City Council - Budget and Finance Committee

City of Bellingham Finance and Economic Development Committee Agenda March 9, 2020, 2:25 PM Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members, Pinky Vargas, Chair www.cob.org/council Lisa Anderson, Hollie Huthman This meeting will be held in the Whatcom County Council Chambers on the first floor of the Whatcom County Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue Bellingham, WA 98225. 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 22598 1. A Presentation by Western Washington University's Small Business p. 3 Development Center on the Organization's 2019 Accomplishments 22600 2. A Presentation by the Regional Economic Partnership on 2019 p. 34 Accomplishments and 2020 Work Program 22601 3. An Ordinance Amending Bellingham Municipal Code Section 6.04.105 p. 55 to Extend Indefinitely the City's Urban Village Phased Business and Occupations Tax Credit 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, March 23, 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.