City Council - Public Works and Natural Resources Committee

City of Bellingham Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes September 12, 2022, 9:00 AM Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Michael Lilliquist, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Lisa Anderson, Kristina Michele Martens 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 Public Works and Natural Resources Committee meeting was called to order by Council President Stone at 9:00am. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Michael Lilliquist, Sixth Ward Committee Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Committee Member Kristina Michele Martens, At Large 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. 23440 1. Bid Award for Bellingham Police Department Security Upgrades p. 3 Project, BID #40B-2022 Eric Johnston, Director of Public Works, reviewed the Bellingham Police Department Security Upgrades Project, which was publicly opened for bid on August 16, 2022. The BPD updates include replacement of the existing 6' tall, perimeter chain link fencing with new, 8' tall, 5/8” mini-mesh chain link fencing, replacement of the existing 6' tall courtyard stucco wall with a new, 8' tall, corrugated metal panel wall and installation of new automated gates, roller guards and concertina wire. Colacurcio Brothers, Inc. was the responsible bidder who submitted the lowest responsive bid of $825,439.44, including any applicable Washington State Sales or Use Tax. The engineer's estimate was $575,000. Because of the difference in project and actual bids received, he recommends rejecting all bids in order to rescope, rebudget and rebid the project. Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 1 September 12, 2022  Lisa Anderson moved to reject all bids for the Bellingham Police Department Security Upgrade Project, BID#40B-2022. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 23182 2. Post Point Resource Recovery Project Discussion p. 5 At the August 29th City Council meeting, Mayor Fleetwood announced his intention to stop further development of the Post Point Resource Recovery Project and requested additional discussion with City Council. Eric Johnston, Director of Public Works, reviewed concerns about the overall cost of the Post Point project (upwards of $1.1 billion), how repairing existing systems could reduce costs by several hundred million dollars and preserve affordable utility rates, while also addressing nutrient reduction in the Salish Sea and investing in community-wide climate mitigation programs. Councilmembers requested addition discussion on the following topics,  Impact to the Tiny Home community  Necessary repairs and the reliability of current incinerators if renovated  How this impacts the City's emission goals  Possible pilot projects  Incineration process, heat threshold, and current PFAS levels  Emission standards the City must meet Council will discuss later this evening about the process to move a decision forward on future direction of Post Point. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:38am. Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 2 September 12, 2022