Compiled by Boris Schleinkofer Action Taken at December 11, 2017 Meeting Shall the council: 212. Authorize the mayor to sign an agreement for Advanced Life Support Services with Whatcom County? Upon the passing of a countywide Emergency Medical Services levy in November 2016, staff from the city and county have [Read More...]
Action Taken at November 21, 2017 Meeting Shall the commission 145. Approve a lease with Lummi Fisheries Supply for approximately 104,000 square feet of warehouse premises at 1000 F Street? Lummi Fisheries currently leases approximately 77,000 square feet of warehouse space in three buldings at the Fairhaven Marine Industrial Park [Read More...]
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at December 5, 2017 Meeting Shall the council 236. Approve a substitute amendment with the Cascadia Law Group of Seattle to provide legal consultation and representation for the county? The original contract for $40,000 was authorized at the 8/8/2017 meeting, vote #153 and a [Read More...]
Compiled by Boris Schleinkofer Action Taken at January 8, 2018 Meeting Shall the council: 1. Authorize the mayor to sign a $100,000 settlement agreement with Curtis A. Parrott for alleged excessive force? On 2/11/2015, Mr. Parrot was arrested by two Bellingham police officers for domestic violence, hitting his daughter. The [Read More...]
Compiled by Bill McCallum Action Taken at January 2, 2018 Meeting Shall the commission: 1. Appoint officers for 2018? Ken Bell as president; Bobby Briscoe as vice president and Michael Shepard as secretary. (7211/Action Item 1) Approved 3-0 2. Establish the dates, times and location of regular meetings? The location [Read More...]
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at January 16, 2018 Meeting Shall the council: 1. Fill the at-large (B) position vacancy on the County Council? The postion became vacant when Todd Donovan was elected in November 2017 to the District 2 position. Twenty nine county residents applied for the vacancy, [Read More...]
Compiled by Boris Schleinkofer Action Taken at February 12, 2018 Meeting Shall the council: 19. Ratify the collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME, Local 114L? The following agreement with city librarians will apply: wages will increase by 2.25 percent on 2/1/2018 and by 2.25 percent on 1/1/2019. In addition, each member [Read More...]
Compiled by Bill McCallum Action Taken at February 6, 2018 Meeting Shall the commission 19. Authorize the executive director to sign a $288,339 contract (amendment #3) with Pacific Security of Bellingham to provide security services? The contract was first approved at the 5/5/2015 meeting, vote #66. This amendment will provide [Read More...]
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at February 13, 2018 Meeting Shall the council: 19. Appoint Eleanor Hines to the Whatcom County Portage Bay Shellfish Protection District Advisory Committee? Ms. Hines holds a master’s in science from Huxley College and is the lead scientist at RE Sources. She is appointed [Read More...]
Action Taken at June 6, 2017 Meeting Shall the commission: 70. Authorize the executive director to accept a $782 state grant for costs associated with maintaining readiness for the oil spill response trailers at Blaine Harbor and the Bellingham Cruise Terminal? In 2006, the port received two oil spill response [Read More...]