City Council - Committee Of The Whole

Name: City Council - Committee Of The Whole — Bellingham, WA
Start: 2023-08-07T14:30:00
End: 2023-08-07T16:30:00
Location: Bellingham, WA

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · August 7, 2023

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Minutes

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes August 7, 2023, 2:30 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 Council President Lilliquist called the meeting to order at 2:37pm. Roll Call Present: Council President Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Member Hannah Stone, First Ward Council Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward Council Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Council Member Kristina Michele Martens, At Large Excused: Council Member Hollie Huthman, Second Ward Council Member Daniel Hammill, Third 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. 23811 1. An Ordinance Amending the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget – Amendment No. 7 p. 3 Andy Asbjornsen, Finance Director, and Forrest Longman, Deputy Finance Director, introduced the ordinance, which amends the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget by using Bellingham Public School grant funds to purchase swim blocks at Arne Hanna Aquatic Center, adding a Plans Examiner position in the Planning and Community Development Department, and allocating $2,108,572 of the remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for food security, homeless services, and purchase of a property for low-income housing. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams / Kristina Michele Martens moved to recommend approval of the ordinance amending the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget - Amendment No.7. MOTION CARRIED 4-0. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 August 7, 2023 Abstained: Hannah Stone 23812 2. Approval of the 7/24/2023 City Council Committee and Regular Meeting Minutes p. 12 Edwin H. "Skip" Williams / Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the July 24, 2023 meeting minutes. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 3. Old/New Business President Lilliquist announced that Council needs to appoint a member to the Whatcom County Opioid Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) Group. Council will discuss during Old/New at the evening meeting, but likely defer a decision until the August 14, 2023 meeting. Council moved into Executive Session at 3pm to discuss six items until 3:15pm. 1. Potential Property Acquisition 2. Potential Property Acquisition 3. Potential Property Acquisition 4. Potential Property Acquisition 5. Potential Property Acquisition 6. Potential Property Acquisition Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:15pm. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 August 7, 2023

Agenda

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Agenda August 7, 2023, 2:30 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 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) 626-679 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 23811 1. An Ordinance Amending the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget – Amendment No. 7 p. 3 23812 2. Approval of the 7/24/2023 City Council Committee and Regular Meeting Minutes p. 12 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, August 14, 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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