HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinance February 26 20191 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
2 Finance and Administrative Services Committee
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4 February 26, 2019
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6 CALL TO ORDER
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8 Committee Chair Satpal Sidhu called the meeting to order at 10:04 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: Tyler Byrd, Carol Frazey and Satpal Sidhu
15 Absent: None
16 Also Present: Barbara Brenner, Barry Buchanan, Rud Browne, and Todd
17 Donovan
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20 COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S REPORT
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22 There were no reports.
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24 Councilmembers and the Executive discussed the day's meeting schedule.
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27 COMMITTEE DISCUSSION
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29 1. AB2019-102 DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE
30 UNIFIED FEE SCHEDULE TO ACCOMMODATE CHANGES TO THE AQUATIC
31 INVASIVE SPECIES (AIS) ORDINANCE WCC 2.27A (PUBLIC HEARING ON
32 RELATED ORDINANCE SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING UNDER AB2019-106)
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34 Gary Stoyka, Public Works Department, gave a staff report on creating a one-
35 day pass, creating a lower rate for small motorized boats that don't require a State
36 license, and changing the motorized fee rate for a season pass.
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38 Frazey moved to recommend approval to the full Council.
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40 The motion carried by the following vote:
41 Ayes: Frazey and Sidhu (2)
42 Nays: None (0)
43 Absent: Byrd (1)
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46 COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL
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48 1. AB2019-135 REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO
49 ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN WHATCOM COUNTY AND THE
50 DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY (DOE) FOR WATER QUALITY COMBINED
51 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT AGREEMENT WQC-2017-WHCOPW-00030
52 FOR THE AGATE BAY STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IN THE
53 AMOUNT OF $552,548.62
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2 Frazey moved to recommend approval to the full Council.
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4 The motion carried by the following vote:
5 Ayes: Frazey and Sidhu (2)
6 Nays: None (0)
7 Absent: Byrd (1)
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9 2. AB2019-124 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2019 WHATCOM COUNTY
10 BUDGET, REQUEST NO. 2, IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,901,742
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12 The following staff answered questions on the Courthouse building envelope
13 project:
14 0 Rob Ney, Administrative Services Department
15 . Jack Louws, County Executive
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17 (Clerk's Note: Councilmember Byrd arrived at 10:19 a.m.)
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19 Frazey moved to recommend approval to the full Council.
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21 The motion carried by the following vote:
22 Ayes: Byrd, Frazey, and Sidhu (3)
23 Nays: None (0)
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25 3. AB2019-128 ORDINANCE AMENDING COURTHOUSE BUILDING ENVELOPE
26 PROJECT BUDGET (AS ESTABLISHED THROUGH ORDINANCE 2014-085)
27 THIRD REQUEST, IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,700,000 FOR A TOTAL PROJECT
28 BUDGET OF $7,377,809
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30 Byrd moved to recommend approval to the full Council.
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32 Rob Ney, Administrative Services Department, answered questions on whether
33 this solution will solve the problems.
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35 The motion carried by the following vote:
36 Ayes: Byrd, Frazey, and Sidhu (3)
37 Nays: None (0)
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39 4. AB2019-137 RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE
40 WHATCOM COUNTY PROSECUTOR ASK THE WASHINGTON STATE ATTORNEY
41 GENERAL TO REVIEW AND UPDATE OPINIONS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED
42 RELATED TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
43 COMMISSIONERS TO BE APPOINTED TO VACANT LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS
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45 Councilmembers discussed getting elected or appointed to an office while already
46 serving in another office.
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48 Frazey moved to recommend approval to the full Council.
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50 The motion carried by the following vote:
51 Ayes: Byrd, Frazey, and Sidhu (3)
52 Nays: None (0)
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S. AB2019-126 RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2019 FLOOD CONTROL ZONE
DISTRICT AND SUBZONES BUDGET, REQUEST NO. 2, IN THE AMOUNT OF
$90,659 (COUNCIL ACTING AS THE WHATCOM COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
ZONE DISTRICT BOARD OF SUPERVISORS)
Byrd moved to recommend approval to the Flood Control Zone District Board of
Supervisors.
Gary Stoyka, Public Works Department, gave a staff report and answered
questions about the surface water and groundwater modeling project.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Byrd, Frazey, and Sidhu (3)
Nays: None (0)
OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 10:44 a.m.
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Satpal Sidhi, Committee Chair
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