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City Council - Committee Of The Whole

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · June 19, 2017

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City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Meeting Minutes 06/19/2017, 1:00 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 Michael Lilliquist, Chair Roxanne Murphy Gene Knutson Dan Hammill April Barker Terry Bornemann Pinky Vargas Council Standing Committee Meetings: Committee Of The Whole 21648 1. Town & Gown Implementation Strategy – Overview of the Partnership Between Western Washington University (WWU) and the City to Reduce Conflicts Between Students and Neighborhoods Through Education and Increased Coordination INFORMATION ONLY 21649 2. 2009 Annexation Phasing Plan Update INFORMATION ONLY 21561 3.Second Review of the Public Work's Director Decision Denying a Request for Retail Water and Sewer Service at 1323 Mt. Baker Highway Agreement from Council for staff to move forward with its proposal 21372 4. Waterfront District Implementation Status Report INFORMATION ONLY 21266 5. Interlocal Jail Facility Financing and Use Agreement Council agreed to the Mayor’s proposal for Council to bring this issue back at its July 10th meeting. Data will be collected in the interim. Council articulated its main 1 questions, which the Mayor will take to County Executive Louws to pass along to the Whatcom County Council. Additionally, the Administration will gather more data on the cost of the City of Bellingham building and operating its own jail. Council’s requests were as follows: 1. Please provide a more clear understanding of a greater plan for mental health, poverty, and substance programs outside of the criminal justice system. 2. Please provide an estimate of the cost of the sally port. Will it be a booking facility? Provide timelines for building completion, as well. 3. Please provide more information on booking facilities. 4. What instrument did the County Council use to determine its proposed size? 21646 6. Council Discussion on June 13th Town Hall April Barker / Pinky Vargas moved to recommend referring the Affordable Housing component to the Planning Committee MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 7. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Roxanne Murphy / Gene Knutson moved to recommend approval of June 5th minutes as amended The amendment is to add the title of the letter to, ‘We are Still In,’ to Councilmember Vargas’s motion regarding the Paris Accord made in Old/New Business. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 8. Old/New Business There was no business to discuss. Adjournment 2

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City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda 06/19/2017, 1:00 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 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 Michael Lilliquist, Chair April Barker; Gene Knutson; Daniel Hammill; Pinky Vargas; Terry Bornemann; Roxanne Murphy 21648 1. Town & Gown Implementation Strategy – Overview of the p. 1 Partnership Between Western Washington University (WWU) and the City to Reduce Conflicts Between Students and Neighborhoods Through Education and Increased Coordination 21649 2. 2009 Annexation Phasing Plan Update p. 17 21561 3. Second Review of the Public Work's Director Decision p. 20 Denying a Request for Retail Water and Sewer Service at 1323 Mt. Baker Highway 21372 4. Waterfront District Implementation Status Report p. 23 21266 5. Interlocal Jail Facility Financing and Use Agreement p. 29 1 21646 6. Council Discussion on June 13th Town Hall p. 67 7. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes 8. Old/New Business 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 07/10/2017 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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