City Council - Parks and Recreation Committee

Name: City Council - Parks and Recreation Committee — Bellingham, WA
Start: 2021-06-07T13:45:00
End: 2021-06-07T15:45:00
Location: Bellingham, WA

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · June 7, 2021

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Minutes

City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes June 7, 2021, 1:45 PM Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members, Gene Knutson, Chair www.cob.org/council Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Gene Knutson, Second Ward Committee Member Pinky Vargas, Fourth Ward Committee Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward 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 Gene Knutson, Chair Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson 23014 1. Third Modification to Lease Agreement – Craft Studio at Boulevard p. 3 Park (Woods Coffee) Nicole Oliver, Parks Director, explained the lease amendment to the current lease of Woods Coffee at Boulevard Park. The additonal square footage will add a new restroom. Woods Coffee Inc and the City have agreed to modify the attached restrooms and storage room to the rentable area and adjust the base rent and leasehold tax accordingly. The Woods Coffee Inc also agrees to pay all charges for water utilities and be responsible for all restroom maintenance, repairs, daily cleaning, and security. Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes Page 1 June 7, 2021 Wes Herman, Owner of Woods Coffee Inc expressed his appreciation of the public/private partnership. Committee Members asked questions. Pinky Vargas moved to recommend approval of the lease modification. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 22982 2. An Ordinance Amending BMC Chapter 8.04 Regarding Parks and Trails p. 11 and Providing New Rules for Electric-Assisted Bicycles on Trails, Prohibiting Smoking, Reducing Speed Limits, and Other Updates Nicole Oliver, Parks and Recreation Director, shared that after the Public Hearing was held on the ordinance, public input provided Council with changes to consider. Council sent the changes back to the Parks and Recreation Committee and instructed no change to 8.04.080 Overnight Camping, and removal of the new section 8.04.170 restricting drones. Committee Members asked questions. Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of first and second reading. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:03 PM. Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes Page 2 June 7, 2021

Agenda

City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Committee Agenda June 7, 2021, 1:45 PM Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members, Gene Knutson, Chair www.cob.org/council Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Council members will participate in this meeting remotely through an online web-based meeting platform. Per Washington State Proclamation 20-28, in-person attendance at meetings is prohibited at this time. Council meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at meetings.cob.org and on the City’s YouTube channel. Meetings are broadcast in high definition on BTV on Comcast channel 321, and in standard definition on Comcast channel 10. Members of the public who do not have cable or Internet access may contact the City Council office to receive phone numbers in order to listen to the meeting via telephone. Those who would like to listen in by phone can do so using any of the following phone numbers:  (253) 215-8782  (346) 248-7799  (669) 900-6833  (301) 715-8592  (312) 626-6799  (929) 205-6099 Meeting ID: 982 0492 7724 Password: 9 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 Gene Knutson, Chair Pinky Vargas, Lisa Anderson 23014 1. Third Modification to Lease Agreement – Craft Studio at Boulevard p. 3 Park (Woods Coffee) 22982 2. An Ordinance Amending BMC Chapter 8.04 Regarding Parks and Trails p. 11 and Providing New Rules for Electric-Assisted Bicycles on Trails, Prohibiting Smoking, Reducing Speed Limits, and Other Updates Adjournment Agenda Information: Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agenda packets, which contain the supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon prior to the meeting. They are posted at https://meetings.cob.org/. Meetings are streamed live on the internet as they occur. Accessibility: The Council Chambers is fully accessible. Elevator access to the second floor is available at City Hall’s west entrance. Hearing assistance is available, and a receiver may be checked out through the Deputy City Clerk prior to the evening session. For additional accommodations, contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you. Next City Council Committee Meetings Monday, June 21, 2021 Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.

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