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Special Committee of the Whole
July 9, 2019
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, Todd Donovan, Carol
Frazey, and Satpal Sidhu.
Absent: Tyler Byrd.
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
1. AB2019-387 DISCUSSION OF CASCADIA LAW GROUP'S
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROPOSED CHERRY POINT URBAN GROWTH AREA
(UGA) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS
Browne reported about a meeting between councilmembers, staff, and Cascadia Law
Group representatives, in which the councilmembers and staff presented questions and
comments. Councilmembers can propose additional questions and comments for the
Cascadia Law Group representatives today, and they will prepare a response to all
questions.
Mark Personius, Planning and Development Services Department Director, answered
questions.
Councilmembers and staff discussed the process moving forward and the following
motions:
Brenner moved to amend to eliminate item one on Council packet page three.
The motion was seconded.
The motion failed by the following vote:
Ayes: Brenner (1)
Nays: Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, and Frazey (4)
Absent: Byrd (1)
Abstains: Sidhu (1)
Brenner moved to amend to eliminate item three on Council packet page three.
The motion was seconded.
The motion failed by the following vote:
Ayes: Brenner (1)
Nays: Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, and Frazey (5)
Absent: Byrd (1)
Brenner moved to amend to eliminate item seven on Council packet page three.
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2 The motion was seconded.
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4 The motion failed by the following vote:
5 Ayes: Brenner (1)
6 Nays: Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, and Frazey (5)
7 Absent: Byrd (1)
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9 Brenner moved to amend to delete proposed subsection 2.11.205(F) on Council
10 packet page five.
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12 The motion was seconded.
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14 The motion failed by the following vote:
15 Ayes: Brenner (1)
16 Nays: Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, and Frazey (5)
17 Absent: Byrd (1)
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19 Brenner moved to amend to delete 20.68.059 on Council packet page nine.
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21 The motion was seconded.
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23 The motion failed by the following vote:
24 Ayes: Brenner (1)
25 Nays: Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, and Frazey (5)
26 Absent: Byrd (1)
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28 Brenner moved to amend to delete subsection 20.68.153(10) on Council packet
29 page 11.
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31 The motion was seconded.
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33 The motion failed by the following vote:
34 Ayes: Brenner (1)
35 Nays: Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, and Frazey (5)
36 Absent: Byrd (1)
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38 Brenner moved to amend to delete subsections 20.68.204 and .205 on Council
39 packet page 13.
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41 The motion was seconded.
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43 The motion failed by the following vote:
44 Ayes: Brenner (1)
45 Nays: Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, and Frazey (4)
46 Absent: Byrd (1)
47 Abstains: Sidhu (1)
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49 Brenner moved to eliminate section 20.68.800 and its subsections in their entirety.
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51 The motion was seconded.
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1 The motion failed by the following vote:
2 Ayes: Brenner (1)
3 Nays: Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, and Frazey (5)
4 Absent: Byrd (1)
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6 Brenner moved to amend to delete subsection 20.74.055.
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8 The motion was seconded.
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10 The motion failed by the following vote:
11 Ayes: Brenner (1)
12 Nays: Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, and Frazey (5)
13 Absent: Byrd (1)
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15 Brenner moved to amend to delete the first sentence in subsection 20.74.110, "A
16 permit is required to document a change of use, even where no alternations are planned or
17 required by the code."
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19 The motion was seconded.
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21 Buchanan moved to hold the motion until they can ask Cascadia Law Group
22 representatives if they can amend the sentence, "A permit is required to document a
23 change of use if that change of use is not an allowed use within the zoning, e, ..,heFe RE)
24 alternatoens are planned eF Fequired by the eede."
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26 The motion to hold was seconded.
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28 The motion to hold carried by the following vote:
29 Ayes: Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, Frazey, and Brenner (6)
30 Nays: None (5)
31 Absent: Byrd (1)
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33 Brenner moved to amend to delete language in section 20.88.130(3), "...cultural
34 resources. .. have been Feaehed."
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36 The motion was seconded.
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38 Brenner withdrew the motion.
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40 Brenner moved to amend to delete subsection 20.97.160.6.
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42 The motion was seconded.
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44 Brenner amended her motion and moved to hold the motion until they develop a
45 proposed alternative definition for fossil fuels.
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47 The motion to hold carried by the following vote:
48 Ayes: Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, Frazey, and Brenner (6)
49 Nays: None (5)
50 Absent: Byrd (1)
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52 Brenner moved to amend subsection 23.100.170(A)(1)(c) "ii. Existing legal fossil
53 fuel refineries sheuld shall be allowed...."
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The motion was seconded.
The motion to hold carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Sidhu, Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, Frazey, and Brenner (6)
Nays: None (5)
Absent: Byrd (1)
Brenner moved to amend subsection 23.100.170(A)(1)(c) "ii. Existing legal fossil
fuel refineries should be allowed ... with lingited expansions subject to...."
The motion was seconded.
The motion failed by the following vote:
Ayes: Brenner and Sidhu (1)
Nays: Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, and Frazey (4)
Absent: Byrd (1)
Frazey moved to cancel the afternoon Special Committee of the Whole meeting.
The motion was seconded.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, Frazey and Sidhu (5)
Nays: Brenner (1)
Absent: Byrd (1)
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 11:02 a.m.
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