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

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · March 24, 2025

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City of Bellingham Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee Minutes March 24, 2025, 1:00 PM Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Daniel Hammill, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Michael Lilliquist https://cob.org/council Call to Order Committee Chair Hammill called the meeting to order at 1:00pm. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Daniel Hammill, Third Ward Committee Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward Committee Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth 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. 24483 1. Overview of Bellingham Police Department Wellness Program p. 3 Police Chief Rebecca Mertzig and Dr. Michael Earley presented an overview of wellness programming for the Bellingham Police Department that began in June 2022. Council Members offered praise for the program and asked questions. 24484 2. GRACE Program Update p. 5 Ashley Smith, Whatcom County Health & Community Services GRACE Program Supervisor, and Steve Larson, Bellingham Community Paramedic Captain, presented an update on GRACE program activities. Council Members discussed the program and asked questions. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:10pm. Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee Minutes Page 1 March 24, 2025

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City of Bellingham Public Health, Safety, Justice, and Equity Committee Agenda March 24, 2025, 1:00 PM Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Daniel Hammill, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Michael Lilliquist https://cob.org/council Legislative Office Manager: Jackie Weller 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 8653 7627 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 Daniel Hammill, Chair Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Michael Lilliquist 24483 1. Overview of Bellingham Police Department Wellness Program p. 3 24484 2. GRACE Program Update p. 5 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. 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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