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Council Public Works & Health Committee
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105
Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
(360)778-5010
Committee Minutes - Final
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
9:35 AM
Virtual Meeting
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COUNCILMEMBERS
Rud Browne
Todd Donovan
Carol Frazey
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
Council Public Works &Health Committee Minutes - Final November 9, 2021
Committee
Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Carol Frazey called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. in a
virtual meeting.
Present: 2 - Carol Frazey, and Todd Donovan
Absent: 1 - Rud Browne
Also Present: Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, and Ben Elenbaas
Announcements
Special Presentation
1. AB2021-55 3 Presentation from the Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition on trail maintenance and the
possibility of allowing for limited trail construction during seasonal closures
Eric Brown, Executive Director Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition
(WMBC), presented and discussed with Councilmembers whether the
exemption he is looking for is only specific to the trail construction and
repair projects, the fact that existing code does not allow staff to consider
trail construction in the forest differently than a lake shore subdivision or a
road, what code changes he would like to see, how this would affect the
ability to deal with total maximum daily load (TMDL) issues and whether
this should go to the Lake Whatcom Policy Group to look at the effect of
phosphorus runoff, whether Lookout and Stewart Mountain would be
logged, how they can make sure phosphorus is not increased from these
projects, and whether a new site could be built outside the watershed so
there would not be mitigation issues.
Councilmembers and Council Office staff discussed whether this item
could be brought back to the Public Works and Health Committee at a
future meeting for further conversation.
This agenda item was PRESENTED.
Items Added by Revision
There were no agenda items added by revision.
Other Business
There was no other business.
Adiournment
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Committee
The meeting adjourned at 10:06 a.m.
ATTEST
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Oana Aroti0 Davits, Co1Tnci1 Clerk
Kristi Felbinger, Minutes Transcription
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WA
Carol Frazey-via email 11/12/2021
Carol Frazey, Committee Chair
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