City Council - Regular Meeting

City of Bellingham City Council Regular Meeting 01/04/2017, 1:00 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members April Barker, 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. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Council President Vargas at 1:00 p.m. 21461 1. 2017 Council Reorganization Nomination/Elections of Officers for 2017: Gene Knutson nominated Michael Lilliquist to be Council President. Pinky Vargas moved to approve Michael Lilliquist as Council President. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Michael Lilliquist Council President Vargas turned the gavel over to Council President Lilliquist, who chaired the remainder of the meeting. April Barker nominated Roxanne Murphy for Council President Pro Tempore. Terry Bornemann nominated Dan Hammill for Council President Pro Tempore. Dan Hammill declined the nomination. Michael Lilliquist moved to approve Roxanne Murphy as Council President Pro Tempore. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE: Roxanne Murphy Terry Bornemann nominated Dan Hammill for Mayor Pro Tempore. Dan Hammill declined the nomination. Roxanne Murphy nominated April Barker for Mayor Pro Tempore. Michael Lilliquist moved to approve April Barker as Mayor Pro Tempore. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. MAYOR PRO TEMPORE: April Barker City of Bellingham Reorganization City Council Meeting Page 1 of 5 1/4/2017  COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Nominations made during committee. Council President Lilliquist moved to approve the following Council appointments. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Finance & Personnel (Elect 3) 1. Roxanne Murphy, Chair 2. Pinky Vargas 3. Dan Hammill Lake Whatcom Reservoir (Elect 3) 1. Dan Hammill, Chair 2. Gene Knutson 3. Terry Bornemann Parks & Recreation (Elect 3) 1. April Barker, Chair 2. Roxanne Murphy 3. Pinky Vargas Planning (Elect 3) 1. Gene Knutson, Chair 2. April Barker 3. Dan Hammill Public Works / Public Safety (Elect 3) 1. Terry Bornemann, Chair 2. Roxanne Murphy 3. Gene Knutson Community and Economic Development (Elect 3) 1. Pinky Vargas, Chair 2. April Barker 3. Roxanne Murphy EX-OFFICIO AND OTHER COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS Bellingham International Airport Advisory Committee (Elect 1) 1. April Barker City of Bellingham Reorganization City Council Meeting Page 2 of 5 1/4/2017  Bellingham School District (Elect 1) 1. April Barker Bellingham/Whatcom Tourism Bureau (Elect 1) 1. Pinky Vargas Council of Governments (Elect 2) Full Council, Exec Board, Transportation Policy Board 1. Terry Bornemann (Executive Board Member) 2. Michael Lilliquist Downtown Bellingham Partnership (Elect 1) 1. Pinky Vargas EMS Oversight Board– (Joint City/County) (Public Works/Public Safety Committee Chair) 1. Terry Bornemann Firefighters Pension Board (Finance Committee Chair) 1. Roxanne Murphy Library Board of Trustees (Elect 1) 1. April Barker Marine Resources Committee (Elect 1) ELIMINATED Mount Baker Theatre Board (Elect 1) 1. Roxanne Murphy Museum Society (President Pro Tempore or delegate) 1. Dan Hammill (delegate) Open Space Committee (Joint City/County) (Same as Planning Committee) 1. Gene Knutson 2. April Barker 3. Dan Hammill Opportunity Council (Elect 1) 1. April Barker City of Bellingham Reorganization City Council Meeting Page 3 of 5 1/4/2017  Parks and Recreation Board (Same as Parks & Recreation Committee) 1. April Barker 2. Roxanne Murphy 3. Pinky Vargas Police Pension Board (Council President or Pres. Pro Tempore) 1. Michael Lilliquist Port Marina Advisory Committee (Elect 1) 1. Gene Knutson Sister Cities Advisory Board (Elect 1) 1. Gene Knutson Sustainable Connections (Elect 1) 1. April Barker Tourism Commission - Allocation Sub-committee Chair (Finance Committee Chair or other designee) 1. Pinky Vargas WHAT-COMM / Prospect Communications (911) Administrative Board (Public Works/Public Safety Chair) 1. Terry Bornemann WHAT-COMM Communications Administration Board 1. Terry Bornemann Whatcom Transportation Authority (Elect 2) 1. Roxanne Murphy 2. Michael Lilliquist Chamber of Commerce (Elect 1) 1. Pinky Vargas Whatcom County Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force (Elect 1) 1. Dan Hammill City of Bellingham Reorganization City Council Meeting Page 4 of 5 1/4/2017  AD HOC WORKING GROUPS: Lake Whatcom Policy Working Group (Lake Whatcom Reservoir & Natural Resources Committee Chair) 1. Dan Hammill 2. Gene Knutson Franchise Working Group 1. April Barker 2. Gene Knutson Jail Stakeholder Group 1. Pinky Vargas 2. Gene Knutson Michael Lilliquist moved to approve all of the committee assignments, Ex-officio and other Council Assignments, and Ad hoc Working Groups. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Discussion on Council staffing needs followed. City Council also discussed their office move that is scheduled to take place within the next month. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:00 pm. ____________________________________________ Michael Lilliqust, Council President ____________________________________________ ATTEST: Elisabeth Oakes, City Clerk Representative APPROVED: January 23, 2017 City of Bellingham Reorganization City Council Meeting Page 5 of 5 1/4/2017