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Meeting Name: Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/9/2022 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting
HYBRID MEETING (PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON, SEE REMOTE JOIN INSTRUCTIONS AT www.whatcomcounty.us/joinvirtualcouncil, OR CALL 360.778.5010) - AGENDA REVISED 8.8.2022
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes Action Summary Action Summary Action Summary  
Meeting video:  
Attachments: Combined Packet, Agenda Revision Notice 8.8.2022
File #Ver.Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsAudio/Video
MIN2022-047 11.Minutes ConsentSpecial Council for July 19, 2022APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2022-048 12.Minutes ConsentCommittee of the Whole for July 26, 2022APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2022-049 13.Minutes ConsentRegular County Council for July 26, 2022APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
MIN2022-050 14.Minutes ConsentJoint Health Board and PHAB for Aug 2, 2022APPROVED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-380 11.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance granting Cascade Natural Gas Corporation a franchise for the transportation of natural gas in Whatcom CountyADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-425 12.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance temporarily amending Whatcom County Code Section 11.20.025, flotation devices on the South fork of the Nooksack River, to better protect ESA-listed Chinook salmonFAILEDFail Action details Media Media
AB2022-417 13.Ordinance Requiring a Public HearingOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code Section 11.20.025, flotation devices on the South fork of the Nooksack River, to better protect ESA-listed Chinook salmonWITHDRAWNPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-370 11.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Commerce for refugee stabilization services in the amount of $250,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-415 12.AgreementRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a residential lease agreement between Whatcom County and Jarek Olivetti and Roxanne Martin to reside at 677 North Lake Samish Road, for a monthly rent of $1,709AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-418 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Point Roberts Park & Recreation District No. 1, for use of Lighthouse Marine Park to operate a kayak rental programAUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-421 14.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal Agreement between Whatcom County and Snohomish County for the use of up to 45 Snohomish County jail beds in the amount of $1,200,000.00SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-424 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to build a health, resource, and service navigation system that will provide timely connection of parents and children, pre-natal to five years, to a range of protective and supportive services, in the amount of $207,350 for a total amended contract amount of $285,147   Action details Media Media
AB2022-433 16.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and ESA to implement the Coastal and Riverine Compound Flood Vulnerability and Risk Assessment project, in the amount of $ 100,000.00AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-436 17.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interagency Agreement Amendment between Whatcom County and the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts to increase reimbursements of Blake decision legal costs by $787,751 for a total amended amount of $2,578,372AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-438 18.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Health for the delivery and funding of various public health services in the amount of $2,651,000, for a total amended agreement amount of $9,430,654AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-439 19.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Abatement and Decontamination Specialists to remediate the threat of public health hazards on properties with long-term solid waste violations, in the amount of $50,000AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-445 110.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Kulshan Community Land Trust to support acquisition of land for affordable housing, in the amount of $1,250,746.60AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-446 111.Bid AwardRequest approval for the County Executive to award Bid #22-14 Rental Rates for Construction Equipment Without Operator to all bidders with the award for each vendor not to exceed $100,000.00AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-448 112.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interagency Agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington Administrative Office of the Courts for reimbursement of expenses relating to the Uniform Guardianship Act, in the amount of $58,428AUTHORIZED BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-424 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to build a health, resource, and service navigation system that will provide timely connection of parents and children, pre-natal to five years, to a range of protective and supportive services, in the amount of $207,350 for a total amended contract amount of $285,147AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-408 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2022 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 11, in the amount of $250,000ADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-423 12.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the United States Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to jointly fund continued stream gaging stations in the Nooksack River, in the amount of $ 98,502.00 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-442 13.ResolutionResolution in the matter of the sale of surplus personal property and setting a date for public hearing, pursuant to WCC 1.10APPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-447 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Amendment of the Economic Development Investment Program Interlocal Grant Agreement between Whatcom County and Port of Bellingham for the Rural Broadband construction projectAUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-449 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to operate the Whatcom Homeless Service Center in the amount of $282,239 for a total amended contract amount of $2,507,248AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-450 16.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an Interlocal Grant Agreement between Whatcom County and Port of Bellingham for additional EDI funding to support the rural broadband project, in the amount of $2,000,000AUTHORIZEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-427 17.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Ordinance 2020-079 to change the due date of the Phase III Report of the Child and Family Well-Being Task ForceADOPTEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-440 18.Request for MotionRequest for a Motion to grant the City of Bellingham notice to proceed in applying for a Major Project Permit for their Umbrella Mitigation BankDISCUSSED AND MOTION(S) APPROVED  Action details Media Media
AB2022-422 19.ResolutionResolution establishing priorities for Whatcom County’s 2025 Comprehensive Plan updateSUBSTITUTE APPROVEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-437 11.Executive AppointmentRequest confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Dennis Holloran to the Whatcom County Appeals BoardCONFIRMEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-435 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2022 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 12, in the amount of $4,068,703INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-451 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending Whatcom County Code Chapter 5.04, Ambulance Franchises, to address diversity, equity, and inclusion on the EMS Oversight Board and EMS Technical Advisory Committee and to define the process and elements of an EMS Levy Service PlanINTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-431 13.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution vacating an unnamed alley within the Plat of Lummi Park on Lummi IslandINTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-434 14.Resolution (FCZDBS)Resolution amending the Flood Control Zone District & Subzones 2022 budget, request no. 5, in the amount of $78,598 (Council acting as the Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)INTRODUCEDPass Action details Media Media
AB2022-443 15.Resolution Requiring a Public HearingResolution authorizing the sale of personal property, pursuant to WCC 1.10INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Media Media



Whatcom County, Washington
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