City Council - Special Meeting

City of Bellingham City Council Special Meeting Minutes January 4, 2023, 9:00 AM 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 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order Council President Hannah Stone called the meeting to order at 9am. 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 23583 1. 2023 City Council Reorganization p. 3 COUNCIL OFFICERS Council President: Daniel Hammill / Lisa Anderson nominated Michael Lilliquist as Council President. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Council President Stone turned the gavel over to Council President Michael Lilliquist, who chaired the remainder of the meeting. Council President Pro Tempore: Edwin H. "Skip" Williams nominated Daniel Hammill as Council President Pro Tempore. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Mayor Pro Tempore: Lisa Anderson nominated Hannah Stone as Mayor Pro Tempore. City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 1 January 4, 2023  MOTION CARRIED 7-0. COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Climate Action: Kristina Michele Martens nominated herself as Chair of the Committee. 1. Kristina Michele Martens (Chair) 2. Daniel Hammill 3. Hannah Stone Community & Economic Development: Hollie Huthman nominated herself as Chair of the Committee. 1. Hollie Huthman (Chair) 2. Kristina Michele Martens 3. Hannah Stone Parks & Recreation: Daniel Hammill nominated Edwin H. "Skip" Williams as Chair of the Committee. 1. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams (Chair) 2. Lisa Anderson 3. Hollie Huthman Planning: Daniel Hammill nominated Lisa Anderson as Chair of the Committee. 1. Lisa Anderson (Chair) 2. Daniel Hammill 3. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams Public Health, Safety, and Justice: Edwin H. "Skip" Williams nominated Daniel Hammill as Chair of the Committee. 1. Daniel Hammill (Chair) 2. Hollie Huthman 3. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams Public Works & Natural Resources: Daniel Hammill nominated Hannah Stone as Chair of the Committee. 1. Hannah Stone (Chair) 2. Lisa Anderson 3. Kristina Michele Martens City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 2 January 4, 2023  Daniel Hammill / Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved to approve the six committee chairs as nominated. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams / Daniel Hammill moved to approve all committee appointments. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. EX-OFFICIO AND OTHER ASSIGNMENTS Bellingham International Airport Advisory Committee: 1. Lisa Anderson Bellingham School District: 1. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams Bellingham / Whatcom County Tourism Board: 1. Hollie Huthman Chamber of Commerce: 1. Lisa Anderson Community Development Advisory Board: 1. Kristina Michele Martens Downtown Bellingham Partnership: 1. Hollie Huthman EMS Oversight Board: 1. Michael Lilliquist Fire Pension Board: 1. Michael Lilliquist Greenways Advisory Committee: 1. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 3 January 4, 2023  Higher Education: 1. Kristina Michele Martens Immigration Advisory Board: 1. Kristina Michele Martens Incarceration Prevention Task Force: 1. Daniel Hammill 2. Hollie Huthman - Proxy Justice Project Stakeholders Advisory Committee: 1. Michael Lilliquist 2. Daniel Hammill Lake Whatcom Policy Group: 1. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams 2. Hannah Stone Library Board of Trustees: 1. Kristina Michele Martens Mt. Baker Theatre Board: 1. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams Open Space Committee - Joint City/County: 1. Lisa Anderson 2. Daniel Hammill 3. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams Opportunity Council: 1. Hannah Stone Parks & Recreation Advisory Board: 1. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams Police Pension Board: 1. Michael Lilliquist City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 4 January 4, 2023  Port Marina Advisory Committee: 1. Lisa Anderson Sister Cities Advisory Board: 1. Hannah Stone Sustainable Connections: 1. Hollie Huthman Tourism Commission/LTAC: 1. Hollie Huthman WHAT-COMM Communications (911) Admin Board: 1. Daniel Hammill Whatcom Council of Governments (WCOG): 1. Michael Lilliquist - Executive Committee 2. Edwin H. "Skip" Williams - Policy Committee Whatcom Museum Foundation Board: 1. Lisa Anderson Whatcom Transportation Authority: 1. Michael Lilliquist 2. Hollie Huthman Working Waterfront: 1. Lisa Anderson Lisa Anderson / Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved to approve ex-officio and all other council assignments. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Hannah Stone / Lisa Anderson moved to amend the Community and Economic Development Committee to the Community and Economic Development and Finance Committee and to bring Finance related agenda items before this committee. MOTION FAILED 3-4. Opposed: Hollie Huthman, Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 5 January 4, 2023  Hannah Stone / Kristina Michele Martens moved to form a municipal Finance Workgroup as a subcommittee to the Committee of the Whole. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. Opportunities for Public Engagement with the City Council Council Members discussed various formats to receive public comment. The Council President will meet with staff and return to Council for more discussion at a future meeting. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:55am. City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 6 January 4, 2023  2023 COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND OTHER ASSIGNMENTS Council President: Michael Lilliquist OTHER ASSIGNMENTS President Pro Tempore: Daniel Hammill Airport Advisory Lisa Mayor Pro Tempore: Hannah Stone School Dist. Liaison (K-12) Skip Bham/What Tourism Hollie Climate Action Chamber of Commerce Lisa Chair Kristina Michele Martens Community Dev Adv Brd Kristina Daniel Hammill Downtown Bham Partnership Hollie Hannah Stone DVSAS* Lisa *Recognized board: This seat is not assigned by Council or necessarily reserved for a CM. Community & Economic Development EMS Oversight Board Michael Chair Hollie Huthman Firefighters Pension Board Michael Kristina Michele Martens Greenways Adv Com Liaison Skip Hannah Stone Higher Ed. Liaison Kristina Immigration Advisory Bd Liaison Kristina Parks & Recreation Incarceration Prevnt/Redctn TF Dan*; Hollie as Proxy Chair Edwin H. “Skip” Williams * Also chair of Behavioral Health Subcommittee and member of Steering Subcommittee Lisa Anderson Justice Project SAC Dan & Michael Hollie Huthman Lake Whatcom Policy Group Hannah & Skip Library Board Kristina Planning Mount Baker Theater Board Skip Chair Lisa Anderson Open Space Lisa, Dan, and Skip Daniel Hammill Opportunity Council* Hannah Edwin H. “Skip” Williams * This appointment is reserved for a City CM, but is selected by Opportunity Council Parks & Recreation Board Skip Public Health, Safety, and Justice Police Pension Board Michael Chair Daniel Hammill Port Marina Advisory Lisa Edwin H. “Skip” Williams Sister Cities Hannah Hollie Huthman Sustainable Connections Hollie Tourism Comm/LTAC Hollie Public Works & Natural Resources What-Comm Admin Dan Chair Hannah Stone Whatcom Cncl. of Govs. (Exec) Michael Lisa Anderson Whatcom Cncl. of Govs. (Policy) Skip Kristina Michele Martens Whatcom Museum Foundation Lisa WTA Board Michael & Hollie Working Waterfront Lisa City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 7 January 4, 2023