City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes April 23, 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 All Present 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 21922 1. Consideration of Revisions to Bellingham's Accessory Dwelling Unit p. 3 Regulations Presentation by Rick Sepler and Chris Koch INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION 21704 2. Update on Water Contract Negotiations with Lummi Nation p. 159 Presentation by Ted Carlson INFORMATION ONLY 3. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 April 23, 2018  Michael Lilliquist / Pinky Vargas moved to approve Lake Whatcom Joint Meeting Minutes from March 28, 2018, and Committee Meeting Minutes from April 9, 2018 MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 4. Old/New Business Council Member Hammill - The Finance Committee held its meeting in a table configuration on the floor, off the dais. For this configuration, a morning meeting is necessary; however, Council Member Vargas works during the morning and can attend meetings in the afternoon only. She will ask for a substitute when she cannot attend a morning meeting. Council Member Barker - Submitted a revised Climate Resolution as she was directed to by Council, yet there was no agenda bill in this packet. Pinky will analyze the differences between April's and her own for the May 7th packet. Two versions will be included. Council Member Bornemann – Attended the unveiling of the Arch of Healing and Reconciliation, along with other Council Members, and was touched by the immense crowd that was there. He is proud of our community's commitment to being welcoming of everyone. Council Member Murphy - Asked that Council Members refrain from shaking their heads or rolling their eyes during public comment. Adjournment Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 April 23, 2018