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City Council - Budget and Finance Committee

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · January 13, 2020

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City of Bellingham Finance and Economic Development Committee Minutes January 13, 2020, 1:10 PM Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members, Pinky Vargas, Chair www.cob.org/council Lisa Anderson, Hollie Huthman All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order Roll Call Council Standing Committee Meetings: Open to the public to attend. Note: there is generally no public comment period for Committee sessions. Standing Committee Members receive reports and information, ask questions and, when appropriate, vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the Regular Meeting. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings. Committee Chairs give a report of the Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the evening prior to deliberation and formal vote in the order shown below: Finance and Economic Development Pinky Vargas, Chair Lisa Anderson, Hollie Huthman 22537 1. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee's Amendment to the 2020 Budget p. 3 Recommendations Councilmember Hollie Huthman recused herself from the discussion and vote, disclosing a potential conflict of interest as an owner of the Shakedown. One of the newly proposed signature events has proposed using the Shakedown as a venue. Such disclosure took place before the vote of the Council. Economic Development Manager Tara Sundin presented the amendment. Committee had a discussion following the presentation. Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the amendment. MOTION CARRIED 2-0. Recused: Hollie Huthman Adjournment Committee adjourned at 1:17 PM Finance and Economic Development Committee Minutes Page 1 January 13, 2020 Finance and Economic Development Committee Minutes Page 2 January 13, 2020

Agenda

City of Bellingham Finance and Economic Development Committee Agenda January 13, 2020, 1:10 PM Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members, Pinky Vargas, Chair www.cob.org/council Lisa Anderson, Hollie Huthman All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order Council Standing Committee Meetings: Open to the public to attend. Note: there is generally no public comment period for Committee sessions. Standing Committee Members receive reports and information, ask questions and, when appropriate, vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the Regular Meeting. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings. Committee Chairs give a report of the Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the evening prior to deliberation and formal vote in the order shown below: Finance and Economic Development Pinky Vargas, Chair Lisa Anderson, Hollie Huthman 22537 1. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee's Amendment to the 2020 Budget p. 3 Recommendations Adjournment Agenda Information: Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agenda packets, which contain the supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon prior to the meeting. They are posted at https://meetings.cob.org/. Meetings are streamed live on the internet as they occur. Accessibility: The Council Chambers is fully accessible. Elevator access to the second floor is available at City Hall’s west entrance. Hearing assistance is available and a receiver may be checked out through the clerk prior to the evening session. For additional accommodations, contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you. Next City Council Committee Meetings Monday, January 27, 2020 Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.

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