City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes January 8, 2018, 1:00 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members April Barker, Gene Knutson, Daniel Hammill, www.cob.org/council Pinky Vargas, Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist and All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at Roxanne Murphy 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order Roll Call Present: Council Member Roxanne Murphy, At Large Council Member April Barker, First Ward Council Member Gene Knutson, Second Ward Council Member Dan Hammill, Third Ward Council Member Pinky Vargas, Fourth Ward Council Member Terry Bornemann, Fifth Ward Council Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward 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 21834 1. 2018 City Council Reorganization p. 3 Dan Hammill moved to recommend approval of Roxanne Murphy for Council President MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 January 8, 2018  Pinky Vargas moved to recommend approval of Dan Hammill as Council President Pro Tempore MOTION CARRIED 7-0. April Barker moved to recommend approval of Pinky Vargas as Mayor Pro Tempore MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Committee Assignments Finance and Personnel: Dan, Chair; April, Pinky Public Works & Natural Resources: Gene, Chair; Terry, Michael Parks and Recreation: Pinky, Chair; Gene, Michael Planning and Community Development: Michael, Chair; April, Dan Public Safety: Terry, Chair; Gene, Dan Justice: April, Chair; Pinky, Dan Other Assignments Bellingham Int'l Airport Advisory Committee: April Bellingham School District: April Bellingham/Whatcom County Tourism Bureau: Pinky Chamber of Commerce: Pinky Council of Governments: Terry, Michael Downtown Bellingham Partnership: Michael EMS Oversight Board: Terry Firefighters Pension Board: Dan Franchise Working Group: Gene, April Homeless Strategies Workgroup: Michael, Dan Incarceration Prevention Task Force: Dan Jail Oversight Board: Pinky, Gene Lake Whatcom Policy Working Group: Gene, Dan Library Board of Trustees: April Mount Baker Theatre Board: Terry Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 January 8, 2018  Museum Foundation Liaison: Dan Open Space Committee - Joint City/County: Michael, April, Dan Opportunity Council: April Parks & Recreation Advisory Board: Pinky, Gene, Michael Police Pension Board: Roxanne Port Marina Advisory Committee: Gene Regional Fire Authority Planning Committee: Michael, Terry Sister Cities Advisory Board: Gene Sustainable Connections: Michael Tourism Commission Allocation Sub-Committee: Pinky WHAT-COMM/Prospect Admin Board: Terry Whatcom Transportation Authority: Michael, April 21835 2. Update on Sustainable Budget Activities p. 78 INFORMATION ONLY Presented by Brian Heinrich 3. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Dan Hammill / Gene Knutson moved to recommend approval of Dec. 11th minutes MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 4. Old/New Business None Adjournment Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 3 January 8, 2018