Name: Bellingham City Council - Committee Of The Whole meeting, May 11, 2026
Start: 2026-05-11
End: 2026-05-11
Location: City of Bellingham

City Council - Committee Of The Whole

Mon, May 11, 2026

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City Council – Committee of the Whole — May 11, 2026

This was an exceptionally brief Committee of the Whole session with no substantive agenda items to consider.

Old/New Business

Council President Hannah Stone opened the meeting and noted that all agenda items had been assigned to their respective standing committees in advance, leaving nothing for the Committee of the Whole to take up. No council members raised any items under old or new business. Stone reminded all council members and Mayor Kim Lund to return by 6:30 p.m. for the council's official group photos, which were to be taken outside for the first time. No executive session was held. The meeting adjourned promptly, with the regular council session set to begin at 7:00 p.m.

Key Takeaways

The Committee of the Whole had no substantive items to discuss; the session lasted only a few minutes.

All agenda business had been pre-assigned to standing committees, reflecting advance coordination by council leadership.

The regular City Council session was scheduled to follow the same evening at 7:00 p.m.

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1ProceduralOld/New Business

Time set aside for council members to raise any remaining or new business items that weren't covered elsewhere on the agenda.

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Okay, thank you for your patience. Um, welcome back to Committee of the Whole. This afternoon, Committee of the Whole is short, so been working diligently to make sure that it was assigned committees with related work.

City of Bellingham Committee Of The Whole minutes May 11, 2026, 3:45 PM Chair: Hannah Stone Phone: 360-778-8200 Members: Hollie Huthman, Daniel Hammill, Email: ccmail@cob.org Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Lisa Anderson, Web: cob.org/council Michael Lilliquist, Jace Cotton City Council committee meetings Standing committee members receive reports and information, ask questions, and vote on a recommended action for consideration by the full Council at the regular meeting.

So, for that reason, we don't have any items for Committee of the Whole today, except for old new business. Um, so any items for old new business? Seeing none, I guess one item is to make sure all council members are back here at 6:30 for photos, Mayor as well.

There is no public comment period during committee sessions. Call to order and roll call Council President Stone called the meeting to order at 4:33 p.m. Present: Council President Hannah Stone, First Ward Council Member Hollie Huthman, Second Ward Council Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward Council Member Edwin H.

Um, and those will be taking place outside for the first time, so I'm excited for the new venue for photos. Um, and no executive session items this afternoon, either. So, with that, we will adjourn and then meet the community back here for the start of our regular session at 7:00 p.m.

"Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward Council Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Council Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Council Member Jace Cotton, At-Large 1. Old/New Business Summary: Council President Stone reminded Council and the Mayor about photos at 6:30 p.m.