January 16, 2018 | ||
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SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE |
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6 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Council Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham |
Special Order of Business 1. Annual reorganization of the Whatcom County Council (AB2018-021) *Committee Assignments will be continued and completed at the January 30, 2018 Meeting |
Other Business |
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING |
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7 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Council Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham |
CALL TO ORDER Councilmembers present: Buchanan, Browne, Brenner, Sidhu, Donovan, Byrd Absent: None ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS |
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 1. Statements by applicants nominated to fill vacant At-Large (B) position on the County Council (AB2017-389A) Presented 2. Appointment to fill vacant At-Large (B) position on the County Council (AB2017-389A) Appointed Timothy Ballew II, 5-1 Byrd opposed |
OPEN SESSION |
OTHER ITEMS 1. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Pacific Northwest Guardian Ad Litem, LLC for the provision of guardian ad litem services for youth subject to dependencies in Whatcom County Superior Court, in the amount of $95.23 per case, not to exceed $80,000 (AB2018-031) Approved 6-0 2. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Washington State University to continue the shared agent costs for the WSU Whatcom County Extension for 2018, in the amount of $196,540, for a total amended amount of $1,783,325.90 (AB2018-032) Approved 6-0 3. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and the Opportunity Council to fund one full-time professional on the Opportunity Council’s Homeless Outreach Team, adding Opiate/Substance Use Disorder (O/SUD) services to contact and act as care coordinator for individuals who are ready to engage in treatment and provide support services to people with opiate and substance use disorders who require a lengthier engagement process, in the amount of $112,227, for a total amended contract amount of $163,227 (AB2018-033) Approved 6-0 4. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Compass Health to fund a Community Outreach and Recovery Support (CORS) team to provide support to individuals who experience mental illness that dramatically limits their ability to acquire and/or retain stable housing and access basic resources for daily living, in the amount of $41,585 (AB2018-034) Approved 6-0 5. Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Island County to provide funding for the Island County Health Department to support their participation in planning and implementing regional youth marijuana prevention strategies and activities, in the amount of $18,330 (AB2018-035) Approved 6-0 6. Approval of special standing Council meeting dates for 2018 (AB2018-027) Approved 6-0 |
COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES 1. Annual appointments to Council-appointed positions on citizen boards, commissions, and committees (AB2018-029) Held in Council to January 30, 2018. Application deadline extended to 10:00 a.m. on January 23, 2018 2. Annual appointments to Flood Control Zone District Advisory Committee, and Flood Control Sub-Zones Advisory Committee (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors) (AB2018-030) Held in Council to January 30, 2018. Application deadline extended to 10:00 a.m. on January 23, 2018 |
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES Confirmed 6-0 |
INTRODUCTION ITEMS 1. Receipt of an appeal of the Hearing Examiner’s decision on File No. CUP2015-0003, filed by Jerry Pate, regarding a proposed new wireless communications facility which includes a 150 foot tall steel monopole, with an initial antenna array consisting of twelve panel antennas and one six foot wide microwave dish antenna (AB2017-355) (No Paper) Introduced 6-0 2. Receipt of completed applications for newly established Climate Impact Advisory Committee (Council scheduled to appoint committee members on January 30, 2018) (AB2018-028) Introduced 6-0 3. Ordinance amending the 2018 Whatcom County Budget, third request, in the amount of $1,888,113 (AB2018-037) Introduced 6-0 4. Ordinance approving the first amendment to Project Budget No. 2 (Jail Improvement Fund) of the 2011 Budget (as established through Ordinance 2011-031) to add $350,000 of expenditure authority, for a total amended project budget amount of $3,467,700 (AB2018-038) Introduced 6-0 5. Ordinance increasing Treasurer petty cash fund (AB2018-039) Introduced 6-0 6. Resolution clarifying 2018 Property Tax Levy Ordinances (AB2018-040) Substitute Introduced 6-0 |
COMMITTEE REPORTS, OTHER ITEMS, AND COUNCILMEMBER UPDATES |
ADJOURN The next regular council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. January 30, 2018, in the Council Chambers, 311 Grand Avenue, Bellingham. |