City Council - Committee Of The Whole
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · October 10, 2016
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Meeting Minutes
10/10/2016, 1:10 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members April Barker, 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
Pinky Vargas, Chair
Roxanne Murphy
Dan Hammill
Michael Lilliquist
Terry Bornemann
Gene Knutson
April Barker
Council Standing Committee Meetings:
Committee Of The Whole
21384 1.Status Report from the Greenway Advisory Committee on Greenway
III and the Greenway Program
Presented by Members of the Greenways Committee
INFORMATION ONLY
21247 2. Continued Discussion on the Draft 2016 Bellingham Comprehensive
Plan
Michael Lilliquist / April Barker moved to recommend approval of items 91-94
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
April Barker / Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend approval of items 75-90
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
April Barker / moved to recommend the Police Chief supply language for a policy
related to community policing and an equal time spent proactive and reactive
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
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Michael Lilliquist / April Barker moved to recommend adding a policy with language
provided by Chief Cook
MOTION CARRIED 6-1. Opposed: Terry Bornemann
Council President Pinky Vargas opened up the 15-Minute Public Comment Period. No
members of the public wished to speak, so the Comment Period was closed.
21385 3. Presentation of the 2017-18 Biennial Budget
Presented by Mayor Kelli Linville
INFORMATION ONLY
4. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes
Gene Knutson / Roxanne Murphy moved approval of the September 26 minutes as
submitted
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
5. Old/New Business
April Barker reminded Council Members that the Library Board Meeting is on October
14th and they are invited to attend.
Roxanne Murphy attended the Indigenous People's Celebration hosted by Whatcom
Community College and Northwest Indian College. This event was student-led and very
impressive. Councilmember Murphy thanked the Council for passing the resolution
declaring this Coast Salish Day.
Pinky Vargas updated everyone about the City Council's move to a new office. It was
originally scheduled for August, but now looks like it will happen in November.
21386 6. Work Session on the 2017-18 Biennial Budget (in the Mayor's Board
Room)
A Worksession was held where City departments presented their accomplishments that
were achieved in the last budget cycle, along with their work plans for the 2017-2018
budget. Departments were: Human Resources, Library, Museum, Hearing Examiner,
Legal, and Finance. The Council Members asked questions.
Adjourn from the Mayor's Board Room
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda
10/10/2016, 1:10 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members April Barker, 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. The notice of Committee Meetings identified
below also serves as notice of Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified
as Council Members who are not members of the committee routinely attend and
participate in the Committee Meetings. 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
Pinky Vargas, Chair
April Barker; Gene Knutson; Daniel Hammill; Terry Bornemann; Michael Lilliquist;
Roxanne Murphy
21384 1. Status Report from the Greenway Advisory Committee on p. 1
Greenway III and the Greenway Program
21247 2. Continued Discussion on the Draft 2016 Bellingham p. 3
Comprehensive Plan
21385 3. Presentation of the 2017-18 Biennial Budget p. 17
21386 4. Work Session on the 2017-18 Biennial Budget p. 19
5. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting
Minutes
6. Old/New Business
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Adjournment
Agenda Information:
Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agenda 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
10/24/2016
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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