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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, February 21, 2023
11 AM
Hybrid Meeting
HYBRID MEETING - ADJOURNS BY 11:20 A.M. (PARTICIPATE IN -PERSON AT
311 GRAND AVENUE SUITE 101, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT
www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010)
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 February 21, 2023
Resources Committee
Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Kaylee Galloway called the meeting to order at 11 a.m. in
a hybrid meeting.
Present: 3 - Todd Donovan, Ben Elenbaas, and Kaylee Galloway
Absent: None
Also Present: Barry Buchanan and Carol Frazey
Announcements
Committee Discussion
1. AB2023--004 Update from the Forestry Advisory Committee
The following people updated the Councilmembers:
• John Gold, Forestry Advisory Committee Chair
• Susan David, Forestry Advisory Committee Vice Chair
Councilmembers and the speakers discussed whether the Council had
received any feedback from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
on the letter sent by Council regarding Phase II of the Carbon Project,
getting the advisory committee's advice on Senate Bill 5688 - 2023-24 and
House Bill 1789 - 2023-24, how the Brokedown Palace timber sale would
come to the Council, and maybe facilitating a meeting with the DNR as well
as a representative from the Forest Advisory Committee and the Climate
Impact Advisory Committee to educate on and build awareness of the
timber sales.
Councilmembers discussed what the frequency of these advisory
committee updates should be and concurred that quarterly or as -needed
updates would be good.
This agenda item was PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED.
Items Added by Revision
Other Business
There were no agenda items added by revision.
Galloway announced that the County hired its new Climate Action Manager
(Lauren Clemens) and stated hopefully she can come to a future Climate
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Adjournment
February 21, 2023
Action and Natural Resources Committee meeting to introduce herself and
give an overview of her plans for implementation of our Climate Action
Plan and other climate -related efforts.
The meeting adjourned at 11:19 a.m.
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Kristi Felbinger, Minutes Transcription
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WA
Kaylee Galloway -via email 2/22/2023
Kaylee Galloway, Committee Chair
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