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City Council - Special Meeting

Special Meeting

Bellingham, WA · March 21, 2022

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City of Bellingham City Council Special Meeting Minutes Community Voices on Climate Action March 21, 2022, 6:00 PM Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Hannah Stone, Hollie Huthman, Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. “Skip” Williams, Lisa Anderson, https://cob.org/council Michael Lilliquist and Kristina Michele Martens All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at Legislative Assistant: Nalini Margaitis 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Council President Stone at 6:00 p.m Roll Call Present: Council President Hannah Stone, First Ward Council Member Hollie Huthman, Second Ward Council Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward Council Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward Council Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Council Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Member Kristina Michele Martens, At Large ASL, Punjabi, Russian, and Spanish interpretation was provided for this meeting. Mayor Fleetwood provided a brief introduction and introduced Seth Vidaña. 23298 1. Climate Action Presentation p. 3 Seth Vidaña, Climate Energy Manager, provided a presentation on the City of Bellingham Climate Implementation Plan for 2022 23299 2. Introduction for Climate Action Town Hall p. 4 Members of the public were given two minutes to respond to the following questions (ten speakers per question): Question #1 - How can we make sure everyone benefits, make sure resources, incentives and services are offered equitably, and ensure that no one is left behind in our work to address climate change? City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 1 March 21, 2022 The following community members provided comment: Abe Jacobson, Pamela Bosch, Joe McIntireWit, Bellingham Resident, Jason Curtis, Howard Sharfstein, Nick Galati, Lindsey McDonald, Alec Howard, and Todd Lagestee. Councilmembers responded to the topic. Question #2 - What are the most important steps our City should take now to reduce our contributions to climate change? The following community members provided comment: Ryan Robie, Markus Virta, James Regulinski, Dom Pham, Natalie Chavez, Anonymous speaker, Misty Flowers, Pamela Bosch, Abe Jacobson, and Bellingham Resident. Councilmembers responded to the topic. Question #3 - How can we accelerate this work to respond to a rapidly changing climate? The following community members provided comment: Todd Lagestee, Markus Virta, Hannah Hjo, Carryn Vande Griend, Beth Dewitt, Marsha Devine, Alec Villa, Wes D, Rhys Faler, and Pamela Bosch. Councilmembers responded to the topic. Question #4 - Are you committed to climate actions and the costs that come with them? The following community members provided comment: Paul Schissler, Robin Thomas, Natalie Chavez, Markus Virta, Jaime Curtis, Rhys Faler, Todd Lagestee, Ryan Robie, Judy Hopkinson, and Howard Scharfstein Councilmembers responded to the topic. Upcoming Town Halls: May 16: Community Voices on Public Safety September 19: Community Voices on Funding Priorities November 14: Community Voices on Affordable Housing Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 2 March 21, 2022

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City of Bellingham City Council Special Meeting Agenda – Town Hall Meeting Community Voices on Climate Action March 21, 2022, 6:00 PM Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Hannah Stone, Hollie Huthman, Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. “Skip” Williams, Lisa Anderson, https://cob.org/council Michael Lilliquist and Kristina Michele Martens All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at Legislative Assistant: Nalini Margaitis 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. The Town Hall Meeting will be held virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. Per Washington State Proclamation 20-28, Council members will participate in this special Town Hall Meeting remotely through an online web-based meeting platform. The Town Hall Meeting will be streamed live via the City’s website at https://cob.org/meetings and on the City’s YouTube channel at https://cob.org/btv. The Town Hall Meeting will also be broadcast in high definition on BTV on Comcast channel 321, and in standard definition on Comcast channel 10. The Town Hall Meeting will be led by Council President Stone, and she will be joined by the full council. Members of the public must be present in the special Town Hall Meeting to participate and are welcome to come to the meeting to listen without commenting. Each participant wishing to speak will be asked to identify themself and state their full name for the record, then they will have two minutes for comment. There is no advance registration process. Spanish, Punjabi, Russian and American Sign Language interpretation will be provided at the March 21 meeting. To join the Town Hall Meeting, visit: https://www.cob.org/cctownhall. 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: 924 1334 0826 Password: 727693 General Public Comment can also be presented to the Council:  by mail (210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225)  online (https://engagebellingham.org/council-public-comment)  by telephone (360-778-8200) Call to Order Hannah Stone, Chair Hollie Huthman, Daniel Hammill, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist, Kristina Michele Martens Announcement of 2022 Town Hall Meetings: March 21st - Community Voices on Climate Action May 16th - Community Voices on Public Safety September 19th - Community Voices on Funding Priorities November 14th - Community Voices on Affordable Housing Town Hall Meeting: Community Voices on Climate Action 23298 1. Climate Action Presentation p. 3 23299 2. Introduction for Climate Action Town Hall p. 4 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://cob.org/meetings. Meetings are streamed live at https://cob.org/btv 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 Meeting Monday, March 28, 2022 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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