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City Council - Public Works and Natural Resources Committee

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · August 11, 2025

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City of Bellingham Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes August 11, 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 10:30 a.m. Roll Call Present: Committee Chair Hannah Stone, First Ward Committee Member Jace Cotton, At-Large Committee Member Daniel Hammill, Third Ward (Attended remotely) Excused: Committee Member Lisa Anderson, Fifth 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. 24618 1. Authorization to Negotiate a Surplus Timber Sale - The North Beaver Preserve p. 3 Thinning Project Mike Olinger, Deputy Director of Public Works, and Mike Parelskin, Superintendent of Natural Resources Maintenance, presented the proposal to thin the North Beaver Preserve and negotiate a sale of surplus timber harvest. Council Members discussed the agreement and asked questions. Jace Cotton moved to recommend approval of forest thinning through a negotiated surplus timber contract with Janicki Logging and Construction Co., Inc., as authorized by the City's surplus property procedures in Bellingham Municipal Code Chapter 4.86. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 24619 2. Interagency Agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology for p. 7 Funding and Support of the City of Bellingham's Pollution Prevention Assistance Program Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 1 August 11, 2025 Joel Pfundt, Public Works Director, presented the interagency agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology to fund the City of Bellingham's Pollution Prevention Assistance Program. Council Members discussed the agreement and asked questions. Jace Cotton moved to authorize the Mayor to enter into an interagency agreement with the Department of Ecology for financial support of the City of Bellingham’s Pollution Prevention Program. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m. Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 2 August 11, 2025

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City of Bellingham Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Agenda August 11, 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 Legislative Office Manager: Jackie Weller Members of the public wishing to view the meeting in person may do so at Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Council meetings are streamed live via the City’s website at https://cob.org/meetings and on the City’s YouTube channel at https://cob.org/btv. Meetings are also broadcast in high definition on BTV on Comcast channel 321, and in standard definition on Comcast channel 10. Members of the public who do not have cable or Internet access may listen to the meeting via telephone by using any of the following phone numbers: ● (253) 215-8782 ● (346) 248-7799 ● (669) 900-6833 ● (301) 715-8592 ● (312) 626-6799 Meeting ID: 820 8653 7627 Password: 9 Call to Order 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 in the order shown below: Public Works and Natural Resources Hannah Stone, Chair Lisa Anderson, Jace Cotton 24618 1. Authorization to Negotiate a Surplus Timber Sale - The North Beaver Preserve p. 3 Thinning Project 24619 2. Interagency Agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology for p. 7 Funding and Support of the City of Bellingham's Pollution Prevention Assistance Program Adjournment Agenda Information Council Committee and Regular Meeting agendas and agenda packets, which contain the supporting documentation for agenda items, are available to the public Wednesday afternoon prior to the meeting. They are posted at https://cob.org/meetings. Meetings are streamed live at https://cob.org/btv on the internet as they occur Accessibility The Council Chambers is fully accessible. Elevator access to the second floor is available at City Hall’s west entrance. Hearing assistance is available, and a receiver may be checked out through the Deputy City Clerk prior to the evening session. For additional accommodations, contact the Legislative Assistant at 778-8200 in advance of the meeting. Thank you. Next City Council Committee Meetings: Monday, August 25, 2025 Deadline to submit material for any public hearing for inclusion in the published agenda packet is 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday prior to the meeting.

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