City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes January 9, 2023, 1:00 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 Council President Michael Lilliquist called the meeting to order at 1pm. Roll Call Present: Council President Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Member 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 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. 23587 1. Mayor's Reappointment of Sharon Rice as the Hearing Examiner for p. 3 the City of Bellingham Alan Marriner, City Attorney, presented the contract to reappoint Sharon Rice as the City's Hearing Examiner for her fourth term. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 January 9, 2023  Edwin H. "Skip" Williams / Kristina Michele Martens moved to recommend reappointment of Sharon Rice as the City's Hearing Examiner, with the new term expiring January 27, 2025. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23588 2. Bellingham Police Department Security Upgrades Bid Award, Project p. 10 #63B-2022 The City received three bids, which were publicly opened on November 29, 2022, for the Bellingham Police Department Security Upgrades Project. Daniel Hammill / Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved to recommend approval of Award BID 63B-2022 to Colacurcio Brothers, Inc for the Bellingham Police Department Security Upgrades Project. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23596 3. Memorandum of Understanding with North Sound Behavioral Health p. 15 Administrative Services Brian Heinrich, Deputy Administrator, presented on the agreement with North Sound Region participating local governments and the North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services organization. The agreement will create the Opioid Abatement Council (OAC) to ensure compliance with the provisions of the settlement between the State of Washington and local jurisdictions in their lawsuits against the three largest pharmaceutical distributors of opioids in the nation. Lisa Anderson / Hollie Huthman moved to recommend approval of the Memorandum of Understanding between the North Sound Region participating local governments and the North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services organization. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23597 4. Approval of City Council Committee and Regular Meeting Minutes p. 20 Kristina Michele Martens / Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved to recommend approval of the December 12, 2022 City Council meeting minutes. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Old/New Business Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 January 9, 2023  Council Member Hammill would like to hold a conversation in the Public Health, Safety and Justice Committee on emerging behavioral health trends and include Malora Christiansen, Whatcom County Response Systems Manager. Council Member Anderson requested inclusion of first responders and law enforcement on how to manage exposure to fentanyl. Council moved into Executive Session at 1:20pm to discuss four items. 1. Litigation: Bornstein Seafoods, Inc v. City of Bellingham and Port of Bellingham 2. Labor Relations: Review Contract Proposal for Teamsters Local 231 3. Labor Relations: Review Contract Proposal for AFSCME 114 L 4. Litigation: Eldard v. City of Bellingham et. al. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:14pm. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 3 January 9, 2023