City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee of the Whole Minutes October 26, 2020, 1:35 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 Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Council Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Member Hollie Huthman, At-Large Excused: Council Member Pinky Vargas, Fourth Ward 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. 22789 1. Police Officer Certification p. 3 Committee of the Whole Minutes Page 1 October 26, 2020  David Doll, Police Chief, introduced Sue Rahr, from the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. She presented information on certification and the decertification process in Washington State. The processes for terminating certifications and her agency's voluntary submission of information to a Federal database. She explained the Peace Officer Certification and Revocation process. Information only. 2. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Michael Lilliquist / Hollie Huthman moved to recommend approval of Committee minutes of October 12, 2020. MOTION CARRIED 6-0-1, Vargas excused. 3. Old/New Business Council Member Stone asked about highlighting the City’s priorities within the budget presentation at the next work session. Adjournment Committee of the Whole adjourned into Executive Session at 2:14 PM to discuss the following items: Litigation: State of Washington v. Madrona Bay Real Estate Investments, et al, Whatcom County Superior Court Cause No. 18-2-02347-37 (Marriner approx. 10 min) Labor Relations: Review Proposals for Bellingham Police Guild, Fraternal Order of Police, and the Guild of Pacific NW Employees, Local 1937 (Johnson, approx. 15 min) Potential Litigation (Ruffatto approx. 15 min) Litigation: City of Bellingham v. Baker (Brady approx. 20 min) Council President Gene Knutson reconvened the Committee of the Whole to adjourn at 2:59 PM Committee of the Whole Minutes Page 2 October 26, 2020