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

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · March 27, 2023

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City of Bellingham Public Health, Safety, and Justice Committee Minutes March 27, 2023, 1:00 PM 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 Call to Order Council President Lilliquist called the Public Health, Safety, & Justice Committee meeting to order at 1pm. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Daniel Hammill, Third Ward Committee Member Hollie Huthman, Second Ward Committee Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth 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. 23670 1. Healthy Children’s Fund Implementation Plan Presentation p. 3 Erika Lautenbach, Whatcom County Health and Community Services Director, presented a summary of the Healthy Children’s Fund Implementation Plan, which was approved by the County Council on March 21, 2023. The Healthy Children’s Initiative was approved by voters in November 2022 and established a dedicated fund to support young children and their families by supporting early learning and care programs. The fund is estimated to raise approximately $9.98 million each year for ten years. To access the full implementation plan visit, https://www.whatcomcounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/73571/Adopting-The-Healthy-Childrens- Fund-Implementation-Plan. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:27pm. Public Health, Safety, and Justice Committee Minutes Page 1 March 27, 2023

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City of Bellingham Public Health, Safety, and Justice Committee Agenda March 27, 2023, 1:00 PM 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 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: Public Health, Safety, and Justice Daniel Hammill, Chair Hollie Huthman, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams 23670 1. Healthy Children’s Fund Implementation Plan Presentation 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, April 10, 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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