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City Council - Committee Of The Whole

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · November 13, 2017

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City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Meeting Minutes 11/13/2017, 3:10 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 Michael Lilliquist, Chair April Barker Roxanne Murphy Gene Knutson Pinky Vargas Dan Hammill Council Standing Committee Meetings: Committee Of The Whole 21793 1. Presentation of the Library Funding Sustainability Study April Barker / Roxanne Murphy moved to direct the Administration to give recommendations to the Library Board of Trustees to move forward with Goal 2 or 3 as a priority MOTION CARRIED 6-0. Bornemann excused 2. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Dan Hammill / Gene Knutson moved approval of November 6th meeting minutes MOTION CARRIED 6-0. Bornemann excused 3. Old/New Business Councilmember Vargas asked that Power Point presentations from staff be given to the Councilmembers with the packets (which are distributed to members early Thursday 1 mornings). She needs this information ahead of time to read it fully and prepare for the meetings in a thoughtful manner. Councilmember Barker proposed that a discussion of Council committee restructuring be held at one of the December Committee of the Whole meetings to determine the committees prior to the Council’s Reorganization Meeting on January 8. The Council assented. Council staff will prepare an agenda bill. Adjournment 2

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City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda 11/13/2017, 3:10 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 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 21793 1. Presentation of the Library Funding Sustainability Study p. 1 2. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes 3. 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. 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 12/04/2017 Deadline to submit material for any 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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