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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2024-658
File ID: AB2024-658 Version: 1 Status: Adopted
File Created: 09/27/2024 Entered by: MMiterko@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Finance Division File Type: Ordinance
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 10/22/2024
Agenda Date: 10/22/2024 Enactment #: ORD 2024-054
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Primary Contact Email: atan@co.whatcom.wa.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance amending the project budget for the Hovander Park Building Improvements Fund, request
no. 2
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Requests appropriation of $151,378 to fund the final Design and Engineering Services for a
maintenance facilty at Hovander Homestead Park for a total project budget of $281,378.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To:
10/08/2024 Council INTRODUCED Council Finance and
Administrative Services
Committee
Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay: 0
10/22/2024 Council Finance and Administrative RECOMMENDED FOR
Services Committee ADOPTION
Aye: 3 Byrd, Galloway, and Donovan
Nay: 0
10/22/2024 Council ADOPTED
Aye: 6 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay: 1 Elenbaas
Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 1012312024
Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2024-658)
Attachments: Proposed Ordinance, Supplemental Request, Notice of Action Proposed on 10.8.2024
Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 1012312024
PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 10/08/2024
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-054
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PROJECT BUDGET FOR THE HOVANDER
PARK BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, REQUEST NO. 2
WHEREAS, this fund was established by Ordinance No. 2016-055 to demolish two
deteriorated buildings that posed safety hazards and to construct a new Parks shop
building; and
WHEREAS, flooding in the area of the originally planned shop building site
postposed the project; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Charter Section 6.80 Lapses of Appropriations,
the remaining original project budget of $242,292 lapsed due to no expenditure of funds
being made for three years; and
WHEREAS, solutions including repairing the existing shop or retrofitting an existing
residential building are not viable due to flooding concerns; and
WHEREAS, design and construction of a new building is the recommended option
as a structure can be located outside of the flood plain of the Nooksack River; and
WHEREAS, the project has a total estimated cost of $1,745,000; and
WHEREAS, funding for these improvements is available in the Real Estate
Excise Tax II Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that
Ordinance 2016-055 is hereby amended by adding $151,378 of expenditure authority, as
described in Exhibit A, to the current project budget amount of $130,000, for a total project
budget of $281,378.
ADOP�Tii '`2��jay of October , 2024.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
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Cath Hallo Cle.k ourttil Ba cha an, Council Chair
WHATCOM COUNTY EXECUTIVE
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APPROVED AS TO FORM, ,
Approved by email/C Quinn/A Tan
Civil Deputy Prosecutor Satpal Sidhul County Executive
( ) Approved ( ) Denied
Date Signed: (Z-�
EXHIBIT A
Hovander Park Building Improvmenets Project Fund 372
Account Description
Expenditures
6190 Direct Billing Rate
6630 Professional Services
7350 Buildings and Structures
Revenues
8301.322 Op Transfer In - REET II
Current Amendment #2 Total Amended
Project Budget to Ord. 2016-055 Proiect Budget
$
10,000
$
30,000 $
40,000
$
30,000
$
121,378 $
151,378
$
90,000
$
- $
90,000
$
130,000
$
151,378 $
281,378
$ - $ 43,069 $ 43,069
$ - $ 43,069 $ 43,069