History and Heritage Board

CITY OF LYNNWOOD HISTORY & HERITAGE BOARD (HHB) AGENDA 4:30 – 6PM, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025 PHYSICAL LOCATION: City Hall, Conference Room 4 ONLINE: https://lynnwoodwa.zoom.us/j/96631407639 10. CALL TO ORDER. Start recording. 20. ROLL CALL. Jody Nummer, Position #1 George Hurst, Council Liaison Cory Palmer, Position #2 Vacant, Position #3 Fred Wong, Arts, Culture & Heritage Coordinator Vacant, Position #4 Marielle Harrington, Healthy Communities Supervisor Joanne Lord, Position #5, LAMHA - Chair Eric Peterson, Parks Superintendent Jeanne Rogers, Position #6, docent - Secretary Joel Faber, Parks Director Cheri Ryan, Position #7, LAMHA – Vice Chair 30. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – August 12, 2025 40. BOARD MEMBER & COMMITTEE REPORTS 50. CITIZEN COMMENTS. Applicant Linda Finkle 60. STAFF REPORT 70. BUSINESS ITEMS 70.1 Re-appointment of Joanne Lord 5 min 70.2 Signal Boxes - update 10 min 70.3 Reaching ESD (social studies teachers, field trips, bus grant) 10 min 70.4 America250: Out of Many, One / Water Tower Exhibit 10 min 70.5 Historic Buildings – standard response 10 min 70.6 Sound Transit Everett Link Extension Project - Section 106 Consultation 10 min 80. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT 90. FUTURE BUSINESS 100. ADJOURNMENT Upcoming Meetings: November 11, 2025 – Regular Meeting @ City Hall Conference Room 4, 4:30pm The public is invited to attend. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City at 425-670-5502 with 24-hours advance notice for special accommodations. Land Acknowledgement: “We acknowledge that the City of Lynnwood is located on the traditional lands of the Snohomish Tribe and the confederation of Tulalip Tribes and their families. For generations, these Indigenous communities have lived on this land, and we recognize, support, and advocate alongside them. We also acknowledge the forced removal of Indigenous communities from their Homelands as a result of the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott. We understand that Land Acknowledgements are only the first step in our efforts to support Coast Salish tribes and educate non-Natives about their lived history. We strive to achieve this through building relationships with Indigenous communities, supporting Indigenous commerce, government-to-government partnerships, and lifting indigenous voices to create equity for all. Through these actions, we hope to not only pay respect to the past but also collaborate in creating a sustainable future, hand in hand with the first protectors of our shared environment”. Lynnwood History & Heritage Board Future Business Items and Events Calendar Revised 10/8/2025 Meetings: 2nd Tuesdays from 4:30 – 6pm MEETING DATE Time (2025) ITEM / EVENT LOCATION October 14 4:30 – 6pm November 11 4:30 – 6pm December 9 4:30 – 6pm Election of Officers Brazen Bra-dazzle - ART October 16 5:30-7pm Lynnwood City Hall RECEPTION Mountlake Terrace: A History of October 25 10am-11am Heritage Park Four Square Miles November 2 1-2pm Living Voices: Native Vision Heritage Park November 11 11am-12pm Veterans Day Ceremony Veterans Park November 30 12-3pm Cookies with Santa Heritage Park TBD 1-2pm Living Voices: Fly For Freedom Heritage Park 2026 summer? Art/Farmers Market 2026 TBD? The Art of Food & Wine LINKS TO MORE EVENTS  CITY OF LYNNWOOD HISTORY & HERITAGE BOARD (HHB) MINUTES 4:30 – 6:00PM, TUESDAY, August 12, 2025 PHYSICAL LOCATION: City Hall, Conference Room 4 ONLINE: https://lynnwoodwa.zoom.us/j/96631407639 10. CALL TO ORDER - Meeting called to order at 4:31 pm by J. Lord 20. ROLL CALL E Jody Nummer, Position #1 ✓ George Hurst, Council Liaison Vacant, Position #2 TBD, Arts Commission Vacant, Position #3 TBD, Parks Board Vacant, Position #4 Fred Wong, Community Programs ✓ Joanne Lord, Position #5, LAMHA, Chair ✓ Coordinator Eric Peterson, Park Operations ✓ Jeanne Rogers, Position #6, docent Superintendent Cheri Ryan, Position #7, LAMHA, Vice ✓ Joel Faber, PRCA Director Chair Marielle Harrington, Healthy Communities Supervisor 30. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 8 minutes; motion made by C. Ryan and seconded by J. Rogers – motion passed unanimously. 