City Council - Budget and Finance Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · January 13, 2020
Minutes
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
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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
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Next City Council Committee Meetings
Monday, January 27, 2020
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