HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Works Feb 11 2025Whatcom County
Council Public Works & Health Committee
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
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Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
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Committee Minutes - Final
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
11:25 AM
Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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COUNCILMEMBERS
Ben Elenbaas
Jon Scanlon
Mark Stremler
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Cathy Halka, AICP, CMC
Council Public Works & Health Committee Minutes - Final February 11, 2025
Committee
Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Jon Scanlon called the meeting to order at 11:37 a.m. in a
hybrid meeting.
Present: 3 - Jon Scanlon, Mark Stremler, and Ben Elenbaas
Also Present: Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Todd Donovan, and Kaylee Galloway
Announcements
Committee Discussion
1. AB2025-139 Discussion of a proposed resolution vacating a portion of Camp 2 Road
Andrew Hester, Public Works Department, briefed the Councilmembers
and stated staff is recommending that the portion of road be vacated. He
answered whether the house, shown on the engineer's report, is already
there, and stated the house has been there for a while, but it may not show
up on the County's parcel viewer.
Councilmembers discussed the property and that this will require a public
hearing.
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
2. AB2025-148 Discussion of ordinance adopting amendments to Whatcom County Code 24.05,
Onsite Sewage System Regulations
Hayli Hruza, Health and Community Services, read from a presentation (on
file) on a timeline of how they got to this point and a summary of the major
changes to the code in this ordinance.
She and Councilmembers discussed that there are three deadlines for new
State rules to go into effect, that it is the Public Works Department (along
with a conglomerate of a lot of different entities) that runs the pollution
identification and control program, whether any of the proposed changes
make things less costly for the homeowner or make housing more
affordable, that there are statewide programs available for low income
households to help with some of the changes, and whether this item should
have a public hearing even though it is not required.
This agenda item was PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED.
Items Added by Revision
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Committee
Other Business
Adjournment
There were no agenda items added by revision.
There was no other business.
The meeting aPurned at 12:09 p.m.
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Cathy:Halka, Council Clerk
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WA
Jon Scanlon -via email 2/24/2025
Jon Scanlon, Committee Chair
Meeting Minutes prepared by Kristi Felbinger
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