Whatcom County

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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/22/2022 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual Meeting
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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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MIN2022-020 11.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for March 8, 2022APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2022-021 12.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for March 8, 2022APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2022-022 13.Minutes ConsentWater Work Session for March 15, 2022APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-121 11.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution vacating a portion of Horton RoadPUBLIC TESTIMONY RECEIVED (file not final)  Action details -
AB2022-122 12.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution vacating a portion of Boxwood RoadHEARD PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND REFERRED TO COMMITTEEPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-136 13.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance changing the name of Bear Trap Road to Bear Spirit RoadADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-137 14.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance for temporary installation of a stop sign on Drayton Harbor RoadADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-138 15.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance for temporary installation of stop signs on South Pass RoadADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-156 16.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance repealing Ordinance 2022-005, temporary closure of Gulf RoadADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-121 11.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution vacating a portion of Horton RoadRECONSIDEREDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-121 1 Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution vacating a portion of Horton RoadHELD IN COUNCILPass Action details -
AB2022-139 11.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal Agreement modification between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for What-Comm Communications Center operations and providing for the option of supplemental servicesAUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-158 12.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and MSNW Group, LLC to provide Isolation & Quarantine Facility cleaning services in the amount of $15,000 for a total amended contract amount of $70,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-161 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a lease agreement between Whatcom County and SpectraSite Communications to lease tower access at the Blaine-Harvey Road Water Tower Site for seven years for a total of $189,559.07AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-168 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Local Agency A&E Professional Services Agreement between Whatcom County and Trantech Engineering, LLC to provide on-call structural engineering support to the Whatcom County bridge programAUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-169 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Local Agency A&E Professional Services Agreement between Whatcom County and KPFF, Inc. to provide on-call professional structural engineering support for the Whatcom County bridge program in 2022AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-170 16.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into Grant Amendment No. 7 between Whatcom County and the State of Washington Department of Ecology to provide for continued implementation of the Swift Creek Sediment Management Action PlanAUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-174 17.Bid AwardRequest authorization for the County Executive to award bid #22-06 and enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Lake Union Drydock Company for the annual dockside and maintenance repair of the Whatcom Chief Ferry in the amount of $462,515.00AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-181 18.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Felix Solomon to repair the Centennial Totem Pole, in the amount of $56,500AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-182 19.ContractRequest approval for the County Executive to enter into an agreement with Whatcom Community Foundation in order to secure matching funds for the Jones Agricultural Conservation Easement through the Conservation Easement ProgramAUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-185 110.ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 2021-048 for unrepresented Whatcom County employeesAPPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-186 111.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Letter of Understanding between Whatcom County and General Teamsters’ Local Union 231 to amend the Corrections Deputies and Sergeants Collective Bargaining Agreement for the period January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-187 112.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs to provide Veteran Service Officer services to indigent veterans and their families, in the amount of $48,825AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-178 11.ResolutionResolution authorizing Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu to act as the authorized representative on behalf of Whatcom County for Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office Farmland Preservation project grantAPPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-153 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2022 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 6, in the amount of $1,393,462ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-180 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center to operate the Eviction Resolution Pilot Program, in the amount of $74,800AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-152 14.Resolution (FCZDBS)Resolution amending the Flood Control Zone District & Subzones 2022 budget, request no. 1, in the amount of $1,421,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)APPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2021-594 15.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code Chapter 2.02 (County Council) to define absence and temporary disabilityADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-188 16.ResolutionResolution affirming the County Council and County Executive Expectations for Boards and CommissionsSUBSTITUTE APPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-183 17.Special Council Only ItemAppoint councilmember representative to serve on the Climate Impact Advisory CommitteeAPPOINTED  Action details Media Media
AB2022-191 18.Special Council Only ItemRequest authorization for Karen N. Frakes, Whatcom County Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, to sign the One Washington Memorandum of Understanding Between Washington Municipalities.AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-146 11.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointment to a vacancy on the Forestry Advisory Committee, Small Forest Landowner position, Applicant: Tracy PetroskeAPPOINTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-179 12.Council AppointmentAppointment to a vacancy on the Climate Impact Advisory Committee, applicants Ted Clifton and Charles BaileyAPPOINTED  Action details Media Media
AB2022-175 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Sean Hopps to the Whatcom County Food System CommitteeCONFIRMEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-176 12.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Katie Plewa Olvera to the Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission on Sexual and Domestic ViolenceCONFIRMEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-190 21.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 2.21, Board of EqualizationINTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-162 12.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance establishing movement restrictions on E. Hemmi Road at the intersection with Hannegan RoadINTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-163 13.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance Removing a School Speed Zone on Hannegan RoadINTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-164 14.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance establishing parking control on Eddie Lane within the Plat of Whisper LakeINTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-165 15.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance Establishing a Speed Limit within the Plat of Whisper LakeINTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-166 16.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance for installation of a stop sign within the plat of Whisper LakeINTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-177 17.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code Section 1.14, Electoral Precincts, adjusting boundary lines based on decennial census information in the Legislative, Congressional and County Council districtsSUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media



Whatcom County, Washington
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