Council
Hybrid Meeting
Agenda — 53 items
- 1 COUNTY COUNCIL
- 2 CALL TO ORDER
- 3 ROLL CALL
- 4 FLAG SALUTE
- 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS
- 6 COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S REPORT
- 7 MINUTES CONSENT
- 1. Special Council PM for April 30, 2024
- 2. Special Council AM for April 30, 2024
- 3. Committee of the Whole Executive Session for May 7, 2024
- 4. Committee of the Whole for May 7, 2024
- 5. Regular County Council for May 7, 2024
- 13 OPEN SESSION
- 14 CONSENT AGENDA
- 15 (From Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee)
- 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for overtime patrols, in the amount of $21,900
- 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Northwest Clean Air Agency for reimbursement of materials and distribution of DIY air cleaner kits, in an amount up to $3,000
- 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Imagine Institute to assist new home-based childcare providers through the start-up process in order to expand availability of childcare in Whatcom County, in the amount of $478,910
- 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to provide funding for the delivery of various public health programs in the amount of $416,456 for a total amended agreement amount of $14,310,097
- 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and the City of Lynden to further advance their Mouw Ditch project to address drainage and flooding issues in the Bertrand Creek subbasin, in the amount of $32,000 for a total amended agreement amount of $96,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
- 20 This item was considered separately below.
- 6. Request approval for the County Executive to award Bid #24-46 for the purchase of 30 rifles, associated equipment, and accessories from Proforce Law Enforcement, located in Prescott, Arizona, in an amount not to exceed $60,576.42
- 7. Request approval for the County Executive to award Bid #24-47 for the purchase of a 360-degree laser scanning system, associated equipment, and accessories from Leica Geosystems, Inc., located in Alpharetta, Georgia, in an amount not to exceed $154,128.53
- 8. Request approval for the County Executive to authorize the purchase of vehicle upfit equipment, using the Washington State Contract #02020, in an amount not to exceed $125,000 in 2024. The state contract is awarded to JR Setina Manufacturing Co., located in Olympia
- 9. Resolution amending Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employees
- 10. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization to provide funds to support substance use disorder assessments in jail, re-entry services and recovery and mental health courts, in the amount of $101,896 for a total amended contract amount of $625,684.10
- 11. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment to increase the compensation for Boundary Review Board services in the amount of $5,000 for a total amended amount of $20,000
- 26 This item was considered separately below.
- 12. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a lease amendment between Whatcom County and Lengoset, LLC to extend the term of the lease through December 31, 2024 for the purposes of a temporary morgue location in the amount of $250 per autopsy
- 28 OTHER ITEMS
- 29 (From Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee)
- 1. Ordinance amending the project budget for the Lake Whatcom Park Trail Development Fund, request no. 3
- 30 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY
- 2. Ordinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 7, in the amount of 1,605,662
- 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to provide funding for the delivery of various public health programs in the amount of $416,456 for a total amended agreement amount of $14,310,097
- 32 COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
- 9. Resolution amending Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employees
- 1. Appointment to a vacancy on the Wildlife Advisory Committee, Applicant: Emily Wirtz
- 33 ITEM ADDED AFTER DISCUSSION OF AB2024-327 (TWO ACTIONS TAKEN)
- 34 ITEMS ADDED BY REVISION
- 34 Request authorization to amend Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employees
- 35 INTRODUCTION ITEMS
- 35 ACTION SUMMARY: Motion approved 5-2, with Byrd and Elenbaas opposed, to rescind the action taken (motion) on AB2024-268 on May 7, 2024.
- 1. Ordinance establishing Whatcom County Code Chapter 2.180 Naming County-Owned Public Buildings, Properties, Parks, and Facilities
- 36 Request authorization to amend Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employees
- 2. Ordinance closing the Vactor Truck Storage Building Fund 379
- 3. Ordinance closing the South Fork Park Improvement Fund 363
- 4. Ordinance amending Whatcom County Code 3.08.060, Bids and Proposals Required
- 5. Appointment to a vacancy on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, citizen representative with no financial ties to the other sectors, Applicant(s): Jerry Burns
- 41 COMMITTEE REPORTS, OTHER ITEMS, AND COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES
- 42 ADJOURN
- 44 AB2024-268 was not added by revision but was considered during the Consent Agenda (after AB2024-327) above.
- 52 From Planning and Development Committee: Motion approved 7-0 that the Council support re-examining changing the use of the HII zone in the UGA to include other zoning designations as possible.