominated Donovan, Mann, and Brenner. The nominations were seconded. 19 20 The nominations carried by the following vote: 21 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 22 Nays: None (0) 23 Absent: Sidhu (1) 24 25 Natural Resources Committee 26 27 Buchanan nominated Donovan, Sidhu, and Weimer. The nominations were 28 seconded. 29 30 The nominations carried by the following vote: 31 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 32 Nays: None (0) 33 Absent: Sidhu (1) 34 35 Bellingham International Airport Advisory Committee 36 37 Browne nominated Sidhu. The nomination was seconded. 38 39 The nomination carried by the following vote: 40 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 41 Nays: None (0) 42 Absent: Sidhu (1) 43 44 Bellin ham Whatcom Chamber of Commerce and Industry 45 46 Donovan nominated Browne. The nomination was seconded. 47 48 The nomination carried by the following vote: 49 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 50 Nays: None (0) 51 Absent: Sidhu (1) 52 53 Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 3 1 Birch Bay Shellfish Protection District Advisory Committee 2 3 Buchanan nominated Donovan. The nomination was seconded. 4 5 The nomination carried by the following vote: 6 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 7 Nays: None (0) 8 Absent: Sidhu (1) 9 10 Council of Governments (COG) - Full Council 11 12 Brenner nominated Browne and Sidhu. The nominations were seconded. 13 14 The nominations carried by the following vote: 15 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 16 Nays: None (0) 17 Absent: Sidhu (1) 18 19 Council of Governments - Executive Board and Transportation Policy Board 20 21 Browne nominated Sidhu. The nomination was seconded. 22 23 The nomination carried by the following vote: 24 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 25 Nays: None (0) 26 Absent: Sidhu (1) 27 28 Developmental Disabilities Board 29 30 Brenner nominated Mann. The nomination was seconded. 31 32 The nomination carried by the following vote: 33 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 34 Nays: None (0) 35 Absent: Sidhu (1) 36 37 Drayton Harbor Shellfish Protection District Advisory Committee 38 39 Brenner nominated Donovan. The nomination was seconded. 40 41 The nomination carried by the following vote: 42 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 43 Nays: None (0) 44 Absent: Sidhu (1) 45 46 Emergency Management Services (EMS) Oversight_Bpa_rd 47 48 Brenner nominated Buchanan. The nomination was seconded. 49 50 The nomination carried by the following vote: 51 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 52 Nays: None (0) 53 Absent: Sidhu (1) Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Emergency Management Services (CMS) Oversight Board alternate Buchanan nominated Sidhu. The nomination was seconded. The nomination carried by the following vote: Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) Nays: None (0) Absent: Sidhu (1) Flood Control Zone District Advisory_ Committee Brenner nominated Browne. The nomination was seconded. The nomination carried by the following vote: Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) Nays: None (0) Absent: Sidhu (1) Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force Brenner nominated Mann. The nomination was seconded. The nomination carried by the following vote: Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) Nays: None (0) Absent: Sidhu (1) Intergovernmental Tribal Relations Committee Browne nominated Buchanan and Brenner. The nominations were seconded. The nominations carried by the following vote: Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) Nays: None (0) Absent: Sidhu (1) Integrated Behavioral Health Advisory Board Buchanan nominated Brenner. The nomination was seconded. The nomination carried by the following vote: Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) Nays: None (0) Absent: Sidhu (1) ]ail Stakeholder Work rou Browne nominated Buchanan and Donovan. The nominations were seconded. Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 5 1 The nominations carried by the following vote: 2 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 3 Nays: None (0) 4 Absent: Sidhu (1) 5 6 Law Enforcement Officer & Firefighter (LEOFF) Boars] 7 8 Buchanan nominated Mann. The nomination was seconded. 