City Council - Committee Of The Whole
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · August 31, 2015
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Meeting Minutes
08/31/2015, 1:25 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
Michael Lilliquist, Roxanne Murphy, Jack Weiss, Dan Hammill, Terry Bornemann,
Pinky Vargas (arrived late due to power outages)
Council Standing Committee Meetings:
Committee Of The Whole
20947 1. Communications Update
INFORMATION ONLY
Presented by Vanessa Blackburn, Communications Director
20948 2. City Council Resolution Regarding Social Media Guidelines
Michael Lilliquist/Pinky Vargas moved to recommend approval of the resolution
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
20949 3. Waterfront District Implementation Status Report
INFORMATION ONLY
Presented by Tara Sundin, Amy Krahm, Leslie Bryson, and Consultant Steve Woodward
4. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes
Roxanne Murphy/Dan Hammill moved approval of the August 10th minutes as
submitted
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
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5. Old/New Business
Jack Weiss read aloud an article from the New York Times about Uber and the
company's background checks.
Roxanne Murphy read a statement from Uber in response.
Dan Hammill thanked the police chief for allowing him to go on a ride-along.
Adjournment
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda
08/31/2015, 1:25 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
20947 1. Communications Update p. 1
20948 2. City Council Resolution Regarding Social Media Guidelines p. 2
20949 3. Waterfront District Implementation Status Report p. 9
4. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting
Minutes
5. Old/New Business
Adjournment
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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.
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 Meeting
09/14/2015
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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