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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/8/2023 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting
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MIN2023-051 11.Minutes ConsentSpecial Council for June 26, 2023APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2023-052 12.Minutes ConsentWater Work Session for July 18, 2023APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2023-053 13.Minutes ConsentJoint Special Health Board and Public Health Advisory Board for July 18, 2023APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2023-054 14.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole Executive Session for July 25, 2023APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2023-055 15.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for July 25, 2023APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2023-056 16.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for July 25, 2023APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-471 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance establishing a temporary closure of West Smith Road from Northwest Drive to the Ferndale city limitsADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-484 11.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and FCS Group to conduct a rate study and funding analysis for the Birch Bay Watershed & Aquatic Resources Management (BBWARM) District, in the amount of $61,440.00 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-486 12.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to provide child development services to eligible children, in an estimated amount not to exceed $87,570AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-487 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Whatcom Center for Early Learning to provide child development services to eligible children, in an estimated amount not to exceed $106,960AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-488 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Environmental Science Associates to complete a climate vulnerability assessment, in the amount of $69,997AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-494 15.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Military Department for FY2022 Operation Stonegarden (OPSG), in the amount of $97,500.00AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-495 16.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Tetra Tech, Inc. in support of the Point Roberts Drainage Study, to perform surface water planning and design services related to the growing need for solving stormwater problems in the Point Roberts area, in the amount of $128,745AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-496 17.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interagency agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Commerce to receive state funds for the 2025 Comprehensive Plan and development regulations update, in the amount of $700,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-497 18.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and Children’s Home Society for reimbursement of services provided by the Parents for Parents Program (P4P) for one year July 2023-June 2024 in an amount not to exceed $42,536.78AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-498 19.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization to acknowledge and fund Whatcom County’s participation in the North Sound Integrated Care Network in the amount of $523,788 for a total amended agreement amount of $972,979AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-499 110.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization to fund the Recovery Navigator Program to enhance Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) programming, in the amount of $512,455AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-503 111.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal Agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for construction of a crosswalk at Samish Way and Galbraith Lane, in the amount of $17,000 (amount revised to $22,100)SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-512 112.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to administer the Housing and Essential Needs program in the amount of $5,106,192 for a total amended contract amount of $7,917,456   Action details Media Media
AB2023-517 113.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Siemens Industry Inc. to provide the energy management software migration, in the amount of $216,791.81AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-519 114.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a subrecipient agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham to provide pass-through grant funding for the What-Comm Communications Center in the amount of $49,050AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-512 112.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to administer the Housing and Essential Needs program in the amount of $5,106,192 for a total amended contract amount of $7,917,456AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-470 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2023 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 11, in the amount of $250,000ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-475 12.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing the Lummi Island Ferry Replacement and System Modernization Fund and establishing a project based budget for the Lummi Island ferry replacement and modernization project; CRP #919008ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-502 13.AgreementRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a new grant agreement between Whatcom County and the State of Washington Department of Ecology to provide for continued implementation of the Swift Creek Sediment Management Action Plan Projects, in the amount of $4 millionAUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-508 14.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Local Agency Agreement and execute the Federal Aid Project Prospectus between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Transportation, for federal aid funds for the construction phase of the E. Smith Road & Hannegan Intersection Improvement project, in the amount of $3,952,642AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-514 15.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to award Bid #23-34 for the purchase of two (2) rescue boats from West Coast Marine Services, located in Bellingham, in an amount not to exceed $104,702.20AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-516 16.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant contract amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Health Care Authority to expand the Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) program in the jail in the amount of $174,945.00 for a total amended amount of $505,075.00AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-520 17.ContractRequest authorization for County Executive to enter into a contract between Chuckanut Health Foundation and Whatcom County for administration services in support of the Whatcom Racial Equity Commission in the amount of $235,592AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-522 18.Request for MotionDiscussion and request for motion related to Behavioral Health Fund opportunities and recommendations (Council acting as the Health Board)DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED  Action details Media Media
AB2023-485 19.ResolutionResolution affirming that affordable housing and homelessness are a public health crisis and requesting updates on county actions (Council acting as the Health Board)SUBSTITUTE APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-529 110.Request for MotionDiscussion and approval of a joint Council/Executive letter to the Port of Bellingham regarding broadband investments   Action details Media Media
AB2023-480 11.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointment to a vacancy on the Business and Commerce Advisory Committee, construction industry representative, Applicant: Dan DunneAPPOINTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-506 12.Council AppointmentAppointment to vacancies on the Wildlife Advisory Committee, Applicant Kristi ParkAPPOINTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-521 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Amber Forest to the Lodging Tax Advisory CommitteeCONFIRMEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-529 110.Request for MotionDiscussion and approval of a joint Council/Executive letter to the Port of Bellingham regarding broadband investmentsREFERRED TO COMMITTEEPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-507 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Jail Improvement Fund, request no. 6INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-509 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2023 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 12, in the amount of $2,126,139INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-526 13.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance establishing parking restrictions on Euclid Avenue as Whatcom County Code 10.24.260SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-528 14.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance establishing parking restrictions on Aldrich Road as Whatcom County Code 10.24.265INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-399 15.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting various amendments to WCC Title 20, Zoning, regarding home-based businessesSUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-501 16.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance establishing parking restrictions on Samish WayINTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-524 17.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointment to fill a vacancy on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, waste recycling industry representative, Applicant: William McCarterINTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-518 18.ResolutionResolution proposing an amendment to the Whatcom County Charter to define the Sheriff as an appointed rather than elected position   Action details Media Media
AB2023-518 18.ResolutionResolution proposing an amendment to the Whatcom County Charter to define the Sheriff as an appointed rather than elected positionTABLEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-399 15.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting various amendments to WCC Title 20, Zoning, regarding home-based businesses   Action details Media Media



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