Historical - Justice Committee - Merged with Public Safety in 2020

City of Bellingham Justice Committee Minutes May 20, 2019, 1:15 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 Present: Committee Chair Hannah Stone, At-Large Committee Member April Barker, First Ward Committee Member Pinky Vargas, Fourth 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: Justice Hannah Stone, Chair April Barker, Pinky Vargas 22155 1. Reducing Young Adult Incarceration p. 2 Council Member Barker informed the Committee of the outcomes of the Policy Academy she attended along with Council Member Hammill. Council Member Vargas moved to write a letter of support to the Whatcom County Health Board. MOTION CARRIED. Council Member Hammill expressed that he fully supports the effort. Brian Heinrich, Deputy Administrator, conveyed that the Mayor would also like to sign onto the letter of support. Justice Committee Minutes Page 1 May 20, 2019 Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:12 PM. Justice Committee Minutes Page 2 May 20, 2019