City Council - Special Meeting

DRAFT Special Meeting minutes submitted for approval on _______ by Elisabeth A. Oakes, City Clerk Representative City of Bellingham City Council Special Meeting Minutes 09/19/2016, 1:00 PM Mayor Kelli Linville Contact: (360) 778-8200, ccmail@cob.org Council Members April Barker, Gene Knutson, Daniel www.cob.org/council Hammill, Pinky Vargas, Terry Bornemann, Michael Lilliquist All meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chambers at and Roxanne Murphy 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA, unless otherwise noted. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Council President Vargas at 1:00 p.m. Roll Call Present: April Barker, Council Member, First Ward Gene Knutson, Council Member, Second Ward Daniel Hammill, Council Member, Third Ward Pinky Vargas, Council Member, Fourth Ward Terry Bornemann, Council Member, Fifth Ward Michael Lilliquist, Council Member, Sixth Ward Roxanne Murphy, Council Member, At Large Excused: Committee Of The Whole 21247 1. Review of the Draft 2016 Bellingham Comprehensive Plan, Specifically the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan (PRO Plan) Leslie Bryson, Parks and Recreation Director, stated that the meeting is the first of two special meetings addressing the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan (PRO) with regard to the PRO chapter of the Comprehensive Plan. She reported the recommendations that the Parks Committee made. Michael Lilliquist / Roxanne Murphy moved to approve item number 66 in the Comment Tracker. MOTION CARRIED 6-0-1, Gene Knutson excused. April Barker / Roxanne Murphy moved to accept the language in number 67 in the Comment Tracker. MOTION CARRIED 6-0-1, Gene Knutson excused. Council Member Barker inquired about a possible Broadway Overpass project to be added to the list of projects. Council Member Bornemann objected due to the expense 1 DRAFT Special Meeting minutes submitted for approval on _______ by Elisabeth A. Oakes, City Clerk Representative of the project. He expressed that the project has been discussed before. Council Member Murphy felt it should be added to the list because there maybe funding or a grant for the project. Council Member Lilliquist added that benefits vs. needs should be weighed. Discussion continued as Leslie Bryson indicated that the Comprehensive Plan can be amended annually when the budget has been updated. Council President Vargas stated she is hesitate about supporting the project because of funding. April Barker withdrew her motion. Michael Lilliquist / Dan Hammill moved to add the wording "equitable access" and "equity" to the following sections of the PRO chapter: MC 6-0-1 (GK excused)  Chapter 2, page 14 "Establishing a level of service for parks and trails that ensures equitable access and proximity for all populations within the community is an importable step towards addressing health disparities and promoting good health for all."  Chapter 5, 5.5.1 GOAL "Provide equitable access to high quality, parks, recreation and open space system for a diversity of age and interest groups."  Chapter 5, 5.9.1 GOAL "Provide equitable access to park and recreation facilities and services to all residents of our community. April Barker / Michael Lilliquist moved that upon development of a level of service tool, staff measure equitable access to waterfront parks and trails. MOTION CARRIED 6-0-1. Gene Knutson excused. Michael Lilliquist / April Barker moved that staff utilize social equity level of service tools to look at a range of waterfront access possibilities. MOTION CARRIED 6-0-1. Gene Knutson excused. Michael Lilliquist requested staff add policy language addressing maintenance and upkeep as a major policy goal to Chapter 1 under the heading, "Analyze Needs and Opportunities." Leslie Bryson suggested such language could be added to Chapter 5, under Goals and Objectives. Michael Lilliquist / April Barker requested staff add language of coordination between trail planning and projects with the Public Works department and transportation plans. In particular, to add wording to section 3.1.5 of the chapter of the PRO Plan. An example being, "The community has expressed the desire for all non-motorized elements to be coordinated with an integrated system of directional signage and overlay maps. Therefore, the park trail system should be coordinated and connected to the paved and on-road system." MOTION CARRIED 6-1-0. Gene Knutson excused. Michael Lilliquist / Dan Hammill requested staff modify a paragraph in Chapter 4, page 2 of the PRO plan. Michael Lilliquist relayed that the National Recreation and Park Association (NPRA) wording could be revised and recommended language to read, " the 2 DRAFT Special Meeting minutes submitted for approval on _______ by Elisabeth A. Oakes, City Clerk Representative National Recreation & Park Association (NRPA) recognizes the limitations of the population ratio methodology first developed in 1930, and since 1996 has recommended a community-based ratio to be developed to reflect the specific conditions and unique nature of each community. " MOTION CARRIED 6-0-1. Gene Knutson excused. Michael Lilliquist / Roxanne Murphy recommended staff to modify the conclusion in Chapter 5 of the PRO plan to reflect the revisions and additions that refer to new Level of Service tools as presented. MOTION CARRIED 6-0-1. Gene Knutson excused. Michael Lilliquist / Roxanne Murphy recommended staff add language to Chapter 1 that harmonized with the revisions of Chapter 4. Recommendations included (Chapter 1, page 4), "Adopt a Level-of-Service - Based on the existing park system and the recommendations of the community, and lay the groundwork for revised level of service standards to help guide development of the park system over the next 10 to 20 years." MOTION CARRIED 6-1-0. Gene Knutson excused. Council President Vargas opened the Public Comment period. JR Johnson, President of the Columbia Neighborhood Association, requested that the Broadway Overpass project be put on the PRO Plan of the Comprehensive Plan. There being no further comments, the Public Comment period was closed. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:42 p.m. Pinky Vargas, Council President ATTEST: Elisabeth Oakes, City Clerk Representative APPROVED: _______________________________ 3