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Council Water Work Session
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105
Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
(360)778-5010
Minutes - Final
VIRTUAL MEETING - VIEW ONLINE
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
10:30 AM
Virtual Meeting
COUNCILMEMBERS
Rud Browne
Barry Buchanan
Tyler Byrd
Todd Donovan
Ben F,lenbaas
Carol Frazey
Kathy Kershner
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
Council Water Work Session Minutes - Final February 16, 2021
Call To Order
Roll Call
Council Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. in a
virtual meeting.
Present: 7 - Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Todd Donovan, Ben Elenbaas,
Carol Frazey and Kathy Kershner
Absent: None
Water Resources Update
Gary Stoyka, Public Works Department, briefed the Councilmembers on
the following:
• The Executive's water settlement, the adjudication process and a
recent contract for the purpose of a settlement or collaborative
process readiness assessment and for tracking $250,000 that the
Governor put in his budget to support facilitation and technical work
• The regional water supply work led by the Public Utility District
(PUD)
• The Drainage Based Management process led by the County
• The peer review of the North County groundwater model
• Water use efficiency projects
• The Domestic Use Water Efficiency Program
• Upcoming meetings and agendas of the Watershed Management
Board and the Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 1 Planning
unit
• Lake Whatcom activities including the 2020 Accomplishments
Report and the Lake Whatcom Policy Group meeting
Marine Resources Committee 2020 Annual Report
Austin Rose, Public Works Department, gave a presentation about the work
of the Marine Resources Committee and answered questions.
Homeowners Incentive Program (HIP) update
Other Business
Ingrid Enschede, Public Works Department, gave an update on the 2020
annual report and gave a program overview for Whatcom County going into
2021. She answered whether a new interlocal will have to be done with the
City of Bellingham.
There was no other business.
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Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 11:12 a.m.
The County Council approved these minutes on March 9, 2021
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