City Council - Public Works and Natural Resources Committee

City of Bellingham Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes January 13, 2025, 10:30 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, Jace Cotton https://cob.org/council Call to Order Committee Chair Stone called the meeting to order at 10:30am. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Hannah Stone, First Ward Committee Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth Ward Committee Member Jace Cotton, 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. 24392 1. Aquatic Invasive Species Program - Revised Permit Fees p. 3 Joel Pfundt, Interim Public Works Co-Director, Renee LaCroix, Assistant Director of Natural Resources, and Michael Parelskin, Natural Resources Field Manager, provided an overview of the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program and revisions to the permit fee structure. Council Members discussed the program and asked questions. 24393 2. R.G. Haley Site Cleanup - Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) Remedial Action Grant p. 28 Acceptance Joel Pfundt, Interim Public Works Co-Director, Craig Mueller, Project Engineer, and Amy Kraham, Assistant City Attorney, presented an overview of the R.G. Haley Site Clean-up project and $11,622,085 in grant funding from the Department of Ecology Model Toxics Contract Act Remedial Action fund. The project includes upland capping, nearshore capping and armoring with a soil cap, in-water soil capping and eelgrass mitigation. Council Members discussed the clean-up and grant funding and asked questions. Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology for the Toxic Cleanup Remedial Action Grant Funds. Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 1 January 13, 2025  MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 24394 3. Interagency Agreement Between City of Bellingham and Nooksack Indian Tribe to p. 58 Fund Preliminary Design of High Priority Fish Passage Projects Joel Pfundt, Interim Public Works Co-Director, and Renee LaCroix, Assistant Director of Natural Resources, presented the Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between the City and Nooksack Indian Tribe to fund preliminary designs for high priority fish passage projects. The Nooksack Tribe is providing $300,000 of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) grant funding to assist with fish passage barrier removal projects. The City will contribute $90,000 to the project. Council Members discussed the ILA and asked questions. Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the Interlocal Agreement between with the Nooksack Indian Tribe for 2025 Fish Passage, Preliminary Design Phase. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:06am. Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 2 January 13, 2025