City Council - Public Works and Natural Resources Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · March 9, 2020
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes
March 9, 2020, 1:45 PM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members, Michael Lilliquist, Chair www.cob.org/council
Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Council Standing Committee Meeting
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 Works and Natural Resources
Michael Lilliquist, Chair
Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson
22596 1. Work Session to Discuss an Ordinance to Reduce Single-Use Plastic p. 3
Waste in Bellingham and to Encourage Compostable or Reusable
Alternatives
Councilmember Daniel Hammill opened the work session and introduced the
ordinance.
Pinky Vargas moved to recommend the Council “file” this ordinance in the City
Council office for written public comment and hold a public hearing on the
ordinance at the March 23rd City Council meeting.
Council conducted old/new business during this committee:
Councilmember Lisa Anderson brought forward a request to serve as the Council
liaison to the Working Waterfront Coaltion.There were no objections from
Council.
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Adjournment
Committee adjourned at 2:05 PM.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Agenda
March 9, 2020, 1:45 PM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members, Michael Lilliquist, Chair www.cob.org/council
Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson This meeting will be held in the Whatcom County Council
Chambers on the first floor of the Whatcom County
Courthouse, 311 Grand Avenue Bellingham, WA 98225
Call to Order
Council Standing Committee Meeting
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 Works and Natural Resources
Michael Lilliquist, Chair
Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson
22596 1. Work Session to Discuss an Ordinance to Reduce Single-Use Plastic p. 3
Waste in Bellingham and to Encourage Compostable or Reusable
Alternatives
Adjournment
Agenda Information:
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supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon
prior to the meeting. They are posted at https://meetings.cob.org/. Meetings are streamed live
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 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, March 23, 2020
Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda
packet is 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.
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