City Council - Regular Meeting

City of Bellingham City Council Regular Meeting Agenda 04/06/2015, 7:00 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members Jack Weiss, Gene Knutson, Daniel www.cob.org/council Hammill, Pinky Vargas, Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at and Roxanne Murphy 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. The following items are heard in the Regular Meeting only: Call to Order Announcements & Upcoming Meetings: Bellingham City Council meets all requirements of the State of Washington Open Meetings Act. 1. On Wednesday, April 22nd, the Annual Lake Whatcom Management Program Joint Councils and Commissions Meeting will take place 6:30-8:30 PM in Council Chambers. It will be preceded by an Open House at 6:00 PM. 2. On Monday, May 4, 2015, at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers, there will be a Public Hearing to consider an amendment to the Samish Neighborhood Plan that creates a new subarea, Area 1A. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call 15-Minute Public Comment Period Public Hearing 20781 1. A Public Hearing to consider amendments to the Samish p. 1 Neighborhood Plan and Bellingham Municipal Code to rezone Area 9 in the Samish Neighborhood from Commercial, Planned, non-retail to Commercial, Planned 20782 2. A Public Hearing to consider amendments to the Samish p. 82 Neighborhood Plan and Bellingham Municipal Code to rezone 801 Samish Way in Area 4 of the Samish Neighborhood from Residential, Single to Commercial, Planned, office uses only 1 The following are heard in both Committee sessions and Regular Meeting in order below: 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 Works / Public Safety 9:00 AM Terry Bornemann, Chair Michael Lilliquist; Roxanne Murphy 20751 1. Proposed Ordinance Accepting Donation of Real Property and p. 209 Improvements known as the Padden Lake Hills Stormwater Facility AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF REAL PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS KNOWN AS THE PADDEN LAKE HILLS STORMWATER FACILITY 20752 2. Proposed Ordinance Accepting the Donation of Real Property p. 214 and Improvements known as the 22nd Street Stormwater Facility AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF REAL PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS KNOWN AS THE 22ND STREET STORMWATER FACILITY 20753 3. Proposed Ordinance Accepting Donation of Property South of p. 219 Birch Street AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTH OF AND ADJACENT TO BIRCH STREET 20783 4. LED Street Lighting Retrofit Project p. 224 2 Planning 10:30 AM Jack Weiss, Chair Dan Hammill; Terry Bornemann 20784 1. Review of the Planning and Community Development p. 225 Department's 2015-2016 long range planning work program Parks and Recreation 1:00 PM Roxanne Murphy, Chair Terry Bornemann; Jack Weiss 20785 1. Cooperation Agreement for Construction of Improvements p. 227 for the Interim Public Trail Between Bellwether Way and ASB/Marina Lake Whatcom Reservoir and Natural Resources 1:05 PM Dan Hammill, Chair Pinky Vargas; Jack Weiss 20786 1. Informational Presentation by the Watershed Advisory Board p. 234 20787 2. Lake Whatcom Management Program (2015-2019) 5 Year p. 235 Plan Community and Economic Development 1:40 PM Michael Lilliquist, Chair Roxanne Murphy; Pinky Vargas 20788 1. Urban Village Redevelopment Incentives p. 280 Committee Of The Whole 2:05 PM Gene Knutson, Chair Jack Weiss, Dan Hamill, Michael Lilliquist, Terry Bornemann, Pinky Vargas, Roxanne Murphy 20789 1. An ordinance amending Chapter 10.28 BMC to authorize p. 336 voluntary compliance agreements with property owners where the violation does not create a risk of imminent harm to public health or safety AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10.28 BMC TO AUTHORIZE VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS WHERE THE VIOLATION DOES NOT CREATE A RISK OF IMMINENT HARM TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY 3  20757 2. Discussion of Whatcom County Jail Proposal p. 341 20790 3. Presentation by Port of Bellingham on Waterfront District p. 358 Master Development Agreement 4. Approval of Minutes 5. Old/New Business Mayor's Report Standing time for briefings, updates and reports to Council by the Mayor, if needed. Information only. 20791 1. Mayor's Reappointment of Markku Kanervikkoaho and p. 655 Lauren McClanahan to the Bellingham Sister Cities Advisory Board (Information) 20792 2. Mayor's Appointment of Izaac Post to the Citizens' p. 656 Transportation Advisory Group (Information) 20793 3. Mayor's Appointment of Olga Kurochkina to the Community p. 658 Development Advisory Board (Information) Consent Agenda All matters listed on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and/or non- controversial items and may be approved in a single motion. A member of the Council may ask that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately. 20794 1. Interlocal Agreement Amendment No. 2 with Whatcom p. 660 County for Traffic Signal Maintenance 20795 2. Authorization of Payroll labor cost payments dated March 11, p. 665 2015 - March 25, 2015 20796 3. Authorization of A/P checks issued March 20, 2015 p. 666 20797 4. Authorization of A/P checks issued March 27, 2015 p. 667 4  Final Consideration of Ordinances 20769 1. 2015/2016 Budget Amendment for Technical p. 668 Support/Applications Specialist for WhatComm AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2015 / 2016 ADOPTED BUDGET APPROPRIATING AN ADDITIONAL $72,100.00 IN 2015 AND $88,738.00 IN 2016 FROM ESTIMATED ENDING RESTRICTED RESERVES IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCH FUND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADDITION OF ONE NEW POSITION IN THE BELLINGHAM POLICE DEPARTMENT 20770 2. An Ordinance amending the 2015 Budget authorizing the p. 671 purchase of six new ambulances for $997,181.44 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2015 / 2016 ADOPTED BUDGET INCREASING REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND BY $1,000,000.00 AS A RESULT OF PROCEEDS FROM AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL LOAN AND APPROPRIATING THE ADDITIONAL $1,000,000.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF SIX BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AID CARS FOR THE BELLINGHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT 20774 3. An ordinance establishing fees for Rental Registration p. 674 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING FEES FOR RENTAL REGISTRATION Adjournment Agenda Information: Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agendas packets, which contain the supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon prior to the meeting. They are posted at www.cob.org/meetings. A hard copy of the agenda packet is available for review from the reference desk at the Central Library or the Finance office at City Hall. 5 Live Broadcast Information: The Bellingham City Council Committee Meetings are broadcast live on BTV10 at the times listed on the Agenda. Committee session start times between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM are estimated. A specific Committee may start later than the time published but will not begin earlier than its published time. The meetings are also streamed live on the internet as they occur. BTV10 programming is available 24/7 to anyone with a computer and high-speed internet access. On-line viewers will see exactly what Comcast cable customers would see on Channel 10, without the need for cable television service. The Bellingham Public Library also has DVD’s available for checkout. Video and audio files are available on the Internet at http://www.cob.org within 5 business days following each meeting. BTV10 Council Meeting Rebroadcast Schedule: Tues. 12 PM: Repeat broadcast of Monday afternoon Committee meetings Tues. 7 PM: Repeat broadcast of Monday night regular meeting Wed. 8 AM: Repeat broadcast of Monday night regular meeting Sat. 12 PM: Repeat broadcast of Monday afternoon Committee meetings Sat. 7 PM: Repeat broadcast of Monday night regular meeting 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, persons are asked to contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you. Next City Council Meeting 04/20/2015 Deadline to submit material for the public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting. 6