Historical - Climate Action Committee - 2020-2023
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · April 26, 2021
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Climate Action Committee Minutes
April 26, 2021, 11:00 AM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members, Pinky Vargas, Chair www.cob.org/council
Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Present:
Committee Chair Pinky Vargas, Fourth Ward
Committee Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward
Committee Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward
Council Standing Committee Meetings:
Open to the public to attend. Note: there is generally no public comment period for Committee
sessions. Standing Committee Members receive reports and information, ask questions and,
when appropriate, vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the
Regular Meeting. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of
Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not
members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings.
Committee Chairs give a report of the Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the
evening prior to deliberation and formal vote in the order shown below:
Climate Action
Pinky Vargas, Chair
Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist
22505 1. Energy Codes Work Session p. 3
Seth Vidana, Climate Energy Manager, shared energy codes that were adopted
by the City of Seattle that could be used in Bellingham. Discussion during
Committee.
Michael Lilliquist moved to support staff's efforts and continue to develop an
ordinance with the three recommendations mentioned in the report.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
Adjournment
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There being no further comments, the meeting adjourned at 12:07 PM.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Climate Action Committee Agenda
April 26, 2021, 11:00 AM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members, Pinky Vargas, Chair www.cob.org/council
Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
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.
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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
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Call to Order
Council Standing Committee Meetings:
Open to the public to attend. Note: there is generally no public comment period for Committee
sessions. Standing Committee Members receive reports and information, ask questions and,
when appropriate, vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the
Regular Meeting. The notice of Committee Meetings identified below also serves as notice of
Special Meetings of the City Council at the times identified as Council Members who are not
members of the committee routinely attend and participate in the Committee Meetings.
Committee Chairs give a report of the Committee Meeting at the Regular Meeting in the
evening prior to deliberation and formal vote in the order shown below:
Climate Action
Pinky Vargas, Chair
Daniel Hammill, Michael Lilliquist
22505 1. Energy Codes Work Session p. 3
Adjournment
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Next City Council Committee Meetings
Monday, May 10, 2021
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