City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes November 7, 2022, 2:00 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 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order President Stone called the Committee of the Whole meeting to order at 2:13pm. Roll Call Present: Council President Hannah Stone, First Ward Council Member Hollie Huthman, Second Ward Council Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward Council Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward Council Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Council Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Member Kristina Michele Martens, 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. 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. 23516 1. Immigration Advisory Board Report p. 3 Tara Villalba, Immigration Advisory Board (IAB), presented an overview of the needs of immigrants in the community and reported on the IAB's proposal for an Immigration Resource Center. 23517 2. Hearing Examiner Annual Report to Council p. 7 Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 November 7, 2022  Hearing Examiner Sharon Rice presented her annual report to Council. 23518 3. Interlocal Agreement with Whatcom County to Support and Fund p. 16 Whatcom Racial Equity Commission Mayor Fleetwood and Whatcom County Executive Sapal Sidhu expressed support for the interlocal agreement to fund the Whatcom Racial Equity Commission. Through the agreement, the City commits to the commission’s mission and purpose, as well as its governance, operation and funding, as a County-wide advisory commission on issues of racial equity. Kristina Michele Martens / Edwin H. “Skip” Williams moved to recommend adoption of the interlocal agreement budgeting $100,000 annually for three years, subject to final approval in the 2023-2024 and 2025-2026 Biennial Budgets. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23519 4. An Ordinance Adding Chapter 11.37 to the Bellingham Municipal p. 36 Code to Establish the Legal Framework for the City's Operation of Publicly-Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging Stations The City will be installing charging infrastructure at 26 City-owned sites on public rights-of-way and in public parks. These installations are funded through a $1.5M grant from Washington State Department of Commerce and $500k from the voter- approved Transportation Improvement Fund. The proposed ordinance establishes policies and procedures for public use of EV charging stations. This is a companion bill to the EV Charging Resolution, which establishes applicable rates for EV charging station use. Daniel Hammill / Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend approval of the Ordinance Adding Chapter 11.37 to the Bellingham Municipal Code to Establish the Legal Framework for the City's Operation of Publicly-Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging Stations MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23520 5. Resolution Adopting a Fee Schedule for Electric Vehicle Charging p. 59 The City will be installing charging infrastructure at 26 City-owned sites on public rights-of-way and in public parks. These installations are funded through a $1.5M grant from Washington State Department of Commerce and $500k from the voter- approved Transportation Improvement Fund. The proposed EV Charging resolution will set the base rate and surcharges for use of these stations for 36 months. This is a companion bill to the EV Charging Ordinance bill. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 November 7, 2022  Daniel Hammill / Hollie Huthman moved to recommend approval of the Resolution Adopting a Fee Schedule for Electric Vehicle Charging. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23521 6. An Ordinance Amending the 2021-2022 Biennial Budget Increasing p. 65 Revenues and Expenditures and Authorizing an Interfund Loan of up to $1,500,000 from the General Fund to the Medic One Fund Forrest Longman, Deputy Finance Director, provided a summary of the proposed ordinance amendments. The ordinance adds revenues and expenditures across departments and funds to ensure that all have sufficient budget authority to complete the year. It also authorizes an interfund loan for the Medic One Fund to cover cash flow issues related to the timing of billing and insufficient compensation from the current Medic One contract with Whatcom County. Daniel Hammill / Hollie Huthman moved to recommend approval An Ordinance Amending the 2021-2022 Biennial Budget Increasing Revenues and Expenditures and Authorizing an Interfund Loan of up to $1,500,000 from the General Fund to the Medic One Fund. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23522 7. Ordinances Related to the City of Bellingham's Property Tax Levy p. 73 Forrest Longman, Deputy Finance Director, provided a summary of two proposed ordinances related to the City's property tax levy. The first ordinance raises the City’s property tax levy by the statutorily allowed one percent; the second would bank the authorized increase for future use. Council must adopt one of the two ordinances and deliver it to Whatcom County Council by November 30. Daniel Hammill / Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend approval of the ordinance with the 1% property tax increase. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23523 8. Approval of Special Meeting Minutes p. 83 Daniel Hammill / Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the October 17, 2022 meeting minutes. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 3 November 7, 2022 23391 9. Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes p. 87 Edwin H. "Skip" Williams / Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the October 24, 2022 meeting minutes. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 10. Old/New Business There were no items for Old/New Business. Council moved into Executive Session at 4:57pm to discuss four items. 1. Potential Litigation: Claim Appeal 2. Potential Litigation 3. Potential Property Acquisition 4. Potential Litigation Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:57pm. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 4 November 7, 2022