City Council - Parks and Recreation Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · March 13, 2023
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes
March 13, 2023, 1:30 PM
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
Call to Order
Council President Pro Tempore Dan Hammill called to order the Parks and Recreation Committee at 1:40pm.
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.
23651 1. Hundred Acre Wood Project Update p. 3
Nicole Oliver, Parks and Recreation Director, provided an update on the Hundred Acre Wood
planning effort, including an existing conservation easement that protects 82-acres of the
contiguous forested park property in perpetuity.
23652 2. Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition 2022 Galbraith Annual Report p. 20
Eric Brown, Executive Director of the Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition, presented the 2022
annual report for Galbraith Mountain.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:19pm.
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March 13, 2023
Agenda
City of Bellingham
Parks and Recreation Committee Agenda
March 13, 2023, 1:30 PM
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: Jackie Lassiter
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available.
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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
23651 1. Hundred Acre Wood Project Update p. 3
23652 2. Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition 2022 Galbraith Annual Report p. 20
Adjournment
Agenda Information
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Next City Council Committee Meetings
Monday, March 27, 2023
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