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September 24, 2024 ·6:00 PM Final ·HYBRID MEETING (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010)

Council Chambers - Hybrid Meeting

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Agenda — 65 items

  1. 1 COUNTY COUNCIL
  2. 2 CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 1:49
  3. 3 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 2:01
  4. 4 FLAG SALUTE ▶ jump to 2:25
  5. 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS ▶ jump to 2:59
  6. 6 COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S REPORT ▶ jump to 3:01
  7. 7 MINUTES CONSENT ▶ jump to 3:02
  8. 1. Special Council for August 27, 2024 MIN2024-056 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 3:02
  9. 2. Committee of the Whole Executive Session for September 10, 2024 MIN2024-057 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 3:02
  10. 3. Special Committee of the Whole for September 10, 2024 MIN2024-058 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 3:02
  11. 4. Committee of the Whole for September 10, 2024 MIN2024-059 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 3:02
  12. 5. Regular County Council for September 10, 2024 MIN2024-060 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 3:02
  13. 6. Water Work Session for April 16, 2024 MIN2024-061 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 3:02
  14. 7. Water Work Session for May 14, 2024 MIN2024-062 APPROVED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 3:02
  15. 15 PUBLIC HEARINGS ▶ jump to 4:09
  16. 1. Ordinance adopting various amendments to Whatcom County Code Title 20, Zoning AB2024-545 ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 5:10
  17. 2. Ordinance adopting the 2020 Shoreline Management Program Periodic Update AB2024-559 ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 6:37
  18. 3. Resolution adopting the 2025-2030 Six-Year Water Resources Improvement Program (WRIP) by the Whatcom County Council (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2024-564 APPROVED Pass ▶ jump to 8:23
  19. 4. Resolution approving the 2025-2030 Six-year Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) AB2024-579 DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED ▶ jump to 10:05
  20. 20 OPEN SESSION ▶ jump to 30:07
  21. 20 Motion approved 6-1, with Stremler opposed, to hold this item until Other Items at the end of the meeting (see this file again under Committee Reports, Other Items, And Councilmember Updates below).
  22. 21 CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 93:10
  23. 22 (From Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee) ▶ jump to 93:11
  24. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Northwest Resource Group for development of a forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, in the amount of $133,060 AB2024-605 ▶ jump to 93:11
  25. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for a partnership in the development and implementation of the forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, where the City will reimburse the County for contract costs in the amount of $41,295 AB2024-606 ▶ jump to 93:11
  26. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to fund various public health services in the amount of $2,733,126, for a total amended agreement amount of $18,991,359 AB2024-607 ▶ jump to 93:11
  27. 25 This item was considered separately below.
  28. 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Lynden to support Lynden’s Wastewater Treatment Plant construction project in the amount of $2,000,000 AB2024-609 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 93:11
  29. 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Ferndale for the City’s Water Treatment Plant upgrades in the amount of $3,000,000 AB2024-610 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 93:11
  30. 27 This item was considered separately below.
  31. 6. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Lifeline Connections to provide substance use disorder assessments and post-treatment coordination services to eligible people in the amount of $100,000, for a total amended contract amount of $281,977 AB2024-611 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 93:11
  32. 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Whatcom Center for Early Learning to expand mental health support services to low-income children, in the amount of $398,709 AB2024-612 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 93:11
  33. 29 This item was considered separately below.
  34. 8. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to purchase an oversample of a statewide survey to assess the health and well-being of children and families, in the amount of $67,796 AB2024-613 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 93:11
  35. 9. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Ecology for a Washington Conservation Corps Crew and supervisor to assist with salmon habitat, flood, and stormwater projects, water quality monitoring, and emergency response, in the amount of $227,140 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2024-614 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 93:11
  36. 10. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to secure matching funds for the acquisition of a conservation easement on the Taylor property through the Conservation Easement Program, in the amount of $50,000 AB2024-615 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 93:11
  37. 11. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Commerce to help cover a portion of the Victim/Witness Coordinator position salary and benefits in an amount not to exceed $60,461 AB2024-621 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 93:11
  38. 12. Request authorization for the County Executive to award Bid #24-70 and enter into a contract between Whatcom County and JT Muenscher General Contractor, Inc. for the demolition of the Hostel Building at Bay Horizon Park, in the amount of $249,152 AB2024-622 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 93:11
  39. 13. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, in the amount of $11,509 AB2024-623 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 93:11
  40. 14. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the US Department of Justice for a Rapid DNA Testing Machine, in the amount of $440,000 AB2024-624 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 93:11
  41. 15. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Mark Palmer General Contractor LLC for 513 Courtroom Remodel Tenant Improvements, in the amount of $65,917.75 AB2024-627 AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 93:11
  42. 38 OTHER ITEMS ▶ jump to 124:18
  43. 39 (From Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee) ▶ jump to 124:21
  44. 1. Ordinance relating to the annual submission of taxing district levy amounts to the Whatcom County Council AB2024-565 ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 124:33
  45. 2. Ordinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 12, in the amount of $9,347,192 AB2024-594 SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 125:14
  46. 3. Ordinance establishing a project-based budget for the Lookout Mountain Road Repair Project Fund AB2024-596 SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 133:12
  47. 42 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY ▶ jump to 93:10
  48. 4. Ordinance establishing a project-based budget for the Governor’s Point Project Fund AB2024-597 SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 136:51
  49. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Northwest Resource Group for development of a forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, in the amount of $133,060 AB2024-605 AUTHORIZED Pass ▶ jump to 95:04
  50. 5. Resolution amending the 2024 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 5, in the amount of $257,550 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) AB2024-602 APPROVED Pass ▶ jump to 137:43
  51. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for a partnership in the development and implementation of the forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, where the City will reimburse the County for contract costs in the amount of $41,295 AB2024-606 AUTHORIZED Pass ▶ jump to 108:15
  52. 45 (No Committee Assignment) ▶ jump to 138:07
  53. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to fund various public health services in the amount of $2,733,126, for a total amended agreement amount of $18,991,359 AB2024-607 AUTHORIZED Pass ▶ jump to 108:52
  54. 6. Ordinance establishing Whatcom County Code Chapter 2.180 Naming County-Owned Public Buildings, Properties, Parks, and Facilities AB2024-314 ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 139:10
  55. 47 COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES ▶ jump to 146:54
  56. 1. Appointment to a vacancy on the Justice Project Oversight & Planning (JPOP) Committee, behavioral health provider position, Applicant(s): Trevor Aerts AB2024-598 APPOINTED Pass ▶ jump to 147:18
  57. 49 CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES ▶ jump to 147:50
  58. 1. Request confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Dan Kostozewski and Gervasio Tirigall to the Bicycle / Pedestrian Advisory Committee AB2024-619 CONFIRMED Pass ▶ jump to 148:23
  59. 51 ITEMS ADDED BY REVISION ▶ jump to 148:54
  60. 52 INTRODUCTION ITEMS ▶ jump to 148:59
  61. 1. Application to a vacancy on the Justice Project Oversight and Planning (JPOP) Committee, supportive housing subject matter expert, Applicant(s): Pamela Kahn AB2024-616 INTRODUCED Pass ▶ jump to 149:10
  62. 54 COMMITTEE REPORTS, OTHER ITEMS, AND COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES ▶ jump to 149:57
  63. 55 ADJOURN ▶ jump to 176:37
  64. 63 Resolution approving the 2025-2030 Six-year Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) AB2024-579 APPROVED Pass ▶ jump to 10:05
  65. 64 COMMITTEE REPORTS, OTHER ITEMS, AND COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES CONTINUED ▶ jump to 149:57