Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee

Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers

Agenda — 24 items

1. 1 Call To Order
2. 2 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:05
3. 3 Announcements ▶ jump to 0:28
4. 4 Council "Consent Agenda" Items ▶ jump to 0:30
5. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and BEA Environmental, LLC to develop and implement a Source Control Business Inspection Program, in the amount of $89,950 AB2026-253 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:29
6. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Bellingham Food Bank to purchase and distribute diapers, wipes, infant formula, and food to low-income families with children in the amount of $636,305, for a total amended contract amount of $1,503,993 AB2026-256 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:29
7. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Ecology to administer and enforce the well sealing, tagging, and decommissioning portions of the water well construction regulations, in the estimated amount of $13,500 annually AB2026-260 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:29
8. 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to administer rental assistance to eligible individuals who are involved in the criminal legal system and in recovery from a substance use disorder, in the amount of $79,090 AB2026-269 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:29
9. 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Housing Authority of the City of Bellingham to fund capital expenses for the development of the Samish Commons Early Learning Center, in the amount of $851,350 AB2026-270 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:29
10. 6. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Department of Ecology to provide funding to advance the planning work necessary to evaluate and implement flood mitigation alternatives for the Lower Nooksack River and the Everson-Sumas overflow corridor, in the amount of $2,738,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-277 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:29
11. 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Transportation to execute a Federal Aid Project Prospectus to obligate federal Ferry Boat Program funds for the Lummi Island Ferry operating costs, in the amount of $1,920,916 AB2026-294 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:29
12. 8. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and City of Bellingham for U.S. Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant FY25, in the amount of $11,812 AB2026-299 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 0:29
13. 13 Committee Discussion ▶ jump to 13:09
14. 1. Discussion regarding options and budget implications for a proposed sales and use tax of one-tenth of one percent for criminal justice purposes AB2026-278 DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED ▶ jump to 13:20
15. 2. Discussion regarding an ordinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 7, in the amount of $23,290,457 AB2026-210 NOT ACTED UPON ▶ jump to 60:19
16. 15 Motion approved that council waive privilege on the legal advice that they have received regarding the viability of AB 2026-259 (this is the ordinance submitting to the qualified voters of Whatcom County, a proposition authorizing a sales and use tax of one tenth of one percent for criminal justice purposes, as authorized by RCW. 82.14 .345).
17. 3. Discussion regarding a proposed resolution to declare Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District personal property, a single family house, as surplus and approve sale (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-283 NOT ACTED UPON ▶ jump to 60:19
18. 4. Discussion regarding a proposed resolution declaring Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District personal property as surplus and approve sale (Council acting as Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-285 NOT ACTED UPON ▶ jump to 60:19
19. 5. Discussion regarding a proposed resolution declaring Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District personal property as surplus and approve sale (Council acting as Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors AB2026-287 NOT ACTED UPON ▶ jump to 60:19
20. 6. Discussion regarding a resolution amending the 2026 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 1, in the amount of $23,406 (Council acting as Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-293 NOT ACTED UPON ▶ jump to 60:19
21. 7. Discussion regarding a resolution authorizing the submission of three independent grant applications to the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board to restore fish passage at the Black Slough and Homesteader culverts and to complete the final design and permitting of the Tinling Creek culvert project (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-296 NOT ACTED UPON ▶ jump to 60:19
22. 21 Items Added by Revision ▶ jump to 60:30
23. 22 Other Business ▶ jump to 60:32
24. 23 Adjournment ▶ jump to 60:33