City Council - Community and Economic Development Committee

Name: City Council - Community and Economic Development Committee — Bellingham, WA
Start: 2024-05-06T11:15:00
End: 2024-05-06T13:15:00
Location: Bellingham, WA

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · May 6, 2024

Agenda Minutes Packet Video Recording

Minutes

City of Bellingham Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes May 6, 2024, 11:15 AM 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 Member Cotton called the meeting to order at 11:17am. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Jace Cotton, At-Large Committee Member Hannah Stone, First Ward Committee Member Hollie Huthman, Second Ward Council Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Member Stone recused herself from the meeting due to her role as a Board Member on the Opportunity Council. Council Member Lilliquist joined the committee meeting. 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. 24101 1. 2024 HUD Consolidated Action Plan p. 3 Blake Lyon, Planning and Community Development Director, and Samya Lutz, Housing and Services Program Manager, presented the 2024 Federal Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Consolidated Annual Action Plan. The plan identifies activities to be funded by the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) during the July-June program year. Council Members discussed the action plan, provided feedback, and asked questions. Hollie Huthman moved to recommend approval of the resolution relating to the adoption of the 2024 Action Plan, the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership Program (Home), Bellingham Housing Levy and Affordable Housing Sales Tax Funds, the allocation of funds to support selected City housing and human services agencies and directing the Mayor to submit the 2024 Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes Page 1 May 6, 2024 MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Recused: Hannah Stone Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:38am. Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes Page 2 May 6, 2024

Agenda

City of Bellingham Community and Economic Development Committee Agenda May 6, 2024, 11:15 AM 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 live via the City’s website at https://cob.org/meetings and on the City’s YouTube channel at 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: ● (253) 215-8782 ● (346) 248-7799 ● (669) 900-6833 ● (301) 715-8592 ● (312) 626-6799 Meeting ID: 859 4278 3098 Password: 9 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 24101 1. 2024 HUD Consolidated Action Plan p. 3 Adjournment Agenda Information Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agenda packets, which contain the supporting 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 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 Deputy City 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 Committee Meetings: Monday, May 20, 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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