Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/11/2026 9:05 AM Minutes status: Draft Minutes  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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AB2026-585 11.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an agreement between Whatcom County and the Administrative Office of the Courts for reimbursements of costs related to the Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem program, formerly the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, in the amount of $84,523RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-586 12.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a cooperative reciprocal agreement between Whatcom Couny and Skagit County to provide for secure custody and confinement of juvenile offenders as neededRECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-591 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement amendment between Whatcom County and San Juan County to fund the prevention of the use of cannabis and commercial tobacco products by youth for an additional year, in the amount of $36,000, for a total amended agreement amount of $71,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-594 14.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and the Washington State Military Department to utilize State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to sustain and enhance Division of Emergency Management programs, in the amount of $58,010RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-595 15.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Transportation to move forward with the construction phase of the Birch Bay-Lynden Road and Blaine Road (SR-548) Intersection Improvements project, in the amount of $3,802,670RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-599 16.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Ecology to provide a Washington Conservation Corps crew and supervisor, in the amount of $269,450 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-606 17.Bid AwardRequest authorization for the County Executive to award bid #26-28 and enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Western Refinery Services for 2026 Swift Creek Channel Excavation in the amount of $277,341.62   Action details Media Media
AB2026-609 18.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Camis USA to provide reservation and point-of-sale software services, in the amount of $251,825 over five yearsRECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-610 19.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal grant agreement between Whatcom County and United States Natural Resource Conservation Service for matching funding for the Canyon Creek Forest Conservation Easement, in the amount of $845,141RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-611 110.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal grant agreement between Whatcom County and United States Natural Resource Conservation Service for matching funding for the Jensen Agriculture Conservation Easement, in the amount of $750,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-620 11.DiscussionDiscussion of an ordinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 12, in the amount of $2,094,013DISCUSSED  Action details Media Media
AB2026-624 12.DiscussionDiscussion of an ordinance amending the project budget for the New Public Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund, request no.12DISCUSSED  Action details Media Media
AB2026-590 13.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and AidKit to subsidize child care costs and augment child care providers in Whatcom County, in the amount of $7,052,947RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATIONPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-580 11.OrdinanceOrdinance establishing the Criminal Justice Sales Tax Fund - RCW 82.14.345 and establishing an initial budget for the Criminal Justice Sales Tax Fund - RCW 82.14.345RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-581 12.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 11, in the amount of $3,658,280RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-606 17.Bid AwardRequest authorization for the County Executive to award bid #26-28 and enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Western Refinery Services for 2026 Swift Creek Channel Excavation in the amount of $277,341.62RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATIONPass Action details Media Media