HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinance Jul 11 2023Whatcom County
Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105
Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
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Committee Minutes - Final
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
11:25 AM
Hybrid Meeting
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COUNCILMEMBERS
Todd Donovan
Carol Frazey
Kathy Kershner
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
Dana Brown -Davis, C.M.C.
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Call To Order
Roll Call
Committee Chair Kathy Kershner called the meeting to order at 11:40 a.m.
in a hybrid meeting.
Present: 3 - Todd Donovan, Carol Frazey, and Kathy Kershner
Also Present: Tyler Byrd, Barry Buchanan, Ben Elenbaas, and Kaylee Galloway
Announcements
Council "Consent Agenda" Items
Frazey moved to approve Consent Agenda items one through nineteen.
Councilmembers voted on the Consent items (see votes on individual items
below).
1. AB2023-4411,. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment
between Whatcom County and The Arc of Whatcom County to provide information,
education and family support services to individuals with developmental disabilities,
their families and the general public in the amount of $172,464 for a total amended
contract amount of $480,144
Frazey moved that the Contract be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
2. A B2023.-412 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement
between Whatcom County and the U.S. Department of Justice for Organized Crime
Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) PA-WAW-0376, in the amount of
$5,000.00
Frazey moved that the Interlocal be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
3. AB2023_-41_3 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement
between Whatcom County and the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police
Chiefs for Registered Sex Offender Verification Program Funding 2023-2024, in the
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amount of $135,992.00
Frazey moved that the Interlocal be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
4. B2023- 19 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement
between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Social and Health
Services - Development Disabilities Administration to provide services for persons
with development disabilities, in the amount of $5,459,497.00
Frazey moved that the Interlocal be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
S. AB2023-421 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between
Whatcom County and Environmental Science Associates to complete a climate
vulnerability assessment, in the amount of $69,997
Frazey moved that the Contract be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
6. Al: 2023-424 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interagency agreement
between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Health to
provide funding for the Whatcom County Pollution Identification and Correction
(PIC) Program, in the amount of $1,478,994 (Council acting as the Whatcom County
Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)
Frazey moved that the Contract (FCZDBS) be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
7.—B-203-426 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between
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Whatcom County and Drayton Archaeology to provide on -call cultural and historical
resource services for July 2023 through July 2024 in the amount not to exceed
$100,000
Frazey moved that the Contract be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
8. AB 222 3 _428 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment
between Whatcom County and Cascade Connections to provide services to eligible
individuals with developmental disabilities in the estimated amount up to $1,657,818
Frazey moved that the Contract be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
9. AB20_23-429 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment
between Whatcom County and Kulshan Supported Employment to provide services
to eligible individuals with developmental disabilities in the estimated amount up to
$1,547,837
Frazey moved that the Contract be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
10. AB2W023= 430 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment
between Whatcom County and Washington Vocational Services to provide services
to eligible individuals with developmental disabilities in the estimated amount up to
$295,353
Frazey moved that the Contract be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
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11. AB2023-4:31 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment
between Whatcom County and Work Opportunities to provide services to eligible
individuals with developmental disabilities in the estimated amount up to $979,423
Frazey moved that the Contract be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
12. AR2023-4 33 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment
between Whatcom County and Language Line Services, Inc. to provide telephonic
and video language interpretation services in the amount of $15,000 for a total
amended contract amount of $48,000
Frazey moved that the Contract be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
13. AB2023-440 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between
Whatcom County and Pacific Surveying and Engineering Services, Inc. to evaluate the
current stormwater system and determine appropriate Stormwater BMPs to improve
the site's water quality and provide an NPDES Engineering Report to DOE, in the
amount of $63,531.06
Frazey moved that the Contract be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
14. AB2023 441 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between
Whatcom County and Pacific Power Group to provide generator preventative
maintenance per agreement, in the amount of $49,823.00
Frazey moved that the Contract be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
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15. A-B2-0,23A,42 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between
Whatcom County and RE Sources to implement waste reduction and recycling
education programs, in the amount of $65,000
Frazey moved that the Contract be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
16. AB2023-4�5 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between
Whatcom County and Environmental Science Associates to continue to develop and
implement the WRIA 1 integrated funding strategy, in the amount of $45,000.00
(Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of
Supervisors)
Frazey moved that the Contract (FCZDBS) be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
17. A 202:3-44d- Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement
between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Commerce to fund
homelessness crisis response systems, in the amount of $10,543,379
Frazey moved that the Interlocal be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
18. AB2023450 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment
between Whatcom County and the Bellingham Food Bank to extend the agreement
through December 2024 for an additional $1,000,000 for a total cost of $1,500,000
Frazey moved that the Contract be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 - Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
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19. A132023-452 Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement
amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of
Commerce to prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic among
individuals and families who are homeless or receiving homeless assistance in the
amount of $150,000 for a total amended contract amount of $4,744,770
Frazey moved that the Interlocal be RECOMMENDED FOR
AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENT. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 3 -
Nay: 0
Items Added by Revision
Other Business
Adiournment
Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
There were no agenda items added by revision.
There was no other business.
The meeting a fturned at 11:41 a.m.
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