City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes May 22, 2023, 1:30 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 President Lilliquist called the meeting to order at 1:34pm. 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. 23722 1. An Ordinance Amending the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget - Amendment No. 4 p. 3 Council Member Martens introduced the ordinance to hire a part-time intern for the City Council focusing specifically on food deserts. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams / Hollie Huthman moved to recommend approval of the ordinance amending the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget - Amendment No. 4. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23723 2. An Ordinance Adopting the 2021 International Fire Code with Local Amendments p. 7 Shawn Linville, City Fire Marshal/Division Chief of Life Safety, presented an overview of the proposed ordinance, which adopts the 2021 International Fire Code (as amended by the State) and Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 May 22, 2023  local amendments contained in Bellingham Municipal Code Chapter 17.20. Proposed local amendments are recommended for adoption effective July 1, 2023 to align with the State's fire code implementation date. Daniel Hammill / Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the ordinance to adopt the 2023 International Fire Code with local amendments. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23724 3. Adoption of the 2021 Washington State Building Code with Local Amendments p. 14 Sean Angeley, PCDD Building Official, and Kurt Nabbefeld, Planning Development Services Manager, presented on the proposed ordinance to adopt the 2023 Washington State building code. The Washington State Building Code is mostly comprised of national model codes that are adopted by reference and amended at the state level. Because the various codes that comprise the State Building Code have been revised and updated, the City must amend its building code to adopt those revisions. Council Members discussed and asked questions. Daniel Hammill / Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved to recommend approval of the ordinance to amend the Bellingham Municipal Code (BMC) 17.10 to adopt the 2023 Washington State building code with local amendments. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23725 4. Approval of 4/24/2023 City Council Committee and Regular Meeting Minutes p. 55 Edwin H. "Skip" Williams / Daniel Hammill moved to recommend approval of the April 24, 2023 and May 8, 2023 meeting minutes. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23726 5. Approval of 5/8/2023 City Council Committee and Regular Meeting Minutes p. 75 See above motion. 6. Old/New Business Council Hammill expressed a desire for a resolution from the City to affirm its values regarding a forthcoming Implementation Plan proposed by the Whatcom County Stakeholder Advisory Committee. Mayor Fleetwood will return to discuss a resolution at the June 5th meeting. Daniel Hammill / Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved to review the Implementation Plan proposed by the Whatcom County Stakeholder Advisory Committee and consider a resolution affirming the City’s values with regard to the use of the proposed public safety tax. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 May 22, 2023  Council Member Martens requested information from the Planning and Community Development Department regarding the rent subsidy that will be expiring in June for Eleanor Apartment residents. Council moved into Executive Session at 1:58pm to discuss one item for approximately 25 minutes. 1. Litigation: Schreib v. State of Washington et al. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:56pm. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 3 May 22, 2023