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File Created: 09/25/2025 Entered by: MMiterko@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Finance Division File Type: Ordinance
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 10/21/2025
Agenda Date: 10/21/2025 Enactment #: ORD 2025-050
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TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance amending the project budget for the New Public Health, Safety and Justice Facility, request
no. 9
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Requests appropriation of $2,960,000 to fund wetland mitigation work related to the project for a total
project budget of $18,798,524.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body:
Action:
Sent To:
10/07/2025 Council SUBSTITUTE INTRODUCED Council Finance and
Administrative Services
Committee
Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay: 0
10/21/2025 Council Finance and Administrative SUBSTITUTE
Services Committee RECOMMENDED FOR
ADOPTION
Aye: 3 Byrd, Donovan, and Buchanan
Nay: 0
10/21/2025 Council SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED
Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay: 0
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Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (A82025-678)
Attachments: Proposed Ordinance, Supplemental Request, Substitute Proposed Ordinance, Notice of Action
Proposed on 10.7.2025
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Docusign Envelope ID: 4ED8375A-3FD9-4469-A2A9-9D48941 1 CA4C
PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 10/07/25
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-050
AMENDING THE PROJECT BUDGET FOR THE NEW PUBLIC HEALTH,
SAFETY AND JUSTICE FACILITY, REQUEST NO. 9
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2013-003 established the project budget for a new public health,
safety and justice facility construction project; and
WHEREAS, voters approved the referendum necessary to fund a new facility proposed in
Ordinance 2023-039; and
WHEREAS, funds to date have been spent on site acquisition, permitting, community
collaboration, and related consulting contracts; and
WHEREAS, significant wetland mitigation activity is required to proceed with the project;
and
WHEREAS, none of Whatcom County current land holdings are adequate to
accommodate the mitigation work necessary for this project; and
WHEREAS, Whatcom County Facilities and the County's wetland biologist have worked
to identify suitable parcels where the necessary mitigation work can take place; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of wetland mitigation work associated with this project is
approximately $3 million which includes the cost of an easement, creation and enhancement
work, and review by the United State Army Corps of Engineers and Washington State
Department of Ecology review; and
Docusign Envelope ID: 4ED8375A-3FD9-4469-A2A9-9D48941 1 CA4C
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that Ordinance
2013-003 is hereby amended by adding $2,960,000 of expenditure authority to the current
amended project expenditure budget of $15,838,524, for a total amended project expenditure
budget of $18,798,524, as described in Exhibit A.
ADOPTEED.this .�1st.�day of October 2025.
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1Ai,°� WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
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Cathy Halka,°,CW i'64T6I9k � 6 Kaylee alloway, Chair of th Council
APPROVEfO AS TO F f M: (� f �3 g�d�P ()Denied
Approved bV email/B Waldron/A Tan SatPaL Si
Civil Deputy Prosecutor Satpal Sidhu, County Executive
Date: 10/22/2025
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EXHIBIT A
NEW HEALTH, SAFETY AND JUSTICE FACILITY FUND 3502
Current
Account Description
Amended
Amendment #9
Total Amended
Expenditures
Project Budget
to Ord. 2013-003
Project Budget
6190 Direct Billing Rate
$900,000
$0
$900,000
6630 Professional Services
$6,885,789
$60,000
$6,945,789
7210 Intergov Professional Services
$10,000
$0
$10,000
7320 Land
$6,093,491
$1,400,000
$7,493,491
7380 Other Improvements
$0
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
8597 Operating Transfer Out
$1,949,244
$0
$1,949,244
$15,838,524
$2,960,000
$18,798,524
Revenues
4313 Special purpose tax
$7,596,000
$0
$7,596,000
4337 City of Bellingham tax revenue
$2,574,000
$0
$2,574,000
4337 City of Blaine tax revenue
$169,000
$0
$169,000
4337 City of Everson tax revenue
$84,000
$0
$84,000
4337 City of Ferndale tax revenue
$438,000
$0
$438,000
4337 City of Lynden tax revenue
$443,000
$0
$443,000
4337 City of Nooksack tax revenue
$42,000
$0
$42,000
4337 City of Sumas tax revenue
$49,000
$0
$49,000
8397 Operating Transfer In - Gen Fund
$2,093,491
$0
$2,093,491
8397 Op Trf In - Gen Fund (Not Budgeted)
$3,000,000
$0
$3,000,000
8397 Operating Transfer In -Jail Fund
$2,700,000
$0
$2,700,000
8397 Operating Transfer In - REET 1
$2,300,000
$0
$2,300,000
$21,488,491
$0
$21,488,491