Historical - Justice Committee - Merged with Public Safety in 2020
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · February 25, 2019
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Justice Committee Minutes
February 25, 2019, 1:00 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Hannah Stone, Chair www.cob.org/council
April Barker, Pinky Vargas All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
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
Hannah Stone, Chair
April Barker, Pinky Vargas
22224 1. Review Ordinance #2017-02-008 and BMC Chapter 2.25 p. 3
Councilmember Hannah Stone provided a brief introduction to the discussion.
Mayor Kelli Linville, Police Chief David Doll and City Attorney Peter Ruffatto
spoke about the City's policies. Mayor Kelli Linville and Deputy Administrator
Brian Heinrich provided an update on the Safe Spaces Report.
Information Only
Adjournment
Committee adjourned at 1:30 PM.
Justice Committee Minutes Page 1
February 25, 2019
Agenda
City of Bellingham
Justice Committee Agenda
February 25, 2019, 1:00 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Hannah Stone, Chair www.cob.org/council
April Barker, Pinky Vargas 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
Hannah Stone, Chair
April Barker, Pinky Vargas
22224 1. Review Ordinance #2017-02-008 and BMC Chapter 2.25 p. 3
Adjournment
Agenda Information:
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supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon
prior to the meeting. They are posted at https://meetings.cob.org/. Meetings are streamed live
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 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, March 11, 2019
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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