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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
VIRTUAL MEETING - ENDS NO LATER THAN 3:10 P.M.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
2:40 PM
Virtual Meeting
COUNCILMEMBERS
Rud Browne
Todd Donovan
Carol Frazey
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
Council Public Works & Health Committee Minutes - Final January 26, 2021
Committee
Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee member Carol Frazey called the meeting to order at 2:42 p.m.
in a virtual meeting.
Present: 3 - Carol Frazey, Todd Donovan and Rud Browne
Absent: None
Also Present: Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Ben Elenbaas, and Kathy Kershner
Special Order of Business
1. AB2021-071 Nomination and appointment of committee chair
Donovan moved that Frazey be NOMINATED AND APPOINTED. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 3 - Frazey, Donovan and Browne
Nay: 0
Absent: 0
Frazey was appointed as Committee Chair and continued the meeting.
Committee Discussion
1. AB2021-073 Discussion of proposed ordinance authorizing the closure of a portion of 4th Street in
Custer, Washington, related to COVID-19 economic relief
Donovan moved that the Ordinance be recommended to the full Council.
Elenbaas briefed the Councilmembers on the proposed ordinance. He stated
it is written as a regular ordinance but he would like to see it go through as
an emergency ordinance.
The following staff discussed the proposed ordinance with the
Councilmembers:
• Jon Hutchings, Public Works Department Director
• Jim Karcher, Public Works Department
• Karen Frakes, Prosecuting Attorney's Office
They discussed whether a road closure is needed, doing a temporary
right-of-way permit, how the ordinance should proceed, whether it meets
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the criteria of an emergency ordinance, and whether policy should be
written and brought forward to establish limitations on these types of
situations.
Donovait withdreip his motion because the ordinance is scheduled for
introduction tonight.
Karcher stated they could do a temporary right-of-way permit and let the
ordinance go through its regular process.
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
Items Added by Revision
Adjournment
There were no agenda items added by revision,
There was no other business.
The meeting adjourned at 3:08 p.m.
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