City Council - Planning Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · June 21, 2021
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Planning Committee Minutes
June 21, 2021, 10:30 AM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members, Lisa Anderson, Chair www.cob.org/council
Daniel Hammill, Hollie Huthman All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Present:
Committee Chair Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward
Committee Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward
Committee Member Hollie Huthman, At-Large
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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
Lisa Anderson, Chair
Daniel Hammill, Hollie Huthman
23028 1. An Update on the City's Multifamily Tax Exemption Program p. 3
Greg Aucutt, Assistant Director for Planning and Community Development, gave
a summary of exemptions under the City's Multifamily Tax Exemption Program.
The exemption resulted in nearly 1,500 new dwelling units constructed in
downtown, in the Fountain District, and in the Samish Way Urban Village. Ten
projects are complete in their exemptions and on the tax rolls at full value. Four
projects with 250 units are now in the application process.
Committee Members asked questions.
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Council would like to expand the tax exemption to include student housing,
draft an inclusionary study, and make the program consistent.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:20 a.m.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Planning Committee Agenda
June 21, 2021, 10:30 AM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members, Lisa Anderson, Chair www.cob.org/council
Daniel Hammill, Hollie Huthman All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Council members will participate in this meeting remotely through an online web-based
meeting platform. Per Washington State Proclamation 20-28, in-person attendance at meetings
is prohibited at this time.
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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:
Planning
Lisa Anderson, Chair
Daniel Hammill, Hollie Huthman
23028 1. An Update on the City's Multifamily Tax Exemption Program p. 3
Adjournment
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Monday, July 12, 2021
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