Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee
Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
Agenda — 32 items
- 1 Call To Order
- 2 Roll Call
- 3 Announcements
- 3 Also Present: Ben Elenbaas, Kaylee Galloway, Jon Scanlon, and Mark Stremler
- 4 Council "Consent Agenda" Items
- 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and AMS Print and Mail Specialists for the design, production, and distribution of primary and general election local voters’ pamphlets in the amount not to exceed $90,000
- 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Federal Aid Project Prospectus and Local Agency Agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Transportation for the Martin Road/Anderson Creek Bridge No. 250 Replacement Project, in the amount of $512,000
- 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Herrera Environmental Consultants to continue supporting the Floodplain Integrated Planning (FLIP) Process, in the amount of $590,829 for a total contract amount of $2,998,369 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the US Geological Survey (USGS) to develop and assess non-contact methods for measuring discharge in the Nooksack River during high-flow events, in the amount of $222,698 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the University of Washington to assess the Nooksack River’s morphodynamic response to potential channel and floodplain modifications, in the amount of $114,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 6. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Ferndale to establish the responsibilities of the Flood Control Zone District and the City of Ferndale in designing the Ferndale Levee Improvement Project to a 90% level, acquiring right of way, and permitting, in the amount of $430,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and the Northwest Natural Resource Group for development of a forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, in the amount of $12,063 for a total amended contract amount of $145,123
- 8. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for partnership in the development of a forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom watershed, in the amount of $12,063 for a total agreement amount of $53,358
- 9. Request approval for the County Executive to authorize all County departments to use Washington State Contract #22823 for as-needed equipment rentals through December 31, 2026, with the award to any one vendor in a fiscal year not to exceed $100,000
- 10. Request approval for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the City of Seattle which will allow reciprocal utilization of competitively bid contracts, pursuant to RCW Chapter 39.34 Interlocal Cooperation Act
- 11. Request approval for the County Executive to authorize the purchase of ClearCount 2.5 ScanStation and ClearAudit Admin Station bundles from Clear Ballot Group, Inc., the sole source for these products, in an amount not to exceed $50,347.10
- 16 Committee Discussion
- 1. Discussion of the annual allocation of Rural Sales Tax Fund
- 2. Discussion on 2025-2026 mid-biennium review with initial budget instructions and draft calendar
- 19 Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council
- 19 Motion approved to change the fund reserve and target investment allocations so they are as follows: Fund reserve at 15 percent, housing infrastructure projects at 30 percent, Whatcom County at 30 percent, and Government infrastructure projects at 40 percent.
- 1. Ordinance amending the project based budget for the N. Fork Road/Kenney Creek Fish Passage fund, Request No. 2
- 2. Ordinance amending the project budget for the Courtroom Audio Visual Systems Upgrade, request no. 1
- 3. Resolution amending the 2025 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 1, in the amount of $14,400 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 4. Ordinance amending the project budget for the Lookout Mountain Road Repairs Project Fund, request no. 1
- 5. Ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 4, in the amount of $6,227,211
- 25 Special Presentation
- 1. Report from the Finance Division
- 2. Report from the Facilities Division of the Administrative Services Department
- 28 Items Added by Revision
- 29 Other Business
- 30 Adjournment