City Council - Parks and Recreation Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · February 25, 2019
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes
February 25, 2019, 1:50 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Michael Lilliquist, Chair www.cob.org/council
Gene Knutson, Pinky Vargas All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
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
Michael Lilliquist, Chair
Gene Knutson, Pinky Vargas
22226 1. Bid Award for Boulevard Park Pedestrian Bridge Demolition and p. 3
Utility Improvements, Bid #1B-2019
Parks Director Leslie Bryson presented the Bid Award.
Gene Knutson moved to recommend approval of the bid award.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
22227 2. Parks at Cordata - Park Naming and Project Updates p. 9
Park Project Engineer Gina Austin presented a project update on the Cordata
Community Park and the Cordata Neighborhood Park. She also presented the
Parks Department's naming recommendations for the two parks.
Pinky Vargas moved to name the Community park "Cordata Park" and name the
Neighborhood park "Julianna Park"
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
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Adjournment
Committee adjourned at 2:07 PM.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Committee Agenda
February 25, 2019, 1:50 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Michael Lilliquist, Chair www.cob.org/council
Gene Knutson, Pinky Vargas 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
Michael Lilliquist, Chair
Gene Knutson, Pink Vargas
22226 1. Bid Award for Boulevard Park Pedestrian Bridge Demolition and p. 3
Utility Improvements, Bid #1B-2019
22227 2. Parks at Cordata - Park Naming and Project Updates p. 9
Adjournment
Agenda Information:
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Next City Council Committee Meetings
Monday, March 11, 2019
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packet is 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.
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