City Council - Committee Of The Whole
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · November 13, 2017
Minutes
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
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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
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Agenda
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.
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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.
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