docketcity.com
Home › Whatcom County › Meetings

Council

May 21, 2024 ·6:00 PM Final ·HYBRID MEETING (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010)

Hybrid Meeting

Agenda PDF Official record ↗

Agenda — 53 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 PM for April 30, 2024 MIN2024-022 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
  9. 2. Special Council AM for April 30, 2024 MIN2024-023 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
  10. 3. Committee of the Whole Executive Session for May 7, 2024 MIN2024-024 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
  11. 4. Committee of the Whole for May 7, 2024 MIN2024-025 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
  12. 5. Regular County Council for May 7, 2024 MIN2024-026 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass
  13. 13 OPEN SESSION
  14. 14 CONSENT AGENDA
  15. 15 (From Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee)
  16. 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 AB2024-315 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  17. 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 AB2024-316 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  18. 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 AB2024-317 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  19. 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 AB2024-318
  20. 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) AB2024-319 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  21. 20 This item was considered separately below.
  22. 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 AB2024-322 SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  23. 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 AB2024-323 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  24. 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 AB2024-324 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  25. 9. Resolution amending Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employees AB2024-327
  26. 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 AB2024-330 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  27. 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 AB2024-334 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  28. 26 This item was considered separately below.
  29. 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 AB2024-339 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass
  30. 28 OTHER ITEMS
  31. 29 (From Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee)
  32. 1. Ordinance amending the project budget for the Lake Whatcom Park Trail Development Fund, request no. 3 AB2024-303 ADOPTED Pass
  33. 30 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY
  34. 2. Ordinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 7, in the amount of 1,605,662 AB2024-302 SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED Pass
  35. 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 AB2024-318 AUTHORIZED Pass
  36. 32 COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
  37. 9. Resolution amending Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employees AB2024-327 TABLED Pass
  38. 1. Appointment to a vacancy on the Wildlife Advisory Committee, Applicant: Emily Wirtz AB2024-328 APPOINTED Pass
  39. 33 ITEM ADDED AFTER DISCUSSION OF AB2024-327 (TWO ACTIONS TAKEN)
  40. 34 ITEMS ADDED BY REVISION
  41. 34 Request authorization to amend Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employees AB2024-268 MOTION RESCINDED Pass
  42. 35 INTRODUCTION ITEMS
  43. 35 ACTION SUMMARY: Motion approved 5-2, with Byrd and Elenbaas opposed, to rescind the action taken (motion) on AB2024-268 on May 7, 2024.
  44. 1. Ordinance establishing Whatcom County Code Chapter 2.180 Naming County-Owned Public Buildings, Properties, Parks, and Facilities AB2024-314 INTRODUCED Pass
  45. 36 Request authorization to amend Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employees AB2024-268 APPROVED Pass
  46. 2. Ordinance closing the Vactor Truck Storage Building Fund 379 AB2024-333 INTRODUCED Pass
  47. 3. Ordinance closing the South Fork Park Improvement Fund 363 AB2024-335 INTRODUCED Pass
  48. 4. Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code 3.08.060, Bids and Proposals Required AB2024-337 INTRODUCED Pass
  49. 5. Appointment to a vacancy on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, citizen representative with no financial ties to the other sectors, Applicant(s): Jerry Burns AB2024-325 INTRODUCED Pass
  50. 41 COMMITTEE REPORTS, OTHER ITEMS, AND COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES
  51. 42 ADJOURN
  52. 44 AB2024-268 was not added by revision but was considered during the Consent Agenda (after AB2024-327) above.
  53. 52 From Planning and Development Committee: Motion approved 7-0 that the Council support re-examining changing the use of the HII zone in the UGA to include other zoning designations as possible.

Watch Whatcom County

This is one agenda. Whatcom County publishes another every few weeks, and the thing you care about is rarely on the one you happened to find. Name it and we will email you when it appears.

Free for 14 days, no card — and nothing charges itself: at day 14 the emails simply stop unless you choose to subscribe ($19 a month). One email when something matches, and nothing else. Unsubscribe from any of them. Searching stays free — it is public record.

↑ Back to top