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**Meeting Information:**
- Meeting ID: BEL-CON-2025-08-25
- Type: Regular City Council Meeting
- Date: August 25, 2025
- Duration: 1h 45m
- Location: Bellingham City Council Chambers
- Chair: Council President Hollie Huthman
**Attendance:**
Present (7/7):
- Council President Hollie Huthman (Second Ward)
- Councilmember Hannah Stone (First Ward)
- Councilmember Daniel Hammill (Third Ward)
- Councilmember Edwin H. "Skip" Williams (Fourth Ward)
- Councilmember Lisa Anderson (Fifth Ward)
- Councilmember Michael Lilliquist (Sixth Ward)
- Councilmember Jace Cotton (At-Large)
**Key Staff:**
- Mayor Kimberley Lund
- Blake Lyon, Planning and Community Development Director
- Sarah Olman, Planning Staff
- Kurt Navifold, Planning Community Development Department
**Meeting Format:** Hybrid (in-person and remote participation available)
**Language Services:** Spanish interpretation provided
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**Meeting Structure:**
1. Call to Order & Announcements
2. Land Acknowledgement & Language Access
3. Roll Call
4. Public Hearing (1 item)
5. Mayor's Report (2 appointments)
6. Committee Reports (4 committees)
7. Executive Session
8. Consent Agenda (6 items)
9. Final Consideration of Ordinances (3 items)
10. Public Comment Period
**Major Topics Addressed:**
- Temporary shelter regulations amendment
- Budget challenges and potential sales tax
- Police facility repairs
- Annexation denial
- Barkley Village development plans
- Carbon mitigation grant updates
**Meeting Flow:** Started with public hearing on shelter regulations, progressed through committee reports addressing budget shortfalls, infrastructure needs, and development planning, concluded with ordinance approvals for landmark trees and Barkley Village plans.
**Public Engagement:** One public speaker during hearing, four speakers during public comment period, Spanish interpretation services available.
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**Public Hearing: Temporary Shelter Regulations Amendment (AB 24635)**
**Presentation by Sarah Olman, Planning Staff:**
- Background: Regulations in place since 2018 for temporary shelters, tenting encampments, tiny house villages, and safe…
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