City Council - Community and Economic Development Committee

City of Bellingham Community and Economic Development Committee Agenda April 28, 2025, 1:40 PM Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Jace Cotton, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams https://cob.org/council Legislative Office Manager: Jackie Weller 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: 820 8653 7627 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 Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams 24519 1. A Presentation by Western Washington University's Small Business Development p. 3 Center 24520 2. Presentation by the Port of Bellingham's Regional Economic Partnership Staff p. 19 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 5, 2025 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.