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Bond oversight committee shares floodplain maps for Bellevue Park; planting day set for Sept. 13
Summary
Commission members discussed floodplain maps for Bellevue Park and asked Public Works to attend a September meeting; volunteers will hold a planting day Sept. 13 at Barrett (Baird/Berry) Park.
Members of the Sustainability Commission discussed recent bond oversight activity related to Bellevue Park and shared community-project updates, including a volunteer planting day scheduled for Sept. 13.
Floodplain maps and Bellevue Park
Commission members said the bond oversight committee requested floodplain maps for Bellevue Park because planned park structures must be relocated if they fall inside the floodplain. Mel England, staff liaison, said Public Works staff member Adrian (last name not specified in the transcript) can attend the commission's September meeting to explain what structures can or cannot be sited within the floodplain and to answer technical questions.
Commissioners were advised there is no immediate deadline: Adrian told the group that the changes will not occur this year, and he recommended attending the September meeting so staff can clarify restrictions before designers proceed.
Community projects and volunteer events
Commissioners announced a planting and volunteer day scheduled for Sept. 13 at Barrett Park (two volunteer shifts planned, roughly 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.) with an evening fall festival and live music. Members also praised recent communications work that featured the commission's events and outreach.
Other items
Commission members noted they received printed copies of a flood-plain map and discussed distribution to the public. Staff confirmed that any document the commission distributes to the public must go through staff to be posted so it is available to residents.
Quotes from the meeting
"Adrian said the changes won't happen for not anytime within this year. So there's no, like, fire under the sustainability commission to, like, have a solution by tomorrow," a commissioner said, explaining the suggested timing for the Bellevue Park discussion.
Next steps
Commissioners asked staff to circulate the floodplain maps and to invite Public Works to the September meeting for a focused discussion about Bellevue Park design constraints and options. The volunteer planting day remains scheduled for Sept. 13; commissioners will share event details with the public when the materials are posted to the city's channels.
