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

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · July 10, 2023

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City of Bellingham Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee Minutes July 10, 2023, 11:00 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 Call to Order President Lilliquist called the meeting to order at 11am. 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. 23771 1. Presentation of the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force 2023 Annual p. 3 Report Jack Hovenier and Stephen Gockley, Co-Chairs of the Whatcom County Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force (IPRTF), presented on the Task Force's 2023 Annual Report. The full IPRTF report is available online. The Task Force was formed in 2015 to review Whatcom County’s criminal justice and behavioral health programs, recommend changes to reduce incarceration of individuals struggling with mental illness and chemical dependency, and to reduce jail use by pretrial defendants who can be safely released. The Task Force also serves as the County’s Law and Justice Council. Members include representatives from organizations involved in criminal justice and law enforcement, policy makers, service providers, members of the public, and consumers of services. Council Members discussed the report and asked questions. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:56am. Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee Minutes Page 1 July 10, 2023

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City of Bellingham Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee Agenda July 10, 2023, 11:00 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 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, Justice, and Equity Committee Daniel Hammill, Chair Hollie Huthman, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams 23771 1. Presentation of the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force 2023 Annual p. 3 Report 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, July 24, 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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