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Council (Special)
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
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Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
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Minutes - Final
VIRTUAL MEETING - VIEW ONLINE
Monday, June 1, 2020
10 AM
Virtual Meeting
COUNCILMEMBERS
Rud Browne
Barry Buchanan
Tyler Byrd
Todd Donovan
Ben Elenbaas
Carol Frazey
Kathy Kershner
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
Council (Special) Minutes - Final June 1, 2020
CALL TO ORDER
Council Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m. in a
virtual meeting.
ROLL CALL
Present: 7 - Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Todd Donovan, Carol Frazey, Ben
Elenbaas and Kathy Kershner
Absent: None
OTHER ITEMS
1. AB2020-232 Resolution of the Whatcom County Health Board applying for variance under
Governor Inslee's Safe Start Washington Plan to move to Phase 2
Erika Lautenbach, Health Department Director, briefed the Council on the
status of the application to move to Phase 2 of Governor Inslee's Safe Start
Washington Plan. She stated there would be an update to the language of the
resolution since the County would no longer be applying for a variance as
the resolution states.
The following people answered questions:
• Erika Lautenbach, Health Department Director
• Chris Quinn, Prosecuting Attorney's Office
• Karen Frakes, Prosecuting Attorney's Office
• Tyler Schroeder, Executive's Office
They and Councilmembers discussed whether new cases of COVID-19
from the weekend enter into the application, whether the number of rooms
available in quarantine facilities is aspirationai, testing benchmarks and
metrics, why the County has to apply for Phase 2 if the Governor's Stay
Home, Stay Healthy order is no longer in effect, what order is currently in
place that says the County has to apply to move to a phase, negotiations in
process for 51 additional rooms at a second isolation and quarantine
facility, the Governor's Safe Start - Stay Health order now in effect, why
death counts for Whatcom County have changed, what the trigger point is
for opening a second quarantine and isolation facility, a recent
determination by a Chelan County judge not to rule on a case because the
proper plaintiff (the Health Board which would have jurisdiction) was not in
place, how many rooms are being used at the current isolation and
quarantine facility, and whether all the rooms there have been rehabilitated
for that purpose.
Lautenbach stated the Council will receive a full packet this afternoon so
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they will have time to review it before their meeting tomorrow.
Dana Brown -Davis, Clerk of the Council, and Cathy Halka, Legislative
Analyst, went over the schedule for the June 2, 2020 Meetings.
Lautenbach answered a question about who on the Council needs to sign the
resolution requesting to move to Phase 2.
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
Enactment No: RES 2020-018
2. AB2020-233 Resolution applying for variance under Governor Inslee's Safe Start Washington Plan
to move to Phase 2
OTHER BUSINESS
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This agenda item was WITHDRAWN.
There was no other business.
The meeting adjourned at 10:25 a.m.
The County Council approved these minutes on July 21, 2020.
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