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Meeting Name: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/29/2025 9:15 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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AB2025-322 11.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and AMS Print and Mail Specialists for the design, production, and distribution of primary and general election local voters’ pamphlets in the amount not to exceed $90,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-324 12.AgreementRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Federal Aid Project Prospectus and Local Agency Agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Transportation for the Martin Road/Anderson Creek Bridge No. 250 Replacement Project, in the amount of $512,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-325 13.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Herrera Environmental Consultants to continue supporting the Floodplain Integrated Planning (FLIP) Process, in the amount of $590,829 for a total contract amount of $2,998,369 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-326 14.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the US Geological Survey (USGS) to develop and assess non-contact methods for measuring discharge in the Nooksack River during high-flow events, in the amount of $222,698 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-327 15.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the University of Washington to assess the Nooksack River’s morphodynamic response to potential channel and floodplain modifications, in the amount of $114,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-329 16.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Ferndale to establish the responsibilities of the Flood Control Zone District and the City of Ferndale in designing the Ferndale Levee Improvement Project to a 90% level, acquiring right of way, and permitting, in the amount of $430,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-331 17.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and the Northwest Natural Resource Group for development of a forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom Watershed, in the amount of $12,063 for a total amended contract amount of $145,123RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-332 18.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for partnership in the development of a forest management plan in the Lake Whatcom watershed, in the amount of $12,063 for a total agreement amount of $53,358RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-335 19.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to authorize all County departments to use Washington State Contract #22823 for as-needed equipment rentals through December 31, 2026, with the award to any one vendor in a fiscal year not to exceed $100,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-338 110.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the City of Seattle which will allow reciprocal utilization of competitively bid contracts, pursuant to RCW Chapter 39.34 Interlocal Cooperation ActRECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-339 111.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to authorize the purchase of ClearCount 2.5 ScanStation and ClearAudit Admin Station bundles from Clear Ballot Group, Inc., the sole source for these products, in an amount not to exceed $50,347.10RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-303 11.DiscussionDiscussion of the annual allocation of Rural Sales Tax FundDISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED  Action details Media Media
AB2025-341 12.DiscussionDiscussion on 2025-2026 mid-biennium review with initial budget instructions and draft calendarDISCUSSED  Action details Media Media
AB2025-290 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project based budget for the N. Fork Road/Kenney Creek Fish Passage fund, Request No. 2RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-293 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Courtroom Audio Visual Systems Upgrade, request no. 1RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-302 13.Resolution (FCZDBS)Resolution amending the 2025 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 1, in the amount of $14,400 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVALPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-310 14.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Lookout Mountain Road Repairs Project Fund, request no. 1RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-314 15.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 4, in the amount of $6,227,211RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-159 11.ReportReport from the Finance DivisionREPORTED  Action details Media Media
AB2025-319 12.ReportReport from the Facilities Division of the Administrative Services DepartmentNOT ACTED UPON  Action details Media Media



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