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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/12/2022 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting
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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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MIN2022-023 11.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for March 22, 2022APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2022-024 12.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for March 22, 2022APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2022-025 13.Minutes ConsentHealth Board for March 29, 2022APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-177 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code Section 1.14, Electoral Precincts, adjusting boundary lines based on decennial census information in the Legislative, Congressional and County Council districtsADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-121 12.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution vacating a portion of Horton RoadAPPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-122 13.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution vacating a portion of Boxwood RoadAPPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details -
AB2022-162 14.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance establishing movement restrictions on E. Hemmi Road at the intersection with Hannegan RoadADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-163 15.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance Removing a School Speed Zone on Hannegan RoadADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-164 16.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance establishing parking control on Eddie Lane within the Plat of Whisper LakeADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-165 17.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance Establishing a Speed Limit within the Plat of Whisper LakeADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-166 18.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance for installation of a stop sign within the plat of Whisper LakeADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-195 11.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office for use of the Plantation Rifle Range to train personnel, in the amount of $16,109.98AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-196 12.InterlocalRequest Authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham Police Department for use of the Plantation Rifle Range to train personnel, in the amount of $27,865.67AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-171 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Washington State Office of Public Defense to be reimbursed for increased service costs related to Covid 19, in the amount of $73,000.00AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-184 14.ContractRequest approval for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment with Herrera Environmental Consultants, Inc. to expand the scope of work, timeline, and funding to complete the Offsite Buffer Mitigation Program Feasibility Study in the amount of $60,000 for a total amended contract of $100,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-198 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Public Safety Testing to conduct background investigations on Sheriff’s office employment candidates, in the amount of an estimated $42,000.00AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-199 16.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Julota to integrate data among various data storage platforms used to track and monitor services and care provided to individuals frequently seen by the GRACE and LEAD Programs in the amount of $26,103 for a total amended contract amount of $80,353AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-201 17.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Marysville Police Department for use of the Plantation Rifle Range to train personnel, in the amount of $3,005.52AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-203 18.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to provide Leasing Specialist and intensive case management services in the amount of $159,613 for a total amended contract amount of $229,103AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-204 19.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Axon Enterprise, Inc. to provide additional body worn cameras and detective interview room cameras, in the amount of $102,457.76AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-205 110.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and North Sound Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization to provide funding for the Recovery Navigator Program intended to enhance Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) programming, in the amount of $512,455AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-210 111.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and PeaceHealth for the lease of office space for the Health Department’s Response Systems Division at 800 East Chestnut Street, in the amount of $9,171.96AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-213 112.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham for use of Bellingham’s 800MHz Radio Network, in the amount of $5,040AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-222 113.ContractRequest permission for the County Executive to enter into a Local Agency A&E Professional Services Agreement between Whatcom County and KPFF, Inc. to provide on-call professional mechanical engineering support for the Whatcom County ferry program in 2022, in the amount of $40,000.00AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-228 114.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and Whatcom Conservation District for farm planning services and financial assistance, in the amount of $140,021 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-194 11.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham to support Child and Family Action Plan implementation activities, in the amount of $150,000AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-197 12.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and Washington Department of Ecology to develop and implement a collaborative process to identify local solutions for water availability issues in the Nooksack Basin and supporting technical work in the amount of $250,000AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-202 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a Interagency agreement between Whatcom County and the State of Washington Department of Ecology for Whatcom Compound Flood Vulnerability and Risk AssessmentAUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-190 24.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code 2.21, Board of EqualizationADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-220 15.ResolutionResolution establishing guidelines for Council appointment to judicial and legislature vacanciesAPPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-211 11.Council AppointmentAppointment to a vacancy on the Forestry Advisory Committee, commercial forest landowner position - Applicant(s): Quentin DillsAPPOINTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-193 11.Resolution (FCZDBS)Resolution authorizing the County Executive to sign the Black Slough Comprehensive Barrier Removal Design Project grant application to the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-206 12.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance relating to the Growth Management Act, adopting regulations for forest practices, adding a new Whatcom County Code Chapter 20.76, and amending Chapter 20.80INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-214 13.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance adopting amendments to the Whatcom County Comprehensive Plan relating to capital facilities planningINTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-215 14.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Swift Creek Capital Projects Fund, request no. 1INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-217 15.Resolution (FCZDBS)Resolution amending the Flood Control Zone District & Subzones 2022 budget, request no. 2, in the amount of $110,000 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-219 16.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the project budget for the Way Station Project Fund, request No. 1INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-221 17.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code Section 16.50.090 to incorporate changes to the C-PACER Program adopted by the state legislature in RCW 36.165.060INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-224 18.OrdinanceOrdinance amending WCC 2.123.040 Membership - Term of Office for the Forestry Advisory CommitteeINTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-225 19.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2022 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 7, in the amount of $6,246,353INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media



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