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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/21/2024 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting
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MIN2024-022 11.Minutes ConsentSpecial Council PM for April 30, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2024-023 12.Minutes ConsentSpecial Council AM for April 30, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2024-024 13.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole Executive Session for May 7, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2024-025 14.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for May 7, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2024-026 15.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for May 7, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-315 11.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for overtime patrols, in the amount of $21,900AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-316 12.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Northwest Clean Air Agency for reimbursement of materials and distribution of DIY air cleaner kits, in an amount up to $3,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-317 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Imagine Institute to assist new home-based childcare providers through the start-up process in order to expand availability of childcare in Whatcom County, in the amount of $478,910AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-318 14.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to provide funding for the delivery of various public health programs in the amount of $416,456 for a total amended agreement amount of $14,310,097   Action details Media Media
AB2024-319 15.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and the City of Lynden to further advance their Mouw Ditch project to address drainage and flooding issues in the Bertrand Creek subbasin, in the amount of $32,000 for a total amended agreement amount of $96,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-322 16.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to award Bid #24-46 for the purchase of 30 rifles, associated equipment, and accessories from Proforce Law Enforcement, located in Prescott, Arizona, in an amount not to exceed $60,576.42SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-323 17.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to award Bid #24-47 for the purchase of a 360-degree laser scanning system, associated equipment, and accessories from Leica Geosystems, Inc., located in Alpharetta, Georgia, in an amount not to exceed $154,128.53AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-324 18.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to authorize the purchase of vehicle upfit equipment, using the Washington State Contract #02020, in an amount not to exceed $125,000 in 2024. The state contract is awarded to JR Setina Manufacturing Co., located in OlympiaAUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-327 19.ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employees   Action details Media Media
AB2024-330 110.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization to provide funds to support substance use disorder assessments in jail, re-entry services and recovery and mental health courts, in the amount of $101,896 for a total amended contract amount of $625,684.10AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-334 111.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment to increase the compensation for Boundary Review Board services in the amount of $5,000 for a total amended amount of $20,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-339 112.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a lease amendment between Whatcom County and Lengoset, LLC to extend the term of the lease through December 31, 2024 for the purposes of a temporary morgue location in the amount of $250 per autopsyAUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-318 14.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to provide funding for the delivery of various public health programs in the amount of $416,456 for a total amended agreement amount of $14,310,097AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-327 19.ResolutionResolution amending Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employeesTABLEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-268 1 ResolutionRequest authorization to amend Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employeesMOTION RESCINDEDPass Action details -
AB2024-268 1 ResolutionRequest authorization to amend Resolution 2023-048 for Unrepresented County employeesAPPROVEDPass Action details -
AB2024-303 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Lake Whatcom Park Trail Development Fund, request no. 3ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-302 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 7, in the amount of 1,605,662SUBSTITUTE ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-328 11.Council AppointmentAppointment to a vacancy on the Wildlife Advisory Committee, Applicant: Emily WirtzAPPOINTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-314 11.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing Whatcom County Code Chapter 2.180 Naming County-Owned Public Buildings, Properties, Parks, and FacilitiesINTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-333 12.OrdinanceOrdinance closing the Vactor Truck Storage Building Fund 379INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-335 13.OrdinanceOrdinance closing the South Fork Park Improvement Fund 363INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-337 14.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 3.08.060, Bids and Proposals RequiredINTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-325 15.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointment to a vacancy on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, citizen representative with no financial ties to the other sectors, Applicant(s): Jerry BurnsINTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media



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