Whatcom County

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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/3/2019 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes Action Summary: Action Summary Action Summary  
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Attachments: Combined Packet
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MIN2019-118 11.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole AM for November 6, 2019APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2019-119 12.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole PM for November 6, 2019APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2019-120 13.Minutes ConsentSpecial Committee of the Whole for November 6, 2019APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2019-121 14.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for November 6, 2019APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2019-122 15.Minutes ConsentSurface Water Work Session for November 12, 2019APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2019-123 16.Minutes ConsentSpecial Council Meeting (Kendall) for October 29, 2019APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2019-126 17.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole - Executive Session for November 19, 2019APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-583 11.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution to sell tax-title property by public auctionAPPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-597 12.OrdinanceOrdinance imposing an interim moratorium on the acceptance and processing of applications and permits for new or expanded facilities in the Cherry Point UGA, the primary purpose of which would be the shipment of unrefined fossil fuels not to be processed at Cherry PointADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-606 13.OrdinanceOrdinance limiting 2020 property tax levyWITHDRAWN  Action details Media Media
AB2019-607 14.OrdinanceOrdinance limiting the 2020 General Fund tax levyADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-598 11.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Lydia Place to provide case management and support services to individuals experiencing homelessness, in the amount of $32,860 for a total amended contract amount of $213,770AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-599 12.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism, in the amount of $290,000, for the purposes of tourism marketing and operationsAUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-602 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Status Electrical Automation Systems to provide Security Electronics and DVMS System Support & Maintenance, in the amount of $43,314.53AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-613 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Collective Bargaining Agreement between Whatcom County and General Teamsters’ Local Union 231 Corrections Deputies and Sergeants for the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-617 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Summit Food Service to furnish food to inmates at the Whatcom County Jail in the amount of $540,750.00AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-618 16.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Summit Food Service for Commissary Services to inmates at the Whatcom County JailAUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-620 17.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce in support of the Birch Bay Visitor Center operations and promotion of annual multi-day events designed to encourage tourism in the amount of $100,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-621 18.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Mount Baker Foothills Chamber of Commerce in support of the Visitor Center operations in the amount of $100,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-629 19.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to enter into a contract for the purchase, delivery, and installation of a modular building for the Point Roberts Transfer Station, in the amount of $65,179.75AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-611 11.AgreementRequest authorization for the County Excutive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and Trantech Engineering, in the amount of $45,000AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-612 12.AgreementRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and Sargent Engineers, Inc., in the amount of $45,000AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-625 13.AgreementRequest authorization for the County Executive to sign an attorney engagement and contingency fee agreement between Whatcom County and keller Rohrback L.L.P.AUTHORIZEDPass Action details -
AB2019-601 14.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District and Whatcom Conservation District to provide outreach and cost-share to support the Pollution Identification and Correction Program (PIC), in the amount of $55,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-590 15.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2019 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 15, in the amount of $49,400ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-592 16.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing the Prox Lock Control Panel Replacement Fund and establishing a project based budget for the Prox Lock Control Panel Replacement ProjectADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-619 17.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal Agreement between Whatcom County and Kittitas County for the Housing of InmatesAUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-622 18.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal Agreement between Whatcom County and the Cities of Bellingham, Blaine, Everson, Ferndale, Lynden and Sumas for the purpose of implementing a countywide wayfinding and gateway feature placement programAUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-623 19.Special Executive Only ItemRequest approval of the Economic Development Investment (EDI) Board’s recommendation for additional funding in the amount of $500,000 and establishment of a $2.2-million revolving loan fund for the Housing Affordability Through the Workforce Program (HATWF)APPROVED REQUESTPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-626 111.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and North West Regional Council to provide Nursing Services at the Whatcom County Jail and Juvenile Detention in the amount of $1,456,501.11AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-591 112.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2020 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 2, in the amount of $343,000ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-616 110.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Michael Bobbink for hearing examiner servicesAUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-530 113.ResolutionResolution establishing a Stakeholder Advisory Committee for the Public Health, Safety, and Justice Facility Needs AssessmentAPPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-633 1 DiscussionDiscussion regarding potential loss of childcare spaces in Whatcom CountyDISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVEDPass Action details -
AB2019-565 114.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2020 Whatcom County Budget, Request No. 1, in the amount of $19,206,192ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-472 115.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 9.32, Unlawful Discharge of Firearms, to establish a no shooting zone in the Drayton Harbor area of Whatcom CountyHELD IN COUNCILPass Action details -
AB2019-634 116.ResolutionResolution respectfully requesting that the Whatcom County Prosecutor ask the Washington State Attorney General for an update on Opinion Docket No. 19-04-03APPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-624 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Jon Maberry and Kendall Whitney to the Whatcom County Food System CommitteeCONFIRMEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-603 1 DiscussionDiscussion regarding a potential property acquisition for the Flood Control Zone District [Discussion of this item may take place in executive session (closed to the public) pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(b)]DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-628 1 DiscussionUpdate on negotiations and planning strategy discussion regarding collective bargaining [Discussion of this item may take place in executive session (closed to the public) pursuant to RCW 42.30.140(4)(a)DISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-480 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code Chapters 11.16 and 11.20 to protect Lake Samish shoreline properties and Lake Samish water recreationINTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2019-614 12.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 16.30, Lake Whatcom Stormwater Utility Funding Mechanism, changing the date for collection of Capital Facility Charges from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media



Whatcom County, Washington
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