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Council Committee of the Whole
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Committee Minutes - Final
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
3:05 PM
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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 Whole Committee Minutes - Final September 28, 2021
Call To Order
Roll Call
Council Chair Barry Buchanan called the meeting to order at 13:24 p.m. in a
virtual meeting.
Present: 7 - Rud Browne, Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Todd Donovan, Ben Elenbaas,
Carol Frazey, and Kathy Kershner
Absent: None
Announcements
Committee Discussion
1. AB20 .;1-395. Discussion and periodic update of the Shoreline Management Program
Donovan spoke about whether this item should be discussed in the Natural
Resources Committee.
Cliff Strong, Planning and Development Services Department, briefed the
Councilmembers and answered questions about the schedule for
discussions on particular subjects, and about how to access the Shoreline
Environment Designation map (Exhibit G) and a new conservancy
designation on the map as defined in Chapter 11 (Exhibit B).
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
2. AB2021-482 Presentation and discussion regarding Whatcom County's proposed American
Rescue Plan Act funding priorities
Tyler Schroeder, Executive's Office, briefed the Councilmembers. He and
Councilmembers discussed whether there is money for projects they have
not thought of yet, waiting until the Child and Family Well -Being Task
Force brings their recommendations forward, the timeline going forward
and when formal requests would be coming to Council, whether the
Regional Water Infrastructure funding should be from the Conservation
Futures Fund, money allocated to Blaine infrastructure, reserving the funds
for projects in more rural areas that do not have other jurisdictions that can
represent them, using American Rescue Plan Act Fund (ARPA) funds to
compensate those who lose their job because they choose not to be
vaccinated or who suffer adverse events or any effects from the vaccine in
order to keep their job, what first Additional Service Requests (ASRs)
might be brought to Council, whether AB2021-513 needs to be authorized
tonight in order for the Administration to bring the Laurel/Forest request to
Council, which ARPA "buckets" that request would come out of and how it
is related to childcare, and whether the transfer of property to the
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Opportunity Council should be for value or no value.
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
3. A 2021-41 Discussion of implementing the 2021 Whatcom County Climate Action Plan
Chris Elder, Public Works Department, briefed the Councilmembers.
He and Ellyn Murphy, Climate Impact Advisory Committee, answered
where the position that would be hired to implement the plan would be
housed, where the electricity comes from for these initiatives to move
toward one hundred percent electrification of buildings, and whether there
will be enough electricity to meet the needs.
Elder spoke about the next steps going forward.
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council
1. A1320 j 1,-209 Resolution regarding permanent affordability of childcare in Whatcom County
Frazey answered whether this is something they want to address today
before they get a report from the Child and Family Well -Being Task Force.
Judy Ziels, Health Department, requested a deferral of this item to October
12, 2021.
Dana Brown -Davis, Clerk of the Council, answered what is needed from the
Committee today.
Fraley moved to extend the deadline in the affordability of childcare
resolution to October 15. The motion was seconded by Browne.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 6 - Frazey, Kershner, Browne Buchanan, Byrd, and Donovan
Nay: 0
Abstain: I - Elenbaas
Cathy Halka, Council Legislative Analyst, updated the Councilmembers on
the substitute resolution.
This agenda item was FORWARDED TO COUNCIL WITH
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S).
2. A112021-525 Discussion and request for Council motion regarding request for proposals (RFP) for
independent review of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Browne briefed the Councilmembers and they discussed the item.
Browne moved to recommend approval of the document titled Substitute
Draft Scope for 9.28, listed as attachment #3 on this file in the Legislative
Information Center. The motion was seconded by Kershner.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Frazey, Kershner, Browne, Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, and
Elenbaas,
Nay: 0
This agenda item was FORWARDED TO COUNCIL WITH
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S).
3. AB2021-,52,8 Resolution approving the Water District 13 Small Water System Management Plan
Dana Brown -Davis, Clerk of the Council, briefed the Councilmembers.
Byrd moved and Frazey seconded that the Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR APPROVAL. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Browne, Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
Absent: 0
Items Added by Revision
Other Business
Adiournment
There were no agenda items added by revision.
There was no other business.
The meeting adjourned at 4:17 p.m.
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