City Council - Public Works and Natural Resources Committee
Regular MeetingBellingham, WA · January 11, 2021
Minutes
City of Bellingham
Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes
January 11, 2021, 1:00 PM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members, Michael Lilliquist, Chair www.cob.org/council
Gene Knutson, Lisa Anderson 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 Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward
Committee Member Gene Knutson, Second Ward
Committee Member Lisa Anderson, 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
Michael Lilliquist, Chair
Gene Knutson, Lisa Anderson
22870 1. Bid Award for the State-Ellis Bridge Replacement Project, BID # 31B- p. 3
2020
Gene Knutson moved to recommend approval of the bid award.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
22871 2. Donation of 60-Acre Parcel in the Lake Whatcom Watershed p. 9
Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the donation of the parcel.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
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22872 3. Donation of a Conservation Easement Over 0.87-Acres of Real p. 17
Property Located in the Lake Whatcom Watershed
Gene Knutson moved to recommend acceptance of the donation of the
conservation easement over the property.
MOTION CARRIED 3-0.
Adjournment
There being no further comments, the meeting adjourned at 1:11 PM.
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Agenda
City of Bellingham
Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Agenda
January 11, 2021, 1:00 PM
Mayor Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org
Council Members, Michael Lilliquist, Chair www.cob.org/council
Gene Knutson, Lisa Anderson 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 prohibited at this time.
Council meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at meetings.cob.org and on the City’s
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and in standard definition on Comcast channel 10. Members of the public who do not have
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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
Michael Lilliquist, Chair
Gene Knutson, Lisa Anderson
22870 1. Bid Award for the State-Ellis Bridge Replacement Project, BID # 31B- p. 3
2020
22871 2. Donation of 60-Acre Parcel in the Lake Whatcom Watershed p. 9
22872 3. Donation of a Conservation Easement Over 0.87-Acres of Real p. 17
Property Located in the Lake Whatcom Watershed
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://meetings.cob.org/. Meetings are streamed live
on the internet as they occur.
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Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you.
Next City Council Committee Meetings
Monday, January 25, 2021
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