City Council - Community and Economic Development Committee

City of Bellingham Community and Economic Development Committee Meeting Agenda 11/16/2015, 1:00 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members Michael Lilliquist, Chair www.cob.org/council Roxanne Murphy, Pinky Vargas All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order Roll Call 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. 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: Community and Economic Development Michael Lilliquist Chair Roxanne Murphy; Pinky Vargas 21049 1. An Ordinance Establishing an Infill Incentive Program p. 1 Reducing System Development Charges and Permit Fees for Qualifying Projects in Targeted Urban Villages and Amending Titles 14, 15 and 20 of the Bellingham Municipal Code 21050 2. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 6.04 of the Bellingham p. 8 Municipal Code to Establish a Phased Business & Occupations Tax Credit to Incentivize Persons to Open New Businesses or New Branch Locations in Targeted Urban Villages Adjournment Agenda Information: Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agendas packets, which contain the supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon prior to the meeting. They are posted at www.cob.org/meetings. Meetings are streamed live on the internet as they occur. 1 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 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 Meeting 12/07/2015 Deadline to submit material for the public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting. 2