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City Council - Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · June 6, 2022

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City of Bellingham Public Health, Safety, and Justice Committee Minutes June 6, 2022, 10:45 AM Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Daniel Hammill, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Hollie Huthman, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, https://cob.org/council Kristina Michele Martens All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order The Public Health, Safety, and Justice Committee meeting was called to order by Council President Hannah Stone at 10:45am. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Daniel Hammill, Third Ward Committee Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward Committee Member Kristina Michele Martens, At Large Excused: Committee Member Hollie Huthman, Second Ward 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: 23368 1. Interagency Agreement for a Mutual Aid Response Team p. 3 Chair Daniel Hammill welcomed the new Chief of Police, Rebecca Mertzig. Deputy Chief Donald Almer presented on the Whatcom County Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Response Team (LEMART). LEMART is an independent investigation team for Whatcom County and shall conduct independent investigations as outlined by state law. Public Health, Safety, and Justice Committee Minutes Page 1 June 6, 2022 Daniel Hammill moved to recommend approval of the Interagency Agreement for a Mutual Aid Response Team. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:08am. Public Health, Safety, and Justice Committee Minutes Page 2 June 6, 2022

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City of Bellingham Public Health, Safety, and Justice Committee Agenda June 6, 2022, 10:45 AM Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Daniel Hammill, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Kristina Michele Martens, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams https://cob.org/council Legislative Assistant: Nalini Margaitis 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 not required at this time. 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. Members of the public who would like to listen 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: 933 2687 3296 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: Public Health, Safety, and Justice Daniel Hammill, Chair Kristina Michele Martens, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams 23368 1. Interagency Agreement for a Mutual Aid Response Team p. 3 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, June 27, 2022 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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