City Council - Regular Meeting

City of Bellingham City Council Regular Meeting Agenda August 26, 2019, 7:00 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members April Barker, Gene Knutson, Daniel Hammill, www.cob.org/council Pinky Vargas, Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist and All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at Hannah Stone 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 September 9, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the City Council Chambers, there will be a Public Hearing to consider a draft ordinance amending Bellingham Municipal Code (BMC) Title 20 to allow recycling collection and processing centers in certain industrial zones and modify special requirements for such uses by amending BMC 20.08.020, BMC 20.16.020, and various other applicable sections of the land use development code 2. On September 9, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the City Council Chambers, there will be a Public Hearing to consider a draft ordinance amending Bellingham Municipal Code (BMC) Title 20 to allow on-premise accessory and incidental alcohol service at eating establishments by amending BMC 20.08.020, BMC 20.16.020, and various other applicable sections of the land use development code Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Public Hearing 22397 1. A Public Hearing to Consider Three Requests to Docket p. 6 Comprehensive Plan Amendments for Review in 2019-2020 15-Minute Public Comment Period Mayor's Report Standing time for briefings, updates and reports to Council by the Mayor, if needed. Information only. 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 and Natural Resources 10:00 AM Gene Knutson, Chair Terry Bornemann, April Barker 22398 1. Washington Conservation Corps End-of-Term Presentation p. 43 22399 2. Bid Award for Cornwall Avenue Outfall, EV-0160, Bid #31B-2019 p. 45 22400 3. Chestnut Bridge Bicycle Lane p. 49 22401 4. Active Transportation Devices p. 51 Planning and Community Development 11:00 AM April Barker, Chair Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist 22402 1. Fully Implement Residential Multi (RM) Zoning p. 60 Executive Session 1:00 PM Closed to the public. Report in the Regular Meeting only: 1. Labor Relations: Bargaining Strategy (Heinrich, approx. 10 mins) 2. Potential Property Acquisition (Marriner, approx. 5 mins) Justice 1:15 PM Hannah Stone, Chair April Barker, Pinky Vargas 22403 1. Background and Update on SB 5497 p. 62 22404 2. Complaint Policy and Process p. 76 Finance, Personnel and Economic Development 2:15 PM Pinky Vargas, Chair Michael Lilliquist, Hannah Stone 22405 1. Ordinance Amending the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget, Adding One p. 87 Position and Increasing Appropriation Authority in the Development Services Fund 22406 2. 2019 Second Quarter Financial Review p. 91 Committee Of The Whole 2:50 PM Daniel Hammill, Chair April Barker; Gene Knutson; Pinky Vargas; Terry Bornemann; Michael Lilliquist, Hannah Stone Please be advised that if the City Council is ahead of schedule, they may start with old/new business before the official Committee of the Whole meeting time. 22407 1. Approval of an Updated Interlocal Agreement with the Bellingham p. 109 School District 22408 2. Interim Ordinance to Allow Temporary Encampments in Buildings to p. 123 be Established in Public Zoning Districts Through a Type II Review Process and to Exempt Very Short Term Adverse Weather Shelters 22409 3. Update on Safe Spaces p. 130 4. Approval of Minutes 5. Old/New Business 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. 22410 1. Authorization of A/P Checks Issued August 16, 2019 p. 162 22411 2. Authorization of Payroll Labor Cost Payments For the Period Dated p. 163 July 16 - July 31, 2019 22412 3. Interlocal Agreement with Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office for p. 164 Communications Maintenance and Repair Services Final Consideration of Ordinances 22384 1. Ordinance Amending the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget, Adding One p. 170 Position and Increasing Appropriations and Estimated Revenues in the Medic One Fund 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://meetings.cob.org/. 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. Live Broadcast Information: The Bellingham City Council Committee Meetings are broadcast live on BTV Bellingham at the times listed on the Agenda. Committee session start times between 9:00 AM 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. BTV can be found on cable systems as follows: Comcast channels 10 (standard) and 321 (high definition), and CenturyLink channels 40 (standard) and 1040 (high definition). The meetings are also streamed live on the internet as they occur. Online viewers will see exactly what cable customers would see. The Bellingham Public Library also has DVD’s available for checkout. Video and audio files are available on the Internet at https://meetings.cob.org within 5 business days following each meeting. BTV 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, contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you. Next City Council Meeting Monday, September 9, 2019 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.