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Council Climate Action and Natural Resources Committee
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105
Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
(360) 778-5010
Committee Minutes - Final
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
10 AM
Hybrid Meeting
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COUNCILMEMBERS
Todd Donovan
Ben Elenbaas
Kaylee Galloway
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
Council Climate Action and Natural Committee Minutes - Final July 12, 2022
Resources Committee
Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Kaylee Galloway called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. in
a hybrid meeting.
Present: 3 - Todd Donovan, Ben Elenbaas, and Kaylee Galloway
Absent: None
Also Present: Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Carol Frazey, and Kathy Kershner
Announcements
Committee Discussion
1. AB2022-330 Discussion of a draft resolution supporting a transition to zero -emissions
transportation
Galloway briefed the Councilmembers on the differences between this
version ("Second Substitute Resolution 7.2.2022") and the last version they
reviewed. She stated one change that could be made is to remove the line
item in the chart of Exhibit A to "Support expanding rail transportation
options including advocating for restoration of Amtrak's Cascades route"
since restoration of the route is now set for September of this year.
Councilmembers discussed whether there is a cost analysis for staff
training and the transition from fossil fuel vehicles to electric (as
mentioned on Exhibit A) and whether transition of the County fleet would
be done as the County vehicles age out of the system, concerns about
transitioning heavy equipment to electric or hybrid, getting a cost
breakdown on some of the strategies listed in the Resolution, and the intent
of the Resolution being a vision and value statement and acting as a
commitment which can empower the County when opportunities present
themselves and when County staff are making decisions.
Galloway stated she will reach out to the Public Works Department to see
if they can give Council some additional cost breakdown and will update the
Resolution to reflect the change for the Amtrak Cascade Route.
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
Items Added by Revision
There were no agenda items added by revision.
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Other Business
Adjournment
There was no other business.
The meeting adjourned at 10:12 a.m.
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