City Council - Parks and Recreation Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · October 22, 2018
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes
October 22, 2018, 1:00 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members April Barker, Gene Knutson, Daniel Hammill, www.cob.org/council
Pinky Vargas, Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist and All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
Hannah Stone 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Roll Call
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:
Parks and Recreation
Pink Vargas, Chair
Gene Knutson; Michael Lilliquist
22098 1. A Presentation on a Proposal for a Donation of Swim Docks at Bloedel
Donovan Park
Leslie Bryson, Parks and Recreation Director, introduced Dr. Eddie Hanson and
Bill Gyer of Docks for Kids. They presented their proposal, which includes
donation of swimming docks at Bloedel Donovan Park with a goal of expanding
outdoor swimming opportunities for the community. Gene Knutson moved to
advise staff to work with Docks for Kids and come back to Council.
MOTION CARRIED 2-1. Michael Lilliquist abstained.
Adjournment
Committee adjourned at 1:18 PM.
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October 22, 2018
Agenda
City of Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Committee Agenda
October 22, 2018, 1:00 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Pink Vargas, Chair www.cob.org/council
Gene Knutson, 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:
Parks and Recreation
Pink Vargas, Chair
Gene Knutson; Michael Lilliquist
22098 1. A Presentation on a Proposal for a Donation of Swim Docks at Bloedel p. 2
Donovan Park
Adjournment
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Next City Council Committee Meetings
Monday, November 5, 2018
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