9 10 The nomination carried by the following vote: 11 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 12 Nays: None (0) 13 Absent: Sidhu (1) 14 15 Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPQ 16 17 Mann nominated Donovan. The nomination was seconded. 18 19 The nomination carried by the following vote: 20 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 21 Nays: None (0) 22 Absent: Sidhu (1) 23 24 Lummi Island berry Advisory Committee (LIFAC} non - voting attendee 25 26 Brenner nominated Donovan. The nomination was seconded. 27 28 The nomination carried by the following vote: 29 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 30 Nays: None (0) 31 Absent: Sidhu (1) 32 33 Lummi island Ferry Advisory Committee non - voting attendee alternates 34 35 Buchanan nominated Mann and Brenner. The nominations were seconded. 36 37 The nominations carried by the following vote: 38 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 39 Nays: None (0) 40 Absent: Sidhu (1) 41 42 Marine Resources Committee .(MRQ 43 44 Browne nominated Weimer. The nomination was seconded. 45 46 The nomination carried by the following vote: 47 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 48 Nays: None (0) 49 Absent: Sidhu (1) 50 51 North Sound Behavioral Health Organization Executive Committee 52 53 Browne nominated Mann. The nomination was seconded. Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 6 1 2 The nomination carried by the following vote: 3 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 4 Nays: None (0) 5 Absent: Sidhu (1) 6 7 Northwest Clean Air Agency 8 9 Browne nominated Weimer. The nomination was seconded. 10 11 The nomination carried by the following vote: 12 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 13 Nays: None (0) 14 Absent: Sidhu (1) 15 16 Northwest Regional_ Coup 17 18 Mann nominated Sidhu. The nomination was seconded. 19 20 The nomination carried by the following vote: 21 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 22 Nays: None (0) 23 Absent: Sidhu (1) 24 25 012yortunity Council 26 27 Buchanan nominated Weimer. The nomination was seconded. 28 29 The nomination carried by the following vote: 30 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 31 Nays: None (0) 32 Absent: Sidhu (1) 33 34 Portage Bay Shellfish Protection District Advisory Committee 35 36 Browne nominated Weimer. The nomination was seconded. 37 38 The nomination carried by the following vote: 39 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 40 Nays: None (0) 41 Absent: Sidhu (1) 42 43 Public Defense Advisory Committee 44 45 Buchanan nominated Brenner. The nomination was seconded. 46 47 The nomination carried by the following vote: 48 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 49 Nays: None (0) 50 Absent: Sidhu (1) 51 52 Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 7 1 Public Health Advisory Board 2 3 Brenner nominated Buchanan. The nomination was seconded. 4 5 The nomination carried by the following vote: 6 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 7 Nays: None (0) 8 Absent: Sidhu (1) 9 10 Solid Waste Advisory Committee 11 12 Buchanan nominated Brenner. The nomination was seconded. 13 14 The nomination carried by the following vote: 15 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 16 Nays: None (0) 17 Absent: Sidhu (1) 18 19 Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC) Board alternate 20 21 Browne nominated Browne. The nomination was seconded. 22 23 The nomination carried by the following vote: 24 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 25 Nays: None (0) 26 Absent: Sidhu (1) 27 28 WSAC_Leaislative Steering Committee. 29 30 Mann nominated Browne. The nomination was seconded. 31 32 The nomination carried by the following vote: 33 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 34 Nays: None (0) 35 Absent: Sidhu (1) 36 37 Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) Board 38 39 Buchanan nominated Sidhu. The nomination was seconded. 40 41 The nomination carried by the following vote: 42 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 43 Nays: None (0) 44 Absent: Sidhu (1) 45 46 OPEN SESSION 47 48 The following people spoke: 49 0 Mike Kaufman spoke on the emergency management services (EMS) levy 50 vote and funding various social services. 51 . Wendy Harris spoke about the critical areas ordinance. 52 • Amy Glasser spoke about the critical areas ordinance. 