Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee

Hybrid Meeting

Agenda — 26 items

1. 1 Call To Order ▶ jump to 2:40
2. 1 Announcement of extension of Executive Session ▶ jump to 0:14
3. 2 Roll Call ▶ jump to 2:41
4. 3 Announcements ▶ jump to 2:46
5. 4 Council "Consent Agenda" Items ▶ jump to 2:47
6. 4 Also Present: Barry Buchanan, Ben Elenbaas, Jon Scanlon, and Mark Stremler
7. 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and ASM Affiliates to provide on-call professional cultural and historical resource services, in the amount not to exceed $100,000 AB2024-464 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:47
8. 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal contract between Whatcom County and Washington State Health Care Authority for a Reentry Demonstration Initiative Project in the amount of $2,500,000.00 AB2024-471 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:47
9. 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to award Bid #24-63 and enter into a contract between Whatcom County and J Ritter Dirt and Asphalt LLC, for trailhead parking lot improvements at Stimpson Family Nature Reserve, in the amount of $219,019.30 AB2024-475 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:47
10. 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Astound Business Solutions, LLC (formerly Wave) for fiber optic connectivity from the Courthouse to State Street and a nearby parking lot in the amount of $81,337.03 for a total amended amount over five years of $364,657.26 AB2024-477 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:47
11. 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and the Lummi Island Heritage Trust to reimburse the Trust for development costs of the Aiston Preserve, in the amount of $50,000 AB2024-478 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:47
12. 6. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) for Registered Sex Offender Verification Program funding, in the amount of $132,892.95 AB2024-481 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:47
13. 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Blaine Police Department (PD), Everson PD, Ferndale PD, Lynden PD, Sumas PD, US Border Patrol, US Drug Enforcement Agency, and Washington State Patrol to establish a multi-jurisdictional drug task force, in the amount of $0.00 AB2024-482 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:47
14. 8. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for area patrols, in the amount of $34,056.00 for a total amended amount of $56,760.00 AB2024-483 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:47
15. 9. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Aquatic Insight, LLC to develop a Wiser Lake Cyanobacteria Management Plan, in the amount of $62,500 AB2024-487 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:47
16. 10. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Klemple Glass LLC to reconfigure the storefront doorway and frame in the Auditor’s Office in the amount of $5,684.80 for a total amended amount of $42,676.80 AB2024-490 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT Pass ▶ jump to 2:47
17. 15 Special Presentation ▶ jump to 5:48
18. 1. Presentation from Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism President and CEO Dylan Deane-Boyle AB2024-416 PRESENTED ▶ jump to 5:49
19. 17 Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council ▶ jump to 24:58
20. 1. County Executive requests approval of the Economic Development Investment (EDI) Board’s recommendation for funding to support the City of Bellingham’s Bear Creek Corridor Construction Project, the City of Lynden’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Capacity and Nutrient Improvement Project, the City of Ferndale Water Treatment Plant Upgrades and Douglas Deep Well Projects, and the Housing Affordability through the Workforce Program AB2024-432 RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OF REQUEST Pass ▶ jump to 61:58
21. 2. Ordinance amending the project budget for the Way Station Project Fund, request no. 4 AB2024-460 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 64:01
22. 3. Ordinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 9, in the amount of 873,134 AB2024-463 SUBSTITUTE RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 79:43
23. 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and City of Bellingham Fire Department, City of Lynden Fire Department, South Whatcom Fire Authority, Whatcom Fire Protection District 1, Whatcom Fire Protection District 4, Whatcom Fire Protection District 7, Whatcom Fire Protection District 8, Whatcom Fire Protection District 11, Whatcom Fire Protection District 14, Whatcom Fire Protection District 16, Whatcom Fire Protection District 17, Whatcom Fire Protection District 18, Whatcom Fire Protection District 19, and Whatcom Fire Protection District 21 for First Response Emergency Medical Services, in the amount of $7,500,000.00 AB2024-476 RECOMMENDED TO HOLD IN COMMITTEE Pass ▶ jump to 98:03
24. 22 Items Added by Revision ▶ jump to 98:38
25. 23 Other Business ▶ jump to 98:43
26. 24 Adjournment ▶ jump to 99:06