Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee

Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers

Agenda — 24 items

1. 1 Call To Order ▶ jump to 0:30
2. 2 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:45
3. 3 Announcements ▶ jump to 1:04
4. 4 Council "Consent Agenda" Items ▶ jump to 1:05
5. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Collective Bargaining Agreement between Whatcom County and Professional and Technical Employees, Local 17 for the period January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2028 AB2026-137 SUBSTITUTE RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:05
6. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Ecology for the 2025-2027 Biennial Stormwater Capacity Grant, in the amount of $120,000 AB2026-154 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:05
7. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and North Whatcom Fire and Rescue to extend the current contract for fire investigation services by one year AB2026-156 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:05
8. 4. 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 for the design phase of the Lakeway Drive - City of Bellingham to Cable Street - Pavement Rehabilitation Project, County Road Project 925001, in the amount of $251,000 AB2026-160 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:05
9. 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Commerce to reimburse the 5% local match obligation required in the four FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) grants, in the amount of $1,500,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-162 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:05
10. 6. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal cost reimbursement agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Lynden to support 30% design of Phase 1 of the Mouw Ditch early action project with pass-through funding from Floodplains through Design (FbD) 2023-25 grant, in the amount of $113,600 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-163 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:05
11. 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Whatcom Long Term Recovery Group to increase the project management task budget to assist homeowners participating in the Hazard Mitigation Elevation Grant Program, in the amount of $80,000, for a total amount of $200,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2026-164 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:05
12. 12 Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council ▶ jump to 4:16
13. 1. Ordinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 4, in the amount of $1,804,963 AB2026-145 SUBSTITUTE RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 14:33
14. 2. Ordinance establishing the project budget for the Strawberry Point/Lake Whatcom Boulevard stormwater improvements, request no. 1 AB2026-114 RECOMMENDED TO HOLD IN COMMITTEE Pass ▶ jump to 17:30
15. 3. Ordinance establishing the Ferndale Senior Activity Center Improvements Fund and establishing an initial budget for the Ferndale Senior Activity Center Improvements Fund AB2026-143 RECOMMENDED TO HOLD IN COMMITTEE Pass ▶ jump to 18:35
16. 15 Motion approved to recommend to postpone AB2026-114 to the March 24th Finance and Administrative Services Committee meeting.
17. 4. Ordinance amending the project budget for the Courthouse Building Envelope Fund, request no. 7 AB2026-134 RECOMMENDED TO HOLD IN COMMITTEE Pass ▶ jump to 19:47
18. 5. Resolution to declare county-owned structures located at recently acquired property at South Fork Park as worthless AB2026-165 DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED ▶ jump to 19:55
19. 17 Motion approved to recommend that they postpone AB2026-143 to the March 24th Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee meeting.
20. 18 Items Added by Revision ▶ jump to 31:04
21. 19 Other Business ▶ jump to 31:09
22. 19 Motion approved to recommend to postpone AB2026-134 to the March 24th Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee meeting.
23. 20 Adjournment ▶ jump to 31:14
24. 21 Motion approved that they hold this until such time that the pictures (of the structures) are added to the public record on this (AB20206-165).