City Council - Parks and Recreation Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · June 6, 2022
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes
June 6, 2022, 11:15 AM
Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org
Council Members: Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Hollie Huthman, Lisa Anderson https://cob.org/council
All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
The Parks and Recreation Committee meeting was called to order by Council President Stone at
11:15am.
Roll Call
Present:
Committee Chair Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward
Committee Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward
Committee Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward
Excused:
Committee Member Hollie Huthman, Second 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:
23369 1. Status Update on Parks & Recreation Projects p. 3
Nicole Oliver, Director of Parks and Recreation, provided an update on various
capital improvement and planning projects for the committee including,
• Arroyo Park Bridges
• Lorraine Ellis Playground
• Boulevard Park Shoreline
• Sunset Pond Trail
• Cornwall Beach Park
• The Pier at Little Squalicum Park
• Little Squalicum Estuary
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• Waypoint Park
• Whatcom Creek Trail Trestle Demo
• West Cemetery Creek Bridge
Councilmember Anderson requested a follow-up conversation on Whatcom
Creek Trail remediation and Council President Stone requested this
conversation come before the Committee of the Whole for future discussion.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:55am.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Committee Agenda
June 6, 2022, 11:15 AM
Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org
Council Members: Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Daniel Hammill, Lisa Anderson https://cob.org/council
Legislative Assistant: Nalini Margaitis 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 not required at this time.
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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
Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Chair
Daniel Hammill, Lisa Anderson
23369 1. Status Update on Parks & Recreation Projects p. 3
Adjournment
Agenda Information:
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supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon
prior to the meeting. They are posted at https://cob.org/meetings. Meetings are streamed live
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Hall’s west entrance. Hearing assistance is available, and a receiver may be checked out
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Next City Council Committee Meetings
Monday, June 27, 2022
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