City Council - Committee Of The Whole
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · August 31, 2020
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Committee of the Whole Minutes
August 31, 2020, 3:30 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
Present:
Council President Gene Knutson, Second Ward
Council Member Hannah Stone, First Ward
Council Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward
Council Member Pinky Vargas, Fourth Ward
Council Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward
Council Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward
Council Member Hollie Huthman, At-Large
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
1. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes
Daniel Hammill / Hollie Huthman moved to recommend approval.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.
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2. Old/New Business
Rick Sepler, Planning & Community Development Director, announced that the
City has agreed to support a grant application for a Department of Commerce
grant that is seeking to establish a cottage transitional housing community at
800 E. Sunset Avenue. It is headed up by a group called Road to Home. He asked
that the City Council and the City Administration provide a letter of support that
could be submitted with the grant application. Council President Knutson
enthusiastically provided support on behalf of the Council stating that all
members support the project.
Council Member Lilliquist, announced that at tonight's meeting he will
introduce an item for improvement in public safety that he would like the
Legislative Analyst, Mark Gardner, to research. Further information to follow.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the Committee went into Executive Session at
4:00 p.m.
The Executive Committee came out of session and the meeting adjourned at
approximately 4:20 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Committee Of The Whole Agenda
August 31, 2020, 3:30 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.
Those who would like to listen in by phone can do so using any of the following phone
numbers:
(253) 215-8782
(346) 248-7799
(669) 900-6833
(301) 715-8592
(312) 626-6799
(929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 932 1942 0953
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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.
1. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes
2. 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, September 14, 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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