City Council - Special Meeting

Name: City Council - Special Meeting — Bellingham, WA
Start: 2021-08-30T13:00:00
End: 2021-08-30T15:00:00
Location: Bellingham, WA

Special Meeting

Bellingham, WA · August 30, 2021

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City of Bellingham City Council Special Meeting Minutes August 30, 2021, 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 Present: Council President Hannah Stone, First Ward Council Member Gene Knutson, Second Ward Council Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward Council Member Pinky Vargas, Fourth Ward Council Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Council Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Member Hollie Huthman, At-Large Special Meeting Hannah Stone, Chair Gene Knutson, Daniel Hammill, Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist, Hollie Huthman 23088 1. Closed Record Hearing to Consider a Street Vacation Petition for a Portion of Stuart Road Between Northwest Drive and Interstate 5 Council President Stone opened the Hearing. A petition is for a street vacation to vacate a portion of Stuart Road between Northwest Drive and Interstate 5 to facilitate use of the undeveloped right-of- way for the City's wetland mitigation habitat bank. The right-of-way is between two other City parcels that will also be part of the bank. The Hearing Examiner held a Public Hearing on June 9, 2021, and recommended approval of the vacation. No compensation is recommended since the petitioner is the City. Council members asked questions. Council President Stone closed the Hearing. City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 1 August 30, 2021 Daniel Hammill / Gene Knutson moved to recommend approval of first and second reading at tonight's meeting. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Dan Hammill / Hollie Huthman moved to adopt the Hearing Examiner's findings with no compensation. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 23089 2. Closed Record Hearing to Consider a Street Vacation Petition for "Center Street" Located Between D, E, Astor and Bancroft Streets in "Old Town" Council President Stone opened the Hearing. The petitioner, Parberry's Incorporated, has petitioned the City to vacate the remaining full width of Center Street located between D, E, Astor, and Bancroft Streets in Old Town. There is a need to clear real estate title, so it is less difficult in future sales of the property and the street vacation is part of that process. The Hearing Examiner held a Public Hearing on July 14, 2021 and recommends approval of the vacation and set compensation at $84,000.00. Council Members asked questions. Council President Stone closed the hearing. Daniel Hammill / Gene Knutson moved for first and second reading. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Dan Hammill / Gene Knutson moved to recommend the Hearing Examiner's recommendations and set compensation at $84,000.00. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:32 PM. City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 2 August 30, 2021

Agenda

City of Bellingham City Council Special Meeting Agenda August 30, 2021, 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 not required 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: 982 0492 7724 Password: 9 Call to Order Special Meeting Hannah Stone, Chair Gene Knutson, Daniel Hammill, Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist, Hollie Huthman 23088 1. Closed Record Hearing to Consider a Street Vacation Petition for a p. 3 Portion of Stuart Road Between Northwest Drive and Interstate 5 23089 2. Closed Record Hearing to Consider a Street Vacation Petition for p. 23 "Center Street" Located Between D, E, Astor and Bancroft Streets in "Old Town" 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 Deputy City 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 25, 2021 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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