City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes March 12, 2018, 2:10 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 Roxanne Murphy, Chair Terry Bornemann Michael Lilliquist April Barker Gene Knutson Dan Hammill Pinky Vargas 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 21905 . A Resolution Adopting and Directing the City Administration to p. 3 Implement the Climate Protection Action Plan 2017 Update, Including 100% Renewable Energy Goals, and to Create a Climate Action Plan Task Force April Barker / Gene Knutson moved to recommend postponing the Climate Protection Action Plan approval and to consider a revised version of the resolution at the next COW meeting MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 March 12, 2018 Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Terry Bornemann / Gene Knutson moved to recommend approval of meeting minutes from 2-26-18 MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Old/New Business Gene Knutson - The Marine Corps League of Bellingham is interested in taking over the Ski to Sea Parade. They are working with the Mayor's Office. Terry Bornemann - He was appproached by Mark Lee, Chairman of Ski to Sea. Mark would like 3-5 minutes at the Committee of the Whole at the next meeting. Council assented. Terry also thanked What's Up Magazine for organizing 120 bands last weekend. April Barker - The Safe Storage Committee gave an update to her and she would like to ask the Mayor for a representative to come before the COW at the next possible meeting. Council assented and Brian Heinrich said that that would be possible. Adjournment Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 March 12, 2018