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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/29/2025 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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MIN2025-022 11.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole Executive Session for April 15, 2025   - -
MIN2025-023 12.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for April 15, 2025   - -
MIN2025-024 13.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for April 25, 2025   - -
MIN2025-025 14.Minutes ConsentHealth Board and Public Health Advisory Board for April 1, 2025   - -
MIN2025-026 15.Minutes ConsentSpecial Committee of the Whole for April 1, 2025   - -
AB2025-282 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting amendments to Whatcom County Code Chapter 16.24, Commute Trip Reduction, and adopting the 2025-2029 Commute Trip Reduction Plan for Whatcom County   - -
AB2025-322 11.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and AMS Print and Mail Specialists for the design, production, and distribution of primary and general election local voters’ pamphlets in the amount not to exceed $90,000   - -
AB2025-324 12.AgreementRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Federal Aid Project Prospectus and Local Agency Agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Transportation for the Martin Road/Anderson Creek Bridge No. 250 Replacement Project, in the amount of $512,000   - -
AB2025-325 13.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Herrera Environmental Consultants to continue supporting the Floodplain Integrated Planning (FLIP) Process, in the amount of $590,829 for a total contract amount of $2,998,369 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2025-326 14.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the US Geological Survey (USGS) to develop and assess non-contact methods for measuring discharge in the Nooksack River during high-flow events, in the amount of $222,698 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2025-327 15.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the University of Washington to assess the Nooksack River’s morphodynamic response to potential channel and floodplain modifications, in the amount of $114,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2025-329 16.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Ferndale to establish the responsibilities of the Flood Control Zone District and the City of Ferndale in designing the Ferndale Levee Improvement Project to a 90% level, acquiring right of way, and permitting, in the amount of $430,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2025-331 17.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and the Northwest Natural Resource Group for development of a forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, in the amount of $12,063 for a total amended contract amount of $145,123   - -
AB2025-332 18.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for partnership in the development of a forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom watershed, in the amount of $12,063 for a total agreement amount of $53,358   - -
AB2025-335 19.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to authorize all County departments to use Washington State Contract #22823 for as-needed equipment rentals through December 31, 2026, with the award to any one vendor in a fiscal year not to exceed $100,000   - -
AB2025-338 110.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the City of Seattle which will allow reciprocal utilization of competitively bid contracts, pursuant to RCW Chapter 39.34 Interlocal Cooperation Act   - -
AB2025-339 111.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to authorize the purchase of ClearCount 2.5 ScanStation and ClearAudit Admin Station bundles from Clear Ballot Group, Inc., the sole source for these products, in an amount not to exceed $50,347.10   - -
AB2025-290 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project based budget for the N. Fork Road/Kenney Creek Fish Passage fund, Request No. 2   - -
AB2025-293 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Courtroom Audio Visual Systems Upgrade, request no. 1   - -
AB2025-302 13.Resolution (FCZDBS)Resolution amending the 2025 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 1, in the amount of $14,400 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)   - -
AB2025-310 14.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Lookout Mountain Road Repairs Project Fund, request no. 1   - -
AB2025-314 15.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 4, in the amount of $6,227,211   - -
AB2025-285 16.Request for MotionRequest for motion approving an Outdoor Musical Entertainment, Amusements, and Assemblies permit application for the Strings and Things Music Festival on July 12, 2025 at 713 Simondson Drive, Point Roberts, WA   - -
AB2025-345 17.Request for MotionRequest for motion to appoint two councilmembers to participate in the health director recruitment process [Council Acting as the Health Board]   - -
AB2025-342 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointments of Drew Smith, Andrew Calkins, and Marcus Warolin to the Whatcom County Economic Development Investment (EDI) Board   - -
AB2025-343 12.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Rebecca Boonstra to the Whatcom County Lodging Tax Advisory Committee   - -
AB2025-344 13.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Brian Estes to the North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization Advisory Board   - -



Whatcom County, Washington
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