# REAL BRIEFINGS MEETING SUMMARY --- **Meeting Type:** Committee Of The Whole **Date:** August 25, 2025 **Start Time:** 2:25 PM **Duration:** 1h 57m **Location:** City Hall Council Chambers, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA **Chair:** Council President Hollie Huthman (Second Ward) **Attendees:** - Council Member Hannah Stone (First Ward) - Council Member Daniel Hammill (Third Ward) - Council Member Edwin H. "Skip" Williams (Fourth Ward) - Council Member Lisa Anderson (Fifth Ward) - Council Member Michael Lilliquist (Sixth Ward) - Council Member Jace Cotton (At-Large) **Staff Present:** - Blake Lyon, Planning & Community Development Director - Chris Behee, Long Range Division Manager - Alan Marriner, City Attorney - Seth Vidaña, Climate & Energy Manager - Chief Hewitt, Fire Department - Chief Murtsick, Police Department - Annelisa Burns, Acting Assistant Public Works Director Natural Resources --- **Total Agenda Items:** 4 1. **AB 24608** - Britton Road/Northern Heights Annexation Ordinance 2. **AB 24641** - Donovan Avenue Street Vacation Ordinance 3. **AB 24642** - 2025 Carbon Mitigation Grant Updates 4. Old/New Business (no items discussed) **Executive Session:** One item regarding potential litigation (4:27-4:36 PM) --- ### Northern Heights A…