HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinance July 11 20171 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
2 Finance and Administrative Services Committee
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4 July 11, 2017
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6 CALL TO ORDER
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8 Committee Member Ken Mann called the meeting to order at 11:02 a.m. in the
9 Council Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham, Washington.
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12 ROLL CALL
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14 Present: Rud Browne, Ken Mann, and Satpal Sidhu
15 Absent: None
16 Also Present: Todd Donovan, Carl Weimer, Barry Buchanan and Barbara
17 Brenner
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20 COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S REPORT
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22 Jack Louws, County Executive, reported on the State operating budget and capital
23 budget and the impacts on Whatcom County.
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26 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
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28 1. WHATCOM COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY TO PRESENT ANNUAL REPORT
29 (AB2017 -068)
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31 Dave McEachran, Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney, submitted and read from a
32 presentation (on file) and described the reasons for lower juvenile court criminal filings and
33 diversions; the process he follows for reviewing felony cases; the types and number of
34 felony cases they had in 2016; and law enforcement's concerns with armed individuals. He
35 described the increases in Class A, B, and C felonies from 2016 to 2017 and a recent multi -
36 felony case that was investigated and prosecuted.
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38 McEachran answered questions about how sentences are determined and how much
39 of that comes from federal and state regulations; whether Whatcom County is susceptible to
40 more crime as a border county; why there is an increase in class A felonies; whether
41 successful juvenile diversion strategies could be successful for adults; juvenile recidivism
42 rates with the existing programs, and whether repeat adult offenders are local or from
43 outside the county.
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45 2. WHATCOM COUNTY FACILITIES MANAGER TO PRESENT SEMI - ANNUAL
46 REPORT (AB2017 -068)
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48 Mike Russell, Administrative Services Department, submitted and gave a
49 presentation (on file).
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51 He answered questions about how they work with contractors to make sure facilities
52 can be maintained into the future and about regulating temperatures in the Council
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2 courthouse.
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4 Jack Louws, County Executive, answered questions about how the Facilities Division
5 worked with Design2Last, Inc. during the design and construction phase and found many
6 things that needed to be changed in the design phase.
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9 COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL
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11 1. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE WHATCOM COUNTY BUDGET, SEVENTH
12 REQUEST, IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 (AB2017 -199A)
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14 Sidhu moved to recommend adoption to the full Council.
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16 The following staff answered a question about why the money comes from the Public
17 Works Department:
18 . Tyler Schroeder, Executive's Office
19 0 Karen Frakes, Prosecuting Attorney's Office
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21 The motion carried by the following vote:
22 Ayes: Mann, Browne, and Sidhu (3)
23 Nays: None (0)
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26 COUNCIL "CONSENT AGENDA " ITEMS
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28 1. REQUEST APPROVAL FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO AWARD BID #17 -41
29 AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH LOW BIDDER FOSS MARITIME
30 COMPANY FOR THE ANNUAL DRYDOCKING, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF
31 THE WHATCOM CHIEF FERRY, IN THE AMOUNT OF $446,251.64 (AB2017-
32 217)
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34 Browne moved to recommend approval to the full Council.
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36 The motion carried by the following vote:
37 Ayes: Mann, Browne, and Sidhu (3)
38 Nays: None (0)
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40 2. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO A
41 CONTRACT BETWEEN WHATCOM COUNTY AND SERVICE ALTERNATIVES,
42 INC. TO PROVIDE "PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT" AND "COMMUNITY
43 ACCESS" SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
44 DISABILITIES (AB2017 -218)
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46 Sidhu moved to recommend approval to the full Council.
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48 The motion carried by the following vote:
49 Ayes: Mann, Browne, and Sidhu (3)
50 Nays: None (0)
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52 3. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO A
53 CONTRACT BETWEEN WHATCOM COUNTY AND THE ARC OF WHATCOM
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COUNTY TO PROVIDE "INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND FAMILY SUPPORT"
TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $134,669
(AB2017 -219)
Sidhu moved to recommend approval to the full Council.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mann, Browne, and Sidhu (3)
Nays: None (0)
4. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT AMENDMENT BETWEEN WHATCOM COUNTY AND VAN NESS
FELDMAN, LLP TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ON -CALL LEGAL SERVICES
RELATING TO ACCOMMODATING THE WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT'S
DECISION IN WHATCOM COUNTY V. WESTERN WASHINGTON GROWTH
MANAGEMENT HEARING BOARD, IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000, FOR A TOTAL
AMENDED AMOUNT OF $50,000 (AB2017 -220)
Browne moved to recommend approval to the full Council.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Mann, Browne, and Sidhu (3)
Nays: None (0)
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
ADJOURN
ThW:mee,kin8 adjourned at 12:13 p.m.
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