City Council - Special Meeting
Special MeetingBellingham, WA · October 19, 2020
Minutes
City of Bellingham
City Council Special Meeting Minutes
October 19, 2020, 1:00 PM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Hannah Stone, Gene Knutson, Daniel Hammill, www.cob.org/council
Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist and All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
Hollie Huthman 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Committee Of The Whole
Gene Knutson, Chair
Hannah Stone, Daniel Hammill, Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist,
Hollie Huthman
22775 1. 2021-2022 Biennial Budget Work Session
Darlene Peterson, Court Administrator, introduced the Municipal Court Budget
Presentation. She outlined all the services the Court provides.
Nicole Oliver, Parks and Recreation Department Director, provided the mission
statement of the Parks Department. She outlined the achievements over the
past year. Council Members asked questions.
Rebecca Judd, Library Director, gave an overview of the 2019 - 2020 Department
Achievements. With the curbside pickup they are serving just over 2,000 people
a week.
Patricia Leach, Museum Director, provided the mission of the Museum and
outlined 2019 -2020 accomplishments.
Rick Sepler, Planning & Community Development Director, gave a rundown on
the 2019 - 2020 Department Achievements, permit review, housing production,
COVID 19 response, advocacy of childcare, homelessness response, and plans &
regulations.
Council Members asked questions.
Council Member Vargas announced that next Monday, October 26, 2020, there
will be department presentations from Human Resources, Information
Technology, Finance, and Legal departments. They will present their budgets.
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Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:58 PM.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
City Council Special Meeting Agenda
October 19, 2020, 1:00 PM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Hannah Stone, Gene Knutson, Daniel Hammill, www.cob.org/council
Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist and All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
Hollie Huthman 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Council members will participate in this meeting remotely through an online web-based
meeting platform. Per Washington State Proclamation 20-28, in-person attendance at
meetings is prohibited at this time.
Council meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at meetings.cob.org and on the City’s
YouTube channel. Meetings are 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 contact the City Council office to receive phone numbers in order
to listen to the meeting via telephone.
Those who would like to listen in by phone can do so using any of the following phone
numbers:
(253) 215-8782
(346) 248-7799
(669) 900-6833
(301) 715-8592
(312) 626-6799
(929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 912 2788 0009
Password: 9
Call to Order
Committee Of The Whole
Gene Knutson, Chair
Hannah Stone, Daniel Hammill, Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist,
Hollie Huthman
22775 1. 2021-2022 Biennial Budget Work Session p. 3
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/. 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, October 26, 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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