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City Council - Committee Of The Whole

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · December 11, 2017

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City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Meeting Minutes 12/11/2017, 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 Dan Hammill Roxanne Murphy April Barker Terry Bornemann Gene Knutson Pinky Vargas Council Standing Committee Meetings: Committee Of The Whole 1. Consideration of a Request to Initiate the Review Process for a Potential Annexation of Approximately 65-Acres Located in Bellingham’s Northern Urban Growth Area Known as the Mt. Baker Highway / Britton Road Annexation Pinky Vargas / Gene Knutson moved to recommend approval of Option 2 outlining the expanded geographic boundary MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Roxanne Murphy / Pinky Vargas moved to recommend approval of the resolution on page 228 MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 2. Consideration of an Ordinance Adopting a "Limited Amendment" to the City's Shoreline Master Program 1 Gene Knutson / Roxanne Murphy moved to recommend approval of the ordinance and the acceptance letter to DOE MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 3. Climate Action Plan 2017 Update Pinky Vargas / Gene Knutson moved to refer this to Committee of the Whole for further discussion early next year MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 4. Work Session Regarding Ordinance Adopting Protections for Residential Tenants Council discussed unintended consequences. This item will return to Committee of the Whole for a work session on January 22, 2018. 5. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Roxanne Murphy / Gene Knutson moved to recommend approval of Dec. 4 minutes MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 6. Old/New Business Councilmember Lilliquist: He and the Mayor attended the County’s first Homeless Strategies Work Group. During committee, there was a discussion between Councilmembers and the Mayor on the topic of how to move forward with the tent city in front of City Hall. Planning Director Rick Sepler addressed the demands of the group, the main one asking the City to open safe camping sites. Roxanne Murphy / Gene Knutson moved to express the Council's opinion and advise the Mayor that the permit given to the homeless camp at City Hall have an end date, possibly the end of this week MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Adjournment 2

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City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Meeting Agenda 12/11/2017, 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 1. Consideration of a Request to Initiate the Review Process for p. 1 a Potential Annexation of Approximately 65-Acres Located in Bellingham’s Northern Urban Growth Area Known as the Mt. Baker Highway / Britton Road Annexation 2. Consideration of an Ordinance Adopting a "Limited p. 153 Amendment" to the City's Shoreline Master Program 3. Climate Action Plan 2017 Update p. 198 4. Work Session Regarding Ordinance Adopting Protections for p. 213 Residential Tenants 5. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes 1 6. 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 January 8, 2018 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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