City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole Minutes February 24, 2025, 1:10 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 Huthman called the meeting to order at 1:10pm. Roll Call Present: Council President Hollie Huthman, Second Ward Council Member Hannah Stone, First Ward Council Member Daniel Hammill, Third 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. 24449 1. Whatcom County Five-Year Homeless Housing Plan Development Update p. 3 Jason Korneliussen, Strategic Initiatives Manager for Health & Human Services, Janie Oliphant, Whatcom County Health & Community Service Housing Program Specialist, and Chris D'Onofrio, Whatcom County Health & Community Services Housing and Homeless Services Supervisor, presented an overview of the updated process for the Five-Year Homeless Housing Plan and various housing programs available to the community. The County Council will adopt a revised plan in fall of 2025. Council Members discussed the plan and asked questions. 24451 2. Update on 2025 State Legislative Session and City Lobbying Activities p. 24 Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 1 February 24, 2025  City lobbyists Luke Esser, and Nick Federici, provided an update on the State Legislative Session and bills of interest to the City's priorities and operations. Council President Huthman reported out on Council Member activities from the internal lobbying group. Council Members discussed the legislative session and asked questions. 24450 3. Study Session Regarding Middle Housing p. 25 Blake Lyon, Planning & Community Development Director, and Kurt Nabbefeld, Planning Development Services Manager, provided an overview of middle housing opportunities for the City's Infill Toolkit as directed by the Mayor's Executive Order 2024-02. There will be a draft ordinance for review at the March 24, 2025 meeting. Council Members discussed the presentation and asked questions. 4. Old/New Business There were no discussion items for Old/New Business. Council moved into Executive Session at 3:10pm to discuss three items until 4:19pm. 1. Labor Relations: Review Contract Proposal for AFSCME Local No. 114 2. Litigation: Kirkham v. COB et al. 3. Potential Litigation Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:19pm. Committee Of The Whole Minutes Page 2 February 24, 2025