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Meeting Name: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/6/2025 9:30 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Draft Minutes Draft Minutes Action Summary: Action Summary Action Summary  
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AB2025-010 11.ReportReport from the Assessor’s OfficeREPORTED  Action details Media Media
AB2025-560 12.PresentationUpdate from Public Works staff on the proposed Phase 2 of the Stewart Mountain Community Forest and request for Council direction on preferred ownership optionDISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED  Action details Media Media
AB2025-543 11.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Ecology to provide technical assistance and education outreach to small businesses, in the amount of $308,750RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-544 12.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Cowden Brothers Trucking, LLC, vactor waste facility for the disposal of waste produced by Whatcom County Public Works vactor trucks while providing service to multiple functions within our Maintenance and Operations group in the amount of $288,000 for a total amended contract amount of $576,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-550 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Ecology to remove litter and illegally discarded materials from public lands, in the amount of $71,400RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-555 14.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a cost reimbursement agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Ferndale for participation in the Floodplain Integrated Planning (FLIP) process, including participation on the FLIP Steering Committee, FLIP Team, and FLIP Reach Teams, in the amount of $30,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-556 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Columbia Policy Advisors to assist Whatcom County in developing and implementing a legislative advocacy program in the amount of $86,040RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-557 16.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a cost reimbursement agreement amendment between Whatcom County and the City of Everson to increase the budget for participation in the Floodplain Integrated Planning (FLIP) process, including participation on the FLIP Steering Committee, FLIP Team, and FLIP Reach Teams, in the amount of $30,000 for a total amended amount of $103,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-561 17.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Ecology to acquire Phase 2 of the Stewart Mountain Community Forest, in the amount of $5,517,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-562 18.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Associated Earth Sciences, Inc. to conduct additional monitoring and data collection for a groundwater-surface water interaction study and an investigation into the impacts of agricultural tile drains on stream flows, in the amount of $77,420 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-564 19.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to amend Whatcom County Contract No. 202005011 between Whatcom County and Runback Election Services, increasing the original contract amount by $111,428RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-566 110.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Matrix Consulting Group, Ltd. to evaluate human resources policies and procedures in an amount of $0 for a total amended contract amount of $76,500RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-567 111.ContractRequest authorization for County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Mission Critical Partners, LLC to complete a countywide fire and EMS study, in an amount of $0 for a total amended contract amount of $223,056RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-568 112.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission to continue building an officer wellness program, in the amount of $50,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-569 113.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Executive Office of the President’s Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to implement the strategy of the Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), in the amount $193,147RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-571 114.InterlocalRequest 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 $52,029RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-572 115.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families for reimbursement for daily bed rate for detention services for juveniles committed to Juvenile Rehabilitation, in the amount of $250 per dayRECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-573 116.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and the Administrative Office of the Courts for reimbursements of costs related to water adjudication, in the amount of $1,721,200RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-574 117.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Military Department to receive pass through funding in support of WhatComm 911 in the amount of $74,045RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2025-559 11.DiscussionDiscussion of an ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 9, in the amount of $956,986DISCUSSED  Action details Media Media



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