HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinance May 9 1995WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
Finance & Administrative Services Committee
May 9, 1995
The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by Committee Chair Alvin
Starkenburg in the Committee Room of the Council Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue.
Also Present:
Ward Nelson
Marlene Dawson
Absent:
None
COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
1. RESOLUTION TO SELL SURPLUS PROPERTY (SHERIFF
VEHICLES) (AB95 -165A) (FROM 4/25)
Deanne Sandell, Sheriffs Office, requested postponement of two weeks for
further negotiations regarding the bidding process.
Ron Wilinga, City Cab, spoke.
Nelson moved to table this issue for two weeks.
Motion carried unanimously.
2. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUDGET, REQUEST NO. 4 (AB95 -213)
Dawson to recommend for approval.
Motion carried unanimously.
Tom Sutberry, Administrative Services, and Shirley Van Zanten, Executive, spoke
briefly.
3. ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTERFUND LOAN FOR THE
COURTHOUSE SETTLEMENT (AB95 -182A)
Nelson moved to recommend for approval.
Motion carried unanimously.
4. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON SQUIRES LAKE
ACQUISITION (AB95 -217)
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Rand Jack, Parks Land Trust Board, provided information on this item.
Dawson moved to recommend for purchase with acquisition of Conservation
Funds.
Nelson offered a friendly amendment to limit the funds to $10,000 development
costs.
Starkenburg offered a friendly amendment to encourage the group to continue
working with Skagit to ask them to participate fully in the development costs.
Starkenburg moved to recommend for approval with a limit of $10,000 on the
capital improvements within that area for development and strong encouragement for
Skagit to participate in that project.
Motion carried unanimously.
18 5. BID AWARD RECOMMENDATION FOR JAIL PRESCRIPTION
19 SERVICE TO THE LOW BIDDER, NORTH CAMPUS PHARMACY
20 FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $44,737.20
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Nat Dickinson, ADS /Finance, requested this item be withdrawn.
OTHER BUSINESS
Kurt Dessauer, ADA spokesman, had questions regarding Item 3 (courthouse
settlement). Chair Starkenburg deferred his questions to Nat Dickinson.
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The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 a.m.
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