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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/21/2023 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting
HYBRID MEETING (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON AT 311 GRAND AVENUE SUITE 101, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010), AGENDA REVISED 3.16.2023
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes Action Summary: Action Summary Action Summary  
Meeting video:  
Attachments: Combined Packet, Agenda Revision Notice for 3.21.2023
File #Ver.Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsAudio/Video
MIN2023-022 11.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole Executive Session for March 7, 2023APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2023-023 12.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for March 7, 2023APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2023-024 13.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for March 7, 2023APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2023-026 14.Minutes ConsentWater Work Session for March 14, 2023APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-641 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting the Buildable Lands ReportADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-127 12.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution adopting the Healthy Children’s Fund Implementation PlanSUBSTITUTE APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-158 13.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance declaring public necessity for and the authorization to acquire certain property rights by eminent domain for the E. Smith Road and Hannegan Road Intersection Improvements ProjectADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-172 14.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting amendments to Whatcom County Code Chapter 16.50, Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resiliency (C-PACER) ProgramADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
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)AUTHORIZED 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 $32,000AUTHORIZED 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 $75,000.00AUTHORIZED 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 loanAUTHORIZED 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.   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 loanAUTHORIZED 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 $39,000AUTHORIZED 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 yearAUTHORIZEDPass 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.AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-149 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Academy Road Stormwater Improvements Project Fund, request no. 3ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-155 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 2.128, Business and Commerce Advisory Committee, to revise membershipREFERRED TO COMMITTEEPass Action details -
AB2023-185 13.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2023 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 4, in the amount of $7,015,999ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-186 14.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project based budget for the Courthouse Improvement Fund, request no. 4ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-189 15.Request for MotionRequest for motion to approve the Criminal Justice Treatment Account (CJTA) Plan 2023-2025 UpdateAPPROVED 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 $268,950AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-145 17.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 2022-058 to change the due date of the Child and Family Well-Being Task Force Phase III reportADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-166 18.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing a compost procurement policyADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-182 11.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointment to fill a vacancy on the Child and Family Well-Being Task Force, Applicant(s): Samantha Cruz-MendozaAPPOINTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-188 12.Council AppointmentAppointment to vacancies on the Wildlife Advisory Committee, applicant(s): Erin Deinzer, Cris Gonzalez, and Anne JohnsonAPPOINTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-190 13.Council AppointmentAppointment to fill vacancies on the Sumas/Everson/Nooksack Flood Subzone Advisory Committee, Applicant(s): Robert Bromley (Council acting as the Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)APPOINTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-194 14.Council AppointmentAppointment of (1) councilmember to the Bellingham/Whatcom County Tourism board and discussion on adding this board to the annual council re-organization.APPOINTED  Action details Media Media
AB2023-201 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Adrienne Renz to the Whatcom County Housing Advisory CommitteeCONFIRMEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-207 12.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Richard Joss to the Whatcom County Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory CommitteeCONFIRMEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-213 13.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Vanessa Bronsema to the Whatcom County Salary CommissionCONFIRMEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-200 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code Section 1.14 Election Precinct BoundariesSUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-204 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the Whatcom County Budget, request no. 5, in the amount of $631,850INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-205 13.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project based budget for the Lake Whatcom Park Trail Development Fund, request no. 2INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-174 14.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting various minor amendments to Whatcom County Code Title 20, Zoning; Title 21, Land Division Regulations, and; Title 22, Land Use and DevelopmentSUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-199 15.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance to Repeal Ordinance 2023-004WITHDRAWN  Action details Media Media



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