Council

Council Chambers - Hybrid Meeting

Agenda — 65 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. Special Council for August 27, 2024 MIN2024-056 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
9. 2. Committee of the Whole Executive Session for September 10, 2024 MIN2024-057 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
10. 3. Special Committee of the Whole for September 10, 2024 MIN2024-058 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
11. 4. Committee of the Whole for September 10, 2024 MIN2024-059 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
12. 5. Regular County Council for September 10, 2024 MIN2024-060 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
13. 6. Water Work Session for April 16, 2024 MIN2024-061 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
14. 7. Water Work Session for May 14, 2024 MIN2024-062 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
15. 15 PUBLIC HEARINGS
16. 1. Ordinance adopting various amendments to Whatcom County Code Title 20, Zoning AB2024-545 ADOPTED Pass
17. 2. Ordinance adopting the 2020 Shoreline Management Program Periodic Update AB2024-559 ADOPTED Pass
18. 3. Resolution adopting the 2025-2030 Six-Year Water Resources Improvement Program (WRIP) by the Whatcom County Council (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2024-564 APPROVED Pass
19. 4. Resolution approving the 2025-2030 Six-year Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) AB2024-579 DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED
20. 20 OPEN SESSION
21. 20 Motion approved 6-1, with Stremler opposed, to hold this item until Other Items at the end of the meeting (see this file again under Committee Reports, Other Items, And Councilmember Updates below).
22. 21 CONSENT AGENDA
23. 22 (From Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee)
24. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Northwest Resource Group for development of a forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, in the amount of $133,060 AB2024-605
25. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for a partnership in the development and implementation of the forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, where the City will reimburse the County for contract costs in the amount of $41,295 AB2024-606
26. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to fund various public health services in the amount of $2,733,126, for a total amended agreement amount of $18,991,359 AB2024-607
27. 25 This item was considered separately below.
28. 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Lynden to support Lynden’s Wastewater Treatment Plant construction project in the amount of $2,000,000 AB2024-609 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
29. 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Ferndale for the City’s Water Treatment Plant upgrades in the amount of $3,000,000 AB2024-610 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
30. 27 This item was considered separately below.
31. 6. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Lifeline Connections to provide substance use disorder assessments and post-treatment coordination services to eligible people in the amount of $100,000, for a total amended contract amount of $281,977 AB2024-611 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
32. 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Whatcom Center for Early Learning to expand mental health support services to low-income children, in the amount of $398,709 AB2024-612 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
33. 29 This item was considered separately below.
34. 8. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to purchase an oversample of a statewide survey to assess the health and well-being of children and families, in the amount of $67,796 AB2024-613 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
35. 9. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Ecology for a Washington Conservation Corps Crew and supervisor to assist with salmon habitat, flood, and stormwater projects, water quality monitoring, and emergency response, in the amount of $227,140 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2024-614 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
36. 10. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to secure matching funds for the acquisition of a conservation easement on the Taylor property through the Conservation Easement Program, in the amount of $50,000 AB2024-615 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
37. 11. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Commerce to help cover a portion of the Victim/Witness Coordinator position salary and benefits in an amount not to exceed $60,461 AB2024-621 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
38. 12. Request authorization for the County Executive to award Bid #24-70 and enter into a contract between Whatcom County and JT Muenscher General Contractor, Inc. for the demolition of the Hostel Building at Bay Horizon Park, in the amount of $249,152 AB2024-622 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
39. 13. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, in the amount of $11,509 AB2024-623 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
40. 14. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the US Department of Justice for a Rapid DNA Testing Machine, in the amount of $440,000 AB2024-624 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
41. 15. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Mark Palmer General Contractor LLC for 513 Courtroom Remodel Tenant Improvements, in the amount of $65,917.75 AB2024-627 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
42. 38 OTHER ITEMS
43. 39 (From Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee)
44. 1. Ordinance relating to the annual submission of taxing district levy amounts to the Whatcom County Council AB2024-565 ADOPTED Pass
45. 2. Ordinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 12, in the amount of $9,347,192 AB2024-594 SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED Pass
46. 3. Ordinance establishing a project-based budget for the Lookout Mountain Road Repair Project Fund AB2024-596 SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED Pass
47. 42 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY
48. 4. Ordinance establishing a project-based budget for the Governor’s Point Project Fund AB2024-597 SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED Pass
49. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Northwest Resource Group for development of a forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, in the amount of $133,060 AB2024-605 AUTHORIZED Pass
50. 5. Resolution amending the 2024 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 5, in the amount of $257,550 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2024-602 APPROVED Pass
51. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for a partnership in the development and implementation of the forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, where the City will reimburse the County for contract costs in the amount of $41,295 AB2024-606 AUTHORIZED Pass
52. 45 (No Committee Assignment)
53. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to fund various public health services in the amount of $2,733,126, for a total amended agreement amount of $18,991,359 AB2024-607 AUTHORIZED Pass
54. 6. Ordinance establishing Whatcom County Code Chapter 2.180 Naming County-Owned Public Buildings, Properties, Parks, and Facilities AB2024-314 ADOPTED Pass
55. 47 COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
56. 1. Appointment to a vacancy on the Justice Project Oversight & Planning (JPOP) Committee, behavioral health provider position, Applicant(s): Trevor Aerts AB2024-598 APPOINTED Pass
57. 49 CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
58. 1. Request confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Dan Kostozewski and Gervasio Tirigall to the Bicycle / Pedestrian Advisory Committee AB2024-619 CONFIRMED Pass
59. 51 ITEMS ADDED BY REVISION
60. 52 INTRODUCTION ITEMS
61. 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 INTRODUCED Pass
62. 54 COMMITTEE REPORTS, OTHER ITEMS, AND COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES
63. 55 ADJOURN
64. 63 Resolution approving the 2025-2030 Six-year Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) AB2024-579 APPROVED Pass
65. 64 COMMITTEE REPORTS, OTHER ITEMS, AND COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES CONTINUED

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