City Council -Vison & Goals Work Session
Regular MeetingLynden, WA · January 29, 2024
Minutes
CITY OF LYNDEN
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Council Vision & Goals Work Session
January 29, 2024
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Council Vision & Goats Work Session was held at City Hall 1st floor conference
room, 300 4th Street, Lynden.
The work session was called to order at 12:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Councilors Bode, Beld, Vis, Lenssen, Laninga, Strengholt, and Wohlrab as well as
Mayor Korthuis and City Administrator John Williams were present.
2. Work Session
The meeting agenda is made a part of this official council meeting file and discussion of
the agenda items was held.
3. ADJOURNMENT
The Januai^ 29, 2024 council work session adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
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Scott Korthuis, Mayor
300 4th Street, Lynden, WA 98264
www.lyndenwa.org
Agenda
REVISED: Council Vision and Goals Work Session Agenda
January 29, 2024 12 pm
1) Lunch 12:00
2) Review of Each Department Significant Projects/Objectives 2024- (5-1O minutes per
department) 12:15
a. Police
b. Fire Department
c. Finance
d. Parks- include update on Benson Park, Glenning Park, office buildings, etc.
e. Public Works
f. Planning
g. Human Resources
h. Administration- include openings that we have on boards and commissions
currently.
3) Update on "newer" state laws regulations regarding growth- what has changed/what will
change- 30 minutes
4) Break
5) Pepin Creek-- 45 minutes
a. How did we get here.....
b. Where are we going....
c. Are we too late to stop?
d. Potential of additional resident units in subarea due to ADU laws . How do we
accommodate these with infrastructure?
e. Road design changes- Pepin Creek Parkway, potential deconstruction of Double
Ditch.
f. When will the "market" support development of this property
6) Update on current industrial/commercial development projects- 10 minutes
7) Update on West Lynden Annexation- 5 minutes
8) Update on developable land left in East Lynden- acres and zoning- 5 minutes- how many
years land supply
9) Issues related to planning that Council would like to see addressed- 15 minutes
10) Public Works discussion- 30 minutes
a. Systems operations building
b. Waste Water Treatment Plant Expansion
c. Road upgrades
d. Others
11) Public Safety Issues from Council 15 minutes
a. Department Staffing
b. Affordable Housing/Homelessness
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