City Council - Committee Of The Whole
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · February 24, 2020
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Minutes
February 24, 2020, 3:10 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
Council President Gene Knutson opened Committee of the Whole to adjourn
for Executive Session at 1:00 PM to discuss the following items:
1. Labor Relations: Discuss Bargaining Strategy (Swedlow, approx. 30 mins)
2. Litigation: State of Washington vs. Madrona Bay Real Estate Investments, LLC,
et al. (Marriner, approx. 5 mins)
Council President Gene Knutson reconvened Committee of the Whole to
adjourn the meeting at 1:35 PM and began the Public Works and Natural
Resources Committee.
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.
22589 1. Draft Resolution in Support of Local Options Bill p. 3
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Councilmember Michael Lilliquist presented the resolution.
Daniel Hammill / Hollie Huthman moved to recommend approval.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
22530 2. Draft Resolution in Support of a State Bank Owned by and for the p. 6
People of Washington State
Councilmember Michael Lilliquist presented the resolution.
Lisa Anderson / Hannah Stone moved to recommend approval.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
3. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes
Daniel Hammill / Pinky Vargas moved to recommend approval of the February
24, 2020 Commitee Meeting minutes as submitted.
MOTION CARRIED 6-0.
Abstained: Michael Lilliquist
4. Old/New Business
Refer to the Parks and Recreation Committee for Old/New Business.
Adjournment
Committee of the Whole adjourned for Executive Session at 3:22 PM to discuss
the following item:
Potential Litigation (Marriner, approx. 10 mins.)
Council President Gene Knutson reconvened Committee of the Whole to
adjourn the meeting at 3:35 PM.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Agenda
February 24, 2020, 3:10 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
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.
22589 1. Draft Resolution in Support of the Local Options Bill p. 3
22530 2. Draft Resolution in Support of a State Bank Owned by and for the p. 6
People of Washington State
3. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes
4. Old/New Business
Adjournment
Agenda Information:
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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.
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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, March 9, 2020
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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