Historical - Justice Committee - Merged with Public Safety in 2020

Name: Historical - Justice Committee - Merged with Public Safety in 2020 — Bellingham, WA
Start: 2019-08-19T10:00:00
End: 2019-08-19T12:00:00
Location: Bellingham, WA

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · August 19, 2019

Agenda Minutes Packet Video Recording

Minutes

City of Bellingham Justice Committee Minutes August 19, 2019, 10:00 AM 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 22357 1. Overview of Citywide and Departmental Policies Related to the p. 3 Provision of City Services Deputy Administrator Brian Heinrich presented an overview of citywide and departmental policies related to the provision of City services. Council asked questions and had a discussion. Infromation only. 22373 2. Join Hands Against Hate p. 39 Dr. Vernon Damani Johnson presented about the "No Community is Safe from Racism, Hatred and Divisive Politics" Commentary, sharing examples from the community. He was joined by Professor emeritus Larry Estrada and Dr. Victor Nolet who spoke about the opportunities for an anti-hate campaign in the community. Council asked questions and had a discussion following the presentation. Information only. 22364 3. Discussion About Formation of a "Work Group" on Immigration p. 40 Justice Committee Minutes Page 1 August 19, 2019 Councilmember Hannah Stone introduced the item. Ruby Castenada from Raid Relief to Reunite Families (RRRF) spoke about the August 2018 raid and its effects on our community. She shared key elements of a "Work Group" on matters related to immigration. Liz Darrow from Community 2 Community Development presented examples from other cities and requested the City to form a work group that includes the voices of the people most impacted. Rosalinda Guillen from Community 2 Community spoke about the governance needed to protect immigrant communities. Brenda Bentley from Community to Community spoke as well. Council asked questions and had a discussion following the presentation. Information only. Adjournment Committee adjourned at 12:12 PM. Justice Committee Minutes Page 2 August 19, 2019

Agenda

City of Bellingham Justice Committee Agenda August 19, 2019, 10:00 AM 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 22357 1. Overview of Citywide and Departmental Policies Related to the p. 3 Provision of City Services 22373 2. Join Hands Against Hate p. 39 22364 3. Discussion About Formation of a "Work Group" on Immigration p. 40 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 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, August 26, 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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