City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda 08/04/2014, 1:40 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members Jack Weiss, Gene Knutson, Cathy www.cob.org/council Lehman, Pinky Vargas, Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at and Roxanne Murphy 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. 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: Committee Of The Whole Cathy Lehman, Chair Jack Weiss; Gene Knutson; Pinky Vargas; Terry Bomemann; Michael Lilliquist; Roxanne Murphy 20517 1. Health Care Benefits Strategies Now and Into the Future p. 1 20518 2. Extension and renewal of an emergency ordinance creating p. 2 interim zoning for the establishment of facilities producing, processing and retailing recreational marijuana 20519 3. 2014 Second Quarter Financial Review p. 13 20520 4. Update on Fireworks Ban Enforcement p. 14 20521 5. A Letter to Puget Sound Energy Regarding Divestment in Coal p. 15 Power 20522 6. **Consideration of a Resolution Opposing the Violence in p. 19 Gaza and the Targeting of Civilians 7. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes 1  8. Old/New Business Adjournment ** INDICATES THE INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION Agenda Information: Council Committee and Regular meeting agendas and agendas packets, which contain the supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Thursday afternoon prior to the meeting. They are posted at www.cob.org/meetings on the Bellingham web site. A hard copy of the agenda packet is available for review from the reference desk at the Central Library or can be purchased in the Finance office at City Hall for $4.00. Accessibility: FOR OUR CITIZENS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, 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, persons are asked to contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you. Next City Council Meeting 08/11/2014 Deadline to submit material for the public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting. 2