Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda — 42 items
- 1 Call To Order
- 2 Roll Call
- 3 Announcements
- 3 Also Present: Barry Buchanan, Ben Elenbaas, 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 Sustainable Connections to provide commercial waste reduction and recycling technical assistance and education, in the amount of $95,000
- 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and US Department of Justice Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) for reimbursement of overtime, in the amount of $5,000
- 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to temporarily relocate Dorothy Place tenants during facility renovations, in the amount of $80,000
- 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to expand, administer and manage the Whatcom Resource Information Collaborative website, in the amount of $65,000
- 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Commerce to fund homelessness crisis response systems in the amount of $5,016,231 for a total amended agreement amount of $17,361,346
- 6. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to administer rental assistance for people with co-occuring disorders in the amount of $74,457.60 for a total amended contract amount of $173,715.20
- 7. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and North Whatcom Fire and Rescue for the transfer of property related to the purchase of the Power Load gurney lift and restraint system for the Agency, in the amount of $49,092.00
- 8. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Whatcom County Fire District No. 14 to transfer property related to the purchase of the Power Load gurney lift and restraint system for the Agency, in the amount of $73,638.00
- 9. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Lifeline Connections to provide funding for jail substance use disorder assessments and post-assessment treatment coordination in the amount of $181,977 for a total amended contract amount of $320,619
- 10. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Whatcom County Fire District No.5 to transfer property related to the purchase of the Power Load gurney lift and restraint system for the Agency, in the amount of $24,546.00
- 11. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Whatcom County Fire District No.16 to transfer property related to the purchase of the Power Load gurney lift and restraint system for the Agency, in the amount of $24,546.00
- 12. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and City of Lynden Fire Department to transfer property related to the purchase of the Power Load gurney lift and restraint system for the Agency, in the amount of $24,546.00
- 13. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and South Whatcom Fire Authority to transfer property related to the purchase of the Power Load gurney lift and restraint system for the Agency, in the amount of $24,546.00
- 14. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Lydia Place to provide motel rooms for families with children who would otherwise experience unsheltered homelessness in the amount of $330,000 for a total amended contract amount of $2,376,275
- 15. Request authorization for the County Executive to award bid #24-48 and enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Western Refinery Services for the 2024 and 2025 Swift Creek Channel Excavation in the amount of $509,836.80
- 16. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Catholic Community Services to operate the permanent supportive housing facility known as Francis Place in the amount of $396,917 for a total amended contract amount of $901,487
- 17. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Glyph Language Services, Inc. to provide language interpretation and translation services, in the amount of $65,000
- 18. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Equinox Research and Consulting International Inc to provide on-call professional cultural and historical resource services, in the amount not to exceed $100,000
- 19. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Mobile Mama Strategies, Inc. to administer a perinatal mental health internship pilot project, in the amount of $164,235
- 20. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to administer the Single Entry Access to Services (SEAS) Program, in the amout of $450,000
- 21. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Commerce for grant funding through the 2024 Local Community Projects Program in the amount of $486,940 for renovation of the Van Zandt Community Hall located at Josh VanderYacht Memorial Park
- 22. Request approval for the County Executive to authorize the purchase of three (3) replacement mower heads, using the Washington State Contract #05218, in an amount of $266,926.83
- 23. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a lease between Whatcom County and Unity Care Northwest to lease space in the Way Station, in the amount of $1.00 annually
- 24. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to operate the Whatcom Homeless Service Center in the amount of $2,023,518 for a total amended contract amount of $15,504,103
- 29 Special Presentation
- 1. Quarterly Report from the Finance Division
- 31 Committee Discussion
- 1. Ordinance adopting amendments to the Six-Year Capital Improvement Program for Whatcom County Facilities 2023-2028
- 2. Resolution adopting changes to WCC 100.07 Birch Bay Watershed and Aquatic Resources Management district funding mechanism, by revising the rate structure, service charge adjustments and exemptions (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 34 Committee Discussion and Recommendation to Council
- 1. Ordinance amending the project budget for the Silver Beach Creek Stormwater Improvements Project Fund, request no. 2
- 2. Resolution amending the 2024 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 4, in the amount of $207,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 3. Ordinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 8, in the amount of $4,642,972.
- 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Mission Critical Partners, LLC to complete a countywide fire and EMS study in the amount of $223,056
- 39 Items Added by Revision
- 40 Other Business
- 41 Adjournment