Historical - Planning and Community Development Committee - Existed 2019-2020
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · February 25, 2019
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Planning and Community Development Committee Minutes
February 25, 2019, 11:00 AM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members April Barker, Chair www.cob.org/council
Terry Bornemann, 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
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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:
Planning and Community Development
April Barker, Chair
Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist
22223 1. Planning and Community Development Committee Work Session on p. 3
2019 Priorities
Councilmember April Barker introduced the work session and outlined the
discussion items in her memo to Council. The Committee had a discussion
regarding their 2019 priorities.Planning Director Rick Sepler spoke about the
Planning Department's work plan in relation to the items listed during the
discussion.
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22124 2. Discussion of Potential New Policies Related to Food Access and p. 5
Approaches to Limiting Restrictive Covenants
Councilmember April Barker introduced the item. Senior Planner Lisa Pool
presented the discussion on potential new policies related to food access. The
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February 25, 2019
second part of the discussion included no compete clauses and City Attorney
Peter Ruffatto provided examples and observations surrounding this issue.
Michael Lilliquist moved to request the administration to develop an outline of a
potential ordinance including these three points: 1. narrow in scope to food and
food access. 2. outlining the negative impacts in the commmunity and the needs
for such an ordinance 3. focuses on injunctive relief.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
Adjournment
Committee adjourned at 12:03 PM.
Planning and Community Development Committee Minutes Page 2
February 25, 2019
Agenda
City of Bellingham
Planning and Community Development Committee Agenda
February 25, 2019, 11:00 AM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members April Barker, Chair www.cob.org/council
Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist 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:
Planning and Community Development
April Barker, Chair
Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist
22223 1. Planning and Community Development Committee Work Session on p. 3
2019 Priorities
22124 2. Discussion of Potential New Policies Related to Food Access and p. 5
Approaches to Limiting Restrictive Covenants
Adjournment
Agenda Information:
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supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon
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Next City Council Committee Meetings
Monday, March 11, 2019
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