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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/23/2024 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting
HYBRID MEETING (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, VIEW ONLINE, OR REGISTER TO SPEAK REMOTELY - PLEASE SEE AGENDA NOTES UNDER "ANNOUNCEMENTS", “OPEN SESSION”, OR "PUBLIC HEARINGS" FOR MORE INFORMATION); AGENDA REVISED 4.19 & 4.23.2024
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MIN2024-017 11.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for April 9, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2024-018 12.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for April 9, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-238 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance Amending WCC 10.34 Ferry RatesADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-157 12.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 12.24, Franchise Requirements, to update procedures for processing applicationsADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-219 11.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Makers Architecture and Urban Design to implement a Fleet Electrification Study, in the amount of $80,000.00AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-258 12.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Lynden Tribune and Print Co. to provide print and mail services in the amount of $30,623.32 for a total amended contract amount of $90,623.32AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-260 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract with Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. to perform certain tasks associated with developing the 2025 Comprehensive Plan’s new Climate Change and Resiliency element in the amount of $180,295   Action details Media Media
AB2024-265 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Whatcom Fire Protection District No. 7 for EMS Captain start up costs, in the amount of $39,900.00AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-267 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and ScoCon LLC for the 4th Floor District Court - Courtroom 1 remodel, in the amount of $227,265.00AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-270 16.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Northwest Regional Council for Inmate Care Coordinator Services in the amount of $125,000.00 for a total amended amount of $8,482,536.17AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-271 17.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Triangle Associates, Inc. to support the Forest Resilience Task Force for a total amount of $74,927.50   Action details Media Media
AB2024-255 18.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Administrative Office of the Courts for reimbursement for Coordinator wages and benefits related to Family and Juvenile Court Improvement Program (FJCIP) in the amount of $108,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-266 19.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Exeuctive to authorize the purchase of radios and related installation parts, using the Washington State Contract #00318, in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 in 2024   Action details Media Media
AB2024-260 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract with Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. to perform certain tasks associated with developing the 2025 Comprehensive Plan’s new Climate Change and Resiliency element in the amount of $180,295SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-271 17.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Triangle Associates, Inc. to support the Forest Resilience Task Force for a total amount of $74,927.50FAILEDFail Action details Media Media
AB2024-266 19.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Exeuctive to authorize the purchase of radios and related installation parts, using the Washington State Contract #00318, in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 in 2024AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-217 11.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing the project budget for the Austin Court Stormwater Improvements Fund, request no. 1ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-229 12.OrdinanceOrdinance closing the Birch Bay Drive and Pedestrian Facility Fund and Project Based BudgetADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-235 13.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the new Public Health, Safety and Justice Facility, request no. 6ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-237 14.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Way Station Project Fund, request no. 3ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-239 15.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request No. 6 in the amount of $8,600,501ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-118 16.ResolutionResolution to declare Whatcom County owned structure located in Hovander Park as worthlessAPPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-220 17.OrdinanceOrdinance amending WCC 2.106 to change reporting due date for the Child & Family Well-Being Task ForceFAILEDFail Action details Media Media
AB2024-233 18.ResolutionResolution approving revised Business Rules of the Whatcom County Hearing ExaminerAPPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-262 19.Request for MotionDiscussion of and request for motion on recommendation for 2023 Open Space Current Use Assessment applications under Whatcom County’s property tax exemption programNOT ACTED UPON  Action details Media Media
AB2024-275 110.Request for MotionDiscussion and approval of request for Council to send a letter in support of Opportunities Indistrialization Center (OIC) of Washington’s application to the U.S. Departmnet of Labor’s National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP)APPROVED REQUEST AS AMENDEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-256 11.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointment to a vacancy on the Board of Equalization, at-large alternate - Applicant(s): John Young, Micah Anderson, Bruce ThamesAPPOINTED  Action details Media Media
AB2024-264 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointments of Isaiah Del Giorgio and Eliza Steele to the Agricultural Advisory CommitteeCONFIRMEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-166 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 8.10, Solid Waste and Residential Recycling CollectionADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-286 12.ResolutionResolution approving recommendations on applications for open space current use assessmentAPPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-263 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 2.85, Developmental Disabilities DepartmentINTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-259 12.Special Executive Only ItemReview final project performance on the CARES Act CDBG Coronavirus (CV) grant, funding activities that prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus in Whatcom CountyINTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details -



Whatcom County, Washington
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