City Council - Committee Of The Whole

Name: City Council - Committee Of The Whole — Bellingham, WA
Start: 2019-03-25T13:30:00
End: 2019-03-25T15:30:00
Location: Bellingham, WA

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · March 25, 2019

Agenda Minutes Packet Video Recording

Minutes

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes March 25, 2019, 1:30 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 Hannah Stone 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order Roll Call 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 Daniel Hammill, Chair April Barker; Gene Knutson; Pinky Vargas; Terry Bornemann; Michael Lilliquist, Hannah Stone 22257 1. Discussion of Capital Facilities p. 3 Mayor Kelli Linville introduced the item. Public Works Director Ted Carlson gave a presentation on capital facilities. Council asked questions and had a discussion following the presentation. Information Only 22025 2. Discussion Regarding the Preservation of Manufactured Home Parks p. 5 in Bellingham Planning Director Rick Sepler introduced the item and gave context. Consultant David Nemens presented the discussion. Council asked questions and had a discussion following the presentation. 3. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 March 25, 2019 Gene Knutson / Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend approval of the March 11, 2019 Committee meeting minutes as submitted. MOTION CARRIED 6-1. Pinky Vargas excused. 4. Old/New Business Councilmember Michael Lilliquist mentioned putting in a time right after the regular public comment period so the administration could address public comments, which was brought up at the beginning of the year. Council discussed this possibility. April Barker / Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend putting the mayor's report at the beginning of the regular city council meetings after the public comment period starting next meeting. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. Pinky Vargas excused. Councilmember Dan Hammill opened up the floor so the Council could have a conversation about the City Council retreat and the possibility of canceling it. Council discussed. Dan Hammill / Gene Knutson moved to cancel the retreat and do City business in the public eye. MOTION FAILED 3-3. Hannah Stone, April Barker and Michael Lilliquist opposed. Adjournment Committee of the Whole adjourned at 3:30 PM. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 March 25, 2019

Agenda

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Agenda March 25, 2019, 1:30 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 Hannah Stone 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 Daniel Hammill, Chair April Barker; Gene Knutson; Pinky Vargas; Terry Bornemann; Michael Lilliquist, Hannah Stone Please be advised that if City Council is ahead of schedule, they may start with old/new business before the official Committee of the Whole meeting time. 22257 1. Discussion of Capital Facilities p. 3 22025 2. Discussion Regarding the Preservation of Manufactured Home Parks p. 5 in Bellingham 3. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes 4. 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, April 8, 2019 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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