City Council - Committee Of The Whole
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · January 22, 2018
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Minutes
January 22, 2018, 1:40 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 President 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
Roxanne Murphy, Chair
April Barker; Gene Knutson; Daniel Hammill; Pinky Vargas; Terry Bornemann;
Michael Lilliquist
21778 1. Work Session Regarding Ordinance Adopting Protections for p. 3
Residential Tenants
Michael Lilliquist / Pinky Vargas moved to recommend changing language
from 10 days to five days for an inspection to take place by the Housing
Authority
MOTION CARRIED 5-2.
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Opposed: Dan Hammill, Michael Lilliquist
Michael Lilliquist / Pinky Vargas moved to recommend accepting revisions
indicated in packet and approving the ordinance
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
21561 2. A Briefing on the Update to the 2009 Annexation Phasing Plan p. 19
Information Only
21846 3. An Interdepartmental Presentation on the City's Response to p. 21
Addressing Homelessness in Bellingham
Information Only
4. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes
No minutes submitted for approval
5. Old/New Business
Council member Lilliquist reported that the Regional Fire Authority Planning
Committee has been meeting and that education will soon be going out the
public. This issue may be going to the voters in August.
Council President Murphy will schedule a shoot for the Council photo to include
the Mayor. She requested that Councilmembers send her any retreat agenda
items they are interested in pursuing. If no business, there will be no retreat.
Adjournment
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January 22, 2018
Agenda
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Agenda
January 22, 2018, 1:40 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
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
Roxanne Murphy, Chair
April Barker; Gene Knutson; Daniel Hammill; Pinky Vargas; Terry Bornemann;
Michael Lilliquist
21778 1. Work Session Regarding Ordinance Adopting Protections for p. 3
Residential Tenants
21561 2. A Briefing on the Update to the 2009 Annexation Phasing Plan p. 19
21846 3. An Interdepartmental Presentation on the City's Response to p. 21
Addressing Homelessness in Bellingham
4. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting
Minutes
5. 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 https://meetings.cob.org/. 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 Committee Meetings
Monday, February 12, 2018
Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda
packet is 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.
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