City Council - Committee Of The Whole
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · November 6, 2017
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Meeting Minutes
11/06/2017, 2:00 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
April Barker
Dan Hammill
Terry Bornemann
Gene Knutson
Pinky Vargas
Council Standing Committee Meetings:
Committee Of The Whole
21763 1. Discussion of 2018 Legislative Priorities
Gene Knutson / Dan Hammill moved to recommend approval of the agenda with this
wording change to the first item of the fourth bullet: “Support funding for criminal
and civil justice assistance”
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
21778 2. Consideration of Ordinance Adopting Protections for Residential
Tenants
Gene Knutson / Roxanne Murphy moved to recommend sending this ordinance to a
public hearing
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
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3. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes
Gene Knutson / Roxanne Murphy moved to recommend approval of the October 23rd
minutes
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
4. Old/New Business
President Lilliquist acknowledged Councilmember Knutson’s 25th anniversary on
Council. Fun was had at a surprise party on November 1.
Michael Lilliquist / Roxanne Murphy moved to recommend appointing
Councilmembers Hammill and Lilliquist to Whatcom County’s new Homeless
Strategies Workgroup
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
Mayor Kelli Linville shared that Tara Sundin will be the City staff person working with
that group.
Councilmember Vargas acknowledged and thanked the students who attend the
committee meetings.
21743 5. Work Session on the Proposed 2017-2018 Biennial Budget Changes
Fire Chief Bill Newbold presented on the Fire Department’s 2017 accomplishments and
the 2018 work plan.
Leslie Bryson presented briefly to explain additional expenditures she anticipates when
a contract is finalized with the management company for Lake Padden Golf Course.
Adjournment
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda
11/06/2017, 2:00 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
21763 1. Discussion of 2018 Legislative Priorities p. 1
21778 2. Consideration of Ordinance Adopting Protections for p. 4
Residential Tenants
3. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting
Minutes
4. Old/New Business
21743 5. Work Session on the Proposed 2017-2018 Biennial Budget p. 12
Changes
Adjournment
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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
11/13/2017
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.
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