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City Council - Committee Of The Whole

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · December 4, 2017

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City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Meeting Minutes 12/04/2017, 2:50 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 Gene Knutson Roxanne Murphy April Barker Terry Bornemann Dan Hammill Pinky Vargas Council Standing Committee Meetings: Committee Of The Whole 21787 1. An Ordinance Amending the 2017-2018 Biennial Budget, Providing for Adoption of the Mid-biennium Adjustments to the Biennial Budget Pursuant to the Terms of RCW 35.345.130 Gene Knutson / Dan Hammill moved to recommend approval of the ordinance MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 21805 2. Discussion of a Shoreline Master Program Limited Amendment that Originated in 2013 INFORMATION ONLY 21806 3. A Summary of Bellingham City Council Activities from 2017 INFORMATION ONLY 1 21807 4. Council Discussion on Committee Structure April Barker / Roxanne Murphy moved to recommend making the following changes: 1) Merging the Community & Economic Development Committee with the Planning Committee; 2) making Public Safety a stand-alone committee; and 3) folding Lake Whatcom/Natural Resources in the Public Works Committee MOTION CARRIED 7-0. April Barker / Gene Knutson moved to institute a committee structure review every year to take place at the second to last meeting of every calendar year MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 5. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Gene Knutson / Dan Hammill moved to recommend approval of Nov. 13 minutes MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 6. Old/New Business Councilmember Hammill: Visited Missoula, Montana to research that city’s downtown redevelopment. Dan Hammill / Gene Knutson moved to recommend having discussions on financial sustainability in a work session in the Finance Committee MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Councilmember Vargas: Announced that Bellingham has been ranked in the Top Ten for the Georgetown University Energy Prize. Councilmember Bornemann: Announced that the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. event will take place on Monday, January 15th at noon at a new venue: Mount Baker Theatre. Councilmember Barker: Announced that Squalicum Creek Park is now open. Adjournment 2

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City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda 12/04/2017, 2:50 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 21787 1. An Ordinance Amending the 2017-2018 Biennial Budget, p. 1 Providing for Adoption of the Mid-biennium Adjustments to the Biennial Budget Pursuant to the Terms of RCW 35.345.130 21805 2. Discussion of a Shoreline Master Program Limited p. 12 Amendment that Originated in 2013 21806 3. A Summary of Bellingham City Council Activities from 2017 p. 16 21807 4. Council Discussion on Committee Structure p. 27 5. Approval of City Council Committee Meeting Minutes 6. Old/New Business Adjournment 1 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 12/11/2017 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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