City Council - Committee Of The Whole
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · September 14, 2015
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Meeting Minutes
09/14/2015, 2:40 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
Terry Bornemann
Jack Weiss
Pinky Vargas
Dan Hammill
Roxanne Murphy
Council Standing Committee Meetings:
Committee Of The Whole
20968 1. Presentation of Mental Health Court and Behavioral Court
Presented by Commissioner Pete Smiley and Guests
20969 2. Consideration of the Consent Decree for the Eldridge Municipal
Landfill Site
Jack Weiss/Dan Hammill moved to recommend authorizing the Mayor to enter into
the Consent Decree with the Dept. of Ecology
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
3. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes
Jack Weiss/Dan Hammill moved to approve the committee minutes from 8-31-15
amended to include a failed motion. Council would like the clerk to include failed
motions in the minutes.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
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4. Old/New Business*
*Approval of Minutes and Old/New Business were discussed earlier after the Finance
Committee (for video, see the Finance Committee)
Pinky Vargas announced that the City of Bellingham and City of Anacortes received a
grant in the amount of $150,000 from the Northwest Clean Air Agency to use on
marketing for the Georgetown University Energy Prize.
Michael Lilliquist reminded everyone that it is Whatcom Water Week.
Jack Weiss told the Council that he will be meeting with people from Puget Sound
Energy on Tuesday and may present a motion at the next meeting related to his
remarks given at the 8-31 meeting.
Roxanne Murphy said that she attended the first nigh market downtown. She said it
was a huge success.
Adjournment
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda
09/14/2015, 2:40 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
20968 1. Presentation of Mental Health Court and Behavioral Court p. 1
20969 2. Consideration of the Consent Decree for the Eldridge p. 2
Municipal Landfill Site
3. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting
Minutes
4. 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
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www.cob.org/meetings on the Bellingham web site, and 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
09/28/2015
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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