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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Special Committee of the Whole
May 8, 2018
CALL TO ORDER
Council Chair Rud Browne called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. in the Council
Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
ROLL CALL
Present: Barbara Brenner, Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Todd
Donovan, and Satpal Sidhu.
Absent: Tim Ballew
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
I. DIRECTION ON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS REQUESTED BY
COUNCIL THROUGH RESOLUTION 2018 -015 RELATING TO THE CHERRY
POINT URBAN GROWTH AREA (AB2018 -076C)
Matt Aamot, Planning and Development Services Department, submitted and read
from a discussion draft table of the issue regarding requiring conditional use permits
identified in Resolution 2018 -015 (on file).
The following staff answered questions:
• Nick Smith, Planning and Development Services Department
• Mark Personius, Planning and Development Services Department Director
• Karen Frakes, Prosecutor's Office
Councilmembers and staff discussed focusing on things that impact public health and
safety; getting input from the industry on how crude and natural gas are regulated
currently; the definition of major project permit; refined versus unrefined fossil fuels; how
to measure exports that occurred as of March 1, 2017; how petroleum tank farms are
defined; when a conditional use permit process is triggered for permitting petroleum tanks;
the impact of tank farms within shorelines and the jurisdiction of the Shoreline Management
Plan; and a 1998 settlement agreement.
Brenner moved to remove liquefied petroleum gasses and natural gas from
Comprehensive plan policy 2CC -16.
The motion was seconded.
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Donovan moved to call the question.
The motion to call the question was seconded.
The motion to call the question carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Browne, Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, and Sidhu (5)
Nays: Brenner (1)
Absent: Ballew (1)
The motion to amend failed by the following vote:
Ayes: Brenner and Byrd (2)
Nays: Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, and Sidhu (4)
Absent: Ballew (1)
Sidhu moved to amend Comprehensive Plan Policy 2CC -16, "... environment from
products such as crude oil,...." The motion was not seconded.
Aamot stated that they won't include the March 1, 2017 date in the regulations.
The Committee approved by general consent.
Staff stated they will bring more information at the next meeting.
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL
I. RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE ROLES AND DUTIES OF WHATCOM
COUNTY, THE WRIA 1 PLANNING UNIT, AND THE WRIA 1 INITIATING
GOVERNMENTS REGARDING WATER RESOURCES PLANNING UNDER RCW
90.82 AND ESSB 6091 (AB2018 -114)
Councilmembers discussed the version of the resolution proposed by the Executive
versus the original proposed by Councilmembers Brenner and Byrd; the purpose of the
resolution providing clarity on what should be happening in the process; the composition of
the Watershed Management Board; and the appropriate level of transparency of staff
meetings.
The following staff answered questions:
Karen Frakes, Prosecutor's Office
• Jack Louws, County Executive
Brenner moved to recommend approval of the original resolution proposed by
Councilmembers Byrd and Brenner.
The motion was seconded.
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
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ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m.
The CQyprj' i�pproved these minutes on June 19, 2018.
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