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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/8/2023 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting
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MIN2023-070 11.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for October 24, 2023APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2023-071 12.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for October 24, 2023APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-693 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project based budget for the Swift Creek Capital Projects Fund, Request No. 2INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-697 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project-based budget for the Jackson Road / Terrell Creek Bridge No. 81 Replacement Fund, request no. 1INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-708 13.OrdinanceOrdinance Authorizing an Interfund Loan for the Purchase of Real PropertyINTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-714 14.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance Authorizing the Levy of Taxes for Conservation Futures Purposes for 2024INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-715 15.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance Authorizing the Levy of Taxes for County Road Purposes for 2024INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-716 16.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance Authorizing the Levy of Taxes for Countywide Emergency Medical Purposes for 2024INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-717 17.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance Authorizing the Levy of Taxes for County and State Purposes in Whatcom County, Washington, for the Year of 2024INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-718 18.Resolution (FCZDBS) Requiring a Public HearingResolution authorizing the levy of taxes for the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District for 2024INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-721 19.Resolution (FCZDBS) Requiring a Public HearingResolution adopting the 2024 budget for the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District and Subzones (Council acting as the Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-723 110.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing a Whatcom County Climate Action Fund and establishing an initial budget for the Climate Action FundINTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-724 111.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 2, in the amount of $16,303,061INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-725 112.OrdinanceOrdinance closing the Triage Center Expansion Fund 374INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-726 113.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Integrated Land Records and Permit Management System Fund, request no. 2.INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-728 114.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2023 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 15, in the amount of 1,295,786INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-729 115.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 1, in the amount of $54,123,315SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-760 116.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance authorizing the levy of taxes for Conservation Futures for 2024, in an increased amount of 5.6% from the previous yearINTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details -
AB2023-654 11.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution authorizing the sale of personal property, pursuant to Whatcom County Code (WCC) 1.10 (capital equipment surplus)APPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-678 11.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham to increase the subscriber fees by $1,260 for use of the City radio system, for a total amended annual contract amount of $6,300AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-695 12.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and City of Bellingham for funding to support ongoing maintenance and operations at the County’s crisis stabilization center, in the amount of $65,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-698 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Cando Recycling and Disposal to provide solid waste collection services in Point Roberts in the amount of $475,000 for a total amended contract amount of $950,000   Action details Media Media
AB2023-703 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Dr. Tyson Hawkins for Jail Administrative Physician Services in the amount of $13,940.00 for a total amended amount of $70,700.00AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-706 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract with Shea, Carr & Jewell, Inc., dba SCJ Alliance, to perform certain tasks associated with the 2025 Comprehensive Plan, urban growth area, and development regulations update in the amount of $1,143,010AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-710 16.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Associated Earth Sciences, Inc. to complete the final two years of a three-year investigation to quantify the timing and magnitude of groundwater pumping on streamflow depletion, in the amount of $364,486 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-712 17.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Health Care Authority to provide funding for the Alternative Response Team (ART) Program in the amount of $1,174,000 for a total amended contract amount of $3,387,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-713 18.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Astound Business Solutions, LLC (formerly Wave Business Solutions, LLC) for a five year lease for fiber optic connectivity from the Courthouse to seven county buildings, in the amount of $283,297.20AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-730 19.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Security Solutions to provide for the 2023 annual testing of the fire and life safety systems at various Whatcom County buildings in the amount of $37,688.45 for a total amended contract amount of $79,033.25AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-733 110.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and City of Bellingham to compensate for Paramedic training program costs, in the amount of $782,304.00   Action details Media Media
AB2023-734 111.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Whatcom Fire Protection District #7 to compensate for Paramedic training program costs, in the amount of $318,892.00   Action details Media Media
AB2023-698 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Cando Recycling and Disposal to provide solid waste collection services in Point Roberts in the amount of $475,000 for a total amended contract amount of $950,000AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-733 110.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and City of Bellingham to compensate for Paramedic training program costs, in the amount of $782,304.00AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-734 111.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Whatcom Fire Protection District #7 to compensate for Paramedic training program costs, in the amount of $318,892.00AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-690 11.Council AppointmentAppointment of one councilmember to serve as liaison for the Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) ProjectAPPOINTED  Action details Media Media
AB2023-679 11.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointments to fill vacancies on the Whatcom County Ferry Advisory Committee - Applicants: Janice Catrell, Pamela Gould, David Hamiter, Diane Harper, Janice Holmes, Carol Landt, Fabian Mendoza, Thomas Philpot, Catherine Shornick, Merritt Scott, and Tess Winds-JohnsonsAPPOINTED  Action details Media Media
AB2023-686 12.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointment to fill a vacancy on the Forest Advisory Committee, Applicant(s): Herbert Barker, Richard Donahue, Tracy Petroske, Tom Smith, Paul StuartAPPOINTED  Action details Media Media
AB2023-707 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Chantel Welch to the Agricultural Advisory CommitteeCONFIRMEDPass Action details Media Media



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