East Whatcom Community Council Clean Air Committee (CAC)
Meeting agenda
January 8, 2025
4:00-5:30 pm
VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE – Please email [email protected] for details.
CAC Charge: The charge of the East Whatcom Community Council Clean Air Committee is to work jointly with the Northwest Clean Air Agency to develop a comprehensive, community-based, long-range plan designed to improve the air quality in the East Whatcom County Region.
Committee Guidelines:
- Listen to understand, not to respond; seek clarity.
- Voice opinions and questions openly in the meeting and not after; speak for yourself; everyone’s opinion is valuable and worthy of attention.
- Conflict over a topic is healthy; take nothing personally; engage in debate.
- Do not expect consensus or certainty.
- Explain why you don’t agree with a proposal, but when a decision is made, buy in.
- If people look like they have something to say, encourage them to speak.
Co-Chairs: Rebecca Cayen, Carl McDaniel
Members: Jerry DeBruin & David Moe – WCFD #14; Mark Schofield – Opportunity Council; Curtis Metz – Whatcom County Fire Marshal; Viktor Vetkov – Slavic Church; Dean Zender & David Camp – Wood Bank; Erica Littlewood – Whatcom County Health Department; Seth Preston – NW Clean Air Agency
Agenda items:
- Introductions
- Approval of November 13, 2024, meeting summary
- Open public comment – Please limit comments to 3 minutes per person
- Announcements – All
- Woodstove replacement update – Mark S
- Wood Bank update – Dean/David
- Possible outreach opportunities – All
- Recap Community Health Meeting on 12/3, EWRRC – Carl, Seth
- Chipping events update – Carl
- Anything coming up? – All
- NWCAA update – Seth
- Air quality complaints & monitoring data
2025 meetings:
| Jan. 8 – via Zoom | April – no meeting | July – no meeting | October 8 – via Zoom |
| Feb. – no meeting | May 14 – via Zoom | August 13 – via Zoom | November 12 – via Zoom |
| March 12 – via Zoom | June 11 – via Zoom | September – no meeting | December – TBD |