City Council - Parks and Recreation Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · July 15, 2019
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes
July 15, 2019, 1:45 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Gene Knutson, Chair www.cob.org/council
Terry Bornemann, April Barker 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
22365 1. Recommendation to Reject All Bids for Fountain Plaza, Bid No. 26B- p. 3
2019
Parks and Recreation Director Leslie Bryson presented the recommendation.
Committee asked questions and had a discussion.
Gene Knutson moved to recommend rejection of all bids.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
22366 2. Update on the City's Collaboration with the Whatcom Family YMCA to p. 7
Study the Development of a Community Recreation, Health and
Wellness Center at the Civic Athletic Complex
Parks and Recreation Director Leslie Bryson introduced the update. Bill Ziels,
Executive Driector of the YMCA, presented the update. Committee asked
questions and had a discussion following the presentation.
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Information only.
22367 3. Recreation Programs and Activities Report p. 9
Recreation Manager Melissa Bianconi presented the report. Committee asked
questions and had a discussion following the presentation.
Information only.
Adjournment
Committee adjourned at 2:53 PM.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Committee Agenda
July 15, 2019, 1:45 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Michael Lilliquist, Chair www.cob.org/council
Gene Knutson, Pink 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, Pinky Vargas
22365 1. Recommendation to Reject All Bids for Fountain Plaza, Bid No. 26B- p. 3
2019
22366 2. Update on the City's Collaboration with the Whatcom Family YMCA to p. 7
Study the Development of a Community Recreation, Health and
Wellness Center at the Civic Athletic Complex
22367 3. Recreation Programs and Activities Report p. 9
Adjournment
Agenda Information:
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Next City Council Committee Meetings
Monday, August 19, 2019
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