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Council Climate Action and Natural Resources Committee
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105
Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
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Committee Minutes - Final
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
11:45 AM
Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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COUNCILMEMBERS
Todd Donovan
Kaylee Galloway
Mark Stremler
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Cathy Halka, AICP, CMC
Council Climate Action and Natural Committee Minutes - Final March 11, 2025
Resources Committee
Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Kaylee Galloway called the meeting to order at 11:32
a.m. in a hybrid meeting.
Present: 3 - Todd Donovan, Kaylee Galloway, and Mark Stremler
Also Present: Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Ben Elenbaas, and Jon Scanlon
Announcements
Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council
AB2025-171 Resolution amending the 2006 Birch Bay Comprehensive Stormwater Plan to include
four Subwatershed Master Plans (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood
Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
The following people briefed the Councilmembers and answered questions:
• Holly Faulstich, Public Works Department
• Kraig Olason, Public Works Department
Faulstich gave a history of the 2006 Birch Bay Comprehensive Stormwater
Plan, the formation of the Birch Bay Watershed & Aquatic Resources
Management (BBWARM) district, the objectives of the four sub -watershed
master plans, and the capital projects contained in the those plans. She
stated the sub -watershed master plans are the update to the Comprehensive
Stormwater Plan.
Olason answered questions about the date of the plan, and stated they update
the projects. He spoke about how the cost of housing is considered in the
plan, and that they share the information with developers to inform them
about where there might be complications in a given area and what areas
would be more cost effective to develop. He answered what groups vote on
the plan, and stated it goes through the advisory committee for the
BBWARM district. He spoke about what would happen with the plan or
some of the capital projects if they see population and job growth in the
Birch Bay watershed, and whether sea level rise is factored into this work.
Stremler moved that the Resolution (FCZDBS) be RECOMMENDED FOR
APPROVAL. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 2 - Galloway, and Stremler
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Nay: 0
Temp Absent: 1 - Donovan
Items Added by Revision
There were no agenda items added by revision.
Other Business
There was no other business.
Adjournment •,.+ti ... ' {a.,iiij
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Kaylee Galloway -via email 3/20/2025
Kaylee Galloway, Committee Chair
Meeting Minutes prepared by Kristi Felbinger
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