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City Council - Planning Committee

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · August 14, 2023

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City of Bellingham Planning Committee Minutes August 14, 2023, 1:30 PM Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Lisa Anderson, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams https://cob.org/council Call to Order Council President Lilliquist called the meeting to order at 1:31pm. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Committee Member Hannah Stone, First Ward Committee Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward Excused: Committee Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward Council Member Stone served on the committee in Council Member Hammill's absence. Council President Lilliquist recused himself from the meeting. 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. 23822 1. Discussion of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Begin a Type VI Legislative p. 3 Review of a Proposed Amendment to Fairhaven Urban Village Standards Kurt Nabbefeld, Planning Development Services Manager, and Blake Lyon, Planning and Community Development Director, presented on the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to begin a Type VI legislative review of an amendment to the Fairhaven Urban Village standards. A contract purchaser of the property located generally at 1130 11th St (commonly referred to as the Pit) has requested the Planning and Community Development Director to initiate a text amendment to increase the allowed height on the subject property. The MOU will be formalized in a development agreement that Council will later approve. Dave Christensen, Architect, spoke in support of the project. Council Members discussed the draft MOU and asked questions. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:56pm. Planning Committee Minutes Page 1 August 14, 2023

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City of Bellingham Planning Committee Agenda August 14, 2023, 1:30 PM Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Lisa Anderson, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams https://cob.org/council Legislative Assistant: Jackie Lassiter The City Council meeting will be conducted in a hybrid setting: both in-person and remote access will be available. 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 1645 933 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: Planning Lisa Anderson, Chair Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams 23822 1. Discussion of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Begin a Type VI Legislative p. 3 Review of a Proposed Amendment to Fairhaven Urban Village Standards 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, September 11, 2023 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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