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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2022-089
File ID: AB2022-089 Version: 1 Status: Adopted
File Created: 01/28/2022 Entered by: MCaldwel@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Finance Division File Type: Ordinance
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 02/22/2022
Agenda Date: 02/22/2022 Enactment #: ORD 2022-018
Primary Contact Email: mcaldwel@co.whatcom.wa.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance establishing the Way Station Project Fund and establishing a project based budget for the
Way Station Project
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Request establishes the Way Station Project Fund and requests a project based budget in the amount
of $2,384,322 for Phase I.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body:
Action:
Sent To:
02/08/2022 Council INTRODUCED Council Finance and
Administrative Services
Committee
Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Frazey, Galloway, and Kershner
Nay: 0
Absent: 0
02/22/2022 Council Finance and Administrative RECOMMENDED FOR
Services Committee ADOPTION
Aye: 2 Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 1 Byrd
Absent: 0
02/22/2022 Council ADOPTED
Aye: 5 Buchanan, Donovan, Frazey, Galloway, and Kershner
Nay: 2 Byrd, and Elenbaas
Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 212312022
Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2022-089)
Absent: 0
Attachments: Proposed Ordinance, Exhibit A
Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 212312022
PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 02/08/22
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-018
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE WAY STATION PROJECT FUND AND ESTABLISHING A
PROJECT BASED BUDGET FOR THE WAY STATION
PROJECT
WHEREAS, Whatcom County and its partner agencies of PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical
Center, Opportunity Council and Unity Care NW, wish to renovate the County's 1500 N. State
Street property for the purpose of providing services to people who are homeless and living
either in shelters or who are unsheltered, and
WHEREAS, the County will use portions of the building to provide county services, including
the Medical Examiner, county morgue, Countywide Emergency Medical Services administration,
the GRACE & LEAD programs, as well as other Health Department services, and
WHEREAS, extensive renovations are needed to accommodate these services, and
WHEREAS, funding of $2,384,322 for Phase I of this project will be available from the
transfer in of the fund balance from the closure of the abandoned State Street Acquisition and
Improvement Fund project, and
WHEREAS, Public Utilities Improvement Fund funding included in the State Street
Acquisition and Improvement Fund project fund balance is appropriate for expenditure on the
Way Station project, and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the County Council will adopt an amendment to the
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Plan to include clarification that the
project listed for 1500 N. State Street, in the current CEDS Plan, is for the Way Station Project,
and
WHEREAS, Section 6.80 of the Whatcom County Home Rule Charter allows for project -
based capital budget appropriation ordinances that lapse when the project has been completed
or abandoned or when no expenditure or encumbrance has been made for three (3) years,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that a new fund is
hereby established effective February 22, 2022 known as the Way Station Project Fund. This
fund shall be used to account for the revenues and expenditures related to renovating the 1500
N. State Street building, and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the Way Station Project
Fund is approved as described in Exhibit A with an initial project budget of $2,384,322.
ADOPTED.thJas day of February
2022.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Approved
( ) Denied
Approved by email/C Quinn/M Caldwell
Civil Deputy Prosecutor
Satpal Sidhu C
unty Executive
Date: 2 �ZrQ
12,2,
Supplemental Budget Request Status: Pending
Administrative Services Facilities Management
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� | ��d Cost CenterOriginator. Rob Ney1 Name of Request., Way Station I
Departm� �Head Signature (Required on Hard Copy Submission) Date
Costs:
Request Total $2,S84,322
la. Description of request:
An amended Memomndurn of Understanding is under consideration by the Council. The of the
N4OUistuestablish acost sharing mechanismfor the Way Station, a collaborative initiative to which
provides recuperative enpitaoena,healthoonesemiumn.hyOioneoemioes,undcaaemanagement
services to unsheltered individuals, This effort will require substantial renovation ufthe State Street facility.
project based budget was created in 2013, for the purpose of remodeling the building in anticipation of
moving the Northwest Annex occupants into the building. That effort evolved into m'oVnmpUdatedthe
Health Department into the building. Atthis point, biabelieved that the Use \sdifferent than the original
intent, that fund should beabo|iohed/c|uaed.and anew project based budget should becreated idanhf/in�
the remodel o[the building for the Way Station and other ancillary uses,
The purpose of this action is to place the funds inthe existing State Street project based budget into this
newly created State StreetA/Vay Station fund.
See Memo in the amended MOU agenda item for additional funding breakdown of the Way Station,
Yb,Primary customers:
The general public that would be served by the new uses provided in the Way Station. Additionally, other
VVhatcomCounty uses will boutilizing the second floor renovations.
2Problem to be solved:
This is a house keeping mechanism, intended to create a fund that is consistent with the new Way Station
project (nthe State Street facility,
3a.Options/ Advantages:
This is the cleanest mechanism to establish a new fund that is clearly consistent with the intended use,
This iaamechanism that will besupported oyanaudit.
3txCost savings:
There are riot specific cost savings associated with this action.
4».c]ufooxnem:
Should the MOU be approved, and this fund be created, staff can begin accepting funding sources by our
Partners in the Way Station and begin architectural and engineering work on the project,
4b.Menwooav/
|fthe project iefully funded and construction iaauthorized.
Once the State Street Project is complete and the Way Station is functional, serving the public.
5a. OtherDepa/lnentm/4gewu/es:
Supplemental Budget Request St(,t.IIs,- Pending
Administrative Services Facilities Management
[S' up'- p I D-'-#— 3--5--7 4--] Fund Cost Center Originator., Rob Ney
The Morgue should be the most impacted department_
None.
5b. Name the person in charge of implementation and what they are responsible for.
Rob Ney, Project & Operations Manager
6. Funding Source:
Current State Street Project budget
Wednesday, Jamiaty 19, 2022 Rpt: RpSnppl Regular