HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Works May 9 2023Whatcom County
Council Public Works & Health Committee
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
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Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
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Committee Minutes - Final
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
12:45 PM
Hybrid Meeting
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COUNCILMEMBERS
Carol Frazey
Kaylee Galloway
Kathy Kershner
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
Council Public Works & Health Committee Minutes - Final May 9, 2023
Committee
Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Kathy Kershner called the meeting to order at 12:48 p.m.
in a hybrid meeting.
Present: 3 - Carol Frazey, Kaylee Galloway, and Kathy Kershner
Also Present: Barry Buchanan, Todd Donovan, and Ben Elenbaas
Announcements
Special Presentation
1. AB2023-321 Presentation from the Community Health and Human Services Division of Whatcom
County Health and Community Services Department
The following people read from a presentation (on file) and spoke about
what the Community Health and Human Services Division is doing:
• Ann Beck, Health and Community Services
• Amanda Burnett, Health and Community Services
• Chris D'Onofrio, Health and Community Services
They answered how many people the Mount Baker School -Based Health
Center (which will increase affordable access to health care for students)
will be able to serve and whether the program will be on a particular school
campus.
This agenda item was PRESENTED.
2. AB2023-317 Presentation of the Child and Family Well -Being Task Force Phase III Report
The following Child and Family Well -Being Task Force members reported:
• Katherine Orlowski
• Jennifer Wright
• Allison Bishop
• Tilda Doughty
• Samantha Cruz -Mendoza
• Christina Jackson
• Colton Redtfeldt
• Beverly Porter
Buchanan and Frazey thanked the speakers for their hard work and clear
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communication.
Allison Williams, Health and Community Services, answered whether this
is the final report and stated there will be annual reports.
Kayla Schott-Bresler, Strategic Initiatives Special Programs Manager,
answered whether the recommendations will be discussed at a Council level
and whether the Council will work with the Administration on funding
needs. She stated the Administration is looking at the recommendations in
the report and it would be helpful to get Council direction on what their
priorities might be.
Kershner stated maybe they could set up another work session at a
committee level to talk about some of these recommendations.
This agenda item was REPORTED.
Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council
1. AB2023-228 Request approval to send a letter regarding proposed legislation to increase truck size
and weight
Galloway updated the Councilmembers and stated there was an amendment
since the last meeting to the fourth paragraph of the letter regarding the
Skagit bridge and a clarification that the bridge collapse was due to an
oversized truck as opposed to an overweight truck.
Galloway moved that the Request for Motion be RECOMMENDED FOR
APPROVAL OF REQUEST.
Josh Collins, Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT), answered whether
33-foot trailers fit on a rail car and stated they will be able to fit but the rail
cars will only be able to accommodate one of them.
Galloway answered whether Representative Suzan DelBene should be on the
recipient list and stated she is no longer representing Whatcom County.
Collins answered whether CABT is the same group as the 2001 Washington
Alliance for Safe Highways (WASH) noted in the minutes excerpt on file,
where this is going on a Federal level and whether a letter from the Council
will make a difference.
Galloway's motion that the Request for Motion be RECOMMENDED FOR
APPROVAL OF REQUEST carried by the following vote:
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Aye: 2 - Frazey, and Galloway
Nay: 0
Abstain: 1 - Kershner
Items Added by Revision
Other Business
Adiournment
There were no agenda items added by revision.
There was no other business.
The meeting adjourned at 1:50 p.m.
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