53 • Ron Reimer spoke about the Growth Management Act. Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 8 Jason Reimer submitted a the interim amendments t Whatcom County Code l (Zoning), Title 21 (Land C relating to water resources. OTHER ITEMS handout (on file) and spoke about the impacts of o the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan and 'itle 15 (Buildings and Construction), Title 20 >ivision Regulations), and Title 24 (Health Code) 1. RESOLUTION FOR WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE SUPPORT OF FUNDING FOR CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES (AB2017 -033) Whatcom County Council acting as the Board of Health. Brenner moved to approve the resolution. The motion was seconded, The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Weimer and Donovan (5) Nays: Mann (1) Absent: Sidhu (1) 2. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT AMENDMENT BETWEEN WHATCOM COUNTY AND PACIFIC NORTHWEST GUARDIAN AD LITEM, LLC FOR THE PROVISION OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM SERVICES FOR YOUTH SUBJECT TO DEPENDENCIES IN WHATCOM COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT IN THE AMOUNT OF $40 PER HOUR, UP TO 4,000 BILLABLE HOURS FOR 2017 (AB2017 -034) Mann moved to approve the request. The motion was seconded. Dave Reynolds, Superior Court Administrator, answered questions about this program and the court appointed special advocate (CASA) program. Brenner spoke about the benefits of the CASA program. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) Nays: None (0) Absent: Sidhu (1) 3. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN WHATCOM COUNTY AND NORTH SOUND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT THE COUNTY'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM AND TO SUPPORT REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $498,867 (AB2017 -035) Mann moved to approve the request. The motion was seconded. Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 9 The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) Nays: None (0) Absent: Sidhu (1) COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES 1. APPOINTMENT, PER RCW 85.38.070(5), TO FILL VACANCY ON DRAINAGE DISTRICT #3 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, POSITION 1 - APPLICANT(S): ROGER BLOK (DUTIES INCLUDE FIELD REVIEW OF DRAINAGE NEEDS, ATTENDING AN ANNUAL MEETING TO DETERMINE THE NEXT YEAR'S WORK SCHEDULE AND ASSESSMENT LEVY, ELECT INTERNAL OFFICERS, AND REVIEW, DISCUS, OR ACT ON ANY OTHER OFFICIAL AND DISTRICT BUSINESS) (AB2017 -042) Browne moved to nominate and appoint Roger Blok by acclamation. The motion was seconded. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) Nays: None (0) Absent: Sidhu (1) 2. ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS TO COUNCIL - APPOINTED POSITIONS ON CITIZEN BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES (AB2017 -031) I_ummi Island Ferry Advisory Committee Mann moved to appoint by acclamation Michael Skehan to the resident position. The motion was seconded. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) Nays: None (0) Absent: Sidhu (1) Planning Commission District 2 Mann nominated Stephen Jackson and Andrew Rowlson. The nominations were seconded. The vote carried by the following vote: Rowlson: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Donovan and Weimer (5) Jackson: Mann (1) Absent: Sidhu (1) Flannina Commission District 3 Brenner moved to appoint by acclamation Atul Deshmane. Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 10 1 2 The motion was seconded. 3 4 The motion carried by the following vote: 5 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 6 Nays: None (0) 7 Absent: Sidhu (1) 8 9 Portage Bay Shellfish Protection District. Advisory Committee 10 11 Mann moved to appoint by acclamation Christine Woodward, Lee First, and Dorie 12 Belisle. 13 14 The motion was seconded. 15 16 The motion carried by the following vote: 17 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 18 Nays: None (0) 19 Absent: Sidhu (1) 20 21 Solid Waste Advisory Committee 22 23 Mann moved to appoint by acclamation: 24 • Amber Jones to the Business /Industry Representative position 25 0 Larry McCarter to the Solid Waste Disposal Facility Representative position 26 27 The motion was seconded. 