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Meeting Name: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/8/2023 9:50 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting
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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)RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION 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 $87,570RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION 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 $106,960RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION 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 $69,997RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION 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 $97,500.00RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION 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 $128,745RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION 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 $700,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION 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 $42,536.78RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION 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 $972,979RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION 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 $512,455RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION 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 RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION 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 $7,917,456RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass 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 $216,791.81RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION 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 $49,050RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2023-515 11.ReportReport from the Assessor’s OfficeREPORTED  Action details -
AB2023-470 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2023 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 11, in the amount of $250,000RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass 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 #919008RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass 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 millionRECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATIONPass 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 $3,952,642RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATIONPass 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 $104,702.20RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATIONPass 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 $505,075.00RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATIONPass 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 $235,592RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATIONPass Action details Media Media



Whatcom County, Washington
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