City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes January 24, 2022, 2:15 PM Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Hannah Stone, Hollie Huthman, Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. “Skip” Williams, Lisa Anderson, https://cob.org/council Michael Lilliquist and Kristina Michele Martens All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at Legislative Assistant: Nalini Margaitis 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 Hannah Stone, Chair Hollie Huthman, Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist, Kristina Michele Martens 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. 23243 1. Update on GRACE and LEAD Programs p. 3 Erika Lautenbach and Dean Wight provided an update on the GRACE and LEAD programs. Both programs will be housed under the Whatcom County Health Department. The proposed start date is April 1, 2022 and a new division within the Whatcom County Health Department will be created called Response Systems Division, including 14 staff members. Information only. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 January 24, 2022 23244 2. Bellingham Police Department Staffing Update p. 4 Acting Chief Flo Simon and Deputy Chief Don Almer provided an update on the current staffing situation of the Police Department and an increase in call response times. Currently, the Police Department is down 34 active members, including 13 openings. Currently, off-peak staffing includes 4 officers and 1 supervisor. During peak hours, there are 8 officers and 2 supervisors. Full staffing levels are expected by 2032. Information only. 23193 3. A Work Session to Consider Amendments to BMC Chapter 17.10 and p. 5 the Washington State Energy Code - Commercial, Requiring Electrification and Efficiency Standards for Certain Multi-Family and Commercial Buildings Development Services Manager, Kurt Nabbefeld, and Building Official, Sean Angeley provided the City Council with presentations relating to the proposed changes in the BMC and the WA State Energy Code. Lisa Anderson / Michael Lilliquist moved to have staff bring back an ordinance that focuses on electrification and solar readiness without the efficiency pieces. MOTION FAILED 3-4-0. Opposed: Hannah Stone, Skip Williams, Kristina Michele Martens, Hollie Huthman, Hannah Stone / Skip Williams moved approval of the ordinance as presented. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 4. Approval of City Council Committee and/or Special Meeting Minutes Michael Lilliquist / Daniel Hammill moved approval of the revised December 13, 2021 Committee meeting minutes as submitted. MOTION CARRIED 6-0-1. Abstained: Kristina Michele Martens. Daniel Hammill / Lisa Anderson moved approval of the January 10, 2022 Committee meeting minutes as submitted. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 January 24, 2022  5. Old/New Business Dan Hammill / Lisa Anderson moved that the first Town Hall meeting be on the subject of Climate Action and that the meeting occurs sometime in March. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 3 January 24, 2022