City Council - Committee Of The Whole

Name: City Council - Committee Of The Whole — Bellingham, WA
Start: 2022-12-12T15:00:00
End: 2022-12-12T17:00:00
Location: Bellingham, WA

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · December 12, 2022

Agenda Minutes Packet Video Recording

Minutes

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes December 12, 2022, 3:00 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 to order at 3pm. 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 Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Member Kristina Michele Martens, At Large Excused: Council Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth 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. 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. 23575 1. Public Meeting to Consider a Request to Add a Proposal to the 2022- p. 3 2023 Docket of Comprehensive Plan Amendments Chris Behee, Long Range Planning Manager of PCD, outlined for Council's consideration, a docketing request for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to rezone a property (2825 Lindshier Avenue) located in Area 1 of the Irongate Neighborhood Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 December 12, 2022 from Industrial to Residential, Single and adding the property (4.7 acres) to Area 1 of the Barkley Neighborhood. Michael Lilliquist / Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved to recommend approval of the resolution to docket this proposal for review in the 2022-2023 comprehensive plan amendment cycle. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 23391 2. Approval of City Council Committee and Regular Meeting Minutes p. 23 Edwin H. "Skip" Williams / Hollie Huthman moved to recommend approval of the December 5, 2022 meeting. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. 3. Old/New Business Council Member Lilliquist, Council Member Huthman, and Mayor Fleetwood recently attended a presentation by the Whatcom County Business and Commerce Advisory Committee on stable housing for those facing mental illness and addiction. Mayor Fleetwood is beginning conversations with stakeholders from that meeting and City leaders. Council Member Lilliquist expressed support for the conversations and future collaborations. President Stone asked for Council Member volunteers to serve as a third in-line option for Mayor Pro Tem or Council President Pro Tem positions in anticipation of Holiday absences. Hollie Huthman / Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend approval of Council Member Huthman to serve as a third in line Mayor Pro Tem. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams / Kristina Michele Martens moved to recommend approval of Council Member Skip Williams to serve as a third in line as Council President Pro Tem. MOTION CARRIED 6-0. Council moved into Executive Session at 3:16 pm to discuss five items for approximately 30 minutes. 1. Potential Property Acquisition Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 December 12, 2022 2. Potential Property Acquisition 3. Potential Property Acquisition 4. Labor Relations: Review contract prorposals for IAFF, Local 106 5. Potential Property Acquisition Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:16pm. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 3 December 12, 2022

Agenda

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Agenda December 12, 2022, 3:00 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 Legislative Assistant: Nalini Margaitis 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. The City Council Committee meeting will be conducted in a hybrid setting: both in-person and remote access will be available. Council meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at https://cob.org/meetings and on the City’s YouTube channel at https://cob.org/btv. Meetings are also 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 listen to the meeting via telephone. Members of the public who would like to listen 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: 933 2687 3296 Password: 9 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 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. 23575 1. Public Meeting to Consider a Request to Add a Proposal to the 2022- p. 3 2023 Docket of Comprehensive Plan Amendments 23391 2. Approval of City Council Committee and Regular Meeting Minutes p. 23 3. 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://cob.org/meetings. Meetings are streamed live at https://cob.org/btv 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 Deputy City Clerk prior to the evening session. For additional accommodations, contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you. Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.

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