City Council - Committee Of The Whole

Name: City Council - Committee Of The Whole — Bellingham, WA
Start: 2020-07-20T14:00:00
End: 2020-07-20T16:00:00
Location: Bellingham, WA

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · July 20, 2020

Agenda Minutes Packet Video Recording

Minutes

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes July 20, 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. 22706 1. Bellingham Police Department Achieves Re-Accreditation Through the p. 3 Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Bellingham Police Chief David Doll introduced the presentation. Director of Professional Services for the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Mike Painter spoke about the accredation process. Council asked questions and had a discussion following the presentation. 22671 2. A Work Session to Continue the Family Definition Discussion p. 6 Planning and Community Development Director Rick Sepler opened the discussion. Senior Planner Lisa Pool provided an overview. Council asked questions and had a discussion. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 July 20, 2020 22586 3. Resolution Adopting the Lake Whatcom Management Program 2020- p. 11 2024 Work Plan Public Works Director Eric Johnston introduced the presentation. Claire Fogelsong provided the presentation. Council asked questions following the presentation. Daniel Hammill / Pinky Vargas moved to recommend approval of the resolution. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 4. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Daniel Hammill / Hollie Huthman moved to recommend approval. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 5. Old/New Business Councilmember Michael Lilliquist spoke about the community concern regarding telecommunication issues. He let the community know that the administration will be bringing a discussion on municipal broadband with opportunities for community involvement at the next City Council meeting on August 24th. Finance Director Andy Asbjornsen presented an amendment to the Bond Ordinance that came before Council at last meeting. Adjournment Committee of the Whole adjourned at 3:37 PM. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 July 20, 2020

Agenda

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Agenda July 20, 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. Council members will participate in this meeting remotely through an online web-based meeting platform. Per Washington State Proclamation 20-28, in-person attendance at meetings is prohibited at this time. Council meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at meetings.cob.org and on the City’s YouTube channel. Meetings are broadcast in high definition on BTV on Comcast channel 321, and in standard definition on Comcast channel 10. Members of the public who do not have cable or Internet access may contact the City Council office to receive phone numbers in order to listen to the meeting via telephone. 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. 22706 1. Bellingham Police Department Achieves Re-Accreditation Through the p. 3 Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs 22671 2. A Work Session to Continue the Family Definition Discussion p. 6 22586 3. Resolution Adopting the Lake Whatcom Management Program 2020- p. 11 2024 Work Plan 4. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes 5. 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, August 24, 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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