City Council - Public Works and Natural Resources Committee

City of Bellingham Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes May 6, 2024, 10:00 AM Mayor: Kimberley Lund Contact: (360) 778-8100, mayorsoffice@cob.org Council Members: Hannah Stone, Chair Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Lisa Anderson, Michael Lilliquist https://cob.org/council Call to Order Council Member Stone called the meeting to order at 10:00am. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Hannah Stone, First Ward Committee Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Committee Member Michael Lilliquist, Sixth 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. 24099 1. Contract Award for Woburn Street Site Maintenance and Operation Facilities p. 3 Improvements Project (EF171) Eric Johnston, Public Works Director, and Mike Olinger, Assistant Director of Operations, provided a summary of the contract award #1B-2024 for the Woburn Street Site Maintenance and Operation Facilities Improvement Project. The project constructs a shared operations facility for the Parks and Public Works Department, including two new secure storage facilities, a shared bulk materials storage area, winter brine center, and a larger work area for the Parks nursery program. There will also be enhanced pedestrian crossings, a raised crosswalk on Old Woburn Street, an enhanced flashing crosswalk on Woburn Street, and ADA sidewalk/ramp improvements along Woburn Street and Old Woburn Street. Council Members discussed the contract and asked questions. Lisa Anderson moved to approve contract award #1B-2024 for the Woburn Street Site Maintenance and Operation Facilities Improvement Project to Faber Construction Corporation in the amount of $6,876,228.75, including any applicable Washington State Sales or Use Tax. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 1 May 6, 2024 24100 2. Pedestrian Master Plan and Bicycle Master Plan Updates p. 18 Eric Johnston, Public Works Director, Joel Pfundt, Assistant Director of Transportation, and Tim Wilder, Vice Chair of the Transportation Commission, presented proposed updates to the pedestrian and bicycle master plans. Director Johnston introduced Dylan Casper who recently joined the City as a Transportation Planner. The discussion focused on additional facility design, network recommendations, maintenance, and policy improvements to the current plans. The Transportation Commission endorsed the modifications at their April 9, 2024 meeting. More information is available online. Council Members discussed the proposed modifications, provided feedback, and asked questions. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:16am. Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 2 May 6, 2024