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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Special Committee of the Whole
January 15, 2019
CALL TO ORDER
Council Chair Rud Browne called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
ROLL CALL
Present: Barbara Brenner, Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Todd
Donovan, Carol Frazey, and Satpal Sidhu.
Absent: None.
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
1. AB2019-045 DISCUSSION REGARDING PRELIMINARY DRAFT
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS - CHERRY POINT
Matt Aamot, Planning and Development Services Department, gave a staff report
and answered questions.
Staff and councilmembers discussed the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
process; types of fossil fuels that are refined, unrefined, and identified in the ordinance; the
timeline of Planning Commission review and Council adoption; and the history of the
proposal.
Donovan moved to send his amended preliminary draft dated December, including
tracked changes from the October version, to the Planning Commission with a 60-day
deadline and to send to the Climate Impact Advisory Committee for input on what they
might be able to do with SEPA language and greenhouse gas emissions.
The motion was seconded.
Councilmembers and staff continued to discuss transparency; identifying the
Council's jurisdiction on various issues; the conditional use permit mechanism; and limiting
the refinery from converting to a transshipment facility.
Browne restated the motion to send Councilmember Donovan's amended
preliminary draft dated December, including tracked changes from the October version, to
the Planning Commission.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Buchanan, Donovan, Frazey, and Sidhu (4)
Nays: Byrd, Brenner (2)
Abstains: Browne (1)
Special Committee of the Whole (3PM), 1/15/2019, Page 1
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OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 4:27 p.m.
The Council approved these minutes on February 12, 2019.
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Special Committee of the Whole (3PM), 1/15/2019, Page 2