Council Committee of the Whole

Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers

Agenda — 18 items

1. 1 Call To Order ▶ jump to 0:35
2. 2 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:55
3. 3 Announcements ▶ jump to 1:21
4. 4 Special Presentation ▶ jump to 1:23
5. 1. Presentation by Health and Community Services Department and VillageReach on Permanent Supportive Housing Assessment AB2025-534 PRESENTED ▶ jump to 1:24
6. 6 Committee Discussion ▶ jump to 31:16
7. 1. 2025-2026 Mid-Biennium Budget Review AB2025-509 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 31:19
8. 2. Discussion regarding Council meeting procedures requiring committee discussion during the day for all evening introduction items AB2025-554 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 96:20
9. 3. Discussion with County Executive’s Office and Columbia Policy Advisors on 2026 State Legislative Session AB2025-656 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 122:42
10. 4. Discussion of an ordinance amending Countywide Planning Policies, which reside in Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan Appendix C AB2025-700 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 143:35
11. 5. Discussion of proposed amendments to the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update AB2025-701 DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED ▶ jump to 147:41
12. 6. Discussion regarding efforts to address blighted properties and related health impacts in Columbia Valley AB2025-702 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 199:20
13. 12 Motion approved that all of the changes that Councilmember Galloway noted as scrivener in nature be accepted as amendments. On the attached table of amendments, they are (by chapter-item number): 6-#1, 6-#4, 7-#1, 7-#2, 7-#4, 7-#5, 9-#3, 12-#1, 12-#3, 12-#16, and 12-#25.
14. 13 Items Added by Revision ▶ jump to 210:07
15. 13 Motion approved to adopt Galloway’s proposed change #18 for chapter 6 (policy 6L-3) which is returning the impact fee language to what was originally there (staff-recommended language) so that it reads: Adopt a transportation impact fee ordinance requiring new development to fund a proportionate share of the costs of multimodal transportation system improvements that benefit and are reasonably related to new development.
16. 14 Other Business ▶ jump to 210:09
17. 14 Motion approved to approve amendment #4 for chapter 4 which amends Goal 4G to add tribes and fire districts so that the first sentence reads: Coordinate with non-county facility providers such as cities, tribes, school districts, fire districts, and other special purpose districts…
18. 15 Adjournment ▶ jump to 210:10