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Council Public Works & Health Committee
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105
Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
(360)778-5010
Committee Minutes - Final
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
1PM
Council Chambers
COUNCILMEMBERS
Todd Donovan
Carol Frazey
Kathy Kershner
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
Council Public Works & Health Committee Minutes - Final March 10, 2020
Committee
Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Carol Frazey called the meeting to order at 1 p.m. in the
Council Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
Present: 2 - Carol Frazey and Todd Donovan
Absent: 1 - Kathy Kershner
Also present: Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, and Ben Elenbaas
Special Presentation
1. AB2020-1 14 Report from Whatcom County Public Works Department
Jon Hutchings, Public Works Department Director, briefed the
Councilmembers about the recent resignation of County Engineer Joe
Rutan and the appointment of Jim Karcher as the interim County Engineer; a
three year Public Works action plan that will focus on both internal and
external communication conveying public meeting information and
education about Public Works services, asset management, workforce
development, and the role of government solving drainage issues;
proactively assessing leadership and possible changes in the interim time
before hiring a new County Engineer; and the progress of the Birch Bay
Berm project. He answered questions about the process of hiring a new
County Engineer, and considering diversity in the hiring decisions.
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
2. AB2020-081 Presentation regarding food recovery system
Mark Peterson, Sustainable Connections, gave a presentation about
reducing food waste. He answered questions about education, the best way
to measure how much waste is diverted from landfill by using food waste
drop boxes, whether there are efforts underway to work with local grocery
stores for in -house -prepared food donation and food waste reduction, how
the food lifeline program works, and how agencies can sign up for
Sustainable Connections' food recovery program and what kind of waste
they pick up, how it works with large events, whether there are any programs
for recovering household food waste, whether they work with the backpack
program which provides school lunches, and whether food donations can be
a tax write-off
This agenda item was PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED.
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Council Public Works & Health Committee Minutes - Final March 10, 2020
Committee
Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council
AB2020-092 Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code (WCC) 2.150, Whatcom County
Veterans' Advisory Board, and WCC 2.152, Veterans' Assistance Program
Anne Deacon, and Liz Harmon -Craig, Health Department, summarized the
updates reflected in the proposed ordinance and answered questions about
why the changes were proposed.
Donovan moved that the Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR
ADOPTION. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 2 - Frazey and Donovan
Nay: 0
Absent: 1 - Kershner
Other Business
Adiournment
There was no other business.
The meeting adjourned at 12:10 p.m.
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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM C UNTY, WA
Carol Frazey, Committee Chair