City Council - Community and Economic Development Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · April 15, 2024
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes
April 15, 2024, 4:00 PM
Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org
Council Members: Jace Cotton, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Hannah Stone, Hollie Huthman https://cob.org/council
Call to Order
Council President Pro Tempore Huthman called the meeting to order at 4:01pm.
Roll Call
Present:
Committee Chair Jace Cotton, At-Large
Committee Member Hannah Stone, First Ward
Committee Member Hollie Huthman, Second 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.
24092 1. Presentation by Western Washington University's Small Business Development p. 3
Center (WWU SBDC)
Tara Sundin, Community and Economic Development Manager, CJ Seitz, Western Washington
University's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Director, and Dr. Liliana Deck, Community
Business Development Director at SBDC, provided an annual review of 2023 activities and
accomplishments for the center. Council Members discussed the presentation and asked
questions. The slides for this presentation are available here.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:28pm.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Community and Economic Development Committee Agenda
April 15, 2024, 4:00 PM
Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org
Council Members: Jace Cotton, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Hannah Stone, Hollie Huthman https://cob.org/council
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
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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:
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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:
Community and Economic Development
Jace Cotton, Chair
Hannah Stone, Hollie Huthman
24092 1. Presentation by Western Washington University's Small Business Development p. 3
Center (WWU SBDC)
Adjournment
Agenda Information
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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
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Next City Council Committee Meetings: Monday, May 6, 2024
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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