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Council Committee of the Whole -Executive Session
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
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Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
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Committee Minutes - Final
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
8:30 AM
Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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COUNCILMEMBERS
Barry Buchanan
Tyler Byrd
Todd Donovan
Ben Elenbaas
Kaylee Galloway
Jon Scanlon
Mark Stremler
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Cathy Halka, AICP, CMC
Council Committee of the Committee Minutes - Final March 25, 2025
Whole -Executive Session
Call To Order
Roll Call
Council Chair Kaylee Calloway called the muting to order at R:'il a.m. in a
hybrid meeting.
Present: 7 - Barry Buchanan, Tyler Byrd, Todd Donovan, Ben Elenbaas, Kaylee Galloway,
Jon Scanlon, and Mark Stremler
Announcements
Committee Discussion
Attorneys Present: Christopher Quinn and Kellen Kooistra, Prosecuting
Attorney's Office, and Dennis McLerran of Cascadia Law.
Galloway stated that discussion of agenda item one and two may take place
in executive session pursuant to RCW 42.30.140(4)(a) and RCW42.30.110
(1) (i) respectively. Executive session will conclude no later than 9:45 a.m.
If the meeting extends beyond the stated conclusion time, the Council chair
will make a public announcement.
Byrd moved to go into executive session until no later than 9:45 a.m. to
discuss the agenda items pursuant to the RCW citations as announced by the
Council Chair. The motion was seconded by Scanlon.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 7 - Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and
Stremler
Nay: 0
Councilmembers entered executive session at 8:33 a.m.
AB2025-265 Update on negotiations and planning strategy discussion regarding collective
bargaining [Discussion of this item may take place in executive session (closed to the
public) pursuant to RCW 42.30.140(4)(a)]
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
2. AB2025-251 Discussion with Mark Personius, Director, Whatcom County Planning and
Development Services, Kellen Kooistra, Whatcom County legal, and Dennis
McLerran of Cascadia Law, outside counsel for Whatcom County, regarding
Petrogas code compliance and enforcement. [Discussion of this item may take place
in executive session (closed to the public) pursuant to RCW42.30.110 (1) (i)]
This agenda item was DISCUSSED.
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Council Committee of the Committee Minutes - Final March 25, 2025
Whole -Executive Session
Items Added by Revision
Other Business
Adjournment
There were no agenda items added by revision.
There was no other business.
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 a.m.
The County Council approved these minutes on April 15, 2025.
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Meeting Minutes prepared by Kristi Felbinger
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