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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Special Committee of the Whole
January 10, 2017
CALL TO ORDER
Council Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
ROLL CALL
Present: Barbara Brenner, Ken Mann, Carl Weimer, Todd Donovan, Rud Browne
and Barry Buchanan.
Absent: Satpal Sidhu.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. ANNUAL REORGANIZATION OF THE WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL (AB2017-
021)
This item was moved to the evening Council meeting.
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
1. RESOLUTION FOR WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE SUPPORT OF
FUNDING FOR CORE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES (AB2017 -033)
This item was not discussed.
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)
This item was not discussed.
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)
This item was not discussed.
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1 COMMITTEE DISCUSSION - CRITICAL AREAS ORDINANCE UPDATE
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3 1. CONTINUATION OF COUNCIL'S REVIEW OF THE 2016 CRITICAL AREAS
4 ORDINANCE UPDATE - TOPICS SCHEDULED FOR DISCUSSION:
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6 Forrest Longman, Council Office, answered questions on the process for making
7 proposed amendments.
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9 Mark Personius, Planning and Development Services Department, submitted and
10 read from a presentation (on file) and answered questions on findings of fact number 13
11 regarding proposed regulations for critical areas and making the plan consistent with the
12 Growth Management Act (GMA).
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14 Article i -- Purpose (AB2016 -276A)
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16 Personius continued the presentation and stated there are no changes.
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18 Article 2 -.Administrative Provisions (AB2016-276B)
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20 Personius continued the presentation and stated there are procedural changes.
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22 Ryan Ericson, Planning and Development Services Department, continued the
23 presentation on proposed amendments regarding the Natural Resources staff.
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25 Personius continued the presentation to Article 2. He and Ericson answered
26 questions about hazard tree requirements, feasibility of offsite wetland mitigation projects,
27 adjusting the ratio based on proximity of the offsite mitigation location to the application
28 site, the option for jurisdictions to trade access into buffers in the City limits in exchange for
29 protecting a much higher class of wetland in the county area in a transfer of development
30 rights (TDR) program, indemnifying the County, how notification works, the range of
31 herbicides that are banned, and dandelions.
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33 Article 5 - Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas (AB2016 -276E)
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35 Personius continued the presentation and stated there are no changes other than a
36 cross - reference. He answered questions on whether recent changes from the court
37 regarding water affect how they look at aquifer recharge areas; steps the County is taking
38 in the compliance process; the court requirement to protect water quality; the most recent
39 science on water quality in wells; protection from aquifer nitrate contamination from
40 agriculture; working with Canadian officials on cross - border contamination; and including
41 the most recent best available science.
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43 Article 5.5 - Lummi Island (AB2016 -276F)
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45 Personius continued the presentation and stated there are no changes other than
46 grammatical.
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48 Article 9 - Definitions (AB2016 -2761]
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50 Personius continued and concluded the presentation and spoke about plans for the
51 next meeting.
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Councilmembers discussed how the Council should propose changes to each of these
articles.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 2:37 p.m.
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