City Council - Community and Economic Development Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · September 29, 2025
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes
September 29, 2025, 1:25 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
Call to Order
Committee Chair Cotton called the meeting to order at 1:31 p.m.
Roll Call
Present:
Committee Chair Jace Cotton, At-Large
Committee Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward
Committee Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward
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24671 1. An Interlocal Agreement with Whatcom County for a Severe Weather Shelter p. 3
Tara Sundin, Community & Economic Development Manager, and Chris D'Onofrio, Whatcom
County Housing Supervisor, provided an overview of the Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with Whatcom
County to support the 2025–2026 severe weather shelter operations. Tara Sundin noted that
there was an error in the summary statement for this item; costs for the shelter will be incurred
between October 1, 2025 and April 30, 2026, which is not the operating timeframe for the shelter.
Council Members discussed the ILA and asked questions.
Daniel Hammill moved to recommend approval of the Interlocal Agreement with Whatcom County
for 2025-2026 severe weather shelter operations.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:48 p.m.
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September 29, 2025
Agenda
City of Bellingham
Community and Economic Development Committee Agenda
September 29, 2025, 1:25 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
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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
Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams
24671 1. An Interlocal Agreement with Whatcom County for a Severe Weather Shelter p. 3
Adjournment
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Next City Council Committee Meetings: Monday, October 6, 2025
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