City Council - Public Works and Natural Resources Committee

City of Bellingham Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes September 30, 2024, 9:30 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 President Hammill called the meeting to order at 9:30am. 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. 24249 1. Approval of an Interlocal Agreement with Whatcom County for Lake Whatcom Forestp. 3 Management Plan Partnership Joel Pfundt, Interim Public Works Co-Director, Renee LaCroix, Assistant Director Natural Resources, and Mike Parleskin, Natural Resources Field Operations Manager, presented an interlocal agreement (ILA) with Whatcom County for a Lake Whatcom Forest Management Plan partnership. The Public Works Department is seeking to partner with the Whatcom County Parks & Recreation Department to develop a Forest Management Plan for the Lake Whatcom Watershed. The plan will serve as a long-range tool for the coordinated management of City and County- owned forestland. Council Members discussed the ILA and asked questions. Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the interlocal agreement with Whatcom County to create a coordinated Forest Management Plan for the Lake Whatcom Watershed. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 24250 2. A Resolution Adopting Elements of the 2024 Fiber Network Comprehensive Plan in p. 10 Order to Improve Fiber Network Redundancy and Resiliency and to Support the City's Needs in the Future Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 1 September 30, 2024  Joel Pfundt, Interim Public Works Co-Director, Steve Haugen, Superintendent of Traffic, Fiber, and Parking, and John Gaven, Fiber Optic Network Engineer, presented a resolution adopting elements of the 2024 Fiber Network Comprehensive Report and creating a Fiber Network plan. The report included a long-term City fiber needs map and necessary infrastructure upgrades to support existing and future network needs. Council Members discussed the resolution and asked questions. Michael Lilliquist moved to recommend approval of the resolution adopting elements of the 2024 Fiber Network Comprehensive Report in order to improve fiber network redundancy and resiliency and to support the City's needs in the future. Michael Lilliquist moved to amend the resolution to rename the Fiber Network Comprehensive Plan to the Fiber Network Comprehensive Report and add, "3. Develop a Fiber Network Comprehensive Plan, based on the forgoing outline of work, and containing the insights of the Fiber Network Comprehensive Report." AMENDMENT CARRIED 3-0. AMENDED MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:22am. Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 2 September 30, 2024