City Council - Committee Of The Whole

Name: City Council - Committee Of The Whole — Bellingham, WA
Start: 2023-04-10T14:00:00
End: 2023-04-10T16:00:00
Location: Bellingham, WA

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · April 10, 2023

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Minutes

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes April 10, 2023, 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 Call to Order Council President Lilliquist called the meeting to order at 3:02pm. 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. 23686 1. An Ordinance Amending the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget - Amendment No. 2 p. 3 Mayor Fleetwood, Chief Mertzig, and Forrest Longman, Deputy Finance Director, presented the proposed ordinance, which modifies the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget by adding two police officer positions and shifting two positions budgeted for 2024 into 2023. Daniel Hammill / Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved to recommend approval of the ordinance amendment #2 to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 April 10, 2023 23687 2. Approval of City Council Committee and Regular Meeting Minutes p. 9 Daniel Hammill / Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the March 27, 2023 meeting minutes. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 3. Old/New Business Council Member Martens requested adding "equity" to the Public Health, Safety, and Justice Committee name. Kristina Michele Martens / Hannah Stone moved to recommend approval of renaming the Public Health, Safety, and Justice Committee to the Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Council moved into Executive Session for approximately 10 minutes. 1. Potential Property Acquisition 2. Potential Property Acquisition 3. Litigation: Fox v. City of Bellingham Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:19pm. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 April 10, 2023

Agenda

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Agenda April 10, 2023, 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 Legislative Assistant: Jackie Lassiter The City Council meeting will be conducted in a hybrid setting: both in-person and remote access will be available. Members of the public wishing to view the meeting in person may do so at Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. 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 by using any of the following phone numbers: (253) 215-8782, (346) 248-7799, (669) 900-6833, (301) 715-8592, (312) 626-6799 Meeting ID: 820 1645 933 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 Michael Lilliquist, Chair Hannah Stone, Hollie Huthman, Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Lisa Anderson, Kristina Michele Martens 23686 1. An Ordinance Amending the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget - Amendment No. 2 p. 3 23687 2. Approval of City Council Committee and Regular Meeting Minutes p. 9 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. Next City Council Committee Meetings: Monday, April 24, 2023 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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