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Historical - Justice Committee - Merged with Public Safety in 2020

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · December 4, 2017

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City of Bellingham Justice Committee Meeting Minutes 12/04/2017, 1:00 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members April Barker, Chair www.cob.org/council Pinky Vargas, Terry Bornemann All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order Roll Call April Barker, Chair Terry Bornemann Pinky Vargas Council Standing Committee Meetings: Justice 21788 1. Discussion on Draft Resolution of Guiding Principles for Justice and Justice Related Systems Committee discussion. Since there has been a lot of public comment and interest in this matter, the Committee members will continue to accept feedback then bring this item back at a later Committee meeting for further honing. 21798 2. Request to Convene Jail Stakeholders April Barker moved to direct the Mayor to work with Sheriff Elfo to convene a short- term working group, with make-up akin to the Jail Stakeholders Work Group, to develop principles on jail capacity and alternatives to incarceration. MOTION CARRIED 3-0 21799 3. Criminal Justice and Public Safety Impacts to the City Budget INFORMATION ONLY Adjournment 1

Agenda

City of Bellingham Justice Committee Meeting Agenda 12/04/2017, 1:00 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members April Barker, Chair www.cob.org/council Pinky Vargas, Terry Bornemann All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. 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: Justice April Barker Chair Pinky Vargas; Terry Bornemann 21788 1. Discussion on Draft Resolution of Guiding Principles for p. 1 Justice and Justice Related Systems 21798 2. Request to Convene Jail Stakeholders p. 4 21799 3. Criminal Justice and Public Safety Impacts to the City Budget p. 7 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 www.cob.org/meetings. Meetings are streamed live on the internet as they occur. 1 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 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 12/11/2017 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. 2

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