City Council - Parks and Recreation Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · August 29, 2022
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes
August 29, 2022, 10:15 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 was called to order at 10:22am.
Roll Call
Present:
Committee Chair Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward
Committee Member Hollie Huthman, Second 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:
23425 1. Formal Naming of Hundred Acre Wood (aka Chuckanut Community p. 3
Forest)
Nicole Oliver, Director of Parks and Recreation, reviewed the proposed Hundred Acre
Wood name for the Chuckanut Community Forest, which is currently within the
boundary of Fairhaven Park. As part of the master planning of the Chuckanut
Community Forest, the City includes a formal naming process. Per City policy PAR
1.01.01, the Park Director or staff solicit names from the public and forward all the
proposed names to the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) for final
recommendation to City Council. The PRAB approved the proposed name of Hundred
Acre Wood on August 10, 2022. The Master Plan will be discussed at a public hearing
this evening.
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Edwin H. "Skip" Williams moved to table approval of the naming of the Chuckanut
Forest until after the Public Hearing and the Master Plan is approved.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the committee adjourned at 10:38am.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Committee Agenda
August 29, 2022, 10:15 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
Legislative Assistant: Nalini Margaitis All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
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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
Hollie Huthman, Lisa Anderson
23425 1. Formal Naming of Hundred Acre Wood (aka Chuckanut Community p. 3
Forest)
Adjournment
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Next City Council Committee Meetings
Monday, September 12, 2022
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