28 29 The motion carried by the following vote: 30 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 31 Nays: None (0) 32 Absent: Sidhu (1) 33 34 3. ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS TO FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT BOARD 35 OF SUPERVISORS — APPOINTED POSITIONS ON CITIZEN ADVISORY 36 COMMITTEES (COUNCIL ACTING AS THE WHATCOM COUNTY FLOOD 37 CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS) (AB2017 -032) 38 39 Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee 40 41 Browne moved to appoint by acclamation: 42 0 Ron Bronsema and Scott Hulse to the Special Districts positions 43 • Robert Bromley to the Impacted Cities position 44 45 The motion was seconded. 46 47 The motion carried by the following vote: 48 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 49 Nays: None (0) 50 Absent: Sidhu (1) 51 52 Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 11 1 Birch Bay Watershed and Aquatic Resource Management Advisory Committee 2 3 Brenner moved to appoint by acclamation Scott Hulse. 4 5 The motion was seconded. 6 7 The motion carried by the following vote: 8 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 9 Nays: None (0) 10 Absent: Sidhu (1) 11 12 INTRODUCTION ITEMS 13 14 Weimer removed item four and stated he wanted to discuss it seperately. 15 16 Donovan withdrew item five. 17 18 Brenner moved to accept Introduction Items one, two, three and six. 19 20 The motion was seconded. 21 22 The motion carried by the following vote: 23 Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) 24 Nays: None (0) 25 Absent: Sidhu (1) 26 27 1. ORDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO WHATCOM COUNTY CODE TITLE 28 20 ZONING, PERMITTING KENNELS IN THE AGRICULTURE ZONE AS A 29 CONDITIONAL USE (AB2017 -038) 30 31 2. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2017 WHATCOM COUNTY BUDGET, FIRST 32 REQUEST, IN THE AMOUNT OF $170,302 (AB2017 -039) 33 34 3. ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2015 -037, WHICH AMENDED 35 ORDINANCE 2015 -025 (ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WHATCOM COUNTY 36 INCARCERATION PREVENTION AND REDUCTION TASK FORCE) TO EXTEND 37 DUE DATES FOR DELIVERY OF THE INITIAL AND FINAL PHASE III REPORTS 38 (AB2017 -040) 39 40 4. ORDINANCE PROVIDING LOCAL PROCEDURES TO PROCESS DEVELOPMENT 41 PERMIT APPLICATIONS EFFICIENTLY AND TO PROMOTE FINALITY OF 42 DECISIONS (AB2017 -041) 43 44 Weimer moved to introduce the ordinance and moved to amend to delete Exhibit B 45 and the last Be It Finally Ordained statement, "a= TT FINA V ORDAINED that Whaaern 46 Ceij - C— e4e-- Sec-tteri 20-.9-2-.2 -1-0—is- l3efe ed 0 n Exhibit B to this 47 ordonance." The Exhibit B section amends Title 20 and would have to go through the 48 docketing process, which isn't necessary to clean up certain procedures. 49 50 The motion was seconded. 51 52 Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 The motion to amend carried by the following vote: Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) Nays: None (0) Absent: Sidhu (1) Weimer restated his motion to introduce as amended. The motion was seconded. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Brenner, Browne, Buchanan, Mann, Donovan and Weimer (6) Nays: None (0) Absent: Sidhu (1) S. ORDINANCE ADOPTING INTERIM AMENDMENTS TO THE WHATCOM COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WHATCOM COUNTY CODE TITLE 24, HEALTH CODE, RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES (AB2016 -309C) Donovan stated he withdraws this item from consideration. He attempted to find a solution in the interim ordinance to deal with projects that are substantially completed. However, it's clear the ordinance wouldn't accomplish the intent. 6. DISCUSSION REGARDING PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CURRENT STATE BUILDING CODE AND REPEALING THE EXISTING TITLE 15 OF THE WHATCOM COUNTY CODE (AB2016 -289) COMMITTEE REPORTS, OTHER ITEMS, AND COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES Councilmembers gave updates on recent activities and upcoming events. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m. The County Council approved these minutes on February 7, 2017. 4 . s . A U f1 '. 4- . .•� f a t. Vana Brown- Dnvll5,.doumil Clerk Jill Nixon, Minutes Transcription WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON y u hanan, ouncil Chair Regular County Council Meeting, 1/10/2017, Page 13