40. BOARD MEMBER & COMMITTEE REPORTS C. Ryan, J. Lord and J. Rogers reported on: • Church youth group had a great visit and tour at Heritage Park. • LAMHA will host Living Voices, talk about Mountlake Terrace, and Santa. • League of Snohomish County Heritage Organizations held their meeting on July 26 at the watertower room at Heritage Park. The room worked really well. 50. CITIZEN COMMENTS Visitor Jona Christoe has no comments. 60. STAFF REPORT F. Wong reported on: • Applicant Cory Palmer will meet with Council on September 2. Confirmation vote on September 8. • Lynnwood Event Center events including Lynnwood Luau on August 16. Councilmember Hurst is a judge for the Hawaiian shirt contest. • City budget cut target is currently at 10%. It may go deeper in the later months. • History & Heritage Day was a big success. We had over 163 people. We want to do something on the top of the watertower, such as an exhibit of how it works. The public is invited to attend. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City at 425-670-5502 with 24-hours advance notice for special accommodations. 70. BUSINESS ITEMS 70.1 Fair on 44th – planning HHB will have giveaways and activities. 70.2 Signal Box Art Wrap – Snohomish Tribe Box Staff shared newest draft of the wrap. HHB likes it. Staff is looking for a graphics designer to format to the boxes. 70.3 Snohomish County Grant 2026 County staff advised us to reapply for the archivist and be more specific about what she will do. 70.4 America250: Out of Many, One In Snohomish County, the theme of water has been selected by the League. We would love to have weekly or monthly articles in the Herald. In Lynnwood, we can focus on the Artesian well, watertowers, Alderwood Water District, lakes (Martha, Serene, Scriber, Wilcox). June 14 is the day of service and also Flag Day. An option is an article about the flags at Wilcox. Also a good day to scan photos from the public for archiving. September 17 is Day of Civic Engagement. Good day for city open house. For schools, Civic Learning Council (Civic education in America250) and WA State Council for Social Studies want to develop lessons on flags, and engage young people. 70.5 HB1576-2025-6 Landmark Status Lynnwood does not have a historic district. The National Registry does not restrict anything or confer much. Owner at Keeler’s Korner wants to clean it up, like replacing siding or roof. Wants to know if there are any restrictions or benefits. City should come up with standard responses to inquiries about historic buildings. Do we have a certificate of local government? Staff will ask. 80. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT • City Budget 90. FUTURE BUSINESS 100. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 5:30 pm. The public is invited to attend. Parking and meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. Contact the City at 425-670-5502 with 24-hours advance notice for special accommodations.  ** No minutes from last month, when we did not have quorum ** Staff Report (Program & Project Updates) DATE: October 8, 2025 TO: History & Heritage Board FROM: Comm. Prog. Coord. Fred Wong RE: Staff Report Board Member Recruitment We are recruiting for new board members to fill vacant position #4. Please encourage your friends and neighbors to consider applying. Applicant Cory Palmer (Position #2) was appointed on September 22. Applicant Linda Finkle (Position #3) is scheduled for council meeting on November 24. Lynnwood History Videos Posted on LAMHA’s youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@lynnwoodalderwoodmanorheri6296 or Our videos received the 2023 Malstrom Award. Signal Box Wrap Project • Snohomish Tribe Box: location at 168th and 44th . working with Mike Evans and Cynthia Campbell of the Snohomish Tribe. Speedy Signs will install the wrap in October. • Future boxes: EdCC, Neon signs, South Lynnwood, Lund’s Gulch www.DiscoverLynnwood.com New map is on the web. Lynnwood Idol Booked May 31, 2026 for finals. Washington 250 Signed up for HHB. Cultural Access Program King County approved a new 0.1% sales tax that will provide $800 million over 7 years. It’s named “Doors Open” program. Info at https://www.4culture.org/doors-open/ Explore Community Transit Destinations with Rick Steves Includes Lynnwood & some of its history. Watch at https://www.communitytransit.org/rick-steves-destinations 1