Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee
Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
Agenda — 23 items
- 1 Call To Order
- 2 Roll Call
- 3 Announcements
- 3 Also Present: Ben Elenbaas, Kaylee Galloway, Jon Scanlon, and Mark Stremler
- 4 Council "Consent Agenda" Items
- 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Commerce to reimburse the 5% match obligation required in the two elevation grants, in the amount of $600,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to administer the Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) Program in the amount of $1,813,929, for a total amended contract amount of $5,223,812
- 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a three-year contract between Whatcom County and Correctional Healthcare Partners Inc. for the provision of jail healthcare and juvenile detention nursing services, in the three-year total amount of $22,896,000
- 8 Committee Discussion
- 1. Discussion of resolution declaring the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District’s intention to lease property on River Road (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 9 This item was considered separately below.
- 2. Discussion of a resolution declaring the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District’s intention to lease property on East Main Street (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 10 Council "Consent Agenda" Items Considered Separately
- 11 Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council
- 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a three-year contract between Whatcom County and Correctional Healthcare Partners Inc. for the provision of jail healthcare and juvenile detention nursing services, in the three-year total amount of $22,896,000
- 1. Ordinance amending the project budget for the New Public Health, Safety and Justice Facility, request no. 9
- 12 Recommended to Hold in Committee until November 5th
- 2. Resolution amending the 2025 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 4, in the amount of $49,400 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 3. Ordinance establishing the Silver Lake Lagoon Project Fund and establishing an initial budget for the Silver Lake Lagoon Bridge Fund
- 4. Ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 11, in the amount of $517,671
- 16 Items Added by Revision
- 17 Other Business
- 18 Adjournment
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