City Council - Public Works and Natural Resources Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · August 20, 2018
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes
August 20, 2018, 1:00 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Gene Knutson, Chair www.cob.org/council
Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist 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 Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward
Committee Member Pinky Vargas, Fourth Ward
Excused:
Committee Member Terry Bornemann, Fifth Ward
Council Standing Committee Meeting
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:
Public Works and Natural Resources
Gene Knutson, Chair
Terry Bornemann; Michael Lilliquist
22026 1. Washington Conservation Corps End-of-Year Presentation p. 3
Analiese Burns, Habitat and Restoration Manager, introduced a presentation
from the Washington Conservation Corps. The Washington Conservation Corps
worked with the City of Bellingham throughout the year to restore natural
habitat. Information only.
22027 2. Bid Award for the Cordata/Stuart Roundabout, Bid 49B-2018 p. 5
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Chad Schulhauser, Assistant PW Director, introduced the project. Staff
recommended approval.
Council Member Vargas moved to recommend approval.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
22028 3. Approval to Enter into Loan Agreement for Roeder Sewer Lift Station p. 9
Improvements with the Department of Ecology
Council Member Vargas moved to recommend approval.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
21967 4. Governors Point Wholesale Water Service Agreement p. 56
Council Member Lilliquist moved to recommend approval.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
22029 5. Inter-Agency Agreement with Washington State Department of p. 101
Ecology to Sponsor Two Washington Conservation Corps Crews for
Natural Resource Projects
Renee LaCroix, Assistant Public Works Director, explained that the contract pays
for another two year program for the Washington Conservation Corps.
Council Member Lilliquist moved to recommend approval.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
Adjournment
The Committee adjourned at 1:29 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Agenda
August 20, 2018, 1:00 PM
Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members Gene Knutson, Chair www.cob.org/council
Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at
210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order
Council Standing Committee Meeting
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:
Public Works and Natural Resources
Gene Knutson, Chair
Terry Bornemann; Michael Lilliquist
22026 1. Washington Conservation Corps End-of-Year Presentation p. 3
22027 2. Bid Award for the Cordata/Stuart Roundabout, Bid 49B-2018 p. 5
22028 3. Approval to Enter into Loan Agreement for Roeder Sewer Lift Station p. 9
Improvements with the Department of Ecology
21967 4. Governors Point Wholesale Water Service Agreement p. 56
22029 5. Inter-Agency Agreement with Washington State Department of p. 101
Ecology to Sponsor Two Washington Conservation Corps Crews for
Natural Resource Projects
Adjournment
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