Whatcom County - File #: AB2022-401

• File #: AB2022-401
• Version: 1
• Type: Contract (FCZDBS)
• Status: Authorized by Consent
• File created: 7/8/2022
• In control: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee
• On agenda: 7/26/2022
• Final action: 7/26/2022
• Title: Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and WA Department of Ecology to sponsor a Washington Conservation Corps crew for the October 2022 to September 2023 term, in the amount of $163,360.00 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
• Indexes: Washington Conservation Corps (WCC)
• Department: Council Office

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/26/2022	1	Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee	RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT	Pass
7/26/2022	1	Council	AUTHORIZED BY CONSENT	Pass

Primary Contact Email:    Sdraper@co.whatcom.wa.us

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Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and WA Department of Ecology to sponsor a Washington Conservation Corps crew for the October 2022 to September 2023 term, in the amount of $163,360.00 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)

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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:

Public Works proposes to continue sponsorship of a 6-member Washington Conservations Corps (WCC) Crew for the 2022-2023 term.  The crew will assist Public Works with installation and maintenance of salmon habitat and stormwater projects, installation and maintenance of mitigation plantings for road and flood projects, water quality monitoring and is available for emergency response.  The crew is co-sponsored with the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) under a separate agreement with Ecology