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Meeting Name: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/28/2026 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Hybrid Meeting - Council Chambers
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AB2026-055 11.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and the Washington State Department of Ecology to support the Nooksack Riparian Resilience Project for restoration planning, partner coordination, and restoration implementation, in the amount of $2,244,875RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-264 12.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County & Washington State University (WSU) to continue the jointly shared costs for faculty positions and program support for WSU Whatcom Extension in the amount of $60,000 for a total amended contract amount of $3,885,050.90RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-290 13.InterlocalRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into an interlocal agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Military Department to assist Whatcom County in preparing for all hazards, in the amount of $65,507RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-301 14.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Pacific Security to continue security services for the Whatcom County Courthouse, in the amount of $165,000 for a total amended contract amount of $477,416.14RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-312 15.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Kulshan Community Land Trust for the development of eight energy-efficient, permanently affordable townhomes, in the amount of $436,902.48RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-313 16.AgreementRequest authorization for the County Executive to relinquish a foot trail easement held by the Whatcom Land Trust, located within South Fork ParkRECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-317 17.AgreementRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a grant agreement between Whatcom County and Washington State Department of Transportation to complete a multimodal path connecting the communities of Kendall and Glacier, in the amount of $425,000RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-324 18.Contract (FCZDBS)Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Whatcom Long Term Recovery Group to correct the effective date of a recently approved rate increase to December 1, 2025, with no change to the contract amount (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-329 19.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract amendment between Whatcom County and Peace Centers to maintain a coordinated system of licensed drop-in childcare within Whatcom County in the amount of $290,676.84, for a total amended contract amount of $790,597.84RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-331 110.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to provide funding for capital and operational expenses for the Cedar Commons Early Learning Center, in the amount of $291,676RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-334 111.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Seattle Foundation to provide funding for projects that further the goals and objectives of the Trueblood Settlement Agreement, in the amount of $3,603,879RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATION BY CONSENTPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-335 112.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to provide funding for the second phase of the low-income Bellis Fair Housing development, in the amount of $1,386,485   Action details Media Media
AB2026-335 112.ContractRequest authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Opportunity Council to provide funding for the second phase of the low-income Bellis Fair Housing development, in the amount of $1,386,485RECOMMENDED FOR AUTHORIZATIONPass Action details Media Media
AB2026-215 11.ReportQuarterly Report from the Finance DivisionREPORTED  Action details Media Media
AB2026-332 12.PresentationPresentation by the Executive’s Office and Finance Director on approach to 2027-2028 biennial budgetWITHDRAWN  Action details Media Media
AB2026-327 13.ReportReport from the Facilities Division of the Administrative Services DepartmentREPORTED  Action details Media Media
AB2026-338 11.DiscussionDiscussion of an ordinance to establish a Ferry District to fund and manage the Lummi Island Ferry SystemDISCUSSED  Action details Media Media
AB2026-209 11.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 7, in the amount of $23,290,457FORWARDED TO COUNCIL WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION  Action details Media Media
AB2026-212 12.ResolutionResolution ordering the cancellation of unredeemed checks (warrants) more than one year oldFORWARDED TO COUNCIL WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION  Action details Media Media
AB2026-292 13.Resolution (FCZDBS)Resolution amending the 2026 Flood Control Zone District and Subzones Budget, request no. 1, in the amount of $23,406 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)FORWARDED TO COUNCIL WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION  Action details Media Media
AB2026-295 14.Resolution (FCZDBS)Resolution authorizing the submission of three independent grant applications to the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board to restore fish passage at the Black Slough and Homesteader culverts and to complete the final design and permitting of the Tinling Creek culvert project (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District Board of Supervisors)FORWARDED TO COUNCIL WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION  Action details Media Media