City Council - Committee Of The Whole

Name: City Council - Committee Of The Whole — Bellingham, WA
Start: 2015-11-16T13:30:00
End: 2015-11-16T15:30:00
Location: Bellingham, WA

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · November 16, 2015

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City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Meeting Minutes 11/16/2015, 1:30 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: Committee Of The Whole 1. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Two amendments were made to the 11/9/15 committee minutes as follows: In the Parks and Recreation Committee, Terry Bornemann (and not Pinky Vargas) voted against the Smoking Ban Ordinance. In the Community & Economic Development Committee, the issue of Paid Sick and Safe Leave will be added to the priority list of the City's legislative agenda for the upcoming session in Olympia. Lilliquist/Vargas moved to approve minutes as amended. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 2. Old/New Business Parks and Recreation Interim Director Leslie Bryson mentioned that there are 500 distinct entrances to parks, trails, and open space in Bellingham. Posting signs at every entrance would be a significant undertaking. She would like to amend the ordinance language to give the Parks Director discretion about where the signs will go. Peter Ruffatto will insert that language for the ordinance's third and final reading tonight. Terry Bornemann announced that there was a short dedication ceremony this morning to put up the first Billy Frank, Jr. Street sign. Gene Knutson announced that he will be moving the Public Comment Period at tonight's meeting until after the Hearing Examiner's Semi-Annual Report and the three public hearings. In addition, he said that at the reorganization meeting of the Council 1 on January 4, 2016, he is going to bring up for discussion possibly moving the Public Comment Period to later on in the evening meetings so that business can be conducted first. 21051 3. Work Session on the 2016 Supplemental Budget Modifications The Council members and Mayor Linville discussed the Council members' budget modification proposals. The Administration recommended taking the extra funds from BTV10 PEG and moving them into the General Fund to pay for the proposals that have been brought forth by Council Members Bornemann, Weiss, and Hammill. Bornemann/Vargas moved to approve the allocation. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Adjournment 2

Agenda

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda 11/16/2015, 1:30 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 1. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes 2. Old/New Business 21051 3. Work Session on the 2016 Supplemental Budget p. 1 Modifications 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. 1 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 12/07/2015 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

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