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Council Committee of the Whole -Executive Session
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
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Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
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Committee Minutes - Final
VIRTUAL MEETING - ENDS NO LATER THAN 10 A.M. (TO
PARTICIPATE, SEE INSTRUCTIONS AT
www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil OR CALL 360.778.5010)
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
9AM
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 Committee of the Committee Minutes - Final March 23, 2021
Whole -Executive Session
Call To Order
Roll Call
Council Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. in a
virtual meeting.
Present: 7 - Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Todd Donovan, Carol Frazey, Ben
Elenbaas and Kathy Kershner
Absent: None
Committee Discussion
Attorney Present: Karen Frakes, George Roche, Christopher Quinn and
Brandon Waldron.
Buchanan stated that discussion of agenda items one through two may take
place in executive session pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)]. Executive
session will conclude no later than 10 a.m. If the meeting extends beyond
the stated conclusion time, Council staff will step out of the meeting to
make a public announcement.
Byrd moved to go into executive session until no later than 10 a.m. to
discuss the agenda items pursuant to the RCW citations as announced by the
Council Chair. The motion was seconded by Browne.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Browne, Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas and Frazey
Nay: 0
Out of the Meeting: 1 - Kershner
1. AB2021-156 Discussion of pending litigation with Civil Deputy Prosecutor Chris Quinn: Ericksen v.
Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District, Whatcom County Superior Court
Cause No. 20-2-00650-37 [Discussion of this item may take place in executive
session (closed to the public) pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)] (Council acting as
the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
2. AB2021-174 Discussion of pending litigation with Civil Deputy Prosecutor Brandon Waldron re:
Tojek v. Whatcom County, et al.; Whatcom County Superior Court case no.
21-2-00117-37 [Discussion of this item may take place in executive session (closed
to the public) pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)]
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
Items Added by Revision
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Other Business
Adjournment
There were no agenda items added by revision.
The meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m.
The County Council approved these minutes on April 6, 2021.
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