Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee
Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
Agenda — 21 items
- 1 Call To Order
- 2 Roll Call
- 3 Announcements
- 3 Also Present: Ben Elenbaas, Jon Scanlon, and Mark Stremler
- 4 Council "Consent Agenda" Items
- 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and General Code, LLC for legal code publishing services, in the amount of $16,000
- 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State University to continue the jointly shared costs for faculty positions and program support for WSU Whatcom County Extension in the amount of $282,257 for a total amended contract amount of $3,825,050.90
- 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and K2 Towers III, LLC in the amount of $140,133 for a total amended contract amount of $266,579
- 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Gitts Autobody to provide autobody repair services to county vehicles, in the amount of $80,000
- 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Health Care Authority to provide Criminal Justice Treatment Account (CJTA) funding for substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services for individuals involved in the criminal legal system, in the amount of $651,108
- 6. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office - Washington Wildlife and Recreation Forestland Preservation grant program for the acquisition of a forestry conservation easement on the Maple Falls Forest property in the amount of $454,000
- 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to increase the number of childcare slots for low-income families through the funding of the interior build out of a child care facility located in Unit 2 of the Bellis Fair Family Housing Condominium, in the amount of $944,084
- 12 Committee Discussion
- 1. Discussion of an ordinance establishing the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Leasehold Improvements Project Fund and establishing an initial budget for the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Leasehold Improvements Fund
- 2. Discussion of an ordinance establishing the Birch Bay Beach Park Project Fund and establishing an initial budget for the Birch Bay Beach Park Project Fund
- 3. Discussion of an ordinance to amend the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 12, in the amount of $3,565,060
- 16 Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council
- 1. Ordinance establishing the Opioid Settlement Fund and establishing a budget for the Opioid Settlement Fund
- 18 Items Added by Revision
- 19 Other Business
- 20 Adjournment
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