City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes February 10, 2020, 2:00 PM Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members Hannah Stone, Gene Knutson, Daniel Hammill, www.cob.org/council Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist and All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at Hollie Huthman 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 Gene Knutson, Chair Hannah Stone, Daniel Hammill, Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist, Hollie Huthman Please be advised that if the City Council is ahead of schedule, they may start with old/new business before the official Committee of the Whole meeting time. 22572 1. Review of the Planning and Community Development Department's 2020 Work Program Planning and Community Development Director Rick Sepler provided the presentation. Council asked questions and had a discussion following the presentation. Information only. 20767 2. Consideration of an Ordinance Creating an Incentive Program for Innovative Affordable Low-Income Homeownership Projects Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 February 10, 2020  Director Rick Sepler introduced the presentation. Development Services Manager Kurt Nabbefeld presented the ordinance. Council asked questions and had a discussion following the presentation. Pinky Vargas / Daniel Hammill moved to hold a Public Hearing on an Ordinance Creating an Incentive Program for Innovative Affordable Low-Income Homeownership Projects. MOTION CARRIED 6-0-1. Gene Knutson excused. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 22573 3. Outreach and Enforcement Update on Complaints Concerning Illegal Tent Encampments Lieutenant David Crass introduced the presentation. Cleanup Coordinator Claudia Vizcarra provided the presentation. Council asked questions and had a discussion following the presentation. Information only. 4. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Daniel Hammill / Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend approval. MOTION CARRIED 6-0-1. Gene Knutson excused. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 5. Old/New Business Councilmember Lilliquist introduced a rank choice voting resolution and requested to bring this item forward at the next Council meeting. Lisa Anderson / Daniel Hammill moved to bring this forward to Committee of the Whole. MOTION CARRIED 6-0-1. Gene Knutson excused. Councilmember Anderson would like to explore a conversation to see if there could be a couple more days of extra time for Councilmembers to process the packet. The Mayor's Office will look at potential options and get back to Council. Adjournment Committee of the Whole adjourned for Executive Session at 3:55 PM to discuss the following items: 1. Litigation: Smith v. City of Bellingham and Brooks Laughlin (Brady, approx. 5 mins) Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 February 10, 2020  2. Potential Litigation: Claim No. 2019-29 (Brady, approx. 10 mins) 3. Potential Property Acquisition (Marriner, approx. 10 mins) 4. Potential Property Acquisition (Stamps, approx. 5 mins) 5. Potential Property Acquisition (Kraham, approx. 10 mins) Council President Pro Tempore Hannah Stone reconvened Committee of the Whole to adjourn the meeting at 4:47 PM Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 3 February 10, 2020