City Council - Planning Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · July 10, 2017
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Planning Committee Meeting Minutes
07/10/2017, 10:30 AM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Gene Knutson, Chair www.cob.org/council
April Barker, Dan Hammill All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Gene Knutson, Chair
April Barker
Dan Hammill
Council Standing Committee Meeting:
Planning
21621 1. Council Planning Committee Work Session on Residential Renter
Barriers/Concerns
The committee welcomed the following professionals from the community to present:
Kelly Owen, Attorney, NW Justice Project
Mike Parker, Director, Whatcom Homeless Service Center
Adrienne Solenberger, Landlord Liaison, Opportunity Council
Liz Harmon Craig, Veteran's Specialist, Whatcom County Veterans Program Office
The committee decided on issues related to rental barriers and concerns to bring to the
Council’s attention this evening.
Barker moved to recommend to Council to direct staff to develop an ordinance
including the following: landlords provide increased notice for rent increases;
landlords provide increased notice to vacate with no cause; source of income
discrimination that is modeled after Vancouver’s ordinance; and distribute
information on voter registration and tenant rights.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0
Barker moved to recommend to the whole Council to direct Mark and staff develop a
presentation for Council regarding potential concerns involving mass residential
vacations of low-income tenants and potential incentives and/or legislation to ensure
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low-income tenants are protected in the future. This work should include tax credit
properties, value and age of structure of mass rental properties and other residential
rental properties subject to reinvest.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0
Adjournment
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Planning Committee Meeting Agenda
07/10/2017, 10:30 AM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Gene Knutson, Chair www.cob.org/council
April Barker, Dan Hammill All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
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:
Planning
Gene Knutson, Chair
April Barker; Daniel Hammill
21621 1. Council Planning Committee Work Session on Residential p. 1
Renter Barriers/Concerns
Adjournment
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meeting. Thank you.
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Next City Council Meeting
07/24/2017
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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