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November 19, 2024 ·2:05 PM Final-revised ·AGENDA REVISED 11.18.2024 - HYBRID MEETING - MAY BEGIN EARLY - ADJOURNS BY 4:30 P.M. (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010)

Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers

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Agenda — 17 items

  1. 1 Call To Order ▶ jump to 0:01
  2. 2 Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:17
  3. 3 Announcements ▶ jump to 0:49
  4. 4 Committee Discussion ▶ jump to 1:57
  5. 4 Motion approved to nominate Jon Scanlon to chair this meeting and the Council meeting.
  6. 1. Discussion of the County Executive’s recommended 2025-2026 Biennium Budget AB2024-669 DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED ▶ jump to 1:59
  7. 2. Discussion of an ordinance adopting amendments to WCC Titles 20 and 22 to enact SSB 5290 regarding local project review AB2024-774 DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED ▶ jump to 9:44
  8. 7 Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council ▶ jump to 59:34
  9. 7 Motion approved to request the Executive to come forward with a supplemental budget request for Sustainable Connections of $20,000 (which is less than the $100,000 that they have had before) as a contract.
  10. 1. Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code Chapter 2.06 Medical Examiner to establish a Medical Examiner Department AB2024-747 RECOMMENDED TO HOLD IN COMMITTEE Pass ▶ jump to 70:15
  11. 2. Resolution to establish Council goals for full, timely awarding of Healthy Children’s Fund contracts AB2024-767 WITHDRAWN ▶ jump to 86:08
  12. 9 Motion approved to recommend the revised Galloway substitute under the existing Agenda Bill (AB2024-793) and create a new Agenda Bill for the revised Planning and Development Services (PDS) substitute for introduction tonight.
  13. 3. Discussion and motion to approve Whatcom County’s state legislative priorities for 2025 legislative session. AB2024-789 RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OF REQUEST Pass ▶ jump to 105:29
  14. 11 Items Added by Revision ▶ jump to 105:56
  15. 12 Other Business ▶ jump to 105:59
  16. 12 Motion approved to hold until December 3 and request that financial analysis be done and brought back to Council to double check and see if there may be specifically any additional increases due to it being a department, and that they think about what would be a good representative (on the Medical examiner advisory council), whether it be the Chief’s Association or the commissioners, from EMS or Fire, and a recommendation for a ninth member (to make it an odd number).
  17. 13 Adjournment ▶ jump to 106:02