City Council - Committee Of The Whole

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole minutes April 27, 2026, 3:25 PM Chair: Hannah Stone Phone: 360-778-8200 Members: Hollie Huthman, Daniel Hammill, Email: ccmail@cob.org Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Lisa Anderson, Web: cob.org/council Michael Lilliquist, Jace Cotton City Council committee meetings Standing committee members receive reports and information, ask questions, and vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the regular meeting. There is no public comment period during committee sessions. Call to order and roll call Council President Stone called the meeting to order at 4 p.m. Present: Council President 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 Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Member Jace Cotton, At-Large 24910 1. Acceptance of a grant from the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program for cybersecurity projects Summary: Don Burdick, IT Director, and Joshua Knight, Senior Information Security Analyst, presented the grant award from the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program for cybersecurity projects. The grant will fund two projects, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) gap assessment and a zero-trust network access system. Council Members discussed the grant and asked questions. Action: Jace Cotton / Daniel Hammill moved to recommend acceptance of the grant and authorize the Mayor to enter into the grant agreement. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Page 1 of 2 24911 2. An update on Central Library interior renovations Summary: Rebecca Judd, Library Director, provided an update on the Central Library interior renovation plans and timeline. Council Members discussed the project and asked questions. 3. Old/New Business Summary: There were no discussion items for Old/New Business. Council moved into Executive Session at 4:30 p.m. to discuss five items until 5:00 p.m. 1. Potential property aquisition 2. Potential litigation 3. Potential Property Acquisition 4. Potential Property Acquisition 5. Potential Property Acquisition Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:46 p.m. Page 2 of 2