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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2025-310
File ID: AB2025-310 Version: 1 Status: Adopted
File Created: 04/07/2025 Entered by: MMiterko@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Finance Division File Type: Ordinance
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 04/29/2025
Agenda Date: 04/29/2025 Enactment #: ORD 2025-024
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Primary Contact Email: atan@co.whatcom.wa.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance amending the project budget for the Lookout Mountain Road Repairs Project Fund, request
no. 1
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Requests appropriation of $500,000 to fund engineering, mititgation, and repairs for planned work to
begin summer of 2025 for a total project budet of $764,600.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body:
Action:
Sent To:
04/15/2025 Council
INTRODUCED
Council Finance and
Administrative Services
Committee
Aye:
7
Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas,
Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay:
0
04/29/2025 Council Finance and Administrative
RECOMMENDED FOR
Services Committee
ADOPTION
Aye:
3
Byrd, Donovan, and Buchanan
Nay:
0
04/29/2025 Council ADOPTED
Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay: 0
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Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2025-310)
Attachments: Proposed Ordinance, Supplemental Request, Notice of Action Proposed on 4.15.2025
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PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: April 15, 2025
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-024
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PROJECT BASED BUDGET FOR THE
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN ROAD REPAIRS PROJECT FUND 3809, REQUEST
NO. 1
WHEREAS, this fund was established by Ordinance No. 2024-050 to make long-term
repairs to minimize erosion and divert future storm overflows on access roads used by land
managers and county telecommunications tower sites; and,
WHEREAS, such work, including engineering, mitigation, and repairs, planned to begin
in the summer of 2025, requires additional funding; and,
WHEREAS, funding for repairs is available through Ordinance 2014-028, which created
the Parks Special Revenue Fund for parks maintenance, including restricted revenue from
tower lease payments specifically designated for road maintenance within Whatcom County;
and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2004-003 created the REET II fund for financing capital projects
within Whatcom County, and funding from this source is available; and,
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared the damages
to be part of disaster DR-4635-WA and will reimburse a significant portion of the expenditure
on repairs; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that
Ordinance 2024-050 is hereby amended by adding $500,000 of expenditure authority, as
described in Exhibit A, to the project budget of $264,600 for a total project budget of $764,600.
ADOPTED this 29th day of April 2025.
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EXHIBIT A
Lookout Mountain Road Repair Fund 3809
Account Description
Expenditures
6190 Direct Billing Rate
6630 Professional Services
6810 Advertising
7060 Repairs and Maintenance
7190 Other Miscellanious
Revenues
8397 Operating Transfer In - General Fund
8397.C.18001000 Operating Transfer In - Parks Special Revenue Fund
8397.C.32402401 Operating Transfer In - REET II
Current
Amendment #1
Total Amended
Project Budget
to Ord. 2024-072
Project Budget
$ 10,000.00
$
15,000.00
$
25,000.00
$ 250,000.00
$
3,000.00
$
253,000.00
$ -
$
2,000.00
$
2,000.00
$ -
$
477,000.00
$
477,000.00
$ 4,600.00
$
3,000.00
$
7,600.00
$ 264,600 $ 500,000 $ 764,600
$
68,739 $
- $
68,739
$
- $
300,000 $
300,000
$
195,861 $
200,000 $
395,861
$
264,600 $
500,000 $
764,600