City Council - Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · December 7, 2020
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Public Health, Safety, and Justice Committee Minutes
December 7, 2020, 11:00 AM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members, Daniel Hammill, Chair www.cob.org/council
Hannah Stone, 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 Daniel Hammill, Third Ward
Committee Member Hannah Stone, First Ward
Committee Member Hollie Huthman, At-Large
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:
Public Health, Safety, and Justice
Daniel Hammill, Chair
Hannah Stone, Hollie Huthman
22837 1. Discussion of the Denver STAR Emergency Response Program for p. 3
Mental Health, Substance Use, and Other Public Health Needs
Council Member Hammill introduced members of the Support Team Assisted
Response (STAR), an alternative emergency response service for mental health,
substance abuse use, and other public health emergencies that the City of
Denver, Co., has employed since June 2020. Team members relayed their
experience and their service expertise. Council Member asked questions.
Information only.
Adjournment
There being no further comments, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Public Health, Safety, and Justice Committee Agenda
December 7, 2020, 11:00 AM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members, Daniel Hammill, Chair www.cob.org/council
Hannah Stone, 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.
Council meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at meetings.cob.org and on the City’s
YouTube channel. Meetings are 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 contact the City Council office to receive phone numbers in order
to listen to the meeting via telephone.
Those who would like to listen in by phone can do so using any of the following phone
numbers:
(253) 215-8782
(346) 248-7799
(669) 900-6833
(301) 715-8592
(312) 626-6799
(929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 954 9961 0234
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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:
Public Health, Safety, and Justice
Daniel Hammill, Chair
Hannah Stone, Hollie Huthman
22837 1. Discussion of the Denver STAR Emergency Response Program for p. 3
Mental Health, Substance Use, and Other Public Health Needs
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://meetings.cob.org/. Meetings are streamed live
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 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, December 14, 2020
Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda
packet is 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.
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