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City Council - Parks and Recreation Committee

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · April 15, 2024

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City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes April 15, 2024, 4:25 PM Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Hollie Huthman, Jace Cotton https://cob.org/council Call to Order Council President Pro Tempore Huthman called the meeting to order at 4:29pm. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Fourth Ward Committee Member Hollie Huthman, Second Ward Committee Member Jace Cotton, At-Large 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. 24093 1. Resolution Authorizing Application for Recreation and Conservation Office Grant p. 3 (RCO) - Storybrook Park Phase One Nicole Oliver, Parks and Recreation Director, provided a summary of the resolution, which will allow the City to apply for a $500,000 grant from the Washington State Recreation and Conservations Office Grant (RCO) program for Phase 1 development of Storybrook Park. Phase 1 development design is estimated to cost approximately $2.1 million. The grant will be matched with Park Impact Fee Funds (PIF) and supplemented with REET funds. Council Members discussed the resolution and asked questions. Hollie Huthman moved to recommend approval of the resolution authorizing the application for the Recreation and Conservations Office Grant (RCO) Storybrook Park Phase One. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:32pm. Parks and Recreation Committee Minutes Page 1 April 15, 2024

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City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Committee Agenda April 15, 2024, 4:25 PM Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Hollie Huthman, Jace Cotton https://cob.org/council Legislative Assistant: Jackie Lassiter The City Council meeting will be conducted in a hybrid setting: both in-person and remote access will be available. Members of the public wishing to view the meeting in person may do so at Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Council meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at https://cob.org/meetings and on the City’s YouTube channel at https://cob.org/btv. Meetings are also 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 listen to the meeting via telephone by using any of the following phone numbers: ● (253) 215-8782 ● (346) 248-7799 ● (669) 900-6833 ● (301) 715-8592 ● (312) 626-6799 Meeting ID: 859 4278 3098 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 Edwin H. "Skip" Williams, Chair Hollie Huthman, Jace Cotton 24093 1. Resolution Authorizing Application for Recreation and Conservation Office Grant p. 3 (RCO) - Storybrook Park Phase One 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://cob.org/meetings. Meetings are streamed live at https://cob.org/btv 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, May 6, 2024 Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.

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