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Whatcom County Council
Surface Water Work Session
April 16, 2019
CALL TO ORDER
Council Vice -Chair Todd Donovan called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. in the
Civic Center Garden Level Conference Room, 322 Commercial Avenue, Bellingham,
Washington.
ROLL CALL
Present: Barbara Brenner, Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Todd Donovan, and
Carol Frazey.
Absent: Rud Browne and Satpal Sidhu
WATERSHED PLANNING UPDATE
Gary Stoyka, Public Works Department, gave a staff report on:
• The Watershed Management Board schedule, five-year work plan, and ideas
to make the Board more functional, which may include outreach, an annual
report, simplifying the structure, and having a coordinator/manager.
• The Department of Ecology pre -proposal ruling for the 6091 legislation to
start rule -making, a summary of the proposal, an upcoming meeting schedule
to discuss the pre -proposal ruling, and the deadline for the final rule.
• Planning Unit meeting schedule, next steps, five-year work plan, and
amending the 2005 watershed management plan.
The following people spoke:
• Heather Good, Public Works Department
• Dan Eisses, Planning Unit Member
• Carol Perry
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC WORKS NATURAL RESOURCES 2018 ANNUAL REPORT
Gary Stoyka, Public Works Department, gave a presentation and answered
questions.
Councilmembers and staff discussed eradicating invasive species, grant funding for
the Pollution Identification and Control (PIC) Program, upgrades to shellfish beds, Lake
Whatcom Management Plan easement requirements, salmon recovery efforts in flood
projects, the culvert replacement program, and salmon levels in streams.
OVERVIEW OF FUNDING STUDY AND INTRODUCTION OF LAKE WHATCOM
STORMWATER UTILITY RATE RECOMMENDATION
Gary Stoyka, Public Works Department, submitted and read from a presentation and
handouts (on file) and answered questions. More information from the consultant will be
provided at the next Surface Water Work Session meeting.
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Councilmembers and staff discussed the rate appeal process, the need for rate
credits, not adding to the cost of building a new home, how private driveways and roads are
calculated, annual rate adjustments, and how projects by homeowners' associations may be
factored into the rate calculation.
Larry Brown, Sudden Valley Community Association, spoke about the advisory
committee discussions.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 12:07 p.m.
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