City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes April 8, 2024, 1:45 PM Mayor: Kimberley Lund 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 Jace Cotton Call to Order Council President Hammill called the meeting to order at 1:45pm. Council moved into Executive Session at 1:45pm to discuss one item until 2:10pm. 1. Potential Litigation Daniel Hammill / Hollie Huthman moved to adjourn to Executive Session. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. City Council resumed regular business at 2:12pm. Roll Call Present: Council President Daniel Hammill, Third Ward Council Member Hannah Stone, First Ward Council Member Hollie Huthman, Second Ward Council Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward Council Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Council Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Member Jace Cotton, 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. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 April 8, 2024 24074 1. Expectations of City Advisory Groups p. 3 Mayor Lund, Janice Keller, Interim Deputy Administrator, and Alan Marriner, City Attorney, presented a framework to standardize the expectations of City Advisory Groups. Council Members discussed, provided feedback, and asked questions about the recommendations. The revised framework will be shared with each advisory group which will then work to draft bylaws and internally discuss impacts. 24075 2. Post Point and Biosolids Emerging Technologies p. 7 Eric Johnston, Public Works Director, and Mike Olinger, Assistant Director of Operations, returned to Council to discuss Post Point and the biosolid technologies request for proposals from summer 2023. The City recently received notice of a violation from the Northwest Clean Air Agency and will be working to address issues at the treatment plant. Council Members discussed the presentation and asked questions. The revised presentation is available here. 3. Old/New Business Council Member Lilliquist provided an update on the Whatcom Transit Authority (WTA) Sustainability Report and encouraged the City to explore creating similar reports for the community. Council President Hammill inquired with Mayor Lund if there's a way to measure the impact of her Executive Order. Mayor Lund shared the leadership team is meeting regularly and working to develop metrics for reporting to be shared publicly later this year. Council President Hammill highlighted concerns about the prevalence of PFAS in firefighters' gear and expressed a desire to purchase PFAS-free gear for First Responders. Fire Chief Hewett shared this is a known issue that the Fire Associations and regulatory bodies are working to address and purchase better equipment. Council discussed asked questions of Chief Hewett. Council returned to Executive Session at 3:20pm to discuss one item until 3:29pm. 1. Potential Property Acquisition Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:29pm. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 April 8, 2024