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Council Natural Resources Committee
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
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Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
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Committee Minutes - Final
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
9 AM
Council Chambers
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COUNCILMEMBERS
Barry Buchanan
Todd Donovan
Ben 1 lenbaas
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
Council Natural Resources Committee Committee Minutes - Final September 14, 2021
Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Todd Donovan called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m. in
a virtual meeting.
Present: 3 - Todd Donovan, Ben Elenbaas, and Barry Buchanan
Absent: None
Also Present: Carol Frazey, Rud Browne, and Kathy Kershner (Browne and Kershner joined around 9:43 a.m.)
Announcements
Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council
1. AB2021-359 Presentation/discussion of Wildlife Advisory Committee recommendation regarding
Nomination of Species of Local Importance and request for Council motion to
designate four wildlife species as "Species of Local Importance"
Barry Wenger, Wildlife Advisory Committee Chair, gave a presentation.
He and the following people answered questions.
• Cliff Strong, Planning and Development Services Department
• Amy Dearborn, Planning and Development Services Department
They answered whether an ordinance will be needed for this item; how
recommendations about how development would be considered in light of
these species would get in-stit'.:t'.^nallzed; whether this would have impacts
on the cost and time frame of permitting and on agricultural and timber
lands, and whether finding one of these species on someone's private
property would limit their ability to use their property how they intended.
Buchanan moved to recommend to the full Council that they schedule a
hearing on this item.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 2 - Buchanan and Donovan
Nay: 1 - Elenbaas
Frank Bob, Wildlife Advisory Committee, spoke.
Elenbaas explained why he voted no and spoke about the County's ability to
balance the goals for affordable housing, protecting farmland, and keeping
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Council Natural Resources Committee Committee Minutes - Final September 14, 2021
timber harvestable with making an appreciable benefit to the habitat for
these animals.
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 9:45 a.m.
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Todd Donovan -via email 9/16/2021
Todd Donovan, Committee Chair
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