Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee

Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers

Agenda — 22 items

1. 1 Call To Order ▶ jump to 0:03
2. 2 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:22
3. 3 Announcements ▶ jump to 0:46
4. 4 Special Order of Business ▶ jump to 0:48
5. 1. Nomination and appointment of Committee Chair AB2026-006 APPOINTED ▶ jump to 0:51
6. 6 Council "Consent Agenda" Items ▶ jump to 4:58
7. 6 MOTION 1 and 2: Appointed Scanlon as Chair and Boyle and Rienstra as Vice Chairs
8. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Health Care Authority to provide Medicaid-related outreach and linkage activities to Whatcom County residents as a fee for service agreement, without a not-to-exceed amount AB2026-001 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 4:57
9. 7 MOTION 3: Motion approved that, in their committees, the Council require a motion and second for each item for consideration.
10. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Cascadia Law Group PLLC to provide legal advice and services regarding SEPA procedures in relation to permit applications submitted by Petrogas in the amount of $50,000 for a total amended contract amount of $150,000 AB2026-009 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 4:57
11. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Collective Bargaining Agreement between Whatcom County and General Teamsters Union Local No. 231 for the period of January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2028 AB2026-012 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 4:57
12. 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Collective Bargaining Agreement between Whatcom County and the Deputy Sheriff’s Guild for the period January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2028 AB2026-020 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 4:57
13. 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Axon Enterprises to add 36 months to Axon’s proprietary cloud-based storage, software, and professional services, and to replace 90 cameras and 12 docking stations, in the amount of $236,734 [Scrivener’s error: corrected amount $236,764] AB2026-018 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 4:57
14. 6. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission to reimburse salary and related benefit costs for an instructor at the Arlington Regional Law Enforcement Academy, in the estimated amount of $200,000 for 2026 AB2026-024 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 4:57
15. 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Ferndale Youth Sports for Northwest Fields Renovations Project capital improvements funded by the Lodging Tax, in the amount of $109,140 AB2026-013 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 4:57
16. 8. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Military Department for What-COMM Equipment (Prime contract in pass-through mechanism to City of Bellingham), in the amount of $94,107 AB2026-019 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 4:57
17. 9. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Stryker Corporation to increase EMS equipment assigned to the EMS Captain at Whatcom County Fire District 7 in the amount of $23,414 per year for the last five years of the 10-year contract, for a total amended contract amount of $668,595 AB2026-022 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 4:57
18. 16 Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council ▶ jump to 16:50
19. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham to eliminate funding for three lateral paramedic positions, decreasing the contracted amount by $224,823 for a total amended contract amount of $783,619 AB2025-854 SUBSTITUTE RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION Pass ▶ jump to 22:32
20. 18 Items Added by Revision ▶ jump to 23:03
21. 19 Other Business ▶ jump to 23:04
22. 20 Adjournment ▶ jump to 27:19