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Council Public Works & Health Committee
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Committee Minutes - Final
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
1:30 PM
COUNCILMEMBERS
Rud Browne
Todd Donovan
Carol Frazey
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
Council Public Works & Health Committee Minutes - Final May 18, 2021
Committee
Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Carol Frazey called the meeting to order at 1:30 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
Committee Discussion
AB2021-274 Discussion of Ordinance amending the Six -Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
for Whatcom County Facilities (2021-2026)
Matt Aamot, Planning and Development Services Department, briefed the
Councilmembers.
Rob Ney, Administrative Services Department, answered whether the work
could be done on the Whatcom Unified Emergency Coordination Center
(WUECC) without it being in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), the
ownership arrangement of the building, when the money for the project will
be spent, having a future discussion on how the County can secure a
permanent lease, and the terms of the lease.
Browne moved that they recommend approval to the full Council.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 3 - Browne, Donovan, and Frazey
Nay: 0
This agenda item was DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED.
Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council
1. AB2021-209 Resolution regarding permanent affordability of childcare in Whatcom County
Councilmembers and Satpal Sidhu, County Executive, discussed the
resolution, finding someone who would leverage grant monies, making a
request to the Executive that the Finance team identify the buckets of
money coming from the Federal Government and the State and the
requirements for how it has to be spent and confirm that the money will not
be spent without coming to the Council, and whether they are ready to
proceed with the resolution as it is written.
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Browne moved to recommend this item be held in Committee, that they
engage with the Child and Family Well -Being Task Force, request
recommendations for permanent solutions, and have them come to the
Council with those in 90 days.
Councilmembers discussed the deadline for feedback from the task force.
Browne amended his motion to change the deadline for feedback to
September 30, 2021.
Frazey reread the motion to recommend that this item be held in
Committee, that it be passed along to the Child and Family Well -Being Task
Force for recommendations for permanent solutions, and that the feedback
be presented to the Council by September 30, 2021.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 3 - Browne, Donovan, and Frazey
Nay: 0
Dana Brown -Davis, Clerk of the Council, answered a question about survey
responses received from people involved with childcare.
This agenda item was FORWARDED TO COUNCIL WITH
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S).
Items Added by Revision
Other Business
Adiournment
There were no agenda items added by revision.
There was no other business.
The meeting adjourned at 1:59 p.m.
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