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Meeting Name: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/13/2025 10:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
HYBRID MEETING - ADJOURNS BY 12:00 P.M. (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010), AGENDA REVISED 5.9.2025
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes Action Summary: Action Summary Action Summary  
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Attachments: Agenda Revision Notice 5.9.2025
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AB2025-347 11.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into Amendment No. 1 of the Interagency Agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Health to provide additional funding for the Whatcom County Pollution Identification and Correction (PIC) Program, in the amount of $1,536,380 for a total amendment amount of $3,015,374 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-354 12.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Mobile Mama Strategies, Inc to administer a mental health internship pilot project in the amount of $133,100, for a total amended contract amount of $297,335RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-360 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for reimbursement of overtime patrols, in the amount of $21,900RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-363 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Siemens Industry, Inc. to provide the 2025 - 2027 Service Agreement for HVAC Service, in the amount of $120,096 plus applicable Washington State Sales TaxRECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-364 15.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to authorize the purchase of radios, related installation parts, and programming, using the Washington State Contract #00318, in an amount not to exceed $100,000 per calendar year for 2025 and 2026RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-369 16.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to authorize the purchase of a RapidHIT™ ID Sytem, using the Washington State Contract #20722. The vendor is Thermo Fisher Scientific/Life Technologies Corporation, and the total cost for this purchase will not exceed $210,784.83RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-370 17.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Bode Technology for DNA training, analaysis, and result storage, in the amount of $70,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-289 11.PresentationPresentation by the Western Washington University Small Business Development CenterPRESENTED  Action details Media Media
AB2025-319 12.ReportReport from the Facilities Division of the Administrative Services DepartmentREPORTED  Action details Media Media
AB2025-349 13.PresentationPresentation regarding new fees to be added to the Unified Fee Schedule for Business Hazardous Waste Management and Disposal at the Disposal of Toxics FacilityPRESENTED  Action details Media Media
AB2025-356 11.DiscussionDiscussion of an ordinance authorizing interfund loans to finance cash flow for county road fund up to $4 million for a term not to exceed two yearsDISCUSSED  Action details Media Media
AB2025-366 12.DiscussionDiscussion of proposed Whatcom Agriculture Research Station projectWITHDRAWN  Action details Media Media
AB2025-367 13.DiscussionDiscussion of an ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 5, in the amount of $1,053,510NOT ACTED UPON  Action details Media Media
AB2025-373 11.Special Executive Only ItemRequest council review and approval of the Economic Development Investment Board’s recommendation for funding of the Port of Bellingham’s property acquisition for the development of a Washington Agricultural Research StationRECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OF REQUESTPass Action details Media Media



Whatcom County, Washington
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