City Council - Special Meeting

City of Bellingham City Council Special Meeting Agenda – Town Hall Meeting Community Voices on Funding Priorities September 19, 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 September 19th meeting. To join the Town Hall Meeting, visit: https://cob.zoom.us/join and enter the following Webinar ID and Passcode: Webinar ID: 846 0180 2457 Passcode: 766025 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 If joining by phone only you can raise your hand by entering *9 on your phone keypad. You can use *6 to mute and un-mute yourself. General Public Comment can 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 23449 1. Community Voices on Funding Priorities 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://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 Committee Meetings Monday, September 26, 2022 Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.