Whatcom County

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Meeting Name: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/21/2023 10:45 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting
HYBRID MEETING - ADJOURNS BY 11:45 A.M. (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON AT 311 GRAND AVENUE SUITE 101, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010)
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes Action Summary: Action Summary Action Summary  
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Attachments: Combined Packet
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AB2023-177 11.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and S. S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc. to make refinements and modifications to the Whatcom County Groundwater Model, in the amount of $210,640 for a total contract amount of $496,656 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-196 12.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Heston Hauling LLC to provide towing, removal and disposal services for abandoned vehicles that have been declared as junk on the county right of way in the amount of $32,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-198 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Ecology to the 2021-2023 Biennial Stormwater Capacity Grant in the amount of $25,000.00 for a total amended contract amount of $75,000.00RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-206 14.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County, the City of Bellingham and Port of Bellingham for increased cost of joint consultation and government affairs services in the amount of $48,000 per year   Action details Media Media
AB2023-208 15.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Blaine in support of the Wellfield Pump Station Infrastructure Project in the amount of a $375,000 grant and a $125,000 loanRECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-209 16.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Pyramid Communications for public communications for the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force in the amount of $138,850, for a total amended amount of $227,650.RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-210 17.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Blaine for the G Street Sewer improvement project in the amount of a $1,875,000 grant and a $625,000 loanRECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-215 18.ContractRequest authorization for County Executive to enter into a contract with PFM Financial Advisors, LLC for financial advisor services in the amount of $39,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-206 14.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County, the City of Bellingham and Port of Bellingham for increased cost of joint consultation and government affairs services in the amount of $48,000 per yearRECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-149 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Academy Road Stormwater Improvements Project Fund, request no. 3RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-155 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 2.128, Business and Commerce Advisory Committee, to revise membershipRECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENT(S)Pass Action details Media Media
AB2023-185 13.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2023 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 4, in the amount of $7,015,999RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-186 14.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project based budget for the Courthouse Improvement Fund, request no. 4RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-189 15.Request for MotionRequest for motion to approve the Criminal Justice Treatment Account (CJTA) Plan 2023-2025 UpdateRECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OF REQUESTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-195 16.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to support operations at the permanent supportive housing facility 22 North in the amount of $25,000 for a total amended contract amount of $268,950RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATIONPass Action details Media Media



Whatcom County, Washington
311 Grand Avenue | Bellingham, WA 98225 | Phone: 360-778-5000