Snohomish County committee sends five motions — including $220,000 contract increase for wellness platform — to Jan. 28 consent agenda

The Snohomish County Council Public Infrastructure and Conservation Committee on Tuesday moved five items to the council’s Jan. 28 consent or JLS agendas, including a retroactive equipment rental payment, a right-of-way plan for a bridge retrofit and a $220,000 increase to a digital wellness contract.

Why it matters: the items affect county operations and near-term budgets. The motions included authorization requests that, if approved by the full council, will allow the county to reimburse rental costs, acquire temporary easements for a bridge seismic retrofit, perform traffic asset maintenance for the city of Lake Stevens, and extend and increase spending on a county employee wellness platform.

Heidi Bizzizzo presented Motion 26-017 asking retroactive approval for rental costs incurred at the Cathcart Way Recycling and Transfer Center while a new hybrid front-end loader was on order. Bizzizzo said the department “incurred expenses above and beyond the approval authority” and asked council to move the motion to the Jan. 28 GLS agenda for consideration. The amount identified for retroactive approval was $10,582.70; committee members raised no objections and the item was placed on the Jan. 28 consent agenda.

Staff also presented Motion 26-039, the right-of-way plan for the Larson Road Bridge 101 seismic retrofit, which the presenter said was included in the county’s adopted transportation improvement program. The project requires temporary easements on five parcels; staff estimated easement costs of $106,000 over two years, with a $12,960 county match from the road fund in 2027. Committee members moved that motion to the Jan. 28 GLS consent agenda without discussion.

Cynthia Foley, council staff, introduced Motion 26-007, an interlocal agreement authorizing Snohomish County to perform maintenance on traffic signals, flashing crosswalks, radar speed signs and streetlights within the city boundary of Lake Stevens, with the city reimbursing county costs. Foley stated, “The city of Lake Stevens will reimburse all county costs incurred,” and said estimated county costs for 2026 are $43,548. The committee moved the motion to the Jan. 28 GLS consent agenda.

Foley also presented Motion 26-020, the 2026 county office space plan. She said Snohomish County Code requires council review and approval of the plan and that Attachment A to the motion includes a detailed description of proposed changes in use or configuration of county office space. The committee moved the plan to the Jan. 28 GLS consent agenda.

Finally, Foley described Motion 26-037, Amendment 1 to the professional services agreement with Navigate Wellness LLC for a digital wellness platform. Foley said the amendment increases the not-to-exceed amount by $220,000 — bringing the contract total to $420,000 — extends the expenditure period by two years and increases the per-employee, per-month fee from $2.25 to $2.36. The presenter asked to move the motion to the JLS agenda for council consideration; the committee moved it to the Jan. 28 agenda and recorded no objections.

No public commenters spoke during the meeting, and committee members did not request further information or raise objections on the floor. The committee recessed into the Planning and Community Development Committee at 11 a.m. The full council will consider the motions at the Jan. 28 session as noted.