City Council - Public Works and Natural Resources Committee

City of Bellingham Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes July 24, 2023, 1:00 PM Mayor: Seth Fleetwood Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Hannah Stone, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Lisa Anderson, Kristina Michele Martens https://cob.org/council Call to Order President Lilliquist called the meeting to order at 1pm. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Hannah Stone, First 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. 23793 1. Bid Award for Parkview Safe Routes to School ES560, Bid #16B-2023 p. 3 Eric Johnston, Public Works Director, and Freeman Anthony, Project Engineer, presented on the Parkview Safe Routes to School Project. The project will add sidewalks on Coolidge, Indiana, Cornwall and Vallette Streets, roadway and intersection improvements along West Illinois and a new roundabout at Illinois Street and Sunset Drive, a flashing beacon crosswalk at Vallette Street, and a marked bicycle lanes on Illinois. There were no apprenticeship hours assigned by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), thereby precluding the requirements of BMC 4.94. Faber Construction submitted the lowest responsible bid of $3,418,938 including any applicable Washington State Sales or Use Tax. Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the Bid Award #16B-2023 for the Parkview Safe Routes to School to Faber Construction for $3,418,938 including any applicable Washington State Sales or Use Tax. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 1 July 24, 2023 23794 2. Sanitation and Solid Waste Progress Report p. 9 Eric Johnston, Public Works Director, Mike Olinger, Assistant Director of Public Works-Utilities Operations, and Sean O’Neill, Sanitation and Solid Waste Manager, provided a report on the sanitation and solid waste program. The City created the Sanitation and Solid Waste (SSW) group in the Public Works Department on February 28, 2022, to provide additional staff resources and funding to address growing sanitation and solid waste issues in the City. Council Members discussed and asked questions regarding the program, clean-up efforts, and future plans. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:50pm. Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 2 July 24, 2023