Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda — 25 items
- 1 Call To Order
- 2 Roll Call
- 3 Announcements
- 3 Also Present: Barry Buchanan, Ben Elenbaas, Jon Scanlon, and Mark Stremler
- 4 Council "Consent Agenda" Items
- 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for overtime patrols, in the amount of $21,900
- 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Northwest Clean Air Agency for reimbursement of materials and distribution of DIY air cleaner kits, in an amount up to $3,000
- 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Imagine Institute to assist new home-based childcare providers through the start-up process in order to expand availability of childcare in Whatcom County, in the amount of $478,910
- 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to provide funding for the delivery of various public health programs in the amount of $416,456 for a total amended agreement amount of $14,310,097
- 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and the City of Lynden to further advance their Mouw Ditch project to address drainage and flooding issues in the Bertrand Creek subbasin, in the amount of $32,000 for a total amended agreement amount of $96,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 6. Request approval for the County Executive to award Bid #24-46 for the purchase of 30 rifles, associated equipment, and accessories from Proforce Law Enforcement, located in Prescott, Arizona, in an amount not to exceed $60,576.42
- 7. Request approval for the County Executive to award Bid #24-47 for the purchase of a 360-degree laser scanning system, associated equipment, and accessories from Leica Geosystems, Inc., located in Alpharetta, Georgia, in an amount not to exceed $154,128.53
- 8. Request approval for the County Executive to authorize the purchase of vehicle upfit equipment, using the Washington State Contract #02020, in an amount not to exceed $125,000 in 2024. The state contract is awarded to JR Setina Manufacturing Co., located in Olympia
- 9. Resolution amending Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employees
- 10. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization to provide funds to support substance use disorder assessments in jail, re-entry services and recovery and mental health courts, in the amount of $101,896 for a total amended contract amount of $625,684.10
- 11. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment to increase the compensation for Boundary Review Board services in the amount of $5,000 for a total amended amount of $20,000
- 12. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a lease amendment between Whatcom County and Lengoset, LLC to extend the term of the lease through December 31, 2024 for the purposes of a temporary morgue location in the amount of $250 per autopsy
- 17 Special Presentation
- 1. Report from Facilities Division of Administrative Services Department
- 19 Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council
- 1. Ordinance amending the project budget for the Lake Whatcom Park Trail Development Fund, request no. 3
- 2. Ordinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 7, in the amount of 1,605,662
- 22 Items Added by Revision
- 23 Other Business
- 24 Adjournment
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