City Council - Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · July 10, 2023
Minutes
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
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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.
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Agenda
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
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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
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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, 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
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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
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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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