On a June evening in Bellingham, the Planning Commission convened in Council Chambers for what would be their final presentation of the comprehensive plan update chapters. With Mayor Kim Lund present and planning staff ready to present the culminating chapter on Community Wellbeing and Civic Practices, the meeting carried the weight of years of community engagement and the promise of a more inclusive future for the city. But first, the Commission would address urgent updates to the city's temporary shelter code — amendments driven by state law requirements and seven years of hard-learned lessons about homelessness services.