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October 8, 2024 ·6:00 PM Final ·HYBRID MEETING (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010)

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Agenda — 52 items

  1. 1 COUNTY COUNCIL
  2. 2 CALL TO ORDER
  3. 3 ROLL CALL
  4. 4 FLAG SALUTE
  5. 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS
  6. 6 COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S REPORT
  7. 7 MINUTES CONSENT
  8. 1. Water Work Session for September 17, 2024 MIN2024-063 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
  9. 2. Committee of the Whole Executive Session for September 24, 2024 MIN2024-064 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
  10. 3. Committee of the Whole for September 24, 2024 MIN2024-065 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
  11. 4. Regular County Council for September 24, 2024 MIN2024-066 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
  12. 12 OPEN SESSION
  13. 13 CONSENT AGENDA
  14. 14 (From Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee)
  15. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham to support the Wetland Mitigation Bank in the amount of $1,000,000 AB2024-608
  16. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Lydia Place to increase housing stability for families with children ages 0 to 5, in the amount of $1,155,524 AB2024-628
  17. 16 This item was considered separately below.
  18. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal Agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Transportation, in the amount of $1,100,039 AB2024-641 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  19. 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Sanitary Service Company, Inc. to collect waste along Birch Bay Drive in the amount of $14,000, for a total contract amount of $42,000 AB2024-645 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  20. 18 This item was considered separately below.
  21. 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and AssetWorks Inc., to provide professional services for the implementation of the new ER&R asset management system, in the amount of $197,345.78 AB2024-648 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  22. 6. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Clean Earth Environmental Solutions, Inc. to operate the Disposal of Toxics facility in the amount of $405,000, for a total amended contract amount of $5,191,260 AB2024-655 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  23. 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Ferndale Community Services to increase housing stability for families with children ages 0 to 5, in the amount of $376,416 AB2024-659
  24. 8. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Lydia Place to expand mental health and parent support services to low-income families with children ages 0-5, in the amount of $474,786 AB2024-664
  25. 23 OTHER ITEMS
  26. 24 (From Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee)
  27. 24 This item was considered separately below.
  28. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Ferndale School District to purchase and install an ADA-compliant playground, in the amount of $700,000 AB2024-654 HELD IN COMMITTEE Pass
  29. 26 (No Committee Assignment)
  30. 26 This item was considered separately below.
  31. 2. Resolution establishing regular Council meeting dates for 2025 AB2024-572 APPROVED Pass
  32. 27 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CONSIDERED SEPARATELLY
  33. 28 COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
  34. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham to support the Wetland Mitigation Bank in the amount of $1,000,000 AB2024-608 AUTHORIZED Pass
  35. 1. Application to a vacancy on the Justice Project Oversight and Planning (JPOP) Committee, supportive housing subject matter expert, Applicant(s): Pamela Kahn AB2024-616 APPOINTED Pass
  36. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Lydia Place to increase housing stability for families with children ages 0 to 5, in the amount of $1,155,524 AB2024-628 SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED Pass
  37. 30 ITEMS ADDED BY REVISION
  38. 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Ferndale Community Services to increase housing stability for families with children ages 0 to 5, in the amount of $376,416 AB2024-659 AUTHORIZED Pass
  39. 31 INTRODUCTION ITEMS
  40. 8. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Lydia Place to expand mental health and parent support services to low-income families with children ages 0-5, in the amount of $474,786 AB2024-664 SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED Pass
  41. 1. Appointment to a vacancy on the Forest Resilience Task Force, trust land beneficiary representative, Applicant(s): Tom Smith AB2024-638 INTRODUCED Pass
  42. 2. Resolution approving the Whatcom County 2025 Annual Construction Program AB2024-639 INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARING Pass
  43. 3. Resolution amending the 2024 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 6, in the amount of $11,350 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2024-642 INTRODUCED Pass
  44. 4. Resolution approving the Whatcom County 2025 - 2030 Six-year Transportation Improvement Program AB2024-644 INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARING Pass
  45. 5. Ordinance amending the project budget for the Plantation Rifle Range Lead Reclamation & Captial Improvement Fund, request no. 2 AB2024-657 INTRODUCED Pass
  46. 6. Ordinance amending the project budget for the Hovander Park Building Improvements Fund, request no. 2 AB2024-658 INTRODUCED Pass
  47. 7. Ordinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 13, in the amount of $2,122,735 AB2024-660 INTRODUCED Pass
  48. 39 COMMITTEE REPORTS, OTHER ITEMS, AND COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES
  49. 40 ADJOURN
  50. 49 Discussion with Pacifica Law Group, LLP regarding legal services for the Whatcom County Council related to Initiative 2024-01 [Discussion of this item may take place in executive session (closed to the public) pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)] AB2024-670 DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED
  51. 50 Motion approved 4-3, with Byrd, Elenbaas, and Stremler opposed, to extend the contract with Pacifica Law Group through the end of 2025 per the discussion in executive session and to extend the budget authority to the full amount already approved by Council.
  52. 51 COMMITTEE REPORTS, OTHER ITEMS, AND COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES CONTINUED

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