City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda 03/23/2015, 1:35 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members Jack Weiss, Gene Knutson, Daniel www.cob.org/council Hammill, 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 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. 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 Gene Knutson, Chair Jack Weiss; Daniel Hammill; Pinky Vargas; Terry Bomemann; Michael Lilliquist; Roxanne Murphy 20773 1. Project Update on Opportunity Zones p. 1 20774 2. An ordinance establishing fees for Rental Registration p. 4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING FEES FOR RENTAL REGISTRATION 20757 3. Jail Proposal Discussion p. 7 20775 4. Presentation on Access Bellingham Training Program p. 32 20776 5. 2014 Financial Review p. 52 20777 6. Consideration of a Resolution expressing concern about the p. 53 content and process for adoption of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement 1  A RESOLUTION OF THE BELLINGHAM CITY COUNCIL OPPOSING TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY ("FAST TRACK") FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE TRANSPACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (TPP) AGREEMENT, CALLING FOR A DRAFT OF THE TPP TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO CONGRESS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND THE PUBLIC BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF FINAL NEGOTIATIONS, AND ASKING THAT THE FINAL AGREEMENT SUPPORT THE ABILITY OF ITS SIGNATORIES TO ESTABLISH AND ENFORCE STANDARDS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, LOCAL ECONOMIES, AND THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ITS CITIZENS 7. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes 8. Old/New Business Adjournment Agenda Information: Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agendas packets, which contain the supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public five days prior to the meeting. They are posted at www.cob.org/meetings. 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, persons are asked to contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you. Next City Council Meeting 04/06/2015 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