City Council - Community and Economic Development Committee

City of Bellingham Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes November 18, 2024, 1:30 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 Hammill called the meeting to order at 1:42pm. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Jace Cotton, At-Large Committee Member Hannah Stone, First Ward Council Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward Excused: 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. 24329 1. Consideration of Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism's 2025 Tourism Promotion p. 3 Area Budget Tara Sundin, Community and Economic Development Manager, and Dylan Deane-Boyle, Executive Director of Bellingham-Whatcom County Tourism, provided a summary of the proposed 2025 Tourism Promotion Area Budget. The City Council is required to act on the budget as part of its role as the Legislative Authority. The proposed budget is available here. Council Members discussed the proposed budget and asked questions. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved to recommend approval of the 2025 Tourism Promotion Area Budget. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 24330 2. Consideration of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee's 2025 Budget p. 27 Recommendations Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes Page 1 November 18, 2024  Tara Sundin, Community and Economic Development Manager, presented the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) 2025 budget. The City Council is required to act on this budget recommendation as part of its role as the Legislative Authority. Council Members discussed the proposed budget and asked questions. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved to recommend approval of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee 2025 Budget. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 24331 3. Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER): Housing, Services, p. 31 and Related Accomplishments between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 Tara Sundin, Community and Economic Development Manager, and Samya Lutz, Housing and Services Program Manager, presented the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), which is due to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and outlines spending and accomplishments from the federal HOME Investment Partnership, the Community Development Block Grant, and local funding sources. Council Members discussed the report and asked questions. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:21pm. Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes Page 2 November 18, 2024