History and Heritage Board

CITY OF LYNNWOOD HISTORY & HERITAGE BOARD (HHB) AGENDA 4:30 – 6PM, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026 PHYSICAL LOCATION: Rec Center, Conference Room ONLINE: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/387914039?pw=77aa10549f371d3f65a8bfb3da1d6c0f 10. CALL TO ORDER. Start recording. Announce date. 20. ROLL CALL Vacant, Position #1 Chelsea Wright, Council Liaison Cory Palmer, Position #2 Fred Wong, Arts, Culture & Heritage Linda Finkle, Position #3 Coordinator Marielle Harrington, Vacant, Position #4 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 – February 10, 2026 40. BOARD MEMBER & COMMITTEE REPORTS 50. CITIZEN COMMENTS. 60. STAFF REPORT 70. BUSINESS ITEMS 70.1 Signal Boxes – update / future, other Art Projects 10 min 70.2 Reaching ESD (social studies teachers, field trips, bus grant) 10 min 70.3 America250: Out of Many, One / Water Tower Exhibit 10 min 80. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT 90. FUTURE BUSINESS 100. ADJOURNMENT Upcoming Meetings: April 14, 2026 – Regular Meeting @ Rec Center Conference Room, 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 3/5/2026 Meetings: 2nd Tuesdays from 4:30 – 6pm MEETING DATE Time (2026) ITEM / EVENT LOCATION March 10 4:30 – 6pm April 14 4:30 – 6pm May 12 4:30 – 6pm June 9 4:30 – 6pm July 14 4:30 – 6pm August 11 4:30 – 6pm September 8 4:30 – 6pm October 13 4:30 – 6pm November 10 4:30 – 6pm December 8 4:30 – 6pm March 26 10-11am 2026 State of the City Lynnwood Neighborhood Center March 29 1-2:30pm Living Voices: Fly For Freedom Heritage Park April 7 9am-2pm Heritage Park – Spring Clean Heritage Park April 23 5-6:30pm Volunteer Recognition Dinner Dave and Busters May 3 1-2:30pm Living Voices: Winning Her Wings Heritage Park Before Light Rail: the Seattle- May 23 11am-12pm Everett Interurban Story, 1910- Heritage Park 1929 May 25 11am Memorial Day Ceremony Veterans Park Lynnwood Idol - Finals - Live Edmonds College - Black Box May 31 12-4:30pm Audition Theatre June 6 1-4pm City Pride TBD June 26 6-9pm Celebrate Alderwood Mall July 11 10am – 2pm History & Heritage Day Heritage Park September 12 10am – 2pm Fair on 44th 2026 summer? Art/Farmers Market 2027 TBD? The Art of Food & Wine LINKS TO MORE EVENTS  CITY OF LYNNWOOD HISTORY & HERITAGE BOARD (HHB) MINUTES 4:30 – 6:00PM, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2026 PHYSICAL LOCATION: City Hall, Conference Room 4 ONLINE: https://v.ringcentral.com/join/387914039?pw=77aa10549f371d3f65a8bfb3da1d6c0f 10. CALL TO ORDER - Meeting called to order at 4:30 pm by C. Ryan 20. ROLL CALL Vacant, Position #1 ✓ Chelsea Wright, Council Liaison ✓ Cory Palmer, Position #2 TBD, Arts Commission ✓ Linda Finkle, Position #3 TBD, Parks Board Vacant, Position #4 Fred Wong, Community Programs E Joanne Lord, Position #5, LAMHA, Chair ✓ Coordinator Eric Peterson, Park Operations E 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 – December minutes; motion made by L. Finkle and seconded by C. Palmer – motion passed unanimously. 40. BOARD MEMBER & COMMITTEE REPORTS • L Finkle reported about Seattle Vintage Facebook page, which mentioned Lynnwood locations like the Ranch Roadhouse, Lynnwood Lumber Company, Kellers Corner, Ed's Surplus, and Lynnwood Elks Cossacks Motorcycle Stunt Team. These may be interesting for future signal box themes. • C Ryan mentioned Living Voices events at Heritage Park, and a trolley talk on May 23 during Historic Preservation Month. • Recent tours of Heritage Park included Edmonds College and Chrysalis School. 50. CITIZEN COMMENTS None 60. STAFF REPORT F. Wong reported on: • Heritage Park Spring Clean is scheduled for April 7. • History and Heritage Day is July 11. Heart Art Healing Art and Lynnwood Rocks will participate. • Upcoming art projects include FIFA World Cup soccer ball art project, Lynnwood Senior Center/Community Garden mural, Lynnwood Artists Show, and Lynnwood Idol singing competition. 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 2025 Annual Report – Approval/Changes Motion made by L. Finkle to approve the annual report as presented by F. Wong. Seconded by C. Palmer. Motion carried unanimously. Report to go to Council in March. 70.2 Signal Boxes – update / future, other Art Projects • The Snohomish People signal box has been covered; the wrap is scheduled to be removed within one week. A meeting with the Tulalip Tribe's has been scheduled. • Next signal box, close to Barnes & Noble, will have an eggs/chicken design. 70.3 Historic Preservation – FAQs Board reviewed the historic preservation Q&A. L. Finkle noted the word “yet” in “the city is not yet a Certified Local Government” may imply that the City is pursuing certification. The word “yet” should be removed. 70.4 Reaching ESD (social studies teachers, field trips, bus grant) • Due to limited volunteer/tour guide capacity, we’ll target Fall 2026 rather than this spring for ESD school field trips and bus grants. We also want to explore contacting PTAs and using PeachJar. And Edmonds College. • We also want to have more volunteers/docents for Heritage Park. LAMHA had 25 volunteers when it started. Now it has 12. 70.5 America250: Out of Many, One / Water Tower Exhibit • Concept discussed: build a miniature working water tower to demonstrate water collection and gravity-fed water pressure. Maybe one tower elevated, one at ground level. Ideally completed by History and Heritage Day (July 11); Or Museum Day (August 8) as a second target date. • C. Palmer will try to find contact for Mountlake Terrace HS fabrication shop. F Wong to contact local scout troop to see if there is interest for an Eagle Scout project. • A historic wood pipe retrieved from Lake Serene (replaced within the last 3–4 years) is housed in LAMHA; it can be displayed inside the water tower. • Board also discussed the common question of whether we collect rain water. We’ll investigate with Eric Peterson. 80. COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT • Councilmember Wright introduced herself. She previously served as Chair of the DEI Commission. She works for the State of Washington at L&I as a Program Manager for occupational health research. • She said that the deaf and hard of hearing students at Madrona K-8 and Edmonds Woodway High School would be interested in Heritage Park. • She belongs to two social organizations (Philo, affiliate of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., and Rho Sigma Alpha) that are often looking for volunteer opportunities. • She’d like to know how Council can support us. 90. FUTURE BUSINESS May is Historic Preservation Month. 100. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 5:23 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. Staff Report (Program & Project Updates) DATE: March 5, 2026 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 positions #1 and #4. Please encourage your friends and neighbors to consider applying. 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 People Box: location at 168th and 44th is done. Big box wrap has been covered and will be removed. Meeting with Tulalip Tribes on March 12. • Future boxes: eggs/chicken/poultry, newspapers/radio stations, significant businesses, fairgrounds, rodeos, Edmonds College, Edmonds School District’s sports Wall of Honors, homesteaders, South Lynnwood, Lund’s Gulch Snohomish County Historic Grant - 2026 Applied to archive city historical events info. www.DiscoverLynnwood.com New map is on the web. Lynnwood Idol Application posted. May 31, 2026 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