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

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · December 9, 2024

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City of Bellingham Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee Minutes December 9, 2024, 1:00 PM Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Hollie Huthman, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Hannah Stone, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams https://cob.org/council Call to Order Council President Pro Tempore Huthman called the meeting to order at 1:00pm. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Hollie Huthman, Second Ward Committee Member Hannah Stone, First 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. 24355 1. Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Bureau of Investigation p. 3 Police Chief Rebecca Mertzig presented the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which maximizes interagency cooperation and assists with identifying for prosecution criminal enterprises responsible for drug trafficking, money laundering, robbery, crimes of violence such as murder and aggravated assault, and financial crimes such as fraud. Bellingham Police Officers will still be held to the City's policies and laws with regard to Immigration Violations (Policy 417) and the Keep Washington Working Act (State Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5497). Council Members discussed the MOU and asked questions. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:04pm. Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee Minutes Page 1 December 9, 2024

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City of Bellingham Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee Agenda December 9, 2024, 1:00 PM Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Hollie Huthman, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Hannah Stone, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams https://cob.org/council Legislative Assistant: Jackie Weller 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: 859 4278 3098 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 Hollie Huthman, Chair Hannah Stone, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams 24355 1. Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Bureau of Investigation 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, December 16, 2024 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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