Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee

Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers

Agenda — 24 items

1. 1 Call To Order ▶ jump to 0:01
2. 2 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:06
3. 3 Announcements ▶ jump to 0:28
4. 3 Also Present: Ben Elenbaas, Kaylee Galloway, Jon Scanlon, and Mark Stremler
5. 4 Council "Consent Agenda" Items ▶ jump to 1:37
6. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into Amendment No. 1 of the Interagency Agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Health to provide additional funding for the Whatcom County Pollution Identification and Correction (PIC) Program, in the amount of $1,536,380 for a total amendment amount of $3,015,374 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2025-347 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:37
7. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Mobile Mama Strategies, Inc to administer a mental health internship pilot project in the amount of $133,100, for a total amended contract amount of $297,335 AB2025-354 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:37
8. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for reimbursement of overtime patrols, in the amount of $21,900 AB2025-360 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:37
9. 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Siemens Industry, Inc. to provide the 2025 - 2027 Service Agreement for HVAC Service, in the amount of $120,096 plus applicable Washington State Sales Tax AB2025-363 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:37
10. 5. Request approval for the County Executive to authorize the purchase of radios, related installation parts, and programming, using the Washington State Contract #00318, in an amount not to exceed $100,000 per calendar year for 2025 and 2026 AB2025-364 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:37
11. 6. Request approval for the County Executive to authorize the purchase of a RapidHIT™ ID Sytem, using the Washington State Contract #20722. The vendor is Thermo Fisher Scientific/Life Technologies Corporation, and the total cost for this purchase will not exceed $210,784.83 AB2025-369 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:37
12. 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Bode Technology for DNA training, analaysis, and result storage, in the amount of $70,000 AB2025-370 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 1:37
13. 12 Special Presentation ▶ jump to 12:12
14. 1. Presentation by the Western Washington University Small Business Development Center AB2025-289 PRESENTED ▶ jump to 12:14
15. 2. Report from the Facilities Division of the Administrative Services Department AB2025-319 REPORTED ▶ jump to 36:25
16. 3. Presentation regarding new fees to be added to the Unified Fee Schedule for Business Hazardous Waste Management and Disposal at the Disposal of Toxics Facility AB2025-349 PRESENTED ▶ jump to 52:18
17. 16 Committee Discussion ▶ jump to 58:55
18. 1. Discussion of an ordinance authorizing interfund loans to finance cash flow for county road fund up to $4 million for a term not to exceed two years AB2025-356 DISCUSSED ▶ jump to 58:57
19. 2. Discussion of proposed Whatcom Agriculture Research Station project AB2025-366 WITHDRAWN ▶ jump to 78:09
20. 3. Discussion of an ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 5, in the amount of $1,053,510 AB2025-367 NOT ACTED UPON ▶ jump to 78:28
21. 20 Items Added by Revision ▶ jump to 78:35
22. 1. Request council review and approval of the Economic Development Investment Board’s recommendation for funding of the Port of Bellingham’s property acquisition for the development of a Washington Agricultural Research Station AB2025-373 RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OF REQUEST Pass ▶ jump to 78:36
23. 22 Other Business ▶ jump to 89:24
24. 23 Adjournment ▶ jump to 89:25