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City Council - Public Works and Natural Resources Committee

Regular Meeting

Bellingham, WA · October 6, 2025

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City of Bellingham Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes October 6, 2025, 3:30 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 3:30 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. 24684 1. Contract Award for Post Point Resource Recovery Plant Emergency Generator p. 3 Replacement Project EU188, Bid No. 12B-2025 Mike Olinger, Deputy Director Public Works, and Stephen Day, Plants Engineer, presented the contract award for the Post Point Resource Recovery Plant Emergency Generator Replacement Project. The project will replace the backup power generators and associated electrical switchgear at the plant. Council Members discussed the contract award and asked questions. Lisa Anderson moved to award contract No. 12B-2025 for the Post Point Resource Recovery Plant Emergency Generator Replacement Project to CDK Construction, LLC, as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder and authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with them for the amount of $5,323,494.60, which includes any applicable WSST. MOTION CARRIED 3-0. 24690 2. Presentation on Speed Limit Setting Policy p. 9 Shane Sullivan, Transportation Engineer, and Jon Pascal, Principal at TranspoGroup, presented a new speed limit methodology that the City is adopting to align with national standards and ensure Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 1 October 6, 2025 continued safety. The draft policy will be presented to Council for approval in early 2026. Council Members discussed the policy change and asked questions. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:13 p.m. Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Minutes Page 2 October 6, 2025

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City of Bellingham Public Works and Natural Resources Committee Agenda October 6, 2025, 3:30 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 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 24684 1. Contract Award for Post Point Resource Recovery Plant Emergency Generator p. 3 Replacement Project EU188, Bid No. 12B-2025 24690 2. Presentation on Speed Limit Setting Policy p. 9 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, October 20, 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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