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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/24/2024 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - Hybrid Meeting
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MIN2024-056 11.Minutes ConsentSpecial Council for August 27, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2024-057 12.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole Executive Session for September 10, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2024-058 13.Minutes ConsentSpecial Committee of the Whole for September 10, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2024-059 14.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for September 10, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2024-060 15.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for September 10, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2024-061 16.Minutes ConsentWater Work Session for April 16, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2024-062 17.Minutes ConsentWater Work Session for May 14, 2024APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-545 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting various amendments to Whatcom County Code Title 20, ZoningADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-559 12.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting the 2020 Shoreline Management Program Periodic UpdateADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-564 13.Resolution (FCZDBS) Requiring a Public HearingResolution adopting the 2025-2030 Six-Year Water Resources Improvement Program (WRIP) by the Whatcom County Council (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)APPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-579 14.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution approving the 2025-2030 Six-year Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED  Action details Media Media
AB2024-605 11.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Northwest Resource Group for development of a forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, in the amount of $133,060   Action details Media Media
AB2024-606 12.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for a partnership in the development and implementation of the forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, where the City will reimburse the County for contract costs in the amount of $41,295   Action details Media Media
AB2024-607 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to fund various public health services in the amount of $2,733,126, for a total amended agreement amount of $18,991,359   Action details Media Media
AB2024-609 14.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Lynden to support Lynden’s Wastewater Treatment Plant construction project in the amount of $2,000,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-610 15.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Ferndale for the City’s Water Treatment Plant upgrades in the amount of $3,000,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-611 16.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Lifeline Connections to provide substance use disorder assessments and post-treatment coordination services to eligible people in the amount of $100,000, for a total amended contract amount of $281,977AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-612 17.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Whatcom Center for Early Learning to expand mental health support services to low-income children, in the amount of $398,709AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-613 18.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to purchase an oversample of a statewide survey to assess the health and well-being of children and families, in the amount of $67,796AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-614 19.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Ecology for a Washington Conservation Corps Crew and supervisor to assist with salmon habitat, flood, and stormwater projects, water quality monitoring, and emergency response, in the amount of $227,140 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-615 110.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to secure matching funds for the acquisition of a conservation easement on the Taylor property through the Conservation Easement Program, in the amount of $50,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-621 111.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Commerce to help cover a portion of the Victim/Witness Coordinator position salary and benefits in an amount not to exceed $60,461AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-622 112.Bid AwardRequest authorization for the County Executive to award Bid #24-70 and enter into a contract between Whatcom County and JT Muenscher General Contractor, Inc. for the demolition of the Hostel Building at Bay Horizon Park, in the amount of $249,152AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-623 113.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, in the amount of $11,509AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-624 114.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the US Department of Justice for a Rapid DNA Testing Machine, in the amount of $440,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-627 115.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Mark Palmer General Contractor LLC for 513 Courtroom Remodel Tenant Improvements, in the amount of $65,917.75AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-605 11.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Northwest Resource Group for development of a forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, in the amount of $133,060AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-606 12.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for a partnership in the development and implementation of the forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, where the City will reimburse the County for contract costs in the amount of $41,295AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-607 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Health to fund various public health services in the amount of $2,733,126, for a total amended agreement amount of $18,991,359AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-565 21.OrdinanceOrdinance relating to the annual submission of taxing district levy amounts to the Whatcom County CouncilADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-594 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 12, in the amount of $9,347,192SUBSTITUTE ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-596 13.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing a project-based budget for the Lookout Mountain Road Repair Project FundSUBSTITUTE ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-597 14.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing a project-based budget for the Governor’s Point Project FundSUBSTITUTE ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-602 15.Resolution (FCZDBS)Resolution amending the 2024 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 5, in the amount of $257,550 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)APPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-314 16.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing Whatcom County Code Chapter 2.180 Naming County-Owned Public Buildings, Properties, Parks, and FacilitiesADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-598 11.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionAppointment to a vacancy on the Justice Project Oversight & Planning (JPOP) Committee, behavioral health provider position, Applicant(s): Trevor AertsAPPOINTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-619 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Dan Kostozewski and Gervasio Tirigall to the Bicycle / Pedestrian Advisory CommitteeCONFIRMEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-616 11.Council Appointment Requiring IntroductionApplication to a vacancy on the Justice Project Oversight and Planning (JPOP) Committee, supportive housing subject matter expert, Applicant(s): Pamela KahnINTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2024-579 1 Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution approving the 2025-2030 Six-year Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)APPROVEDPass Action details Media Media



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