City Council - Committee Of The Whole
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · June 15, 2015
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Meeting Minutes
06/15/2015, 2:15 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
Gene Knutson, Chair
Terry Bornemann
Jack Weiss
Roxanne Murphy
Michael Lilliquist
Pinky Vargas
Dan Hammill
Council Standing Committee Meetings:
Committee Of The Whole
20867 1. Presentation of the Fairhaven Parking Task Force Final Draft Report
and Recommendations
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
APPROVING THE FAIRHAVEN PARKING TASKFORCE REPORT
Roxanne Murphy/Dan Hammill moved to recommend approval.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
20757 2. Discussion of Proposed Whatcom County Jail
Discussion will continue this evening.
20868 3. Mid-year Update - PCD Work Program
Presented by Rick Sepler
INFORMATION ONLY
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20847 4. A Resolution of the City of Bellingham, Washington Adopting the
2016-2021 Transportation Improvement Program
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
ADOPTING THE 2016 - 2021 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
Jack Weiss/Michael Lilliquist moved to delete project #20.
MOTION FAILED 3-4. Opposed: Gene Knutson, Pinky Vargas, Terry Bornemann, Roxanne
Murphy
Jack Weiss/Roxanne Murphy moved to approve the TIP.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
20869 5. Emergency ordinance adopting interim zoning for the cultivation of
medical marijuana for personal use and imposing a moratorium on
the establishment of medical marijuana collective gardens and
cooperatives
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND ADOPTING INTERIM ZONING REGULATIONS FOR THE
CULTIVATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOR PERSONAL USE AND
ESTABLISHING AN IMMEDIATE MORATORIUM ON THE SITING,
ESTABLISHMENT, AND OPERATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA
COLLECTIVE GARDENS AND COOPERATIVES, AND SETTING TWELVE
MONTHS AS THE EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF THE INTERIM ZONING
REGULATIONS AND MORATORIUM TO ALLOW THE WASHINGTON
STATE LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD TO COMPLETE ITS
RULEMAKING FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA COOPERATIVES AND THE
CITY TO STUDY THE LAND USE IMPACTS OF SUCH USES
Roxanne Murphy/Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend approval.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
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6. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes
Roxanne Murphy/Michael Lilliquist moved approval of the June 1st minutes as
submitted.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
7. Old/New Business
Roxanne Murphy encouraged people to call 911 for assistance.
Adjournment
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda
06/15/2015, 2:15 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 Bornemann; Michael Lilliquist;
Roxanne Murphy
20867 1. Presentation of the Fairhaven Parking Task Force Final Draft p. 1
Report and Recommendations
20757 2. Discussion of Proposed Whatcom County Jail p. 96
20868 3. Mid-year Update - PCD Work Program p. 123
20847 4. A Resolution of the City of Bellingham, Washington Adopting p. 131
the 2016-2021 Transportation Improvement Program
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
APPROVING THE FAIRHAVEN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN
20869 5. Emergency ordinance adopting interim zoning for the p. 193
cultivation of medical marijuana for personal use and
imposing a moratorium on the establishment of medical
marijuana collective gardens and cooperatives
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING, DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND ADOPTING INTERIM ZONING REGULATIONS
FOR THE CULTIVATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA FOR
PERSONAL USE AND ESTABLISHING AN IMMEDIATE
MORATORIUM ON THE SITING, ESTABLISHMENT, AND
OPERATION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA COLLECTIVE GARDENS
AND COOPERATIVES, AND SETTING TWELVE MONTHS AS THE
EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF THE INTERIM ZONING REGULATIONS
AND MORATORIUM TO ALLOW THE WASHINGTON STATE
LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD TO COMPLETE ITS
RULEMAKING FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA COOPERATIVES
AND THE CITY TO STUDY THE LAND USE IMPACTS OF SUCH
USES
6. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting
Minutes
7. 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
Wednesday afternoon prior to the meeting. They are posted at
www.cob.org/meetings. Meetings are streamed live on the internet as they occur.
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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
07/06/2015
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.
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