City Council - Public Works and Natural Resources Committee

City of Bellingham Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes September 15, 2025, 1:30 PM 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 1:30 p.m. 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. 24651 1. Contract Award for R.G. Haley Site Cleanup, Cornwall Landfill Cleanup, and Salish p. 3 Landing Park Phase 1 (EC018) Bid #19B-2025 Mike Wilson, Assistant Director of Engineering, Craig Mueller, Engineer, Nicole Oliver, Parks & Recreation Director, and Amy Kraham, Senior Assistant City Attorney, presented the contract award for the R.G. Haley Site Cleanup, Cornwall Landfill Cleanup, and Salish Landing Park Phase 1 Project. The project remediates contamination at the R.G. Haley and Cornwall Landfill cleanup sites. Once that work is completed, the first phase of the Salish Landing Park will begin. Council Members discussed the contract award and asked questions. Lisa Anderson moved to award contract No. 19B-2025 for the R.G. Haley Site Cleanup, Cornwall Landfill Cleanup, and Salish Landing Park Phase 1 Project to IMCO General Construction, as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder and authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with them for the amount of $48,779,160.34, which includes any applicable WSST. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 24666 2. Noise Variance for Padden Creek at 12th and 14th Streets Fish Passage Improvement p. 9 Project (EN056) Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 1 September 15, 2025  Joel Pfundt, Public Works Director, Mike Wilson, Assistant Director of Engineering, and Craig Mueller, Engineer, presented the noise variance request for the Padden Creek at 12th and 14th Streets Fish Passage Improvement Project. The project will remove partial fish passage barriers at two Interurban Trail creek crossings and requires the contractor to work 24 hours a day if needed in order to complete work by September 30, 2025 or later if approved by the Washington State Department of Ecology. Council Members discussed the noise variance and asked questions. Lisa Anderson moved to recommend approval of the noise variance for the Padden Creek at 12th and 14th Streets Fish Passage Improvement Project through mid-October if the fish window is extended by the Department of Ecology. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:57 p.m. Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 2 September 15, 2025