HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinance August 6 1996WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Finance and Administrative Services Committee
August 6, 1996
The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by Committee Chair Robert Imhof in the
Council Committee Room, 311 Grand Avenue.
Also Present:
Marlene Dawson
Tom Brown
Absent:
None
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
1. ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CONTINUOUS AND ON -GOING
CONTRACT FOR COMBINED TREATMENT SERVICES TO PROVIDE
SERVICES FOR THE MENTALLY ILL AND SUBSTANCE
ABUSE/PREVENTION CONSUMERS IN THE COMMUNITY (AB96 -266)
Imhof announced that the ordinance presented is an amended ordinance; the amount has
been reduced to $3000.00.
Dawson moved to recommend appproval and to direct the clerk to assign code numbers
and codify the section.
Discussion followed regarding types of services that are covered under this contract.
Motion to recommend the substitute ordinance carried 2 -1, Brown opposed.
2. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUDGET, REQUEST #6 (AB96 -282)
Those who spoke included:
Steve Paus, Juvenile Court Probation
Gary Wood, Juvenile Court Probation
L. Ward Nelson, County Council member
Dean Sandell, Sheriff's Department
Dave Wareing, Executive's Office
Topics of discussion included how youth offenders are benefited by the proposed
program; the proposed intervention program is modeled on other programs in other counties in
the state; and measurements of success in the program. Also discussed was the additional staffing
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provided to the Sheriffs office by the budget request; inventory of capital equipment; and
Sergeant to Deputy ratios.
Dawson moved to recommend approval.
Motion carried unanimously.
3. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR COUNCIL TO ENTER INTO
AMENDMENT # 2 TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT # 9602049,
HEARING EXAMINER SERVICES PROVIDED BY MICHAEL BOBBINK,
(AB96 -050B)
Imhof moved to recommend approval.
Speakers included:
Bob Woods, Council office
Dawson moved to recommend amending the contract by extending the contract date to
September 30th, 1996 and to raise the expenditure limit to $36,812.50.
Motion carried unanimously.
(Clerk's note: Committee did not vote to recommend to Council.)
COUNCIL "CONSENT AGENDA" ITEMS
1 REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WIC PROGRAM
AND THE OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL FOR OUTREACH, REFERRAL AND
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DENTAL ACCESS
PROJECT (AB96 -294)
Speakers included:
Chuck Benjamin, Health Department
L. Ward Nelson, Council member
Topics of discussion included: future funding; funding alternatives; and increasing clients
while decreasing the program.
Dawson moved to recommend approval
Motion carried unanimously.
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2. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT MATERNAL CHILD
PROGRAM AND THE OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL FOR OUTREACH,
REFERRAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD
DENTAL ACCESS PROJECT (AB96 -295)
Speakers included:
Chuck Benjamin, Health Department
Imhof moved to recommend approval.
Motion carried unanimously.
3. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH NORTH SOUND REGIONAL SUPPORT
NETWORK (NSRSN) FOR EXTENSION OF ORIGINAL CONTRACT (AB96-
296)
Speakers included:
Marcia Gunning, Combined Treatment
Chuck Benjamin, Health Department
Dave Wareing, Executive's Office
L. Ward Nelson, Council member
Topics of discussion included: background of the contract; folding Combined Treatment
and Developmental Disabilities into the Health Department.
Brown moved to recommend approval. ,
Motion carried unanimously.
4. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO
CONTRACT AMENDMENT # 2 WITH LANE POWELL SPEARS
LUBERSKY FOR LEGAL COUNSEL (AB96 -239A)
Speakers included:
Bob Woods, Council office
Jeff Monsen, Public Works
Imhof moved to recommend approval.
Motion carried unanimously.
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5. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO A
GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY FOR
FLOOD CONTROL ASSISTANCE FOR COMPLETION OF CFHMP (AB96-
297)
Speakers included:
Ed Henken, County Engineer
L. Ward Nelson, Council member
Topics discussed included: completion of the Lower Nooksack plan portion of the
Department of Ecology study; gravel mining; and time line for completion of the plan.
Dawson moved to recommend approval.
Motion carried unanimously.
6. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO A
MULTI- JURISDICTIONAL NARCOTICS TASK FORCE PROGRAM FOR
CONTINUATION OF THE DRUG TASK FORCE GRANT (AB96 -298)
Speakers included:
Dean Sandell, Sheriffis office
Bob Woods, Council office
25 Topics of discussion included: recovering indirect (administrative) costs from this and
26 all county grants and using available fiends from the Whatcom County Drug Fund to cover
27 these administrative overhead costs
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29 Dawson moved to recommend approval subject that the indirect cost, 10% of $71,580.00,
30 comes from either the grant or from the drug fund.
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32 Motion carried unanimously.
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34 OTHER BUSINESS
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36 • Extension of Academy Road (AB95 -507) Ed Henken, County Engineer, reported that a
37 local group is ready to proceed without going through the Road Improvement District
38 (RID) procedure and the extra costs of doing an RID. County will hire a consultant and
39 contract with that consultant this fall.
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41 ADJOURN
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43 The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 a.m.
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4 Jill Nixon, Recording Secretary
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6 ATTEST: WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
7 WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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