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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Special Committee of the Whole
June 18, 2019
CALL TO ORDER
Council Chair Rud Browne called the meeting to order at 10:17 a.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. AB2019-293 DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED RATE STRUCTURE FOR LAKE
WHATCOM STORMWATER UTILITY
Gary Stoyka, Public Works Department, gave a staff report on a rate credit proposal
The following staff answered questions:
• Gary Stoyka, Public Works Department
• Cathy Craver, Public Works Department
• Mike McFarlane, Parks Department Director
Councilmembers and staff discussed rate credits and incentives, the number of
equivalent service units (ESUs) that are in the watershed, calculations for measuring
phosphorus reduction, phosphorus loading due to park use, not using the rate to recoup
infrastructure costs, the utility focus on residential and commercial uses and addressing
other sources of phosphorous pollution in other legislation, static sources of phosphorous
pollution beyond the impacts of a property development, the administrative burden of a
complicated utility fee, using flood fund to pay for general impacts,
Donovan moved to include this rate credit proposal as proposed by staff.
The motion was seconded.
Byrd moved to amend the rate credit proposal to collect a percentage of the fee
that would equal the percentage of phosphorous loading above forested condition. If the
homeowner/developer achieves a zero phosphorus loading above forested condition, no
utility or development fee would be collected.
The motion to amend the rate credit failed by the following vote:
Ayes: Brenner and Byrd (2)
Nays: Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, Frazey, and Sidhu (5)
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The motion to include the rate credit as proposed carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Browne, Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Frazey, and Sidhu (6)
Nays: Brenner (1)
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 11:11 a.m.
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Rud Brbwne, Council Chair
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